Emmerdale star lands Disney role after threatening to 'knife' soap rival

Coronation Street legend Chris Gascoyne who plays the iconic Peter Barlow in the soap has landed a new role away from the show. Chris has been on the cobbles for 23 years, but he is swapping the street for the theatre in his new job this Christmas.

A 100-year-old woman got an amazing surprise - when a star of her favourite soap visited her care home.

Loose Women star Charlene White revealed she gave herself an ankle injury during an episode of the hit daytime show, and shared with her Instagram followers just how it happened.The 43-year-old revealed yesterday that she “twisted” her ankle while wearing high heels and trying to talk to Emmerdale star Amy Walsh. Charlene said the mishap occurred in an ITV corridor and happened because she "turned round" to chat to guest star Amy, 36.

Former Emmerdale star Chelsea Halfpenny has given birth to a baby girl.The actress, 31 who also starred in Casualty shared the exciting news on Instagram with a heartfelt post after announcing she was expecting her first child back in April. In the post alongside a black and white snap of her daughter's tiny feet, she wrote the caption: "The best thing that’s ever happened to us arrived a couple of weeks ago, and she’s absolutely class.The little love of our lives!". She welcomed her daughter with her fiancé, James Baxter, 32 who is currently playing Deputy Head, Joe Casey, in BBC's Waterloo Road.

Emmerdale is set to bring back a fan favourite character as Tracy Metcalfe returns for an unusual wedding storyline.

Emmerdale viewers spotted a hilarious connection between the ITV soap and its sister channel ITV2's mainstay reality dating series Love Island during the latest episode, on Wednesday 28 June. The surprising scene came as a result of a fraught conversation between Amelia Spencer and her boyfriend Noah Dingle outside in the village. Noah has been getting fed up of Amelia's obsession with her phone, and he tried to talk to her about why she's constantly glued to her screen, but Amelia was immediately turned off.

It's only been four years since Bernie Winter arrived in Weatherfield, but it's fair to say she's a favourite among Coronation Street fans. Jane Hazlegrove took on the role in 2019. At the time, the character was described as an 'old raver who still sees herself as a free spirit'.

Coronation Street star Jude Riordan has captured the hearts of fans everywhere after he paid a sweet and heartfelt message to his father, Emmerdale star Paul Riordan, as part of a poignant Father’s Day message this week. The 12 year old youngster, who is known to many fans for playing Sam Blakeman, the son of Nick Tilsely on the cobbles, took a break from filming his upcoming scenes to honour his dear dad, who it turns out, previously also worked on Coronation Street himself! Taking to social media to celebrate Father’s Day, Jude’s account (which is run by his mum) shared two adorable images of Paul and Jude together as they marked the special occasion, as Jude adorably dubbed his dad “the best.” One of the photos, which featured a sweet throwback to Jude’s early start in life as an adorable baby, was accompanied by the caption: "HFD to all, especially the best @paulrio27 #happyfathersday #thebest.” While a second image revealed Jude alongside his dad and older brother, all dressed smartly in their finest outfits ahead of a glamorous night out.

Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan has expressed his heartbreak after learning his pregnant co-star died in a tragic car crash, as tributes pour in. Paul, 44, took to social media to express his devastation after learning actress Frankie Julia Hough died in the car accident while travelling with her two sons and nephew.The actor said he was "lost" after learning she had died on a motorway. Frankie, 38, known for playing Jess in the popular Channel 4 soap, stopped on the hard shoulder of the M66 when she was struck by a speeding vehicle.

Fans will know him best for his recent role as deputy-headteacher, Joe Casey in BBC school drama Waterloo Road, but actor James Baxter has more than a few impressive acting credits under his belt. First shooting to fame in Emmerdale back in 2007, the young star quickly made a name for himself in the TV industry, as part of the Doland family in the long running ITV soap.

Emmerdale spoilers follow. Chris Bisson has previewed the shocking fallout of his character Jai discovering a long-held Sharma family secret in Emmerdale. Jai will discover a startling hidden secret from his past next week when he goes looking for his divorce certificate from his marriage to Megan Macey, in order to properly tie the knot with Laurel Thomas.

READ MORE: Emmerdale family torn apart after Jai Sharma exposes life-changing newsThe former Emmerdale actor will be back in the limelight for Disney's Christmas movie The Shepard which is going to be released later this year. He will be starring alongside none other than John Travolta, as well as Dalgleigh's Steven Mackintosh and The Split's Millie Kent. The Shepard is based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth, telling the story of a fighter pilot who gets lost on his way home on Christmas Eve.

Caleb Milligan (William Ash) arriving in Emmerdale, Kim Tate (Claire King) had her troublesome son, Jamie Tate (Alexander Lincoln) to deal with. Responsible for poisoning Kim, Jamie disappeared from village life back in 2021, when he crashed his 4×4 into a lake. As Kim and Gabby (Rosie Bentham) slowly accepted that Jamie had died, it became apparent that it was all fake, as he was alive and living with Hazel, Andrea Tate’s mother.

Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) at Jacobs Fold, and over the years we’ve seen the character involved in some hard-hitting storylines to do with her health, culminating in a heart transplant in 2018 after chemotherapy for cancer caused heart failure. Perhaps because of her own battles with her health, Sarah formed a poignant part of Faith (Sally Dexter)’s story when Faith discovered her own cancer had returned and was terminal. Sarah joined Faith in making the most of the time she had left and shared some poignant scenes.

Emmerdale star Katie Hill revealed hopes of a new career direction. The actress, who plays Sarah Sugden in the ITV soap, took part in an Instagram Stories Q&A where a fan asked her if she felt like she could start a singing career after leaving Emmerdale. In response, Hill confirmed that she could definitely see a music career in her future, writing: "I'm currently working on making some music which I'm hoping to release some time in the future".

looking over Roy Cropper (David Neilson) after he suffered chest pains. She is also involved in the long-running and tragic arc which has seen Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Susan Gaddas made her debut in 2014, In August 2014, seeing to Max Turner when he was brought in by his parents David and Kylie Platt after his behaviour underwent a sudden deterioration.

Disney+ series “Snowdrop,” has died. She was 29.

Emmerdale star Lisa Riley had a two-word response as viewers finally saw her on-screen character Mandy Dingle reunite with Paddy Kirk, years after they tied the knot on-screen in the ITV soap.

Emmerdale spoilers follow. Emmerdale star Roxy Shahidi has spoken on Leyla Cavanagh's motive for possibly attacking Caleb Miligan in upcoming scenes. The soap is set to launch a new whodunnit next week as Caleb is struck and pushed over the edge of a woodland ridge, which comes after his lies are exposed to the village over his scheme to take Home Farm, turning the residents against him.

Emmerdale actor Jeff Hordley has weighed in on the upcoming murder mystery and revealed Cain's motivation to kill.