Hollyoaks spoilers: Maxine Minniver makes life difficult for Serena!

Maxine Minniver causes trouble for Serena Chen-Williams in Hollyoaks.
Maxine Minniver causes trouble for Serena Chen-Williams in Hollyoaks. (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) gets her step-sister Serena Chen-Williams in trouble in tonight’s episode of Hollyoaks on at 6.30pm (See our TV Guide for full listings).

Serena is upset and things quickly turn sour when Serena overhears her dad, Dave Chen-Williams (Dominic Power) offering Maxine some money that was intended for her and her athletics fund. 

Serena Chen-Williams in Hollyoaks.

Serena is upset that her step-sister Maxine is getting the money that was intended for her.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

As the situation gets heated, Maxine suddenly blurts out Serena’s news - that she’s been offered a place on Team GB for the Commonwealth Games. 

How will Dave react to the news that Serena has been secretly training and hasn’t told the family? 

Later on, Maxine organises a night out with Serena and her half-sister, Lizzie Chen-Williams (Lily Best). 

However some friendly competition and a few drinks soon leads to painful consequences for Serena!    

Misbah refuses to be intimidated by Ali in Hollyoaks.

Misbah refuses to be intimidated by Ali in Hollyoaks.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Meanwhile, following this week’s trial of Ali Shahzad (Raji James), Misbah Maalik (Harvey Virdi) stands her ground and refuses to hide. 

Ali, who was accused of raping doctor Misbah thirty years ago when the two of them were medical students, experiences first hand how his actions have consequences.   

Misbah and Ali are back working at together again.

Misbah and Ali are back working at together again.  (Image credit: Lime Pictures)

Elsewhere, Leela Lomax (Kirsty-Leigh Porter) puts pressure on her brother, Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) to get the house ready for potential new buyers.

However, later on and while tidying up, the pair of them make a surprising discovery of something left behind by their mum.

Leela is taken back by the unexpected find and soon has a change of heart about selling the property.   

It looks like the Lomax lot will be staying put... at least for now.   

Hollyoaks airs Monday- Friday on C4 at 6.30pm with the next episode following on E4 at 7pm

Tess Lamacraft
Senior Writer for What's On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite week, Whattowatch.com

Tess is a senior writer for What’s On TV, TV Times, TV & Satellite and WhattoWatch.com She's been writing about TV for over 25 years and worked on some of the UK’s biggest and best-selling publications including the Daily Mirror where she was assistant editor on the weekend TV magazine, The Look, and Closer magazine where she was TV editor. She has freelanced for a whole range of websites and publications including We Love TV, The Sun’s TV Mag, Woman, Woman’s Own, Fabulous, Good Living, Prima and Woman and Home.