Clare and Grace’s terrifying returns from the dead gag Hollyoaks fans

| Soaps Editor and Editorial Training Manager Published November 2, 2026 4:39pm Updated November 2, 2026 4:39pm What my fridge sees when I open it at 3am (Picture: Lime Pictures) Halloween may be done and dusted for another year, the remnants of Haribo Starmix still sitting uncomfortably in the pit of your stomach along with the fear of all the jump scares. I don’t know about you, but I’ve already turned to Christmas – not just because the storylines have started to come through for me to prepare, but also because Bailey’s is currently on offer and I can’t wait any longer for my first mince pie of the year. Ahead of the John Lewis advert landing this week though, I thought I’d squeeze one last bit of horror from spooky season – you simply HAVE to see what Gemma Bissix and Tamara Wall have been up to on the Hollyoaks set. For those fortunate enough to swerve trick of treating and instead find themselves on the horror consumed soap set, a night of tricks, traps and torment was laid out. HorrorOaks (I still think Hollyween would have been better, but who am I!?) was an event for fans to do a set tour with a difference, with blood chilling surprises waiting for them round ever corner. From enemies to…zombies(Picture: Lime Pictures) Night of the living dead – and they’re still at each others’ rotting throats (Picture: Lime Pictures) And the highlight? Seeing blood and seaweed drenched icons of the past emerge from the clutches of Satan. Last seen passing away after being shot, Tamara was back as Grace Black, complete with still blood stained hospital gown. And by her side was the eternally undead Clare Devine, played by Gemma. Clare was last seen taking a dip and presumed dead after Sienna Blake (Anna Passey) launched her off a pier. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. But let’s face it, Clare has more lives than the cast of Aristocats, so nobody really truly buys that she is actually dead. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Exclusive first pic of the next Hollyoaks Later has landed (Picture: Lime Pictures) However, for this non-canon event, she looked the part as a drowned zombie. The night was a success, so perhaps we could dare hope for a Christmas themed one, with Jack Osborne heading up a Grotto and the Hutchinsons hard at work in the workshop. Sharing a mulled wine with Tony, pulling a cracker with Mercedes, arguing over the dinner table with Sienna – come on, it sells itself. We could call it…Holly-and-the-ivy-oaks. Deals of the Day QVC shoppers can save £159 on Elemis' biggest beauty gift set of the year This Hoover vacuum is a game-changer for pet owners and muddy homes The wellbeing brand behind everyone's favourite candles has launched its biggest sale yet See London's Christmas lights from an open-top double-decker bus this winter My skin always suffers when the heating goes on but this serum changed that If your current events manager doesn’t work out, you know where to find me. The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.