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3 October 2014

'Darker' side of Masood to be exposed in upcoming EastEnders episodes

EastEnders actor Nitin Ganatra has promised fireworks for his character Masood's family in upcoming scenes of the soap. Suggesting that viewers should expect tension between him and his on-screen daughter Shabnam ...
2 October 2014

Matt Di Angelo expecting public backlash following EastEnders rape plot

Matt Di Angelo is expecting a "punch" when his character Dean Wicks becomes a rapist on EastEnders. The actor admits he was at first uncomfortable when writers told him where his ...
2 October 2014

Inside Soap Awards results: EastEnders wins big

EastEnders was one of the big winners at last night's 2014 Inside Soap Awards. The BBC series picked up the gong for Best Soap and Danny Dyer who portrays Mick Carter ...
1 October 2014

Wallis Day missing Hollyoaks co-stars

Former Hollyoaks actress Wallis Day is missing her co-stars on the show but is pleased with her decision to leave. Quitting her role last year as Holly Cunningham, the 20-year-old says ...
1 October 2014

Angela Griffin wants Coronation Street return

Angela Griffin would consider making a Coronation Street comeback. The actress played hairdresser Fiona Middleton in the soap from 1992 to 1998, and would love to see a plot that sees ...
1 October 2014

EastEnders going live for full week to celebrate 30th anniversary

February 2015 will see EastEnders celebrate its 30th anniversary by going live for an entire week. This consists of a string of episodes that each have live elements, as well ...
30 September 2014

Jason Merrells leaving Emmerdale

Jason Merrells has decided to leave Emmerdale. The actor plays the ruthless Declan Macey and is set to leave the soap so that he can spend more time with his family. Jason ...

30 September 2014

Anne Kirkbride written out of Coronation Street for three months

Anne Kirkbride has been granted an "extended period of leave" from Coronation Street. The actress has played Deirdre Barlow for over 40 years and met with show bosses to discuss her ...
25 September 2014

Jason Merrells discusses 'ruthless' Declan Macey in Emmerdale

Jason Merrells has said his Emmerdale character is now "capable of anything". The actor admits that he believes his character in the spa is extremely volatile, following last night's violent scenes. Viewers ...
25 September 2014

Coronation Street cast vicar love interest for Sean Tully

Sean Tully will gain a new love interest in Coronation Street, in the form of new-on-the-cobbles vicar Billy, played by Daniel Brocklebank. The barman is to find romance after being unlucky ...
25 September 2014

Karl Howman joins EastEnders

Karl Howman will join Albert Square later this year as the latest EastEnders cast member. Despite the announcement of his arrival on the soap, bosses won't reveal who he'll be playing ...
24 September 2014

Stan Carter's battle-axe wife to return in EastEnders

Stan Carter will get a new battle-axe wife in forthcoming EastEnders scenes. The family's eldest member is to get a rude awakening when Sylvie Carter arrives later this week on Albert ...
24 September 2014

Michael Le Vell's Coronation Street contract renewed for 12 months

Michael Le Vell has been given a new 12-month contract from bosses at Coronation Street. The actor secured a deal thought to be worth £250,000 to play Kevin Webster in the ...
24 September 2014

Claire King joins Coronation Street

Claire King is to join the cast of Coronation Street. The former and original Emmerdale super-bitch has landed the part of Erika, an old friend of Liz McDonald who arrives on ...
18 September 2014

Lucy Beale's killer changed by EastEnders boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins

Dominic Treadwell-Collins has admitted to changing the identity of Lucy Beale's killer. The EastEnders producer reveals that though he and the writers had decided on a character who would become the ...
16 September 2014

Harry Reid discusses taking on the role of Ben Mitchell in EastEnders

Harry Reid's first week of filming EastEnders was "one of the scariest" of his life. The soap newcomer is set to take over the role of Ben Mitchell when he returns ...
16 September 2014

Shane Richie talks EastEnders

Shane Richie says viewers will see a different side to Kat Moon in upcoming EastEnders scenes. The 50-year-old actor stars as Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap and he's revealed ...
16 September 2014

Coronation Street bosses handing out fines to unruly soap stars?

Coronation Street cast members could be on the receiving end of fines for real-life bad behaviour. The ITV soap is said to have introduced the fines for stars when the show ...
12 September 2014

Craig Charles' helicopter Corrie visit

Craig Charles once got picked up from the Coronation Street set in a helicopter. The actor plays Lloyd Mullaney in the ITV soap and has revealed how a fan once picked ...
12 September 2014

EastEnders' John Bardon dies

John Bardon - famous for playing Jim Branning in EastEnders - has passed away at 75. Having played Jim from 1996 to 2011, John was written out of te soap as ...
12 September 2014

Jack P. Shepherd preparing to launch casting agency

Coronation Street's Jack P. Shepherd is to launch his own casting agency next month. The actor already owns a Manchester performing arts school, but will add to his career by becoming ...
11 September 2014

EastEnders romance for Shabnam Masood?

Rakhee Thakrar has teased a "potential romance" for her EastEnders character Shabnam Masood. Revealing that there's excitement ahead for her character, she told BANG Showbiz: "There's a potential love interest for ...
10 September 2014

Ashley Taylor Dawson discusses Darren and Nancy's future in Hollyoaks

Hollyoaks hunk Ashley Taylor Dawson has admitted he's unsure about the future of his on-screen marriage. Starring as Darren Osborne on the Channel 4 soap opera, he revealed that although he ...
10 September 2014

Jane Danson behind Vicky Entwistle Coronation Street return

Jane Danson has admitted she'd love for her on-screen mother, played by Vicky Entwistle to make a Coronation Street return. Starring now as Leanne in the ITV soap for nearly 20 ...