EastEnders actress Rita Simons teases joining rival ITV soap after emotional Roxy Mitchell comeback

Stephanie Davis is set to make a return to soapland but it won't be to Hollyoaks. It has been revealed that the actress will be joining rivals Coronation Street for a sizzling summer storyline.

UK entrant Mae Muller will need to beat the odds to win this year’s Eurovision Song Contest – with the bookies backing Sweden’s Loreen to claim victory for a second time.

Amy Walsh, known for her role as Tracy Metcalfe in Emmerdale, is set to make her return to the show as filming resumes. Previously, Amy took a break from the soap in January 2022 for her maternity leave, with Tracy leaving the village to pursue a new job opportunity, leaving Nate heartbroken.

A disabled mum has hit out at the Highland Wildlife Park after she was refused entry with her emotional support dog.

Samantha Womack has addressed a return for her character Ronnie Mitchell on EastEnders – almost six years since she drowned trying to save her sister, Roxy, who also perished. The 50 year old actress, who recently got the all-clear from breast cancer, appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain on Wednesday where she discussed her former co-star Rita Simons' recent return to the soap as Roxy – albeit in her daughter Amy's imagination.

Italian Big Brother star Monica Sirianni has passed away aged 37 after collapsing in a bar in Italy.

BBC viewers have said Amanda Holden was 'thrown under the bus' by Eurovision Song Contest presenter Hannah Waddingham.

South Africa are a world away from the comparatively pedestrian cobbled streets of Coronation Street.  And Andy Whyment admits he's glad to be back in Weatherfield after suffering elimination from the pre-recorded all star version of I'm A Celebrity. .

Faye Windass is presented with a difficult decision to make in upcoming Coronation Street scenes, after ex-boyfriend Jackson Hodge recently told her he will be moving away. Jackson (played by Joseph William Evans) has accepted a new job offer which means he will be relocating to Slough shortly, along with his and Faye's (Ellie Leach) daughter Miley Hodge (Frankei-Jae Simmonds). Jackon, whose feelings for Faye have began to develop again, asked Faye to join him and Miley in moving away from Weatherfield shortly after she accepted boyfriend Craig Tinker's (Colson Smith) proposal, leaving her torn between her ex and young daughter or her new fiancé.

Jack Ryder, known for playing Jamie Mitchell on EastEnders during the late 1990s, looks almost unrecognisable now aged 41.The actor, who was previously married to Kym Marsh, is synonymous with his blonde heartthrob on-screen character - joining the show in 1998 before being killed off in true soap style for a Christmas Day special. Now, 21 years on from the role, he has swapped the clean-shaven look for a salt and pepper beard, chopping off his curtains of the past decade too. Despite a strikingly different look to that of his youth, the actor still sends fans swooning with selfies and regular snaps uploaded to Instagram, where he has over 9,000 followers.

Max Parker, who is best known for playing Luke Posner in Emmerdale, is set to swap the rolling Yorkshire hills for the Marine Corps after landing a role in a new Netflix series.The actor, who met his fiancé while on the ITV soap, will be starring alongside 13 Reasons Why star Miles Heizer and Bates Motel's Vera Farmiga in comedy-drama The Corps, which is set back in 1990. He previously portrayed the role of Emmerdale's Luke between August 2019 and June 2021, with his character battling romance and family woes in a range of hard-hitting storylines. Leading the cast of The Corps will be Miles, who portrays 'underdog character' Cameron, a a gay, bullied teenager.The series will follow him as he decides to join the Marine Corps with his straight best friend, Ray — a dangerous move when being gay in the military meant jail time or worse - and join a platoon of young men on a harrowing journey of transformation.

Jack P Shepherd has been on Coronation Street for more than 20 years - but it wasn't until this weekend that he had a taste of his 'dream' job. The actor, who plays David Platt in the ITV soap, enjoyed a bit of work away from the cobbles.

When EastEnders fans found out that soap icon, Rita Simons, who played Roxy Mitchell for 10 years was returning to Albert Square, it’s safe to say that they were both excited and baffled. Mainly due to the fact that Simons’ character was killed off in 2017 alongside her on-screen sister, Ronnie Mitchell, who was played by Samantha Womack.

EastEnders' Roxy Mitchell star Rita Simons has teased a potential full-time return despite her character's past BBC One soap death. Roxy is set for an emotional comeback on Thursday's episode, where her daughter Amy has been struggling with her mental health in recent weeks following the breakdown of her father, Jack Branning's, marriage amid her step-mum Denise Fox's infidelity. As the family attend a group therapy session, Amy is encouraged to open up about her emotions surrounding the loss of her mum, who drowned alongside her sister Ronnie back in 2017.

Emmerdale fans think they have figured out which character is making a comeback to the village after the hit ITV soap's boss, Jane Hudson, teased the return of a "familiar face". Only recently, Jane told press, including OK! , that there will be "at least one" summer wedding on the hit ITV soap, including Charity Dingle and Mackenzie Boyd's. And the "familiar face" returning is linked to one of the weddings as they come back to the village for the nuptials.

Roxy Mitchell is set to make a shock return to EastEnders despite dying several years ago. The character died in tragic scenes in 2017 alongside her sister Ronnie, played by Samantha Womack.

Rita Simons is set to reprise her iconic character of Roxy Mitchell in some special scenes in Thursday's episode of EastEnders. Roxy's daughter Amy has been struggling with her mental health in recent weeks, exacerbated by the breakdown of her father, Jack Branning's, marriage, following the revelation of her step-mum Denise's infidelity.

EastEnders fans may be pleased to see a familiar face in Thursday's episode of the popular long-running soap as Rita Simons briefly returns as fan-favourite character Roxy Mitchell. Roxy will appear as a figment of her daughter Amy's imagination, marking the characters first on-screen appearance since her death in January 2017.

Emmerdale fans think they have figured out Nicky's secret mum's identity on the hit ITV soap. Only recently, it was revealed that loveable Home Farm nanny Nicky is Caleb Milligan's son, which viewers had predicted, and Frank Tate was in fact Caleb's dad. Caleb is out to bring down his dad's ex-wife Kim Tate and win back his birthright Home Farm, enlisting son Nicky to fake an engagement with Gabby Thomas.

Emmerdale actress Karene Peters is leaving the ITV soap after one year.