Table of contents for 24 Jun 2019 in TV Soap

Hope stuns Liam when she demands a divorce on our favourite daytime soap, The Bold and The Beautiful. Her plan is to propel him back into Steffy’s arms and reunite that little family…. there’s never a dull moment in the lives of the Spencers & Co, especially when it concerns their love-lives. Elly and Mark are giving their relationship a given a second chance with their renewed passion on Neighbours but can they resurrect what they once shared? And after a difficult time it seems Raffy will leave it all behind and flee Summer Bay. We have the latest on the Aussie dramas, plus our pick of the must-see storyline on Days, Y&R and the UK soaps, and check out our chats with Meryl Streep, JMW and Alison Sweeney. Enjoy!…

It’s been made extremely clear to Flo and Wyatt that their mothers Quinn (Rena Sofer) and Shauna (Denise Richards) want them to renew their high school romance in the wake of Wyatt’s break-up with Sally (Courtney Hope)! And, after taking things slowly, the pair are finally ready to act on the feelings their parents sensed long ago! Taking Flo into his arms, Wyatt draws her into a kiss and after they both admit that being together is what they want, they make steamy love for the first time since their days together in Las Vegas. For Flo it’s just the tonic she needs for the millstone around her neck, but she’s aware that once Wyatt discovers the utter misery she’s put his brother through, he may not  want anything more…

Originally from Columbia, Maryland, Mark’s 32. An attractive Aquarian, he’s a semi-pro motocross rider in his spare time. Prior to acting, Mark had a decent career as a model. Tackling acting from an early age, he played the beast in a school production of Beauty and the Beast. Miscast! Some of Mark’s other roles including playing a superhero known as Flying Fox (for which he needed a head mould) in the movie Zero Complex and the comedic role of Ernie Wolf in 2017’s Get Big, plus Brent in Double Mommy. So... on to bigger things! He’s well-known in the soap community, having appeared in the movie South 32 with Sean Kanan (ex-Deacon, B&B) and Melissa Archer (ex-Serena, Days). In the flick Babysitter’s Nightmare, Arianne Zucker’s (Nicole, Days) character Audra strangles…

The Bold and the Beautiful’s Steffy Forrester has followed in her late grandmother Stephanie’s footsteps in many ways – her love of family, fighting for her man, and the passion she feels for Forrester Creations. And now, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy) is taking after Susan Flannery (ex-Stephanie) in real life, too, by winning the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series! At the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, the sexy star was up for Best Actress opposite her B&B co-star Heather Tom (Katie), Days of Our Lives’ Marci Miller (ex-Abby), and General Hospital stars Laura Wright (Carly) and Maura West (Ava; previously Diane, The Young and the Restless). Ingo Rademacher (formerly Thorne, B&B) and Steve Burton (ex-Dylan, Y&R), who play Jax and Jason on GH, introduced the…

An unforeseen threat to Rita leaves her staring at the real possibility of being exposed as an undercover cop! It leaves her in an impossible position... unless there’s a way out? The moment when Vera (Kate Atkinson) learns the sex of her unborn baby is finally upon her. Will she want to tell Jake (Bernard Curry) whether he’s fathering a boy or girl? The ranks of the screws swell when new prison officer Sean Brody (Rick Donald) joins the team. How will the women feel about this latest addition to the Wentworth Correctional Centre staff?…

The Case of Rural Roadside Horror The Fatal Scene: Accompanying Fairley (Darren Gilshenan) to his countryside home town to investigate a double fatality car crash, Harrow (Ioan Gruffudd) is confronted by an horrific scene. A petty criminal, apparently fleeing South Australia, somehow crashed his car into a bread van driven by revered local bakers Bob (James Lugton) and Diane Shepherd (Jessica Stafford). The vehicles were the only two on a long and isolated but straight stretch of road – and as a result the criminal and Diane are now dead, while Bob lies critically injured in hospital. The Clues: An empty bottle is discovered, indicating that alcohol may have been a factor in the collision – but a severed finger and its print prove more puzzling! None of the victims…

Enjoying the company of pets, especially dogs, can help lift our mood and keep us in good spirits, and regardless of whether it’s a leisurely walk in the park or a run on the sand, having your pooch pitch in with your fitness routine can help keep you motivated and consistent. Celebrities such as Kate Hudson, Reese Witherspoon, The Rock, Drew Barrymore, Hugh Jackman, J.Lo and Kaley Cuoco are  regularly snapped or post pics with their pets while they’re working out – so take their lead! There are so many benefits to exercising with your pets, from helping with lifting depression to keeping you motivated and simply getting you out and about, too! Up and at ’em! Getting up and out of the house, and finding the impetus to get…

Manic mum day NEIGHBOURS WEEKNIGHTS 6.30PM ON 10 PEACH Already walking a tightrope in a bid to manipulate her way into Toadie’s family life, Andrea fears the scheme will blow up in her face when she finds her fugitive mother Heather awaiting her! Although Heather is Andrea’s co-conspirator, she’s become so unpredictable as to be a complete liability! Hope for happiness wanes THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL WEEKDAYS 4.30PM ON 10 Parents often suffer worry and grief at the hands of their offspring, and Brooke and Ridge are no exception. Lately, Ridge’s son Thomas’s romantic pursuit of Brooke’s daughter Hope has been most concerning and, once again, the couple debates the merits of her decision to end her marriage to Liam and be with the widower. Brooke’s stunned that…

Flabbergasted that the beautiful necklace Ben recently gave her is worth a fortune, Kathy brainstorms ways to put it to good use. She stuns the locals when she buys the lease for The Albert Bar! Kim, the previous proprietor, is devastated at losing the dream she was building with her long-gone husband Vincent, while Ben reels at his mum’s news. Explaining that she sold the necklace to buy the bar, Kathy is musing over her next move as she quizzes him about his love-life. Is there a new boyfriend on the horizon? Ben’s naturally coy response doesn’t worry Kathy. Instead, it inspires her to announce she’s making The Albert a gay bar! Seizing on flamboyant Kim for pointers, Kathy’s pleased by her U-turn and ecstatic reaction to the news. The…

1 Christina’s great mates with her onscreen best friend, actress Linda Cardellini, and calls her “Boo” all the time. 2 Christina and her mother Nancy are both breast cancer survivors. 3 She had it written into the Dead to Me storyline that her character also was a breast cancer survivor as she felt the issue needed more awareness. 4 The star’s married to Dutch musician Martyn LeNoble, the bassist from the band Porno for Pyros – old school! 5 The couple have a daughter, Sadie Grace, who Christina describes as a “goofball”. She’s always trying out different accents, plays the piano and wants to be a singer! 6 She was married to actor Jonathan Schaech for quite a few years, but they divorced in 2007, citing irreconcilable differences. 7 Christina…

Hope’s been at odds with her husband Liam for the past several months as she’s struggled to handle her grief over the loss of their baby girl Beth. Now she’s steadfastly resolute in her decision to end the marriage so he can be free to return to Steffy and raise her baby girls, an opportunity that Hope believes she robbed him of as she has no desire to have another child. Her recent bond with Douglas – bereft without a mum – is also strengthening her will, as is Thomas’s relentless romantic pursuit of her! Even though Hope (Annika Noelle) is grateful for her mother Brooke’s (Katherine Kelly Lang) heartfelt advice not to sacrifice her marriage, preferring instead to see her daughter stay married, there’s no changing her mind. Calling…

Since the moment they first exchanged wedding vows, Hope and Rafe’s marriage has been, well, challenging! And they recently reached their true crisis point when Rafe ignored his wife’s orders as Police Commissioner and went rogue to pursue little Holly’s kidnappers. What neither of them realised was that slimy District Attorney Ted Laurent was playing them – pulling their strings. Having spent months blatantly flirting and wooing Hope (Kristian Alfonso) with romantic overtures and passionate kisses, while undermining Rafe (Galen Gering) in her eyes, Ted (Gilles Marini) set him up for his biggest fall yet when he arranged a meeting with Holly’s abductors and insisted that no cops accompany him, fully aware that Rafe would ignore the request. Unaware that Ted was complicit in the child’s disappearance, Hope ordered her…

Raffy’s portrayer Olivia Deeble actually finished shooting scenes on Home and Away a few months ago. She made the decision to leave the soap because she’s now embarked on an overseas acting career and has already landed her first new role. And it’s a huge one! Currently based in Canada, Olivia has joined the cast of the upcoming Disney movie Secret Society of Second Born Royals. She’ll play the role of Princess Roxana in the flick, which also stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee. Her last scenes as Raffy are expected to air sometime in August or September.…

Anxious to keep herself busy while Jeremy’s in Adelaide, Audrey accepts a new research gig for the local council, one that forces her to finally put little Stevie in occasional childcare for the very first time. Aww! It’s a cathartic moment for the young mum – but backfires on her badly! The childcare facility is riddled with unhygienic practices that, after only three days in attendance, strike Stevie down with a plague-type illness! She’s quarantined and confined at home in isolation with her mum. Any advantage that Audrey (Alison Bell) sees in using her daughter’s plight to assist her investigations into gender-neutral public toilets for the council are lost when she comes down with the contagion, too! leaving her in a dilemma. How on Earth is she meant to visit…

KKW Shapewear Thinking you might want a little of that corseted action like KKW wore at the Met Ball gala this year? Wait no longer, because she recently signed a deal with an apparel group for shapewear, to be called Kimono. Word is she’ll be working with the same company that helped sister Khloe create her Good American jeans line. Since the new rumoured range is still in development, all we can do for now is keep our eyes glued to KKW’s social media for updates: instagram.com/kimkardashian For the past dozen years it’s been almost impossible to think of pop culture without the Kardashians (unless you were cryogenically frozen, lived under a rock and just woke up). First coming to our attention with eponymous reality TV series Keeping Up with…

Recent episodes of Y&R have spotlighted successful author Traci writing a novel about a character based on Cane. Along the way, her real-life inspiration has also given her a few hot flushes as she’s found herself fantasising about a shirtless Cane! This story twist is a welcome one as it not only gives Cane a much-needed new arc following the end of his marriage to Lily, but is also teasing a long overdue run for Traci. Normally a recurring character over the past few years, Traci has been on the scene regularly of late and, as a single divorcee, she’s also ripe to find a little romance. A potential pairing with Cane also makes sense as they’ve been close friends and confidantes for years. Furthermore, it’s also a great way…

Taking leave from her nursing duties at the hospital to recover from her recent miscarriage, Nicole was hoping that the time off would afford her some much-needed relaxation and mental revitalisation. However, to her dismay, she’s begun noticing strange goings-on at the house next door which have well and truly disturbed her peace! As the oddities increase, Nicole desperately tries to get a grip on herself and convince herself that she’s merely hallucinating! Unable to shake her ominous thoughts about the Hay family, Nicole quietly digs for information about Tina Hay, who seems to have mysteriously vanished – before she sees Tina’s husband Steve digging what appears to be a grave in the back garden! Much to Nicole’s horror, she realises that her “hallucinations” are actually all too real, motivating…

MAGNUM P.I. TWENTY SEASON 1 EPS DROP SUNDAYS A reboot of the iconic ’80s action drama starring Tom Selleck, this time around Jay Hernandez is the private dick. He returns to Hawaii from a stint in Afghanistan to become a private investigator. Perdita Weeks transforms his handler Higgins into a formidable female, while Hawaii Five-O character Duke Lukela (Dennis Chun) crosses over to lend a hand. Big-name stars the ilk of Corbin bernsen and Cyndi Lauper will also make appearances, while original series star Roger E. Mosley (ex-TC) plays new character John Booky, a barbershop owner! DAYS OF OUR LIVES NEW EPS DROP DAILY In case you’ve missed your fix of scandals from the Midwest metropolis of Salem during its daytime broadcast on Arena, you can now catch up by…

While trying to distract themselves by burying their heads in their everyday lives, keeping the Phoebe-is-Beth baby swap gnaws ominously at Flo and Zoe. The fear of going to prison for being accessories to the crime outweighs their latent desire to reunite Beth with grieving parents Hope and Liam. With each passing day, Flo (Katrina Bowden) and Zoe’s (Kiara Barnes) edgy, twitch, nerve-jangling behaviour around the Logan and Spencer families whenever the babies are mentioned isn’t lost on their boyfriends Wyatt (Darin Brooks) and Xander (Adain Bradley)! They grow increasingly suspicious of exactly what the women are squirrelling away. Finally, Flo trembles in fright when Wyatt, who has long believed that she’s Phoebe’s birth mother, peppers her with questions about the identity of the child’s biological father. While Flo once…

Last seen being unexpectedly arrested and sent to Washington DC (offscreen) to front an investigation into espionage, Steve Johnson ( Stephen Nichols) is finally coming home to Salem! So instead of merely been referred to in one-way phone conversations with wife Kayla ( Mary Beth Evans) who reports his activities to family and friends, Steve’s set for explosive stories on his return! Stephen Nichols, who returned to the set in May, confirms that he was shocked but thrilled by the show’s invitation to come back. He also indicates that the “show has big plans for his character” but for now the details must remain under wraps. Given Days’ rather advanced production schedule, Steve’s expected back on air sometime in November. Get your patches out!…

Long abandoning the peaceful, non-violent ideals she lived by as an influential member of protest group The Red Right Hand, Kaz Proctor is nevertheless still wrestling with the heartache of the brutality she’s confronted with on a daily basis on the inside. As appointed top dog of the inmates, Kaz knows she has an image to project and live up to but, although she’s already been forced to mete out harsh punishment to some, she’s tried justifying doing it for the greater good. New developments seriously test her resolve... Still reeling from having to mercilessly shove Sonia Stevens to her death from the prison roof to save Liz’s (Celia Ireland) life a few months ago, Kaz (Tammy McIntosh) now fears she’s really overstepped the boundaries. Aligning with Rita (Leah Purcell)…

Ben (Stephen Peacocke) and Heather (Doris Younane) make a risky move that backfires with grave consequences. Ainsley ’s (Katie Robertson) suffers a personal setback, while Liz (Kat Stewart) is flabbergasted by a revelation. Heather’s relationship with estranged husband Colin (Alan Dukes) continues giving her more grief than she’d imagined possible. Liz reaps the benefits of another housemate’s anguish. The guest of honour at a surprise party isn’t the only one in for a rude awakening! TVS…

Any list of the very greatest onscreen performances of recent years would surely include at least one of Meryl Streep’s mesmerising turns. The New Jersey-born star has been a staple of the Hollywood elite for decades now, and her record of the most Academy Award noms, which stands at 21, with three wins, only goes some way to explain Meryl’s contribution to the entertainment world. “There are lots of women who have done just as much with fewer advantages than I’ve enjoyed,” the star says with a smile. “I think there’s a bias against women when it comes to discussing the idea of making sacrifices. “That question doesn’t arise when it comes to men – a man has always been seen as someone who works hard and has a full-time…

HELLO: NEIGHBOURS’ Christie Hayes (Ebony). The former H&A star  (ex-Kirsty) arrives in Erinsborough and quickly sets one local beauty’s teeth on edge. Her story cranks up from Monday, June 10. HELLO: NEIGHBOURS’ Kerry Armstrong (Heather Schilling). Mad, and murderous as well, Andrea’s mum has been on the run for months but slinks out of hiding from Monday, June 10. GOODBYE: NEIGHBOURS’ Brad Moller (Shaun Watkins). Elly’s babydaddy makes a selfless sacrifice for the greater good on Wednesday, June 19! GOODBYE: NEIGHBOURS’ Conrad Coleby (Vance Abernethy). Under a rather dramatic set of circumstances, Terese and Roxy’s flame goes and flees town on Thursday, June 13. HELLO: EMMERDALE’S Annabelle Kaye (Beth). The mystery woman plays an important role in the urgent search for Amelia from Monday, June 17. HELLO: EMMERDALE’S Jamie Bacon…

WIN SHANGHAI JOB DVD Thanks to Eagle Entertainment, 10 lucky TV SOAP readers will win The Shanghai Job DVD, valued at $29.95 each. That’s a total prize value of $299.50! Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings) stars as Danny Stratton, a thoroughly washed-up private security agent who’s given the chance to clear his name and escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai. When his team’s ambushed, Danny must risk his life to outsmart the devious mastermind behind the heist, save the priceless artefact and restore his reputation in this explosive action-packed thriller from the team behind Iron Man 3. Releases on DVD and digital in July WIN HALLMARK COLLECTION 6 DVD Thanks to Via Vision, 10 lucky TV SOAP readers will win a Hallmark Collection…