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Eastenders: Cheryl Ferguson To Stay On Council Estate

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison has revealed that she never intends to move away from the council estate she grew up on.

Cheryl receives good pay for her role as Heather in Eastenders, but will never move house as she doesn’t want to have to get a mortgage.

“I still live on a council estate in south-east London. I grew up there and I don’t really want to move away,” Cheryl told The People. “I’m a real local girl. My son likes it there and so does my husband. We’re normal, but the real reason is that I don’t want to get a mortgage. Read More »

Coronation Street: Liam Cheats On Maria!

Coming up on Coronation Street, Liam finally falls for the feminine wiles of Carla! He admits to Maria that he isn’t sure they have a future then storms over to Carla’s to accuse her of causing all the problems in his marriage.

Of course the argument turns into a heated night in the bedroom. But will all be revealed as Rosie Webster films the pair kissing on her mobile phone?

Eastenders: June Brown Calls For Nick Cotton Return

Eastenders actress, June Brown, has called for her on screen son to make a reappearance on the BBC One soap opera.

Nick was last seen on Albert Square in 2001 after being involved in an accident which resulted in the death of his son Ashley.

“I really want to know when my Nick is coming back,” Brown told The Sun. Read More »

Meatloaf Wants An Eastenders Role!

Rock singer, Meatloaf has revealed that he would love to land a role in BBC soap, Eastenders.

Meatloaf has appeared in various movies throughout the years including, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Waynes World now aspires to appear on screen as Dot Brannings new love interest.

He said: “I love EastEnders, I do. I’d love to be on that show but what could I do? I’d tell you what would be good is if I turned up as this guy who dated Dot. I could come in and think she was the most beautiful woman in the world.

“I tell you, if I could pull that off it would be a hell of a performance and I could get any role in any movies I want.”

“Phil Mitchell gets jealous that I’m dating [Dot] because he realises how much he loves her, then we get into this massive brawl over Dot and I kick his a** and I take over the Queen Vic. Read More »

Eastenders: Shane Richie Wants Alfie Moon To Return

Shane Richie is growing nostalgic for the good old days on Albert Square. The actor may have just started on his new Sky One show, Don’t Forget The Lyrics, but already he’s hankering to be back in the Vic!

Shane told Woman magazine: “I’d love to go back to EastEnders. I’m looking forward to the day a call comes from the producers saying: ‘We want Alfie to return!’

“Barbara Windsor is always telling me he should come back. But who knows?”

OB To Return To Hollyoaks

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Former Hollyoaks actor, Darren Jeffries who plays OB, has revealed that he will be making a brief return to Channel 4 soap, Hollyoaks this month.

Darren said: “I’m actually back for a storyline, quite a short one with Matt. At the minute we’re filming it.

“When I decided to leave I was asked to come back in a couple of months for this storyline that we’re doing now so fingers crossed, wait and see.” Read More »

Coronation Street: Dan Mason Almost Dies In A Cellar

Coronation Street bosses have confirmed that they will be running with a planned storyline which sees bookie, Dan Mason, almost die in a cellar.

The storyline was reconsidered after Austrian father Josef Fritzl was discovered to have kept his daughter locked in a cellar for 24 years.

The storyline will now go ahead and will see Dan locked in a cellar with a punctured lung, after a fight with Steve McDonald. The trauma will lead to the departure of Dan and his father Harry from the street.

Eastenders: Gemma Bissex Thinks Clare is a “Glorified Hooker!”

Eastenders actress, Gemma Bissex, thinks her character in the soap opera is no more than a “glorified hooker.”

Gemma told The Daily Star: “Clare’s basically just a glorified hooker. She won’t sleep with someone unless there’s a bundle of cash in it for her.”

Gemma also revealed that the wardrobe department go out of their way to make her look as cheap as possible.

She said: “Each Monday the wardrobe department puts me in the smallest outfit possible.

“I’m one of those ‘what you see is what you get’ kind of people, so if my bosses want me in these outfits and viewers like them, then that’s fantastic.” Read More »

Eastenders: Ronnie Mitchell Wants Roxy To Have Abortion

Another war of words kicks off between the Mitchell sisters in Eastenders, when Ronnie discovers that Roxy is pregnant.

Younger sister, Roxy, is shocked when Ronnie tells her to have an abortion:

She screams: “You can’t look after a dog, let alone a baby. You’re never in. What you gonna do when you fancy a night out, shove it in a drawer?”

However, what Ronnie doesn’t realise is that the baby may have been fathered by her boyfriend, Jack Branning.

Rita Simons, 29, who plays Roxy, told The Daily Star: “Roxy isn’t the sharpest tool in the box, so keeping secrets is difficult for her. As for how she would cope, sleepless nights don’t really mix with boozing and partying.”

The British Soap Awards 2008!

The British Soap Awards 2008 is back TONIGHT and, celebrating its 10th anniversary, the ceremony is set to be bigger than ever as it looks back over another year of tears, trials, tribulations and tantrums from the nation’s biggest TV shows.

Entries from the five biggest soaps are eligible – Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks – and stars from all five will don their finest on the night for what promises to be one of the award calendar’s most glamorous occasions.

Hosted by This Morning presenters Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield with awards being presented by some of the entertainment world’s most famous faces, there’s everything to play for in the soap world’s ‘oscars’. Read More »