Hollyoaks newcomer Tyler Conti has opened up about his future as Abe Fielding.
The actor made his debut as the mysterious villager earlier this year and he has since been revealed to be the long-lost brother of Joel Dexter (Rory Douglas-Speed).
A shadow of mystery has followed Abe since his arrival with him following his heart after catching feelings for Cleo McQueen (Nadine Mulkerrin),. However, his love interest has been busy trying to pursue her ex-fiancé Joel. In recent scenes, with Cleo pushing him away, Abe slept with her cousin, Theresa McQueen (Jorgie Porter), and his manipulative side has started to reveal itself.
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Opening up about Abe’s bond with Cleo, Tyler said: “I think first of all he really loves her. He sees this amazing connection, his idea of what an amazing connection is. And because of his upbringing and because his parents weren’t necessarily the most stable parents, what he sees in Cleo is like the fairytale.
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“He will manipulate, calculate, and just do whatever he can to get that dream fairytale because, to him, Cleo is the escape from what his parents taught him love was.” Tyler also went on to tease what’s coming up next in the near future for his character.
He said: “I think you’ll get more of an understanding of where Abe has come from and what he’s dealt with that’s put him in this scenario or this kind of body that he is, the mind frame that he has and why he’s been doing what he’s doing. I think you’ll have more empathy toward him, but also I think it could go a bit darker then that as well and then maybe you’ll go against him.”
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Abe’s mother Marie Fielding will be joining him in the village very soon. It was revealed last year that Rita Simons was joining the cast of the Channel 4 soap seven years after she was killed off rival show EastEnders as Roxy Mitchell. Tracksuit clad Marie will be sneaking into the Chester village this year after leaving prison, with her first order of business being to steal Mercedes McQueen’s (Jennifer Metcalfe) iconic red dress from the McQueen washing line.
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Soap bosses confirm have confirmed Marie is set to cause a stir, being the mother of established Hollyoaks resident Joel, who was left for dead during the special episode. Talking about her upcoming appearance, Rita said “Marie’s got a lot of ties here, so I think there’s going to be quite a lot of trouble between quite a few characters, and you will just have to keep watching to see.” Marie is not the only new face arriving in the village as personal trainer Abe (Tyler Conti) is also set to cause a stir.
Hollyoaks airs weeknights on E4 at 7pm
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