Hollyoaks spoilers follow.
Hollyoaks star Sherrie Hewson has officially confirmed that she is returning to the soap as Martha Blake in the coming weeks.
Sherrie made her debut as Martha in May, alongside her son Jeremy, who was soon revealed to be not only the twin brother of deceased villain Patrick, but also Sienna’s secret father.
Martha’s mysterious storyline involved her trying to keep Jeremy captive, as she insisted to Sienna and Dilly Harcourt that she was attempting to protect them from him. She was later admitted to a nursing home after Jeremy claimed that she had dementia.
Hewson has now spoken about her future on the soap on Johnny Seifert’s Secure The Insecure podcast, revealing that, although Martha hasn’t been seen on screen since the soap’s recent one-year time jump, she will soon be heading back to the village.
“I am in the next [opening] titles, because I’ve now gone back,” she said. “I was not there in August, this August gone, because they were going on with the time jump.”
The actor, who is also known for her roles in Benidorm and Coronation Street, went on to share a few teasers on what’s coming up for the Blake family once Martha returns, admitting that she has found it hard to keep up with all the twists and turns.
“I’ve been in a home, I think. I’m out of the home now,” she said. “I’m back with Sienna now. I’m living with Sienna now, but she’s thrown Jeremy out. But now I think we’re all back. It’s very confusing. I just go and I go, what’s the next scene?”
Martha’s return was previously teased by Sienna star Anna Passey, who said that “Martha isn’t done” on the soap.
“There’s more to learn about her and Jez’s history. When Sienna met Martha, they repelled each other like magnets, but sometimes these people end up being very important in your life,” she said.
“I think Martha is going to play a key role in the family in the future – and Sherrie Hewson is genius; she played the ultimate Blake!”
