Luke Morgan and Cindy Cunningham are set for a 'Hollyoaks' love story.
Stephanie Waring
Gary Lucy's alter ego is set to return to the soap this year, and after previously teasing a "surprising relationship" it seems Stephanie Waring's character will be linked to him for his big comeback.
Executive producer Bryan Kirkwood told Digital Spy: "We take our time with the love story. Cindy and Luke do fall into bed together, but they don't fall in love with each other immediately!
"It's great to see that strong, magnificent and sexy side of Cindy coming out. It felt like maybe she'd been demoted to being a supporting character, but this next year is going to be huge for her."
The show's bosses wanted to make sure Luke's return was about the future rather than the past, and Bryan admitted the fact Cindy is Luke's ex Mandy Richardson's (Sarah Jayne Dunn) stepsister adds another wrinkle to the story.
He added: "We really wanted Luke to come back and look forward this time, rather than looking backwards. He is also one of our all-time icons and is loved by the viewers.
"What's messy in this situation is that Cindy is Mandy's stepsister and that gives us great territory to explore."
Earlier this year, it was revealed Gary would be back on the soap - after taking a break during his character Luke's stint behind bars - this summer.
While viewers know he is baby DJ's father, his other son Ollie (Aedan Duckworth) has lied about the DNA test results and claimed Darren Osborne (Ashley Taylor Dawson) is the dad.
Bryan recently teased: "We're really happy about October this year. We want to deliver our best stunt yet for the audience. Year after year, viewers tell us that the autumn stunt is one of the highlights of their enjoyment of the show.
"What's fantastic this time is that we'll be including some story threads which have been lying low, such as the paternity of DJ. We have a big love story that will explode, literally! And we have some eye-watering stunts as always.
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