Hollyoaks airs unexpected Maalik family wedding twist

Hollyoaks spoilers follow.

Hollyoaks aired a massive twist tonight (August 24) as the wedding Shaq Qureshi and Nadira Valli fell to bits.

Wednesday's episode picked up after Juliet Nightingale turned up and revealed that she and Nadira have been having an affair. Blames and insults were thrown all around, with Nadira at first calling Juliet a liar before admitting the truth.

In a positive twist of events, Nadira's father stated that the one thing he was ashamed about was him making his daughter feel like she couldn't come as gay. "The biggest hope for any parent is to see their child is happy," he said before giving her a big hug.

Photo credit: Lime Pictures
Photo credit: Lime Pictures


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Later on, Misbah Maalik bemoaned about how bad she was as a parent since she couldn't see that the engagement was a shame. Zain Rizwaan gave her a pep talk, starting off by listing all the good things she has done for her family, before telling her she had brought light back into his life... and popping the question!

Taken aback, Misbah said that she wasn't so sure about it, but Shaq and Yasmine convinced her that they shouldn't let a good wedding go to waste, and she agreed.

"Thank you for doing this," Zain said, to which Misbah replied, "thank you for asking".

Photo credit: Lime Pictures
Photo credit: Lime Pictures

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Even Nadira's parents congratulated them on their union, while Misbah encouraged Shaq to pursue things with Verity Hutchinson. Shaw and Nadira agreed to carry on as best friends, and then we got a choreographed dance routine to Neha Kakkar and Mika Singh's 'Wedding Da Season'.

But while it turned out to be a happy day for the family as a whole, Sid discovered that Imran has an eating disorder, even though he tried to pass it off as a stomach problem and

Hollyoaks streams first on All 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 Amazon Prime Video.

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Beat (www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk) is a charity which raises awareness and understanding of eating disorders, and supports those affected by them. Beat now has a one-to-one secure messaging service. Its phone helpline for those aged 18 and over is 0808 801 0677, and there's also a dedicated Youthline for those under 18 - 0808 801 0711.

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