EastEnders star Michelle Collins drops one word hint at Cindy Beale’s future

EastEnders actress Lorraine Stanley has officially unveiled her latest career plans after leaving the BBC soap earlier this year. As regular viewers will know, Lorraine announced her character Karen Taylor’s departure last August, with the character last seen on screen in February 2024.

The Eurovision Song Contest is set to be even more fabulous this year, as national treasure Dame Joanna Lumley has been announced as the UK spokesperson.The Absolutely Fabulous icon's role in the grand final was revealed by Eurovision commentator Graham Norton on The One Show on Friday. Joanna, a long-time fan of Eurovision, is already gearing up for her iconic role where she will be broadcasted live into the arena in Malmo, Sweden.The actress, who recently starred in Netflix's Fool Me Once, expressed her excitement saying: "Good evening Malmo, it's Joanna here! "I am delighted to be announcing the jury vote for the UK at this year's Eurovision.

Gavin And Stacey star Joanna Page has said that she does not know how Nessa’s proposal to Smithy in the 2019 Christmas special will pan out.

and divorced in 2015. Collins, 76, starred on the WB series for 11 seasons, from 1996 to 2007.

The One Show host Roman Kemp got more than he bargained for during Thursday night’s edition of the BBC show, when co-host Alex Jones revealed far more information than he was comfortable with.The show first kicked off with guest Dannii Minogue, as she came to discuss the release of her brand new dating show I Kissed A Girl, which puts 10 single lesbians together in the hope of finding a lasting romance. Explaining the premise, Dannii kicked things off by saying: “It follows the same format as the show we did last year, I kissed a Boy, so it starts with a kiss.The girls let us know what type of person they’re looking for, so we try to make sure there’s someone there that we really do think they’ll like, but it starts with a kiss, no chat no nothing before.

Christmas has come early this year for Danny Dyer, who is already in festive mode to film an upcoming film in London.The former EastEnders star was spotted shooting new movie Christmas Karma with The Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar on Thursday. Danny is set to play a London black cabbie in the festive flick, which has been written, directed and produced by Bend It Like Beckham's Gurinder Chadha.The film is modern Bollywood musical based on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. In new pictures, Danny - who's sporting a Christmas jumper, fetching cap and a gilet - can be seen chuckling along with Gurinder.

Death in Paradise has revealed the next lead to replace Ralf Little on the BBC show - and he's a familiar face to EastEnders fans. The series announced on Thursday that Don Gilet, 57 - who famously played serial killer Lucas Johnson on EastEnders - would become the new star of Death in Paradise. He'll make his debut in the show's feature-length Christmas special this December.

EastEnders icon Bobby Brazier has broken his silence regarding an unfortunate gaffe on Wednesday’s episode of The One Show, when host Alex Jones mistakenly referred to his character as Freddie Mitchell during an on-air introduction. During the episode, actor Bobby, 20, was invited to discuss his return to Albert Square as Freddie Slater, alongside Big Mo.

The One Show's presenter Alex Jones was left red-faced after Bobby Brazier pointed out an awkward EastEnders blunder on Wednesday's show (May 1.) During the latest episode, actor Bobby, 20, was invited to discuss his return to Albert Square as Freddie Slater, alongside Big Mo. The characters' comeback has been confirmed for the upcoming weeks, following Freddie's departure months ago and over a year since Big Mo's last appearance in Walford.

Shona McGarty, who's been a familiar face on BBC's EastEnders as Whitney Dean since 2008, is all set for a thrilling new gig after her soap departure.The star has wrapped up filming her final scenes and is now ready to take on a fresh challenge. The actress is joining the cast of '2:22 A Ghost Story' in Dublin, where she'll share the stage with Once Upon a Time star Colin O'Donoghue, Laura Whitmore, and The Wanted's Jay McGuiness.The limited run will be at the 3Olympia Theatre until August 11th.

Michelle Collins has paid tribute to her late mother Mary, three years after she passed away. Sharing that this was the "worst day" of her life, the EastEnders actress shared a photo of her mum on Instagram. Captioning the photo, she wrote: "#3years #today #lostyou #mummy #mary, was probably one of the worst days of my life, grief is a funny thing isn’t it it completely takes over you and slowly moves away it doesn’t completely go but it’s always just there hovering ……...

Since first arriving on our screens last Summer, it’s safe to say that George Knight hasn’t had the easiest time of it in Walford. In the nine months since his debut, George has been confronted with his ex-wife Rose, discovered her real name was actually Cindy Beale and that she had been living under a false identity in a witness protection program! He also discovered that his adoptive parents had paid to adopt him as part of a process calling ‘farming’ which saw children advertised for money for parents looking to give children a home.

As soap favourite Heather Trott actress Cheryl Fergison was part of the Albert Square family, forming strong bonds with a number of her co-stars. But it was the late and much loved Barbara Windsor to whom she will forever be particularly grateful after the actress helped keep her financially afloat. Battling Stage 2 cancer of the womb Cheryl had confided in Barbara and her husband Scott - and they immediately dipped into their own coffers to ease her worries.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has expressed his desire for fellow actor Danny Dyer to join the show. In a candid chat with the Mirror, the Steve Arnott portrayer disclosed that while there are currently no definite plans to revive their beloved characters, if the popular BBC series were to swing back into action, he thinks 46 year old Danny would be a fabulous choice.

Alex Jones has been flooded with messages after she introduced fans to her 'new little babies'. The One Show host has been keeping her social media followers updated after preparing for a bunch of eggs to hatch.

EastEnders are lining up a couple to get wed in an upcoming episode of the BBC soap, and it will coincide with a visit from a popstar. Olly Alexander - best known as the frontman of band Years and Years - will be joining the soap for a one-off episode prior to his appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest where he’ll be performing his song ‘Dizzy’. Olly will stop in at the Queen Vic after rehearsing where he meets an old friend Johnny Carter (played by Charlie Suff).

Alex Jones was left confused as she made a blunder on The One Show on Wednesday (24 April), with her co-host Jermaine Jenas stepping in to correct her.The TV presenter was introducing the popular BBC One show when she appeared to have forgotten what day of the week it was. Alex, 47, and Jermaine, 41, were joined on the sofa by singer Will Young and actress Imelda Staunton. Alex enthusiastically introduced them both to viewers, before exclaiming: "What a lovely combo for a Thursday!" Former professional footballer Jermaine then jumped in and corrected her.

EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy has shared a touching tribute to her late father, Charles, marking three years since his passing. Posting an sweet throwback picture with her dad, Natalie wrote: "I lost my daddy 3 years ago today. It's just another day, but everything seems heightened somehow." The 40 year old mum-of-two went on to share her feelings of pride and happiness, alongside the sadness of missing her dad, writing: "I'm feeling very proud of myself and very happy and cry tears because I miss him so much not because I'm sad.

Abbey Clancy and The One Show host Alex Jones discovered a brand new thing in common during Tuesday night’s episode (April 23) of the hit BBC show, when the duo revealed that they both share the same unusual ‘obsession’ of plate collecting. The surprising hobby first came to light during a segment with fellow guest Chris O’Dowd, who was promoting his new show The Big Door Prize, which is about a sleepy American town that becomes the owner of a mysterious machine which reveals people’s full potentials and the lives they ought to be living, by printing their ideal future on a piece of paper.

Let’s catch up on all things Cannes Film Festival. For one, if you haven’t seen it, Cannes recently revealed its 2024 poster, featuring a scene from “Rhapsody in August,” directed by the great Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, 81 at the time (see it below in full).