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South Wales Argus
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
BBC EastEnders star breaks silence after leaving soap
It was confirmed last month by BBC bosses that Bobby Brazier will be leaving the show. The actor, who is the son of late reality star Jade Goody and former footballer Jeff Brazier, has played Freddie Slater since 2022. Now, he has opened up on the leaving, and spoken on what may come next. When is Bobby Brazier leaving EastEnders? Bobby's character Freddie was conceived on the show in late 2003, to mother Little Mo Mitchell. In May 2006, Freddie was admitted to hospital with bleeding on the brain, and the character left Walford on May 26, 2006, with his mother, in an effort to start a new life in Devon. Freddie returned in November 2022, which was Brazier's welcome to the BBC soap in what was his acting debut. His portrayal as Freddie won him the Rising Star at the 28th National Television Awards. However, despite his departure being revealed previously, he is not due to leave the show until later this year. A TV insider told The Sun that EastEnders bosses met with Bobby at a time when he was already thinking about making his exit. EastEnders' Top 5 Villains They added: 'The timing of the decision worked for both, but his final scenes are not for a while yet. 'The character has had a great run, but the time is now right for Bobby to look for other opportunities, and for EastEnders to wave goodbye to Freddie Slater.' Bobby Brazier breaks silence on leaving EastEnders Speaking to OK Magazine, the young actor has opened up on what life may be like after his exit on the BBC soap. He said: "I don't know, I guess that's how it really goes and how it works in this industry. You never really know what's next until you go in for it. "But yeah, I'd like to play a variety of different roles so I can work out what I like, what I'm good at, what I'm not good at and what I need to work on. 'I'd like to learn and study and also relax a little bit." Team #EastEnders has won Soap of the Year at the 2025 @TRICawards . A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us, we appreciate each and every one of you! 🥳 🏆 — BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) June 24, 2025 Bobby is not the only star to leave the show this year. Molly Rainford, known for playing Queen Vic barmaid Anna Knight on the BBC soap, will be leaving the soap. Clair Norris, who plays Bernie Taylor, has also left the show after eight years. In March, it was revealed that Matthew James Morrison's time as Felix Baker was coming to an end. One of the biggest departures of the year was Natalie Cassidy, who played Sonia Fowler in EastEnders, and left the show after 32 years. Recommended reading: Speaking about her exit, she said: 'It felt very final but also very good. It's a nice place to leave Sonia after so much has happened to her. 'Sonia feels like she's never going to live down what happened with Reiss, so the only thing to do is leave the Square. 'I'm never going to say goodbye to her because, after 32 years, Sonia is ingrained in me. So, while I'm saying goodbye on screen, for now, Sonia is always there, knocking about!'
The Herald Scotland
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
BBC EastEnders star breaks silence after leaving soap
The actor, who is the son of late reality star Jade Goody and former footballer Jeff Brazier, has played Freddie Slater since 2022. Now, he has opened up on the leaving, and spoken on what may come next. When is Bobby Brazier leaving EastEnders? Bobby's character Freddie was conceived on the show in late 2003, to mother Little Mo Mitchell. In May 2006, Freddie was admitted to hospital with bleeding on the brain, and the character left Walford on May 26, 2006, with his mother, in an effort to start a new life in Devon. Freddie returned in November 2022, which was Brazier's welcome to the BBC soap in what was his acting debut. His portrayal as Freddie won him the Rising Star at the 28th National Television Awards. However, despite his departure being revealed previously, he is not due to leave the show until later this year. A TV insider told The Sun that EastEnders bosses met with Bobby at a time when he was already thinking about making his exit. EastEnders' Top 5 Villains They added: 'The timing of the decision worked for both, but his final scenes are not for a while yet. 'The character has had a great run, but the time is now right for Bobby to look for other opportunities, and for EastEnders to wave goodbye to Freddie Slater.' Bobby Brazier breaks silence on leaving EastEnders Speaking to OK Magazine, the young actor has opened up on what life may be like after his exit on the BBC soap. He said: "I don't know, I guess that's how it really goes and how it works in this industry. You never really know what's next until you go in for it. "But yeah, I'd like to play a variety of different roles so I can work out what I like, what I'm good at, what I'm not good at and what I need to work on. 'I'd like to learn and study and also relax a little bit." Team #EastEnders has won Soap of the Year at the 2025 @TRICawards . A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us, we appreciate each and every one of you! 🥳 🏆 — BBC EastEnders (@bbceastenders) June 24, 2025 Bobby is not the only star to leave the show this year. Molly Rainford, known for playing Queen Vic barmaid Anna Knight on the BBC soap, will be leaving the soap. Clair Norris, who plays Bernie Taylor, has also left the show after eight years. In March, it was revealed that Matthew James Morrison's time as Felix Baker was coming to an end. One of the biggest departures of the year was Natalie Cassidy, who played Sonia Fowler in EastEnders, and left the show after 32 years. Recommended reading: Speaking about her exit, she said: 'It felt very final but also very good. It's a nice place to leave Sonia after so much has happened to her. 'Sonia feels like she's never going to live down what happened with Reiss, so the only thing to do is leave the Square. 'I'm never going to say goodbye to her because, after 32 years, Sonia is ingrained in me. So, while I'm saying goodbye on screen, for now, Sonia is always there, knocking about!'
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The REAL reason Eamonn Holmes' girlfriend Katie Alexander, 43, was absent from the TRIC awards - after presenter, 65, was BOOED during his acceptance speech
Eamonn Holmes ' girlfriend Katie Alexander was noticeably absent from Tuesday night's Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) awards in order to 'protect her mental health'. The presenter, 65, was in attendance for the second year in a row at London's Grosvenor House to accept an accolade on behalf the GB News Breakfast Team. But - as Eamonn was wheeled around the venue on his wheelchair - his girlfriend of around a year was nowhere to be seen. Katie, who had travelled to London on Tuesday, took to her Instagram on the evening of the show to reveal the reason for her absence. Sharing a photo of her sat down in a cabin to her Stories, the 43-year-old wrote: 'Was going to The Tric Awards, but I'd rather protect my Mental Health and Inner Peace than be subjected to more online hate from people who don't know me.' His girlfriend of a year Katie Alexander, 43, was noticeably absent from the event despite being in London on Tuesday She then revealed that Eamonn's travel show co-host had instead gone in her place, as she concluded: 'Thank you to @hayleysparkestv for stepping in! You look gorgeous!' The marriage guidance counsellor, who began dating Eamonn in mid-2024, did however congratulate her love on his victory in a later post. 'Winner winner, Chicken dinner!' she penned on her Stories. Eamonn and GB News's triumph was not met with such a good reception at the venue however, as a chorus of boos rang out as the Northern Irishman accepted the accolade. One angry attendee even heckled Eamonn while he gave his acceptance speech. A source told MailOnline: 'After it was announced that GB News Breakfast had won, there were a few boos around the room. Due to his wheelchair, Eamonn needed a ramp to get up on the stage. 'He gave a moving speech about the work of colleague Charli Peters, who had earlier won News Presenter for his work on exposing grooming gangs in Britain. 'It was a nice moment seeing Eamonn pay tribute to a fellow news presenter, but it seemed someone in the audience didn't agree. 'They heckled for Eamonn to "get off," and it was an awkward end to his speech.' It was unclear whether the star heard the heckler as he gushed: 'For the thousands of people who voted, that is brilliant for us so we say thank you, thank you, thank you, to anyone who did bothered to vote.' It marks the second year in a row Eamonn has accepted the award in the News category at the viewer voted awards show. Last year he accepted the award aided by his walker as he in inferred that he had been stabbed in the back, telling the audience: 'So I got two things in my back that I didn't want,' seemingly referring to both his operation and his split from Ruth Langsford. The presenters shocked fans last May as they confirmed the end of their 14-year marriage. But despite quickly moving on with his new girlfriend, Eamonn had continued to wear his gold band on his wedding finger. Just a couple of weeks ago the presenter was spotted for the first time without the ring on while presenting GB News alongside co-star Ellie Costello. While he publicly ditched his jewellery for the on-air appearance, MailOnline understands that Eamonn does occasionally remove his ring off-camera. The star was also recently seen ring-less while attending the launch party of groundbreaking new luxury raffle company Anchord UK. It comes weeks after Ruth finally ditched her wedding ring almost a year after announcing their split. But since then, Ruth has resolutely kept her wedding and engagement rings on, even once declaring to a fan that she wouldn't remove them 'because I am still married.' On a recent episode of her ITV show Loose Women though, Ruth revealed the rings were off. Meanwhile, Eamonn's girlfriend Katie recently addressed a diamond ring on her wedding finger in new post shortly after going 'Instagram official' with their romance. The presenter and marriage guidance counsellor Katie have been dating since mid-2024, with engagement rumours swirling since December. And taking to her Instagram Stories, Katie posted a glowing selfie in a striped shirt, adding a playful thought bubble that read: 'Time for a coffee in between clients?' In the snap, a dazzling diamond ring was clearly visible - prompting questions from fans. But before any rumours could gather steam, Katie quickly shut them down. She clarified: 'Before anyone jumps to the #ringgate bandwagon, the camera is reversed so.... RightHandRingFinger!'
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Eamonn Holmes faces chorus of boos as he accepts the accolade for GB News at the TRIC Awards in his wheelchair
Eamonn Holmes faced a chorus of boos as he accepted the accolade for GB news at the Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) awards on Tuesday evening. The TV presenter, 65, entered the stage via a wheelchair ramp before he accepted the gong on behalf of the team. However while Eamonn thanked the crew and viewers at home boos could be heard in the audience. A source for MailOnline at the awards said: 'After it was announced that GB News Breakfast had won, there were a few boos around the room. Due to his wheelchair, Eamonn needed a ramp to get up on the stage.' 'He gave a moving speech about the work of colleague Charli Peters, who had earlier won News Presenter for his work on exposing grooming gangs in Britain. 'It was a nice moment seeing Eamonn pay tribute to a fellow news presenter, but it seemed someone in the audience didn't agree. 'They heckled for Eamonn to "get off," and it was an awkward end to his speech.' It was unclear whether the star heard the heckler as he gushed: 'For the thousands of people who voted, that is brilliant for us so we say thank you, thank you, thank you, to anyone who did bothered to vote.' It marks the second year in the row Eamonn has accepted the award in the News category at the viewer voted awards show. Last year he accepted the award aided by his walker as he in inferred that he had been stabbed in the back, as he told the audience: 'So I got two things in my back that I didn't want,' seemingly referring to both his operation and his split from Ruth Langsford. Meanwhile Stacey Solomon lost out on a career accolade once again after she missed out on the award for Social Media Broadcaster at awards. The TV presenter was nominated alongside Eddie Hall (The Beast), Rob Beckett and LadBaby and it was the latter who received the honour. The loss comes just months after Stacey, 35, was left disappointed when her show Sort Your Life Out lost out on the Factual Entertainment prize at the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards. At the time the star let rip at the BAFTA judges in an online rant as she said her team were 'robbed' of the accolade, prompting backlash from fans who branded her a 'bad loser'. A source for MailOnline said: 'After it was announced that GB News Breakfast had won, there were a few boos around the room' Meanwhile Stacey Solomon once again lost out on a career accolade once again after she missed out on the award for Social Media Broadcaster at awards And once again Stacey lost out on an accolade after this year's TRIC winners were decided by a million votes from the British Public from a list of pre-established nominations. Taking to the stage to accept the award Ladbaby, whose real name is Alex, was joined by his wife Roxanne as he began: 'Thank you so much. 'We started in social media 10 years ago when we were in a very difficult place in life, we were struggling to pay our mortgage we had just had a kid, we were living on about £20 a week and it really changed our lives.' Elsewhere Clarkson's Farm, which has just seen season four released, grabbed the gong in the Entertainment category over Gavin And Stacey, I'm A Celebrity.... Get Me Out Of Here! and The Traitors. While Strictly Come Dancing and Loose Women were dealt a brutal blow, with both shows among a series of high profile snubs to not even be nominated. In the Daytime category, A Place In The Sun secured the win as it triumphed over Escape To The Country, Richard Osman's House Of Games and This Morning. Best Drama went to Call The Midwife as it won over All Creatures Great And Small, Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton. 24 Hours In Police Custody beat Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams On Tour, The Martin Lewis Money Show Live and The Repair Shop in the Factual category. It was a day to celebrate for Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks after their podcast Staying Relevant triumphed against Begin Again with Davina McCall, Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed, and That Peter Crouch Podcast. While in the Food category fan favourite The Great British Bake Off came out on top in a strong category with Great British Menu, James Martin Saturday Morning and MasterChef. As for the Game Show award, there's Ant & Dec's Limitless Win, Michael McIntyre's The Wheel, The 1% Club and The Chase were nominated and it was Lee Mack's The 1% Club which grabbed the gong. Six Nations Rugby won best Live Sport and GB News Breakfast took home the prize in the news category. Charlie Peters took home best News presenter as he went head to head with Dan Walker, Fiona Bruce and Susanna Reid. As for the Radio Presenter award Jordan North was named number one against Ally McCoist, Simon Mayo and Vernon Kay. The Radio Show category featured Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark & Sian Welby, Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden, Rylan on Sunday and White & Jordan. But it was Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden that won the award. The Soap Actor award went to EastEnders' Steve McFadden who plays Phil Mitchell while EastEnders also received the honour of Soap Of The Year. He beat other nominees Barney Walsh who stars as Cam Mickelthwaite in Casualty, Beth Cordingly who plays Ruby Fox-Milligan in Emmerdale and Jack P Shepherd who portrays David Platt in Coronation Street. TV Personality went to Bradley Walsh as he pipped Alison Hammond, Ant & Dec and Martin Lewis to the post. As the stars gathered at London's Grosvenor House, the event was hosted by TRIC President Dan Walker and welcomed close to 1,000 guests and featured a show-stopping live performance by Magic Radio's Lemar.
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Stacey Solomon loses out on TRIC Award as TV presenter comes up short to winner Ladbaby after being 'robbed' at the BAFTAS
Stacey Solomon lost out on a career accolade once again after she missed out on the award for Social Media Broadcaster at the Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) awards on Tuesday evening. The TV presenter was nominated alongside Eddie Hall (The Beast), Rob Beckett and LadBaby and it was the latter who received the honour. The loss comes just months after Stacey, 35, was left disappointed when her show Sort Your Life Out lost out on the Factual Entertainment prize at the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards. At the time the star let rip at the BAFTA judges in an online rant as she said her team were 'robbed' of the accolade, prompting backlash from fans who branded her a 'bad loser'. And once again Stacey lost out on an accolade after this year's TRIC winners were decided by a million votes from the British Public from a list of pre-established nominations. Elsewhere Clarkson's Farm, which has just seen season four released, grabbed the gong in the Entertainment category over Gavin And Stacey, I'm A Celebrity.... Get Me Out Of Here! and The Traitors. While Strictly Come Dancing and Loose Women were dealt a brutal blow, with both shows among a series of high profile snubs to not even be nominated. In the Daytime category, A Place In The Sun has secured the win as it triumphed over Escape To The Country, Richard Osman's House Of Games and This Morning. Best Drama went to Call The Midwife as it won over All Creatures Great And Small, Baby Reindeer and Bridgerton. 24 Hours In Police Custody beat Freddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams On Tour, The Martin Lewis Money Show Live and The Repair Shop in the Factual category. It was a day to celebrate for Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks after their podcast Staying Relevant triumphed against Begin Again with Davina McCall, Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed, and That Peter Crouch Podcast. While in the Food category fan favourite The Great British Bake Off came out on top in a strong category with Great British Menu, James Martin Saturday Morning and MasterChef. As for the Game Show award, there's Ant & Dec's Limitless Win, Michael McIntyre's The Wheel, The 1% Club and The Chase were nominated and it was Lee Mack's The 1% Club which grabbed the gong. Six Nations Rugby won best Live Sport and GB News Breakfast took home the prize in the news category. Charlie Peters took home best News presenter as he went head to head with Dan Walker, Fiona Bruce and Susanna Reid. As for the Radio Presenter award Jordan North was named number one against Ally McCoist, Simon Mayo and Vernon Kay. The Radio Show category featured Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark & Sian Welby, Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden, Rylan on Sunday and White & Jordan. But it was Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden that won the award. The Soap Actor award went to EastEnders' Steve McFadden who plays Phil Mitchell while EastEnders also received the honour of Soap Of The Year. He beat other nominees Barney Walsh who stars as Cam Mickelthwaite in Casualty, Beth Cordingly who plays Ruby Fox-Milligan in Emmerdale and Jack P Shepherd who portrays David Platt in Coronation Street. TV Personality went to Bradley Walsh as he pipped Alison Hammond, Ant & Dec and Martin Lewis to the post.
