Category: Soapworld

Charlie Brooks is to take a six month break from EastEnders, according to reports. Brooks, who plays scheming Janine Butcher, will leave later this year and is expected to return some time in 2013. The Sun claims that Brooks has signed up to take part in Strictly Come Dancing however this has not been confirmed. “I’ve got six months off in […]

Nick Hewer has criticised the amount of violence in BBC One soap EastEnders. Nick Hewer, who became host of Channel Four’s Countdown in January of this year, made critical remarks about EastEnders while appearing on BBC One’s revival of Room 101; the episode will air next Friday. Hewer, who has also appeared on The Apprentice as an advisor to Lord […]

Law and Order: UK actor Paul Nicholls is to join the cast of BBC One drama Holby City. The actor is still remembered for playing Joe Wicks in EastEnders in the 1990s. Holby City is delighted to announce that Paul Nicholls will be joining the cast as experienced Nurse Simon Marshall. Paul has appeared in a host of popular television […]

Former One Life to Live actress Brittany Underwood is to join the cast of new Nickelodeon soap Reach for a Star. The actress played Langston Wilde on the ABC soap from 2006 to its television finale in January. ABC Soaps in Depth report the actress has now been cast in another soap; Reach for a Star. The new Nickelodeon soap […]

Steve McFadden has said he is looking forward to Letitia Dean’s forthcoming return to EastEnders. It was announced earlier this week that Letitia Dean would be returning to the BBC One soap once more to reprise her role of Sharon Rickman – the character is better known as Sharon Watts. Sharon will return once more to Walford this Summer after […]

ABC soap General Hospital and NBC soap Days of our Lives continue to lose viewers as question marks remain over their futures. The future of both soaps look to be in doubt due to low ratings; ABC will be hoping that new showrunner Frank Valentini will be able to turn around the fortunes of the medical soap by bringing across […]

Actress Helen Flanagan, who has played Rosie Webster for 12-years, says she has been ‘blessed’ to be part of long running saga Coronation Street. Tonight Rosie says her final farewells to the residents of Weatherfield’s most notorious street after Flanagan decided to quit the Manchester based serial late last year. “I’ve been on the show since childhood, so it’s been […]

Another familiar face is returning to Port Charles as actress Robin Mattson is the latest former star to be tempted back to ABC‘s General Hospital. Soap Opera Digest report the actress will reprise her role of Heather Webb in late March/early April. Heather’s return to Port Charles will be tied in with son Steven (Scott Reeves). Mattson was last in […]

ITV have confirmed that Terry Duckworth will be returning to Coronation Street later this year. ITV have confirmed that Terry Duckworth will be returning to Coronation Street later this year. Actor Nigel Pivaro will reprise his role as the ‘bad boy’ of the street. Terry was last seen on-screen in January 2008 for the funeral of his mother Vera Duckworth […]