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Ex-Hollyoaks star Jeremy Edwards made a rare public appearance at the premiere of Bolan's Shoes in Liverpool on Thursday, after turning his back on fame and acting.The 52 year old, who portrayed Kurt Benson in the hit Channel 4 soap in the 90s, looked to be having a blast on the red carpet as he posed for fun photos at FACT Cinema in the centre of Liverpool on 14 September. Jeremy cut a casual figure in a black shirt and black blue jeans at the event, which was also attended by famous faces including Sheridan Smith, Catherine Tyledsley and Terri Dwyer. Jeremy's appearance at the movie premiere comes after he opened up about his decision to quit acting and pursue a career as a drama teacher.

Hollyoaks ’ replacement on Channel 4’s weekday schedule has been revealed - after it emerged the show was to become the UK's first digital-first soap. The Chester-based soap, which recently lost out to EastEnders at the NTAs, will now be aired on E4 in a bid to reach the younger demographic, station bosses announced last week.

Ross Adams of the Hollyoaks cast has been resting his voice following some lingering "problems". Better known to soap lovers as Scott Drinkwell, the 41 year old updated his social media fanbase with a picture taken outside hospital this week. "I’ve had some problems with my voice for a while," he revealed.

A Hollyoaks star has been rushed to hospital after she was robbed while on holiday in Ibiza. Abi Phillips, who played Liberty Savage in the Channel 4 soap, shared a picture of her arm with a bandage and a cannula inserted.

Hollyoaks actor Jonny Clarke has wed his long-term partner, Stephanie, in a secret ceremony.The former soap star, who is best known for playing Bart McQueen on the soap between 2010 to 2017, said “I do” last month. Jonny has kept details from his and Steph’s big day quiet, except for one photo he shared on social media with his Instagram followers. Captioning a snap which shows the newlyweds beaming as they pose on a bridge surrounded by a picturesque backdrop, Jonny simply wrote: “07.08.23.” The actor cut a smart figure in a white suit jacket with a white rose clipped on the front.

Members of the Hollyoaks cast were spotted looking downcast as they left the Liverpool studio where the show is filmed on Friday 9 September, just hours after it was revealed the long running series had been pulled from the Channel 4 schedule. The iconic soap, which is set in Chester, has been a mainstay of weeknight evenings on the channel, since the show barrelled onto our screens in 1995.

Hollyoaks has been axed from Channel 4's long-running weekday evening schedule on the channel, as bosses have decided to make a huge shake-up for the iconic soap. The Chester-set serial drama, which recently lost out to EastEnders at the NTAs this week, will now be aired exclusively on E4 instead, in a bid to reach the younger demographic. It will also be shown on YouTube, as the channel aims to use streaming services to maximise viewership.

Days after welcoming her first child, a beautiful baby girl named Bonnie, Love Island star Laura Anderson has laid down some strict rules for her Instagram followers.Taking to social media last night to share the exciting news with her fans with a gorgeous reel, capturing the most adorable moments of her daughter's first few days, Laura insisted she doesn't want to hear any questions about her romance with the father. Bonnie's dad is Hollyoaks star Gary Lucy, whom blonde beauty Laura met when the pair were both contestants on last year's series of Celebs Go Dating, after which a whirlwind romance saw them getting pregnant before splitting soon after. Captioning the heart-warming Instagram video - in which Gary, 41, features heavily in sweet pictures with his baby girl - Laura, 34, wrote: "B O N N I E.

Hollyoaks alumni Jeremy Edwards has opened up on why he has turned his back on fame after being a heartthrob in the nineties. The actor, 52, played Kurt Benson in the Channel 4 soap and was once in a high-profile celebrity couple - engaged to S Club 7's Rachel Stevens. But now Jeremy has given up acting to pursue a different career after parting ways with his agent last year.

Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter enjoyed a sunny day at the beach in Spain with her fiancé Oliver Piotrowski and their son Forest.The soap star, 35, looked loved up with her fiancé as the couple took a stroll along the coast, with eight month old Forest perched on one arm. Jorgie wore a pair of cream-coloured shorts and a crop top which she paired with matching sandals. She completed her look with a pair of black sunglasses.

Former Hollyoaks favourite Nicole Barber-Lane is set to make an appearance on another soap later this month. It has been revealed that Nicola, who formerly played Myra McQueen on the Channel 4 soap between 2006 and 2019, will join the cast Coronation Street.The 53-year-old announced the news on her social media to excited fans that she will play the character Ange on the ITV soap.

As many of us sit down to watch Emmerdale as a teatime treat, over the years it’s safe to say we’ve become well versed in the many families that have dominated the dales. Whether it was keeping up with the Dingles, condemning the Tates or even just trying to keep track of who was dating who, the daily slice of drama was just enough to keep us wanting more.

Fans of Hollyoaks and Coronation street will be pleased to know that Hollyoaks bad boy Calum Lill is set to set foot onto the cobbles soon. Coronation Street has reportedly signed the star, who shot to fame in his 12 episode stint playing PC Carlton Smith in the hit Channel 4 soap in 2021. In previous Hollyoaks episodes, viewers saw the character of PC George Smith abuse beloved show regular John Paul McQueen.

Carol Vorderman stunned as she attended the wedding of her Radio Wales co-host, former Hollyoaks star Nathan Sussex. The former Countdown host, 62, shared some snaps of the event, in which she sported a figure-hugging sequined green maxi dress.

Former Hollyoaks star Nathan Sussex has tied the knot with his fiancé Jamie in a lavish ceremony at Somerset's Orchardleigh Estate.The actor, who portrayed villain Buster Smith, starred in the soap from 2018 until 2021, when he departed the show as his character was jailed for sexual assault. Since then, he has begun hosting a Radio Wales show with Carol Vorderman, who shared a number of snaps of the wedding to her Instagram page.

It's the moment that Love Island fanatics across the nation have been waiting for - 2018 contestant and fan-favourite Laura Anderson is finally due to welcome her baby girl any minute now. However, the 34 year old ex-islander revealed on Sunday that her incoming addition - and first child - doesn't plan on making an appearance anytime soon and that Laura is now considered 'overdue'.Taking to Instagram to give her 1.5 million followers a pregnancy update, the Scottish beauty - who is expecting the youngster with Hollyoaks ex partner Gary Lucy - shared a jaw-dropping snap, showing off her blossoming baby bump in a set of black co-ords.

EastEnders (BBC1) It’s going to be a dramatic week as Cindy returns to Walford to see Peter. Despite Ian’s hopes that she will come straight back to France without bumping into anyone else, Cindy decides she needs to clear the air with Kathy too – which goes about as well as you’d expect. Ian arrives to spirit Cindy away again, but before they can leave, she comes face to face with George.

EastEnders (BBC1) Theo discovers Martin and Eve have worked out that he’s Stacey’s stalker and realises he needs to tell her before they do. He picks the worst possible moment to come clean, as he makes his confession just as Lily goes into labour. A panicked Stacey tries to bundle him out of the house so she and Jean can concentrate on helping Lily while they wait for an ambulance.

Actress Sarah Jayne Dunn says that female cast members on Hollyoaks were made to feel “really uncomfortable” were “pitted against each other” while working on the show.The TV star, 41, left the Channel 4 soap opera in 2021 following a dispute with producers over the creation of a personal OnlyFans account. At the time, Sarah Jayne said she had made the account to “take back some power and control” over her images, adding it was not her decision to leave the show. Speaking on The Matt Haycox Show podcast, she said that there was “a pressure” placed on actresses in Hollyoaks “because it was always known as ‘the sexy soap’”.

Fans will know him best for portraying teenage hunk Harry Thompson in the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, but star Parry Glasspool couldn’t be further from his onscreen alter-ego after leaving behind stardom to embark on a new career. The 31 year old actor, who originally hails from Worcestershire, took on the role of Tony Hutchinson’s estranged son Harry for four years between 2015 and 2019, and even earned himself a coveted nomination at the National Television Awards for Best Newcomer the year he made his soap debut.

Hollyoaks stars Owen Warner and Jemma Donovan have poked fun at reports that they have split up. In the hit Channel 4 soap, Owen's character Romeo Nightingale is in a relationship with Jemma's character Rayne Royce. But away from the screen, the actors have been involved in a relationship since earlier this year.

The acting world doesn’t always pan out as planned for some soap stars, or perhaps they just need a break from the limelight. For some, turning their back on their on-screen profession in favour of a more ‘normal’ way of life is the way forward. With everything from careers in the teaching industry to working as firefighters, we take a look at what some soap stars are up to professionally these days.

Good Morning Britain star presenter Katy Rickitt is set to feature on an episode of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks as a TV host asking students about their GCSE results. Katy was filmed alongside other stars in the show such as Ashley Taylor Dawson, who plays Darren Osborne, and Ela-May Demircan (Leah Barnes).The real life GMB presenter is married to former Hollyoaks regular Adam Rickitt who played Kyle Kelley until 2020 on Hollyoaks. In the special episode, Katy plays herself as she chats to students about their results which is a regular real-life feature of TV shows every results day.

Coronation Street star Stephanie Davis was taken to hospital after suffering a nasty ankle injury. The 30 year old actress, who plays Courtney Vance on the Cobbles, told how she was left on crutches and could not lift her leg following the painful incident. She took to her Instagram page to update fans on her condition after suffering the injury.

Hollyoaks viewers were delighted as The Traitors star Maddy Smedley made her debut on the Channel 4 soap. Maddy is making a guest appearance as Faye Fuller, a talent agent hired to work with influencer Rayne Royce (played by Jemma Donovan), however her role left some fans puzzled and some racking their brains to think of where they recognised the blonde beauty from. On Tuesday, one confused fan took to Twitter and said: “Where is she from? why do i know her face? #Hollyoaks”, while another added: “#Hollyoaks Is she the woman that was on Traitors?”.

Owen Warner and his co-star girlfriend Jemma Donovan have reportedly split just a few months after going public with their romance. Hollyoaks star Owen, who came second when he appeared in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! last year, seemingly confirmed the relationship when he posted a loved-up snap with Jemma back in April. Jemma, who is the daughter of Aussie soap legend Jason Donovan, and Owen were pictured cuddling up as they grinned at the camera.They later made their red carpet debut at the British Soap Awards on 3 June.

It's going to be a dramatic week in soapland. Find out what's coming up this week in EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Home And Away, from August 21. Mixed Messages - EastEnders After Elaine persuades George and Gina to give her their blessing to try to make contact, Anna leaves a message for her mum.

The chances are that for the past 23 years, if you were flicking through TV channels, the stars you saw were on Melanie Blake’s roster. From The Nolans to Stephanie Beacham, Gillian Taylforth to Patsy Kensit, she’s forged killer deals for female talent. Specialising in representing older celebrities and actresses – a niche rival agents missed – Melanie gained power and industry recognition, but managed to keep herself out of the spotlight.

Baby Thiago Thomas Márquez is just five days old when parents Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Márquez introduce us to him, as he snoozes angelically, swaddled in his soft white blanket. He’s so new to the world, that it’s not until after our interview that Gemma and Gorka agree on a name, deciding to get to know him a little first. “They change so much each day,” says Gemma, stroking her newborn’s face as Gorka carries him.

When Gemma Atkinson gave birth to her first baby Mia she needed an emergency C-section and then suffered a scary postpartum haemorrhage as her partner Gorka Márquez anxiously looked on. So when baby Thiago Thomas Márquez was born, Gemma wanted things to be different and decided to hire her own private midwife to monitor the pregnancy and help after the baby was born.The former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale actress – who has been filming her pregnancy story for her forthcoming W channel documentary Gemma And Gorka: Life Behind The Lens – hoped to have a vaginal birth this time around However, when her contractions stopped after 24 hours of active labour, she elected to have another C-section. In her documentary, Gemma answers the questions she was too shy to ask as a first-time mum and goes back to NHS Bolton where Mia was born to find out why she suffered a postpartum haemorrhage.

Baby Thiago Thomas Márquez is just five days old when parents Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Márquez introduce us to him, as he snoozes angelically, swaddled in his soft white blanket. He’s so new to the world, that it’s not until after our interview that Gemma and Gorka agree on a name, deciding to get to know him a little first. “They change so much each day,” says Gemma, stroking her newborn’s face as Gorka carries him.

Pop sensation Jamelia shocked viewers of BBC series Celebrity Masterchef this week, when she revealed her age to judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode. Many fans were convinced that the singing sensation was in her late 20's or early 30's, but it soon emerged that this isn't the case as Jamelia mentioned her age on the show.The stylish star, who first shot to fame in the early 00’s with tracks that included Superstar, revealed to the judges that she was 42, something that stunned many viewers at home, as they couldn’t quite get over her youthful appearance.

Emmerdale favourite Lydia Dingle experienced a blast from her past this week, when her childhood sweetheart Craig arrived on screen after bumping into her at a job fair held at The Hide.Taken aback by the appearance of someone from her childhood, Lydia appeared to be visibly shaken when Craig kept addressing her as “Jenny” her former name before she changed it following the loss of her infant son. In scenes airing on Thursday, 17 August 17, it was soon revealed that Craig was actually the father of Lydia’s baby son, Toby, who tragically was stillborn when she was just a teenager.

The partner of pregnant Hollyoaks actress Frankie Jules-Hough, who was killed in a horror motorway car crash, has welcomed plans to review the prison sentence of the driver who killed her. Adil Iqbal, 22, was speeding in his father's BMW on the M66 in Bury, Greater Manchester, when his car hit Frankie's on 13 May. He was jailed for 12 years on 19 July, having pleaded guilty to killing Frankie, 38, and causing serious injury to her son Thomas, 9.

Swapping the wards of Holby City for a new role in Hollyoaks, actor David Ames delighted fans this week when a first look episode, saw the star make his debut in the Channel 4 soap as new headteacher Carter Shepherd. The exciting episode first got underway when Goldie McQueen (Chelsee Healey) poignantly admitted to (Ross Adams)that she had been struggling recently. Later, Goldie continued to lament about her situation at Bronzer’s memorial bench, while asking for a sign to help her through the particularly rough patch.

Adam Rickitt has channelled his iconic I Breathe Again music video by stripping nude and posing for a number of risqué photographs for social media.The former Hollyoaks and Coronation Street star, 45, is currently holidaying in Italy and decided to bare all and show off his buff body and bottom as part of his 'butt shot day' tradition. He shared three photographs to his Instagram account, with the first showing him posting slightly out of focus sitting on a windowsill and looking out, with the second snap showing him standing fully nude and looking out of the same window.