 In February 2018, during the restaurant opening, Charlie and Ste's daughter Leah Barnes (Elá-May Demrican) come across the abandoned Hollyoaks High, unaware that Esther's estranged wife Kim Butterfield (Daisy Wood-Davis) is trapped in a room.They are caught out by Ste as soon as they knock on the door, with Kim inside.In October 2019, Charlie went underground with Ella Richardson (Erin Palmer) to explore the tunnels, however Hollyoaks Village was going under construction during this time and Luke Morgan (Gary Lucy) got drunk and lost control of the crane causing it to collapse.