Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe) will be left worried sick in Hollyoaks after Felix Westwood (Richard Blackwood) rushes off shortly after she and Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) have sex.
The former landlady of the Dog slept with Warren several weeks ago after struggling to resist the chemistry between them while Felix was out of town.
The moment in question came as a shock to fans, but not to so much to actress Jennifer Metcalfe, who told us that she actually thought it was inevitable that her character would cheat.
‘I actually thought it was inevitable that she was going to cheat on [Felix] with somebody,’ she told Metro.co.uk. ‘I’ve worked with Jamie [Lomas, who plays Warren] a lot over the years and the characters are great together, so I was like “Well, if it’s going to be anyone he’s the perfect choice!”.
‘I was happy just because I love working with Richard as well, the dynamic between the three of us is great – I just love it.’
Felix, as viewers know, has been seriously struggling over the past few months, reflecting on the life he once had and feeling responsible for everything that’s gone wrong, so much so that he’s thrown himself into the underground fighting circuit, taking part in illegal fights.
Upcoming scenes will see him come to believe that in order to make things right he must pop the question to Mercedes – and he follows through with such a plan, which comes as a huge shock to Mercedes.
‘When he proposes, she’s actually genuinely taken aback,’ said Jennifer of the development. ‘She doesn’t see it coming. They don’t live together, Felix has been away for a while and he’s come back but I think it’s the last thing she thought he’d do.
‘She’s surprised, shocked and just feeling anxious. I think she feels like if she commits to that it feels even worse for what she’s doing with Warren, so I think she’d rather not at that point.’
Felix is devastated by Mercedes’ reaction, but things escalate quite dramatically, with the mechanic walking in on Mercedes and Warren together in the garage as they have sex once again.
‘Mercedes and Warren are wondering what’s Felix is going to do,’ Jennifer continued. ‘She’s thinking about her own bacon as well as thinking what did he actually see. They don’t know if he definitely seen what happened or not but he came in while they were having sex so there’s a lot of panic.’
Subsequent scenes will see Felix race off in a car, with Warren having worked out where he’s going to, giving chase. The pair end up at a cliffside, with shocking scenes set to ensue.
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Jennifer told us that the whole thing – and what comes after – is a ‘turmoil episode’ for Mercedes, who is worried sick about Felix’s wellbeing.
‘She’s really panicking because she sends off Warren to find him – but she could have gone too,’ said the soap star. ‘When he’s gone, Mercedes is worried sick -she hasn’t got a clue where he is, what he’s seen and what he hasn’t seen so many things are going through her head.’
Hollyoaks airs weeknights at 7pm on E4. Stream episodes first weekdays on All4.
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