Coronation Street has actually been hit with Ofcom complaints following a romantic scene with Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) and Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank).

Paul was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in emotional scenes earlier this year.

He originally thought he had injured his hand after being hit by the Underworld van, but soon learnt that his loss of movement was due to MND.

Since then, his condition has progressed, and he now relies on a wheelchair to get around. Things are only set to progress further for Paul, who will eventually lose the ability to speak.

In an episode that aired on Wednesday November 15, Paul and Billy visited a speech and language therapist, who explained how they could use equipment to replicate Paul’s voice.

Back at home, Billy suggested that they tried recording some things like the specialist had said, but Paul interrupted him with a kiss, saying that he was too busy ‘living life to the full’.

After a romantic afternoon on the couch, Billy and Paul read through the book they had been given, before reflecting on the reignited passion of their sex lives.

As Billy told Paul that he loved him, Paul pulled out his phone to record himself playing it back, so that he’d always be able to let Billy know that he loved him, even when he can no longer speak.

However, the episode has been hit with 52 complaints.

While some praised the intimate moment, others were thankful Billy’s guardian Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) was elsewhere.

One person wrote on Twitter, aka X: ‘Thank Christ Summer didn’t go straight home lmao.’

Another added: ‘Not being Homophobic, but Summer has to sit on that.’ [sic]

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Ever since Chris Clenshaw took over the role as EastEnders boss, fans have loved seeing the development of the BBC One soap and how introducing new characters – and bringing old ones back – impacts the current Walford community.

Of course, one of the biggest returns in recent years has been that of Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins). The EastEnders audience were left in shock earlier this year when it was confirmed Cindy was actually alive and now, she is living in Albert Square trying to fit back into London life.

An episode set in France allowed us to discover that Cindy was living under cover as Rose Knight shortly after her arrest 20 years ago.

The instalment also confirmed Cindy was in a relationship with Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and living with their son Peter (Thomas Law).

When Cindy returned to her old home she was met with the Knight family. While living as Rose, Cindy married George (Colin Salmon) and gave birth to Gina (Francesca Henry) and Anna (Molly Rainford), but was told to leave the family for protection purposes after she travelled from Marbella to Walford following Lucy Beale’s murder.

Elsewhere, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was left horrified a few weeks ago when Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) headed back to the Queen Vic pub.

Last seen in 2016, Dean is now working alongside Cindy and Ian for their new pie and mash business, and living in Walford because he needs to be close to daughter Jade, who is unwell and in hospital.

EastEnders has been on our screens for over 35 years and while it’s important for the soap to be modern and current, the return of old characters not only excites fans but certainly brings an element of nostalgia to the show.

Chris Clenshaw has been reflecting on his time as the boss of EastEnders so far and when asked about bringing more characters back, there was one name at the top of his wish list.

‘Grant Mitchell, for more brotherly drama with Phil!’, he said during a chat with TV Times.

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Grant was last seen in 2016, when he reunited with his family for Peggy Mitchell’s (Barbara Windsor) funeral.

Way back in January, Ross Kemp was once again asked about reprising the role.

‘I don’t think you can ever say never, you know?,’ he told The One Show hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas, who posed the question from a fan on social media.

‘I loved the part, I did it for 10 years.

‘I must have liked it because I stayed there for 10 years. But, you know, look, it was great fun, I loved the cast, it was a great job. [I’m] doing lots of different things right now, but never say never!’

We’ve got everything crossed!

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Coronation Street spoilers for next week follow, with a picture gallery above teasing all the shocks and twists to come on the cobbles.

Joseph is unwell and, on Bernie Winter’s (Jane Hazlegrove) advice, Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell) makes him a lavender tea in the hopes it will perk him up.

Joseph, however, passes out, with Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) later calling the ambulance. Chesney blames himself, wishing that he’d listened to Gemma, who previously voiced her concerns.

The doctor subsequently reveals that Joseph has been poisoned, leaving everyone reeling in shock.

Later in the week, a child protection officer shows up, wanting to interview Gemma. With everyone out of the house, Caitlin questions a horrified Gemma and suggests that she may have poisoned Joseph on purpose.

Will Gemma be able to prove otherwise?

Elsewhere on the Street, Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) is shocked when Sarge arrives for the holidays earlier than expected. Ronnie (Vinta Morgan), meanwhile, suggests a big family meal out, insisting that he and Ed will pick up the bill.

Having taken out a payday loan, Ed scans the racing pages and later watches the racing on his phone while Sarge makes digs.

Dee-Dee (Channique Sterling-Brown) quietly explains to Joel that Sarge thinks they lost their house because of a bad business decision, not Ed’s gambling.

Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher), meanwhile, assures Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) that she’s looking forward to lunch with Isla and her senior colleague, Miles, as it’s time they got to know each other’s friends

Nina arrives at Speed Daal in time to hear Asha bigging up her to Miles and Isla and explaining that she’s a budding fashion designer.

How will Nina react?

Coronation Street airs these scenes between Monday November 27 and Friday December 1 at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX. 

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Neighbours spoilers follow for Thursday’s (November 23) episode that is now available to stream on Amazon Freevee.

Reece Sinclair (Mischa Barton) made a huge decision in the wake of finding out that sister Krista (Majella Davis) is alive and well, resolving to return home to the US.

The businesswoman had received the upsetting news that her father Conrad, who is an investor in Lassiters, had suffered a stroke and therefore she decided it was necessary to head home and take the reins.

The news came as a shock to Byron Stone (Xavier Molyneux), who has fallen head over heels in love with Reece, with the two having become quite serious in recent months.

Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis), meanwhile, was left grinning with glee, delighted to have Reece, who he long suspected was a spy sent by his father, out of his hair.

The two foes shared a frosty exchange, with Reece telling Paul that she hopes he goes to jail for his role in the whole Krista scandal.

After packing up her belongings and taking one final look around the complex, Reece had Chloe Brennan (April Rose Pengilly) order her a cab, before sharing a heartfelt goodbye with her beloved Byron.

No, you’re crying.

This brings to an end Mischa Barton’s stint on Neighbours, with The OC star having featured regularly since the popular soap returned to screens courtesy of Amazon Freevee.

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Ahead of the show’s return, Mischa addressed the possibility of her reprising her role one day.

‘It’s very open-ended at this point, so anything is possible!’, she said at a press event in which Metro.co.uk was in attendance.

We hope to see Reece back in Ramsay Street in the future!

Neighbours streams Mondays to Thursdays on Amazon Freevee with new episodes available from at 7am. 

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Charley Webb and Matthew Wolfenden have announced their split after five years of marriage.

The pair who met on the set of Emmerdale originally began dating in 2007, and have three children, Buster, 12, Bowie, six, and Ace, three.

They shared a joint statement on Instagram to confirm the separation, which presented a united front.

‘It is with love and respect that Matthew and I have decided to separate. We remain friends and our priority is the love for our children. For their sake, we would appreciate privacy at this time,’ Charley’s post read.

While Matthew, 43, posted an almost-identical paragraph but swapped his own name for 35-year-old Charley’s name.

Their social media activity first sparked fans’ suspicions that they had perhaps called it a day.

Matthew – who recently left Emmerdale after 18 years in the role of David Metcalfe – unfollowed his wife on Instagram, before re-following, according to The Sun. He has not commented on any of her recent pictures or posted about her in over a year, and Charley’s grid has also been Matthew-free.

A source told the publication: ‘Charley and Matthew were in very different places in their lives when they first got together.

‘Three kids later and with new careers in the mix, everything has changed and perhaps they are no longer the unit they once were.’

Last week, Charley admitted to ignoring life. In her Instagram Story, the former Debbie Dingle actress posted a cryptic message which read: ‘Ignoring life and all the jobs I need to do. Also, I want more piercings.’

Matthew proposed on Christmas day in 2009, and after a brief split in 2013, the couple eventually tied the knot on February 10, 2018, although the wedding came as a surprise to their guests.

They were joined by 100 guests at Ripley Castle near Harrogate who thought they were attending Charley’s 30th birthday – when in fact they were getting married.

‘I’m not a big one for marriage, to be honest. It’s not that important to me,’ Charley told This Morning in 2019.

‘But this just felt a good way to do it, because it took the pressure off of everybody asking me a million questions – “What’s your dress like? Who’s going to be your bridesmaid?” – and I didn’t want any of that.

‘The attention is also too much. It just felt like a lot of attention.’

Both actors have left their roles on Emmerdale in recent years. Now, Matthew is playing Buddy the Elf in the newest revival of the musical, based on the 2003 film starring Will Ferrell.

Meanwhile, post-Emmerdale Charley bagged herself a role in ITV police series The Long Shadow which dramatises the five-year manhunt for the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, commonly known as the Yorkshire Ripper. 

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Dramatic secrets are coming to light in EastEnders next week, with Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) finally discovering that his wife Suki (Balvinder Sopal) is in love with Eve Unwin (Heather Peace).

As they make a pledge to get away from Walford, the net closes in on them and evil Nish plots his revenge to tear them apart.

With lapdog Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) by his side, Nish’s dark plot takes form.

Meanwhile, Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) is battling with her own guilt, having covered for Freddie (Bobby Brazier) over Theo’s attack.

Soon, she finds herself opening up to Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) – maybe not the best choice, given he is a policeman…

Monday November 27 

Suki is panicked when Priya reveals she knows the truth, and offers to pay her £2000 for her silence which Priya counters to £3000.

Suki accepts after Priya threatens to grass Vinny up to Nish and later hands over stolen money from the call centre but they are both unaware that Nish is secretly watching the exchange.

Stacey is still reeling at Theo’s attempts to make contact on the day of his plea hearing, asking to meet. Stacey is reluctant, but after Lily opens up about her worries for her mum to Ricky, Stacey decides to go.

At the meet, Stacey tries to manipulate Theo into pleading guilty by promising to restart their ‘relationship’ once he’s served his time but Stacey starts to worry if she’s made the situation worse as Theo reacts badly to her suggestion.  

Mitch organises a surprise birthday party for Karen in The Vic, but he soon becomes suspicious of her cash flow when she agrees to pay for a large drinks tab.

Mitch continues to try and repair the relationship between Karen and Keanu and  the pair edge closer to a reconciliation following a heart-to-heart.

Karen and Keanu are stunned to see Malcolm appear at the party and Albie taking a shine to him… 

Tuesday November 28  

Nish intercepts Suki’s cash exchange with Priya and questions her motive. Priya lies and inists Suki took the money so that she and Avani could find their own flat after her and Nish’s kiss but he refuses to let Suki hand over the money. 

Suki scrambles to find the funds and gives Priya £200 from the Minute Mart till but she demands the full amount or she’ll blab.

Vinny closes up at The Minute Mart and informs Nish that the tills are £200 short. Nish investigates the CCTV but is horrified to discover footage of Suki and Eve kissing… 

Jean tries to discourage Stacey from attending Theo’s plea hearing, but Stacey is certain that she wants to be there. Martin and Jack support Stacey as she anxiously waits for Theo to give evidence.

Karen and Keanu panic when Malcolm arrives at the party, fearing his involovment in Albie’s kidnapping will come to light.

After an innocent chat with Sharon, Malcom is disgusted to learn about his involvement in Karen and Keanu’s staged kidnapping.

Wednesday November 29

Nish smashes up The Minute Mart in a fit of rage and heads to No.41 before he’s stopped by Ravi who takes him to Walford East to clean up.

Nish reveals all to Ravi and heads back home determined to find out the truth.

Jack comforts a drunken Stacey after she tearfully confesses her fears about Theo. Jack takes Stacey back to No.27 to sober up where Sam, who is temporarily living there, tells Jack about her dislike of the Slaters.

Once alone, Jack is shocked when Stacey admits that she planted the wrench on Theo to cover up Freddie’s actions and make it look like Theo tried to attack her.  

Keanu heads to No. 29B and demands Karen hand over the ransom money but she refuses before the pair are interrupted by Mitch.

Keanu makes a quick exit, but Mitch demands the truth as Karen tearfully reveals all.

Mitch is disgusted to learn about Karen’s involvement in Albie’s kidnapping and insists they must give the money back .

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Thursday November 30

Jack tells Stacey that due to his position, he must inform the authorities of Stacey’s confession.

Stacey details her actions and pleads with Jack to keep quiet, which he reluctantly accepts. The pair have a heart-to-heart about the past as Stacey is touched by his support.

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Passions are flaring in Emmerdale next week, but there is a crisis for another couple as a child remains missing.

Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb) remains frantic over the disappearance of Chloe Harris (Jessie Elland) with their baby son Reuben.

As he gets more and more agitated, his search for answers leads to a showdown – but Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) remains sure they can have Reuben home.

Meanwhile, Caleb Miligan (William Ash) can’t help himself when it comes to his illicit affair with Tracy Shankley (Amy Walsh).

The pair continue to take risks – and it looks like it is about to come back to bite them…

Monday November 27

It’s David’s birthday but the day is awkward for Victoria and Jacob as speculation is high regarding who Jacob’s new girlfriend is.

Gabby is the prime suspect but David worries that the subject is taboo because of Leanna, leaving Jacob feeling even worse.  

Despite the gossip Jacob and Victoria can’t resist the opportunity to use the empty house for a bit of fun. They have to scramble when David unexpectedly arrives home.

Seeing straight through Jacob’s excuses, and intending to greet the ‘mystery’ partner, David is shocked when Jacob tells him he was right – it’s Gabby. Upstairs Victoria listens in, cringing.

After David leaves, Jacob reassures her Gabby will go along with his lies but Victoria’s panicking because she’s lost a bracelet David gave her.

Meanwhile in the pub David teases oblivious Gabby and she’s left baffled. Finding Victoria’s bracelet on the floor at Jacob entices her into a relieved kiss.

But, unbeknownst to them, dumbstruck David has seen them through the window. 

Mack returns home from another night of searching. Amy fears she’ll never hear from her sister again.

Desperate Mack confronts Amy and Matty again for news, who are shocked to see him so low.

Charity is resolute they will get his son back. 

Failing to connect with Laurel and the family, Suni is shocked when Amit decides it’s time for him to return to India. 

Gail is pushing Ryan to be more open with his feelings 

Tuesday November 28

There is still unfinished business between Caleb and Tracy.

Before long under the guise of a business transaction, Caleb admits his attraction to Tracy and they have a passionate kiss. 

The next day Suni attempts to convince Laurel to change her mind regarding her attitude to Amit whilst also to change his Dad’s mind about leaving.

Laurel tries to find out from Nicky why Amit punched him, neither aware Amit is watching suspiciously, worried his secret could get out.

Charity warns Mack they all want the same thing, and he should try to stay on Amy’s good side.  

Wednesday November 29

Tracy’s flustered when Caleb asks her to meet him back at his place after the pub.

Suni books a night out with Nicky, Gabby and Ethan for the next day.

But with Suni untrusting whether Nicky has kept the secret he dumps him, but is instantly regretful. 

A pep talk from desperately hopeful Charity reassures Mack that they will find Chloe and Reuben.

Thursday November 30

Tracy’s determined to put all thoughts of Caleb behind her and convinces Nate to take an afternoon off together.

At Cain’s birthday drinks, Tracy’s flushed to have Caleb sitting so close to her, and finds an excuse to head into the toilet corridor. Caleb follows her and the passion fizzes and they kiss.

Almost caught by Cain, they head back through to the Woolie Bar, Caleb uneasy to see Tracy go back to Nate.

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Later when Caleb leaves, Tracy follows.

Suni tries to distance himself from his father and soon their relationship seems broken.

Will Amit be able to make things up with his family before he goes? And can Suni and Nicky make up or will something go wrong on the night out at the bar? 

David makes a big decision. Emotional, he says his final goodbyes to his family before driving out of the village.

FridayDecember 1

Ethan is rocked by an invitation. 

Suni is not in a good place. 

Brenda encourages Pollard to speak to Manpreet. 

Tracy accepts a job offer.

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Viewers were taken aback when the mystery of who ‘murdered’ evil rapist Craig was answered – with Ice the horse unmasked as the culprit.

We’re still recovering from this somewhat bizarre turn of events, but Kim Tate (Claire King), who left Craig to die along with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), has been keen to put events behind her.

Good luck, though, cos this is a soap and the show’s boss Laura Shaw has confirmed to Metro.co.uk that the truth is about to explode.

But how will Lydia Dingle (Karen Blick) react when she learns what her boss and friend did?

‘Lydia is still struggling after her horrific ordeal at the hands of Craig and we’ll see that continue forward,’ Laura shared.

‘Lydia and Sam will find out what happened that night – that will all come out. How is Lydia going to cope with that news? How will Sam cope with that news?

‘It’s going to really test Lydia and Kim’s friendship which I know we all absolutely love. We’ll see in the new year if they can get their friendship back on track.

‘Similarly for Sam and Lydia – are they ever going to get through this? Hopefully the new year’s going to bring some new hope for them.’

They certainly deserve it!

While Cain also played a key part in Craig’s fate, he is very much occupied elsewhere across the coming months, leading to an almighty clash with a close relative.

Since Aaron (Danny Miller) returned, he has been bitter and angry with the world, picking conflict and causing chaos in his wake.

It will lead to an explosive showdown with Cain, which will send shockwaves through the Dingle family.

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‘Aaron and Cain are not getting on very well at all at the moment, I think it’s safe to say,’ smiled Laura.

‘We’ll see some tensions building there between those two, leading to a really brutal physical fight between Cain and Aaron in the new year.

‘Which one of those is going to come out on top? Who’s going to win the fight? We’ll have to wait and see if both of them come out still standing.’

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Someone’s going to be found dead on the floor of the Queen Vic this Christmas in EastEnders – and it could be abusive Nish Panesar, admits actor Navin Chowdhry, who plays him.

Ever since February’s shocking flash-forward showed a horrified Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) discovering the dead body on Christmas Day, fans have loved coming up with theories on who it might be.

The sneak peak at the Christmas crime scene saw Linda, Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) – known by fans as The Six – standing over the mystery body.

And with controlling, violent Nish about to find out about wife Suki’s love affair with Eve Unwin (Heather Peace), could he be the victim?

‘It’s well documented how many people want Nish dead,’ says Navin.

Nish is set to find out the truth about Suki and Eve’s love affair when he sees them kissing on CCTV in the Minute Mart, which leaves him so angry that he smashes up the shop.

‘The heartbreaking, jealous rage will consume him on so many levels. He has this blind, disproportionate love for Suki that deludes him into thinking it will be reciprocated.

‘So hearing that she is involved with someone else is such a dagger to his heart.’

Could Nish’s violent reaction ultimately lead to his murder?

‘People have questioned whether he knew about Suki and Eve’s affair – but I think it’s clear he didn’t,’ says Navin.

‘He might have thought they were up to something business-related or doing something dodgy with money – but Nish is so paranoid, so jealous and possessive that the idea of Suki being with anyone else is beyond him.’

‘It’s a betrayal because it’s humiliating and degrading for him. The idea that his wife was able to hide that from him when he thought he was absolutely in control of her, her feelings and her actions, is the biggest blow.

‘His anger is off the scale – it might be the angriest we’ve seen him. We know what this man is capable of – he has killed because of jealousy before.

‘He is prepared to kill for the love of his life.’

Nish rocked up in Albert Square in 2022 after serving 20 years in prison for murdering a man who got too close to Suki.

Growing up, Navin learned about domestic violence through his mum, who ran a charity in the Bristol area for 25 years to help victims of it.

‘Unfortunately we live in a world where domestic violence happens and that should never be shied away from.

‘I’m now playing a character that my mum spent her life’s work saving people from. You need to create characters like Nish to show how hateful and destructive this behavour is.’

So will Nish be killed off at Christmas?

‘He’s been pretty much the number one suspect for a long time. All I can say is he will be featured on screen on Christmas Day to ruin your Christmas dinners.’

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Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths) sees Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) in a completely different light soon as he learns what really happened when Albie was kidnapped in EastEnders.

We know that Keanu (Danny Walters), Karen and her brother-in-law Malcolm were behind Albie going missing and currently, Sharon (Letitia Dean) has no idea of the truth.

Shortly after Karen picked Albie up and returned him to Sharon, Keanu admitted that he was still in love with his ex.

After reuniting with Sharon, Keanu faced Karen’s angry wrath, who said the truth behind Albie going missing wouldn’t stay secret forever.

Coming up, the chance of Sharon learning of Keanu’s lies increases once again.

In the pub, Mitch is busy organising a birthday party for Karen.

As the event gets underway, Mitch becomes suspicious of Karen’s cash flow when she agrees to pay for a large drinks tab.

While Mitch continues to try and repair the relationship between Karen and Keanu, the pair are stunned when Malcolm arrives at the party and Albie takes a shine to him.

After an innocent chat with Sharon, Malcolm is disgusted when he learns about his involvement in the staged kidnap.

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Back at the flat, Keanu demands that Karen hands over the ransom money but she outright refuses.

They are then interrupted by Mitch and once Keanu leaves, Karen tearfully reveals all.

Mitch is horrified to learn about Karen’s involvement in Albie’s kidnap and insists the money should be returned, but will Karen listen?

And will Mitch keep her secret?

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Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) and Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins)’s relationship has been a guilty secret in Emmerdale for some time now. Jacob first expressed feelings for Victoria when she almost killed him by giving him food that contained nuts, triggering his allergy.

Of course it was an accident, but a near-death experience made Jacob see things in a new light and it wasn’t long before Victoria realised that she felt the same about him. Initially they resisted their feelings for each other, but eventually gave in to their passion.

They’ve had to keep things secret, though, because they know it would break David (Matthew Wolfenden)’s heart if he found out as he still has feelings for Victoria himself.

Leyla (Roxy Shahidi) and others quickly worked out that Jacob had a new girlfriend, and have been trying to get him to talk about who she might be.

Speculation is high on that topic in an upcoming episode, leading to some uncomfortable moments for Jacob and Victoria as it’s also David’s birthday and they don’t want him getting close to the truth.

Everyone thinks the secret girlfriend is probably Gabby (Rosie Bentham) anyway, but David calls a halt to the speculation believing that Jacob is sensitive about having a new girlfriend out of respect for his former girlfriend Leanna Cavanagh (Mimi Slinger) – who died at the hands of Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu).

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Jacob and Victoria decide to go back to the empty house for a bit of alone time, but it’s not long before David unexpectedly comes back home, causing them to panic.

David knows that Jacob has got somebody in the house and announces that he’s going to greet Jacob’s mystery girlfriend. Panicking, Jacob tells his dad he was right – his mystery girlfriend is Gabby!

Jacob reassures Victoria after David has gone that Gabby will go along with the lie and will cover for him – and that’s soon put to the test when David finds Gabby in the Woolpack and can’t resist teasing her about her new romance with Jacob.

Will Gabby go along with it, as Jacob hopes, or could David discover that his former step-son has been lying to him?

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Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell) recently became worried about Joseph (William Flanagan) in Coronation Street, taking the boy to hospital when he complained of a headache because she was convinced that something was seriously wrong with him.

The opinion of the doctor at the hospital was that Joseph was basically fine and that Gemma was being over-anxious. The consultant had a word with Chesney (Sam Aston), telling him he needed to get Gemma to relax a little bit.

Of course this is hard for Gemma to do. Not only does she have Joseph and the quads to worry about, but underlying all her anxiety is the fact that her brother Paul (Peter Ash) is dying of motor neurone disease, having recently been told he only has between six months and a year to live.

Paul’s MND symptoms started with what seemed like a trivial pain and weakness in is hand. It’s no wonder that Gemma goes into panic mode when one of her children is feeling unwell.

In upcoming episodes the family are planning an early Christmas so Paul can enjoy himself with his family before Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove) is possibly sent to prison for handling stolen goods.

Again Joseph is complaining of feeling ill, but Gemma has learned her lesson and she doesn’t overreact but packs him off to school.

Unfortunately this time there really is something wrong and Chesney is called by the school to pick Joseph up. Arriving home, Chesney is angry that Gemma didn’t take Joseph’s concerns seriously.

It seems Gemma can’t do right for doing wrong and she storms out of the house, certain that she’s a bad mother.

With Joseph’s condition not improving, Bernie – who’s always interested in alternative therapies – tells Gemma that a nice cup of lavender tea will perk him right up. Gemma whips up the brew, but not long after drinking it Joseph passes out.

Chesney calls an ambulance and the boy is rushed to hospital. Chesney is beside himself thinking that Gemma was right all along and there’s something seriously wrong with Joseph.

The doctor who’s treating Joseph comes out to have a word and Chesney and Gemma are stunned when she tells them that Joseph has been poisoned.

That’s not the worst of it, though. As the early family ‘Christmas’ gets into full swing, Gemma is trying to enjoy herself with the quads, Paul, Billy (Daniel Brocklebank) and Bernie. She knows that Joseph is on the mend in hospital and Chesney is due to bring him home soon.

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But when they get back, they aren’t alone. There’s a child protection officer with them and she wants to interview Gemma.

As the party breaks up and everyone leaves, the child protection officer talks to Gemma, suggesting she may have poisoned Joseph on purpose.

How will Gemma handle the horrific accusation?

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Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) is desperate for a change in Coronation Street.

The beloved character feared he was going to prison after killing Stephen (Todd Boyce) back in October, but was told by DS Swain (Vicky Myers) that time behind bars wouldn’t be needed, as she believed Peter’s actions came from a place of wanting to protect Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews) and others.

While Peter was relieved, it’s left him feeling somewhat trapped.

Battling the temptation to turn to drink, life in Weatherfield for Peter currently serves as a constant reminder of killing a man and a mother saying goodbye to her son.

A few weeks ago, Peter was tempted to leave and told Carla (Alison King) about a job offer overseas.

While Peter’s eyes lit up over the prospect of sun, sea, and a new start, Carla was far too focused on Underworld, which is close to going under after Stephen left the business in a mess.

Carla told Peter that packing her bags in the space of a few days just wasn’t possible.

Not wanting to leave his partner, Peter decided to stay.

However, it became apparent tonight that Peter was somewhat regretting the decision.

Peacefully reading the paper in Victoria Garden, Peter was interrupted by Leanne (Jane Danson), who wanted him to help Simon (Alex Bain) with shifting a delivery from the restaurant kitchen.

Just before leaving, Peter glanced at a holiday competition in the paper.

The sun and blue sky made the ad look attractive for Peter, who was sat on a bench with a coat on in the cold weather.

We know that Peter’s exit will involve him and Carla reaching the conclusion that they both want different things from their life, but just where will he go?

‘They reach this enormous fork in the road where they love each other, but perhaps their happiness is no longer reliant on each other, which is to say maybe they start to wonder if they’d be happier in some other situation somewhere else basically’, Corrie boss Iain MacLeod said.

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‘It all builds up to this incredibly surprising Christmas episode, then there’s a huge two-hander between the two of them, more or less they are the only two cast in the episode.

‘It’s a greatest hits compilation – for those of you that have been big fans of Peter and Carla since the start – that picks over every single detail of who are they are, what they’ve been as a couple and what they want for their future and what happiness looks like for them – and it’s building towards an exit for Peter which is really brilliant and bittersweet and feels like Corrie at it’s very best.’

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Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan) really showed Liam Connor (Charlie Wrenshall) what he’s capable of in Wednesday’s (November 22) episode of Coronation Street.

Mason has been targetting Liam because of his reluctance to get involved in the school bully’s horrible and immature ideas. The dynamic for this storyline was established a few weeks ago, when Liam knew trying a vape pen was a bad idea, but friend Dylan (Liam McCheyne) happily tried it, clearly wanting to impress Mason.

Liam was approached by Mason again in tonight’s episode after grassing him up to Gary (Mikey North). Mason and his so-called friends played on Liam’s quiet persona and made him feel small, calling him a rat and going as far as throwing rubbish at him.

When Mason started to record the ordeal, Liam smacked the phone out of his hand.

Clearly bothered by the fact Liam stood up to him, Mason tried to assert control by pulling a knife out.

Meanwhile, all Dylan did was stand and watch.

Back at the flat, Liam started playing video games with Jake (Bobby Bradshaw), Gary’s son, and spoke about the ordeal with Mason.

While Jake told Liam that Mason needed to be reported to the police, he couldn’t understand why Liam was so reluctant to get Mason into trouble.

On the cobbles, Mason was approached by Craig (Colson Smith) and his colleague.

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It turns out Jake was the person to report Mason, but the sly teen got Dylan to hide the knife at his house, meaning he was let go once Craig had searched him.

Once Liam found out, he confronted Jake and then headed to his room.

With Maria (Samia Longchambon) and Gary unaware of the severity of the bullying, we saw Liam in his room in tears while receiving more vile messages from Mason – who believes Liam told the police.

As Mason’s behaviour gets darker, just when will this horrible ordeal end?

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Caleb Milligan (William Ash) took some time off from lusting after Tracy (Amy Walsh) in Wednesday (November 22)’s episode of Emmerdale to do a bit of sleuthing.

The target of his suspicions was Kim Tate (Claire King) – the woman who was previously the focus of an elaborate revenge plot by Caleb when he first came to the village.

Kim was previously married to Caleb’s father, Frank Tate, and he blamed her for Frank’s death. His plan to destroy her by taking her home, her business and anything else he could get his hands on away from her backfired when Kim realised what he was up to.

Since then, Caleb and his son Nicky (Lewis Cope) have settled into the village and steadily become a part of village life, building a business alongside Nate (Jurell Carter) and Cain (Jeff Hordley) and being accepted into the Dingle family. Caleb has even drunk from the Dingle welly, so you know he’s officially a Dingle.

But an encounter with Kim in the cafe at the start of this episode proved that his previous animosity to Kim Tate hasn’t gone away.

His suspicion was piqued when he asked after Lydia (Karen Blick) – who is currently staying at Home Farm as she tries to deal with the aftermath of being raped. When Caleb mentioned rapist Craig (Ben Addis) he noticed Kim’s odd reaction.

Later he saw her riding her horse in the village. ‘Is this the horse that killed Craig?’ he asked. Of course everyone knows it’s the horse that killed Craig, but the story was that the horse had got loose at the time and Kim was nowhere near it.

Kim was unsettled by this encounter, as she told Will (Dean Andrews) later in the Woolpack. Will insisted that ‘He can’t find owt if there’s nowt to find.’

But Kim wasn’t so sure and made a phone call to Cain.

Viewers will recall that Kim was riding her horse when she came upon Craig, who was staggering in a field after being brutally beaten up by Sam (James Hooton), with Cain egging him on.

Kim was in no mood to help Craig because of what he’d done to her friend Lydia. Desperate for help, Craig grabbed the horse’s rein, which caused the animal to rear up and kick him. Kim saw that he was nearly dead as he lay on the ground.

At that point Cain arrived and between them they came up with a plan to leave Craig to die and make it seem that neither of them had had anything to do with it.

Their story had satisfied the police and it seemed they were in the clear, but with Caleb nosing around Kim felt spooked.

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‘We can’t have him finding out what really happened to Craig,’ she told Cain on the phone. It was really not the best plan to make this call in the Woolpack – as Caleb was listening.

Back at home, Caleb mulled things over. He told Nicky that something was not adding up about Craig’s death, and that Cain had something to do with it.

Nicky said the best plan was just to ask Cain straight out about it.

‘Maybe I should,’ Caleb said. Is he about to discover the truth? And what will he do with the information if so, given that his brother is as guilty as his arch enemy?

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Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) was hit with a huge bombshell in recent EastEnders scenes when she learnt that Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) was actually Albie’s biological father, and not Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters).

Because she has kept this fact close to her chest, it has become increasingly difficult for her to work alongside her ex-husband at the Boxing Den, which led her to make a big decision.

Recent scenes saw Sharon announce to Phil that she planned on selling her half of the business, though she failed to give him the real reason behind her decision.

Unwilling to go into business with a stranger, Phil offered her £100,000 for it, and Sharon soon agreed.

With things seemingly going smoothly, it was only a matter of time before they started to go downhill. Enter: Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf).

Sam touched back down in Walford with a bang as she was thrown out of a van, announcing to Phil that she owed a drug boss, Carmillo, £100,000, and needed help getting out of a sticky situation.

Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) was horrified to learn that Phil was actually considering it, before he revealed that he’d already promised the money to Sharon.

Determined not to let his sister get under his skin, he refused to help her, which would soon prove to be a dangerous move.

The following day, Sam met with Carmillo, who was less than impressed to hear that she didn’t have his money.

As he grabbed her by the arm and attempted to bundle her into his car, Kat heard her screaming, and soon ran to Phil for help.

Flanked by Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) and armed with a baseball bat, Phil confronted Carmillo, who threatened to come back and hurt Sam if he didn’t get his money.

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With no other choice, Phil agreed to hand over the cash, leaving Sam safe, relieved and in huge debt.

After handing over the money, Phil headed to the Boxing Den where he broke the bad news to Sharon that he no longer had the money to spare to buy her out. With Sam stood by his side, Sharon instantly knew where the money had gone.

Brother Zack Hudson (James Farrar) was quick to offer his sympathy, pointing out how much the gym meant to her and how things were moving way too fast.

Sharon lamented that she was now stuck working with him day in, day out, which would mean having to work extra hard to keep her secret.

Turning to tough love, Zack said that she would just have to get used to it.

Will Sharon manage to keep it under wraps, or will her secret come spilling out?

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EastEnders fans have taken to social media after a recent episode to express their disgust at a recent plotline in Linda Carter’s (Kellie Bright) story.

A scene in tonight’s (November 22) episode saw Linda give in to rapist Dean Wick’s (Matt Di Angelo) demands that she tell everyone she lied about being raped, after he threatened to go to the police about George Knight (Colin Salmon) attacking him.

Dean tore Linda’s life apart when he raped her in 2014, and she has spent the last nine years trying to rebuild it.

However, Dean’s return to the square has left her in pieces, and she is determined to do whatever she can to get him out of her life.

Following Dean’s hospitalisation at the hands of George, Linda came to the decision to go along with what he wanted her to do, much to the horror of many loyal EastEnders fans.

A number of viewers took to social media to reveal that they were ‘disgusted’ by the scenes which saw Dean record Linda as she lied that she had wanted to have sex with him that night, and had said she was raped because she was scared of husband Mick’s reaction.

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While some revealed that they couldn’t bear to watch the scenes, others expressed their concerns for how this storyline would affect real life survivors of rape and sexual assault, pointing out that it sets the wrong impression.

Linda is set to be a part of a huge murder this Christmas, which viewers have been looking forward to since it was first teased in February.

A flash forward episode showed Linda, Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Denise Fox (Diane Parish) all surrounding the body of a dead man, who’s identity has been kept secret.

With the women having toasted to the men in their lives who had hurt and betrayed them, promising that they would ‘get what they deserve’, viewers were expecting a story of female empowerment, which saw these women regain control in their lives and relationships.

However, fans have been left concerned that the latest development in Linda’s storyline was purely to serve the murder mystery, and are now wondering if it was actually worth it to see the character so broken.

It remains to be seen where Linda’s story is set to go from here, but we can only hope that she will be able to get justice of some kind.

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There’s a lot going on for Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) in Emmerdale currently, starting with the very recent discovery that her ex-husband, Gus (Alan McKenna), had fraudulently used the embryos that they’d had frozen when they were a couple and having IVF.

When Gus previously asked if he could use the embryos because he and his current wife were desperate to have a child, Rhona eventually refused. She was unable to cope with the idea of a child with her DNA being out in the world somewhere.

So when Marlon spotted Gus and his heavily pregnant wife Lucy at the hospital, it was a shattering blow.

Distraught, Rhona went to thrash things out with the couple, but while she was venting Lucy went into labour. Rhona drove them to the hospital where Lucy gave birth to a baby girl – but died soon afterwards.

In Wednesday (November 22)’s episode Rhona feared that a similar tragedy was about to occur when her pregnant work colleague Dawn (Olivia Bromley) suddenly clutched her tummy in pain.

As Dawn sat on a bench outside, a concerned Rhona insisted on going to get village GP Liam (Jonny McPherson) to come and see her.

Liam checked Dawn over, but Rhona kept panicking and saying she should call an ambulance to be on the safe side. Eventually Liam said he was satisfied that Dawn had just been having perfectly normal Braxton Hicks pains.

Later Rhona admitted to Liam that she’d over-reacted because a ‘friend’ had recently died in childbirth.

Currently Gus blames Rhona for Lucy’s death, arguing that it was Rhona turning up on the doorstep and arguing that sent her into labour.

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Rhona feels guilty about that, but overriding everything she’s struggling with the knowledge that a child who is part of her is alive in the world – and currently she isn’t able to see her.

‘She instinctively wants to be part of that baby’s life,’ Zoe Henry told us.

‘Out there is somebody who is a part of you and you want to know that person and be there for that person. Even if it’s just the inquisitive stuff – does she look like me? Has she got my eyes, has she got my hair? You want to be involved.’

Teasing a ‘busy Christmas’ coming up as far as this storyline is concerned, Zoe said, ‘I think there’s a long road ahead, really. Nothing is ever straightforward or linear, is it, but I think this is a really tricky situation for everybody involved.’

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Hollyoaks spoilers follow for Wednesday’s (November 22) episode that is now available to view on Channel 4 streaming. The episode in question will air on E4 on Thursday November 23 at 7pm.

Leela Lomax (Kirsty Leigh Porter) suspected that she might be pregnant earlier this week after a throwaway comment from Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) led her to realise that she was late on her period.

The fire fighter put off taking a test as she was unsure of whether or not she wanted to know just yet, but Joel Dexter (Rory Douglas-Speed) found the tests in his girlfriend’s bag and encouraged her to take them.

Leela felt under pressure after Joel explained how much he wanted to be a dad and thus made a beeline for the toilets at The Dog, where she was joined by Mercedes McQueen (Jennifer Metcalfe), who was celebrating her engagement to Felix Westwood (Richard Blackwood).

With the pregnancy test returning a positive result, Mercedes offered support to conflicted Leela, who explained that she’s not sure she wants another baby, stating that she likes her life as it is.

Determined to buy Leela more time, Mercedes decided to take a test herself, certain it would give a negative result which she could then show to Joel, but the plan was scuppered by a rather shocking turn of events.

Mercedes’ test was also positive!

With Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) having agreed to keep shtum about their affair, the former Dog landlady was excited to move forward with her life with Felix, but this development changes everything.

The question is: is the baby Felix or Warren’s? And how exactly will Mercedes proceed? How will Leela, for that matter?

So many questions!

Hollyoaks streams weeknights at 7:30pm on Channel 4’s streaming platform, or catch episodes on TV at 7pm on E4. 

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Love was in the air as Coronation star Rob Mallard joined real life couple Joe Duttine (Tim Metcalfe) and Sally Carman (Abi Webster) during the opening night of the UK tour premiere of Hamilton at Manchester’s Palace Theatre.

The Daniel Osbourne actor, 31, recently went Instagram official with his new man, modelling agent Matthew Martin.

And the pair posed for the carpet on what was a star-studded evening.

Real life couple Joe and Sally were joined by Sally Dynevor and her daughter Hattie.

Former Strictly Come Dancing star and TV personality Les Dennis was also in attendance.

Romance rumours around new couple Rob and Matthew started circulating earlier this year and more precisely in March.

Confirmation of the relationship follows after Rob’s co-star ex Daniel Brocklebank (aka Billy Mayhew in the Manchester-based drama) showed off his own new partner.

Rob and Daniel dated in 2017 but, unable to cope with the pressure of working on Corrie and their routine off-screen, the couple parted ways while remaining great friends.

A source previously told The Sun: ‘It was a lot of pressure for both of them to be working on the same show and going out in the end something had to give. They decided to part ways a couple of weeks ago but they’re still great friends and hope to remain that way.’

Over in Coronation Street, things are going to get pretty interesting for Rob’s character as his ex Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) returns.

Show boss Iain MacLeod teased that Bethany and Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) will have an almighty clash, butting heads due to their feelings for Daniel.

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EastEnders star Navin Chowdhry has paid an emotional tribute to his mum on social media.

The Nish Panesar actor, 52, shared a sweet snap of his late mother via Instagram Stories alongside a lyric from Ed Sheeran’s Visiting Hours.

He captioned the picture: ‘I wish that heaven had visiting hours.’

This time last year Navin posted a black and white snap of his mum on Instagram.

He wrote: ‘Miss you mum. There are no words to say how much. It’s no surprise that the hardest year of our lives was the year you were no longer here. One year ago today. Love you always mum.’

Earlier this year, the soap star’s wife, Mrs C, as he affectionately calls her, underwent surgery for breast cancer, which Navin revealed in an emotional video on Instagram – during which he reflected on his wife’s journey and shared his best wishes to all ‘cancer warriors’.

Navin’s EastEnders character, Nish, is currently embroiled in a big storyline that sees the Panesar family take centre stage.

His on-screen wife Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) finally found the courage to reveal her true feelings for husband Nish (Navin Chowdhry) in emotional EastEnders scenes.

Despite having fallen in love with soulmate Eve Unwin (Heather Peace), Suki has been trapped in her marriage with abusive Nish, who recently returned to her life after spending 20 years behind bars for murder.

Suki very nearly managed to escape her situation earlier this year, when she made plans to run away with Eve and leave Nish behind for good. However, her plan was rumbled by son Vinny (Shiv Jalota) who gave her an ultimatum: Eve or her family.

With Vinny having promised to tell Nish everything if she chose Eve, Suki panicked that her lover would end up hurt, seeing as Nish had previously killed a man in a jealous rage. Because of this, and the love of her children, she chose to stay with her family.

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Since his return to Albert Square, vile rapist Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) has done nothing but torment Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) in EastEnders.

Dean tore Linda’s life apart when he raped her in 2014, but has since shown no signs of remorse. Quite the opposite, as he has made it clear in recent episodes that he genuinely doesn’t believe he did anything wrong.

In recent scenes, Dean was slapped by George Knight (Colin Salmon) after refusing to leave Linda alone, and ended up in hospital after falling down the stairs.

Since the confrontation, Dean has been threatening to go to the police, which would leave George facing prison time thanks to his suspended sentence.

However, Dean offered Linda one way out of saving George, which was to tell everyone that she had lied about Dean raping her.

George and Linda were both dead against the idea, with George promising to serve time instead of putting Linda through that, though mum Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe) genuinely considered Dean’s proposal.

She told Linda that thy were just words, leaving Linda absolutely devastated to not have her mum’s backing. Determined to put a stop to things, Linda and George headed to the hospital, where Dean changed the terms of his agreement.

He told her that she didn’t have to tell all of her friends and family that she had lied, she just had to say it to him, but Linda stuck to her guns and refused.

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Back at home, Linda listened as Gina and Anna (Francesca Henry and Molly Rainford) told Elaine about their visit to see Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) in an attempt to get her to side with George against Dean.

Unfortunately, Cindy’s plea to Dean to forget about what happened when unheard, as he remained determined to target Linda and George.

As Gina and Anna worried about what may happen to their dad, Linda was further distracted by son Ollie’s comments to George about how he wasn’t going to let him leave like his dad did.

With all of this going on, Linda made the heartbreaking decision to give Dean what he wanted, and headed over to Beale’s Eels to talk.

However, what Linda didn’t realise was that this was all part of Dean’s gameplan. As she followed his lead and told him exactly what he wanted her to say – that she had lied about being raped because she was scared that Mick would find out she had slept with Dean – she didn’t realise that Dean was recording everything she had said.

As Linda returned home and broke down to Elaine, who continued to assure her that she had done the right thing, Dean played her false confession.

What exactly does he plan to do with this recording, and how will Linda react if she finds out?

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Coronation Street and Hollyoaks’ Lucy-Jo Hudson has shown some love to fellow soap and current I’m A Celebrity star Danielle Harold.

The Lola Pearce-Brown actress, 31, was confirmed as one of the stars trading Albert Square for the outback.

Before making her jungle debut, Danielle – who has explained she is ‘a little bit ditzy’ revealed she wanted to dispel the idea of being a ‘dumb blonde.’

While the star no doubt received a lot of support from her EastEnders family, Lucy-Jo, 40, also sent a personal shout-out to Danielle.

Sharing a selfie of the duo via Instagram Stories, Lucy-Jo wrote: ‘I had the pleasure of working with @danielle_harold a few months ago and I can honestly say she is just as beautiful on the inside.

‘Smash it gorgeous girl.’

This comes after the Donna-Marie Quinn actress revealed she was taken into hospital after needing an emergency blood transfusion.

Updating her Instagram followers, Lucy-Jo shared a mirror selfie of her wearing workout gear along with her exercise log.

She penned: ‘So just as I started getting into the gym last month….. I obviously wasn’t well… so it’s taken a while to get back into my fitness again. But now I’m on the mend I really wanted to do this for me ♥️

‘I find fitness is so good for my mind, and as much as it may hurt at the time I feel amazing when I’ve completed my workouts 💪🏻😂.’

She concluded: ‘Has anyone else noticed that being accountable to someone helps motivate you? I’ve realised I’m useless by myself as there’s always an excuse and I find myself taking myself off to a nice warm coffee shop instead of hitting the gym.’

Lucy-Jo recently left Hollyoaks, with Donna-Marie Quinn departing after a long stint as a main character, coupled with several recurring stints following her debut in 2018.

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EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy shared some words of wisdom to her Instagram followers.

The actress made her arrival in 1993, with Sonia Fowler soon becoming a firm favourite for fans thanks to her iconic behaviour and love for playing the trumpet.

One of Sonia’s earliest storylines – which is still talked about today – saw her give birth without knowing that she was pregnant.

The soap star, 40, recently shared a glowing selfie alongside some motivating words for her 394K followers.

She wrote: ‘You never know what’s around the corner. Enjoy every day you have, enjoy meeting new people, enjoy good food, enjoy your friends and family, just enjoy it all. Happy Hump day!

It seems as though fans needed to hear that uplifting message as one replied: ‘Nice positive start to Wednesday thanks Nat.’

Another added: ‘Positive start. Thanks Nat. Looking beautiful as always.’

A third agreed: ‘Thank you. That is just what I needed to read to start my day today.’

Natalie, who has been hailed an all-round icon, was feeling reflective on her socials recently and decided to share an inspirational post confirming 2023 is the 30th year she has played Sonia.

The actress shared an Instagram post that featured actor Cillian Murphy. Underneath, a quote from the Oppenheimer star said: ‘A director told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn your craft, learn your trade – and also you have to live a life and experience things’.

The character is currently on an IVF journey with partner Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman). After Sonia expressed her worries over not being offered the treatment on the NHS because she already has a daughter, Reiss revealed that he had an account full of money that he’d forgotten about, and there was enough inside to pay for three or four rounds of treatment.

However, what he didn’t tell her was that the money actually belonged to his wife Debbie, who has been living under full-time care since suffering a stroke in the bath.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas down in Albert Square, with the EastEnders set showing signs of snowfall.

The iconic filming location of the BBC One soap was pictured looking particularly festive, with the Queen Vic and surrounding areas beautifully decorated for the holiday season.

Adding to the wintery vibe are blankets of snow and ice on the pavements, meaning that it’s going to be a cold Christmas for the residents of Walford.

EastEnders’ festive outings are always a treat but there’s more excitement than usual this year, due to confirmation of a huge death.

A historic flash-forward episode, which aired in February, saw Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) and Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal) standing over a corpse.

Sharon, who was in a wedding dress, checked the pulse of the unfortunate resident, confirming his death, as the six women processed what had transpired.

Speculation has been rife among fans ever since, with viewers eagerly awaiting this year’s festive offering in a bid to find out who it is that will perish.

Discussing what viewers can expect, EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw previously told Metro.co.uk: ‘There’s a huge amount that’s in the mix, and it dominates the autumn and the build to Christmas.

‘As we build to Christmas, all the pieces will fall into place for what I think is going to be one of our biggest Christmases.

‘What will become apparent is who the potential bodies are. 

‘At the moment, I think it could almost be any man in Walford, but as we head toward Christmas it will become clearer who the final line up of men it could be. There’s lots of twists and turns.

‘I do think you’ll be guessing right up until the very end.’

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Tyler West scored major boyfriend points after surprising girlfriend and EastEnders actress Molly Rainford with the ultimate birthday party.

The Anna Knight actress was blown away after her radio DJ beau, 27, invited her loved ones to celebrate her 23rd birthday.

Molly’s EastEnders co-stars including on-screen sister Francesca Henry (Gina Knight), Jamie Borthwick, (Jay Brown) and Tony Clay (Callum Highway) were also in attendance.

The former Strictly Come Dancing star shared a string of snaps for the gram one of which included her looking stunning in a blue bandeau dress.

She penned: ‘Still buzzing about the party @tylerwestt surprised me with on the weekend! Thank you for getting all my faves together in one room !!💋

‘Can’t believe it’s my birthday tomorrow🙈 last year I was dancing my little heart out on Strictly and this year I started my new venture as Anna Knight❤️can’t wait to see what Chapter 23 has in store…’

She concluded: ‘Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this last year, i’m so so grateful 🤍 i always hope to make my family, friends and supporters proud in everything i do🙏🏾 lots of love, Molly.’

And it appeared everyone had a ball as Jamie (Jay) replied: ‘Had a blinder didn’t we.’

Actress Emma Barton (Honey Mitchell) added: ‘Happy Birthday beautiful one.’

Molly’s character Anna recently turned her back on mother Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) once more, despite her having previously made some headway – though things soon started looking up in the most recent instalment of the BBC soap.

Cindy was in Anna’s bad books after having argued with Elaine Peacock (Harriet Thorpe), she soon realised that she was going to have to take big steps in order to get her daughter back onside..

After Cindy accepted the fact that Elaine was likely to be in her daughters’ lives for good, she realised it was better to be with her than against her.

For that reason, she invited a surprised Elaine for dinner at Walford East, in order to try and let bygones be bygones.

As she debriefed the events of the meal with Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), they were interrupted by a knock at the door.

Soon, daughter Anna came running in and gave Cindy a big hug, proving that they were back on good terms once more.

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Following the news of Moira Barton’s (Natalie J Robb) upcoming Emmerdale storyline, fans are wondering if the mammoth secret she’s keeping might have something to do with Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb).

Mackenzie arrived in 2020 as Moira’s brother.

A few months later, we learnt more about their past, establishing that Moira left the family home when Mackenzie was around 6 years old.

Moira decided to leave after taking the blame for their mother having an affair.

This caused a troubled Mackenzie to believe Moira was abandoning the family, hence the reason for their difficult relationship when he first arrived.

While things are a lot better between Mack and Moira now, things could change dramatically when Moira’s new story begins.

‘Moira is going to make a big confession to one of the villagers,’ producer Laura Shaw told Metro.co.uk

‘It’s a secret from her past that she’s going to reveal. She does it in a way to try to help the person that she’s talking to, but how is that person going to react when they find out Moira’s deepest, darkest secret?’

‘If they blow it, it could threaten Moira’s whole life,’ she warned.

And what is the secret fans are currently speculating?

Mackenzie might be Moira’s son.

One Twitter/X user was suspicious recently while watching Moira with Chloe (Jessie Elland) and baby Reuben, who is Mack’s son.

They wondered: ‘The way Moira keeps going on to Chloe, that she will always be a part of their lives, gives me feeling Ruben is actually her grandson.’

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Another said: ‘Thought for ages Mack is her son!’.

If this theory is proved correct, it will quite literally change everything for Mack, Moira and her family.

But given everything Mack has been through with Chloe and Charity (Emma Atkins) this year, can he cope with this as well?

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Emmerdale spoilers for next week follow with a first look at all the unmissable drama in our jam-packed picture gallery above.

The week in question is quite a big one for the ITV soap, with a search for a missing child, a huge exit and a big secret exposed.

It’s David Metcalfe’s (Matthew Wolfenden) birthday but the attention is on Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant), who is dodging questions about who his mystery girlfriend is.

As the investigation continues, Jacob allows everyone to believe that Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) is the woman in question, hoping he’s put the speculation to rest.

Shock scenes ensue, however, as he and Victoria Barton (Isabel Hodgins) spend the afternoon together, with David witnessing the pair kissing through the window.

Rocked by a number of shocks, David decides to leave the village he’s called home for over a decade.

Elsewhere, a search is underway for Reuben after Chloe Harris (Jessie Elland) absconded with the tot in a bid to punish Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb).

Mack is seen at his wit’s end in upcoming scenes, having spent the whole night searching for Chloe.

Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) is quick to reassure him that they will get Reuben back and encourages him to stay on Amy Wyatt’s (Natalie Ann Jamieson) good side.

Tracy Metcalfe (Amy Walsh), meanwhile, struggles to resist temptation where Caleb Milligan (William Ash) is concerned and, at Cain Dingle’s (Jeff Hordley) party, the two share a passionate kiss in the toilet corridor at the Woolpack, with Cain nearly catching them in the act.

But is their secret set to out?

Emmerdale airs these scenes between Monday, November 27 and Friday, December 1 at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX. 

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Mackenzie (Lawrence Robb) is in for a rough ride with Chloe (Jessie Elland) being set on getting revenge by causing as much pain as possible in Emmerdale.

Her first attempt at revenge on Charity (Emma Atkins) and Mack ended up with her left for dead at the bottom or a ravine.

This time around she’s being much more successful in hitting him where it hurts – his son.

Chloe was destroyed when Mack finally chose Charity over her, which happened pretty much just moments after he’d pledged to devote his life to Chloe when she collapsed.

His flip-flopping caused some serious damage, and Chloe packed up her things and their son, and ran.

Mack immediately set out to find her, but with no joy. She does not wish to be found.

With Chloe still on the run, Mack returns from another fruitless night of searching for her. He confronts Amy (Natalie Ann Jamieson) and Matty (Ash Palmisciano) for news, but both know nothing and are shocked to see how bedraggled he is.

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Charity is a little more positive – she believes wholeheartedly they’ll get Reuben back, but she warns him they’ll only do it if he keeps Amy on side. Amy may well know more than she’s letting on, and the only way they’ll get her to crack is by playing nice.

But with Mack so broken, he’s struggling to play the game.

At this point, will he ever get to see his son again?

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Lucas Hay’s (Oscar Curtis) behaviour piques the interests of his loved ones in Hollyoaks next week as he goes out of his way to avoid spending time with Dillon Ray (Nathaniel Curtis).

The teens have become quite close since the latter’s arrival in the eponymous village earlier this year, getting up to all sorts of mischief together.

In more recent weeks, they’ve found themselves on the football team, though Lucas soon was taken off the team after his scheming at the school led to Hunter McQueen (Theo Graham) taking away his place.

Next week, Lucas is reinstated and, in a bid to offer him some support, Dillon reaches out to him, sending a text message telling him that he’ll see him there.

Lucas, however, comes down with a sudden sickness bug, or so he claims, which leads to an argument between Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) and James Nightingale (Gregory Finnegan), as they once again disagree over how to handle the teen’s behaviour.

Overhearing the heated discussion, Lucas storms out, which piques James’ interest, as he makes it his mission to find out what it is that’s making his stepson act out.

James catches up with Lucas and pushes him to admit what’s really going on, with subsequent scenes seeing the lawyer shocked, as he’s led to believe that Dillon has been bullying Lucas.

Armed with this Lucas’ claim, Ste and James pop over to see the Maaliks. Dillon, however, is stunned at such an accusation and denies all bullying claims.

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Desperate to hide from Ste, Lucas quizzes Cindy Cunningham (Stephanie Waring) about James’ dad Mac before bunking off school.

Ste and James later find the teen at home and question him about his reasons for lying about Dillon, which prompts Lucas to fully admit that he made the bullying claim up.

The question is: why?

Former Hollyoaks boss Lucy Allan previously hinted at a romance between the two characters when speaking to Inside Soap, telling the publication that Lucas, now 16, will be ‘grappling’ with his sexuality.

‘Lucas is getting to the age where he is difficult to manage, and he’s grappling with his sexuality,’ she said. ‘There’s also a new teen coming into the show in the form of Misbah’s nephew, Dylan.’

Is Lucas starting to develop feelings for Dillon?

One to watch: Wednesday November 29 from 7:30pm on Channel 4 streaming and Thursday November 30 at 7pm on E4.

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