Luke Edwards

Luke Edwards is the husband of Chloe Edwards. He made his debut in February 2020. He left in June 2020.

## Storylines

Luke first appears in February 2020, along with wife Chloe & daughter Mia. They move into 9 Hole Street. In March 2020, Chloe decides to meet up with her cousins Jade, Louise, Katie, Denzil, & Louisa. They get along well, but Luke is disapproving. He tells Chloe to stay away from them. When Chloe protests, Luke grabs her by the wrist and tells her to do as she's told. In April 2020, Chloe bumps into Jade, who invites her on a shopping trip with the others. Chloe wants to, but declines. Luke spots them talking and interrogates her. Louisa brings back a t-shirt for Chloe, which she is pleased with. Luke pretends to be grateful, but throws it in the bin behind Chloe's back. Chloe finds it covered with and asks Luke why he did it. Luke tells her that he doesn't trust any of the cousins. Luke then catches Chloe talking to Jade, and gets really cross and violently beats her up. Louisa phones Chloe for a chat, however Luke confiscates her phone, and tells her that the only way they can get any peace is if they die, and Luke forces Chloe to agree to a plan in which he sets the house on fire with the three of them inside. Luke sets his car on fire in the garage and pours petrol everywhere. He In unaware that Jade, Louise & Katie are upstairs with Chloe. He goes upstairs to find the four girls trapped on the landing. He refuses to let them go out. Louise tries to escape, however he shoves her over. Whilst this is going on, Katie contacts Denzil, however Luke snarches the phone away. Denzil & Louisa break into the house, and Denzil punches Luke and lets the girls free. Denzil then goes in to rescue Mia. Luke is also unharmed. Chloe slaps Luke across the face, and tells him she hates him. The police arrive, and Luke is arrested by WPC Beverley Flyheart for arson. Chloe takes her wedding ring off and throws it away. She later goes to visit Luke in prison, and tells him she wants a divorce, and she never wants to see him again. Luke is shown raging in his cell in his last scene.

## Background Info

In September 2019, it was announced that Jessica Plummer would be joining N&F as Chloe, the cousin of Nick Evans (NJE), along with her husband **Luke** & her daughter Mia. Initially, there were to be two children, the other being a son called Jake, but NJE couldn't find a suitable actor. Toby Alexander Smith was originally chosen, but nearly didn't get the part, due to his abuse storyline on EastEnders. They make their debut in February 2020. It was announced that the character would show another darker side in the coming weeks. NJE commented "So far, Like has been shown as a pleasent and amicable young man who loves his wife and daughter. However, this will soon change. Luke will be a villain like no other." In March 2020, just weeks after his arrival, Smith was axed for his behaviour in EastEnders (which involved beating up and raping his wife). He will depart around May 2020. This was revealed to be a domestic abuse storyline. Scenes in May 2020, where Luke violently and graphically beat Chloe up got a lot of complaints. He left in June 2020