Brookside has officially announced that it will return via a special 30th Anniversary DVD edition.

A Brookside DVD set is to be released, entitled: Brookside ‘Best Storyline’s and will go on sale November 12th, but fans can pre order their copy now at HMV, Play and Amazon.
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Ex-Brookside actress Claire Sweeney has announced that she’s secured a new role on GMTV.

Claire ‘proved’ her presenting skills during the reality show, 60 Minute Makeover, and in an interview with the Sunday People, Claire revealed that she would be a “roving reporter” for the breakfast show. Read more & comment »

Ordinarily, I find this show to be as dull as ditchwater, and only tune in occasionally to have a Through The Keyhole nosey at the contestants homes, but last night’s offering was, by any standard, worthy of the word ‘classic’.

Epic might be another description; it was just that good. And why? Because of Kim Woodburn.

She spent the entire episode being wholly inappropriate, and it made for fantastic viewing. She even got as tired and emotional as a newt at Claire Sweeney’s house and inbetween bouts of discussing celeb skidmarks – Kim used to be a cleaner to several stars – she managed to be very insulting to the food on offer too. Read more & comment »

When I saw this show advertised, I figured it was another Supersize Me type show and expected it to be somewhat preachy and prattle on about health and wellbeing and how we should all just live on aduki beans and go to the gym for 12 hours a day… Read more & comment »

We are what we eat. In England alone nearly a quarter of men and women are obese, with the lack of self discipline thought to be the leading factor.

Claire Sweeney is slender and super fit. It’s a body that comes at a price – regular exercise, wide food choices and years of discipline.

This documentary shows what happens when she relaxes all of her long held rules and throws self control to the wind.

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