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Sir Ian McKellen almost appeared on Emmerdale, but unfortunately, Coronation Street’s creator prevented the casting. While appearing on This Morning, Sir Ian, 84, spoke about his master plan to appear in every soap playing the same character. The idea began to formulate when he appeared in ten episodes of Coronation Street in 2005 as con artist Lionel Hipkiss who pretended to be an author called Mel Hutchwright.

Hollyoaks in a new role. Ryan Pope, who is perhaps best known for playing Paul on sitcom Ideal, has appeared in a number of films including 1998’s Velvet Goldmine, opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Iwan McGregor. The star, who has also starred in programmes including Casualty and Coronation Street, is said to be joining Hollyoaks as an old foe of Jack Osborne’s (Jimmy McKenna).

Offset enjoyed a night out with his sons on Tuesday as he hit the red carpet in style for the Hollywood premiere of . The 31-year-old Migos rapper carried his toddler son Wave, whom he shares with wife Cardi B, while posing for photos, and was flanked by his two elder sons: Jordan, 13, and Kody, 8.

Eamonn Holmes has taken aim at Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield for appearing to present This Morning ‘drunk’ after the National Television Awards. The pair had turned up in 2016 after that year’s ceremonies still dressed in the same clothes as the night before and were unusually giddy.

Newcomer Claudette Anderson (Flo Wilson) has made quite an impression since she arrived in Emmerdale. Charles (Kevin Mathurin)’s mum first encountered Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker) in the cafe and they locked horns straight away when Claudette refused to budge from the seat Manpreet had previously been sitting at.

Lola Pearce’s (Danielle Harold) condition has significantly deteriorated in EastEnders recently, with nurse Suzanne informing Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick that she will now likely be unconscious for a lot of the time she has left. She told Lola’s heartbroken husband that now was the time for family and friends to start saying their goodbyes, as it was unlikely Lola would live much longer.

Mario Falcone has welcomed a baby girl with his wife Becky Miesner. Towie legend Mario made the sweet announcement on Tuesday, along with a photo of the family gathered around the new arrival. The doting dad wrote: ‘The Falcone family welcomed a beautiful little girl into the world on 29/05/23 at 10.

Eamonn Holmes has blasted Holly Willoughby for ‘using’ Alison Hammond as her ‘best friend’ in another fresh blow to the culture at This Morning. The 63-year-old made the sensational remarks during a bombshell interview with GB News, during which he also addressed Phillip Schofield’s affair with a much younger man who worked for the ITV daytime show. After claiming the environment was ‘toxic’ on This Morning, Holmes levelled further accusations at presenters Holly, 42, and Alison, 48, claiming their friendship is a sham and ‘wouldn’t have happened two years ago.

cancer. His friend Marcus Stead confirmed the news to Mail Online with a tribute to the ‘great British eccentric. ’He said Page was ‘a lovely man to speak to and a man of great principle and integrity.

ITV News has shared an extended tribute for Emily Morgan, who sadly died over the weekend at the age of 45. Morgan worked for ITN for 23 years, working her way up to become Health and Science Editor and playing a key role in the reporting of the Covid pandemic. Her death from lung cancer was announced on Saturday (May 27) by the broadcaster.

Peter Kay’s fans think he looks ‘unrecognisable’ in a new video. The comedian, 49, was seen in a clip filmed earlier this month with musician Bryan Edery when the latter posted a backstage video captured after one of Peter’s gigs. In the footage, shared on Instagram and taken at London’s 02 arena, Peter wore a black tracksuit and quipped that he was about to eat ‘two lamb bhunas’.

Kim Tate (Claire King) in Emmerdale. The Queen of Home Farm’s position is currently under threat from Caleb Milligan (William Ash) who has vowed to destroy her and take everything she owns.

Lewis Capaldi brought Radio 1’s Big Weekend to a close in truly epic style. The Scottish singer-songwriter was part of an epic line-up for this year’s festival in Dundee, playing alongside the likes of Anne-Marie, the Jonas Brothers, Raye, and Saturday night headliners The 1975. Also on the bill were Thirty Seconds To Mars, who were originally due to play yesterday, before technical difficulties led to a change in scheduling.

Bella Ramsey urged award shows to be more inclusive following their experience submitting themselves for recognition at the 2023 Emmys.  The 19-year-old The Last of Us star revealed that they identified as non-binary in January of this year.  Following award season, they admitted it was ‘uncomfortable’ registering for eligibility to recieve gongs when only male and female catagories existed.

Married At First Sight star Marilyse Corrigan has revealed her mum has been diagnosed with cancer. Appearing on the sixth season of the reality dating series in 2021, Marilyse was matched with Franky Spencer and while they left the experiment a couple, they later broke up. Now the former reality star has shared that her family have been hit by the news that her mum is battling cancer.

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Emmerdale a huge amount has changed for his parents Chloe Harris (Jessie Elland) and Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb). For Mackenzie, recently married to Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins), it’s seen his marriage go up in flames after Charity realised that he was the father of the baby and he’d been lying to her for months. While Mackenzie is devastated at the loss of Charity, he’s developing a new bond with his baby son.

The Fast & Furious star tragically died in a 2013 car crash when he was only 40 years old. But now as Cody welcomes his third child with his wife Felicia, the star’s name will love on in his nephew, named Paul Barrett, or ‘Bear’, after the actor. Born on Sunday April 30, little Paul was born and 24 hours later the parents decided on his name.

Spice Girls fans, hold on to your hats because Mel B just gave a shock update about Victoria Beckham potentially returning to the group. For years – or even decades at this point – we have all been hoping for the news that the iconic girl band will be reforming with all the original members: Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby and Posh. Four of the members have reunited multiple times for tours or special performances, while Victoria performed in a one-off for the London Olympics in 2012 and has not sung with the girls since.

EastEnders after pregnant 12-year-old daughter Lily (Lillia Turner) decided that she wanted to quit school to help her family during the rising cost of living crisis. Lily had been having a hard time dealing with bullies at school following her pregnancy revelation, but things only got worse when fellow students discovered Stacey’s Secret Cams page. With the cost of living making it difficult to put food on the table, Stacey turned to selling pictures of herself online for a bit of extra cash.

Molly Rainford is set to burst onto Albert Square as newcomer Anna Knight in upcoming EastEnders episodes, and the actress has reflected on how ‘nuts’ her role is. Anna will arrive in Walford alongside sister Gina (Francesca Henry) and dad George (Colin Salmon) as they prepare to move into the Queen Vic with Linda Carter and Elaine Peacock (Kellie Bright and Harriet Thorpe). Molly explained the surreal experience of filming for a show that she has grown up watching, describing it as ‘incredible’.

Ricky Gervais was struck down by a painful illness but thankfully lived to tell the tale. The comedian, 61, said he woke up at around 1am in the morning with a shooting pain in his side that was so intense he was convinced he had cancer. Thankfully, it was nothing of the sort, and The Office star was ready for a beer the very next day.

countdown continues for the Gladiators reboot to return to our screens, three new faces have also been announced as part of the line-up. Last year it was confirmed that the BBC were going to be relaunching the sports entertainment show, which originally aired between 1992 and 2000. Earlier this month father-son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh were revealed as the new hosts of the series, which will again see a new generation of superhuman Gladiators compete against a brave set of contenders in the ultimate test of speed and strength.

Coronation Street lines up one of its biggest weeks of the year to date, with a wedding, an operation and a highly-anticipated trial all on the cards for next week. The day of Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and Chesney Brown’s (Sam Aston) wedding arrives, with the bride-to-be walking down the aisle with brother Paul Foreman (Peter Ash), who battles with his MND symptoms in a bid to create a special memory for his sister.

Tina Turner has died at the age of 83 after a long illness, and while many of us are now taking time to reflect on the legendary singer’s incredible life this was something she wasn’t partial to doing. Fans of the music icon are able to learn about her life by going to watch her biographical musical on stage, titled Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. The show has been in London’s West End at the Aldwych Theatre for the last five years.

EastEnders this week when Lily (Lillia Turner) exposed mum Stacey’s (Lacey Turner) secret online cam work. Struggling with the cost of living, Stacey took to selling pictures of herself online in order to put food on the table. However, this all backfired when Stacey’s pictures started going round Lily’s school, leaving the pregnant preteen humiliated.

A man from Kentucky has been arrested after allegedly shooting his roommate during a fight over the last Hot Pocket in their shared home.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The ballroom and Latin dancer, who joined the BBC One competition in 2017 and has partnered with the likes of  Karim Zeroual and Tom Fletcher, was recently told by doctors she had the disease. Taking to Instagram, Amy wrote: ‘Hey all, I’ve got some news which isn’t easy to share.

Denise Welch’s reason for taking a break from Loose Women has been revealed, as she joins forces with Strictly Come Dancing stars. The Coronation Street actress, 65, will be joining the line-up for Celebrity Hunted, after announcing that she’s stepping back from Loose Women temporarily. Denise shared on Instagram: ‘Well on this day, on my 65th birthday, I want to thank you in advance for all the lovely messages and comments that I’ve received.

Gogglebox Australia star Angie Kent shared the tragic news that her best friend Tommy has died aged 42. The TV personality, 33, shared several photos to her Instagram on Tuesday alongside a touching tribute to Tommy. Angie lived with Tom – who had Down Syndrome – for around three years in Sydney, alongside former Gogglebox Australia co-star Yvie Jones.

ITV has broken silence on Phillip Schofield's future on Dancing on Ice after his dramatic exit from This Morning.

Johnny Depp swapped Cannes for London on Monday when he took to the stage to celebrate his late friend Jeff Beck at the Royal Albert Hall. Last week, the 59-year-old actor opened Cannes Film Festival with his film Jeanne du Barry but last night was in full musician mode while honouring Beck at the tribute show, who died ‘suddenly’ in January after contracting bacterial meningitis aged 78. Taking to the stage in a white shirt, hat, and sunglasses, Oscar-nominated Depp even addressed those in the audience directly as they cheered him on, telling them: ‘Bless your hearts, this is a beautiful turnout for Mr Jeff.

EastEnders when daughter Lily (Lillia Turner) exposed her online cam work to the entire Slater clan. Stacey has been struggling financially for several months, with the rising cost of living crisis making it difficult to put food on the table. Things only got worse when bailiffs arrived, leaving her with mountains of debt and nothing to show for it.

Emmerdale, as the fake fiancé and pretend nanny has just added more lies to his long list in an attempt to get his wedding to Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) over with as quickly as possible. Nicky is pretending to be madly in love with Gabby to help his dad Caleb (William Ash) with his plan to destroy Kim Tate (Claire King) by taking all of her money and property. As Gabby’s son Thomas is Kim’s grandson, Nicky’s part of the plan is to get access to any assets that Kim may have put in Thomas’s name.

Niall Horan has announced he’ll be touring for the first time in more than five years. The former One Directioner confirmed the exciting news on Monday in a social media post that’s caused quite a stir, with many of the 29-year-old’s fans pointing out that dates in their countries and towns aren’t included on the list. Niall did specify in his post that more dates would soon be added and told his 32.

Amy Macdonald has pleaded with fans not to show up at her home. The Scottish singer-songwriter, 35, also suggested a recent fan encounter had gone too far in a message shared on Sunday. The hitmaker wrote on Instagram: ‘I am so grateful for all my amazing fans but it’s never okay to turn up at my home.