Hollyoaks' Stuart Manning reveals plot twist

As if Hollyoaks' upcoming storyline involving a fire in The Loft isn't enough, actor Stuart Manning has revealed a plot twist that will really shock fans of the Channel 4 soap. The 29-year-old actor says his character Russ Owen finds his girlfriend Nancy Hayton in bed with cross-dressing student Kris Fisher. He said: "There's the fire in The Loft so Russ runs into his and Nancy's flat which is next door and goes into her room and discovers Kris and Nancy in bed together." He continued: "That's a bit of a shocker, a real hurter I think because the whole reason why they're in bed together is because Nancy overhears Russ talking to Calvin and something Russ says hits home with Nancy about her being his consolation prize." The scenes will be shown at the end of May. Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's new weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop Get all the latest soap gossip delivered straight to your door. Subscribe to Soaplife magazine today

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