Category: Soapworld

Emmerdale star Luke Tittensor who plays Daz Eden in the ITV1 soap has been axed after pleading guilty to an assault charge. Following talks with show bosses, the decision has been made to terminate the 19-year-old’s contract due to the serious nature of the charge. Tittensor admitted to inflicting grevious bodily harm on a 16-year-old in an incident which took […]

Actress Gabrielle Drake, best known for her roles in UFO and Crossroads, is set to appear in Coronation Street. Gabrielle Drake will appear in ITV soap Coronation Street where the actress will play a character called Vanessa – who’ll cross paths with Bill Webster and Pam, Molly’s aunt. According to The Mirror the storyline is a comical one in which […]

Following the news that Danniella Westbrook is to reprise her role as Sam Mitchell in EastEnders, we take a look back at Sam’s life in Walford. The Early Days Sam first arrived in Walford a fresh faced teen way back in 1990 – she was the sister of already established characters Phil and Grant who had arrived a few months […]

Danny Dyer has reportedly shelved plans to appear in BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. The Football Factory star was apparently holding talks with show bosses over a possible role in the BBC1 soap last month and later announced that he hoped to shed his “hard man” image by appearing on the programme but the actor has now stated that he won’t […]

Hollyoaks actress Saira Choudhry whose character is currently at the centre of a racist bullying storyline has praised the soap’s producers over their handling of the plot. The star who has played schoolgirl Anita Roy in the Chester-based series since late last year has revealed that she is hoping to inspire real-life victims as her character Anita struggles to come […]

EastEnders actress Tiana Benjamin has revealed that she has no objection to her character kissing men. Speaking to The Sun, the star revealed that she tries to enjoy romantic moments as much as possible to keep her performances believable for viewers. “I haven’t got a propblem with it at all. I can’t really afford to have a problem with it […]

Ex Emmerdale star Emma Davies who played Anna de Souza in the country-based soap opera for six months until she left last year will soon appear in an episode of another soap opera – this time BBC daytime’s Doctors alongside her real life father Geoffrey Davies. The real life connection doesn’t stop there as her father Geoffrey is actually playing […]

The late-night version of teen-soap Hollyoaks is set to return later this year for another five-part run. Hollyoaks Later, a late-night spin-off from the popular teen-soap, will return later this year for a second five-part run. It is the first spin-off from the Channel Four soap to be re-commissioned for a second season. Last year’s first season, of five episodes […]

It has been announced that Neighbours actor Fletcher O’Leary is to leave the series. Fletcher joined the cast two years ago as Ned’s secret son, Mickey Gannon, and has remained with the soap despite the departure of both his parents. But with the Parkers set to depart Erinsborough, Mickey will be leaving too, to join Ned and Kirsten in Perth. […]

EastEnders legend June Brown has hinted that John Bardon who plays her on screen husband Jim Branning in the soap will soon appear in more episodes of the show from June. The star who was recently nominated for a BAFTA told The Mirror that John will be back in June and is improving all the time. “You just keep all […]