All news by author: Serena Richards

BBC One EastEnders character Whitney Dean has been played by Shona McGarthy since 2008. And while she's been involved in some of the most dramatic storylines on TV, off-screen the actor has also lived a rollercoaster life

Strictly contestant Amanda Abbington was with ex- Martin Freeman for 16 years, but they parted ways after much soul-searching, leaving Amanda needing therapy after the split

Kate Lawler hit our screens back in 2002 when she won Big Brother - the show catapulted her to fame and she now has a very different life and career

Strictly Come Dancing's new star Layton Williams teased his new relationship just before joining the show, where he is said to have become firm friends with one of the professionals

Annabel Croft has heartbreakingly admitted that her time on Strictly is helping to distract her from the devastating grief of losing her husband, Mel Coleman

Nigel Harman has been wowing Strictly fans and judges with his smooth moves on the dance floor - but many don't know he has a very famous wife

Stricly and former Emmerdale actor Adam Thomas made the decision to quit alcohol after twin brother and former Love Island contestant Scott got sober and started to reap the benefits

From crime and gangs to international stardom, Pauly Fuemana, the frontman of the New Zealand group OMC topped the charts with mega-hit, How Bizarre, in the '90s, but his fame was cut short by bankruptcy and untimely death

Babylon Zoo's lead singer Jas Mann looks different now than when he career took off in the 90s, and has a completely different job in the media that earns him millions

Strictly's Angela Scanlon has caught quite the attention with her glamour, but her wedding was quite different with a famous reality star as a guest

Former Big Brother contestant Lisa Appleton, who shot to fame in the 2008 series with her then-boyfriend Mario Marconi, was pictured during a gruelling shift on her unexpected new job

As the fight between Labour and the Conservatives gets even more intense after their conferences, the question over which party has the interests of younger voters at heart is more important than ever

The cult is believed to have sprung up on a remote island and the chilling tales from those who have escaped have prompted concern around the world

The life of former Big Brother winner Brian Dowling is quite different to when he first reached our screens - and now his new career has certainly switched things up

The life of 90s American sensation Lisa Loeb is very different now to what it used to be as a mum of two with a very famous husband and cousin

The signs were all there when former tennis and Strictly star Annabel Croft's husband died just a few months after diagnosis leaving behind their three children in devasting death

As the Eastenders fan favourite Nigel Harman joined this series of Strictly, take a look into his family life with his wife Lucy, and daughter

Ex Strictly star and BBC presenter Angela Rippon is happy single, almost four decades after her divorce with ex Christopher Dare

Take a look inide the home of Strictly Come Dancing star Zara McDermott and her boyfriend Sam Thompsons new home as they move into their first home from Essex to London

Strictly contestant Amanda Abbington revelas she could no longer live with ex- Martin Freeman which caused their breakup, making her go to therapy

Strictly's Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Oscar award winning director Quentin Tarantino almost come to blows when Murthy questions the director about his choice of themes in his movie in interview for Djanjo Unchained

It was one of the worst aviation disasters in recent history and killed all on board to Lion Air plane - but the cockpit recordings reveal the pilot's devastating last words

It is hard being a Black person in Britain, even if MP Kemi Badenoch tries to say it's the best place to be for us, day by day we face challeneges and setbacks merely because we are Black

"My cousin who also lived in Croydon was stabbed two years ago, but luckily survived. He was on a date with a girl when a group of guys started running after them with knives"

The Mirror’s Clamp Down on Shoplifting campaign calls for end of Tory laws in which theft of goods under £200 is a minor offence, and we speak to two shop workers on the frontline