No truth in Jo Joyner and Kara Tointon rumours

There's been a fair amount of speculation on the forums about EastEnders' Jo Joyner and Kara Tointon regarding their future with the show.

Rumours suggested that Jo had quit her role as Tanya Branning, while Kara (Dawn Swann) had handed her notice in last week.

However, having checked this out with the BBC, I can confirm that the rumour mill has most definitely malfunctioned.

A spokeswoman for the soap confirmed to me this morning: "There is no truth in these rumours whatsoever."

Posted Thursday, August 28 at 12:20 by Kris

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Behind The Scenes 'Enders Pics

Here's a few behind-the-scenes EastEnders pics from next week's episodes.

While Stacey (Lacey Turner) attempts to fight her feelings for Callum (Elliot Jordan), Bradley presses on with his plans to arrange a James Bond-themed belated birthday party at R&R. Now what Stacey doesn't know is that he's using the money Max gives him for his birthday this week - a cheque to the tune of £40,000.

The big question is: Will Stacey leave her 'situation' with Callum at a lingering passionate kiss? Or will she embark on yet another affair?

I'm hoping the former for the sake of the character.









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Posted Tuesday, August 26 at 16:40 by Kris

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The revenge plot thickens...

Corrie's been on location again this week and this time they're in the Peaks.

Apparently, Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien), Carla Connor (Alison King), Liam Connor (Rob James-Collier) and Maria Connor (Samia Smith) go on a walking holiday in the Peak District. Now, if you were Liam, surely you'd steer clear of such weekends away, especially since the last one nearly killed him.

Tony supposedly asks Liam to be his best man, despite having discovered the truth about his affair/one-night stand with Carla.

And so the revenge plot begins.

A source tells me that they've been doing night shoots this week and the scenes involve a dark cave. Maybe the Corrie producers are going for an ironic death for Liam?

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Posted Friday, August 22 at 11:15 by Kris

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'Emmerdale' cans Tuesday episode titles

Yorkshire-based soap Emmerdale is ditching the episode titles for its hour-long Tuesday outing, I can confirm.

The move comes after naming a total of 27 episodes, culminating in the uninspiring 'Unhappy Birthday' ep which airs next week.

A show spokeswoman told me: "Emmerdale's one-hour episodes will no longer have stand-alone titles, reflecting the fact that they are very much part of the wider storyline."

Posted Wednesday, August 20 at 15:52 by Kris

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The Ernst Stavro Blofeld of Weatherfield?

Weatherfield's Mr. Tony Gordon - portrayed by former River City actor Gray O'Brien - has quickly become a firm favourite of mine.

Casting your minds back to his entrance to the soap - he was promptly drafted in as a seemingly-gimmicky replacement for Carla Connor's (Alison King) now-dead husband, Paul Connor (Sean Gallagher). But it seems that the producers realised they were on to a good thing and quickly turned his plot device romance with Carla into a serious storyline.

Now the tycoon of Weatherfield has become the epitome of a soap villain, noting 'the glare', especially. And to complete his villainous look, the director even adorns him with a Blofeld-esque cat during next week's episodes.

So, as the trials and tribulations of Tony Gordon continue, where is it all going? His ongoing dispute with Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) and stomach-churning relationship with Weatherfield temptress Rosie Webster (Helen Flanagan) are currently dominating our screens. But with Liam's death on the cards, Carla's brief departure at around the same time (more on which below) and 'that picture' of Carla and Liam together, I have a feeling that their worlds are going to implode.

And hot off the press as I type, some fresh on-location shots have just landed in my inbox. It appears Tony manages to get his hands on Rosie's mobile during a secret rendezvous in a hotel room. For some reason, however, he decides to throw it off a bridge after seeing the photo of Carla and Liam kissing and vows revenge. Now, why on earth would you drop your evidence into a canal?







Meanwhile, a big congratulations must go to another Corrie favourite of mine, Alison King, on the news that she's expecting her first baby with boyfriend Adam Huckett. Call me a conspirator, but surely her February due-date must have something to do with her rumoured end-of-year exit and a certain someone's departure from the soap after his character is murdered in cold blood...

And finally, it seems that others have also noticed that Molly's (Vicky Binns) Auntie Pam (Kate Anthony) has been framed as the Maureen 'Big Mo' Harris (Laila Morse) of Weatherfield.

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Posted Thursday, August 14 at 14:27 by Kris

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