Hollyoaks’ Dave Chen-Williams threatens to spiral out of control in the upcoming scenes as he struggles with the breakdown of his marriage.
Last week, his wife Honor revealed that she left him after constant arguments tore the couple apart.
And with his marriage in tatters, Dave struggles with the sudden change in his life and soon turns to booze.
With the father feeling worse from wear and tear, his daughter Lizzie enlists Maxine’s help to try to pull him out of his slump.
But despite all her efforts, not even Maxine gets through to him.
Feeling low: Hollyoaks’ Dave Chen-Williams will spiral out of control in upcoming scenes as he struggles with the breakdown of his marriage
With Dave continuing down a dark path, things go from bad to worse as he lashes out after his emotions get the better of him.
Lizzie can’t bear to see her father take out his feelings on everyone and has to make a confession.
But what shocking secret has she been hiding from her father?
Later, a cold wake-up call from Maxine and Lizzie encourages him to get his act together and get himself and the house in order.
But he stays on the straight and narrow amidst his issues with Honor?
Elsewhere, Dave isn’t the only one struggling, as Donna-Marie is about to take a dark path from her past as she struggles with the feeling of being constantly isolated from her family.
The former drug addict, played by Lucy-Jo Hudson, was already feeling down after daughter Juliet chose to take friend Perri to Germany for her stem cell transplant instead of her.
And with Juliet gone, son Romeo choosing his girlfriend Rayne over his family and Ste and James busy with wedding planning and work, Donna-Marie feels more alone than ever.
Struggle: With his marriage in tatters, Dave struggles with the sudden change in his life and soon turns to booze.
Trouble: Last week, his wife Honor revealed that she left him after constant arguments tore the couple apart
In the next few scenes, the gym owner is desperate for someone to talk to, but James struggles with his conscience about working with Eric, so he finds little time to comfort Donna-Marie.
After struggling to cope, she leaves an emotional voicemail for Juliet.
Later, the mother continues to spiral and with no one making time for her, she struggles with being alone with her own thoughts.
Donna-Marie wants to do something nice for her daughter upon her return and asks James for help.
But with James’ head elsewhere while being blackmailed by incel Eric, his patience runs out and he snaps at the crumbling mother.
Help: With the dad feeling worse from wear and tear, his daughter Lizzie enlists Maxine’s help to try to pull him out of his slump
Hide a secret? Lizzie can’t bear to see her father take out his feelings on everyone and has to make a confession
Change: Later, a cold wake-up call from Maxine and Lizzie encourages him to get his act together and put himself and the house in order. But he stays on the straight and narrow amidst his issues with Honor?
As his anger at Eric boils over, he takes it out on Donna-Marie by reminding her of all the mistakes she’s made as a parent.
Feeling worse than ever, Donna-Marie hits rock bottom as she takes a drive down a dark old familiar road.
Desperate to forget everything she feels, she calls former client Harold.
However, her daughter Juliet soon gets a nasty shock when she comes home at the worst possible time.
Hollyoaks airs Monday to Friday at 6.30pm on Channel 4 and first episodes at 7pm on E4.