Cheryl’s replacement in West End show revealed as EastEnders star is also cast

EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick, who plays grieving widower Jay Brown on the BBC One soap, has been spotted looking very sombre as he took a moment between filming scenes for Lola Pearce's funeral. It's been a heartbreaking time for the Mitchell family in Albert Square, as Lola, 26, who is played by Danielle Harold, recently discovered her tumour had progressed and her cancer had reached an advanced stage.The character had been positive for the future up until that point in March, but her hopes were crushed as the doctors advised her she probably only had the rest of the year to live.

Actress Cheryl Fergison has opened up on social media about her newest hobby, roller skating, after restarting her childhood hobby.The former EastEnders star, who played Heather Trott from 2005 until the character's death in 2012, previously left fans shocked when she unveiled her impressive weight loss at the Tatton Park Pop Up Festival at Tatton Park in Cheshire. And sharing some off her weight loss secrets, Cheryl has been posting to Instagram, about her newest hobby, sharing some snaps and videos of herself roller skating.

When former EastEnders actor John Partridge took on the role of Julius Caesar in Jada Pinkett Smith’s new Netflix docudrama about the life of Queen Cleopatra, he thought its modern storytelling would stir controversy. But even John, 52 – who has worked in showbusiness for more than three decades – was taken aback by the extremity of views against the new series. In fact, ever since the programme was announced, members of the cast have been sent a barrage of horrendous messages over why Adele James, a mixed-race actress, has been cast as Cleopatra.

Letitia Dean) and Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) leads to tragedy in upcoming EastEnders’ episodes as Keanu is left clinging to life with Sharon not knowing if he’ll pull through. The happy occasion is Albie’s christening, and Letitia Dean told us that this is the moment that Sharon finally realises that she’s right to be thinking about a future with Keanu.

The cast of the Gladiator sequel starring Paul Mescal is continuing to grow.

EastEnders stalwart Natalie Cassidy's youngest daughter Joanie stole the limelight on her mum's Instagram this week. Rarely seen across the soap star's social channels, the six year old belongs to Natalie, 39, and her fiancé Marc Humphreys, and has an older half-sister named Eliza. Mum and daughter were at home in the kitchen when Natalie uploaded the shot in question, with the blondie dressed in her school uniform.

returned for the 10th week of season 9 on Wednesday, and the show was a musical duel between three contestants who had all been saved by the Ding Dong Keep It On bell throughout the season.Helmed by host Nick Cannon and overseen by stalwart panelists Robin Thicke, Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy and Nicole Scherzinger, Wednesday's «Battle of the Saved» episode saw the return of Medusa, The Mantis and The Gargoyle, who all gave it their best shot to stay in the competition.So who went home and who moved on? Each week, ET will be breaking down the biggest moments and most surprising unmaskings in each new episode of the hit reality singing competition series.Here's how Wednesday's «Battle of the Saved» episode shook out, when all the songs were sung and votes were cast!Kicking things off on a powerful, emotional and skillful first note, The Mantis came on stage belting out a moving and impressive rendition of Shawn Mendes «Mercy» that really demonstrated just how talented she truly is, and how much raw passion she can infuse in her performances.«That performance alone could win this competition,» McCarthy marveled. «That was a winning performance tonight, and it would be so awesome that if somebody we saved actually took home the trophy for „Someone just like you.“The Gargoyle took the stage next, posing as a stone DJ as he sang „DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love“ by Usher, featuring Pitbull, and it was the perfect high-energy compliment to Medusa's performance.»You made me so proud tonight, Gargoyle!" McCarthy praised.

Chris Melendandri took time in his CinemaCon presentation remarks to highlight the vocal cast for Illumination’s upcoming animated original “Migration.” “Migration” will star Kumail Nanjiani as an anxious Mallard dad and Elizabeth Banks as the less-anxious, more headstrong mother Mallard. The son and daughter will be voiced by Casper Jennings and Tresi Gazal, with a supporting cast including Awkwafina, Carol Kane, Keegan-Michael Key, David Mitchell and Danny DeVito. Melendandri exited the stage and a brief sizzle reel followed.

Aaron Paul, Michael Cera and Salma Hayek Pinault will appear in the sixth season of Black Mirror, Netflix has announced. The new episodes of the dystopian anthology programme will also feature EastEnders' Himesh Patel, Monica Dolan, Rob Delaney and Paapa Essiedu. Netflix announced the return of the programme, created by Charlie Brooker, with a 77-second trailer on Twitter captioned “You’re due an update”.

Utah before the family uprooted and moved to Las Vegas. The 21-year-old daughter of Kody Brown and Christine Brown - who made headlines earlier this month for getting engaged to David Woolley - opened up about the incident on the latest reaction video on her YouTube channel. Gwendlyn is reacting to the Season 17 finale episode that aired on TLC in January - which may be the series finale since the show hasn't been officially renewed or canceled yet, revealing that Utah police were ready to arrest Kody before he moved the massive family to Las Vegas in 2011.

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EastEnders stars Cheryl Fergison and Linda Henry led the celebrity arrivals at Paul O'Grady's funeral on Thursday as a host of famous faces turned up to mourn their late friend. Comedian Jo, 65, dressed in all black with a bandana as she paid her respects to Paul, who died unexpectedly at home at the age of 67, alongside ex-EastEnders star Cheryl, 57. Linda Henry – who is known for playing Shirley on EastEnders – was also early to arrive, as she looked deep in thought as she sported a black fedora and button down tailored coat.

A host of famous faces have arrived at Paul O’Grady’s funeral to mourn their late friend.The TV favourite passed away “unexpectedly” aged 67 on 28 March, leaving his friends, family and fans heartbroken. Paul is being laid to rest in a private ceremony in Kent, where the star had lived for 20 years years. Ahead of the service, fans of the late comic and presenter lined the streets to pay their respects – dogs and all.

Former EastEnders actor Jonny Labey confirmed speculation that he is dating a Hollywood star as he shared loved-up snaps of them together.The actor arrived on the square back in 2015 as Paul Coker, with the hairdresser going on to date Harry Reid’s Ben Mitchelle, a role now played by Max Bowden. His character was killed in a homophobic attack in 2016 in a storyline that was widely applauded by fans for shedding light on a serious, real-world issue.The 30 year old actor has now confirmed that he is dating Hannah Ami, who has featured in projects like 2019’s Cats alongside Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Dame Judi Dench and James Corden.

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EastEnders stars Natalie Cassidy, 39, and Heather Peace, 47, have been spotted running together in north London as they continue their training for the London Marathon. The actresses, who play Sonia Jackson and Eve Unwin in the soap respectively, have signed up to compete in the annual race in honour of Dame Barbara Windsor. The duo, who will be joining the likes of Stacey Slater star Lacey Turner, Tanya Franks, Jake Wood and Adam Woodyatt, will be running to raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK.

EXCLUSIVE: After playing formidable and unique young women in The Last Of Us and Game Of Thrones, Bella Ramsey has found her next potentially memorable role as the star of period drama Monstrous Beauty.

Director Ti West has added more stars to the cast of his Mia Goth-led X sequel, MaXXXine.

Nadine Coyle has finally shown up to support her friend and former Girls Aloud bandmate Cheryl, 39, in her West End play 2:22 A Ghost Story. Fans have noticed for weeks that Nadine still hadn't appeared to get tickets to the popular horror story, a theatre production that has showcased mum-of-one Cheryl's acting talents.

The Barbie movie's incredible glittering cast has been unveiled three months before the highly-anticipated movie finally reaches cinema screens, and there's a whole host of modern takes on the classic doll toy. While Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling play the original and first Barbie and Ken, complete with platinum blonde hair and dazzling smiles to boot, the last two decades have seen a great boost in diversity for the Mattel brand. What's more, the Barbie ladies have also got jobs, and crucially, not everyone is blonde.