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EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKGlastonbury revellers enjoy a special screening of 'Yesterday' attended by film's star
Himesh Patel will join film fans for the special screening
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK'Yesterday' star Himesh Patel says he's been ‘lucky’ to avoid 'stereotypical casting'
The former Eastenders star about to hit the big time, starring in Danny Boyle blockbuster 'Yesterday' in which he plays a man who wakes up after an accident to find he is the only person who remembers The Beatles and their music.
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK Box Sets'Eastenders' star Sam Strike lands role in TV reboot of Stephen King's 'The Dark Tower'
Sam Strike, who played Johnny Carter until 2014, is swapping Walford and the Queen Vic for Mid-World and the Man in Black.
NewsEvening StandardEastEnders fans baffled that Big Mo and Oscar-winner Gary Oldman are related in real life
EastEnders fans have expressed their confusion at the fact that A-lister Gary Oldman is the brother of Laila Morse, who plays Walford legend Big Mo. On twitter, viewers shared their surprise at the familial connection as Laila Morse makes her return to the soap just says after her brother's Oscar triumph.
NewsBen Arnold'EastEnders' Milkman Who Died This Week Was The 'Clumsy Stormtrooper'
Michael Leader, the veteran milkman of Albert Square who died this week, was also the infamous ‘clumsy stormtrooper’, it’s emerged. Leader played the show’s milkman for 31 years, one of the longest-serving members of the cast. But he was also the stormtrooper who bangs his head on a door in George Lucas’s first ‘Star Wars’ movie from 1977. The scene has long gone down in infamy, after it was spotted by eagle-eyed fans, Leader cracking his head as he enters the control room where C-3PO and R2-D2 are trying to free Luke, Han and Leia from the ‘garbage masher’ on the detention level. ...
NewsBen Arnold10 Of The World’s Highest-Paid Soap Stars
More upmarket actors might look down on the work of those devoted to ‘continuing drama’, but the money, particularly in the volatile world of acting, is not only regular, it’s pretty substantial too. Check out some of the celebrity pay cheques for these household names. Image credits: Getty/WENN/AP
NewsBen ArnoldWhat Happened To The Original EastEnders Cast?
The soap set in salt-of-the-earth east London started all the way back in 1985, and has become an indelible part of British TV culture. So where are those original cast-members today?Image credits: Rex Features
NewsBen Arnold10 Actors Who Were Fired From British Soaps
Soaps aren’t just turbulent on-screen. They’re pretty turbulent off-screen too, with actors often finding themselves in the firing line. Herein some of the most sensational examples…Image credits: Rex Features/YouTube/SWNS
NewsBen ArnoldThe 20 Most-Watched TV Episodes EVER
Back when there were considerably fewer channels, TV audiences were truly colossal. Check out the highest-rated TV episodes of all time…Image credits:Rex Features/BBC/CBS
NewsBen ArnoldMovie Stars With Amazingly Weird British TV Obsessions
The charms of British TV are not merely the preserve of us normal folk. Oh no. There is a legion of unlikely movie stars who, rather than watching endless edgy art house movies all day to hone their craft, would much rather be watching Homes Under The Hammer.
NewsTom ButlerDanny Dyer Set Sights On Becoming ‘First Working Class’ James Bond
Listen up you MUGS, ‘Eastenders’ star Danny Dyer wants to be the next James Bond, and who are we to stop him? ‘Live and Let Dyer’?, ‘Dyer Another Day?’ they practically write themselves. Speaking to Absolute Radio (via Heatworld), Dyer revealed he’s reached out to the filmmakers behind the 007 to see if he could assume the mantle when Daniel Craig steps down. “I’ve put feelers out and it might be laughable for some people but, Bond! I want to have a bang on the Bond, mate.