Friday, September 4, 2009

News Round-up: Bowes, Emmys, Burrows, Calendar

Doped martini has Edward Quartermaine shaken on GENERAL HOSPITAL
Andrea's attempts to silence Edward Quartermaine have deadly consequences next week on GENERAL HOSPITAL.

"Andrea tries to get him to drink a martini laced with digitalis to make him have a heart attack," says Edward's longtime portrayer, John Ingle.

Andrea, who is married to the mayor, is trying to kill Edward because he saw her leaving the Metro Court the day her husband's mistress was murdered.

"Edward has had a relationship with a very attractive blond and has a suite reserved on the same floor as the mayor's suite. He saw the mayor's wife leaving the hotel room carrying a rather large, unattractive handbag."

With the murder weapon in it.

HOLLYOAKS star watches in horror as boyfriend is battered
HOLLYOAKS actress Hollie-Jay Bowes was forced to save her boyfriend from a baying hoodie after his jaw was broken three times during a vicious beating, a court heard yesterday. The 20-year old actress had to bundle blood-spattered lover Martin Shepherdson into a cab - just moments after she watched him set upon outside a nightclub.

HOLLYOAKS calendar hit by credit crunch
The Chester-based soap's cast traditionally jet off to exotic locations for their yearly 'Hunks' and 'Babes' photos, however it is believed that the stars stayed much closer to home for the 2010 products. According to the Liverpool Echo, the program's actors stripped off at a boxing gym in Huyton, Merseyside recently, while the actresses visited Herefordshire for their own shoot.

HOLLYOAKS casts another McQueen
HOLLYOAKS has finally cast Theresa McQueen's wayward mother, Digital Spy has exclusively revealed. Kathleen McQueen - Theresa's biological mom and sister to head of the family Myra (Nicole Barber-Lane) - will be played by Alison Burrows. She will make her first appearance in one episode of this year's HOLLYOAKS LATER run, which is being headed up by former HOLLYOAKS producer Bryan Kirkwood.

Daytime Emmys 2009: The Beginning of the End?
Ed Martin writes: "What a depressing experience overall for fans of daytime drama, those devout enthusiasts at whom the Daytime Emmy telecast is supposedly targeted. (Let's face it: Talk shows, news shows and children's programming basically come along for the ride. Viewers tune in to see soap stars.) The soaps are already contending with questionable audience measurement, ever-increasing media competition, industry executives who seem to be not particularly invested in ensuring their survival, threats of impending cancellation and, most egregiously, a pool of writing talent that can best be described as stagnant."

Daytime Emmy Red Carpet Videos
Check out Michael Fairman's videos from the red carpet including interviews with Michael Muhney, Kassie DePaiva, Noelle Beck and Brenda Dickson.

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