Hollyoaks spoilers: A forlorn Brooke Hathaway is comforted by Mandy. What’s upset the teen so much?

Brooke Hathaway and Mandy Richardson in Hollyoaks

Brooke Hathaway has a heart-to-heart with Mandy Richardson which makes her feel much better

Brooke Hathaway (Talia Grant) is left feeling terrible about herself when mouthy Juliet Quinn teases her about her autism.

A distressed Brooke is heart-broken when Donna-Marie’s daughter tells her that her autism is a curse.

Brooke Hathaway in Hollyoaks — Brooke is in tears

Later on Mandy Richardson (Sarah Jayne Dunn) is worried when she spots Brooke outside in the street, alone and crying.

Pregnant Mandy, who has troubles of her own, is quick to console Brooke and has some kind and comforting words for her.

She tells Brooke how wonderful she is exactly as she is and gives the young teen a massive confidence boost.

As the two of them chat, Brooke opens up to talk to Mandy about what it’s like to have autism and a candid Mandy also shares her worries with Brooke and tells her about her unborn baby’s spina-bifida diagnosis.

Maxine and Minnie in Hollyoaks — Maxine and Minnie are at The Bean to watch the disability awareness event that Nancy has pulled together

Meanwhile Nancy Osborne (Jessica Fox) has organised a special disability awareness day at The Bean, and lots of the school children are gathered for a special singing performance.

Hollyoaks oscar — The children are ready for their performance

However Nancy's son Oscar, who is performing in the choir, starts to get stage fright. Will he be able to sing?

Kyle, Nancy and Jack in Hollyoaks — Jack, Nancy and Kyle watch on with pride

Ollie and Brooke in Hollyoaks — Brooke has some words of encouragement for Oscar

Plus Darren and Mandy are at loggerheads once again when they continue to argue over what is best for their baby. Can they reach any middle ground or are their differing views going to cause an even bigger rift between the pair of them?

Hollyoaks is shown weekdays on C4 at 6.30pm with the next episode following on E4

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