INTERVIEW: Y&R's Eileen Davidson (Ashley)"I did tell Melody [Thomas Scott] that I owed her an apology recently. I explained that I was so excited about writing, that I should have consulted her before putting her in my second book. Mel was fine with it, she told me, Oh that is fine. You also put me in your first book, which was a surprise to me. I have to be careful about things like this."
Soapside: Advocate's Guide to Daytime
In the latest bi-weekly Soapside column: DAYS' Sorel talks about her return as Auntie Viv, Morgan Fairchild and friends get a fashion lesson, Kish moves forward, Chappell dishes about Venice, Hansis and Beemer booted, AMC moves west ... will Lucci?
Former CROSSROADS star John Bentley dies at 92
Former CROSSROADS star John Bentley, who married Noele Gordon in the soap’s biggest storyline, has died at the age of 92. The actor from Sparkhill, Birmingham, became a fan favorite as CROSSROADS’ smoothie Hugh Mortimer. He helped the soap reach its biggest-ever ratings in 1975 when he married Meg Richardson, the matriarch of the Crossroads Motel.
Barbara Windsor on ageism, Arlene & helping Great Ormond Street“I found myself in the doldrums in the early Nineties,” admits 72-year-old Windsor. “I was too old to play the dolly bird any longer and I looked too young to play a woman of my real age. No one ever saw me as the aunt, mother or grandmother. I was reduced to touring third-rate theatres round the country with my one-woman show – "Carry On Barbara." I was on the verge of giving up showbiz for good when the call came from EASTENDERS. It was the beginning of a golden time."
Tragic skydive death for HOLLYOAKS LATERHOLLYOAKS LATER will air a soap first next month when one of the show's leading characters plunges to their death in a tragic parachute incident, Digital Spy has revealed. Filming for the late-night E4 spinoff took place at Tatenhill airfield, Staffordshire, earlier this week where the production team used a storage area and a static plane for the scenes.
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