James Sutton on leaving "Hollyoaks", plus the first pic of Craig's return!

Like every Hollyoaks fan, I was saddened (though not exactly shocked) to hear about the decision of James Sutton to leave the show, and wondered what it would mean for his character, the gay teen John Paul.

James was interviewed for the Hollyoaks website, and has this to say about what to expect with the exit of J.P.:

"Lots of thrills and spills really! It's very exciting, I've only just read the scripts and it's great. They've put a lot of time and effort into it and because they have brought Guy Burnet (Craig) back and stuff it's all going to tie together really well. And of course the Father Kieron element as well!"

And as to whether he'd rather see J.P. end up with Craig or Kieron, he plays it safe:

"I couldn't say really! I know Guy (Craig) and Jake (Kieron) have both got their own fans now so I wouldn't want to offend either band of people! But they are both great."

If the acting thing doesn't work out, James can always choose a career in politics. Oh, just kidding. We actually caught up with the actor the other day (our editor says that he's a doll), and we'll have a much more revealing interview up on the main page on Wednesday.

They've also released this first pic of Guy back on the set. Check it out and discuss after the break!

I'm not sure what they want us to infer from this scene, but what I see is Craig staring intently at J.P., and moving his hands instinctively down to his "happy place", while J.P. stares off into the distance, possibly looking for Kieron, and just out of camera range is Niall with a tear stained copy of his birth certificate ... and a machete.

What do you see?