EastEnders‘ Jasmine Armfield has quit the soap after five years. The actress plays Bex Fowler, Sonia Jackson and Martin Fowler’s daughter. According to The Sun, she has already filmed her final scenes – which are set to play out next month. “It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with Jasmine. She’s brought something incredibly special to the […]
Casey Batchelor and her fiancé Dane Goodson have welcomed their second child. The TV personality took to Instagram this week to confirm the happy news, alongside a photo of herself holding her newborn’s hand. “So I’ve been a bit busy,” she began the post. “On 22/01/2020 We became a family of 4. 1- Daddy + Princess […]
McDonald’s fans, rejoice. JustEat have announced they are going to partnering nationwide with McDonald’s in the UK and Ireland. Yes, that means you’re going to have a new way to get McDelivery right to your door. The company will be McDonald’s second exclusive delivery partner for McDelivery. The partnership will be implemented during 2020. McDelivery […]
Jacqueline Jossa is reportedly in advance talks to replace Michelle Keegan in BBC1’s Our Girl. The 27-year-old, who played Lauren Branning on EastEnders, is said to be “in a good position to bag the role” if a new series of Our Girl goes ahead. She would be the third soap star to lead the series, following Keegan and EastEnders’ Lacey Turner. “Jacqueline […]
A new Margaret Atwood poetry collection is set to be published in November 2020. Dearly is Atwood’s first collection in over a decade, and both her longtime readers and new fans will be delighted by the book’s insight, empathy and wit. The collection will be published by Chatto & Windus, Vintage on November 10, 2020. […]
A Coronation Street fan favourite character is set to bid farewell to the cobbles next month. The long-running soap is set to celebrate a massive milestone in February, as their 10,000th episode airs on February 7. The hour-long instalment will see Rita Tanner receive a parcel with the ashes of her estranged husband, Dennis Tanner. Alongside the package, […]
Highfire, the newest book from Eoin Colfer (and his first adult fantasy novel), is an unforgettable adventure about a vodka-drinking, Flashdance-loving dragon named Vern. He’s been hiding out from the world – and potential torch-carrying mobs – in a Louisiana bayou. And all things considered, things seem to be going pretty well. That is, until his peaceful world’s […]
Artemis Fowl was one of those books that I read again and again while growing up. And so when I heard about Highfire, the latest novel from Eoin Colfer – and his first adult fantasy novel – I was pretty much hooked (an unfortunate enough expression, given the Big Bad of the novel). The book follows the story of Vern […]
Marita Conlon-McKenna has told how she had “no intention” of writing another Famine book before The Hungry Road. The Hungry Road, which was published on January 23, is a heartbreaking and powerful novel. The author recently spoke to Her about the inspiration behind her latest novel, and how it nearly ended up being a “totally different book”. “What happened […]
There’s just a few weeks to go until To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You hits Netflix. Based on the second book in Jenny Han’s To All The Boys trilogy, the movie follows Lara Jean and Peter – who are no longer pretending to be a couple, they are a couple. And, as Lara Jean navigates a trove of […]
Grey’s Anatomy’s Richard Flood has told how “things got a bit scary” after his time on Red Rock came to an end. The Dubliner recently joined Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Cormac Hayes – and fans couldn’t get enough of him after he was introduced in the midseason finale. Before that, though, the actor played Garda James McKay on Virgin […]
A bride has come under fire after asking her bridesmaid to dye her ‘vibrant’ hair as it doesn’t match her wedding’s colour scheme. The woman began the Reddit post by explaining that her cousin, Ella, was going to be in her wedding party later this year – and that an issue arose when she asked […]