Hollyoaks' Frankie To Struggle After JJ's Shock Diagnosis

Reference: See here

It was later revealed that he had been diagnosed with leukaemia, with Frankie confiding in Lucas that she was considering dropping the charges against her brother altogether following the development.

In next week's scenes, Frankie is initially furious that Darren and Nancy are supporting JJ through his treatment, with the teenager left feeling their priorities have shifted. Despite this, she still intends to go to the police and drop the charges.

While the Osborne family will be plunged into drama, Ashley Taylor Dawson - who has played Darren on the soap since 1999 - recently commented on the departure of Ellis Hollins , who had played Tom Cunningham.

"Ellis, well, what can you say? He's a god! I worked with Ellis when he was three years old," Dawson remarked exclusively to Digital Spy . "I think it's amazing for him to go off and do other stuff, and find [out] what he is as a human and as an actor.

"But as part of the show, he goes down as an absolute legend. I can't explain how much I love that boy, he's like my own. But I think it's good for him. I think Ellis will go off and try other stuff and that's what it's all about. I was lucky enough to go and try things and do things for a while myself."

Hollyoaks airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its Channel 4 streaming premiere at 7am, then an E4 broadcast the same night at 7pm. Full episodes are also released on YouTube a week after their Channel 4 release.