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Daily Mail
19 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Hollyoaks co-stars Owen Warner and Jason Donovan's daughter Jemma 'suddenly SPLIT after two years of dating'
Hollyoaks stars Owen Warner and Jemma Donovan have reportedly split after two years of dating. The co-stars, who are known for playing Romeo Nightingale and Rayne Royce in the Channel 4 soap, went public with their romance in April 2023. Owen, 26, and Jemma, 25 - who is the daughter of Australian star Jason Donovan - first met while working on the soap and he was introduced to her famous dad on holiday. However The Sun has reported that Owen and Jemma have called it quits after two years, with their split said to be very sudden. A source said: 'It's over and they're no longer friends. It was very sudden - everyone was so upset for them.' MailOnline has contacted representatives for Owen and Jemma for comment. It is the second time the pair have reportedly split after they called it quits back in August 2023, just months after going public with their romance. Owen and Jemma had made their red carpet debut at the British Soap Awards 2023 back in June just a few months before. A source said at the time: 'They had great fun together but, long term, decided it's better to just be friends. 'They are both super- professional, so it won't change anything at work.' Jemma had appeared on Owen's social media many times during their romance and he had been introduced to her famous dad and family on a holiday. The couple confirmed their romance in April 2023 when Owen took to Instagram to share a video pretending to propose to her while on a hike in Mallorca with her family. The clip was buried among a slew of loved-up family holiday snaps as he joked about getting down on one knee in the caption. He wrote next to the video: 'She's still not forgiven me for that one!', after he shocked her with the move. The clip showed them hugging while taking in the mountain views before he gets to the ground before quickly jumping back up to indicate it was a joke. She looked shocked at the 'proposal' and covered her mouth with her hands before he started laughing at her. Speaking about Speaking about their romance earlier that year, Owen told The Sun: 'Jemma kept messaging me and messaging and asking me to go on dates and then I just gave in. 'Ahhh seriously though it took me a while to pluck up the courage to ask her out. 'I've just been on holiday with her family they are all amazing.' Owen previously dated Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry, but the couple split in summer 2022 amid claims he reportedly messaged glamour model, Apollonia Llewellyn, begging to meet up. Prior to his romance with Chloe, Owen dated Hollyoaks co-star Stephanie Davis. But they split in 2019 after nine months together amid rumours Owen felt that the relationship was 'moving too quickly'. After his break-up with Stephanie, Owen found love with Love Island star and celebrity make-up artist Lana Jenkins after being introduced through mutual friends. Just weeks after his split from Lana, Owen then went on to date The Apprentice's Camilla Ainsworth, going public with their romance at the start of 2021.
Metro
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
EastEnders' Bernie blackmailed in exit story and The Six are not to blame
An unlikely suspect blackmails EastEnders' Bernie Taylor (Clair Norris) next week as things get seriously messy ahead of her forthcoming exit. It is soon to be revealed that Bernie has been stealing money from the Panesars' business accounts, having been left in charge of them in Nish Panesar's (Navin Chowdhry) will. This week's episodes have seen the Panesars' new employee Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) grow suspicious about irregularities on some invoices, with Bernie trying to shut down her investigations. But in scenes to air next week, Vicki gets the evidence that proves Bernie is up to no good and sets about blackmailing her. The week's episodes begin with Vicki and her partner Ross Marshall (Alex Walkinshaw) being told Sharon Watts (Letita Dean) is evicting them because they failed to repay the loan she gave them. When Vicki then goes to Bernie for an advance on her wages to help raise the cash, she ends up getting fired. After stealing Bernie's laptop in retaliation, Vicki's suspicions about Bernie's book fiddling are confirmed and she tells Bernie she wants half of her stolen profits in return for her silence. Backed into a corner, Bernie is seemingly ready to cough up. However, Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) is horrified when she learns the truth about how Vicki is suddenly so flush with cash, worried about the threat it poses to The Six's secret. As fans will no doubt remember that back in September, Bernie found out that Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) killed her brother Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) in the Queen Vic on Christmas Day 2023, with Kathy, Sharon, Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) all helping her to cover it up. Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who's leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale? Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro's WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers! When Kathy later tells Suki that Bernie has stolen money from the accounts, Suki confronts Bernie, who turns the tables on her blackmailer and tells her that Vicki is the one who has been stealing the money from the accounts. More Trending Will Bernie get away with her plan, or will things blow up in her face before she leaves the Square forever? Discussing her exit from the soap after eight years playing Bernie, actress Clair Norris told Metro on the red carpet of the British Soap Awards earlier this month: 'It's exciting. It's an exciting time. Also very dramatic. You'll have to stay tuned…' View More » EastEnders airs these scenes from Monday 30 June at 7.30pm on BBC Two or stream first from 6am on iPlayer. MORE: All EastEnders cast returns, exits and new arrivals coming up in 2025 MORE: Exit story for EastEnders' Bernie 'confirmed' as The Six is revisited MORE: All 93 EastEnders pictures for next week as end of an era is 'confirmed'
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Anita Dobson reveals she's landed brand new Channel 5 drama after surprise EastEnders return
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) LEGENDARY actress Anita Dobson has revealed that she's landed a major new Channel 5 role. The actress, best known for portraying Angie Watts in EastEnders, confirmed to The Sun that she had landed a part in Channel 5's a Play for Today. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 Anita Dobson has landed a part in a Channel 5 drama Credit: Splash 3 It comes after her celebrated EastEnders return Credit: BBC Anita, 76, revealed all on her new acting role on the red carpet of the TRIC Awards. Speaking to The Sun, Anita said: "I'm doing a Play for Today for Channel 5 and that starts next week. "I am very scared! "I just want to get it right - I care about it a lot!" Her brand new role comes after she surprised fans earlier this year with a shock EastEnders return. She took on the role of Angie one last time as part of the programme's 40th anniversary special week. The last time she had been seen on-screen was in 1988 before she was later killed off off-screen. Her return came as Sharon was left almost crushed in the horror Queen Vic explosion, she had a vision from mum Angie who appeared in a dream sequence to speak once more to her precious little girl. She recently admitted to The Sun at the British Soap Awards that her EastEnders return took a lot of persuasion. Anita told us last month: "It took a lot of talking because I wanted it to be right and I didn't want to do it if it wasn't going to actually work. Anita Dobson admits major EastEnders return took lots of persuasion and why she agreed to come back "So we did have a bit of chatting over the script and it just felt like the right time." She also confirmed she would not be back for any future cameos as she revealed she viewed her one-off return as a final outing for Angie. Anita said: "It was a nice way to say goodbye to Angie for me."
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Anita Dobson reveals she's landed brand new Channel 5 drama after surprise EastEnders return
LEGENDARY actress Anita Dobson has revealed that she's landed a major new Channel 5 role. The actress, best known for portraying Angie Watts in EastEnders, confirmed to The Sun that she had landed a part in Channel 5's a Play for Today. 3 Anita Dobson has landed a part in a Channel 5 drama Credit: Splash 3 It comes after her celebrated EastEnders return Credit: BBC Anita, 76, revealed all on her new acting role on the red carpet of the TRIC Awards. Speaking to The Sun, Anita said: "I'm doing a Play for Today for Channel 5 and that starts next week. "I am very scared! "I just want to get it right - I care about it a lot!" Read More on Anita Dobson Her brand new role comes after she surprised fans earlier this year with a shock EastEnders return. She took on the role of Angie one last time as part of the programme's 40th anniversary special week. The last time she had been seen on-screen was in 1988 before she was later killed off off-screen. Her return came as Sharon was left almost crushed in the horror Queen Vic explosion, who appeared in a dream sequence to speak once more to her precious little girl. Most read in Soaps She recently admitted to The Sun at the British Soap Awards that her EastEnders return Anita told us last month: "It took a lot of talking because I wanted it to be right and I didn't want to do it if it wasn't going to actually work. Anita Dobson admits major EastEnders return took lots of persuasion and why she agreed to come back "So we did have a bit of chatting over the script and it just felt like the right time." She also confirmed she would not be back for any future cameos as she revealed she viewed her Anita said: "It was a nice way to say goodbye to Angie for me." 3 Anita spilled all on the role to The Sun Credit: Splash
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Sex-mad soap stars who caused chaos on set…from actor with uncontrollable libido who bedded 1000s to Dales love triangle
One actor began dating his co-star while his ex was pregnant with their baby PLOT TWIST Sex-mad soap stars who caused chaos on set…from actor with uncontrollable libido who bedded 1000s to Dales love triangle Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) WHEN sparks fly on-screen, it's not surprising that romance sometimes blossoms when the cameras stop rolling. That seems to have been the case for Casualty hunk Olly Rix, who's dating another female co-star just months after his whirlwind fling with actress Helen George on Call the Midwife. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 18 Olly Rix is dating another female co-star just months after a whirlwind romance with Helen George Credit: splash news 18 Helen plays nurse, Trixie Franklin, while Olly played her husband, businessman Matthew Aylward in Call the Midwife Credit: bbc 18 Olly is now dating Casualty co-star Anna Chell, who plays nurse, Jodie Whyte Credit: bbc The 40-year-old, who plays surgeon Flynn Byron on the long-running BBC show, has grown close to Anna Chell, 28, who plays nurse Jodie Whyte. An insider said Olly is enjoying a "blossoming romance" with Anna, while snaps of the couple carving each other's names into stone feature on Olly's Instagram account. Here we take a look at other soap lotharios who fell for their co-stars - including a messy love triangle in the Dales and a Corrie legend who admits to an "uncontrollable" sex drive. Co-star fling while ex was pregnant In May 2022, we reported how EastEnders star Max Bowden, now 30, had grown close to his co-star Shona McGarty, now 33, after splitting from his pregnant lover, insurance exec Roisin Buckle, now 40. The actor, who played Ben Mitchell, assured his girlfriend he was not seeing anyone else when they separated. But Roisin claimed she found out Max was in a relationship with Shona just weeks after their split - and said he missed key scans and events, leaving her in tears. She gave birth to a baby boy in September 2022. Meanwhile Shona and Max - who went Instagram official days before Roisin's due date - broke up after six months of dating, but remained on good terms. Opening up about the split in June 2023, Shona told the Mirror: "We're actually better than ever. It's a friendship, we're such in a good place. "You take a risk, and you do something and it doesn't work out, but that's life, you've got to take that risk." Coronation Street and Emmerdale humiliated at British Soap Awards as rival soap wins EIGHT gongs 18 EastEnders star Max Bowden began dating his co-star Shona McGarty weeks after his split from his pregnant ex Credit: getty 18 Max's ex Roisin Buckle was left in tears by her ex moving on so fast Credit: Instagram 18 Max and co-star Shona McGarty dated for six months Credit: Instagram/@shonabmx Following his romance with Shona, Max moved on with fellow EastEnder Danielle Harold, 33, who played Lola Pierce. They secretly dated for a number of years before a bitter split which saw them unfollow each other on Instagram. Now Max - who was axed from EastEnders in December 2023 following a showdown with bosses over his party lifestyle - has gone public with his new girlfriend. He grew close to co-star Tori Allen-Martin 39, after appearing together on stage in the musical Midnight Cowboy. 'Axed over co-star romance' 18 Marc Bannerman stole the show in EastEnders as lothario Gianni di Marco Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 18 Marc dated Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha while she too was appearing on EastEnders Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Marc Bannerman, 51, was played lothario Gianni di Marco on EastEnders from 1998 to 2000 - having fibbed that he was half-Italian when he was actually born in Ireland. The heartthrob dated Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha, 60, while she too was appearing on the soap as businesswoman Annie Palmer, with whom his character had a fling. Marc was once so popular he claimed he had to donate a sack of knickers sent to him by female viewers to Oxfam. But he later claimed he was axed from EastEnders over his real-life romance with Nadia because it was lessening his appeal for female fans. After he was given the boot, Marc said he fell into depression, his weight ballooned to over 17st and his drinking spiralled. He told the Mirror: "I've not kept in touch with the other Di Marco actors because our departure was so traumatic. When I first found myself out of the show I didn't realise at the time but I started eating all the wrong things and I was boozing far too much." Marc was back in the spotlight in 2007 when he appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here - and controversially grew close to his campmate Cerys Matthews. He was in a relationship with his Footballer's Wives: Extra Time co-star Sarah Matravers at the time, and confessed to behaving like a "rat", having broken his girlfriend's heart. Marc said: "I just developed feelings for someone in there and I've got a Mrs at home, I'm a rat. I can't look for a scapegoat. The buck stops here." Marc and Cerys continued dating post-jungle, but called it quits a year later. Cheating scandal 18 Peter Amory was accused of having an affair with an Emmerdale co-star while married to Claire King Credit: REX/Shutterstock 18 Claire claimed Samantha had apologised to her at Richard Thorpe's funeral Credit: ITV Claire King's Emmerdale character Kim Tate has had her share of agony, but the actress herself is no stranger to drama. In 1994 she married co-star Peter Amory, 60, who played her on-screen step-son Chris. But their 10-year marriage was derailed when he was accused of having an affair with Emmerdale co-star Samantha Giles, now 53, while Claire, now 63, was working on Bad Girls in London. While he and Samantha deny anything happening during the marriage, Claire was convinced it did. "I had a feeling that something was going on," she told the Mirror back in 2005. "I was working in London and we were spending less and less time together. I was travelling back to Yorkshire every weekend. "I remember Pete saying that I only came back to see my dogs and horses… and I thought: 'Well, yeah, and to catch you at it!'" Claire's suspicions were seemingly confirmed when Samantha's then-partner penned a letter claiming their spouses were indeed cheating. Claire also claimed Samantha had apologised to her at Richard Thorpe's funeral. 'Uncontrollable' libido 18 Bill Roache started his role as Ken Barlow in the very first episode of Corrie in 1960 Credit: Ian West/PA Wire 18 Bill was married twice (second wife Sara pictured) Credit: PA 18 Bill dated TV weather girl Emma Jesson, who was nearly 40 years his junior Credit: Wenn Bill Roache, 93, has played Ken Barlow since the very first episode of Corrie back in 1960 - and was a lothario both on and off screen. He cheated on his first wife Anna Cropper multiple times, something he has since expressed regret over. Speaking about his affairs - one of which was with fellow Weatherfield star Pat Phoenix, who played Elsie Tanner - he said: "There were plenty of girls around. "I didn't have any control over my own sex drive. I didn't have the strength to control it. Every morning I woke up regretting and hurting." He added that his fling with Pat was a "one-off" after she invited him round to her flat. "We had a few drinks, then one thing led to another," he said. "At that time, she had a reputation and I had a reputation, and she felt we should meet, as it were. It just happened." I didn't have any control over my own sex drive. I didn't have the strength to control it. Every morning I woke up regretting and hurting Bill Roache Bill and Pat then fell out after a row during filming and she didn't speak to him for two years afterwards. When Anna discovered her husband's infidelity she divorced him in 1974. In an interview with Piers Morgan on his Life Stories show, Bill told how his sexual antics led fellow Coronation Street actors to nickname him "C**k Roache". Piers also pressed him on the number of women he'd slept with, asking if it was 1,000 - to which Bill replied: "Well, I'm not denying it." He went on to marry Sara Mottram in 1978, with whom he shares three children, but they divorced in 2009 - though Bill insisted he was always faithful to her. Bill then dated TV weather girl Emma Jesson, nearly 40 years his junior, until 2013. The actor is now celibate, and claimed: 'I don't need a sexual relationship anymore. Everything works, but I don't have that need for sex I used to have.' Shocking love triangle 18 Emmerdale stars Isabel Hodgins and Danny Miller (right) were accused of having an affair in 2016 Credit: ITV 18 Isabel was dating fellow Emmerdale actor Michael Parr at the time Credit: Collect 18 Danny was in a relationship with Hollyoaks actress Kirsty-Leigh Porter Credit: Photo byThings were frosty in the Dales in 2016 when it was claimed Danny Miller, now 34, was having an affair with his co-star Isabel Hodgins, now 31 - who was dating fellow Emmerdale actor Michael Parr, now 38. At the time, Danny was in a relationship with Hollyoaks actress Kirsty-Leigh Porter, 36, who found incriminating texts on his phone. It's said to have caused fireworks, with angry cast members splitting into two camps. The Sun reported: "The tension between them caused major problems on set, because Michael made it crystal clear he didn't want to be around Danny." Kirsty was said to be devastated at the betrayal after forgiving Danny's alleged infidelity with a prostitute when drunk. And Michael was believed to be furious with pal Danny for going behind his back, but he stayed with Isabel until they finally split in 2019. Danny is now happily married to childhood sweetheart Steph Jones, and the couple are expecting their third child. Toxic split 18 Tina and Ryan seemed to be one of the most stable soap couples Credit: ITV/REX/Shutterstock 18 Ryan shares two children with former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh and one with Tina Credit: Instagram It's never wise to mix business and pleasure, but Tina O'Brien, 41, appears to have missed that memo. Aged 17, she dated Bruno Langley, 42, who played her on-screen boyfriend Todd Grimshaw, for a year. When their romance went south, five months later she moved on to Bruno's on-screen brother, Ryan Thomas, 41. Thankfully her ex gave them her blessing, and initially Tina and Ryan seemed to be one of the most stable soap couples - though Tina said their relationship was tempestuous at times due to her bad temper. The pair dated for six years and welcomed daughter Scarlett in 2008. But a month before Scarlett's first birthday, Ryan allegedly told Tina he didn't love her anymore, leaving her "devastated". Tina claimed: "He said I didn't do it for him any more. Those were his words. I was absolutely devastated. He said he didn't want the responsibility of a relationship with me." Both moved on, with Ryan happily engaged to former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh, 33, with whom he shares two children. Tina married personal trainer Adam Crofts, but earlier this year she reportedly called time on their 14-year relationship. They share a son, Beau. According to a source, Tina is gutted about the breakup but is doing her best to stay positive and is enjoying her life as a single woman. She and Ryan occasionally make digs at each other on social media but have remained relatively harmonious - until Tina was accused of damaging her ex's car with a baseball bat during a late-night bust-up in March 2024.
