Emmerdale’s Paddy Kirk star Dominic Brunt announces career move away from ITV soap

EastEnders is set to take a dark turn next week. In a heartbreaking scene, Ben Mitchell will be raped by Albert Square’s newcomer; bar manager Lewis Butler, played by Aidan O'Callaghan. BBC soap EastEnders viewers have seen Ben, played by Max Bowden, struggle recently after he and husband Callum were targeted in a homophobic attack, which has triggered painful memories of when Ben's first love Paul was killed in similar circumstances.The long-running soap has been working closely with various charities and organisations on the new storyline – including SurvivorsUK, Survivors Manchester and the Male Survivors Partnership – to ensure the storyline is portrayed accurately and approached realistically and with sensitivity in mind.

Coronation Street 's Fiz Stape star Jennie McAlpine has teased Phill Whittaker's mysterious secret on the ITV soap. Only recently, Fiz had a blast from the past after a friend of Phill’s turned out to have been the prosecuting solicitor at her trial to which she came clean about the whole John Stape saga to Phill, who already knew. In upcoming episodes, Tyrone gets suspicious when he sees Phil handing a large envelope to someone, when he's meant to be away from Weatherfield...

Rosie Bentham has revealed how ITV soap opera Emmerdale was there for her when she lost her dad John following a pulmonary embolism.The 20 year old, who plays Gabby Thomas in the series, was 15 back in 2017 when her on-screen father vicar Ashley, played by John Middleton, died after suffering from dementia. But just two years later, she went through a very real grieving process when her dad, who was also a vicar, passed away from a blood clot. “I was doing the whole playing grief and then the next minute I’m actually grieving," Rosie shared, explaining how the soap helped her get through the difficult time.

She's been involved in some of the soap's most harrowing storylines as Coronation Street's Faye Windass. So her followers on social media were pleased to see actress Ellie Leach a world away from the Weatherfield drama as she enjoyed a sunshine break with her boyfriend Reagan Pettman.

Since leaving Emmerdale five years ago, former soap star Joe Gill has had a dramatic transformation away from the Yorkshire Dales. The 28 year old, who was known for his role as Finn Barton, appeared on our screens between 2013 and 2017 before his character was tragically killed off. After accidentally being shot by his on-screen mother Emma Barton, viewers saw Joe’s character Finn get rushed to hospital where he shortly died from his injuries.

Emmerdale star Samantha Giles has admitted that she doesn't watch the ITV soap as she is too busy.The 50 year old, who is best known for taking on the role of Bernice Blackstock in the soap, made the admission at the Pride of Manchester awards on Tuesday evening. Speaking exclusively to OK!, Samantha candidly explained: "It's terrible, I'm in the show, and I don't really ever watch it, which is awful. "You know what it's like, it's that time when you're either putting the kids to bed, or you're getting dinner or whatever, but I know that it's very close to coming to a head," she added.

recently announced that he is set to leave the UK to make a big career change. The 66-year-old singer, who currently lives in Bilston, is originally from Brazil and is set to give up his singing career to return to his homeland and do something entirely new so that he can “die in peace”, according to The Mirror . Wagner, full name Wagner, Fiuza-Carrilho, shot to fame after starring in the seventh series of X Factor.

Caity Lotz and Kyle Schmid are engaged!

The Merry Gentlemen,” a crime drama that he co-starred in with Kelly Macdonald and Bobby Cannavale. Keaton most recently starred in “Morbius” and won a SAG Award for his work in the series “Dopesick.” He’ll next reprise his role as Batman in “The Flash.” Poirier is the writer of “National Treasure: The Book of Secrets,” “Jack the Giant Slayer,” “The Spy Next Door” and “Eight Below,” and he also created the ABC series “Missing” with Ashley Judd.

Baby on board! Chris Sullivan and his wife, Rachel Sullivan, are expecting their second child.

Emmerdale welcomed newcomer Suzy Merton into the village earlier this year. She is set to shake things up with a romance with Vanessa Woodfield. But off-screen Martelle Edinborough has had plenty of soap experience.The actress, whose exact age is unknown, is originally from Bradford and now lives in Leeds.

Emmerdale fans went wild on Wednesday's episode as they recognised Marlon Dingle's new doctor after he returned to hospital on Tuesday. Only recently, Marlon had a life-threatening stroke in heartbreaking episodes with the ITV soap working closely with the charity, Stroke Association, to give a "realistic and authentic depiction" of his journey.

Kyan Douglas is moving on.

Emmerdale's Mike Parr looked unrecognisable as he shared a snap of his new transformation over the weekend following his exit from the ITV soap.The actor, 35, who played Ross Barton on the hit ITV soap from 2013 until 2018, took to Instagram to share a picture of his new moustache as he posed to the camera. Mike captioned the selfie with "Paul Sykes vibes", in reference to the British heavyweight boxer who also sported a similar moustache and hairdo.The actor's 248K followers were quick to go wild over the transformation as former Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson, who played Alicia Metcalfe, commented: "And Tom Selleck!!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.