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EastEnders star Ricky Champ delighted fans after he posted a series of pictures reuniting with his former cast members.  The soap actor was well known for playing Albert Square’s Stuart Highway on the BBC drama.  Despite leaving the show to pursue ambitions in Theatreland, the 42-year-old proved he was still very much part of the family with his latest Instagram upload.

Joe Lycett has asked to have his nomination at the British LGBT Awards withdrawn. The comedian, 34, joins the likes of Cheddar Gorgeous, Shon Faye and Josh Rivers in withdrawing from the awards show, which spotlights those bettering the needs of LGBTQ+ people and takes place on Friday, June 23. The British LGBT Awards has drawn criticism from climate campaigners over its sponsorship deals with BP and Shell.

Only Fools and Horses legend Sir David Jason is taking on a new TV role that’s worlds away from Del Boy, as he joins The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades. The 83-year-old will be hitting the road and travelling around the country to help members of the public and professional makers. Sir David and Jay will be fronting Touring Toolshed, which will see them ‘park up their toolshed at the UK’s air shows, steam rallies, county fairs and vintage festivals, to meet some of the UK’s most talented crafters, makers and tinkerers – as well as people who could use a little help!’The new series is said to bring a ‘lesser-known side’ of Sir David to our screens as he reveals his ‘life-long passion for creating and fixing things’.

Gogglebox has just become that much more star-studded with the additions of Adam Lambert and Beverley Knight. The new series of the Channel 4 programme has seen several new faces join the line-up, including the likes of comedian Katherine Ryan, singer Tom Grennan and singer Jane McDonald. It provides viewers with a fascinating look into the living rooms of some of their favourite celebrities while answering some very important questions… What are their hot beverages of choice? What kind of biscuit is their fave? You know, the real head scratchers.

EastEnders fans have been going completely nuts about the return of Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins – it’s us, we’re the EastEnders fans – but could another unexpected return be on the cards?Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) is set to marry Rocky Cotton (Brian Conley) in July, and she has made it very clear who she wants in attendance: Son Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt). Though this suggestion faced a lot of raised eyebrows and snide remarks, Rocky promised his fiancé that he would try his best to make her wish come true.

Thania Garcia Morgan Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time” returns to No. 1 for the 13th non-consecutive week after spending the last two weeks in second place for the first time since its March debut. The album was only temporarily removed by Taylor Swift’s re-issued edition of “Midnights” and the monumental sales boost of K-pop group Stray Kids. The album returns to the summit with 111,500 equivalent album units sold in the United States, according to data collected by Luminate. That figure includes nearly 41 million on-demand streams and album sales tallied 4,500. With 13 weeks at No. 1, the 36-song set meets the mark set by Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti,” the biggest album to come out of 2022, and before that, Drake’s “Views” met the metric in 2106.

Emmerdale’s Mark Jordon penned a beautiful note to his co-star wife Laura Norton ahead of her birthday on Monday.  The 58-year-old soap star shouted out his now 40-year-old other half Laura on Instagram and attached a collage of images to the sweet message. Uploading snaps of the couple together the Hearbeat actor also added one shot of their two children – daughter Ronnie, who they welcomed in October 2022 and their son, two-year-old Jesse.

Helen Flanagan offered fans an adorable family update over the weekend as she showed off the behind-the-scenes of her life as a mum. The 32-year-old former I’m A Celebrity star admitted she had turned to wine to help her get through organising her three children into a suitable pose for a photo.  She shares Matilda, eight, Delilah, five, and Charlie, two with her ex-partner and football star Scott Sinclair, 34.

Daniel Radcliffe has opened up on the upcoming Harry Potter TV series, and he’s not confident he’ll be invited to take part. The actor, 33, became a household name as a child alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as they led the cast in the Harry Potter film series, based on the books by JK Rowling. As well as the film franchise, Potter has launched spin-off films, a West End play, theme parks, merchandise, video games and a still-thriving, still massive fandom.

Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) is trying to move forward in her life after Aaron Sandford (James Craven) left Coronation Street but in Monday’s (June 19) episode, she established just how much her recent ordeal has impacted her mentally. Aaron departed the cobbles after confronting his actions and realising that he did in fact rape Amy, after previously stating that she wanted to have sex just as much as he did and ignoring the fact that she was unconscious and couldn’t consent. While this isn’t the closure Amy wanted, it’s the only one she’s going to get for now and tonight, she tried her best to find a positive focus, choosing to try and get back into the swing of university studying.

John Travolta marked Father’s Day on Sunday by sharing a lovely family photo of himself and his two kids, 23-year-old Ella and Ben, 12.  John, 69, shares both Ella and Ben with his late wife Kelly Preston, who died aged 57 in 2020.  Kelly had been diagnosed with breast cancer two years prior and she and John also had son Jett, who tragically died in 2009.

Outlander star Richard Rankin says that season 7 is the best yet for Roger and Brianna as they navigate life in Fraser's Ridge.

debut album Love, Sax and Flashbacks. In 2018 she was once again on TV partaking in I’m A Celebrity. .

Celebrity Gogglebox star and Happy Mondays dancer Mark Berry – aka Bez – has said he’s ‘lucky to be alive’ after a motorbike accident in February. The 59-year-old media personality was with a group of professional riders when he lost control of the front end of his bike and ended up off the road, breaking bones, ligaments, and his foot. He was near the mountains in Magaluf – the famous party region of Spanish island Majorca – when the crash happened, and admitted he is still ‘not quite right’ four months on.

Strictly Come Dancing favourite Amy Dowden revealed she had cancer last month, and has now updated fans on her recent surgery. The 32-year-old found a lump in her breast just one day before her honeymoon to The Maldives with her new husband Ben Jones and saw a doctor upon her return. Amy, who has been on the BBC dance competition since 2017 and partnered with celebrities including Tom Fletcher and James Bye, underwent a single mastectomy one week ago to combat grade three cancer.

Amelia Spencer (Daisy Campbell) is someone in Emmerdale who is completely transfixed over the world of social media. Last year though, the teenager discovered the darker side to the variety of platforms when she found herself desperate to change the way she looked just to secure a bigger following online.

US soap The Young And The Restless, where he played police detective Carl Williams. His close friend, photographer Mary Ann Halpin, confirmed the news this week ‘with a heavy heart. ’Taking to Facebook, she announced she had said ‘goodbye to my sweet friend Brett Hadley.

Piers Morgan has sparked backlash for asking ‘Where’s my straight flag?’ during a heated debate on Uncensored. The broadcaster, 58, is no stranger to controversy, and has made plenty of comments in the past which have sparked outrage from audiences. Most recently however, viewers have been left less than impressed after a debate on Pride flags.

Conor Maynard had it all… Fancy record deals, massive number ones, adoring fans and Justin Bieber levels of fandom – but somewhere along the way things unravelled and 11 years later he’s back with an album more emotionally in tune than what’s ever come before.   The pop sensation that broke records in 2012 is returning with his first album in over a decade and while he’s still singing about heartbreak, this time he’s eager to prove how his hiatus has bettered his ability to write music and come to terms with the highs and lows of his turbulant career.  Beginning things on a dramatically fast trajectory, the Can’t Say No singer experienced exponential fame while operating from a mindset of pure positivity – however he admitted that looking back at 30 years old, he can no longer ‘relate to that person whatsoever’.

Kim Tate (Claire King) has questions for Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) in upcoming Emmerdale episodes as Caleb Milligan (William Ash) recovers in hospital after his attack. The attempt at revenge came after the truth about Caleb’s plan to destroy Home Farm was revealed.

Celebrity MasterChef 2023 line-up has officially been revealed and it’s fair to say judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace will have their hands full with this lot. From Love Island’s Dani Dyer to The Inbetweeners actor James Buckley, and The Wanted singer Max George, 20 stars of the screen and stage will be put through their paces across six weeks in a bid to be crowned champion of the BBC One cooking competition.

managing her mental health. But one piece of unexpected and terrifying news is about to upset everything she’s been working for in Emmerdale. Her and Tom are doing well, having worked out any issues and laid all their secrets bare, namely that Belle killed someone and suffers from schizophrenia.

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.

Elliot Page has detailed a painful battle with Shingles when he was just 22, partly due to the stress of his personal life and being surrounded by cis men while filming Inception. The actor became a household name overnight when he starred in classic teen movie Juno, and went on to appear alongside the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Goron-Levitt and Ed Hardy in the 2010 blockbuster. Inception was filmed before Elliot, then presenting as female, came out as gay, and a decade before he revealed he was transgender.

Thania Garcia One week after Taylor Swift’s re-issued edition of “Midnights” shot back up the charts, knocking Morgan Wallen off the top for the first time in three months, K-pop group Stray Kids takes the crown. The eight-member group earns its third No. 1 album with “Five-Star,” following “Maxident” and “Oddinary,” both of which were released last year. The 12-song set clocks in with the equivalent of 249,500 albums sold in the United States, with 231,000 of those units coming from CD sales — of which there were 18 different variants — according to the tracking service Luminate. In total, the album earned 20 million on-demand official streams. With lyrics mostly sung in Korean, “Five-Star” is just the third non-English album to hit No. 1, behind Karol G’s “Mañana Será Bonito” and Tomorrow X Together’s “The Name Chapter: Temptation.”

Kate Beckinsale has confirmed that her beloved cat Clive has died. Sharing the news on Monday, the 49-year-old star – who frequently posted photos and videos of the adorable feline on social media – said her heart was ‘totally broken’ and added: ‘You may not hear from me for a bit. ’Kate also uploaded a photo of herself cuddling Clive.

EastEnders boss Chris Clenshaw has revealed that Jay Brown is set to find friendship with an "unlikely person" in upcoming scenes. Lola Pearce, played by Danielle Harold, died last month after battling terminal brain cancer - leaving her husband, Jay, played by Jamie Borthwick, and young daughter, Lexi, heartbroken. Viewers of the BBC One soap had been dreading the episode for weeks, which came after hairdresser and mother of one, Lola, was diagnosed with an incurable brain cancer last year.

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville says the club must add a goalkeeper and a striker to their ranks this summer to avoid the risk of "massively struggling".

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Manchester United would be better off pursuing a move for West Ham United midfield ace Declan Rice instead of Mason Mount this summer.

Brian Conley) ex – is back in EastEnders soon to finalise divorce proceedings but let it be known, she isn’t going to make things easy. ‘She wants to come back and create some animosity,’ actress Vicki Michelle revealed. ‘She’s loving seeing Rocky squirm.

Karene Peters will soon be leaving her role as Naomi Walters in Emmerdale. Karene first hit our screens in July 2022 as part of a big storyline which saw Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) attacked by a gang of girls in a car park. It was later revealed that Naomi had witnessed the event and failed to intervene.

Kim Kardashian would be starring in American Horror Story it was a little bit of a shock for some fans, but Zachary Quinto has praised the reality star for her acting skills. Kim, 42, is taking her role seriously, and has even undergone lessons ahead of starring in the horror anthology series and her hard work is paying off according to Star Trek actor Zachary, 46. While making a cameo in the show that centres on different spooky characters and locations, ranging from a witch coven to a possessed farmhouse, Zachary was able to meet Kim.

Holly Willoughby and the This Morning saga. On Monday, the Wylde Moon founder returned to the ITV daytime show for the first time since Phillip Schofield admitted to an ‘unwise but not illegal’ affair with a younger runner. In a widely-mocked speech to audiences, Holly, 42, began: ‘Firstly, are you ok?’‘It feels very strange indeed sitting here without Phil,’ she continued.

Noel Gallagher has opened up about the reasons for his divorce after announcing his split from Sara MacDonald. The Oasis star, 56, and Sara, 51, were married for 12 years before confirming in January that they have parted ways. Noel has now revealed that their relationship started to collapse during the Covid-19 lockdown as they simply ‘grew tired of each other’.

Manchester City fans visiting Istanbul for tomorrow's Champions League final have been urged to 'be a good guest' in the Turkish city. Greater Manchester Police will have a presence in Ataturk Olympic Stadium and surrounding fan zones when the Blues take on Inter Milan tomorrow (June 10).

David Fortune and producer Kian Clingman competed amongst four other finalists to win $1 million and receive year-round mentorship to produce their feature film.The film concerns a devoted father learning to raise his son — who has Down Syndrome — following the passing of the family matriarch. While adjusting to their new reality, the duo embark on a journey through Metro Atlanta to attend their first baseball game.