 At the new Chez Chez nightclub launch party, she realises and is persuaded by Jacqui that she cannot tell them that Theresa is pregnant with Calvin's baby.Carmel then realises she has to let the family make a fresh start away from Hollyoaks, so she cheers a tearful farewell to them.She becomes good friends with Brendan Brady (Emmett J. Scanlan) and bond at a night in the SU Bar.