Table of contents for No. 320 in Soap World

* Well, there’s sure been a whole lot of troubled water that’s flown under the broken bridge of Katie and Bill’s relationship in recent years – and when she sued her ex-husband last year for full custody of their son Will, reconciliation was not on the cards! Since that battle ultimately ended with him being granted generous access visits with his son, Katie has witnessed a new, gentler and much more emotionally available side to Bill… More recently, Katie’s (Heather Tom) annulment from Thorne (Ingo Rademacher), and Will’s (Finnegan George) frisson of excitement over his parents being together more often has softened her stance towards him. Adding to that is the upbeat, romantic outlook of Katie’s sister Donna (Jennifer Gareis), who remarks often and loudly to Katie that it’s her…

Single mum Bindy has contentedly sailed through the rigours of motherhood since the day her daughter London was born. That’s mainly because her parents did most of the child-rearing while she carried on burden-free! Now Bindy’s on something of a crash course in motherhood after her parents demanded she finally take on more responsibility and start raising her little girl! This ultimatum, combined with her blossoming romance with Sam, has forced Bindy to take stock of her life and face up to her past... and future. Recognising that Sam (Harry Greenwood) could well be the perfect guy for her, Bindy (Shalom Brune-Franklin) resolves to be totally honest with him regarding her sordid past and confesses she doesn’t know the identity of London’s (Mina Annan) biological father;…

Shannen Doherty “Yesterday morning I got a phone call that devastated me. I’m struggling with this loss and am having a hard time with my thoughts. But, my heart goes out to his family and friends who were blessed by his light in their (and mine) lives. Processing this is impossible right now.” Alyssa Milano “I don’t understand how he’s gone. His soul always shined so bright. His smile. His talent. His kindness. He was always the coolest person in the room. Rest with the angels, sweet Luke. I will never forget you.” Josh Whedon “The first time I met Luke Perry we talked about what kind of movie we wanted Buffy to be. I asked if he’d ever seen Near Dark and he gave me…

Rendered comatose following the horrendous car crash that killed her father and sister, Rebecca White wasn’t expected to survive. Finally she wakes! Everyone but her nephew Lachlan is pleased with her recovery: he fears she’ll unmask him for causing the car crash. Luckily for Lachlan, Rebecca struggles with memory problems, enabling him to manipulate her into thinking he was an innocent victim of the crash, too! Time’s slow to heal and Rebecca’s amnesia worsens; despite being told that Lawrence and Chrissie have died and that Robert is the father of her baby Seb, she keeps forgetting. In a thick fog with her confused mental state, Rebecca panics at hearing she has post-traumatic amnesia and may never recover her entire memory! In a terrible state, Rebecca accidentally endangers Seb’s life when…

None too pleased over the news that her mother Bernice is dating Daz, Gabby has made it quite clear that she dislikes him... and doesn’t hesitate to use his efforts to make friends with her to her advantage. Scheming with her best friend Liv, Gabby allows Daz to see her and Liv secretly spiking their drinks with vodka – and then offers to pretend to like him for Bernice’s sake if he keeps his mouth shut. Firmly under Gabby’s (Rosie Bentham) control, Daz (Mark Jordon) is bullied into supplying her and Liv (Isobel Steele) with alcohol whenever they want it, until he sees sense and threatens to report her devious activities to Bernice (Samantha Giles). Unhappy about Daz turning on her, Gaby plots to teach him a lesson which she…

MUST SEE HELLBOY STARRING David Harbour and Milla Jovovich RELEASED April 11 Hellboy’s back, and he’s on fire! From the pages of Mike Mignola’s seminal work, this action-packed adventure has the legendary half-demon superhero (David, Stranger Things ) called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants. There he discovers The Blood Queen, Nimue (Milla, Resident Evil series), a resurrected ancient sorceress thirsting to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy’s now hell-bent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world! BREAKTHROUGH STARRING Chrissy Metz RELEASED April 18 Based on the true story of a mother’s unfaltering love in the face of impossible odds, Joyce Smith’s (Chrissy) adopted son…

From the moment Claudia first lay eyes on Pav at the hospital, she felt an instant attraction. Unfortunatey, despite going on the odd date, an undercurrent of awkwardness has kept the pair from opening up fully about their mutual attraction. Even when she’d finally managed o pluck up enough courage to make a serious move on Pav, revelations about her daughter Sabine’s sex life intruded on the moment, forcing Claudia to put her personal life on hold to focus on matters at hand... Yet ech times she crosses paths with Pav (Marcus Graham), Claudia (Roz Hammond) gets a little more giddy, and on a girls’ night out with Renee (Saskia Hampele) and Leonie (Shari Sebbens), she can’t help but steal furtive glances at him from across the bar. Then, when…

The utter devastation of losing Beth at birth has left a tormented Hope in absolute tatters! And she’s done nothing to ease husband Liam’s fears for her wellbeing, even telling him to leave her and return to Steffy so they can raise Kelly and Phoebe as parents! Now another revelation has him fearing the worst… Stunned when Hope (Annika Noelle) returns home from an outing and announces she’s just met Phoebe’s birth mother, Liam (Scott Clifton) struggles as she adds that she feels fate’s brought her and Flo (Katrina Bowden) together! When Hope mentions that Zoe (Kiara Barnes) told her who Flo was, he’s taken aback, wondering how she knows the baby’s birth mother... Adding that a tangible tension crackled between the two women further intrigues Liam; why was Zoe’s…

LES MISÉRABLES STREAMING ON FOXTEL NOW & ON DEMAND; SUNDAYS 8.30PM ON BBC FIRST Hot on the trail * After 19 years in prison in Toulon, France, for a petty crime committed circa 1815, JEAN VALJEAN is be grudgingly released by his longtime jailhouse enemy and guard JAVERT – who vows that his deep hatred for the felon will never fade! True to his word, Javert crosses Jean’s path once more years later in Montreuil, where he’s living as factory boss MONSIEUR MADELEINE after escaping brutal prejudice in Paris. Intent on proving Jean is committing more crimes, Javert torments him into revealing his true identity and arrests him! Escaping custody, Jean flees to Paris with COSETTE, the daughter of one of his workers, FANTINE, but Javert is hot on the…

* Kate and Rana have endured so much heartache in their quest to be together, they need their wedding to be perfect. Putting the turmoil of Rana’s ill-fated marriage and subsequent divorce from Zeedan Nazir, the deaths of loved ones and their own brief break-up behind them, the girls are focusing on ensuring everything goes right. However, early obstacles have arisen after Rana ended up getting carried away with the plans while Kate was out of town and ended up inviting everyone on their draft guest list -- including those on standby! It became even more complicated when Kate’s old school friend Lolly showed up for a visit and expected an invitation. Forced to confide their problem, Kate and Rana were grateful when Lolly mysteriously offered to sort it all…

* Every skerrick of love that Debbie harboured for Joe Tate, the wealthy young businessman who used his false identity as Tom Waterhouse to lure her into a relationship, has been erased. She now knows he was cruelly using her to seek revenge on her mum Charity for killing his dad Chris years ago. All she can think about is meting out her own special revenge to hurt him as he hurt her. After Debbie’s (Charley Webb) plan to have her ex-lover Ross (Michael Parr) spy on Joe (Ned Porteous) fails to yield any dirt she can use against him, a frustrated Debbie resorts to more dramatic measures by having local drug dealer Simon McManus (Liam Ainsworth) plant gear in Joe’s possession. Unfortunately for Debbie, Joe and his right-hand man…

HOLY RELIC! I’m moving house after 16 years and my daughter and I were cleaning out my wall unit that has all my special things in it that I keep – from friends and weddings, shows we’ve been to – and came across this gem! The B&B Bible (came with SW in 1998)! and I thought your readers might like to see it. I would never give this little gem up in a million years – s my year What treasures you find when you’re not looking for them! Love it – and love B&B. Shane, Goulburn, NSW Thanks for sharing, Shane! We keep ours handy, too! -- Ed. Find ‘Soap World Magazine’ on Facebook web www.soapworld.com.au The editor reserves the right to edit letters. Letters without…

Millions are drawn each year to Rome, Italy’s “eternal” city. But at least as rewarding is venturing south to the delights of Sicily, arguably the most incredible island in the Mediterranean. From villages to vineyards, castles to churches, beaches to boutique restaurants, Sicily abounds with rich history and natural beauty. Whether you want to explore ancient Greek or Roman ruins, feast on sumptuous fare and wine, marvel at museums and palaces, wonder at the power of volcanoes or just hit the beach, Sicily has something for everyone. Its romantic setting and the sheer love of life of its people will sweep you away. You may recognise Sicily and its villages from the Godfather movies or even the Inspector Montalbano TV series (and, yes, you can take tours of the locations…

Stirring from his months-long coma, Finn Kelly’s slow recovery from the injuries he sustained when Susan pushed him off the cliff is having a massive, and hugely unsettling, impact on the lives of his various victims! Most notably, Susan has been seriously swayed into believing the claims that Finn’s struggling from amnesia and can’t recall his crimes. Feeling responsible for Finn’s condition, Susan empathises with him, experiencing a maternal pull that makes her want to comfort and nurse him back to health! What? Nevertheless, Susan (Jackie Woodburne) is haunted when Finn (Rob Mills) tells her he forgives her for injuring him! Starting to see Finn as a victim, with the knowledge of his supposedly traumatic childhood and early adulthood, Susan grapples with whether it’s…

Up to her neck in the corridors of political power in Canberra, Harriet’s mission to prove that her friend and ex-cellmate Mina didn’t bump off Catriona Bailey, the corrupt Minister for Home Affairs, is becoming deadlier and more dangerous by the minute! After a horrifying house explosion via drone strike in the SA suburb of Davoren Park that killed an innocent civilian family, Prime Minister Ewan Garrity (Don Hany) has privately backed up Harriet and her boss, Independent MP Karen Koutoufides, (Danielle Cormack) in their suspicions it may have been linked to Catriona’s assassination! Before her death, the wicked minister was involved in a classified military program called Pale Horse, which executed illegal kill missions in Pakistan, operated by Australian soldiers under US orders... “Harriet sneaks into the boffin’s bush…

Returning to Salem a few months ago, Sarah Horton thought she had her entire future happily mapped out, especially when her fiancé Rex Brady, came home to join her. But as they resettled in their hometown, Sarah’s picture-perfect tableau of imminent marital bliss unravelled at an alarming rate! Stunned to discover that Rex had cheated on her, and fathered a child, with his ex-fiancée Mimi, Sarah was understandably devastated, and even more gutted when it emerged that Rex had a long history of infidelity, including with her half-sister Noelle! Initially choosing to get her head around, and get over, Rex’s (Kyle Lowder) assignation with Mimi, Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) decided that his liaison with Noelle was utterly unforgivable and promptly removed her ring, breaking their engagement in floods of angry tears!…

will destroy her marriage, Tracy desperately steals money from her father Frank and shows up at Phil’s hotel room. Disgusted when filthy Phil ushers her inside, creepily caressing her hair and cheek, a scared but brave Tracy reneges on paying Phil the cash unless he leaves her alone. When Phil suggests Tracy could sleep with him again as repayment, she seizes the opportunity to get revenge! Taking advantage of a naked Phil, Tracy handcuffs him to the bed and snaps photos of him, threatening to expose his sick antics to his wife! Unfortunately, David appears on the scene, having followed Tracy – and is disgusted to think she’s cheating! To save face, Tracy tells him all about her past and, buoyed by his apparent acceptance, has Phil arrested. Despite getting…

The news that their 14-year-old daughter Amy was pregnant hit Tracy and Steve like a ton of bricks. But as Amy’s lies unravelled and the truth – that she was almost three months along after a one-night-stand at a party with local bad boy Tyler Jeffries – was revealed, Tracy and Steve were forced to deal with the situation as best they could. Reluctantly accepting the turn of events, including Amy’s eventual decision to keep the baby, they offered to raise the baby as their own and set about caring for the teen. Naturally, Tracy (Kate Ford) and Steve (Simon Gregson) knew that the baby’s father would have to be considered in any future scenarios, but the thought of welcoming the monstrous Tyler (Will Barnett) into the family fold was…

When cast and crew gathered to toast Melody Thomas Scott for her 40-year milestone on the classic soap The Young and the Restless, the star gave a rare glimpse into her rocky early family life. After the elegant actress thanked everyone for all the love she was getting on her special day, she took a moment to acknoweldge that this last year had its share of challenges. “As some of you may know, but perhaps many of you may not, my mother didn’t raise me,” Melody revealed. “I didn’t have a relationship with my mother. I was raised in a hoarding household by my grandmother, who was a borderline personality. She was determined that I’d have a career in showbiz. I agreed with that sentiment!” Melody went on to reveal…

SUPERHERO: MATTY: The Joker. SARAH MARIE: Wonder Woman and Iron Man. I can’t choose between the two! JAD: My father! MOVIE: MATTY: Scarface. SARAH MARIE: Anything that’s Marvel or DC-related I’ll have to watch. JAD: Wolf of Wall Street. ACTOR: MATTY: Leo DiCaprio. SARAH MARIE: My girl crush, Charlize Theron. JAD: Leo DiCaprio or Denzel Washington. SONG: MATTY: This question hurts my brain: I love music too much to choose one . SARAH MARIE: Right now, anything Cardi B. JAD: Anything with a good beat. Nineties R&B. SINGER/BAND: MATTY: At the moment Roy Woods and Drake. Of all time, I have to say 2Pac. SARAH MARIE: I’m going old school here and saying Boyz II Men. JAD: Tupac Shakur and Biggie. FASHION: MATTY:…

CATHERINE ZETA-JONES The Welsh wonder celebrates St David’s Day at the Rainbow Room in New York, and dazzles as ever! Her figure’s to the fore in a wine-hued off-the-shoulder number with thigh-high split – wow! ELLE FANNING She wore lemon... at the Miu Miu show for Paris Fashion Week, and this fresh, zesty look certainly earned her those front row pews! The plunging V-neck, dandelion detailing, ruffles and long sleeves sure bring the joy! SHARON STONE Evergreen style queen and sex siren Sharon walks on the wild side for a women’s health fundraiser, teaming a black, bejewelled Georges Chakra jumpsuit with cheetah print and gold hoops. LORI LOUGHLIN Have we you lately how much we love Lori? The Fuller House and Garage Sale Mysteries star’s at the same gala as…