Gogglebox fans were in tears as they watched a hard-hitting Hollyoaks episode focused on women’s safety.
The Channel 4 telly-watching show returned on Friday night (November 11) with the couch potatoes reacting to shows like I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, University Challenge and Hollyoaks.
But the latest episode took an emotional turn when the cast tuned into the dark Hollyoaks episode titled The Long Walk Home, which aired on Monday and saw Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson) assaulted.
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The unnerving episode sees Maxine attacked by a violent man after a girl’s night out in Liverpool, where she’s forced to navigate her way home without a phone or money.
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Gogglebox stars such as Lee Ryan, Jenny Newby, and Peter and Sophie Sandiford and were visibly moved by the tense special episode.
Show newcomer Danielle sobbed as she watched Maxine report the attack to authorities.
She told her best pal Daniella: “A lot of women wouldn’t do that. A lot of women would just be sat at home cowering and crying and leaving it too long.”
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Jenny was clearly upset as said: “Oh look at her. Bless her,” before telling Lee: “She’s blaming herself and that’s what happens, Lee. They blame themselves and they don’t need to blame themselves.”
She was referring to Maxine’s character blaming herself for wearing what she considered to be inappropriate or dangerous clothing rather than the male attacker, who was really responsible for the horrific incident.
Fans welled up over the episode too and many flocked to Twitter to praise the soap and Gogglebox for highlighting the issue of women’s safety by airing the episode.
One viewer wrote: “Didn’t expect #gogglebox to make me cry tonight. Thanks for using Maxine’s story from Hollyoaks to shine a light on the fear women face regularly, just for daring to be out on their own. It’s not fair and I’m glad to hear the men recognising their responsibility for change.”
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A second said: “I haven’t watched #hollyoaks in years but just seen the clips on #Gogglebox and I’m in bits. That was powerful…”
A third commented: “Well done, #gogglebox, for bringing that episode of #hollyoaks to a broader audience. And well done, Hollyoaks, for making it.”
A fourth penned: “I don’t watch Hollyoaks but that was a tough watch when you know exactly how scared she felt. We’ve all been there”
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The Channel 4 soap has partnered up with the Home Office for a series of special episodes centered around women’s safety.
The soap has joined the government’s ‘Enough’ campaign tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), urging anybody who witnesses abuse against women to step in safely and call out problematic attitudes or behaviour.
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