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1 December 2014

Olly Murs for EastEnders cameo

Olly Murs will star in an EastEnders scene as part of his television special. The 30-year-old singer is to be the star of A Night In With Olly Murs and during ...
28 November 2014

Sammy Winward leaving Emmerdale

Sammy Winward has quit her role as KAtie Addyman on Emmerdale. The actress is reported to have left soap bosses "gutted" by her decision to leave after 13 years on the ...
26 November 2014

Emmerdale boss Kate Oates: British soaps must improve

Emmerdale boss Kate Oates hopes that British soap operas won't become the "poor relations" to American dramas. The ITV chief praised online video streaming service Netflix as she believes writers and ...
21 November 2014

Danny Mac leaving Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks star Danny Mac is to leave his role of Dodger Savage after nearly four years in the soap. The 26-year-old has decided to depart to pursue new acting projects ...
21 November 2014

EastEnders - Linda Carter to tell Stacey Slater about her rape ordeal with Dean Wicks

EastEnders character Linda Carter is to tell all about her rape hell to Stacey Slater in forthcoming scenes. The Queen Victoria landlady is to finally open up about being sexually assaulted ...
19 November 2014

Ben Hardy quits EastEnders

Ben Hardy has quit his role as Peter Beale in BBC One soap EastEnders. The actor is to leave at the end of his current contract, though it's not yet been ...
19 November 2014

Jacqueline Leonard joining Coronation Street

Former EastEnders star Jacqueline Leonard is now to join Coronation Street as Weatherfield newcomer Linda. Turning up unexpectedly, she'll surprise ex-husband Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) and their two children. Speaking about the ...
19 November 2014

Coronation Street for live episode in 2015

Coronation Street is to celebrate its 60th anniversary with a live episode, it has been revealed. The news will come today as ITV's Director of Television Peter Fincham speaks at ...
17 November 2014

Ian Puleston-Davies quits role as Owen Armstrong in Coronation Street

Ian Puleston-Davies has quit Coronation Street, and told soap bosses he won't be renewing his contract as Owen Armstrong because he wants to star in a play he's written. Speaking about ...
14 November 2014

Sam Strike leaving EastEnders

Sam Strike has decided to quit his role as Johnny Carter in EastEnders. The actor has confirmed his decision to move on from the role after just under a year on ...
12 November 2014

Hollyoaks filming made Gemma Merna ill

Gemma Merna says that she was made ill filming for Hollyoaks. Playing Carmel McQueen in the Channel 4 soap for eight years took a toll on her health, with the actress ...
12 November 2014

Jacqueline Jossa will return to EastEnders after giving birth to first child

Jacqueline Jossa is expected to return to EastEnders after giving birth to her first child. Expecting the baby with boyfriend Dan Osborne, she's revealed that she'll take time off for the ...
12 November 2014

Jennifer Metcalfe genuinely cried during filming for Hollyoaks' train scenes

Jennifer Metcalfe has revealed that she cried "genuine tears" whilst saying goodbye to her on-screen sister on Hollyoaks. The actress plays Mercedes McQueen in the soap and admits she along with ...
10 November 2014

Hollyoaks boss Bryan Kirkwood praises cast

Bryan Kirkwood has said he is "very, very proud" of his Hollyoaks cast. The showrunner has paid tribute to the actors ahead of this week's shocking scenes on Channel 4, seeing ...
6 November 2014

Coronation Street's Simon Gregson pulls out of filming with mystery illness

Coronation Street actor Simon Gregson has been forced to pull out of filming the soap. Starring in the ITV show as Rovers Return landlord Steve McDonald, Gregson has been reportedly hit ...
5 November 2014

Jack P. Shepherd's new Coronation Street contract

Jack P. Shepherd has been given a new contract at Coronation Street. The actor stars as David Platt on the ITV soap and despite being reprimanded for comments on Twitter about ...
30 October 2014

Derek Martin for EastEnders return

Derek Martin is to make his EastEnders return as Charlie Slater next year. The actor will reprise the role of the former cab driver after being axed from the BBC One ...
24 October 2014

Coronation Street's Helen Worth 'delighted' to hear Tina O'Brien will return

Helen Worth is "delighted" that her on-screen daughter Sarah-Lou, played by Tina O'Brien is returning to Coronation Street. The actress stars as Gail Platt and admits she's excited for the reunion ...
23 October 2014

Tina O'Brien reprising Coronation Street role as Sarah Platt

Coronation Street bosses have announced their plans for Sarah Platt to return to the cobbles. Tina O'Brien will once again step into the shoes of Sarah, heading back into Weatherfield with ...
23 October 2014

Nation's favourite soap couple revealed

A new poll by gaming site MobileSlots.com has revealed that the nation's favourite soap couple are Coronation Street's Jack and Vera Duckworth. More than 600 television fans took part in the ...
23 October 2014

Marc Baylis feels more attractive following murder on Coronation Street

Marc Baylis feels more attractive ever since his Coronation Street character Rob Donovan murdered Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) on the soap. The actor insists that since the scenes played out on ...
17 October 2014

Coronation Street's Chris Gascoyne developed back problems on soap

Chris Gascoyne now claims that after working on Coronation Street, he's developed some serious and crippling back problems. The actor has now played Peter Barlow on the ITV soap for over ...
6 October 2014

James Sutton enjoying 'darker' Hollyoaks

James Sutton has said he enjoys the "dark places" explored through Hollyoaks and his character John Paul McQueen. Doing extensive research before the man he played was raped by on-screen student ...
3 October 2014

Danny Dyer to sign new EastEnders contract

Danny Dyer is set to sign a brand new contract with EastEnders which will see him in the soap for at least another three years. The contract for the actor who ...