Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) continues to struggle in the aftermath of being raped by Craig Reed (Ben Addis) in Emmerdale.

Her feelings of shock and betrayal that her childhood friend, the father of her baby Toby who died at birth, could do such a thing have been compounded by guilt. Lydia worried that she might have led Craig on or encouraged him in some way, although she very firmly told him that she was happily married and she didn’t want sex with him.

Having to go back to work in the office where the attack took place makes everything much harder, as Karen Blick told us.

‘She has a physical response, kind of post traumatic stress as a result of what she’s been through. Seeing him again brings up the images of what happened, the thoughts, the feelings regarding that. So she’s trying to process that.’

Karen commented that Craig’s attitude after the rape totally influences Lydia’s responses to what’s happened and how she deals with it.

‘That’s the place where it happened, seeing the perpetrator who’s denying it even happened and her version of events. She’s being gaslighted and that’s just compounding her day to day life and how she’s able to cope or not cope. The self doubt, the feelings of guilt, people are not going to believe her. As time progresses for Lydia that becomes worse.’

It also affects her family as Lydia is unable to confide in Sam (James Hooton) about what’s happened and emotionally shuts down. He has no idea why she’s behaving differently towards him and makes plans to go to Ireland. Sam does his best to reconcile with his wife before he leaves, but he feels she’s pushing him away – and wonders whether Craig has replaced him in her affections.

‘They’re a really strong, solid couple who absolutely love each other dearly,’ Karen told us. ‘They are soul mates. Lydia’s biggest fear is how will Sam view her once he knows what’s happened. Will he look at her in the same way? That’s what she fears. because she feels so bad about what happened and she worries about how Sam will feel about her. Will Sam believe her? All sorts of things go through her mind.’

As Sam leaves for Ireland, worrying about his relationship with his wife, Karen said that this is a complete low point for Lydia.

‘Lydia is terrified this could mean the end of her marriage to Sam, which is her absolute world,’ she explained.

‘And the end of being part of the Dingle family which means so, so much to Lydia. She grew up in care, in isolation, she’s estranged in many ways from her own family, so the Dingles are her absolute world.

‘In terms of their marriage going forward, I really hope they can support each other and come out the other end.’

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Roy Cropper (David Neilson) recently came up with a solution to a very specific set of housing problems on Coronation Street.

With Cassie (Claire Sweeney) having moved in with Tyrone (Alan Halsall) and the girls, Evelyn (Maureen Lipman) was refusing to be under the same roof with her but that meant staying at the precinct flat, clutching a hot water bottle because it was a less than cosy situation.

Roy’s idea was for Evelyn to move in with him, and Lauren (Cait Fitton) – who was also looking for a place to stay – could have the precinct flat.

Over the years Roy has had a range of different flatmates. There was his beloved wife Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh), of course. But at other times Carla Connor (Alison King) has been a long-term resident, as has Roy’s niece Nina (Mollie Gallagher). Even Ken Barlow (William Roache) has stayed at the flat.

So Roy, despite being one of the Street’s most eccentric characters, has also shown himself to be prepared to adapt to the needs and ways of people very different to himself.

Evelyn Plummer, however, is a whole new level of different. And life with the famously cantankerous great-grandmother did not get off to a great start in Wednesday (September 13)’s episode.

To start with, she was woken at an early hour by Roy listening to the Shipping Forecast. He finds it soothing, while she finds people talking about ‘German bights and dogging’ anything but relaxing. Roy offered to use headphones while listening, but Evelyn had a point to make and she wasn’t ready to be appeased.

Issuing orders to Roy to get some shopping in because his cupboards were empty she flounced back to the flat.

Later Tyrone told Evelyn to go easy on Roy, reminding her that it was him who was doing her a favour and not the other way round. Accordingly she went off to do the shopping herself.

On her return, it was Roy’s turn to find fault. They would be having lamb chops, jacket potatoes and salad, Evelyn informed him.

‘Delicious,’ he said. ‘Potentially.’

Was he casting aspersions on Evelyn’s cooking skills? Well, no. It was her choice of spud that had him bothered. These were just standard baking potatoes and not his preferred option: ‘Maris Piper. The Rolls Royce of jacket potatoes.’

Evelyn stormed out, but later she returned with a bag of Roy’s preferred root vegetables and apologised for ‘stalking out.’

‘I’m sorry I was so lofty on the potato front,’ he conceded.

‘Nothing wrong with knowing what you like,’ she told him.

It seemed like peace had been restored, but by the time they headed back to the flat the Shipping Forecast discussion had reignited, Evelyn was getting irritable and Roy was trying to keep the peace.

If they can get through this settling in period without killing each other they’re going to end up being the best of flatmates – and in the meantime for the viewers they’re comedy gold.

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The bistro in Coronation Street is the place to go if you’re after a bit of drama served with your delicious lunch.

Wednesday (September 13)’s episode dished up quite the feast as Dev (Jimmi Harkishin)’s lunch date with Darren Vance (Ryan Early) went just about as well as we were expecting – considering secret lovers Courtney (Stephanie Davis) and Aadi (Adam Hussain) were also present.

The meal was intended to celebrate Dev and Darren going into business together, so Aadi was invited because he’d helped to get the deal through. Amy (Elle Mulvaney) came along as Aadi’s plus one, meaning that there was another person around the table who knew what was going on between Courtney and Aadi and could cringe on behalf of the viewer at key points.

Prior to the meal Aadi had become annoyed when Dev referred to Amy as if she was his girlfriend, so he pretended he already had a girlfriend called Monica. At the lunch table Dev mentioned Monica, and Courtney told Aadi she was very intrigued to hear all about her.

Aadi launched into some high praise of his beautiful, intelligent girlfriend – with Courtney realising his words were directed at her. This lit a spark of passion in her and it wasn’t long before she was heading for the bistro’s bathroom, texting Aadi to join her.

And that’s where Dev caught them, glued to each other’s faces. And, speaking of faces, Dev’s initial reaction was that Darren would rearrange Aadi’s if he knew that he was messing about with his wife.

Back at the table more tensions were rising as Darren revealed to the people who were still seated that he thought his wife was having an affair and he was determined to find out who with.

When Courtney returned to the table she confirmed she was, indeed, having an affair. ‘Makes us even,’ she snapped at Darren, who apparently hasn’t been a model of fidelity himself.

Courtney was feeling reckless and said that the person she was seeing was ‘hiding in plain sight.’ As Darren got drunk and threatened to ‘pulverise’ whoever it was, his wife had an additional clue. ‘He’s got great hair,’ she said as she flounced out.

Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove) had been getting suspicious that Dev’s interest in Courtney was more than just friendly and when she factored in Dev’s magnificent head of hair she put two and two together. Darren was one step ahead of her and was already lunging at Dev.

With his dad’s face at risk of being rearranged, Aadi had to speak up and reveal that he, not Dev, is Courtney’s secret lover.

Darren was so gobsmacked he didn’t even think of thumping him, merely muttered that he would spend the rest of his life stacking shelves for his old man.

Back at home, Aadi was putting a brave face on the whole situation and told Dev he thought he was in love with Courtney and would have a word with Darren and sort everything out. Dev – older, wiser and way more experienced in messy relationships – didn’t think it would be that easy. He despaired at how his son had managed to mess up his life and mess up a business deal which could have made all their lives more comfortable.

And then Courtney appeared. Darren had kicked her out so she’d rushed straight to her young boyfriend’s house.

Dev insisted she couldn’t stay with them even after Aadi had gallantly offered to give up his own bed for her. He told her to leave.

‘If she’s not welcome here then neither am I,’ Aadi said, making his dad choose between his business ambitions and his son. ‘I’m telling you straight, Dad – if she goes, I go! For good!

‘Who are you going to back – your son and his girlfriend or your good mate?’

Dev couldn’t cope with either the decision or the situation – so he walked out of his own house. He’s going to have to walk back in eventually, but will he be ready to face Aadi?

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As Paul Foreman (Peter Ash)’s physical health deteriorates on Coronation Street, it seems that almost every day brings new challenges for him and his partner Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) to deal with.

Paul was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in April this year when he started suffering from weakness in one of his hands. He knows that the condition will get progressively worse and that ultimately he’s facing an early death because of it.

While his friends and family have tried their best to be supportive, one person who really understands is Paul’s friend Shelly (Natalie Amber), who he met at a MND support group. When he first met Shelly Paul was overwhelmed at the sight of her in her wheelchair, as he realised it was a glimpse into his own future. As he got to know her she’s been a huge help to him, as she knows exactly what he’s going through.

In Wednesday (September 13)’s episode he’d had a letter offering him an appointment with a palliative care nurse, and the suggestion that he might be looking at end of life care completely threw him.

A chat with Shelly helped him to put things in perspective, as she explained her own palliative care nurse was a huge help to her and it was all about making the most of the time he had left and being as comfortable as possible.

Paul told her about some things on his bucket list. He said he’d never seen the iron men on Crosby beach, and he’d never been to Scotland. But mostly, he admitted heartbreakingly, he just wanted to hang around with Billy.

Paul’s terminal diagnosis has, of course, been massively hard on Billy and he hasn’t always handled things as well as he could. He has a tendency to try to take over and do things for his partner, leaving Paul feeling frustrated.

When Paul got back from Shelly’s – walking painfully and with difficulty using a stick – he was annoyed to see Billy about to bring a wheelchair into the flat. It was a harsh reminder of the day that’ll come soon when Paul can no longer walk.

‘I can just cover it with a bit of tarpaulin,’ Billy suggested. Paul said he would still know it was there. But he conceded that one day he would need it. ‘Have wheelchair, will travel.’

‘I wish it was me and not you,’ Billy told him, movingly. ‘I do. I just wish I could take it off of you.’

So, so sad.

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With the news that Matthew Wolfenden has decided to leave Emmerdale, speculation naturally turned to how his character will make his exit from the village. 

Matthew has played David Metcalfe on Emmerdale for 17 years and even when the character isn’t on screen we’re constantly reminded of him as almost every villager can be seen at some point carrying a bag bearing the name David – from the shop that he runs that’s one of the focal points of village life. 

It was in this shop that David got some news that appeared to leave him unsettled in Wednesday (September 13)’s episode. His former partner Victoria (Isabel Hodgins) was in the shop chatting to Jacob (Joe-Warren Plant) and Mary (Louise Jameson) about an upcoming food-tasting event at the Hide.

She kept being distracted by texts, which she revealed were from an old school friend who’d recently got back in touch. 

The significant things about this old school friend were that he was male and also ‘drop dead gorgeous,’ the boy that almost every girl in the school had been after.

He’d never really noticed Victoria before, but now he was asking her for a date. 

‘I’ve been dreaming about this since I was 15,’ she revealed. ‘I feel dead giddy! I fancied the pants off him at school.’  

Mary was encouraging but David commented that it was a ‘minefield’ meeting people on line. ‘You should know,’ he said to Mary, which was an unnecessarily cruel remark given how her relationship with Faye (Jane Gurnett) ended so traumatically.  

Mary was briefly thrown but gathered herself and said she was still hopeful she’d meet someone one day. Jacob pointed out that Victoria knew this person so he wasn’t a stranger. 

‘That’s if he is who he says he is,’ David said, still determined to burst Victoria’s bubble. 

‘I’d never forget a face that handsome,’ she said and Mary urged her to meet him. Frankly, we all need to meet him if he’s that beautiful.  

But David wasn’t happy, and it’s clear that he still has feelings for Victoria. The couple split up after David tried to pass a driving offence off on Victoria last year.

Despite various attempts from David to make amends and get the relationship back on track, Victoria was clear that she’d had enough.

It seems that David hasn’t entirely given up hope, though. 

Could this be leading up to his exit storyline? Matthew Wolfenden has confirmed that the door will be left open for David’s return, so possibly he decides to leave the village after having his heart broken by Victoria getting involved with a new man? 

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Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) was keeping secrets in Wednesday (September 13)’s Emmerdale. And because Moira (Natalie J. Robb) knows her husband very well, she instantly feared the worst because when Cain keeps a secret it usually means there’s trouble afoot. 

Viewers are as much in the dark as Moira is about what’s going on, as Cain enlisted Caleb (William Ash)’s help in a top secret mission soon after receiving a mystery text a few days ago. 

Caleb has recently been accepted formally into the Dingle family and has drunk from the ceremonial welly, so he can now be trusted with things like Top Secret Missions.

Cain asked him if he’d be able to go away with him somewhere for a few days and asked him to come up with a plausible excuse to stop Moira, Chas (Lucy Pargeter) and others from being suspicious.  

The excuse Caleb came up with was that he was importing some new cars from Holland for his business and needed Cain’s help as a mechanic to check the vehicles were in good order.

The problem with this excuse was that Nate (Jurell Carter) and Nicky (Lewis Cope) are supposed to be partners in Caleb’s business and they hadn’t heard of any Dutch cars being bought. 

The other problem with the excuse was that Moira didn’t believe it for one minute.

She thought it was something dodgy that Caleb was dragging Cain into. Caleb could drink from any number of wellies and Moira would still have it in the back of her mind that he’d almost ruined her entire business. She didn’t trust him not to get Cain into trouble. 

It wasn’t that long ago that Caleb was roughed up by Harry (Robert Beck) and his thugs when he tried to put a stop to his business being used as a front for moving drugs and guns.

When Moira, Nate and Nicky quizzed Caleb about where he was going with Cain and he responded by sticking to his Dutch cars story, they instantly wondered whether he was really involved in something illegal and dangerous again. 

Cain insisted to his wife that he wasn’t in any danger and everything would be fine. ‘You just have to trust me,’ he insisted.  

She doesn’t, though, and told him not to be surprised if he returned to find the locks had been changed.

This is not as much of a threat as it sounds because nobody ever seems to lock their door on Emmerdale, but the point was made – Moira was not a happy bunny. 

She was even less happy later when she overheard Cain and Caleb talking, hearing Caleb say that Moira thinks he’s the instigator, which will take the heat off Cain.  

With the brothers looking serious at the prospect of whatever it is that lies ahead, Cain told Caleb it wasn’t too late to back out. ‘Not a chance,’ Caleb said. ‘However this ends we’re in it together.’ 

Moira stepped out and Cain realised she’d heard them. The look between them conveyed that this was his last chance to change his mind and stay, or at least tell her what was going on. But he picked up his bag and walked out.  

What’s the secret mission all about? Is Cain walking into danger? And will Moira still be waiting for him when – or if – he returns?  

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Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) has been struggling with motherhood in EastEnders, since giving birth to daughter Charli at just 13-years-old.

It doesn’t help that mum Stacey (Lacey Turner) is keen to take control, leaving Lily feeling as though she hasn’t had the chance to learn how to be a mother.

In tonight’s (September 13) episode, Lily took Charli to the café alongside nan Jean (Gillian Wright), but became overwhelmed when Charli started to cry.

Luckily, Jean was on hand to help Lily comfort Charli, telling her what to do instead of just doing it for her.

With Lily clearly feeling defeated, Jean assured her that it takes time to get used to being a mum, though Lily remained downhearted as she admitted that she didn’t think motherhood was going to be this hard.

Later, after Stacey had put Charli down for her nap, Lily confided in Jean that she was frightened her daughter wouldn’t love her as much as she would Stacey.

Jean was horrified by the suggestion, and wanted to know exactly why Lily felt that way.

She comforted her by explaining how difficult being a mum is, and how it is a job that comes with no training or exams.

While affectionately playing with Lily’s hair, she pointed out that Lily had seen both her and Stacey make mistakes while parenting, but that they just have to keep trying.

Jean was able to drag a small smile out of Lily, but it was clear that she still felt down.

Will Lily continue to struggle, or will she listen to Jean’s words of wisdom and stop being so hard on herself?

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Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) has been a very naughty boy in recent EastEnders scenes, and he may be set to be caught out if he doesn’t play his cards right.

Phil made the mistake of sleeping with Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit) after a row with fiancé Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), which could prove more costly than he initially anticipated.

It was clear that his betrayal was bothering him, and soon ex-wife Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) had picked up on his sour mood, pointing out that only money or a woman could leave him feeling like that.

She soon deduced that he had slept with someone, and though Phil remained tight lipped over who it was, Sharon urged him to tell Kat, before she found out elsewhere.

Though Phil insisted she would never find out, Sharon pointed out that those were famous last words, and it would soon transpire that she was right.

Elsewhere, Emma was having her own problems, with Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) still refusing to let her see granddaughter Lexi (Isabella Brown).

She was desperate to keep Lexi in her life, despite having walked out on Lola just weeks before her death, and was hurt that ben wouldn’t give her a chance.

However, she was soon struck with an idea, and a sure fire way to get what she wanted.

Phil was horrified to see that Emma had paid him a visit, while Kat was in the room next door.

He urged her to keep her voice down as she demanded that Phil and Ben allow her to see Lexi.

With their night of passion hanging over them, Emma revealed just how low she was prepared to sink to get what she wanted.

She told Phil, in no uncertain terms, that if he didn’t let her see Lexi, then she would tell Kat everything.

Is Phil and Kat’s relationship set to be destroyed by Emma’s bombshell, or will Phil find a way to keep her quiet?

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Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) gives into temptation in Coronation Street soon as he takes to betting on horses to distract his mind after the news of a horrific death.

Over the past few years, Ed’s gambling addiction has been under control, but he has found himself on the cusp of a relapse after seeing some betting ads on his computer, and being given a business card by Ronnie (Vinta Morgan).

The business card was a risky move for the siblings. Not only does it give Ed access to a lot of money, but he can use it without anyone knowing, increasing the chance of the gambling being kept secret for longer.

Coming up, while in the pub, Ed and his mates gather to watch the football match.

They are joined by Neil, who works as a manager for the site the Bailey brothers are building houses on.

Neil suggests they have a flutter as the game continues and Ed is sorely tempted.

In the week, Ed finds Neil and apologises for snapping at him in the pub. He explains that he used to be addicted to gambling, and then carries on with his work on the building site.

Meanwhile, Dee-Dee (Channique Sterling-Brown) gets Ronnie to sign some forms and points out that he’s taking as risk starting work on the site before completion of the purchases.

When Ronnie returns to the land, he spots Ed with the digger driver and a uniformed Craig (Colson Smith).

As he approaches, Ronnie peers into a hole in the ground, only to come across a dead body!

It becomes apparent that the body is that of Leo Thompkins, who was murdered by Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) last year.

As Craig and the team begin an investigation, Dee-Dee breaks the news to Ed and Ronnie that the investor has pulled out of the project.

Ronnie reckons they should cut their losses, but Ed’s adamant that it’s too late to pull out.

When he’s alone, Ed watches the horse racing with his adrenaline pumping.

As Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews) faces the reality that Leo was murdered, will the Bailey family face their own drama if Ed throws so much money away?

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Coronation Street favourite Lucy Fallon has shared her regrets over leaving the soap, branding it the ‘worst decision I could have ever made.’

Bethany Platt left the show in scenes airing January 2020, just two months before the country locked down entirely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It’s something that Lucy could never have prepared for and, ahead of her exciting upcoming return, she has spoken candidly about the struggles she has endured in her career between her two stints.

‘I was on Corrie for five years. I left in January 2020, which was potentially the worst possible decision I could have ever made,’ she reflected.

‘We went into full lockdown in the March, which I feel like in a way, did me a few favours, as I could get away from that character and not have the pressure that I needed to be doing something – because nobody was doing anything.’

She was speaking on the podcast, BTS With, she continued: ‘The worst question you can get asked when you aren’t working is “what are you doing now? What are you doing next? What TV show are you going to be on now” as if it works like that.

.Even though lockdown was horrendous, I sort of enjoyed that time in a way, just not having to worry about the fact people were going to ask me that.

‘But it also killed me that I was probably on a bit of a high when I left Corrie, and then lockdown fizzled that out.

‘When things started back up again, I struggled to find my place in auditions. Then everything just started to fall apart a little bit, in terms of work and acting.

‘I’ll be honest, I have struggled, it’s been hard – the main reason is because we were in a global pandemic.’

At the time of her departure, Lucy Fallon told podcast Soap From The Box that she had managed to dip her toes into other projects, after feeling Bethany needed a rest from ‘storyline after storyline’.

‘I’ve done different shows, I did Don’t Rock the Boat, a reality thing. I did All Star Musicals. So I have done things but if I hadn’t left I might have been stuck in situations that I didn’t particularly want to be in. Now I feel peaceful and happy.’

And, of course, she has had a busy and uplifting time off-screen too. Lucy welcomed her first child, named Sonny Jude, with her footballer boyfriend Ryan Ledson earlier this year.

Three and a half years on, and it has been confirmed that she will be treading the cobbles again and reuniting with the Platt family, in a comeback that is expected to air around this year’s Christmas episodes.

You can listen to Lucy’s full interview with BTS With by following this link to the episode on Spotify.

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A familiar face to Coronation Street viewers has popped up in daytime soap Doctors, as Tisha Merry can currently be seen in the popular show as a character called Serena Bradley. 

Tisha previously played Steph Britton on Coronation Street for over 300 episodes between 2013 and 2018.

Steph was a waitress and supervisor at the bistro who was friends with Katy Armstrong (Georgia May Foote) and shared a flat with Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan). Her brother Luke Britton (Dean Fagan) was killed by evil Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre). 

Steph, who had fled to Portugal after Phelan caused her to believe her boyfriend Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) had ended their relationship, returned for Luke’s funeral in January 2018. 

In May 2019 it was confirmed that Tisha was dating her Corrie co-star Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone Dobbs in the show.

Alan confirmed the speculation that they were a couple after posting pictures on his Instagram as they both attended Sam Aston (Chesney)’s wedding to Briony Gardner.  

Alan, who has been in Coronation Street since 1996, has joked about the age gap between him and Tisha, who is 10 years his junior.

He shared snaps of himself having beauty treatments in an apparent effort to maintain his youthful good looks, captioning the picture, ‘The s**t ya have to do when your girlfriends 10 years younger than you!!’ 

The couple frequently share pictures of their life together, including giving fans a look around their house when they were spending the covid lockdown together.  

Tisha has previously spoken about when she started at Coronation Street – and how she was rejected on her first day by an over-zealous security guard.  

‘I auditioned, got the part, turned up on my first day and they were like, no. Everyone was in the green room you’ve got Gail, Alan, everyone,’ she recalled. 

‘They were like sorry no you’re not here to play Steph, I was, no I am and I had to wait outside for an hour before anyone would let me in.

‘No one believed I was playing the part! I was like I’m cursed, this role isn’t for me! I didn’t actually have a proper audition I just blagged my way onto Corrie.’ 

Hopefully there weren’t any hiccups of that sort when Tisha turned up to start work on Doctors. Fans of the show have already seen her debut, as her character Serena arrived to stir things up with Claudia (Kiza Deen) over her relationship with Bear Sylvester (Dex Lee). 

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Former Hollyoaks’ star Nadine Mulkerrin has shared joyful photos of a recent holiday to the Portuguese resort of Abufeira, along with her fiancé and co-star Rory Douglas-Speed and their two sons Dougie and Reggie  

‘Wonderful fun in the sun with the family and cousins! Beautiful memories made… ‘ she shared on her Instagram.

Photos showed the couple’s boys, Reggie and Dougie, looking cute and happy in the sun, while Rory and Nadine looked like they were having a great time relaxing and unwinding and having fun with the kids. 

Nadine played popular character Cleo McQueen on the soap since 2015. She took maternity leave when she was expecting her second child, but soon after her departure she confirmed that the move was permanent.  

She reflected on her time at Hollyoaks, including meeting Rory. 

‘It’s been an amazing eight years at Hollyoaks,’ said said. ‘I’ve had the absolute ride and the best journey ever being in the iconic McQueen family. 

‘I have been blessed with so many incredible storylines, arriving with the Pete and Cleo storyline, the powerful sexual abuse storyline, and then the impactful bulimia storyline which crescendo’d on my wedding day to my real-life fiancé, meeting Rory, and joining at 21 and leaving eight years later its been an incredibly special job.’ 

She added that the show ‘will always have a special place in my heart.’  

Meanwhile Rory continues to play Joel Dexter in the show. Earlier this year his character was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, something that Rory himself has lived with since he was a child.  

While Nadine and Rory’s family holiday looks idyllic, Nadine shared a detail that parents of young children will find extremely relatable. 

‘Nursery was welcomed this morning … Jesus Christ I’m knackered !!!! 😅😅’ she wrote, with fans sympathising with the all too real struggle.

‘You always need another holiday after a holiday with kids!!’ one commented. 

At least the family were able to enjoy a well-earned and idyllic rest, even if the return to reality was all to real!

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Coronation Street has announced a once in a lifetime opportunity for fans to watch an upcoming episode alongside cast member Todd Boyce, who plays the dastardly Stephen Reid.

Fans have spent months wondering when Stephen’s crimes will finally catch up with him, and it appears that the storyline may be set to come to a close in the near future, with fans getting the opportunity to learn whether Stephen will face his comeuppance or escape justice alongside the man himself.

ITV’s Coronation Street Experience is giving brave fans the chance to join Todd Boyce on Friday October 13 to watch a live screening of that evening’s episode.

The event is set to celebrate the legacies of Corrie and it’s latest villain, and will be hosted by ‘Soap Queen’ Sharon Marshall.

Following the screening of the episode, fans will be treated to an exclusive Q&A session with Todd, where they will be given an insight into what it is like to play Corrie’s latest villain.

There will also be the opportunity for Premium ticket holders to meet Todd, and pose for a photo behind a replica of the Rovers Return bar.

ITV’s Controller of Global Brand Licensing (UK), James Penfold has said: ‘We know the viewers want the chance to connect more closely with our programmes and at Corrie our new visitor centre gives us the opportunity to do just that.  

‘It’s exciting for all of us to be able to give fans the chance to experience something unique. 

‘This event is the start of a series of special evenings which we hope will not only give fans memories for a lifetime, it will also give our cast and crew the chance to meet the people who make the show what it is, our viewers.’

Todd Boyce is equally as excited about the upcoming event, and has said: ‘I can’t wait to watch our fans watch me, with me, as my storyline heads towards one of its biggest moments yet! 

‘That said, I’m slightly nervous at their reaction – they all know what Stephen’s been up to, I’m just hoping Sharon is as good a bodyguard as I know she will be a host!?’

Tickets for the event will be on sale from today (September 13) via the Coronation Street Experience website.

Are you brave enough?

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The following article contains spoilers for Wednesday’s (September 13) EastEnders, which has NOT yet aired on TV, but can now be viewed on BBC iPlayer.

The true secret behind the murder of Ranveer Gulati has finally been exposed in recent EastEnders scenes, as Denise Fox (Diane Parish) got her hands on the full, unedited video of the horrific event.

Viewers may remember that Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) set up a camera to catch Ranveer out during their business meeting, but was left horrified when he attacked her.

In self defence, Suki lashed out, hitting Ranveer over the head.

It was then that Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) arrived and, believing that Suki had killed him, agreed to dispose of Ranveer’s body.

However, he was in for quite a shock when Ranveer began to move, and soon Ravi had finished what Suki had started, unaware that the camera was still rolling in the corner.

Though Suki has spent the last year believing that she was responsible for the murder, Denise’s discovery may have changed everything.

In tonight’s (September 13) episode, Denise and Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) joined Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) and the Panesars for a dinner party, celebrating Ravi and Nugget’s (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) move in with Chelsea.

Though Denise had promised to be supportive of her daughter, things soon took a turn when Chelsea revealed that she had spoken to Gina Knight (Francesca Henry) and learnt that Denise had been accusing Ravi of dealing drugs.

Following the argument, Jack decided to take Denise home, though she didn’t leave the house empty handed.

Earlier in the episode, Denise grew suspicious that Ravi may be hiding something when he was so quick to take his laptop away from Nugget.

Viewers saw Ravi place it down in the hallway, and offer Nugget his phone instead.

However, when he later went back for it, Ravi was horrified to find it gone.

Denise’s actions came as no surprise, given her vendetta against Ravi and her determination to get him out of the picture, but she certainly got more than she bargained for when Ricky Mitchell (Frankie Day) helped her to recover the lost files on the computer.

As she sat down to watch the once deleted video, she was horrified to see Ranveer’s attack on Suki play out, and clearly shocked to see her ‘kill’ him.

However, the biggest fright came as the video rolled on, revealing Ravi’s true actions that day.

Unfortunately for Denise, she wasn’t the only person watching the video, as it soon became clear that Ravi was stood in the doorway…

Is Denise in danger? How far will Ravi go to keep her quiet?

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It’s time to say goodbye to Coronation Street star Todd Boyce and, while fans might be delighted to see serial killer Stephen Reid get his comeuppance, it’s a sad time for the Corrie cast as they send off their much loved co-star.

After just over a year back in the show, Todd has enjoyed a night out with friends and colleagues to mark his leaving.

With the controversial character looking set to depart in a highly dramatic October storyline, to coincide with ITV’s Super Soap Week, it’s a double-edged sword for the show.

But his friends weren’t letting him go without a party, as they were spotted together recently.

And the actors repped very well, with even rarely seen in public Helen Worth (the iconic Gail Platt) making it to the do.

Todd gave a thumbs up to cameras as he clearly enjoyed his night out, and stars attending included Jack P Shepherd (David Platt), Tina O’Brien (Sarah Platt) and Paula Wilcox (Elaine Jones), all who have been central to the explosive plotline.

Among the others joining the gang were Mollie Gallagher (Nina Lucas), Julia Goulding (Shona Platt) and Colson Smith (Craig Tinker).

Arriving in the daytime, everyone were still enjoying themselves as night fell, clearly very fond of both Todd and a brilliant night out.

Having a much less favourable time is Stephen himself, as his many murders finally come to light.

Things continue to fall apart for Stephen in the coming weeks, as the remains of Leo’s body will be found on the building site Ed (Trevor Michael Georges) and Ronnie (Vinta Morgan) recently acquired.

Scenes have also been filmed at a canal, with police and Corrie locals gathering to see another horrifying find pulled out. It comes as Tim tracks shifty Stephen to the canal, where viewers know he concealed Teddy’s body.

‘We are going to see him start taking risks,’ Todd Boyce told us. ‘As he gets more desperate, his life is starting to unravel and it is going to be interesting to see how he deals with the pressure

‘He is bound to start making mistakes and that could be his undoing.’

Pictures also showed Todd filming at an airport, but will Stephen make his getaway and escape justice – or will he be caught?

And might another life be lost in the chaos?

The character took over the role as Weatherfield villain last September, after murdering Leo Thompkins.

Since then, Stephen has gone on to kill Leo’s dad Teddy, and a businessman called Rufus.

In other atrocities, he planned to kill wife Elaine by poisoning her, and also drove Carla to despair after repeatedly drugging her with LSD.

That’s a lot of stuff to face the consequences for, and fans can expect it all to play out over the next months.

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Brian Conley has already lined up his next gig following his departure from EastEnders, with the comedian set to go on tour.

The actor, who plays Rocky, will tour the UK, stopping by eight venues in total between September and March, with more dates set to be announced in due course.

Word of his show, which is titled The 3rd Farewell Tour… To Date, came shortly after reports in the media which stated that Brian would be leaving EastEnders after two years as Rocky Cotton, with claims of tension behind the scenes.

Brian subsequently confirmed that he would, in fact, be leaving the popular soap – which is enjoying one of its finest periods in recent memory, scooping trophy after trophy – but shot down the claims of feuds with bosses.

‘Now you may have heard reports that I am leaving EastEnders, and it was a tough decision but it is true – I am going, and I made the decision for many reasons,’ he said in a video posted on his social media account.

‘It is tough because there’s such a wonderful crowd in front of the camera and behind, and I loved my three years there.

‘As to truths in the reports, there are parts saying I clashed with TV bosses and the crews, I didn’t clash with anyone or go on a rant.

‘I have gone with their blessings at the Beeb and I am excited for the future and where it’s going to go.

EastEnders also confirmed reports of Brian’s exit, with a spokesperson similarly debunking claims of trouble behind-the-scenes.

‘There is absolutely no truth in any claims of a feud with bosses and the show fully support Brian in his decision to leave which was made some time ago. 

‘We wish him the best of luck for the future as we continue to work towards his exit storyline which has been in the works for some time.’

Fans have already started speculating in regards to how Rocky will be written out of EastEnders, with some wondering if he could be the victim of the Christmas murder, which was teased in a flash-forward sequence earlier this year.

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Coronation Street star Bill Fellows has spoken of his sadness ahead of Peter Barlow actor Chris Gascoyne’s exit from the show.

It was announced earlier this year that Chris would be taking an extended break 23 years after first joining the show, during which time character Peter has had a tumultuous life.

Storylines have seen him suffer through alcoholism, be found guilty of the murder of Tina McIntyre despite being innocent, and participate in numerous affairs.

In all his time on the show, one character he hasn’t had much interaction with is Stu Carpenter, played by Bill Fellows.

Bill has recently expressed his disappointment at not having been able to work with Chris, despite them being good friends.

‘A very good friend of mine who I’ve had very little to do with is Chris Gascoyne but unfortunately he is leaving,’ he told The Mirror.

‘It’s sad but hopefully I will have a few little things with him [before he goes], but everyone is so good and so nice.’

He went on to reveal who he enjoys working with on set, with none other than William Roache, who plays Peter’s dad Ken, coming out on top.

‘I’ve already had scenes with Ken played by Bill Roache, which is great. There’s loads of characters I’d like to do a scene with. I really do like working with Bill I have to say.’

It is as yet unknown how or when Peter will leave Weatherfield, but actor Chris Gascoyne already has his next job lined up.

He is set to play Captain Hook in the pantomime Peter Pan across the festive season.

The show is being staged at The Alban Arena and boasts a ‘star-studded’ cast, as well as ‘stunning sets and dazzling costumes’.

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EastEnders star Danielle Harold has addressed reports that she’s being lined up for the next series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

It was claimed earlier this week that the actress, best known for playing Lola Pearce on the BBC One soap, ‘caught the eye’ of the ITV bosses, who were keen to have her participate in the next offering of the jungle.

Danielle, however, seemingly debunked such rumours during an appearance on Loose Women when asked if there was any truth to them.

‘It is like all year round there is something,’ she said to Ruth Langsford. ‘One minute I am in Strictly, then I am in that.

‘I’ll probably be on Dancing on Ice next week! Calm down! There is always something, whatever the latest show is they always say your name.’

Ruth tried to get a definite answer from Danielle, asking her outright if she’s going into the jungle, to which the soap star started to responded with: “No”.

‘There are just rumours about me going somewhere and I love it!,’ Daniella continued. ‘I sit at home and go “Ooh there and there”.

Danielle was written out of EastEnders earlier this year after Lola died from a terminal brain tumour, a storyline which has received critical acclaim. 

For her work on the story, she went on to pick up the award for Best Leading Performer at The British Soap Awards, before scooping the Serial Drama Performance gong at the National Television Awards.

Both trophies were viewer voted.

Discussing what the future holds, Daniella said: ‘Everyone keeps asking. I am so excited for what’s next because it has been half of my life that I have been [at EastEnders] now.

‘So to be able to audition now which I have started too and get into different characters I am just loving it and it is so much fun, it is really great fun.’

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Emmerdale spoiler pictures for next week confirm another heartbreaking one for some of the village’s finest, with big showdowns and discoveries on the cards.

There is panic aplenty after Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) has an allergic reaction when Victoria Barton (Isabel Hodgins) mistakenly tells him that a slider is nut-free.

The search commences for an Auto Adrenaline Injector, with Jacob indicating that there is one his car, which Victoria struggles to open.

David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden) receives wind of what’s happened and subsequently rushes to the hospital, while Leyla Cavanagh (Roxy Shahidi) vows revenge on Victoria

Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham), meanwhile, gets involved and, after losing some investors, she decides to fire Victoria, who is left devastated by the news.

Elsewhere in the village, Sam Dingle (James Hooton) makes a last-ditch effort to reconcile with Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) prior to leaving for Ireland, but she struggles to reciprocate, with Sam feeling like she’s pushing him away.

Craig Reed (Ben Addis), meanwhile, tries to use Samson Dingle (Sam Hall) to drive a wedge between Lydia and Sam, but Lydia responds by ordering Samson to stay away from Craig, with a showdown ensuing in the pub.

As a result of what happens, Craig is left uneasy and thus confronts Lydia, who calls him what he is – a rapist.

And finally, a big twist could be on the cards for Gail Loman (Rachel Gill-Davis), who receives a secretive phone call and later meets up with a woman named Sophie (Martha Cope), who has bad news about someone named Oscar.

But just what has Gail learned?

Emmerdale airs these scenes between Monday, September 18 and Friday, September 22 at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX. 

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There are grim discoveries and sordid secrets next week in Coronation Street.

For Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce), his world is on the brink of crashing when a body is discovered, while Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) may be about to be caught as he continues to send intimate videos.

Check out our full episode guide.

Monday September 18

Summer hands Billy and Paul a polaroid camera for their stag do and explains that phones are banned. Paul’s thrilled. As they arrive at the bistro Billy’s taken aback by all the glitter and the rainbows but Paul loves it.

Gemma leads the drinking games and Billy starts to relax.

Meanwhile the police call at No.7 and tell Bernie they’d like her to answer some questions regarding a potential fraud investigation involving Shelly Rothington.

At the station, Bernie makes out she’s simply helping a young woman with MND by collecting a few parcels for her. But the police have a shock revelation for Bernie that leaves Paul reeling. 

Ed struggles when Neil, their site manager, suggests they bet on when the digger will turn up. In the Rovers, the lads gather to watch the match. When Neil suggests they have a flutter, Ed’s sorely tempted. 

At Dev’s request, Aadi suggests to Courtney that she make a contribution to the household bills. Courtney’s evasive. 

As Todd gets ready for work, George makes waspish remarks about RestEasy. When Troy tells Todd that he’s promised a client a service they can’t deliver and he’d like him to break the bad news, Todd paints on a smile, secretly dreading it.

Ryan receives a message from an O-Vidz subscriber offering to pay extra for a live video. 

Wednesday September 20

Ed apologises to Neil for snapping at him and explains he used to be a gambling addict. In the solicitors’ office, Dee-Dee gets Ronnie to sign some forms and points out he’s taking a risk starting work on the site before completion of the purchase.

Meanwhile Ed notices the digger driver looks troubled and hurries over. Ronnie arrives at the building site to see Ed talking to a uniformed Craig. Ronnie peers into the hole where the digger has unearthed a dead body! 

Carla reminds a reluctant Ryan that he’s due to start his first shift at Underworld. Ryan starts in packing but when he receives a message on his O-Vidz from a guy requesting a personal video, he nips to the loo to send some nude pics.

However when he receives a message back telling him only a live video will do, and they’ll pay £500, Ryan makes a decision. 

Having confided in Todd, Paul implores him to keep schtum about his assisted dying plan. When Todd admits that RestEasy isn’t for him, Mary urges him to talk to George. Todd goes to ask George for his old job back.

As Steve goads Tim over his lack of fitness, Tim takes his revenge when Steve leaves his phone unattended. Stephen and Jenny are loved up as they return from Paris.

Friday September 22

A loved up Jenny tells Stephen it’s time he moved into the pub. Stephen returns to work full of the joys, but his mood soon changes when he hears a body has been found on Ed and Ronnie’s building site.

Masking his inner turmoil, Stephen makes out he’s got a migraine. Back at the pub Stephen presses Ed for more details.

When Ed confirms that it was definitely a man’s body, Stephen’s heart sinks. A uniformed Craig calls at the pub and breaks the news to Jenny that the body is that of Leo’s. Jenny reels in shock, is the game up for Stephen? 

As Peter wonders what Ryan is going to do for money, he assures him that his fitness videos are really starting to pay off.

The ante upped, a nervous Ryan agrees to a call where he talks dirty to the guy who messaged him.

When Peter overhears, he tells Carla that it’s no wonder Ryan spends so much time in his room as he heard him having phone sex. Daisy listens, unnerved, before confronting Ryan to ask what’s going on. 

Dee-Dee breaks the news that the investor has pulled out of the building project.

Ronnie reckons they should cut their losses, but Ed’s adamant it’s too late to pull out. Alone, Ed watches the horse racing, adrenaline pumping. 

Relations are strained between Todd and George as it quickly becomes clear Lee is not cut out for the job but neither wants to admit it.

Paul goes over Shelly’s funeral arrangements with George and explains he’s written some words about her that he’d like placed with her body. 

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Confusion and misunderstandings abound in upcoming Coronation Street episodes when Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott)’s online activities start to raise suspicion.

Ryan has been struggling with his body image since the horrific acid attack that left his face permanently scarred. In an effort to take back control he started to post images of himself online and has been taking steroids to try and change his physical appearance.

He’s created an account on O-Vidz, which is similar to OnlyFans, where people subscribe to see content which can often be explicit or intimate in nature.

Ryan Prescott told us how the type of content that Ryan is posting quickly changes.

‘You have to go above and beyond these typical fitness shots and start with more sexual images, incentive pictures and the more people that come into that world hooked by those pictures the more broader your audience becomes, and with the broadening of your audience, they ask for different things,’ he said.

‘Within one week of posting incentive pictures, he was having a one on one live session. There’s probably a week in between sending pictures and him doing a one on one live, interactive session. He is very quickly swallowed up by it and as the money starts coming in he is hooked.’

In episodes to be aired soon Ryan starts a new job in the Underworld packing department, but it’s not long before he gets an O-Vidz message asking for a personal video. He quickly nips to the loo and sends some nude pictures, but when the customer says they want a live video and will pay £500, Ryan can’t resist the money.

He agrees to take a call from the client who wants him to talk dirty. This is overheard by Peter (Chris Gascoyne), who assumes Ryan is having phone sex and makes a comment to Carla (Alison King) about it.

Daisy (Charlotte Jordan) listens to Peter and Carla’s conversation and she’s unnerved by what she hears, worrying about what Ryan is getting himself into.

She confronts him about what’s going on. Will her tell her the truth?

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Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) is set to find a new supporter in his cancer fight, and EastEnders viewers may be surprised to learn that it won’t be Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace).

In recent scenes, Kat learned the truth about Alfie’s prostate cancer scare and rushed to the hospital to be with him as he got his results.

After seeing how upset she was, Alfie told Kat that he had got the all-clear, something which would prove to have been a lie in upcoming episodes.

Having learned about Phil Mitchell’s (Steve McFadden) passionate moment with Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit) ahead of his wedding to Kat, Alfie heads to Peggy’s to have it out with him.

Once the pair are alone, Alfie throws a punch, and as they battle it out, it soon becomes clear that Phil’s infidelity isn’t the only thing Alfie is struggling with.

Soon, Alfie reveals that he had lied about the results, and emotionally tells Phil that he does have prostate cancer.

Phil is stunned as Alfie explains that he has to have a prostatectomy, leaving Phil and Alfie to head their separate ways alone, with Phil off to the registry office and Alfie getting a cab to the hospital.

However, Alfie won’t be alone for long, as soon he will get support from best friend Linda Carter (Kellie Bright).

When Linda learns from Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths) that Alfie had gone to the hospital, she puts two and two together and heads over to be there for him.

What will Alfie make of Linda’s support in this difficult time?

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Speculation has been rife over exactly why Gail (Rachael Gill-Davis) arrived in the Emmerdale village.

While she was revealed as a previous love interest of Ryan (James Moore), with who she quickly resumed their relationship, something has felt a bit fishy.

She has so far proven a terrible kitchen assistant to Marlon (Mark Charnock), who’s hit breaking point more than once at her ineptitude, and her generally odd behaviour has raised a few eyebrows.

Is there a big fat secret behind it all? You bet there is.

The first clue was when she grew uncharacteristically snappy at Chas (Lucy Pargeter) and Ryan (James Moore), which turned out to be a particularly painful date for her. But it wasn’t revealed what that day was.

Until that point, the pair had been joying their romance, nipping off for cocktails in the middle of her shift.

But a bombshell could be set to destroy all that. After overcoming what had set her off, the couple are quickly back on track. They head off out to enjoy another romantic meal together and things are going swimmingly until Gail gets a call. She gets cagey – which is red flag number one – and as soon as she gets the opportunity, she ducks away from Ryan to take it.

The mysterious call leads her to meeting a desperate woman named Sophie in an allotment – it’s sounding shadier by the minute.

Sophie comes bearing terrible news – she reveals to Gail something bad about someone named Oscar, and whatever this news means it leaves Gail shaken to the core.

But whoever Oscar is, Gail does not want Ryan to know about him, which rings yet another massive alarm bell. What, or who, is Gail hiding?

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Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) may need to watch his back in EastEnders, as fiancé Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) has revealed her temptation to follow in his former lovers’ footsteps and shoot him.

The pair had a bust up in a recent episode when Kat learnt that Phil had hidden Alfie Moon’s (Shane Richie) cancer scare from her.

Their tryst ended with Phil sleeping on the sofa after Kat admitted that she wasn’t sure she wanted to marry him after all.

When Phil came to make amends the next day, Kat revealed that she knew he’d kept it from her in fear that it would send her running back into Alfie’s arms.

She assured him that that wouldn’t happen, as she wasn’t like his exes.

She was quick to make a dig at Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) and Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), who had both bedded Phil’s brother Grant, before revealing that she was tempted to pull a gun on him like two of his other exes already had.

The first scorned lover to shoot Phil was Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin) after he mistreated her in their relationship, in the iconic ‘Who shot Phil?’ whodunit storyline.

Viewers didn’t know Lisa was responsible until a dramatic episode which saw Phil confront her and reveal that he knew what she had done.

Many years later, Phil was shot once again, this time by ex-partner Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) on his wedding day to Sharon.

Shirley shot Phil in the chest and made a run for it, having been upset over his decision to marry Sharon despite having an affair with her.

Kat and Phil failed to put their differences aside after their confrontation, with Phil ultimately cheating on Kat with Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit).

Could Kat be set to discover his betrayal and go through with her plan to shoot him?

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Lily Slater (Lillia Turner) has been struggling with motherhood ever since giving birth to daughter Charli at just 13-years-old in EastEnders.

The teen mum is desperate to prove that she can be a good parent, however, one mistake has left mum Stacey (Lacey Turner) taking more control than ever.

In recent scenes, Lily grew increasingly frustrated over her mother’s interference as they prepared for a visit from social worker Naz.

During the visit, Stacey continually answered for Lily whenever she was asked a question, leaving the new mum frustrated.

Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) had clearly picked up on the tension, as she soon laid into Stacey after Naz had left.

Jean pointed out that Lily needed to be able to ‘find her feet and speak for herself’, to which Stacey asked if she wanted Naz to find out about the incident the previous day.

Lily and Ricky (Frankie Day) had taken Charli out for the afternoon, but were caught trying to feed her crisps by Jack Branning (Scott Maslen).

Jean explained that it had been a mistake, and that everyone was allowed to make them, as Naz had said herself.

However, Stacey was quick to point out that they weren’t like normal families and they had no room to make mistakes, seeing as Lily was a 13-year-old mum and Stacey was an ex-criminal with a stalker.

Stacey was quick to point out that they didn’t have the luxury of making mistakes, much to Lily’s upset.

Lily soon pointed out that she wouldn’t have said anything to Naz about the previous day, and insisted that she had learnt her lesson.

She revealed that she just wanted Stacey to help her feel like she could do things instead of doing them for her, and was trying her best to learn how to be a good mum.

Will Stacey take Lily’s words on bored and back off a bit?

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EastEnders star Brian Conley has set the record straight, hitting back at claims of backstage tension amid his exit from the soap.

The acclaimed actor and comedian is set to depart the soap later this year, with reports suggesting that the abruptness of the decision is causing upset with show bosses.

Additionally, Rocky’s goodbye was linked to the upcoming murder at Christmas, partially told through a flash-forward episode earlier this year.

With fans eager to know the truth, and storylines intricately being webbed together in the build-up, it was said that Brian’s departure may throw a spanner in the works.

An EastEnders spokesperson told Metro.co.uk at the time: ‘There are many rumours and theories circulating about whose body is under the Christmas tree but, to not spoil the drama for the audience, we will not be commenting on any speculation.’

Now, Brian himself has poured cold water on the suggestion of backstage drama, releasing a statement in a video.

‘Hello lovely people its me Brian Conley aka Rocky, sending out this message especially to all the EastEnders fans,’ he said.

‘Now you may have heard reports that I am leaving EastEnders, and it was a tough decision but it is true – I am going, and I made the decision for many reasons.

‘It is tough because there’s such a wonderful crowd in front of the camera and behind, and I loved my three years there. As to truths in the reports, there are parts saying I clashed with TV bosses and the crews, I didn’t clash with anyone or go on a rant.

He added wryly: ‘They will probably report on this now, saying I have had a ranting about ranting – but I am not ranting.

‘I have gone with their blessings at the Beeb and I am excited for the future and where it’s going to go.

‘I’m also excited about Rocky’s exit as I know it’s good! Sending much love, all EastEnders fans, enough said.’

An EastEnders spokesperson added: ‘We can confirm that Brian Conley will be leaving EastEnders.

‘There is absolutely no truth in any claims of a feud with bosses and the show fully support Brian in his decision to leave which was made some time ago.

‘We wish him the best of luck for the future as we continue to work towards his exit storyline which has been in the works for some time.’

Rocky has been central to a number of major storylines since arriving on the Square.

Often portrayed as a cheeky-chappie comedy character, he was first introduced as a con-man, working with Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero) to fleece Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy).

He would later strike up a romance with Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), but it was later revealed that he was, in fact, already married.

Now, he is contending with the return of Kathy’s son Ian (Adam Woodyatt).

Kathy is a member ‘The Six’ – that is, one of the potential killers of the mystery body on the floor this Christmas.

How Rocky becomes linked to this remains to be seen…

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Rosie Bentham is best known for playing man-eater Gabby Thomas in Emmerdale, but away from the soap she couldn’t be more different.

Her on-screen character has had a lot to deal with lately, being jilted on the morning of her wedding by fiancé Nicky Milligan (Lewis Cope), who revealed that he couldn’t marry her because he’s gay.

It turned out that Nicky was only in a relationship with her as part of Caleb’s (William Ash) plan to destroy Kim Tate (Claire King), and she’s been left with a broken heart, swearing she’ll get revenge.

Gabby’s also blackmailed Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle), having got drunk and tried to kiss him after accidentally landing a punch on him that was meant for Nicky – and Dawn (Olivia Bromley) was barely speaking to her after finding out the truth.

So away from the drama of Emmerdale, who is Rosie dating and what’s her life like?

Let’s find out.

Who is Rosie Bentham dating?

Rosie, 22, is currently thought to be dating a mystery man who she describes as ‘a normal guy.’

She has yet to share any photos or details of the mystery man – she has recently shared pictures of herself on holiday in Kos, Greece – but Rosie told The Sun: ‘I would say that I’m getting to know someone at the moment but I’m very private when it comes to my love life.

“I’m only 22 and things can go wrong pretty quickly at my age, so we’re just taking things slowly. We’re all finding our way.

“It’s very important to keep your barriers up when meeting people because you never know what their true intentions are.’

She added: ‘I’ve always been quite cautious when it comes to love and have never dated anyone in the public eye.

‘The guy I’m getting to know is just a normal guy.’

Rosie also said that she finds it funny when people assume she’s like Gabby in real life, as they’re so unalike.

‘She’s out there and up for anything, whereas I’m not like that at all. I’m always very well behaved on a night out.’

She recently visited Croatia with Emmerdale co-star Daisy Campbell, who plays Amelia Spencer, having also visited Paris and Ibiza together this year. But the Ibiza trip didn’t go according to plan as the pair were robbed.

Updating fans on her Instagram page, Daisy wrote: ‘Sorry me and Rosie have been a bit MIA. It would be us to get the whole of our bags stolen on the second night, with zero phones for most of the hol.

‘But we lived in the moment and then eventually got new phones.’

Who was Rosie Bentham’s dad?

Tragically, Rosie’s dad John died suddenly two years ago, a week before her 18th birthday.

It was such a huge shock,’ she told The Daily Mirror on Father’s Day.

‘I was on a weekend away, and when I got told, I just couldn’t believe it because he hadn’t been ill beforehand.

‘I got angry because I couldn’t understand why and how it had happened. I can remember saying: “No, no, no”.’

Her father was the chaplain of the University of Nottingham.

‘Grief comes in different stages. First, I was shocked, then anger, and then I found myself trying to remember when I’d last seen him and what I’d said.’

‘It’s why now when I phone my mum up, I always say ‘I love you’ at the end of our call.’

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Soapstar couple Amy Walsh and Toby-Alexander Smith have tied the knot after three years together.

Amy has played Tracy Metcalfe in Emmerdale since 2014, whilst Toby played Gray Atkins in EastEnders until last year.

The couple wed in secret, in a rustic villa in Montenegro, surrounded by friends family (including Amy’s Girls Aloud sister Kimberley Walsh), and of course their soap colleagues.

But when did the couple meet? When did they get engaged? And do they have any children together?

Let’s take a look inside Amy and Toby’s relationship.

When did Amy and Toby-Alexander meet?

Amy and Toby’s romance began after a chance meeting in the audience of Strictly Come Dancing in 2019.

Both actors were in the front row, Amy supporting Emmerdale castmate Kelvin Fletcher, and Toby supporting co-star Emma Barton.

The couple have discussed how ‘fate’ brought them together, as Kelvin wasn’t originally supposed to be in the line up, but replaced Made In Chelsea’s Jamie Laing after he broke his ankle.

During the show, the couple got talking and agreed to go on a date.

Amy said: ‘After the show, someone sent me a screenshot of us in the audience and I sent it to my best friend and joked, ‘Me and my future husband,’ just thinking it was going to be a date. But after our first date I was like, ‘This is it!”

A few months after the couple met, the country went into lockdown due to the Covid pandemic, forcing Amy and Toby to long distance.

However, their connection was obviously strong as Toby quickly made the decision to move in with Amy, so that they could spend lockdown together.

Do Amy and Toby-Alexander have any children?

In 2021, Amy became pregnant with her and Toby’s first child.

Speaking to OK! about the pregnancy, she said at the time: ‘It feels as though the way everything happened was meant to be.

‘I thought I might struggle with fertility, so for pregnancy to happen quite easily and when I wanted – I was gobsmacked. We feel incredibly lucky…’

Their daughter Bonnie, was born in December 2021, and is now one year old.

Sharing the news of Bonnie’s birth on Instagram, Amy said: ‘Well…it’s been a busy week! Hope you all had a good one. HAPPY NEW YEAR from the three of us.’

However, Amy has also opened up about how ‘tough’ her birth was.

She told Loose Women: ‘Yeah, it was tough. It wasn’t easy at all. I kind of prepared myself for the worst but it was worse than the worst.

‘I had to be induced for various reasons and risk of infection which obviously just catapults you, doesn’t it? The contractions were going fast but I wasn’t dilating.’

When did Amy and Toby get engaged?

Toby and Amy announced their engagement on Instagram in August 2022.

Toby posted a snap of the pair in Ibiza – where he popped the question -with the caption ‘so this happened’.

Amy can be seen beaming in the picture, showing off her gorgeous engagement ring.

The Emmerdale star also posted snaps from the holiday with the capition ‘before, during, after’, with the last snap in the carousel showing her sporting her new ring.

When did Amy Walsh get married?

Amy and Toby got married in a gorgeous outdoor ceremony in Talici Hill Rustic Villa in Montenegro in late August 2023.

Soap stars in attendance included Emmerdale’s Natalie Ann Jamieson, Olivia Bromley, and Louisa Clein.

Speaking to OK! about her wedding, Amy said: ‘It was honestly the most perfect day. It surpassed all my expectations and more. I felt so surprisingly present on the day and loved every second. Now I’m just in pure bliss.’

Amy was walked down the aisle by her terminally ill father, who she said ‘knows he only has a certain amount of time left, so it was important for him to be there.’

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EastEnders star Aaron Sidwell appears to have confirmed that he’s married fiancée Tricia Turner, after sharing a heartfelt post in which he refers to her as his ‘wife’.

The actor, who portrayed Steven Beale in the BBC One soap, heaped praise on theatre icon Tricia in a post on X, formerly Twitter, after she stepped in to replace the lead star on the West End production of Lord Of The Rings.

Sharing a lovely picture of them together, Aaron wrote: ‘My brilliant wife! Seen the show once, not listened to the score until yesterday afternoon. 

‘4 hours rehearsal and smashes it out the park. Superstar @TriciaAT @WatermillTh.’

Metro.co.uk has reached out to Aaron’s reps for comment.

The news comes after Aaron and Tricia reportedly went their separate ways during lockdown.

The couple got engaged in 2019, with Aaron sharing the happy news on his social media pages with a picture of he and Tricia kissing in Carnaby Street.

‘Here’s to the future Mrs Sidwell,’ he wrote at the time, finishing out the tweet with: ‘#SheSaidYes.’

Aaron is best known to viewers for his portrayal of Steven Beale, son of Cindy Williams (Michelle Collins) and Simon Wicks (Nick Berry), in EastEnders.

He played the character for two stints in the long-running serial, originally appearing between 2007 and 2008, before reprised the role once more in 2016.

Steven met a shocking end in 2017 following a fire in Beales’ restaurant, now known as Walford East.

The character has been the subject of much discussion as of late, with his mum Cindy having staged a shocking comeback from the dead.

Cindy, who has been living in witness protection for years, broke down upon returning to Walford, knowing she’ll never get the chance to make things right with Steven and Lucy (Hetti Bywater), who was also killed.

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EastEnders fans were rocked by the news of Brian Conley’s sudden exit from the BBC soap, with many wondering what this could mean for the upcoming Christmas murder story that has been building up since February.

Brian’s character Rocky Cotton has strong links to the storyline already, given that he has recently married Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), who is one of The Six.

During their fateful wedding day, Rocky learnt that he wasn’t actually divorced from previous wife Jo (Vicki Michelle), but decided to go through with saying his vows anyway.

When Kathy later discovered the truth, she was devastated, and left in financial ruin when Jo demanded £50,000 to keep quiet.

This is not the first time Rocky has let Kathy down, leading many fans to wonder if he may be the one to find himself dead on the floor at Christmas, with Kathy having delivered the fatal blow.

However, with Brian’s sudden departure allegedly having impacted plans for the Christmas murder, what does this mean for the storyline, and how will Rocky end up leaving?

What does Rocky’s exit mean for the Christmas murder story?

With six women at the helm of the dastardly Christmas day murder, the body on the floor could literally belong to anyone.

Between them, The Six are connected to almost everybody on the Square, and more than a handful of people have upset them over the past year.

As it stands, the only clue we have to the murder victim’s identity is a pair of cufflinks, which are currently in the possession of Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), making him the most likely suspect at this stage.

However, we’ve seen many a whodunit in our time, and we know that that is more than certainly going to change as we draw closer to Christmas Day.

Over the months, we have been tracking the clues dropped by EastEnders, and at this point there are enough to make any number of endings plausible.

If the show had planned to kill Rocky off in this big whodunit, they have laid enough groundwork up to this point for any number of other characters to be a plausible victim, meaning that any changes should be totally unnoticeable to fans.

The main impact will undoubtedly come in Kathy’s thread of the storyline, given that up until this point, the main man to have wronged her has been Rocky.

With The Six having already cheersed to the men in their lives ‘getting what they deserve’, Rocky’s exit may have taken Kathy’s potential victim out of the running.

However, with Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) back in Walford and already rocking the boat, she may have a new enemy as Christmas approaches.

Could we still be set to see #KillerKathy trending on Christmas day? Could she seek revenge on someone else for driving her husband out of Walford, or even murdering him?

With that in mind, let’s consider how Rocky may be set to leave Walford.

The past comes back to haunt him

We all know that Rocky is no angel, and his first storyline saw him committing fraud and being an all-round not very nice guy.

However, he seems to have turned over a new leaf in recent months, despite a few poorly judged decisions, and left his life of crime behind.

But that doesn’t mean that he couldn’t go back, and end up being thrown in prison for some crime or another.

Just after their wedding, Kathy and Rocky paid Jo to keep quiet about his bigamy, though she was quick to demand more money.

Though they were able to frighten her off, Jo’s final scene showed her taking a mysterious phone call, telling the person on the other end that there was ‘plenty more for the taking’.

Could Jo come crawling back out of the woodwork for more money? And when broke Rocky and Kathy refuse, will she go to the police about their sham marriage, leaving Rocky facing prison for bigamy?

Jo Cotton’s sidekick

With Rocky having joined the show as a conman, it wouldn’t be out of the realms of possibility for it to be revealed that his whole relationship with Kathy was just one massive con.

We know that Kathy has had bad experiences with men in the past, with all of her husbands having treated her badly in one way or another. This has left her vulnerable, and potentially the ideal target for a romance scam.

Could Rocky have seen a successful businesswoman, still vulnerable after her past relationships, and taken advantage of that by wooing her in order to get his hands on her savings and businesses?

Could he have secretly been in cahoots with Jo this whole time, and be set to run off into the sunset with her and Kathy’s money?

The café fire – Insurance scam

Fans of the show will know that there is a big stunt coming up this Autumn, with the café set to catch fire and leave lives in jeopardy.

But will it catch fire or be set on fire?

Following Jo’s blackmail, Kathy and Rocky have been left with absolutely no money, after using all of Kathy’s savings to pay her off.

Their plan to sell the chippy in order to earn some money back was scuppered by the arrival of Ian, who decided to reclaim his property and take it off the market.

With that in mind, could Rocky come up with an elaborate plan to earn some quick cash by setting fire to the café as part of an insurance scam?

We’ve seen the likes of Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) pull similar stunts in the past, with his actions ending in horror for Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), who was trapped inside their burning home.

Could the same thing happen to Rocky and Kathy, and Rocky’s guilt over the situation lead him to confess to starting the fire and being carted off to prison?

Or could someone catch him in the act, leaving him to face the long arm of the law?

The café fire – Rocky’s tragic death

Even if Rocky doesn’t start the fire, it is likely that he will still be heavily involved in the action, given that his wife owns the business.

Could Rocky see the blaze and rush in to save Kathy, assuming that she is trapped inside, before succumbing to the flames himself?

Could Rocky already be inside the building when the fire starts, and fail to find a way out in time?

Or, could The Six actually be set to go on a full murder spree, with their first victim coming well before Christmas as they vow to set the café on fire together, deliberately killing Rocky in their bid to see the men in their lives ‘get what they deserve’?

Another exit

Of course, many characters over the years have left Albert Square either by taxi, tube or plane.

Perhaps Rocky will see the fire in the café and decide that he’s had enough of Walford’s drama and make a quiet, unassuming departure via public transport.

In this era of EastEnders, absolutely anything is possible.

Whatever the case, rumours that there is a backstage feud at the show due to the decision have been rubbished by both Brian and the soap.

He told fans: ‘Now you may have heard reports that I am leaving EastEnders, and it was a tough decision but it is true – I am going, and I made the decision for many reasons.

‘It is tough because there’s such a wonderful crowd in front of the camera and behind, and I loved my three years there. As to truths in the reports, there are parts saying I clashed with TV bosses and the crews, I didn’t clash with anyone or go on a rant.

He added wryly: ‘They will probably report on this now, saying I have had a ranting about ranting – but I am not ranting.

‘I have gone with their blessings at the Beeb and I am excited for the future and where it’s going to go.

‘I’m also excited about Rocky’s exit as I know it’s good! Sending much love, all EastEnders fans, enough said.’

An EastEnders spokesperson added: ‘We can confirm that Brian Conley will be leaving EastEnders.

‘There is absolutely no truth in any claims of a feud with bosses and the show fully support Brian in his decision to leave which was made some time ago.

‘We wish him the best of luck for the future as we continue to work towards his exit storyline which has been in the works for some time.’

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