Hollyoaks’ hard-hitting radical misogyny storyline takes a dark turn next week, as Eric Foster’s (Angus Castle-Doughty) obsession with Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) is revealed.
Eric, as viewers know, has exhibited some extremely concerning behavior since rocking up in the eponymous village earlier this year.
Matters became somewhat more complicated when he took to a secret online male forum, where he vented his unsettling thoughts.
The radical misogynist turns his attention elsewhere this week, as Cindy receives a visit during the night from a terrifying intruder.
The businesswoman’s nearest and dearest reckons she might be experiencing delusions, but Cindy knows what she saw. She does, however, make matters worse, as she publicly accuses Mason Chen-Williams (Frank Kauer) of being the culprit!
Honor (Vera Chok), horrified, weighs in on the situation, and demands that Cindy apologize, but she refuses to do so.
Eric, meanwhile, advises Verity Hutchinson (Eva O’Hara) to take some time away from Cindy, claiming that it’s not healthy to be around her right now.
Trying to cover your tracks, Eric?
Verity, however, ignores her brother’s so-called advice, and instead vows to be there for Cindy during her hour of need, much to Eric’s dismay.
Tony (Nick Pickard), meanwhile, gets quite the shock when he walks in on Eric talking to an online community about Cindy!
Just what has he heard?
That remains to be seen, but subsequent scenes will see things take another unsettling turn, as Tony goes through Eric’s laptop, only to find a folder full of images of Cindy.
Eric, again desperate to cover his tracks, claims that he’s got a crush on Cindy.
Will Tony believe Eric’s version of events?
Even if he does, having a folder full of pictures of Cindy is not acceptable behavior either way, so it’s possible that, regardless of what happens next, Tony will finally start to realize that Eric is not as innocent as he claims to be.
One to watch: Tuesday August 16 at 7pm on E4.
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