Bridgerton's Original Francesca Was Recast: Find Out Why Hannah Dodd Replaced Ruby Stokes in Season 3

EastEnders fans reckon they've cracked why Cindy Beale's alias in witness protection was Rose.The character, portrayed by Michelle Collins, made a dramatic comeback to the BBC One soap last year after a 25-year absence. Viewers will remember that Cindy was allegedly killed off-screen in 1998. However, the beloved character didn't actually die during childbirth as viewers were led to believe, but instead was placed into witness protection and given a new identity, Rose Sawyer.

EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Burleigh, the screenwriter/playwright whose credits include the Marvel movies The Eternals and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, has turned in a scripted adaptation of the award winning children’s book The Last Bear by Hannah Gold. The producers are now going out to directors.

Andy Cohen is breaking his silence on news that season 14 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey won’t be getting a traditional reunion.

Sometimes in Hollywood, an actor has to make some tough choices about the work that they take on.

Joe Jonas and Stormi Bree are calling things off.

Wallows musician shot to stardom after starring in 13 Reasons Why, but has since revealed that reaching such heights in his career prompted him to reevaluate things.“I was fortunate to find success in [acting],” he said during a recent interview on the Zach Sang Show.“I was on 13 Reasons Why and it was really popular and definitely reached a peak in what I’ve had in acting. But it also started to feel like a bit of a job.

Contains spoilers for episodes 1-4 of Bridgerton season three.The first half of Bridgerton season three has arrived on Netflix, and over four tense episodes, young Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) has finally realised that he is in love with his best friend, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan).The fourth episode ended with the pair having a steamy encounter in her carriage, followed by Colin asking Penelope to marry him.That’s all very lovely – although we have to wait until June 13 when episode five is streamed to hear her answer – but there is one very big dark cloud that could cast gloom over their potential nuptials: Colin has no idea that Penelope is the writer of the Lady Whistledown gossip pages that send the ton into a frenzy whenever they are published. Already in this season Colin has expressed his disgust at Lady Whistledown’s gossiping, especially as the Bridgerton family has been subject to her fiery opinions on more than one occasion.

From criminal boyfriends to burying bodies, Coronation Street's Sarah Barlow is no stranger to trouble. So it’s no surprise when she manages to get embroiled in Lauren Bolton’s murder case. Actress Tina O’Brien, 40, who has played Sarah on and off since 1999, reveals how the factory manager takes matters into her own hands and frames nemesis Nathan Curtis for the killing, hoping to get him arrested and out of daughter Bethany’s life.

Being afraid of spiders, small spaces and even flying are all very common fears. You might be afraid of those things, and some big stars are, too.

Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan has said her nude scene in season three of the Netflix series was a “fuck you” to the online trolls who body shame her.In a recent interview with the LA Times, she explained how shooting her sex scene with co-star Luke Newton eventually felt liberating, despite her initial nerves.“By the end of the day, we were both lying under a blanket, not clothed, just chillin’. We were like, ‘This is why nudists do it,'” she said.Now, in a new a profile published by Stylist, she’s revealed that she was adamant about going “very naked” for the scene as a direct response to the online trolls who criticised her weight.Coughlan, who collaborated closely with Bridgerton intimacy coordinator Lizzy Talbot on her sex scenes, said: “You go, ‘Ok, what do I want to show? What don’t I want to show? What’s scripted, and what do I want to add?’“I specifically asked for certain lines and moments to be included,” Coughlan continued.

Strange things have been happening in the “ton”, dear reader, and even Lady Whistledown herself would be surprised at how dramatically one of the Bridgerton sisters has changed since we last saw her in season two of the hugely successful Netflix series. Francesca – who is the younger sister of Anthony (Jonathan Bailey), Benedict (Luke Thompson), Colin (Luke Newton), Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and Eloise (Claudia Jessie), and older sister to Gregory and Hyacinth – looks very different in the third season as she is played by a new actress, Hannah Dodd, who replaces Ruby Stokes in the role. Ruby actually left Bridgerton midway through filming the second season, due to other commitments.

Lisa Armstrong was left heartbroken after learning of her ex-husband Ant McPartlin's baby news in a less than ideal way, as revealed by a close friend.

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Jonathan Bailey and a few of his co-stars are stepping out to promote the new season of Bridgerton!

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The sun may be shining - for now - but Gemma Atkinson has found herself thinking ahead to those colder months, or more specifically Christmas, following a scene in her latest reality series.

Gemma Collins was left in tears as she revealed that she had to terminate a pregnancy after being informed that her unborn baby was 'intersex'.

Understanding how much money is being taken off your salary by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) each month is rarely simple and correcting any mistakes can often be time-consuming and worst of all, dull.

Eamonn Walker is walking away.