Coronation Street and Hollyoaks actress Nikki Sanderson has confirmed that she’s split from her boyfriend of five years, Greg Whitehurst.
Despite tweeting just weeks ago about how much she and Greg were enjoying the extra time together in lockdown, Nikki’s now confirmed in a statement that they’ve decided to call it a day.
“Sadly Greg and I have decided to separate,” she said, "We remain friends and wish the best for each other in the future.”
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Realising he may be losing his grip on Yasmeen, Geoff tells her that he's willing to take her back after what she did and will retract his statement.
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Geoff heads to the police station and speaks to an officer about retracting his statement and dropping all charges against Yasmeen, but the officer says it's in the hands of CPS.
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When news gets back to the street that Geoff wants to drop his charges, Alya and Ryan are suspicious about his motives.
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Meanwhile, Tim and Faye are confused about why he's retracting his statement. Later it becomes clear when Yasmeen calls Alya from prison.
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Yasmeen tells Alya that she thinks Geoff really might have changed and that things will be different. Ayla is horrified that Geoff may be tightening his grip on her again.
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In the prison, Yasmeen's new friend Lucie hands her her illegal mobile and urges her to call Geoff to sort it out between themselves.
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But after speaking to Geoff, who promises to get professional help and that things will be different, Yasmeen is left wondering what to believe.
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With Leanne feeling more positive about Oliver's future, Toyah raises the subject of fostering and though Leanne agrees the timing isn't great, she gives her blessing.
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Daniel bumps into Adam in the street and asks him if he will look after Bertie but is disappointed when he refuses, saying he's too busy.
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A downcast Daniel has to rethink his plans as he's been looking forward to seeing Adam's colleague Nicky from the bar again.
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Gary calls the factory and delivers the news to Sarah that he's hiking up the rent by 30 per cent, leaving Sarah furious.
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Meanwhile Nick announces he's taking some time off to look after Oliver and that Carla will be coming back on board. Carla casts and expert eye over Gary's terms and tells Sarah to leave it with her.
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After her hurtful comments last week, Aggie meets with Grace and implores her not to give up on her relationship with Michael as he loves her and Tianna.
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After their meeting, Aggie brings Grace back with her to number three and makes herself scarce so that Michael and Grace can sort things out.
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At the garage, Kevin delivers the news to Abi that the twins will be emigrating to Australia and she should make amends before they leave or she'll never forgive herself.
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With Kevin's encouragement, Abi agrees that she wants to see them one more time before they start their new lives but worries about how to tell Seb.
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A shocked Seb jumps into action and calls social services to arrange a meeting with the twins for them both to say goodbye.
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But when, a few days later, Abi accepts Kevin's proposal to move in with him and Jack, Seb is left seething that Abi has been so quick to move on from her own children.
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It’s a far cry from her sentiments back in April, when she told The Sun, “We’re happier than ever. We drive each other bonkers but in the best way. We’re happy.
“Greg and I are lucky because we live in the countryside so there aren’t many people about. We’ve been doing workouts together in the back-garden.
“People always ask, ‘Are you going to have babies? When are you going to get married?’
“Obviously we’d like all that one day but we’re just happy doing us right now.”
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Soap fans will remember that Nikki, who played Candice Stowe on Corrie until 2005 before taking on the role of Maxine Minnever in Hollyoaks, went official with Greg when he was still married to his first wife, Sarah.
Speaking to OK! magazine in 2016, she said, "The papers made out that I was the third party who split them up, but in reality there was a third party who split them up on the other side.
"It ended through no fault of Greg's."
"People say, 'Well, I wouldn't want to be her mate because she'd steal my boyfriend'. I’d never do anything like that."