Hollyoaks has seemingly confirmed the outcome of a major cliffhanger which saw the fates of two fan-favourite characters hanging in the balance.
Froggy Black (John Middleton) and Clare Devine (Gemma Bissix) faced-off in a showdown of epic proportions, with not one but two gunshots ringing out in the aftermath.
Clare – who has spent months behind bars after Froggy turned her in to the police over her role in the plane crash disaster – managed to escape captivity earlier this week, making a beeline for the village.
Froggy was left reeling to come face-to-face with his granddaughter and urged her to turn herself in, revealing that he doesn’t want to lose another relative so soon after Grace (Tamara Wall), who perished in October.
Clare was remorseful over what happened to beloved sister Grace and seemingly bought into her granddad’s pleas – that is, until she realised that he’d phoned the police once again.
Horrified, Clare tackled Froggy, who tried to get the upper hand. Believing this could only ‘end one way’, Froggy leapt towards the gun, as did Clare, with two gunshots sounding soon afterwards.
The gripping scenes concluded this week’s visits to the village and thus left Hollyoaks fans with an almighty cliffhanger to tide them over until next Monday.
However, it seems as though the Channel 4 soap has already confirmed the outcome of the brutal showdown and, much like fans had predicted, it spells the end of Froggy Black.
A video of the confrontation, titled The Death Of Froggy Black, was uploaded onto the serial drama’s official YouTube account.
There had been reports that Froggy was set to exit and given that we know Clare makes it into next week – courtesy of spoilers for the dramatic episodes to come – Froggy meeting a tragic end seemed sadly inevitable.
The confirmation took fans by surprise, with one writing in the comment section: ‘This is so sad I was starting to like Froggy,’ while another added: ‘No froggyyyyyyy’.
Over on Reddit, user MrTony32 wrote: ‘Ah man, that sucks. I really liked John Middleton as Froggy (as a character). He just has an aura about him.’
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Some fans wondered if there was going to be a further twist in the tale and that Froggy could still be alive but given that star John Middleton is thought to be leaving the show, it’s unlikely.
Either way, fans are in for an epic week next week as Clare takes shocking action in a bid to flee the village.
It all starts when Cleo McQueen (Nadine Mulkerrin) calls out Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) as he brags about how Sophie hit a child. As the adults are distracted, they fail to see Clare gaining entry to the car and speeding off with Tori – and baby Joseph!
When Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) works out what has transpired, she and Warren head to said car and speed off in pursuit of Clare.
But just how will it all end?
Hollyoaks streams Mondays to Wednesdays from 6am on Channel 4’s streaming platform, or catch episodes on TV at 7pm on E4.
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