EastEnders star ‘flunked 109 auditions’ before landing award winning role

EastEnders star Danielle Harold has officially shared a final and emotional goodbye to the BBC One soap and her character Lola Pearce. The actress reduced viewers to tears earlier this month as she acted out her character's final moment as she died from cancer.

2023 ShortList Film Festival, chosen from award-winning shorts from across the world in the past year. This year’s films tell personal stories that captivate and inspire — including a film about two Chinese grandmothers, a film about scuba diving in the ruins of a tsunami and one film about the LAPD blowing up a neighborhood.The films – which include narrative, documentaries and animation - are available to watch and vote on from June 28 through July 12, exclusively on TheWrap. The award-winning short film that is chosen by TheWrap’s Industry Jury will be honored with the prestigious Industry Prize.

Emmerdale has been flooded with 'when' questions after leaving fans seriously distracted with their latest social media post. The ITV soap had a reason to celebrate after they picked up the soap of the year gong at the 2023 TRIC awards.

Just over a week since safely welcoming their fourth child into the world, EastEnders and Strictly Come Dancing star James Bye and his wife Victoria have officially revealed the name of their precious little one. The adorable little boy was born on June 18th, with the proud parents announcing they had settled on the name Rufus Gray on Monday, a name which thankfully leant itself to the adorable nickname “Roo.” Sharing the news on social media, Victoria wrote: "Rufus Gray… 18.06.23… 8lb 1oz.

Chris Pratt so perfectly embodies Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies that it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role.

PC Adnan Ali scoops yet another award - and poses proudly for a picture with then Chief Constable Ian Hopkins.

EastEnders star James Bye has welcomed his fourth child with his wife Victoria.

BBC soap since 2014, already shares three sons with Victoria, 40, with the pair welcoming their new beautiful bundle of joy into the world. Taking to Instagram, Victoria wrote: "Oh baby…. He’s here… 'After a long induction, a long labour, lots of ups & downs & all the drama along the way (oh don’t you worry I’ll be filling you in on everything… ☺️) our hearts are near to bursting with the arrival of our precious baby boy…"READ MORE: EastEnders viewers predict new Christmas murder victim after 'vile' behaviourShe added: "I just can’t believe I have him, here, in my arms, safely home and ours to keep for always.

“SIX The Musical,” running at the Lena Horne Theatre, is as hot as ever.The upbeat 80-minute musical follows the lives of Henry VII’s six wives and how they moved on — “divorced, beheaded, died…divorced, beheaded, survived.” Over the course of the production, the Queens compete to determine who will be the lead singer of their band — winner is whomever was treated the worst by the King. The music in “SIX” is pop with a feminist tinge; for our money, the show feels more like a concert than theater.Don’t lose your head — be smart and take advantage of the affordable, available ticket prices for “SIX” while you can.At the time of publication, we found tickets going for as low as $78 before fees on Vivid Seats—not a bad price to catch a Tony-winning show live.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about seeing “SIX” live on Broadway.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.Interestingly enough, “SIX” only runs five days a week.As of now, audiences can catch the show eight times a week, Wednesday through Sunday at Broadway’s Lena Horne Theatre — there are no Monday or Sunday performances.

EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite has revealed that she's lost a stone in weight after ditching one thing from her diet.

The Locarno Film Festival will fete multi-award-winning Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang with an Honorary Career Leopard award at the upcoming edition running from August 2 to 12.

Joe Swash's EastEnders star sister Shana Swash has opened up on her relationship with her older brother and revealed that his latest TV appearance left her feeling “really sad”.The 32 year old Eastenders star said that Joe’s stint on this year's I’m A Celebrity…South Africa was difficult to watch as it reminded her of their dad who sadly passed away when they were both children. During Joe’s second time on the show, he broke down about how much he missed his wife Stacey Solomon and their young children and as he said at the time: “I’m really missing my kids… I don’t know how to get rid of the feeling.” He added: “I was a different person the first time (I did I’m A Celeb).This time there’s so much at home waiting for me.

Former EastEnders star Nick Berry looked unrecognisable from his soap days after stepping back from acting to become a stay-at-home dad two decades ago.The former actor, now 60, was snapped as he headed out to his local bakery to pick up some sweet treats. Looking worlds away from his EastEnders role of heartthrob Simon Wicks and Heartbeat's Nick Rowan, he sported a blue T-shirt and jeans. He had also grown out his beard and his brunette locks had turned a silvery grey.

The stars of the new musical New York New York sealed their performance with a kiss at the 2023 Tony Awards!

EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick has promised fans that Lola Pearce-Brown will get an incredible send-off during her funeral on the show.

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace, famed for her role as Kat Slater on the BBC soap, looked stunning as she attended the 2023 British Soap Awards in a gorgeous strapless black lace gown alongside her co-stars on Saturday night.

Max Bowden and Tony Clay spoke to Metro. co. uk about what’s coming up for their respective characters.

EastEnders star James Alexandrou became a well-known face of the BBC soap after making his debut as Martin Fowler when he was just a child. James, 38, took over the role of Martin Fowler from actor Joe Peyton Price back in 1996, when he was around 11 years old and quickly made his mark on the show. During his stint on EastEnders, he had his fair share of on-screen drama from an underage pregnancy storyline to time in prison - it wasn't always easy for the character, especially with feisty Pauline Fowler as his mum (played by Wendy Richard).

Joe Swash, has announced she’s pregnant with her first baby. The actress played the role of Demi Miller in the BBC One soap, who gave birth when she was 13 years old in a controversial storyline in the early 2000s.

BBC soap star, who is also Joe Swash's sister, shared the happy news on social media. Shana, who played Demi Miller for two years from 2004, posted a sweet photo of her fiance Nick Jones kissing her behind a baby scan.  Shana declared: "PENDING.