Hollyoaks is lining up a pregnancy storyline for Leela Lomax (Kirsty Leigh Porter), with Joel Dexter (Rory Douglas-Speed) set to find a pregnancy test in his girlfriend’s bag.
Leela and Joel, as viewers know, have been dating for a number of months now and it’s been anything but plain-sailing, with the couple having dealt with quite a lot in a short space of time.
Joel was diagnosed with diabetes and conflict ensued when he resolved to keep his diagnosis from Leela, whose attention was on supporting Donna-Marie Quinn (Lucy-Jo Hudson) as she battled addiction.
The truth eventually came out, with Leela devastated that Joel didn’t confide in her, though she proved as supportive as ever, encouraging him to be open and honest about his diagnosis.
Joel has since joined the fire service, with Leela having spent the last few weeks helping him train, but there’s a shock in store for the pair next week.
Dave Chen-Williams (Dominic Power) is on hand to help Joel set up a cocktail bar that he’s making for Leela, who becomes distracted when she makes a shocking realisation.
She’s late on her period. Keeping such information to herself, she rushes out to buy a test. But is Leela pregnant?
That remains to be seen, but Joel subsequently find the test in her handbag and is knocked for six, but after giving it some thought he realises that, coupled with Leela’s recent bout of sickness, this all makes total sense.
At The Dog, Leela suggests that she have a beer, which leads Joel to bring up the subject of the test, with the former priest admitting that he found said test and that he’s excited at the prospect of becoming a father.
Joel encourages Leela to take the test, but what will Leela make of the situation? What’s more, will the test be positive or negative?
One to watch: Wednesday November 22 from 7:30pm on Channel 4 streaming or Thursday November 23 at 7pm on E4.
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