Hollyoaks star Gregory Finnegan explains James and Ste reunion
The couple have been estranged in recent weeks.
Hollyoaks spoilers follow.
Hollyoaks star Gregory Finnegan has explained how James Nightingale and Ste Hay come to reunite.
The married couple split up last month after James found out about Ste’s fling with Rex, with the lawyer subsequently filing for divorce.
Ste attempted to win James back, but James suffered a shock collapse and later began to think he may have a brain tumour, with next week’s scenes seeing James inform his estranged husband of his suspicions.
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Finnegan, who joined the Channel 4 soap in 2016, spoke with Inside Soap about the upcoming scenes, sharing details of his character’s mental psyche as well as the future of the couple.
“It’s a bit of a leap isn’t it!” he began. “Sometimes people get in their own heads about these health issues… [You] get a minor thing, and before you know it they’ve self-diagnosed on the internet and it becomes a major thing.
“James is one of those kinds of people, and he’s just gone a bit too far – which he tends to do in many things. He genuinely thinks this is it, and it focuses the mind. He doesn’t want it to be difficult for Ste and the rest of the family – he doesn’t want to be a burden.”
