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Kym Marsh eyes Corrie musical role

TV Gossip

9 Jan 2012

Kym Marsh wants to appear in 'Coronation Street: The Musical'. The 35-year-old actress - who plays Michelle Connor in the ITV1 soap - explained while she couldn't be in the stage version of 'Corrie' on a full-time basis because of her nine-month-old…

Corrie stars to strike?

TV Gossip

5 Jan 2012

'Coronation Street' stars could go on strike after their current pay deals have been threatened. Actors on the long-running soap are said to be furious after receiving letters before Christmas saying the Saturday omnibus is to move from ITV1 this…

Pam says Pat's EastEnders exit is 'powerful'

TV Gossip

28 Dec 2011

Pam St Clement says her character Pat Evans' death in 'EastEnders' is going to be a very "powerful" moment in the history of the soap. The actress is leaving the series after playing the Walford battleaxe for 25 years and although it is as yet…

Danny Miller quits Emmerdale

TV Gossip

18 Nov 2011

'Emmerdale' star Danny Miller is quitting the soap next year. The actor - who plays troubled gay character Aaron Livesy in the ITV1 show - has announced he will be leaving the series in spring 2012 to "explore other roles". In a statement, he…

Chloe Sims can't cope with TOWIE soap

TV Gossip

8 Aug 2011

Chloe Sims thinks it would be hard to maintain her looks 48 weeks a year. The 'Only Way Is Essex' star believes if the ITV2 reality show is on air 11 months of the year - as producers are reportedly planning in 2012 - viewers would have to be…

Sam Faiers: TOWIE soap would be amazing

TV Gossip

6 Aug 2011

Sam Faiers thinks it will be "amazing" if 'The Only Way Is Essex' becomes a weekly soap. The blonde beauty - who recently called time on her four-month relationship with co-star Joey Essex - would love to also be able to call herself an…

Hollyoaks to be axed?

TV Gossip

8 Jan 2011

'Hollyoaks' is reportedly set to be axed. The Chester-based Channel 4 soap - which first aired in 1995 - has seen ratings drop to under one million per show, and new station chief Jay Hunt is believed to be considering terminating the programme when…

Soap! The Show

Water-logged circus show leaves the crowd open-mouthed

10 Aug 2010

This bathtub-themed circus show comes to Edinburgh after a two-year run in Berlin. The German production team, Circle of Eleven, has assembled a very bendy cast of performers – Masha Terentieva contorts herself seductively around a trapeze, Nata Galkina…

Fergus Craig Still Watches Neighbours

How soap can save your soul

11 Aug 2009

‘When it’s good, it’s alright, but when it’s bad it’s better,’ is the mantra all hardened Neighbours fans agree upon. Fergus Craig is one of the few to have remained loyal, following the hugely popular Aussie soap’s shift to Five and the endearing…

Moving Wallpaper/Echo Beach

4 Jan 2008

COMEDY/SOAP ITV1, Thu 10 Jan, 9pm OK, I’m confused now. Having checked and then double checked the TV schedules, it appears to be true; Moving Wallpaper and Echo Beach are on ITV1. Yes, ITV1. They’re the people who last year washed us away on a sea…