EastEnders legend ‘signs up for Strictly’ – 17 years after soap exit

Given that it spent nearly 40 years on our TV screens, it’s no surprise that Neighbours saw hundreds of actors come and go on Ramsay Street. And of those who once held Erinsborough close to their hearts, some including Margot Robbie and Liam Hemsworth went on to find success in Hollywood too. Among those who used Neighbours to catapult their career on our screens is Jesse Spencer who played Billy Kennedy from 1994.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Departing Neighbours actors have gone on to all kinds of incredible futures over the years, following their exits from Ramsay Street. Margot Robbie, who played Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, and Guy Pearce – Mike Young from 1986 to 1989 – became major Hollywood actors, with Margot currently setting cinema screens alight with her starring role in Barbie, while Guy is known for films including LA Confidential and Memento. Kylie Minogue – who played tomboy mechanic Charlene Mitchell from 1986 to 1988 – of course became a huge chart success, most recently scoring a top 10 hit with Padam Padam.Then there's Craig McLachlan, who played Henry Ramsay in the late 1980s before going on to have a short-lived pop career.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag TV presenter Jeremy Kyle and his ex-wife have put their huge six bedroom marital home up for sale for a whopping £2.2 million six years after they divorced.The Jeremy Kyle show presenter and his ex-wife Carla Germaine married in 2002 and announced their separation in 2015.They bought the house in 2001 for £595,000 which has since nearly quadrupled in value as they put the six-bed, four bathroom house in Windsor on the market for £2,295,000.The stunning house is where their shared children grew up, including daughters Alice, 19, and Ava, 19, and son Henry, 11. Jeremy is also a father to Harriet, 29, who he shares with his first wife Kirsty and Oliver, 3, who he shares with his current wife Vicky Burton.

X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan revealing that she was raped while taking part in the show.The musician came forward with her story earlier this week, and revealed that she was sexually assaulted by a hotel porter in 2012.The singer-songwriter – who was aged 20 at the time – was celebrating fellow contestant Rylan Clark’s birthday in Mayfair, as ITV reported.At the party, she fell unconscious and was escorted back to her hotel by a member of the ITV production team and a hotel porter. The porter, however, later used a “traceable keycard” to enter her room and attack her.The porter was arrested after sufficient evidence was gathered, and subsequently imprisoned for 10 years (via The Mirror).

Coronation Street actor Martin Hancock believes it's not the end for Spider and Toyah - despite his exit. Spider's last appearance on the Cobbles aired tonight following his year-long return. His return has seen him involved in some of the biggest storylines on the street.Those storylines include the huge extremism grooming gang that Spider helped bring down.

The bassist of popular pop punk band McFly has spoken candidly about his stints in rehab for addiction. Dougie Poynter spoke to bandmate and friend Matt Willis about his addiction history on Willis' new podcast called 'On the Mend'.

McFly star Dougie Poynter has opened up about his experience of going to rehab twice for separate addictions, labelling them both "the worst times in [his] life and the best”.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Dougie Poynter has revealed how he ended up in rehab twice for separate addictions, and discussed their "life changing" effect.The McFly star admitted they were "the worst times" in his life but also "the best" and that it was hard telling his loved ones about it. Dougie, 35, opened up to Busted's Matt Willis, 40, for the first episode of Matt's new podcast, On The Mend With Matt Willis.

Jennifer Lopez has memorialized her Las Vegas wedding to Ben Affleck in one of the best ways she knows how — a song!The triple-threat star teased fans with a snippet of her upcoming track, «Midnight Trip to Vegas,» on her Instagram broadcast channel and revealed the special lyrics to the song in her On the JLO newsletter. The reveal came a day after she and Affleck celebrated their first wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 16 by stepping out for dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California. Now, fans are possibly getting extra insight into what unfolded on that night in 2022 inside A Little White Chapel in Las Vegas by way of Lopez's new tune.«I always dreamed that I’d find somebody like you / We’re drowning / In orchid arrangements / Dresses and pastries  / What if it’s raining, yeah? / Is this what we’ve been dreaming of? / It’s crowded with families and agents / Room reservations / Which destination / Paps helicopters / Event of the ages / Caught in the matrix,» the lyrics read.

It looks like Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods might have rekindled their friendship once again. 

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Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag TV star Simon Cowell has reportedly sold his £45 million mansion in Holland Park and is said to be moving country following his home being broken into.The Britain's Got Talent judge's home was broken into in 2015 when home intruders entered while his family were sleeping, and walked away with £1 million worth of jewellery. At the time, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed the raid took place and said: “Police were called to an address in W14 on Friday, December 4 at approximately 02:20hrs to reports of a burglary in progress.” Darren February was convicted of illegally entering the X Factor judge’s home, in Holland Park, and jurors took less than an hour to convict him of the burglary, at Isleworth Crown Court.

The widow of Dame Barbara Windsor has confirmed that he's found love with another actress three years of the EastEnders star's death. Scott Mitchell is said to have gone official with Tanya Franks, who also starred in the BBC One soap, on holiday this month in Greece.

Coronation Street star Claire Sweeney, who plays Cassandra "Cassie" Plummer in the ITV soap, has revealed when her character will be returning to the small screen alongside estranged mother Evelyn Plummer as fans had been wondering if they would come back.

Leslie Van Houten, who served more than 50 years in prison on murder and conspiracy convictions in the Charles Manson “family” 1969 killings of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca that shocked Hollywood and the nation, was released from a California prison today, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Emmerdale star Reece Dinsdale has returned to the hit ITV soap albeit in a slightly different role.The actor, 63, is best known for playing villain Paul Ashdale with the character killed off in 2021 and he has since been working as a on-off director behind-the-scenes. Reece has been working on the most recent storyline involving Dan Spencer, played by Liam Fox, as the ITV soap explores how one punch has the potential to kill. Speaking to Digital Spy recently, Dan star Liam, 53, praised Reece's "passionate" directing.

Coronation Street star Chris Gascoyne has become a 'favourite' to appear on a hit BBC show after his soap exit was confirmed. The actor is famed for playing Peter Barlow on the cobbles on-and-off for 23 years.

new budget into law on Monday, including an extension to the California Film and TV Tax Credit Program that lasts through 2030.“California’s iconic entertainment industry drives economic growth in communities all across our state,” Newsom said in a statement. “Over the past years, our Film and Television Tax Credit Program has helped create thousands of good paying jobs, relocated productions to California, and brought billions in new investment to our state.

One former EastEnders star has landed a huge role nine months after leaving the soap. Jaz Singh Deol, 34, who played the popular character Kheerat Panesar left the BBC soap in dramatic fashion last year. Fans of the programme were devastated when Kheerat left the square without any warning in October.

One year on since terrifying the Britain's Got Talent judges, the true identity of The Witch has finally been revealed to viewers.The act reached the semi-finals of the show's 15th series in 2022 and captivated not only viewers but also Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon. And the real person behind the scary mask has now been revealed by magician Marc Spellman.