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EastEnders actress Michelle Collins has shared the unusual reason why her character Cindy Beale is banned from returning to her old job behind the bar at the Queen Vic

Former Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp has revealed she has given birth to her first child, a daughter as she took to social media to share a strong message

Emmerdale offered an update on David Metcalfe tonight as Jacob finally admitted to Leyla and Pollard about his relationship with his dad's ex Victoria

Emmerdale aired a surprise return for Lydia Dingle tonight, who has been absent from the village on and off for months after her rapist Craig Dingle was killed

EastEnders fans are convinced they've worked out what really happened to George Knight's biological parents in a huge twist after his adoptive parents Eddie and Gloria were seen hiding a big secret from their son

Emmerdale is lining up explosive scenes next week in the village as a surprise new romance starts while an update about Chloe Harris' father Damon's death leaves Charity Dingle struggling

There's a new free channel launching on Freeview this week but you'll need to update your devices to get it.

ITV Loose Women aired a mini Coronation Street reunion on Thursday as Denise Welch was reunited with former co-stars Sue Cleaver and Simon Gregson in the studio

EastEnders has some big storylines coming up this year, from a number of returns to some sad exits as well as big discoveries, huge twists and possible confessions

Simon Gregson came clean about which of his five wives he misses the most and Coronation Street fans and viewers and 20 years on, some still clearly hope she will on-day return

A Coronation Street legend has teased a potential return to the ITV cobbles despite his character being killed off five years ago, with the soap star spilling the beans on This Morning

Coronation Street actor Jack Carroll has teased what to expect from his character Bobby as the newcomer made his cobbles debut last month

Emmerdale will air a big discovery for some residents on the ITV soap on Thursday night, leading to a sad admission about David Metcalfe who recently left the show

It's now emerged that hundreds of former post office workers had been mistakenly accused of stealing, with dozens convicted in court and others jailed

Soap star Will Mellor, who rose to fame as Gaz Wilkinson on Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, is currently impressing fans with his role on Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Coronation Street spoilers for January confirm one resident could be killed off in a sad twist if he isn't rescued in time after a worrying incident - and the ITV soap hinted at the scenes weeks ago

Emmerdale fans are convinced they've cracked the downfall of the real driver of the joyriding death tragedy as Cathy Hope and Angelica King both blame each other

EastEnders viewers will see Whitney Dean confiding in another Walford resident on Thursday night, as she makes a big decision after her recent pregnancy news ahead of her exit

EastEnders fans were left in tears tonight as George Knight opened up about his experiences of racism as a child as the truth of his parents involvement in baby farming was revealed

Emmerdale fans have rumbled another shock soap exit in the coming days or weeks after Heath Hope was killed in a car collision on New Year's Day

Angela van den Bogerd is a key character is ITV's latest drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office - who was slammed for 'misleading' a High Court judge when the scandal went to trial

EastEnders viewers may have missed the major blunder in the New Year's Day episode of the BBC soap, but some fans were quick to notice the F-word being broadcast pre-watershed

Emmerdale viewers are convinced a character will return to the village after a recent heartbreaking New Year's Eve death, which has left the residents stunned

BBC EastEnders writer and soap queen, Sharon Marshall, has revealed she knew about Keanu Taylor's fate on the BBC One soap for nearly a year and shared the clever filming trick to keep his death secret

EastEnders viewers are convinced a BBC soap favourite is heading back to the show almost seven years after their exit, with them possibly linked to a new twist on the show