Hollyoaks star Richard Blackwood's mother dies in his arms following her third cancer battle

Stephanie Davis has quit Hollyoaks after 10 years on the hit soap.The star, who played Sinead O'Connor, announced the news on Instagram sharing an image that simply read, "Goals: be happy".The 27 year old captioned the post: "Sometimes we make decisions based not on what we want but what we know is right! "I have loved bringing Sinead into your homes for the past ten years but it’s with a heavy heart I have decided to leave Hollyoaks and now looking forward to working on new and exciting

Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy plays the role of Luke Morgan in the hit show, first popping up when he was just a teenager from 1999 until 2002.The star then left the show with his character upping sticks and moving to Canada, before returning to the soap again in 2017. However, it wasn’t long before the Luke Morgan actor went on another hiatus and he took a break from Hollyoaks in September 2018 while joining The Full Monty Tour.

Jessamy Stoddart has revealed she's engaged to her beau Ryan O'Gorman.The Hollyoaks actress, who is known for playing Liberty Savage on the popular soap opera, took to her Instagram feed to announce the happy news with her 92,000 followers.The 27 year old star shared two photos of herself, with one showing her with a shocked expression on her face as she holds up her hand with a stunning triangle-shaped diamond ring.

Christmas is more exciting than usual for ex-Hollyoaks actress Ali Bastian. After welcoming her baby girl in March, Ali has been decking the halls for an extra special holiday season with little Isla.To see the rest of these stunning images and to read the full interview, subscribe to our OK! VIP Club below - it's FREE! If you're already reading this article in full, you're already a member - congrats! Ahead of the Christmas period, the star invited us into her gorgeous home.

Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson has got Christmas ready by giving his kitchen a very swanky makeover. The actor, 34, and his husband Carl Hyland revealed how their showstoppng new space has been specially designed to cater for entertaining friends, family and their twins.Touring fans around their new space, which has been designed with the help of Wren Kitchens, the couple showed off some incredibly sleek cupboards in a slate grey.

Rykard Jenkins appeared in the 2016 series of Love Island and coupled up with Rachel Fenton. Who can forget him running down the beach after Rachel got dumped and leaving with her? The reality star became a social media influencer after his days on the hit show, as most of the stars of the show go on to do, and accumulated a large following.

Jennifer Metcalfe has reportedly found love again following her split from Greg Lake earlier this year.The Hollyoaks actress, 37, is reportedly dating former Manchester United star Chris Eagles, 35. Mercedes McQueen star Jennifer and footballer Chris said said to be “smitten” after they began dating recently.

direct to your inboxHollyoaks star Richard Blackwood has spoken of his heart break after his mum died following a battle with cancer.The actor, who plays Felix in the Channel 4 soap, shared the devastating news on Instagram alongside pictures of them together.His mum Juliet Giscombe, who had cancer three times, died surrounded by her family on Saturday night (December 19).Richard wrote: "I post and write this with a Heavy Heart this morning! I never put too much up over the last few weeks but my