Hollyoaks star Rita Simons reveals future for Marie after Abe

Hollyoaks star Rita Simons has discussed the aftermath of the high-octane Abe Fielding (Tyler Conti) communicative ending, confirming that her alter-ego Marie is lone capable to determination connected with the assistance of a loved one.

Abe, arsenic viewers know, controlled and abused Cleo McQueen (Nadine Mulkerrin), keeping her locked up her successful his level for implicit a year.

He past turned his attraction to Peri Lomax (Ruby O’Donnell), whom helium raped days aft they tied the knot.

The abuser is acceptable to get his comeuppance successful a melodramatic week, with Cleo and Peri having joined forces with Leela (Kirsty-Leigh Porter), who was besides raped by him during the Channel 4 soap’s ‘missing’ year.

Marie, meanwhile, came to spot Abe for who helium genuinely is successful genuinely almighty scenes, helmed by powerhouse performances from Rita and co-star Tyler.

Discussing the scenes successful question, erstwhile EastEnders prima Rita said: ‘Marie has PTSD from her past relationships wherever she was abused by Abe’s dad, Mick.

‘I deliberation she wanted to deliberation that helium was thing similar him and the speech she has astatine The Hutch is wherever she says: “You cognize what? You are similar your dad.

“You’re precisely the same”, and I deliberation for her its conscionable utter heartbreak that everything she did to effort and halt Abe from being exposed to Mick’s behaviour, he’s turned into him truthful it’s similar everything she did was successful vain anyway.’

Abe responded to Marie’s beardown words by taking her astatine knifepoint, bundling her into the backmost of a car, which was later progressive successful a collision arsenic Joel Dexter (Rory Douglas-Speed) did his utmost to halt Abe from hurting their mum.

An aggravated showdown unfolded successful Tuesday’s (February 4) variation of the serial drama, with Joel punching Abe successful melodramatic scenes.

‘I conscionable had to fundamentally beryllium successful 2 minds due to the fact that portion of Marie perfectly despises Abe for what he’s done and besides Marie’s an maltreatment subsister herself, but portion of her loves him due to the fact that he’s her son,’ said Rita of filming her character’s reaction.

‘She loves some Joel and Abe and they’re some going astatine each different and its horrendous for her due to the fact that she’s wholly torn successful two.’

Realising what Abe is susceptible of volition inevitably person a longterm effect connected Marie but Rita hinted that her on-screen counterpart will get done the ordeal – with assistance from Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard).

‘Marie is lone capable to determination guardant with the assistance of Tony, who has been truthful supportive of her,’ said the soap star.

‘There’s a bully country with them extracurricular the infirmary and she says: “I defended Abe adjacent though I knew it was incorrect but you inactive stood by me” and I deliberation that’s however she managed to propulsion through.

‘It’s superb moving with Nick Pickard he’s conscionable a implicit pro helium likes to enactment successful the aforesaid mode I bash we conscionable get connected with it. It’s conscionable truly nonrecreational erstwhile you’re connected acceptable with Nick and I emotion that, and he’s evidently hilarious truthful that helps.’

Hollyoaks streams Mondays to Wednesdays from 7am on Channel 4’s streaming platform, oregon drawback episodes connected TV astatine 7pm connected E4.

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