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If you’re reading this, that means you’ve survived Freshers’ Week. Well done. How was it? Any scars (physical or otherwise)? We’d like to hear your stories…

Here’s the big news though: you still have three years to go. Some of you will have longer. Jess Forrest aka Leanne, who’s been through the grind herself, gives you her top tips for surviving Uni…

You may have noticed that our own brand new Freshers have already broken a few of Jess’s golden rules…

First, there are Rob and Annalise, who, contrary to Jess’s advice, have chosen to live together in Halls as boyfriend and girlfriend. Leanne and Lee were, in fact, guilty of committing the same crime last year. Remember how that worked out?

Like Leanne, Annalise, or ‘the handbrake’, as she is affectionately known to Rob, has already earned herself a name for being uptight…see below:

We cannot tell you whether Barney used Hollyoaks-branded protection this week when he found himself in bed with a strange woman, but we certainly hope so…

Our Freshers have, nevertheless paid heed to Jess's advice about going out. Lots. It's fair to say they're a sociable bunch...

Altogether, this new bunch of Freshers have absolutely lived up to their name as dirty, shameful, lay-about tax-dodgers. What’s more, we’re absolutely loving them so far!

Check out some more of their shameful antics here

Father Francis is hoping that Carmel shows Mercy, whilst Mercy herself is still showing – but who’s the Father?

This week, Riley may be about to learn a few shocking home truths about his wife-to-be, Mercedes:

(i) That she is, by her own admission, an overweight homosexual, or, in her own broken French: ‘je suis fatty gay’. *Childish, we know, but it was Mitzeee’s joke, not ours.

(ii) The second fact about Mercedes has perhaps even more important ramifications for their relationship. She has been cheating on him with his own Dad!

Of course, we all knew that. So did Seth. Now Warren knows it too and he’s determined to keep Seth from blabbing. But how far will Warren go to make sure Seth keeps schtum? 

All we can say for now is that there's gonna be some fall-out. See below - Warren shows off strong man-management style on young starlet Riley...

Having Nun of it...

Elsewhere, Carmel has discovered the truth about Father Francis. Will Carmel show mercy, or is she having ‘nun’ of it?

Is Father Francis even a real Father? Is anyone on this show, who claims to be a father, actually so?

Thoughts and opinions below p-wease!

Watch the trailer for the WAG Wedding below:

In Body and in Spirit...

Who’s more hunky – Father Francis or Calvin? The latter is, sadly, with us only in spirit, but who could ever forget that body? Tell us who your fave is here.

Take a look at Calvin’s ‘best bits’ (tee-hee) in this ‘Ab’-Fab Gallery.

There's only 4 days left to cast your vote for the 2012 National Television Awards. So what are you waiting for? To vote NOW click here.

Our Hollyoaks cast have gone and bagged a whole host of nominations for the 2012 National Television Awards. And you guessed it, we need your votes because we want to win.

Not only is the Hollyoaks programme nominated for the best Serial Drama award, but SEVEN cast members have been shortlisted too.

In the best Serial Drama Performance category:

Stephanie Davis (who plays our feisty Sinead O'Connor)

Jonny Clarke (a.k.a Bart McQueen)

Emmett J Scanlan (the bad guy we love, Brendan Brady)

Rachel Shenton (our high-maintenance Mitzeee)

Claire Cooper (who plays the tough but loveable Jacqui McQueen)

Kieron Richardson (the super cute Ste Hay)

You can only nominate one so choose wisely. We know it'll be a tough choice to make, we love them all.

In the best Newcomer category:

Danny Mac (the delicious Dodger)

Danny and Emmett are seriously bringing home the bacon after Danny was officially crowned the Sexiest Male in the soap world at the Inside Soap Awards, while Emmett was titled the Best Newcomer. For more information about the Inside Soap awards (and some beautiful pictures of Danny) click here.

There's not long left to vote as the closing date is 17th October 2011. So hurry up and make your vote count. We want Hollyoaks to blow the other 'soaps' out the 'water.' Geddit?

To vote NOW click here.

Keep your eyes peeled for the Hollyoaks bunch at the National Television Awards on January 25 2012.

It's been doom and gloom in Hollyoaks lately. Murder, injustice, a killer still on the loose. What we need is something to cheer us all up.  What we need is a wedding!  A day of love, of joy, of happiness. Ooh, so let's have a look at this hot-off-the-press teaser for Mercedes and Riley's forthcoming nuptials:

Oh. That looks a bit ominous doesn't it? Anyone else get the feeling that there might be tears at this wedding – and not happy ones?

What's going to happen? Share your predictions below!

Incidentally, did you like the look of Mercy's wedding dress? We're giving it away as a competition prize. Enter here.

Note: the dress has been tailored to fit women who, unlike, our Mercy, are not expecting. So, whether you're getting hitched, or you just like dressing up, we've got a fantastic opportunity for you... 

 The Freshers have busted onto our screens in a whirlwind of parties, alcohol and all-round crazy student behaviour. Need their soundtrack in your life? Here's the playlist to all the Fresher fun:

Monday

Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten

The Vaccines - If You Wanna

Tuesday

Foster the People - Helena

Arctic Monkeys - Don't Sit Down Cos I Moved Your Chair

White Lies - A Place To Hide

Hole - Celebrity Skin

Wednesday

Britney Spears - I Wanna Go

Thursday

Lady Gaga - Just Dance

Friday

Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle

Calvin Harris - Bounce

Tickle your fancy? You can have a listen here:

Carmel must have the worst romance-radar in the history of Hollyoaks. 

Her husband Calvin (RIP) was such a scoundrel it drove her to join the sisterhood. Fast-forward a year or so and along comes Father Francis - the priest with a heart-warming dream of saving the world by giving to charity...except he isn't - he's a conman! 

You can't blame Carmel - anyone would be tempted by this divine duo.

Who would you choose? To help you decide we've come up with this cheeky little romance rate-o-meter:

HEART-THROB RATING: Father Phwoar v Calvin 'please, please, please be my' Valentine

Father Francis:
Hot damn. He must be the sexiest priest we've ever seen. What is hiding underneath that collar? PWOARness, that's what! If he was in church we'd be confessing all day long, he's so heavenly.  
8/10

Calvin:
You've got to give it to him, Calvin has got one of the most beautiful bods we've ever seen. And luckily for us he wasn't shy when it came to showing it off. Drool.
10/10

HONESTY RATING: Cash Conman v Bent Copper

Father Francis:
He's lied ever since he stepped foot in Hollyoaks. Is he even a real priest? Is he even called Francis? We just don't know what to think anymore. After taking a cool £25,000 of Cindy's money to Las Vegas rather than to help starving children, we're ranking the not-so-saintly Father pretty low.
1/10

Calvin:
At least Calvin started off with the best intentions - a real 'butter-wouldn't-melt' man of the law (oh, officer!) who inspired Carmel to follow in his footsteps and become a PCSO. But that doesn't change the fact that he became Warren's side-kick on the slippery slope of crime.
3/10

HEART-BREAKER RATING: Sneaky Snogger v Sister Sex Scandal



Father Francis:
Unbeknownst to poor Carmel, the not-so-virtuous priest has had a secret sexy smooch with Cindy. Someone needs to tell Francis about the ten commandments. Thou shalt not kiss Carmel's boss.
7/10

Calvin:
Talk about keeping it in the family. Calvin managed to really break Carmel's heart when he went to bed with not only her sister Mercedes but also her cousin Theresa, fathering Kathleen-Angel. That's heartbreak hotel in our books.
9/10

Need more of hot Calvin in your life? Have a sneaky peak through his SEXY PICTURES HERE

Are you Team Father Francis or Team Calvin? Let us know below!

We're proud to announce that after a huge public vote held by the Inside Soap Magazine, two of our very own Hollyoaks cast bagged awards last night.

You didn't need to convince us that our Danny Mac, who plays Dodger, was hot stuff. Just look at that super sexy bod. Phwoar. But now the nation has officially crowned him as the Sexiest Male in the world of soaps.

You named him the hottest guy in Hollyoaks last week on our Facebook poll, so we knew he could claim the top award for being so buff – he's definitely got the swoon appeal. We're swooning right now. 

The 2011 Inside Soap Awards also named our favourite moustached-hero Emmett J Scanlan, who plays Brendan, Best Newcomer at the star-studded ceremony in London.

Emmett has made a huge impression since he came onto Hollyoaks last year, you only need to look at our #FreeBrendan campaign to see how much support you have for him. Can you remember life before The Tash? Neither can we - nor do we want to. 

Bravo, guys, BRAVO. 

As Hollyoaks was nominated in eleven (count them) ELEVEN categories, these two wins are the icing on a lovely soapy cake. Thanks to all of you who voted. GO TEAM HOLLYOAKS!

Do you have any words of congrats for the fellas? Post them below... 

"Parties are like animals: shouldn't be dissected".

So said Ash about the first night of Freshers Week. No wonder. Just as day follows night, it is a truth universally acknowledged that Freshers Week students will do all sorts of things that they will spend the rest of their time at university trying to forget.

We felt it our duty, then, to record this year's bad behaviour on our very own Freshers Wall of Shame as a cautionary tale for us all:

Will.i.aint

Now we understand that it was his first week at Uni and all that, but that does not excuse Will's neglect of Theresa. He missed her calls, stood her up for breakfast and failed to provide adequate baby changing facilities when she popped round to Halls with Kathleen Angel. Not big, not clever, NOT ON. 

Annal-ihilated

Well. Who knew straightlaced Annalise was such a caner? Just when we thought she was going to spend the week ironing or complaining about pubes (see below), she goes and gets herself thrown out of the Freshers Ball for being too drunk and then has a go at Ash who had kindly walked her home to stop her "getting murdered" (always a risk in Hollyoaks village).  Someone’s going to have a bad head in the morning…

A little bit Jaded

Just because he likes fine wines doesn't mean that charming toff Barney can escape the Wall - and we were shocked, SHOCKED when he couldn't remember the name of the girl he brought home for some Barney-lovin' after the Freshers Fayre. No, it's not Candace or Carly. It's JADE. What would Princess Di think?

Pube-lic health warning

Shock Jock

The Public Relations Faculty wine tasting or the rugby society - which do you choose? Unsurprisingly, Rob opted for the latter. Ditching Annalise, who clearly had a romantic afternoon in mind, he was later found in the SU Bar, upside down and downing a pint through a funnel. A girlfriend hissy fit and projectile vomiting followed. "I'm gonna pay for this later" he slurred. Yes, Rob, you probably are. 

Six Le Fete under  

Now we always thought that Will was the more refined Savage (more refined than Dodger anyway), but he lived up to his surname with his unenlightened attitude towards Barney's wine collection - first wasting an '89 Le Fete and then putting a bottle of red in the fridge. "Did you live underground?" Barney spluttered in outrage. For shame, Will, FOR SHAME. 

Putting the 'Ash' in flash

She might not want to 'dissect' this particular party, but it is fitting that 'shame' is an anagram of 'Me Ash' as it was she who launched the Wall of Shame with an impromptu striptease in the SU Bar. The assembled revellers were appreciative (obvs), but she'll probably live to regret it. Still, it could be worse. Remember what happened to India (RIP) in Freshers Week? Now THAT was embarrassing. 

"He just needs to come out of his shell"

FlAsh may have thrown caution (and her bra) to the wind but let's not forget that Rob started the night baring his man pecs for all the world to see - including his unimpressed girlfriend Annalise (or "the handbrake" as he likes to call her) - and ended it weeing into a plant pot. A shy, retiring chap then... 

Such shameful behaviour. But we'll let them off, just this once. Scott summed it up perfectly: "Freshers Week innit - supposed to be messy". And it was. It really was. 

What was your fave Freshers Week moment? Tell all below! 

So, in the race that was Bart vs Gaz we saw a dramatic finish to an epic contest. Bart veered off track spectacularly when Sinead found out about his dirty tactics (planting knock-off watches on Gaz), leaving Gaz to tear ahead to the finish line.

Throughout last week though, as well as paying attention to those two pretenders Bart and Gaz, we were also keeping one eye on another character. We are talking, of course, about Maddie-avelli - a master in deceit, intrigue and social puppetry.

Maddie has gained such a strong hold on Sinead that the poor girl seems to have completely lost the ability to think for herself. It started with copying Maddie’s outfits. Now Sinead checks in with Maddie before she makes any decisions. Remember when Sinead was all bolshy and confident? When boys and teachers alike would cower at her whimsical temper? Who is this whimpering little thing we see now? What have you done to her Maddie?!

Just what is Maddie’s motivation though? She seems hell-bent on keeping Sinead firmly in Camp Gaz, rather than Camp Bart. Is it that she still fancies Bart? She hasn’t made any outright moves on him lately …

Perhaps she likes being Queen Bee and she doesn’t want anyone else steal her crown?

Or maybe she just likes winding people up for the hell of it. She may not even realise she’s doing it.

Tilly mentioned a Daisy Carmichael earlier this week. Apparently Maddie took great umbrage when said Daisy was given the lead role in the school production of ‘Wizard of Oz’. This led, apparently, to a campaign of torment from Maddie. We’d like to know what became of this Daisy. Did she survive Maddie? Is she in a mental institute now? If you’re out there Daisy, we’d love to hear from you…

Surely she can’t be all bad. Tilly and George seem to like her at least and they’re not terrible people are they?

We want to hear from you guys – the fans. Why do you think Maddie’s weaving her tangled web for Sinead and the others? What’s she all about? Leave your thoughts and comments in the boxes below…

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Find out more about Gaz vs Bart here

Yep, that's a title that does what it says on the tin. We do have babes and they are undressed. See below, this video from the 2012 Babes Calendar shoot if you don't believe us. The video is lead by our roving reporter Jorgie Porter (Jorgie re-Porter anyone?).

See? Cracking stuff, no? Here at Hollyoaks we do not subscribe to the common opinion that beauty is only skin-deep. Having said that, we also place some stock in the old saying, 'if you've got it, flaunt it'. 

Other than all of that shiny, bare flesh on dislpay, there are a couple of things that are particularly remarkable about this video:

(i)    Gemma Merna gets ready for her bikini shoot with a round of press ups?! Is this some secret new way to get around breast implants? Ladies, we want to know.
(ii)    Steph Davis' uncovery of Lamb Chop. We are rather dubious about this one. We seem to remember Lamb Chop having a slightly fuller figure last time he was seen on screen. Has he shrunk?*

The 2012 Hollyoaks  Babes Calendars is available for purchase at all good retailers now. And that's not all - we've got a Hunks Calendar for those of you who are partial that way. Get ‘em while they’re hot.

*We would like to take this opportunity to reassure fans that no animals were harmed in the filming of this video.

Gaz and Bart went head to head this week in the race for Sinead's love. Here's their boy racer playlist: 

Monday

Sexy and I know It - LMFAO
Girls Fall Like Dominoes - Nicki Minaj

Tuesday

Lions in Cages - Wolf Gang
Unorthodox - Wretch 32

Wednesday

Tell Me Honey - Jon Fratelli
I can't Make You Love Me - Bon Iver

Thursday

Come Closer - Miles Kane
Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)  - The Vaccines
New Years Day - Viva Brother
Busy - Olly Murs

Friday

Where is My Mind - Pixies

There are certain things you learn in your first week at uni: never wear your best threads to a foam party. Stolen traffic cones take up a surprising amount of space. Sharing a bathroom with half a dozen strangers is RANK.

These important life lessons and more await our new students when they arrive at HCC for what we predict is going to be the wildest Freshers Week yet if this supercool promo is anything to go by: 

 This lot know how to party. Especially Ash - the foxy lady who stands on the bar and gets a bit flirty with Dodger. Rob's a massive caner too - he's the one you see getting a drink hurled at him by his girlfriend Annalise, who we have a sneaky suspicion is what you call 'high maintenance'. The fella slowly enjoying a glass of vino? That's Barney. He's a wine buff, so he'll be gutted when all he can afford is a £2.99 bottle of Price Slice's finest.  And then there's Scott. He looks nice. We want to buy him a pint and be his friend. 

It's not all new faces though. Will starts uni too, but how will his new found love with Theresa fare when he's out cavorting with all these studenty types? Of course if there's one person who is made for student life it's Dodger but he is there in a purely professional capacity as the SU bar's new trainee manager - but we're sure he'll still find an excuse to take his top off. 

So that's who we'll be enjoying Freshers Week with this year. Let's have another look at their gorgeous faces:

Welcome sports-fans to the Hollyoaks Grand Prix!

Have we got a contest for you?! This one's a two horse (man) race. Gaz v Bart. Motor v scooter.  The prize? The love of Sinead of course. Start those engines!

Until now Bart has been in pole position, but can Gaz overtake him? Follow our lap-by-lap race report for all the action: 

Lap 1:

Green light - and they're off!

Gaz makes a very strong start to the race - skillfully manoeuvring his way into the heart of the O’Connor home, "charming the pants off" Diane- she likes the cut of his "jib" apparently. Sinead is understandably overjoyed at the prospect of having a boyfriend her Mum doesn't hate and decides to "go for it". They're both raring to go. While Gaz is enjoying Diane's home-made lasagne, Bart is left eating dust... 

Lap 2

Oh dear, Bart's poor start continues - he's forced further off-track after accidentally spilling lemonade down Sinead's new top. Error! He tries to make up lost ground, but his tactics are misjudged - Sinead ends up in tears after Bart shouts at her in the middle common room. Clearly not the best way to get her on side. Has he blown his chances of victory? The finishing line looks a long way off...

Lap 3

Bart finds a second wind after hearing of Sinead and Gaz's hanky panky. This could be the motivation he needed to spur him on. For now, he resorts to dirty tactics - planting knock-off watches in Gaz's car. Sneaky! Bart's diversion works as Gaz stopped in his tracks by the police. Disqualification looks likely for the lad - will a brush with the law make Sinead rethink her options? For the first time Bart is now IN THE LEAD...this is getting interesting...

This contest ain't over yet though folks - there's still two laps to go in this nailbiting showdown. Will Gaz get back on track? Will manipulative Maddie throw a spanner in the works? Most importantly: who will win? All we know is, it's gonna be a dramatic race to the finish...

Share your thoughts/comments/predictions below!

You thought he was dead. We thought he was dead. He’s not dead. Aargh! What’s more, we were shocked to discover this message on our answer machine, from none other than the man himself...

What's he doing in France?

When will he kill again?

Is Lynsey going to jail?

Leave your thoughts in the comments box below...

We are furious. The SILAS WATCH team will not rest until he's been caught and stopped.

See what else Silas has been up to here.

Plus, sign our petition to #FreeBrendan here.

Ooh, do we have a treat for you:

You will, of course, recognise the likes of Dodger, Theresa and Will, who is still rocking the look from his Hollyoaks Later makeover - swoon. But who, we hear you ask, are these beautiful strangers?
 
We’re well excited to introduce you to our new Freshers and bring you this exclusive chance to meet them before they burst into our lives next week.
 
So say hello to hot jock Rob and his glamorous but high maintenance girlfriend Annalise, chilled geezer Scott, aristocratic Barney and rebellious rock chick Ash.
 
They look like a fun bunch, don’t they? We predict many fun times ahead.

Enough is enough. He's gone too far. He's killed Rae. He's framed Brendan. He's quoted Nietzsche in a throughly smug way.

SILAS MUST GO. 

Luckily, we're not the only ones who feel this way and tonight Lynsey (here on in known as 'Hollyoaks ninja') took him out with a rock to the head - a moment we've all been waiting so long for that we thought we'd put it on a loop to enjoy again and again:

Go Lynsey!

We can only hope that this is the end of him. If not, he'd better watch his step: Silas Watch is out to get him BIG TIME. Maybe not with a rock though. 

If, like us, this clip of Lynsey rocks your world, share it with mates here.

Discover what else Silas has been up to here.   

Join our #FreeBrendan campaign: sign our petition now. 

It's been a bad week for Brendan, but we think these awesome tunes will cheer him up. If he's allowed to listen to them in prison that is. 

Monday

SCARECROW - My Chemical Romance

Wednesday

Don't Play No Game that I can't Win - Beastie Boys/Santigold

Creep - Scala and Kolacny Brothers

Thursday

Blue Blood- Foals

Heart Shaped Box - Nirvana

Friday

Oh My - LadyHawke

Join our #FreeBrendan campaign: sign our petition now.

Bartholomew McQueen has had it hard of late. He fell for Jasmine, but then Jasmine turned into Jason, and then he fell for Sinead, but then he kissed Jason.

Now Bart wants Sinead back. But one thing stands in his way - Sinead's now with criminal scrot Gaz.

WATCH BELOW:

Judging by the above, it looks like Bart has it out with Gaz in some sort of medieval duel with the victor taking Sinead's fair hand. But who will be victor? More importantly, who do you want the victor to be?

Are Bart and Sinead a good couple or do you think Sinead is better suited to Gaz?

Let us know in the comments' box below...

**BREAKINGNEWS**BREAKINGNEWS**BREAKINGNEWS**BREAKINGNEWS**

They've finally listened to us: BRENDAN IS FREE! Released on bail, the Triple B (Bearded Brendan Brady) has now gone AWOL, whereabouts: unknown. We salute all of you who signed the petition. Your support for the Tash was unwavering. We have no doubt that he is sending you beardy thanks RIGHT NOW. Wherever he is.

Read our original plea to Dee Valley Police:

We the undersigned fans of Mr Brendan Brady would like to petition the powers that be to release him from police custody. 

Dee Valley Police have been wrongly led to believe that Mr Brady is responsible for the brutal murder of three young women - which is of course UNTRUE. Brendan Brady is no murderer. Not of women anyway.

Brendan is a key part of Hollyoaks village and a pillar of the community. Without him, Chez Chez will fall to ruin and many a Hollyoaks citizen will become overweight without his food-thieving ways. The lack of Brendan-Ste angst will also be catastrophic. 

We beg the powers that be to set him free and instead arrest the real culprit - evil Silas Blissett. 

Do not let this injustice continue. FREE BRENDAN.

Do you want Brendan to be freed? SIGN THE PETITION BY LEAVING A COMMENT BELOW and don't forget to spread the #FreeBrendan word on Twitter and Facebook.  Justice will prevail. 

Related posts: 

ShowMercy - a plea for the life of Mercedes Fisher

Didn't see THAT coming - the tragic death of Heidi Costello

Here at Hollyoaks we love a bit of fan art - which is why our minds have been well and truly blown by this:

It's the gross miscarriage of justice that everyone is talking about and thanks the wonderful StendanToons we can enjoy it as a cartoon. AMAZE.

We love it. And we want more.

Send us your FREE BRENDAN Hollyoaks art. A selection will be shown on this very website to be adored by other Hollyoaks fans. 

Upload with the secure form here.

For full terms and conditions see our house rules here.

Lastly, join our campaign demanding justice for Brendan. Sign our #FreeBrendan petition now

Heartbreak! Jealousy! Hot tubs! It can only be Hollyoaks Sixth Form opening for business. Here are the top tunes that accompanied Maddie and co's first week in the village: 

Monday

Helena Beat - Foster the People

Tuesday

Little Girl - Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse feat. Julian Casablancas

Wednesday

Inhaler - Miles Kane

Thursday

105 - Banjo Or Freakout 

Friday

Wayfaring Stranger - Jamie Woon 

Back Down South - Kings of Leon

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5

Jealousy - Will Young

You also can listen to that tuneage here:

We at SILAS WATCH think Silas is starting to catch onto our ever watchful presence over… though you’d think he’d have enough on his plate reminiscing about killing his wife and all…

Anyway, our proof: Hollyoaks Later. For those of you that haven’t caught any of the action so far, it looks suspiciously like Silas is trying to deflect attention away from himself by moulding poor Will into a mini-Silas – yes, that’s right a mini-Silas.



Don't believe us?

• Evidence a) Silas has been teaching Will the ins-and-outs of chess, and we all know what that means, don’t we?

• Evidence b) And more to the point, Silas encouraged unexpecting prodigy Will to create a fake profile online to trap Theresa. Sound familiar?

Who might Silas target next to train up to do his dirty work? Could it be young, innocent Declan Brady?

Declan already has ties with Lynsey, so she wouldn't suspect a thing. And as everyone's favourite Bieber look-a-like lives with her, Declan would be the perfect accomplice for Silas to train up and help get one over on arch-nemesis Lynsey. The only obstacle here is that Silas is already skating on thin ice with Declan's dad, everyone's favourite moustachioed Irishman, Brendan Brady.

If Silas did take Declan under his EVIL wing then we think he'd look something like this (naturally, he would still have the genetic Brady moustache)…

Or do we need to keep an eye on new 6th former Callum Kane?

Callum has barely said two words since he’s arrived at Hollyoaks 6th Form College. Such silence presumably makes him an expert observer, which makes us wonder if he’s already got a dark secret to hide… if Silas got Callum on side could he persuade the college brooder into getting his hands dirty for him? If not we think he would be a great addition to SILAS WATCH…

Lastly, we think that Silas might have his hopes set on little Tom Cunningham, because let's face it, everyone seems to be dropping down dead around him without him even getting a "murder kit" out.

Silas, you may be trying to lead us astray with your mini-Silas plans, but as always, we'll be watching! We have a feeling that your murder kit won’t stay hidden for long…

Silas is in action in Hollyoaks on Channel 4 at 6.30pm and Hollyoaks Later on e4 at 10pm.

Discover what else Silas has been up to here.  

WOW. Lynsey's in the woods, Silas is putting his gloves on in a very, VERY disturbing manner indeed, Brendan's trying to find Silas and Ste... is Ste trying to find Brendan? For all you 'Stendan' fans out there, I hope so.

Yesterday we uncovered shocking evidence from Silas's diary of a sick new game. The man fantasises about squashing heads. See more here.

Today, we found more evidence to add weight to the whole sordid case.

Exhibit A: photograph (above)

The evidence is irrefutable…Silas is preparing himself for another kill. There are the gloves and there is the rope too – all important elements of Silas’ custom MURDER KIT. Just as every honest workman has his tools of the trade, Silas is no exception and when he sets out for a day of slaughter, he does not like to be caught unawares…

But who's the prey? Take a look at this photo that the SILAS WATCH team grabbed earlier today...

Exhibit B: photograph (below)

Incidentally, he eats cereal for breakfast, and he demolishes each spoonful like a ravenous dog. To put it another way, he’s a ‘cereal killer’…

This week, the SILAS WATCH team gained access to the man’s diary and we found some evidence that rocked us to the core:

Item One – Photo (above).

The picture, which Silas has taken himself clearly shows Silas pretending to crush Lynsey’s pretty wee Celtic head, and obviously relishing every moment of it. Is this how he gets his jollies?

Item Two – Diary Entry (below).

The insanity of the man has clearly reached new levels. What is more, it appears that he’s found a new subject for his head-squashing fantasies. See this round up (below) of last night's Laters episode to get an idea of what we're talking about…

It is ALL kicking off in Hollyoaks this week. Obvs, we've got Hollyoaks Later on e4 at 10pm every weekday, but we also meet all the new sixth-formers this week in the 6.30pm episiodes. It's all very exciting, isn't it?

Anyways, as you may recall, we whooped and hollered a lot of THAT super-cool, paint-infested, sixth-form video. Not only was it hot, hot, hot, but it also featured newbies George, Neil and Callum. We LOVE meeting newbies.

Now you can get to know those newbies as we went behind the scenes of THAT super-cool, paint-infested, sixth-form video to give you a making-of.

WATCH...

** Our favourite bit**

Dylan (Jono) saying, "I feel like having a cup of tea," in a strange American-trying-to-do-a-Cockney accent sort of way.

But what was your favourite bit? Which sixth-former wouldn't you mind squirting you with paint? 

Find out more about the new sixth-form's hi-jinx by reading a Hollyoaks writer's take on them... 

I guess no matter how old you get, it’s pretty much standard that a ‘first day’ always sucks... as our brand new 6th Formers are going to learn on Hollyoaks next week.

The college may have undergone a makeover but the social landscape hasn’t changed.  It’s perilous terrain, and I’m not convinced anyone’s got a map to get them through it...

The usual do’s and don’ts apply – DO make sure you’re dressed to impress, DON’T  punch your best mate in the face, DO sit next to the hottest guy/girl in your registration class and above all...  DON’T snog anyone you might regret!  But which of our 6th Formers is going to break the rules?

• Jason’s certain there can be life after Bart...  but if Sinead won’t let him forget everything that’s happened between them, how can he move on?

• Jono discovers that sometimes there’s merit in keeping your big mouth shut, no matter how funny you think you are...

• Everyone’s favourite GBFF George falls in love at first sight... but has no idea who the new brooding dreamboat is... 

• Bart makes his decision once and for all about who he wants to be with...  But when a secret gets spilled amongst his old gang, is there any chance of true love triumphing?

• Super smart but laidback Tilly wants an easy life but since when was being the peacemaker of your group ever simple?

• Sinead’s determined to make a name for herself amongst Bart’s friends, but goes about it all the wrong way...

• Hapless Neil’s determined to make it as the stud of the college, but can hardly utter a word in any girl’s presence...  Is it already time to put him out to pasture?

• And we learn how dangerous it is to put epic gossip in the hands of the ultimate Queen Bee, when Maddie uses the return of an old face to her advantage...

So intrigue, studying, gossiping, and A LOT of heartbreak.  And it all begins with the party to end all parties.  

Oh...  weren’t you invited?  

Awkward.

Nb. Don't worry. Brendan also features next week. Woo for the tash.

Check out our sexy new sixth-formers in this paint-strewn video.

Our crack team of Silas Watchers have been out all week capturing Silas wherever we've found him roaming and getting up to mischief. This man needs to be stopped before it's too late and for your safety, we're not letting the rascal out of our sights!

It's a Mucky Job...

It's a mucky job being a serial killer, but someone's gotta do it. Or not. At least, with those custom leather gloves of his, Silas doesn't actually have to get his hands dirty.

Earlier this week, the SILAS WATCH team managed to grab this shot of our man sneering ominously into the bins on site. Was he checking someone's waste, or was he making a deposit? Unfortunately, we had to scarper from the scene for fear of being spotted, but we do hope it wasn't another body he was dumping - if only because that's a recycling bin...

Alleyway of Doom

Our team also found the old murderer loiteringthis week around one of his favourite haunts - the Alleyway of Doom. If ever there is any mischief to be done in Hollyoaks village, you can be pretty sure that this dirty strip of red-brick and concrete will be a prime spot for the doing thereof.

Ask yourself - have you ever known anyone to wander down the Alleyway of Doom with good intentions? Has anyone ever chosen this spot to promote a charity? Or to preach the good word? Or to help a child in need even?

The answer to all of the above is a resounding NO. No good has ever been done on the Alleyway of Doom. And you can be sure that Silas was up to no good too...

Grandad's footsteps

Finally, though they may not have been seen sparring on screen this week we are still proper creeped out by Silas' mission to torment Lynsey. We found this exclusive evidence that he always has his eye on her - even when she's having a cheeky smoothie! Look at him watching on from afar, like a big-cat about to take its prey.

Lynsey might have fled the village but we have a bad feeling that Silas' campaign of terror against her is not done yet...

For now though, it looks like Silas may have set his sinister, bespectacled sights elsewhere. Check out this trailer for next week's Laters to see just what we mean...

OMG! Is Theresa really going to have a close encounter with those famous leather gloves? Can she be saved? What do you think?

Post your thoughts and comments below...

STAY SAFE PEOPLE!

This week Father Francis kissed Cindy AND told Carmel he loved her. Now that's not very Christian is it? Listen to what unholy tunes were soundtracking his sinful moments...

Monday 29th August

Britney Spears - I Wanna Go
Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue - Higher
Dan Arborise - Under Your Spell

Tuesday 30th August

Sarah Blasko - Hold on My Heart

Wednesday 31st August

Yppah - Gumball Machine Weekend

Thursday 1st September

The Wanted - Glad You Came

Friday 2nd September

Brandon Flowers - Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts
The Naked & Famous - No Way