Donna-Marie destroyed in Hollyoaks as Juliet shares heartbreaking cancer news

Donna-Marie Quinn (Lucy-Jo Hudson) broke down in tears in Hollyoaks after Juliet Nightingale (Niamh Blackshaw) revealed that she’s battling cancer.

The gym owner and mum of two, who has made a huge effort to turn her life around this year, struggled to process the revelation, which was made over the dinner table on Christmas Day.

Juliet, as viewers know, was diagnosed last month with stage three Hodgkin’s lymphoma after a bout of sickness led her to the hospital, where Misbah Maalik (Harvey Virdi) carried out a series of tests before delivering the diagnosis.

The teen struggled to get her head around said diagnosis, and subsequently pushed exes Peri Lomax (Ruby O’Donnell) and Nadira Valli (Ashling O’Shea) away, before finally telling them the truth earlier this week.

Peri was heartbroken, but refused to believe Jules, claiming that she was lying. Nadira, however, proved more supportive, and offered to accompany her as she told mum Donna-Marie the life-changing news.

Donna-Marie, meanwhile, had prepared a festive meal, which she wanted to enjoy with her family, but knowing something was up, she pressed Juliet to open up about what was on her mind.

In emotional scenes, Juliet revealed the truth about her diagnosis, with James (Gregory Finnegan) and Nadira by her side.

Donna-Marie broke down in tears, and asking Nadira and James to leave, she quizzed her daughter on the reasons why she didn’t feel comfortable enough to confide in her earlier.

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Juliet attempted to explain, but Donna-Marie, struggling to process the news, stormed out, before later returning – only to find her daughter had disappeared.

Juliet was later seen with Peri, who apologised to her for the way she reacted, before vowing to support her through her recovery.

Hollyoaks continues Thursday December 22 at 7pm on E4, or stream all of this year’s Xmas and New Year episodes on All4 right now!

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