Hollyoaks fans 'work out' Dodger return twist - and it's not looking good for Joel

Hollyoaks fans are convinced that they cognize the individuality of Leela Dexter's concealed babe daddy aft she dropped a bombshell astir Joel Deering during the latest sojourn to the village

Hollyoaks viewers are each abuzz with a mentation astir the 'true' dada of Leela Dexter's caller addition, discounting her hubby Joel Dexter and his sibling Abe Fielding arsenic candidates.

Earlier successful the week, Kirsty-Leigh Porter's character, fiery firefighter Leela, welcomed a babe miss but play ensued erstwhile Joel, portrayed by Rory Douglas-Speed, was mysteriously missing aft an urgent voicemail from his erstwhile occurrence Cleo McQueen, played by Nadine Mulkerrin, begged him to backmost off.

Cleo is presently ensnared successful Abe Fielding's apartment, held captive by Tyler Conti's convincing performance, portion the remainder of her world thinks she's uncovering bid successful Bali. The mysterious connection led a frustrated Leela to footwear Joel out.

A astonishing crook saw her waters interruption and Abe rushing alongside her to the hospital. Although Leela welcomed a steadfast bub with a dependable heartbeat, and Joel dashed successful to conscionable his woman and child, whispers and clues suggest there's much beneath the surface.

On Wednesday's (November 6) show, present up for grabs connected Channel 4's online platform, Mercedes McQueen, played by Jennifer Metcalfe, has acceptable tongues wagging by popping implicit to Leela's spot and dropping a bombshell hint to the caller mum that Joel whitethorn not beryllium the daddy, reports the Liverpool Echo.

Mercedes warned: "You request to archer Joel oregon it's lone going to get worse." To which the recently minted parent replied, laden with regret, "I should person told him erstwhile it happened and I didn't truthful present I'm conscionable going to person to woody with it."

Mercedes reassured her person successful the show, saying: "He's not going to up and permission you, he'll understand. He's a bully guy." To which Leela responded worriedly: "You haven't seen however besotted helium is. All he's ever wanted is to beryllium a daddy and present he's got a chance. Mercedes, he's already mislaid 1 babe I tin not instrumentality different 1 away."

As Mercedes pressed connected astir honesty, she warned: "If you don't archer the information and that comes out." But Leela stubbornly retorted: "It won't. As acold arsenic he's concerned, and everybody else, that babe is his.:".

Fans person been sent into speculation overdrive, with 1 taking to Twitter to suggest: "Possible Dodger that's wherefore helium coming backmost in." Another tweeted: "Abe is excessively evident truthful possibly it's Dodger." And a 3rd shared their hunch: "I deliberation she had a 1 nighttime basal with immoderate random, who whitethorn good crook retired to beryllium Dodger?"

It has been confirmed that Danny Mac is acceptable to signifier a sensational comeback to Hollyoaks arsenic the much-loved Dodger Savage, making his thrilling instrumentality a afloat 10 years aft we past saw him successful the Channel 4 drama.

On returning to Hollyoaks, Danny exclaimed: "After a decennary away, I'm thrilled to beryllium returning and reuniting with my unthinkable co-stars, aged friends and a quality precise adjacent to my heart."

Expanding connected his character's journey, Danny mused: "Dodger escaped, leaving a large woody behind. I've ever wondered whether helium could instrumentality and who helium mightiness person go successful the 10 years since helium ran away. Now that he's back, there's a batch to uncover, but 1 mode oregon another, we volition yet find out."

Hollyoaks airs Monday to Wednesday connected E4 astatine 7pm and archetypal look episodes tin beryllium streamed Channel 4 from 7am

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