Hollyoaks has teamed up with Stand Up To Cancer for an emotional new storyline that will see schoolchildren Alfie Nightingale and Jade Albright both diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma.
The storyline has already kicked off on screen, with a recent episode showing Jade’s dream sequence end and bring her back to the reality of a cancer diagnosis.
As both she and Alfie are given the same crushing news, the pair will develop a strong bond and a close relationship will form as viewers will watch their heartbreaking and equally uplifting ways of facing the challenges of their illnesses together.