Emmerdale's Wendy Posner actress 'saved' by soap after husband's tragic death

Australian soaps have undeniably produced some international superstars over the years.Two of the biggest successes are clearly Neighbours alumni Kylie Minogue (who played Charlene) – the highest-selling Australian recording artist of all time, with more than 80 million albums sold worldwide – and Margot Robbie (Donna), star of the runaway movie success Barbie, that's broken 17 box office records to date. But other notable stars who've gone from Aussie soapland to bigger things include Home and Away's Ryan Kwanten (who played Vinnie), Isla Fisher (Shannon) and Chris Hemsworth (Kim) as well as Neighbours' Jason Donovan (Scott), Guy Pearce (Mike) and Jesse Spencer (Billy).

Just one month on from safely welcoming her second child, Rihanna’ s new baby bliss has been shattered, following the heartbreaking loss of her beloved cousin. Tanella Alleyne, a cherished member of RiRi’s family sadly died at the age of 28, just six years on since her brother was shot dead after a Christmas celebration.

The mum of a teenager who died by suicide only discovered she was being bullied after her daughter’s tragic death. Macie Vella took her own life at her dad’s home on July 26 last year after arguing with her girlfriend earlier that night.

Emmerdale actress Karen Blick reveals she resorted to crystal healing to cope with the trauma of filming her character's rape scenes.The 48-year-old has played Lydia, who is married to Sam Dingle, for seven years. Bereavement counsellor Lydia recently reconnected with a man from her past, Craig [Ben Addis] – the father of her son Toby, who was stillborn. But the story will take a dark turn when Craig sexually assaults Lydia.

Sinéad O’Connor’s family have released a public statement a month after her tragic death at age 56.

Emmerdale's Chloe Harris will reportedly meet her end in a horrifying car crash which is set to come to our screens later this year. Chloe, who is played by Jessie Elland, is currently a key player in a heated storyline involving Mackenzie Boyd and Charity Dingle. Mackenzie (played by Lawrence Budd) had cheated on his wife Charity (played by Emma Atkins) with Chloe which left her pregnant.

Peter Andre has revealed that he hasn’t had a birthday party since the passing of his beloved brother, Andrew.The 50 year old star revealed his dark times in the wake of his brother’s death. Pete’s brother Andrew passed away in 2012, following a battle with kidney cancer. 54 year old Andrew’s diagnosis and subsequent passing sent shockwaves through the pop star’s family and Peter hasn’t been scared to open up about his grief and devastation surrounding the events.

Katharine McPhee and her husband David Foster can’t stay away from the mic for too long.

Katharine McPhee once again took the stage, alongside her husband, David Foster, for their first live performance since the tragic and shocking death of their son's nanny earlier this month.McPhee, 39, and Foster, 73, took the stage at a private event in Ravello, Italy, on Tuesday, where they were joined by actor Erich Bergen, who previously starred opposite McPhee in McPhee, Foster and Bergen all wore white for the musical event, with McPhee stunning in a white dress, while Foster played at the piano in an ivory tuxedo.Bergen — who starred as Four Seasons singer Bob Gaudio in the 2014 film — shared a video of the performance to Instagram on Wednesday, and remarked, «Singing Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons songs in Italy just seems appropriate. So great to perform with my friends @davidfoster @katharinefoster and @thelondonessentials.»A post shared by Erich Bergen (@erichbergen)Tuesday's appearance in Italy comes two weeks after Yadira Calito — who worked for the family as a nanny to their 2-year-old son, Rennie Foster — was the victim of a fatal traffic collision on Aug.

Spain's World Cup hero Olga Carmon, who scored the only goal in the Spain v England Women's World Cup Final, has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her father who passed away just days ago.The footballer, 23, was told the news of her father's death following Spain's World Cup victory. It's believe that he passed away on Friday but the decision was made to wait until after the football match to inform Olga. Olga penned a heartbreaking tribute to her father on Twitter, where she wrote: "And without knowing it, I had my Star before the game started.

Ron Cephas Jones‘s former co-stars and friends are taking to social media to remember him after his death.

Emmerdale legend Matthew Wolfenden, who has played David Metcalfe for 17 years, has reportedly quit his role on the ITV soap.

Kellie Pickler is opening up after tragically losing her husband Kyle Jacobs.

Team GB swimmer Helen Smart, known previously as Helen Don- Duncan, sadly passed away 'suddenly' at the age of 43, with tributes pouring in from fellow athletes across the world. Helen represented Britain at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 in the 200m backstroke and also won a bronze medal in the same event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.The backstroke specialist later retired from the sport and became head of Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School in Wigan. Olympic medallist Sharron Davies was one of the stars to share her sadness, writing to Twitter, "This is very sad news.

Emmerdale actor Liam Fox is leaving the ITV soap, and he has teased a "sad ending" for his character Dan Spencer. Liam joined Emmerdale in 2011 and has been a huge presence in the village ever since. However, Dan is now facing a lengthy time inside for manslaughter following the death of Lloyd Sawyer.

It was the kids' TV catchphrase copied by millions of children in the 1980s, as they excitedly chanted it whenever someone knocked as they came to visit. "There's somebody at the door! There's somebody at the door!" And with it came a larger-than-life green witch, a strange pink windmill full of children and the infamous TV puppet-and-master duo, Rod Hull and Emu.The TV show the catchphrase came from is ITV's Emu's World, while the strange green witch in the cape who we loved to hate is Grotbags – played by actress by Carol Lee Scott. She lived in a castle, Gloomy Fortress, and haplessly tried to use her powers to control the children, also keeping a servant called Croc in line by hitting him with her bazazzer, an umbrella-shaped stick with a pointing finger on the end.

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Kelsey Parker has paid a moving tribute to her late husband Tom Parker. Taking to Instagram earlier today, 4 August, she posted a picture of The Wanted singer sitting with their two children: daughter Aurelia Rose, four, and son Bodhi Thomas, two. In the caption, his widow, 33, wrote: “We miss you every day.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Emmerdale has left some fan scratching their heads after Rishi Sharma's cause of death has been revealed. While many thought the popular character had died of a heart attack, it turns out that was not the case and the tragic ending was a lot more mundane. Rishi - played by actor Bhasker Patel - had been on the show for over a decade but has been written out of the show with ITV bosses telling the actor they were plotting a big storyline.

Louisa Clein gripped the nation as she portrayed predatory teacher Maya Stepney on Emmerdale. Maya had been grooming student — and the son of her ex-boyfriend — Jacob Gallagher for months, finally being arrested in dramatic scenes However, Louisa left the soap in May 2019 after just 14 months in the role.The 44 year old made her acting debut in Judge John Deed in 2001, and went on to appear in BBC shows including Doctors, Casualty, New Tricks and Midsomer Murders.