Coronation Street actress Lucy Fallon took her boyfriend Tom Leech out on a very swanky date night at the 2020 NME Awards.

The former soap star walked the red carpet with her man at the event at the Brixton Academy in London on Wednesday night.

Lucy looked effortlessly stylish as always and warded off the cold by opting for a green co-ord trouser suit over a lacy black top.

Tom, stood by his girlfriend’s side, was also dressed for the occasion in a smart black coat and black shirt with grey trousers.

The actress recently filmed her final scenes in Coronation Street, where she has played Bethany Platt for the past five years.

She shot her last moments with the Platts with her real life family and Tom with her on set.

After leaving for the last time, she shared an emotional message on Instagram, telling fans: ‘I’m writing this with mascara all over my face and tears/snot dripping onto my clothes but that’s a wrap… on what has been the most incredible 5 years of my life.

‘It’s so crazy to me that 5 years ago, I had just finished 6th form and had no idea what direction life was going to take me in. I never in a million years expected that I would be calling Gail platt a friend. But here we are… and I’m grateful for every single second of it. It’s such a cliche, but the platt family really are a second family to me. And I will forever be in debt to them. They have taught me everything I know… who needs a degree and drama school when you have the PLATts????

‘To the cast, crew, and everyone in between, I will hold you all in my heart for the rest of my life. And to the viewers, thank you for the endless amount of support I have received over the years. And to you bethany… oh what fun we’ve had. But it’s not goodbye, just see ya later (sic)’.

Lucy has had some hard-hitting storylines to get her teeth into over the years, most notably Bethany grooming ordeal and how she struggled to cope in the aftermath.

In recent weeks she has got close to Daniel Osborne who is grieving for his late wife Sinead.

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It’s the biggest event in the EastEnders calendar this year and the soap is really going for it with their 35th anniversary storylines. As Mick and Linda Carter (Danny Dyer and Kellie Bright) reach the end of the line, a boat party ends in disaster but who dies as several lives hang in the balance?

Meanwhile, the Beales are torn apart by various revelations and when Bobby (Clay Milner Russell) finds himself being brutally attacked, things take an even darker turn. And revenge is on the menu for Phil and Ben Mitchell (Steve McFadden and Max Bowden) as Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) is back with a vengeance.

Here’s what you need to know:

Monday 17 February

Mick is in no mood to celebrate the boat party after signing the divorce papers and as Linda gloats, Shirley snaps, leading to an altercation. Later, Shirley tries to repair the damage and persuade Linda that she does love Mick.

The residents head for the boat party but a paranouid Linda wants to leave without Mick and Whitney. As the drinks flow, Linda makes a spectacle of herself and things spiral out of control, leaving the Carters in dismay.

Patrick is fed up of Isaac’s behaviour and suggests to Sheree that it’s time to tell him the truth. But before he has a chance, the party is thrown into chaos by a devastating event.

Meanwhile, Sonia returns home and makes a discovery before the police then turn up.

Tuesday 18 February

Ian contemplates reaching out to Bobby. Bobby is with Iqra and Habiba and they are then harassed by a gang. Bobby stands up for himself after being racially abused and when he fights back, he is left in a bad way and needs emergency surgery. Bex spots the commotion and she is shaken but Dotty tells her that she knows who is behind Bobby’s bullying.  Bex struggles with her guilt and is left in a dilemma.

Ian reveals who is behind Bobby’s harassment while Kathy sees the text and Ian heads off to revenge. Kathy calls Peter and begs him to come to the hospital and keep an eye on Bobby after she gets an unusual text from Ben. She heads to find Ben and makes a horrifying discovery.

Meanwhile, the police drop a bombshell on Sonia. As the party on the boat continues, Denise suggests that Jack tells Max that he has been helping Lauren – soon the brothers are fighting and Jack punches Max. Ian arrives on the boat with revenge in mind. Denise spots Ian and he comes clean but disaster strikes…

Thursday 20 February

Ben reaches breaking point as Keanu steps up the blackmail and threatens Callum. Phil is on the warpath and plans his own revenge mission – he threatens Karen while Ben also takes drastic action with Callum’s life on the line.

Sharon tells Dennis they are leaving Walford for good but soon her plan is thwarted by a furious Ben. Sharon’s situation then spirals out of control as she goes into labour. Phil and Ben’s revenge lead them both onto the boat where they come face to face with Keanu, the showdown has dramatic consequences and life will never be the same again.

Friday 21 February

The boat party has plunged into tragedy and as lives hang in the balance in a terrifying way, the situation suddenly becomes worse, plunging more people into crisis and leading to desperate actions.

And as things come to a head, not everyone will survive.

An unforgettable week of drama is approaching in Emmerdale, as Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather) takes Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) hostage, and Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) seemingly shoots a resident as Moira (Natalie J Robb) tries once more to save their marriage.

Elsewhere, Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) and Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) are horrified when Lucas enters the room wielding a real gun, and Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) reveals that she believes Pierce has been released from prison.

Monday 17 February

Rhona urges Charity to reconcile with Vanessa, but Charity resolves to stop checking her phone for responses from Vanessa, not knowing she is missing. At the same time, Vanessa is kept captive by Pierce.

Meanwhile, Lucas arrives and Dawn hides her worry about wanting everything to go right. Lucas is excited to see the pillow fort that Billy has built for him and seems happy to be there.

However, after they return to Woodbine, Dawn is left distraught after Lucas’s fort caves in around him. Billy is pretty relaxed about it, but Dawn snaps, alarming Lucas.

Tuesday 18 February 

Ryan reveals something to Rhona that could change everything if she decides to go to the police – does she know about Graham’s money? Meanwhile, Billy contains his panic while Moira feels outcast and Vanessa loses hope about her future.

Wednesday 19 February

Cara intervenes when Cain threatens her son, but Nate doesn’t want her help. Meanwhile, Mandy continues her campaign for Marlon.

Elsewhere, Will feels guilty about the gun drama while Harriet asks for assistance.

Thursday 20 February Part One

When Cain finds the dead body of a sheep, he reaches for his gun and rushes back towards the barn, where Moira is waiting. Inside, Cain shoots the figure of a man approaching Moira in the darkness of the barn. They assume it’s a rustler, but when their flashlight illuminates the figure’s face, they’re shocked to see who it is.

Meanwhile, Paddy updates a despairing Marlon on the status of the campaign, and asks him to be Eve’s godfather while Liam and Leyla are thwarted.

Thursday 20 February Part Two

In the wake of the shooting a life hangs in the balance and Cain is in shock.

Meanwhile, sparks fly between Leyla and Liam. Elsewhere, Paddy stays strong.

Friday 21 February

Rhona is left terrified over Pierce while Jai returns early from rehab.

Elsewhere, Leanna is suspicious and Vanessa pleads for information.

The Mitchells are thrown into yet more chaos as EastEnders’ 35^th anniversary sees the family consumed by revenge – but amid some violent showdowns and a hostage situation, a newcomer to the clan is on the way as Sharon (Letitia Dean) suddenly goes into labour. Will it be down to Ben (Max Bowden) to help her in her hour of need? Or will he abandon her?

Ben is consumed with trying to rescue Callum Highway (Tony Clay), who has been taken hostage by Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters), who feels he has nothing left to lose and is very dangerous as a result. With Callum’s life on the line, Ben dives into action but could end up making the situation worse.

Meanwhile, as Phil threatens Karen (Lorraine Stanley) to get through to her son, Sharon gets wind of what is happening and announces to Dennis Rickman (Bleu Landau) that they are leaving Walford forever.

But when Ben discovers her plans to flee, he intervenes and loses it with Sharon. Suddenly she doubles over in pain and her waters break – the baby is coming. Will this event draw Keanu out of hiding?

With both Ben and Phil gunning for Keanu, it will end up in a very final showdown on the boat and someone aboard the party will not survive as a catastrophe unfolds.

But as death rocks the party, a new life comes into the world in the shape of Sharon’s new child. But given everything that has happened, it’s inevitable that this is just the beginning of a complicated new chapter for the shattered family.

Can Sharon take control of her situation? It seems like there are going to be some very testing times ahead for the new mum in the wake of a very dramatic week.

One to watch: Thursday 20 February at 7:30pm on BBC One.

It’s a week of shock reveals in Coronation Street as Maria Connor (Sami Longchambon) announces her engagement to Gary Windass (Mikey North) in front of several of Weatherfield’s residents — including ex-lover Ali Neeson (James Burrows) — while James Bailey (Nathan Graham) musters up the courage to come out to dad Ed (Trevor Michael Georges).

Elsewhere, Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) are left devastated when they learn that baby Aled has profound hearing loss, and Jade Rowan (Lottie Henshall) is left fuming by Fiz Stape’s (Jennie McAlpine) actions.

All of these events will transpire on screens next week, but before then, here’s all the images you could possibly need in order to tide you over until then.

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Coronation Street begins airing these scenes on Monday 17 February at 7:30pm and 8:30pm on ITV.

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Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) has been living in fear in EastEnders in regards to what evil Leo King (Tom Wells) will do next, but little does she know that he’s been living in her attic for over a week — spying on her, watching her every move — and during tonight’s episode, he acts on the information he learned during the previous episode, as he tears Dot Branning’s (June Brown) place apart in search of Tony’s (Chris Coghill) letter.

Leo has made Whitney’s life a living hell in an effort to ger her to confess to having lied about Tony — in spite of the fact that she’s telling the truth. When his plan failed, he decided to hide out in her attic — and has been watching her every move via a hole in the ceiling ever since.

During Tuesday’s episode, Kush (Davood Ghadami) paid Whitney a visit, but with Bex (Jasmine Armfield) and Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) arguing, she thought it would be best to take him up to her room and out of sight.

Kush revealed how Kat (Jessie Wallace) was somewhat disappointed that Whitney never showed up to his plea hearing, and Whitney was horrified at the thought of upsetting her mate.

As the conversation moved to Tony, Whitney revealed that she’d kept a letter from the abuser which he’d sent her before he died — something that left Leo positively ecstatic as he listened from above.

During tonight’s episode, Whitney heads to the Slaters’ home to speak to Kat, and apologises to her for not turning up to support Kush. The pair have a heart-to-heart, but — as they do so — they have no idea that Leo is turning Dot’s home upside down in an effort to locate Tony’s letter.

Whitney arrives home and she’s terrified once more. The police arrive, and Kat ensures that the officers know full well who is responsible.

Will Leo find what he’s looking for?

What’s more, will Whitney realise that Leo has been watching her all this time?

EastEnders continues Thursday 13 February at 7:30pm on BBC One.

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Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) has had plenty on her plate in Emmerdale over the last couple of weeks as a result of Charity Dingle’s (Emma Atkins) decision to steal Graham Foster’s (Andrew Scarborough) money on the very night in which he died, but the conflict between the lovers is the last thing on her mind during tonight’s episode, as she comes face-to-face with evil Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather).

Pierce has been masquerading as a well-meaning family law solicitor named Ollie in order to keep his true identity hidden, as he bides his time and forms a master plan in order to re-connect with Rhona (Zoe Henry).

Meanwhile, Vanessa has been struggling to come to terms with Charity’s actions on the night in which Graham was killed, and thus she’s been determined to get her fiancée to confess her crimes in an effort to get Marlon (Mark Charnock) off the hook and relieve Rhona’s stress.

During tonight’s episode, the pair argue once more, and Vanessa resolves to go to the police. Charity attempts to convince her otherwise.

Later, Vanessa finds herself searching for one of Johnny’s toys, but she’s shocked when Pierce sneaks up on her.

The evil man stands beside Johnny, leaving Vanessa in fear of what he will do next.

What will transpire?

Emmerdale continues Thursday 12 February at 7pm and 8pm on ITV.

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Coronation Street stars Alan Halsall and Tisha Merry got stuck on their way home from holiday.

Tisha — who portrayed Steph Britton on the ITV serial drama between 2013 and 2018 — was on holiday with partner Alan — who plays Tyrone Dobbs — in the Dominican Republic.

The actress was documenting the pair’s holiday via social media posts, but she posted on Instagram stories yesterday about how they’d ended up ‘stuck’ in New York.

Tisa posted a snap of her drink and captioned it with: ‘Wine, please get me through this.’

Elaborating further, she said: ‘Stuck in New York airport AND we’ve already be travelling for 12 hours! Help!’

‘By the time we get home, we will have been on 3 planes and been travelling for over 24 hours!’

‘at least i can say i’ve been to The Big Apple?!’

Tisha played Steph in Corrie for five years, and during that time she featured in a number of big storylines, and was last seen on the cobbles when she returned for Luke’s funeral.

Meanwhile, Alan has been at the centre of a huge storyline in recent weeks, as manipulator Jade (Lottie Henshall) attempted to get Hope taken off both Tyrone and Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) as a result of her being evil John Stape’s daughter.

Coronation Street continues Friday 14 February at 7:30pm and 8:30pm on ITV.

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Coronation Street’s Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) finally exposed sex pest Ray’s (Mark Frost) true colours in last night’s episode, seeing her post his inappropriate behaviour online.

And while Abi (Sally Carman) appeared to be unphased by the drama, it turns out she’s plotting to get revenge on her man.

When appearing on Lorraine, Sally teased what’s to come in the next installment of the soap, and it sounds like it could be bad news for her character.

Talking about how Abi will react to Bethany’s shock revelation, she said: ‘She has got something planned.’

Just last month, the actress was spotted on set torching a car, before she defiantly walked away from the scene as it exploded behind her.

And it looks as though Abi has all the regrets following her bold move, as the star continued: ‘It’s not the best idea she has ever had.

‘She acts and then the afterthought is, “oh, I shouldn’t have done that.”‘

The mechanic already has a history of being in prison, so how far will she go to make sure Ray gets his comeuppance?

Next week will see Abi dealing with the repercussions of her actions, where she turns to Kevin Webster (Michael le Vell) for help.

Ray confronts Abi and warns her that he has called the police about her stealing and torching the car. Determined to protect Abi, Kevin suggests that she invents an alibi so Abi turns to a shocked Sally.

As Abi and Kevin work together on keeping their secret under wraps, it seems Abi starts to get feelings for her fellow mechanic.

However, Sally has words of warning for Abi after she confesses that her emotions are entirely genuine.

Will Abi be okay with Sally intervening in her relationship? Or will the duo end up falling out over Kevin.

It seems as though Abi needs to focus on keeping herself out of jail again rather than putting her attention on a man.

EastEnders star Samantha Womack will join Tom Chambers in a 2020 UK tour of Dial M for Murder.

A brand-new production of Dial M for Murder — which opened at Richmond Theatre on January 14th 2020 — is touring the UK this year, and actress Samantha will be portraying the role of Margot Wendice — wife of protagonist Tony Wendice, an ex-tennis pro portrayed by Casualty and Holby City star Tom Chambers — who also recently appeared in Emmerdale.

Samantha takes over the role of Margot from Sally Bretton from the 14th April, in Milton Keynes where she tours with the company to Birmingham, Cardiff, Leicester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Mold, Brighton, Shrewsbury and Salford, before her stint concludes in Northampton on June 27th.

The actress is, of course, best known for portraying Ronnie Mitchell in the BBC One soap — a role she held for ten years between 2007 and 2017, bar a short break in 2011 after the character was sent to prison.

During that time, Ronnie became one of the most beloved characters Albert Square had ever seen, and featured in numerous unforgettable storylines, from her search for daughter — who turned out to be Walford resident Danielle Jones (Lauren Crace)— to her long-running relationship with Jack Branning (Scott Maslen).

The character met her demise in shocking scenes back in New Year’s Day 2017 when both she and her sister Roxy (Rita Simons) drowned on the former’s wedding day.

EastEnders continues Thursday 13 February at 7:30pm on BBC One.

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Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) has been keeping a low profile on Emmerdale recently, leading viewers to question if she is okay.

She has had a lot on her plate over the last few weeks following Charity Dingle’s (Emma Atkins) decision to steal money from Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) on the night he died.

Vanessa has been struggling to come to terms with Charity’s actions and has been trying to get her fiancé to confess, in order to get Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) off the hook.

However, it seems as though she’ll soon have even more on her plate.

So, what’s wrong with Vanessa?

What’s wrong with Vanessa in Emmerdale?

Tonight, Vanessa will find herself face to face with evil Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather).

While searching for one of Johnny’s toys, she’ll turn around to find none other than Pierce behind her.

In scenes that unfold next week, Pierce will kidnap Vanessa and hold her captive.

Vanessa was the first person to realise the true colours of Pierce when he was engaged to her best friend Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) and the manipulative villain managed to drive a wedge between the two best mates.

So, it’s safe to say they’re not exactly best friends.

She’s in a vulnerable position, having fallen out with Charity, who resolves to stop checking her phone messages from her partner.

Little does she know that Vanessa is in grave danger.

Vanessa could also have an additional cause for concern after attending a doctor’s appointment in tonight’s episode.

Is it a routine appointment or is there more going on? And what does Pierce want with her?

All will be revealed.

Emmerdale continues tonight on ITV at 7pm

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Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) has been living in fear in EastEnders in recent weeks as she waits to see what evil Leo King (Tom Wells)’s next move might be.

The character’s attempted to get close to her in recent months as part of his plan to avenge the death of his paedophile dad Tony King (Chris Coghill), blaming Whitney for what happened to him.

And for the past week he’s been secretly spying on her from her attic – and she’s set to be left even more terrified when he turns Dot’s home upside down in search of a secret from her past.

As Leo becomes hellbent on revenge once more, someone’s going to be left with blood on their hands.

But is this the end for Whitney?

Is Whitney leaving EastEnders and does she die?

There’s been no suggestion that Whitney might be leaving EastEnders or might be about to suffer a grim death at Leo’s hands.

In fact, it could be quite the opposite, as EastEnders boss Jon Sen has revealed that current events are part of a much longer storyline for the character.

‘This story becomes a chapter in a much longer arc that we have planned going forward,’ he told metro.co.uk in 2019.

‘Without saying too much, this is just one more chapter in her story, but overtime — over the next 18 months — she learns from everything that you’re going to see, and going on into Christmas, and the 35th next year.’

What happens to Whitney next?

Thursday night’s episode will see Whitney attempting to smooth things over with Kat (Jessie Wallace) after she failed to show up to Kush (Davood Ghadami)’s plea hearing.

As Kush offers her his support Whitney opens up, revealing that she kept a letter from Tony, Leo’s dad – who ended up in prison after grooming and then having a sexual relationship with her when she was underage.

Whitney apologises to Kat, but while they are patching up, Leo is turning Dot (June Brown)’s home upside down in his hunt for the letter.

When Whitney arrives home and finds the place in disarray she’s terrified and contacts the police – but things escalate from there as Leo’s hiding in the house, and it’s only a matter of time before they come face to face.

EastEnders continues on Thursday night on BBC One at 8pm.

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Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) has been urgently trying to secure the funds in EastEnders in order to meet Keanu Taylor’s (Danny Walters) blackmail demands after he kidnapped Callum ‘Halfway’ Highway (Tony Clay) and, during tonight’s episode, he was left with little choice but to contact dad Phil (Steve McFadden) for help.

With Callum in Keanu’s possession, Ben wracked his brains as he attempted to come up with a solution to his problem. He toyed with the possibility of taking out a loan — as well as trying to get Shirley (Linda Henry) to allow him in on a dodgy deal — but all of his efforts continued to prove fruitless.

He even confronted Martin (James Bye) on the matter once more, but there wasn’t much he could do to help, and therefore the two came to blows once more.

Keanu paid Ben a visit and proceeded to clarify how he had less than 24 hours to pay him the £100,000 or Callum will die — a confrontation during which Keanu came to realise that Ben actually has feelings for his lover.

An emotional Ben stared at the clock, and — watching the time he’s got left to rescue his beau slipping away — he decided to do the only thing he could do.

Yes, he picked up his phone and rang dad Phil — whom viewers will remember is currently on the run — and asked for his help.

Will Ben’s request bring Phil back to Walford?

Will Ben be able to secure the funds in order to save Callum?

EastEnders continues Friday 14 February at 8pm on BBC One.

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Bex Fowler (Jasmine Armfield) made a shocking decision during tonight’s episode of EastEnders, as she resolved to take drugs after Dotty Cotton (Milly Zero) offered them to both her and Bobby Beale (Clay Milner Russell), but with actress Jasmine set to the depart the soap — and Bex’s exit having seemingly already been filmed — will the character’s departure be a drugs-related death?

It’s been an incredibly tough couple of months for Bex, and — after Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) stole Dot’s (June Brown) money and refused to reveal the reason why — she ultimately decided that she couldn’t live under the same roof as her mum, and thus resolved to move out.

Afterwards, she decided to move in with Bobby, Iqra (Priya Davdra) and Habiba (Rukku Nahar), and thus the household decided to get to know one another better by going on a night out.

Dotty suggested that she knew of a way to ensure they’d have more fun, and later revealed that she had some drugs in her possession. Bobby wasn’t keen, but Bex agreed to take some — much to Dotty’s surprise.

With actress Jasmine having confirmed that she’s leaving EastEnders, it’s inevitable that Bex will be leaving the Square — although how she does so remains to be seen.

If she follows through and takes the drugs, will she perhaps die?

What’s more, with a Walford resident set to lose their life during next week’s 35th anniversary celebrations, could her decision to take drugs tie in with the boat party? I

Will Bex make it out of Walford alive?

Or has her actions during tonight’s episode sealed her fate?

EastEnders continues Friday at 8pm on BBC One.

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Linda Carter’s (Kellie Bright) paranoia has got the better of her in EastEnders as a result of her dependency on alcohol, and thus she’s started to believe that dear husband Mick (Danny Dyer) is plotting to take her son away from her, which prompted her to reveal their plans to divorce publicly in The Queen Vic — giving Mick reason to agree to her terms.

Linda’s actions over the last couple of weeks have given Mick cause for concern, as her reliance on the booze has resulted in her leaving Ollie in a number of life-threatening situations.

Mick’s determination to get her off the drink has become something of a thorn in Linda’s side, as she has yet to acknowledge she’s got a drink problem — but Sharon (Letitia Dean) knows full well that she’s become an alcoholic, what with her mum Angie (Anita Dobson) and husband Phil (Steve McFadden) having battled the booze over the years.

Yes, Sharon informed Linda during tonight’s episode that she needs to stop being so paranoid — which promoted Linda to reveal that her and Mick are getting divorced. Naturally, Sharon was horrified — as the concept of the Carters no longer being a couple is a tough one to get your head around.

Having come to believe that Mick is plotting to take Ollie away, a drunk Linda set up her own bank account — something which a horrified Tina (Luisa Bradshaw-White) relayed to Mick and Shirley (Linda Henry).

With Shirley, Mick and Tina remaining a strong unit, Linda thought she’d go and claim some allies of her own, and thus she entered the bar, rang the bell and proceeded to reveal to all of those in attendance that her and Mick were getting a divorce — something which again prompted a series of shocked reactions.

Linda’s words were incredibly hurtful towards her hubby, as she berated him for everything she could possibly think of — and even blamed him for the horrifying ordeal she went through when Dean (Matt Di Angelo) raped her back in 2014.

As Linda raised her glass to make a toast to ‘celebrate’ their divorce — something which Mick has finally accepted after he made little attempts to keep said information hidden from the punters — she drunkenly collapsed onto the floor, and seemingly hit her head.

Mick peered over the bar to check on Linda — who seemed like a different person than she was seconds before, as she asked for his help — but he refused to help, and thus agreed to see her in court.

Is this really the end for Mick and Linda?

EastEnders continues Friday 14 February at 8pm on BBC One.

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Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) has had plenty on her on mind in Emmerdale what with Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) having stolen money from Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) on the night in which he died, but that was the least of her worries during tonight’s double bill, as she came face-to-face with archenemy Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather) — who proceeded to take both she and Johnny hostage in harrowing scenes.

Wracked with guilt over keeping Charity’s actions a secret, Vanessa decided that it would be in everyone’s best interests if she went to the police and revealed all about her fiancée’s whereabouts on the night that Graham died.

However, Charity begged her not to do so, and an emotional Vanessa left — leaving Charity concerned about whether or not she’ll carry through with her plan.

Vanessa paid a trip to the hospital for unknown reasons, and when she later returned to the village, she phoned Rhona (Zoe Henry) and asked if they could meet, as she was in desperate need of speaking to someone.

Johnny wasn’t too pleased when his ball rolled out of sight, and thus Vanessa set off in search of the object. After searching for quite some time, she located the item, and threw it back to her son — but as she did so, she set her sights on Pierce, who happened to be exiting Mulberry cottage at the time.

Knowing his cover was blown, evil Pierce took hold of Johnny and Vanessa gave chase, as they both ended up in Laurel’s (Charlotte Bellamy) place — which Pierce had gained access to after he stole a set of keys to the property from Kim (Claire King) up at Home Farm.

An emotional Vanessa pleaded with Pierce to let her and Johnny go, but he felt unable to do so, as he knew that she would inform Rhona of his presence in the village — and that is something he simply cannot afford right now.

Therefore, he tied Vanessa to the bannister at the bottom of the stair case, before gagging her to prevent her from screaming for help.

As the episode came to a close, he revealed that she’s not going anywhere just yet, and thus she sobbed her heart out.

Meanwhile, a worried Charity — and Rhona — pondered where on earth Vanessa had disappeared to.

Will Charity figure out Vanessa’s whereabouts?

With Laurel, Doug (Duncan Preston) and Arthur away to Sandy’s (Freddie Jones) funeral in Australia, the house won’t be receiving any visitors for the foreseeable, meaning that there’s little chance of anyone locating Vanessa any time soon.

Emmerdale continues Friday 14 January at 7pm on ITV.

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Brooke Hathaway (Talia Grant) is set to give birth in upcoming Hollyoaks scenes, but that’s not the only surprise in store for viewers in the coming episodes, as actress Talia’s real-life parents Carrie and David Grant will be joining the cast of the soap for a cameo.

Carrie and David will be portraying potential adoptive parents to Brooke and Ollie’s (Aedan Duckworth) baby, and they will appear on screen next week.

As previously revealed, Brooke starts having contractions in the coming episodes and thus she goes into labour. Her labour lasts all night, and Ollie is more excited than ever at the prospect of going to the hospital, but he’s angered when his dad cannot go with him, and thus he resolves to go on his own.

Brooke later gets stressed, as nothing is going to plan but Ollie arrives and puts her at ease, before his baby boy arrives.

Speaking about filming her Hollyoaks scenes, Carrie said: ‘It was so much fun a bit scary at the same time. I am mainly a presenter, singer and vocal coach, so it was in unchartered territory for me, but everyone was so lovely to be around and very encouraging.’

‘All my maternal instincts were wanting to just cuddle her but obviously that’s Nancy’s job!’

‘Just being in Hollyoaks to be honest it was surreal and amazing and a wonderful opportunity. I was pinching myself all day and just reminding myself of how lucky we were.’

David added: ‘I felt a bit rusty having not acted for some time, but I really enjoyed it. It’s a very nice environment in which to work.’

‘had to get myself into a headspace where I wasn’t watching Talia, my daughter but Brooke, an unknown person.’

Hollyoaks airs these scenes on Thursday 20 February at 7pm on E4.

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Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) has had a lot on his plate in Coronation Street since the birth of his four babies, but he’s set to find himself in a horrifying situation in the coming episodes, as son Joseph goes missing.

Having one new-born baby to look after is a difficult enough task in itself, but four no doubt proved incredibly challenging for Chesney and Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell), as recent weeks have demonstrated, as the young couple attempt to adjust to their new normal.

In the coming episodes, the pair are caught up in the Fresco’s deal once more, as Tara reveals the itinerary for another photoshoot. However, the photoshoot clashes with Aled’s hearing appointment.

Chesney and Gemma find themselves in quite the predicament as a result, as Tara makes it perfectly clear that if they fail to show up for the photoshoot then they won’t be getting paid.

However, Chesney finds himself facing a much bigger problem later in the week, as — after learning of a last-minute appointment for Aled’s hearing test — Chesney drops Joseph off at sports club. Later, he meets Kevin (Michael Le Vell) who reveals that sports club isn’t on — and Chesney’s horrified.

He races back to the place where sports club was due to take place, but there’s no sign of Joseph, so he proceeds to search high and low for him.

Will Joseph be found safe and sound?

One to watch: Friday 21 February at 8:30pm on ITV.

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Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) has found himself in prison for a crime he did not commit in Emmerdale, as all of the evidence in Graham Foster’s (Andrew Scarborough) murder points to him being the killer. Naturally, given just how loved he truly is, the village have rallied around him in support, and best mate Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) makes a touching gesture in the coming episodes.

With Marlon having very publicly clashed with Graham on the day of his demise — not to mention the fact that he arranged to meet with him in the very spot where the body was found — the police were given plenty of reason to believe that he’s the man who murdered Kim’s (Claire King) husband, and thus they wasted little time in arresting him.

Matters were made worse when the evidence they found in his house tied him to murder, thus making it look as if he was actually the one to kill his ex’s lover.

However, in spite of the compelling evidence, the village have rallied around Marlon to show their support — with Rhona (Zoe Henry) determined to prove his innocence.

As always, Paddy has been incredibly supportive towards his old pal, and in the coming episodes, he pays Marlon a visit in prison and updates him on the status of the ‘Free Marlon’ campaign.

However, that’s not the only reason for his visit, as he asks him to be Eve’s godfather.

How will Marlon react to Paddy’s moving gesture?

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The 35th anniversary week brings with plenty of chaos and devastation in EastEnders, but not all of the horror will be taking place on board the party boat — something Bobby Beale (Clay Milner Russell) will discover first-hand, as he’s ends up the victim of an Islamophobic attack.

In the coming episodes, Bobby discusses his online bullying ordeal with Iqra (Priya Davdra) and Habiba (Rukku Nahar).

However, they’re later harassed by a group who recognise Bobby, and thus they proceed to racially insult them. Bobby attempts to defend not only himself, but also Iqra and Habiba, but things soon escalate and thus he’s left fighting for his life after the gang beats him up.

Naturally, Kathy (Gillian Taylforth) and Ian (Adam Woodyatt) are devastated when they learn what’s happened, and they’re horrified to learn that the young man is in need of emergency surgery.

However, Bex (Jasmine Armfield) oversaw the whole thing unfold, and she was left shaken as a result. She later relays what she knows to Dotty (Milly Zero), who admits that she knows who it is that’ been bullying Bobby online.

Bex sends a text to Ian revealing the culprit and thus Ian sets off to the boat party in an effort to get revenge — but just who is it that he’s looking for?

Meanwhile, Kathy receives an odd call from Ben (Max Bowden) and so she calls Peter (Dayle Hudson) to come the the hospital and keep an eye on Bobby.

Will Bobby pull through? Will Peter show up?

One to watch: Tuesday 18 February at 7.30pm on BBC One

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