EastEnders star Shaun Williamson says he's doing reality TV to 'pay the mortgage'

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy beamed as she announced her return to the soap’s set on Tuesday 9 February.The 37 year old soap actress, who has played Sonia Jackson on an off since 1993, shared a gorgeous photo of herself smiling from ear to ear as she opened up on her joy of returning to the soap.

This Morning's soap correspondent Sharon Marshall has slammed claims that Laila Morse is leaving EastEnders. Laila, 75, was reported to be leaving the hit BBC soap as bosses decided to not renew her contract due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

James Alexandrou was once one of Britain’s most recognisable soap stars playing Martin Fowler in EastEnders for over a decade.The actor played Pauline Fowler’s son between 1995 and 2007 before deciding not to return to Walford when the offer was made in 2014. He’s now 34, still passionate about acting and is currently studying for a Masters degree in directing TV and film.

Joey Essex has been a huge hit with the ladies since he shot to fame on The Only Way Is Essex after joining in 2011. Despite never being short of women interested in dating the 30 year old, Joey has been very unlucky in love – from his rocky romance with Sam Faiers to his latest split with Brenda Santos.This hasn’t stopped Joey on his quest for love as he’s set to enter the Celebs Go Dating Mansion this week.

In writer-director Channing Godfrey Peoples' debut feature, Miss Juneteenth, Nicole Beharie stars as Turquoise Jones, a single mom to teenager Kai (Alexis Chikaeze) living in a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas. Balancing two jobs, Turquoise does her best to set high standards for her daughter, hoping Kai will stray from her own path and go off to college and seek a career.

Playing Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders, Jack Ryder was one of biggest heartthrobs of the nineties While Jack, who is now 39, did decide to leave EastEnders, he did so under the impression that the door would be left open. However, it was firmly slammed shut when Jamie was tragically killed in one of the soap’s most shocking exits in December 2002.

Brooke Kinsella has revealed her four month old baby daughter Elsie reminds her of her late brother.The former EastEnders actress, who is most well known for playing the role of Kelly on the popular soap opera, appeared on ITV's Loose Women today to speak about her journey into motherhood and how she's keeping the memory of late brother Ben alive.

Anna Williamson has revealed the new of Celebs Go Dating was “challenging” to film but is the “best one yet”. Celebs Go Dating star Anna, 39, exclusively opened up to OK! Online about the filming for the latest series, which sees single celebrities paired up with every day people in the hope to find love.

EastEnders icon Shaun Williamson has a stark warning to TV bosses, saying soaps must adapt and become like box sets or face a bleak future.The actor believes an entire week’s episodes will have to be made available at once in the years ahead. He feels the instant service provided by streaming services like Netflix and Amazon means viewers' demands have totally changed.

“Gilmore Girls” star David Sutcliffe took to Twitter over the weekend to dispel the rumors that he had been involved in the Capitol riots earlier this month, which left five people, including a Capitol police officer dead.

Capitol riots earlier this month, which left five people, including a Capitol police officer dead. After several people tweeted that Sutcliffe, who played Lorelai's ex and Rory's father, Christopher, on the beloved series, attended the riots, the actor retweeted a video of a rioter smoking weed inside the Capitol. «There are rumors circulating that I 'stormed the capital (sic),'» the Canadian-born actor wrote, before adding, «Not true — though I would have been proud to share a smoke with this

EastEnders and Strictly star Maisie Smith has already proven she can act and dance – but it turns out she’s actually got several more strings to her bow and is a total triple threat. The 19 year old, who reached the final of last year’s Strictly Come Dancing alongside pro partner Gorka Marquez, also has an amazing singing voice.

Paul Bettany is getting candid about his personal life.