Hollyoaks airs character return as Cindy struggles with her mental health
Hollyoaks spoilers follow.
Hollyoaks has aired the return of Luke Morgan as part of Cindy Cunningham's ongoing storyline
Fans will remember Luke Morgan died tragically last year, falling off a cliff in Mallorca ahead of his wedding to Cindy. He had previously been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and had been deteriorating prior to his death.
However, recent weeks have seen Cindy begin to hallucinate after she suffered a worrying mental health relapse.
Friday's first look (July 14) episode ended with Cindy believing that her late fiancé was still alive after she stopped taking her bipolar medication.
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Pouring out two glasses of champagne, Cindy handed one to her vision of Luke and promised that life was going to be fun from now on.
"See I told you i'd come back if you stopped taking them pills," Luke said to her.
"I've waited so long for you to come back, I love you Luke Morgan," she replied.
Earlier on, Cindy could be seen visibly struggling, ignoring calls from imprisoned Grace Black in favour of arranging a date with Dave Chen-Williams.
She later revealed to a horrified Tom Cunningham that she'd forged his signature in order to sell the market at a loss to Rafe, leading to the pair falling out over Cindy's actions and comments.
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Will Cindy be able to get the support she needs?
Meanwhile, actress Stephanie Waring recently touched on Luke's return..
"Gary Lucy. When I said goodbye I never thought he would ever be back, but thanks to Cindy this has been made possible," she said.
"I’m really looking forward to the fans seeing how we tackled this. It is nostalgic but also very very sad."
Hollyoaks streams first online via Channel 4, with new episodes dropping each weekday morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, and at 7pm on E4.
Selected omnibus episodes are available via Prime Video.
Read more Hollyoaks spoilers on our dedicated homepage
If you've been affected by the issues raised in this story, organisations who can offer support include the NHS, Samaritans on 116 123 or Mind on 0300 123 3393. Readers in the US are encouraged to visit mentalhealth.gov.
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