Hollyoaks spoilers follow for upcoming episodes on Channel 4 streaming and E4. This article also discusses baby loss, which some readers may find distressing.
Hollyoaks' Joel and Leela Dexter are going to go through another tough week, as the funeral for baby Noah looms.
Leela lost the baby at 27 weeks, learning the tragic news on her wedding day. The couple have struggled to process things afterwards, with Joel unable to refer to the baby by name at first, while Leela temporarily kicked her husband out of the house after a mishap.
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In scenes set to air over the next week, Leela comes home to find Joel asleep, having missed the appointment for the wake.
Peri offers to help plan the day, but Leela is a mixture of upset and anxious that she has to organise the funeral without Joel's help. She admits that she feels like Joel is pulling away from her.
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Marie Fielding goes to Joel and urges him to turn up, help, and just get through the funeral, for the sake of the family more than anything. Her words get through to him, and he turns up to help Leela with the flowers.
Will he continue to support Leela, or is she right to worry that he's drifting away?
Organisations including Sands and Tommy's are able to offer help and support to anyone affected by baby loss.
Hollyoaks streams first online via Channel 4 each weekday at 7.30pm. Episodes then air on E4 the following day, before getting their YouTube premiere a week after that.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.
