I hope they might bring her back, they did with Jude and Grace

I still can't understand why they gave up on Cindy, I bet there is a lot of pissed off cast gutted that they won't see her at work everyday anymore

It will be even harder for them to explain why when we see who has been saved and compare Steph to them.

They could say they felt like the character needed a break to sort out her mental health after Luke and possibly Dave leaving and the character needed some time away from Hollyoaks to rebuild /find themselves again. I could live with that but they would have to agree to her coming back for the 30th birthday.

It's possible Dave will be part of the cuts, he doesn't really have much input on the show

Yeah think Dave, Mason and Lizzie are all gone.

When they bring in the next new family they really need to invest in them.

Or bring back a former character with a family

Yeah the Chen William's will be gone bar Ethan I sometimes forget they are related to Maxine she never shares any scenes with her dad.

Maxine can leave with them. She doesn't do much these days.

She is stale, stuck around way too long and is so unlikeable now

I agree she can go with her family