MANPREET Sharma hits rock bottom as twisted sister Meena Jutla takes horrifying revenge next week in Emmerdale.
The doctor – played by Rebecca Sarker in the ITV soap – has been struggling to come to terms with her sibling's evil crimes.
When she finally gets to sit down and talk to her sibling, she's shocked with what she asks her to do…
Meena asks her sister to tell the cops that she has to tell the police that she's been covering for Liam Cavanagh.
However, this doesn't go down well with Manpreet and she slaps her on the face out of anger. Although it all seems fine between the pair as Meena suddenly has a change of heart and says she'll tell the police the truth.
Manpreet returns to the village to tell Charles the good news, not knowing what Meena is doing behind her back.
The sinister health care worker tells the cops that she didn't kill Andrea, and it was her sister who did it.
Manpreet later receives a phone call to come into the station for questioning.
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- Joseph Gamp
Kimberly Hart-Simpson posts first pic back on set
Kimberly Hart-Simpson’s return to the Street as former sex worker Nicky Wheatley is imminent.
The actress shared a selfie of the Coronation Street set on Instagram, contributing to the excitement of fans.
The actress can be seen smiling, dressed in the usual red ITV jacket every soap star is given on set, as she stands in front of a Co-op shop.
“Bouncers on Corrie’s Co-op”, Kimberly writes, proving that Coronation Street viewers can expect her on their screens soon.
- Joseph Gamp
Emmerdale actresses crowned as hardest working soap stars
New research from OLBG, analysed historical TV data to discover how many episodes each actor has been in, highlighting the hardest working actor of 2021 and of all time.
Taking first place as the hardest working actor in 2021 is Emmerdale’s resident landlady, Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter), who appeared in 128 episodes in 2021.
In second place is Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) who is currently entangled in family drama.
Looking at the hardest working soap actors of all time, the only Emmerdale star to make it to the top 15 is Chris Chittell (in the role of Eric Pollard) ranking 11th – with a total of 2,888 appearances.
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Emmerdale’s Charley Webb teases comeback
EMMERDALE’S Charley Webb has teased her TV comeback after quitting Debbie Dingle role.
The actress – who played the character on the ITV soap for nearly two decades- said that she would be returning to our screens at some point in the future.
During an Instagram Q&A, a fan asked if she would be returning to acting anytime soon.
She replied: “When the right thing comes to me, I’ll be back. Can’t wait.”
But the star did not confirm if she’s landed any other roles just yet or if she plans on making a return to The Dales one day.
Charley confirmed she quit her role of Debbie a year ago.
- Joseph Gamp
Will Kylie return for the Neighbours finale?
TV fans are still reeling from the shock of the news that Neighbours will come to an end of summer 2022.
After nearly four decades on the air, the iconic show will stop filming in June, 2022, as an official statement recently revealed.
Channel 5 first announced its plans to drop the programme from its schedules, prompting production company Fremantle Media – in charge of producing Neighbours – to try and find a new home for the soap.
But their attempts have been unsuccessful.
Following the news, fans have been begging Kylie to return, but as yet there is no confirmation that she will return for the show's finale.
"Wish you'd come back one last time", one follower commented.
Another chimed in: "you and Jason Donovan need to return ASAP!!!!" while a third added: "please come back ONE LAST TIME."
- Joseph Gamp
When was Kylie Minogue in Neighbours?
Aged just 17-years-old, Kylie first appeared in Neighbours in April 1986 as she took on the role of former wild child and mechanic Charlene Mitchel.
Charlene tied the knot with Scott Robinson, portrayed by Jason Donovan, and the pair became one of the biggest couples in Neighbours – with their wedding one of the most iconic soap nuptials in history.
Kylie quit the programme in mid-1988 to focus on her music career, after winning a Gold Logie for her role.
Her character appeared one last time in July, 1988, and left Erinsborough to start her apprenticeship at a garage in Brisbane, bidding an emotional farewell as she left her husband Scott behind.
Scott eventually joined her in Brisbane – after some love triangle drama with Poppy Skouros – and the couple welcomed two children off-screen, in 1992 and in 1996.
Charlene has never returned to Erinsborough ever since.
- Joseph Gamp
What has Margot said about Neighbours ending?
Margot is yet to comment on Neighbours coming to an end, but she has previously talked about how she holds the show close to her heart.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun back in 2018 she said: “I had so much fun on the show.
"A lot of people aren’t there any more though. A lot of people who I was on with aren’t there.”
“Funnily enough I see Sam Clark in LA all the time, we still hang out. And Ashleigh who played my best friend on the show, she’s in LA, we hang out all the time.
“I’ve kind of brought a bit of Ramsay Street with me."
- Joseph Gamp
When was Margot Robbie in Neighbours?
Margot got her big break when she was cast as Donna Freedman in Neighbours.
Even though her part in the popular soap was only minor initially, producers soon promoted her to a TV regular.
Margot was on the show from 2008 until 2011.
During her the time on the show her character's storylines included a relationship with Ringo Brown (Sam Clark) whom she later married, a same-sex kiss with Sunny Lee (Hany Lee), and an affair with Andrew Robinson (Jordan Patrick Smith).
- Joseph Gamp
Coronation Street legends Katherine Kelly and Julie Hesmondhalgh reunite in rare snap
CORONATION Street favourites Katherine Kelly and Julie Hesmondhalgh reunited for a sweet snap yesterday.
Becky McDonald actress Katherine called Julie, who played Hayley Cropper in the soap, "my favourite" as they both beamed cheek to cheek.
The pair acted on the cobbles together for six years, with Becky appearing from 2006 to 2012 while Julie spent 16 years on the show between 1998 and 2014.
Since leaving Corrie both actresses have landed major telly roles.
Katherine is one of ITV's biggest stars having appeared in Mr Selfridge, Cheat and Liar. She also featured in BBC series' The Night Manager and Happy Valley.
Julie, 52, also starred in award-winning Happy Valley as well as Broadchurch and The Pact – about a group of working women who killed their loathsome boss on a staff night out.
Corrie fans recently begged for Katherine to return after she shared photos from the show to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her exit.
- Joseph Gamp
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Emmerdale fans baffled at the Meena Jutla support group’s murder site location
EMMERDALE fans are baffled over the bizarre location the villagers have chosen to host a support group for the survivors of Meena Jutla.
The group began meeting this week at the HOP – much to the confusion of viewers.
They know the HOP is where Meena hunted down and brutally murdered Ben Tucker.
He had found the video of her attempting to drown Victoria Sugden but couldn’t work out it was Meena.
In his stupidity he asked her to watch it with him – and set the stage for his own death.
At first he escaped but she lured him back in, and then beat him to death with a canoe paddle.
The brutal murder site is now where the group of survivors all meet to discuss what Meena did to them.
But viewers can’t understand why they haven’t used another location.
- Joseph Gamp
Corrie bosses promise 'drama & intrigue' in new extended episodes
Coronation Street producers have promised the upcoming season will be filled with "drama, humour, twists and intrigue" in new hour-long time slots.
The changes were announced by ITV in January as Coronation Street is extended to hour-long episodes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm, while Emmerdale will move to a 7.30pm slot, directly clashing with BBC soap EastEnders.
Speaking about the upcoming storylines on Coronation Street, producer Iain MacLeod said: "It's an exciting time for the show and these stories will propel us into the hour-long era with a bang and all the characteristic drama, humour, twists and intrigue that Corrie viewers have come to expect.
"We've got high-octane action with tragic heroine Abi, leading to life-and-death dilemmas.
"We've got riotous romantic intrigue for Daniel, with deliciously dastardly Daisy pulling out all the stops to keep her man.
"We've got the uber-complex Gary, who has finally turned his life around and is atoning for his sins with Kelly, only to find himself facing a final reckoning with the ghosts from his past.
"And we've got heart-stopping, high-stakes drama for Sarah, featuring a knife-edge showdown between Adam and his tormentor Lydia, which will leave you wondering which one's the bad guy.
"All of this in one big serving per night. What's not to love?"
- Joseph Gamp
Four arrested after Emmerdale's Chelsea Halfpenny hit-and-run appeal
Police have arrested four men after Emmerdale actress Chelsea Halfpenny made an emotional plea to find whoever was responsible for a hit-and-run on her 85-year-old grandfather.
Northumbria Police said the victim remained critically ill in hospital after he was knocked down in the Leam Lane area of Gateshead at around 7.30pm on Friday.
Ms Halfpenny, who is best known for playing young mum Amy Wyatt in Emmerdale, made an emotional plea for witnesses, and branded those responsible as "scum".
Writing on Facebook over the weekend, she said: "There are four lads who all have mams, dads, aunties, uncles, and friends so there are a lot of people in a very small area that have information on what happened last night.
"Do the right thing. You have left somebody in a critical condition. You will be found."
On Tuesday, Northumbria Police said four men aged 30, 25, 23 and 18 have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and the oldest man remained in custody.
A spokesman said: "The victim remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
"Officers are continuing to carry out a range of inquiries into the incident."
Anyone with information is asked to contact the force's Tell Us Something page on its website, to call 101 or email [email protected]
- Joseph Gamp
Charlie de Melo QUITS Coronation Street after five years
CORONATION Street star Charlie de Melo is quitting the cobbles after five years.
The actor has played hunky lawyer Imran Habeeb in the ITV soap since 2017 but has now decided to move on.
Charlie, 30, will film his final scenes in the coming months. His exit-which insiders promise will be spectacular – will play out over the summer.
A source said: "Charlie's loved his time on the soap but the time is right to try new things.
"He's hugely talented and very ambitious and wants to see what else is out there.
"He will always cherish his time in Weatherfield, but for now, it's goodbye."
- Joseph Gamp
EastEnders' Rose Ayling-Ellis named Inspirational Person of The Year
Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis has been named Inspirational Person of The Year at the Visionary Honours Awards.
The awards, launched in 2019 to celebrate and amplify diversity in the arts, tell underrepresented stories and advocate creators using their platforms for social change.
Hosted by Sir Lenny Henry, they returned on March 1 for a third year to celebrate activists, creators and community leaders who, over the past 18 months, have inspired social change through the arts and their platforms.
Ayling-Ellis, 27, was awarded the inspirational person of the year award, which was presented to her by businessman and The Apprentice winner Tim Campbell.
The Eastenders actress is deaf and recently made history as the first deaf winner of Strictly.
She is also an advocate for British Sign Language becoming a legally recognised language.
- Joseph Gamp
Scott and Charlene's wedding one of the most watched TV moments of the eighties
Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell, played by Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue, were Ramsay Street's power couple and favourites with the soap's viewers.
Their wedding was watched by more than two million Australian viewers when it first aired, and later pulled in an audience of almost 20 million when it was shown in the UK in 1988.
The ceremony became one of the most-watched TV moments of the decade.
Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan as Scott & Charlene in 1988Credit: Getty
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Neighbours was longest-ever running Australian drama series
The longest-running drama series on Australian television, Neighbours initially launched on the country's Seven network in 1985.
However the channel axed it before rival channel Ten picked it up the following year, where it became an international hit.
In Australia it has been shown on digital channel 10 Peach since 2011 and has been reliant on the UK broadcaster for funding.
Neighbours was shown on BBC One until 2008, when it moved to Channel 5.
It has featured a number of British guest stars in recent years, including Amanda Holden, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Ryan Thomas and Janet Street-Porter.
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Channel 5: Dropping Neighbours will allow funding for original dramas
The daytime drama about the residents of Ramsay Street has been shown on UK television for more than 30 years and launched the careers of stars including Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Margot Robbie.
Channel 5 said dropping the soap will allow funding to be diverted to original UK dramas.
The longest running drama series on Australian television, Neighbours initially launched on the country's Seven network in 1985, but the channel axed it before Ten picked it up the following year and it became an international hit.
In Australia it has been shown on digital channel 10 Peach since 2011 and has been reliant on the UK broadcaster for funding.
- Joseph Gamp
Neighbours is axed after 37 years
Neighbours has announced it will cease production of the long-running Australian soap in June.
The future of the show had been in doubt after Channel 5 last month confirmed it would stop airing the show.
And on Thursday morning the show's Twitter account said: "We are so sorry to say that after nearly 37 years and almost 9,000 episodes broadcast we have to confirm that Neighbours will cease production in June.
"Following the loss of our key broadcast partner in the UK and despite an extensive search for alternative funding, we simply have no option but to rest the show.
"To our amazing, loyal fans, we know this is a huge disappointment, as it is to all of us on the team. We thank you for all your messages and support and promise to end the show on an incredible high. From here on, we are celebrating Neighbours."
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- Milica Cosic
Kylie Minogue pays emotional tribute to Neighbours soap
After nearly four decades on the air, the iconic show will end in June, 2022, as an official statement recently revealed.
Thankful for her big break in Neighbours, Kylie Minogue paid tribute to the beloved Australian soap on Twitter.
Kylie took to Twitter to pay tribute to the show that catapulted her into fame.
"I’ll be forever grateful for the experience and the friends I made on Neighbours", she wrote, adding: "We had no idea how big the show would become and how passionately viewers would take it to heart. Pure love! I can still hear Madge calling … CHARLENE!!!!"
Kylie's Tweet was met with an overwhelming amount of emotion as some viewers are begging her to make a return for the finale.
"Wish you'd come back one last time", one follower commented.
Another chimed in: "you and Jason Donovan need to return ASAP!!!!" while a third added: "please come back ONE LAST TIME."
- Milica Cosic
EastEnders’ Whitney has shocking reaction to Kush's murder
AS EastEnders fans get ready to see Gray Atkins' downfall, Shona McGarty has teased a huge shock.
Her character Whitney Dean could surprise viewers of the BBC One soap when she finds out the serial killer murdered her fiancé Kush.
Despite her ongoing vicious feud with Gray – with whom she was also romantically involved – Whitney has never considered him responsible for Kush's demise, according to actress Shona McGarty.
"She would never think [he murdered Kush], even though she knows about Chantelle. It just doesn't occur to her – it's not something she has thought about", she admitted.
"As far as she is concerned, Gray was at home at the time of Kush's death and she just believes it was an accident."
Shona went on: "Obviously the audience knows different, so hopefully she will get that information at some point."
But how will Whitney react if or even when she finds out the truth?
"She loved Kush. She's had some really rubbish relationships and she'd be devastated to find out what really happened to him."
Shona has teased a "really shocking" reaction from her character, letting EastEnders fans know she could be ready to do anything to avenge her other half.
- Milica Cosic
Ex EastEnders star Kara Tointon wows on red carpet
EastEnders Dawn Swann actress Kara Tointon looked completely different to the character that made her famous.
Kara looked chic on the red carpet of the star-studded Vanity Fair party in London.
The actress opted for a sleek black Filliarmi jumpsuit at the event to honour film, TV and broadcasting's upcoming stars.
Complete with a scalloped V shape neckline, sheer sleeves and flared trousers, the jumpsuit showed off Kara's toned figure.
Kara wore her hair in a bouncy side part and minimal silver jewellery.
Stylist to the star Kelvin Barron helped Kara put her sensational look together and described it as one of his favourites.
"One of my favourite looks with Kara to date," he wrote alongside a picture of the actress on his Instagram.
"This may just pip the post 🖤 I envisaged sleek and sexy with an element of cool, with vavavoom makeup and effortless with effort hair."
Kara posed with Brassic star Michelle Keegan at the exclusive event on Tuesday night.
Other big names in attendance included Nicola Roberts, Mimi Keene, Emily Atack and EastEnder turned Hollywood star Ben Hardy.
- Milica Cosic
Inside Corrie star Charlie de Melo’s stylish home
CORONATION Street star Charlie de Melo has a cosy, stylish home that he shares with his two adorable Golden Retrievers.
The actor, who The Sun exclusively revealed last night has quit Coronation Street after five years, regularly shares pictures of dogs Toni and Sarah around the house.
Charlie's lounge has a solid wood floor, a sofa where his dogs often make themselves at home and a burner in the hearth.
There is exposed brickwork and a flat screen TV mounted on the wall, while at Christmas the main fire roared adding to the festive feel of the property.
- Milica Cosic
Corrie's Katherine Kelly & Julie Hesmondhalgh share sweet snap
CORONATION Street favourites Katherine Kelly and Julie Hesmondhalgh reunited for a sweet snap yesterday.
Becky McDonald actress Katherine called Julie, who played Hayley Cropper in the soap, "my favourite" as they both beamed cheek to cheek.
The pair acted on the cobbles together for six years, with Becky appearing from 2006 to 2012 while Julie spent 16 years on the show between 1998 and 2014.
Since leaving Corrie both actresses have landed major telly roles.
- Milica Cosic
Emmerdale fans LIVID as ‘worst couple in soap history’ get engaged
Last night's trip to Emmerdale left fans shocked as the character decided to propose to Marlon Dingle.
While Liv and Vinny may have received some support, many Emmerdale viewers weren't happy about Rhona's upcoming grand gesture and voiced their opinion on social media.
"Oh god, nooooooooooooooooooooo The worst matched couple in soap history. Spare us", one Twitter user wrote.
"Marriage bloody hell Rhona you're moving a bit fast ain't you considering you fell out with him on Monday", another penned.
A third contributed with: "I feel like this Rhona and Marlon stuff would have been way cuter if he hadn't been treating her like garbage for the past week or so."
A fourth one added: "Rhona and Marlon literally weren't even talking 5 minutes ago. To go from that to actually proposing within 24 hours kind of seems a bit rushed does it not? Why now? A sudden wedding isn't really going to magically fix what's clearly already broken in their relationship sadly."
Another fan commented: "How long are we giving the marriage?" while a fellow viewer penned: "That means it will be disastrous then."
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