Hollyoaks favourite Diane Hutchinson (Alex Fletcher) helps husband Tony Hutchison (Nick Pickard) organise the village carnival next week.
However, things don't go to plan as a deadly explosion leaves multiple villagers in danger.
Diane is left with a huge list of things to do in preperation for the event as Tony leaves for a gold trip.
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Dave Chen-Williams (Dominic Power) jumps to Diane's rescue when she can't move the escape room and. Tractor saves the day.
While some fans of he Channel 4 soap are convinced the two neighbours are about to begin a passionate affair, Daily Star have taken a look inside the life of actress Alex Fletcher.
TV past
Hollyoaks Alex joined the cast of Brookside in 1990 aged 12 and played the role of Jacqui Dixon until the soap ended in 2003.
In addition to her role in Brookside, the actress has made a number of other television appearances including Doctors and MIT: Murder Investigation Team.
She joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Diane O'Connor in 2010.
As well as playing Diane for the past 12 years, Alex has appeared on BBC cookery programme Celebrity MasterChef.
Second job
The soap star took some time away from acting in the late 2000s and trainers as a fitness instructor.
She qualified in 2009 and taught at a number of locations.
Speaking about her decision to take a break from acting, Diane told Liverpool Echo at the time: "I got my confidence back and felt good about myself again.
"All that had gone a little bit by the wayside but the keep fit really got it back.
"Just standing there in front of all those women, shouting at them and pushing them on, really helped me."
Famous husband
Alex married actor Neil Davies in 2003.
He famously played Robbie Moffat in Brookside, an on-screen boyfriend of Alex' character Jacqui.
The pair have a son Hanson and daughter Yasmin together.
Hanson was born by caesarean section just weeks before the Hollyoaks star's 40th birthday
Alex often shares snaps of her family on her official Instagram page.
In 2015, the TV personality suffered an ectopic pregnancy which is why Hanson's safe arrival is all the more special.
Stripping off
In 2014, Alex said she was nervous about having to strip off for scenes where her character Diane tried to reignite the spark with partner Tony.
Diane called round to Tony’s empty restaurant in just her underwear and a coat to try to inject some passion back into their relationship.
Alex said her main worry about the scene was the outfit.
She said: "When I first read the scripts my reaction was, 'I’m not doing it'. It was that feeling of 'Oh my God, I’m going to have to get my pins out'.
Co-star dad
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The Hollyoaks actress recently opened up about her dad appearing as an extra on the Channel 4 soap in upcoming scenes.
Speaking to Inside Soap, Alex explained: "My dad is in a few scenes as an extra.
"He loves being on the set and I think we can take that for granted – he's the star of the show."
Hollyoaks now streams first on All 4, with new episodes dropping each weekday morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4 with first look episodes at 7pm on E4
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