With the final ever series of the hit Channel 4 hit, and now iconic, comedy drama, Shameless, due to begin tonight,  Unreality TV caught up with one of its original stars, Kelli Hollis – who made a return to the show, like many of the original cast did, for the shows grand finale.

Shameless first hit our screens ten years ago, exploding into our lives with a massive impact that no one could have predicted.
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UPDATE! The fabulous Kelli Hollis has confirmed to us that she is also returning for the Shameless finale in the role of feisty Yvonne Karib! Yvonne was of course formerly married to – as it turned out – gay shopkeeper Kash (Chris Bisson) but she later began a romance with copper Stan Waterman (Warren Donnelly).

I can’t wait to see what Yvonne’s up to now!

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Fans of Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless, which is sadly ending its eleven-series run this year, will surely be delighted to know that Anne-Marie Duff is to make a comeback to the show as Fiona Gallagher.

TV Choice magazine reports, “The 42-year-old acclaimed actress left the programme eight years ago during the second series, a little over a year after the hit comedy drama launched.

“She is now filming the final edition which is set on Manchester’s fictional Chatsworth estate.”

Anne-Marie, who is of course married to her former Shameless co-star James McAvoy who played Steve McBride, left the show in its second series – as did James – and since then has starred in the critically acclaimed BBC drama The Virgin Queen as well as BBC Two series Parade’s End, in which she co-starred with Sherlock actor, Benedict Cumberbatch… Read more & comment »

Take That superstar, Jason Orange, is to move away from his music career for a little while, as he takes on a role in the final series of Channel 4 hit drama, Shameless!

The new, and final series of Shameless, set in the fictional Chatsworth estate in Manchester, is due to air this spring, ending in the summer after 139 episodes of the epic and iconic show.

So far it is reported that several stars, including returning cast members, are joining the Gallagher clan to mark this special occasion after its creator, Paul Abbott, announced in October last year that this series would be the last.
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Former Shameless and EastEnders actor Jody Latham has admitted a charge of producing cannabis in Lancashire.

Latham, who played Lip Gallagher in Shameless, and more recently pimp Rob Grayson in EastEnders, was arrested after growing 24 plants worth about £14,000 at an address in Bacup, in May 2011. Police had been called to his home after neighbours reported a racket and when they arrived, they found a man with an eye injury leaving the property.
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It would seem that soap actors are going to pot these days, because not only is former Emmerdale star Seamus Gubbins possibly facing jail for cultivating marijuana plants, former EastEnder – and Shameless – actor Jody Latham has also allegedly been caught growing cannabis.

Maybe they can be jointly charged. Joint… get it? Ahh gotta love a good play on words, and yes, I realise that wasn’t in fact a good play on words.

However, the Daily Mail reports that Jody – who played evil pimp Rob Grayson in ‘Enders and wide boy Lip in Shameless – was arrested after 25 cannabis plants were discovered on property he owns in Bacup, Lancs.

It seems police made the discovery having been called to the property over a report of a possible affray in which one man sustained a black eye. No further action was taken over that incident… Read more & comment »

Eastenders actor Jody Latham was arrested last night, on suspicion of assault and growing and supplying cannabis.

The 28 year old actor recently starred in the BBC soap as Rob Grayson, the pimp who brought Whitney Dean into prostitution. The police were called to his home after neighbours reported a racket and when they arrived, they found a man with an eye injury leaving the property.

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Jody Latham has admitted that he loves to play villainous characters.

The 29-year-old actor – who recently starred in ‘EastEnders’ as bad guy Rob Grayson, who forced Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) into prostitution – revealed that he likes to play bad guys because those characters are well remembered by viewers.

He said: “I always say it’s better to play the bad guy – everyone remembers the bad guy. They get the best endings.

“I had an absolutely great time on ‘EastEnders’. It was a breath of fresh air. Everyone was laid back and everybody gets on so well. It’s very friendly.”

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Jody Latham, best known for his portrayal of Lip Gallagher in Chanel 4’s Shameless, is set to join Eastenders as Whitney Dean’s (Shona McGarty) new boyfriend, Rob.

Whitney will meet Rob after falling out with her family and running away and he is the key influence who will exploit her by convincing her to start prostituting herself later on this year.

This story line is bound to stir up the not particularly settled can of worms recently opened by the huge public disgust at the Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) and Ronnie Branning’s (Samantha Womak) recent baby swap storyline, but Eastender’s bosses are defending the decision to cover such a controversial plot, insisting it is being shown to help bring awareness and support to child grooming and exploitation and is backed by comic relief, who have helped devise a ten minute episode to be shown on red nose day.

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