Soap World 283 - 2016 AU

RAECHELLE & LILLY

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Liam Steffy & Wyatt

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HEART REAK
Y&R

NEIGHBOURS

FORBIDDEN

KISSES

Ashley’s
Wedding
SHOCK

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COVER STORIES
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B&B HEARTBREAK

Liam’s dream of reuniting
with Steffy is left in tatters
when he finds out she’s
married to Wyatt, on The
Bold and the Beautiful.

16 FORBIDDEN KISSES
The bond between Lauren
and Ned gets complicated as
he starts to see her as more
than a friend, on Neighbours.

SHOCK

Ashley’s drive to push Stitch
into marrying Abby hurts
her health — and she
collapses at the wedding! On
The Young and the Restless.

24

FRESH FACES

Get to know the hottest new
soap stars of 2016 — and
the amazing roles they play.

FEATURES
REAL-LIFE ROMANCE

12

DREAM WEDDING

Check out our beautiful
photos of the marriage of
Darin Brooks (Wyatt on
B&B) and Kelly Kruger
(ex-Eva on the show).
B&B

18

DEADLY LIES

Ridge’s bid to keep the
secret about Douglas ends
in a shocking confrontation.
SECRET CITY

20

PLAYING DIRTY

Tensions run high as a
reporter finds links between
a dead body and US politics.
TRAVEL

58

THAT’S AMORE

It’s not just lovers who flock
to the floating city of Venice
— celebrities love it too.
RED CARPET SPECIAL

60

DAYTIME EMMYS

All the glitz and glamour of
the Awards show, with top
stars in outfits you’ll adore,
in our four-page coverage.

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SOAP WORLD ISSUE 283 JULY 2016

Ed’s letter

Looks like trouble in paradise
for newlyweds Wyatt and
Steffy with Liam ready to pick
up the pieces on The Bold
and the Beautiful. Read our
cover story to find out just
what honeymoon heartbreak
lies in store for our tortured
threesome. Off-screen, Darin
Brooks shares his happy snaps
from his real-life wedding.
Check out the hottest new faces
gracing our local and daytime
soaps this year. We have the
scoop on all the latest storylines
from the US and Aussie soaps
plus our UK favourites. You
won’t want to miss our Daytime
Emmys red carpet special
with so many beautiful gowns
worn by daytime TV’s most
gorgeous women. Read all the
behind-the-scenes goss from
Hollywood plus the local soap
scene. Enjoy the issue!

REGULARS
The Goss! 36 B&B guide
Y&R guide 38 Best Bits
40 UK guides 42 UK
Primetime 50 Movies
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THE GOSS!

Star names (from left): Alley
Mills, Heather Tom, B&B
writer Bradley Bell and
Jacqueline MacInnes Wood.

TV host Mario Lopez
on stage with
Muppet Rosita.

Mary Beth
Evans (Kayla
Brady in
Days) won
Oustanding
Lead Actress
in a Drama
Series.

Reign
Edwards,
Pierson Fode
and Felisha
Cooper.

Jacob Young (Rick on
B&B) with son Luke.

43RD ANNUAL
DAYTIME EMMY
AWARDS

WINNERS

Jessica Collins
(Avery Bailey
Clark in Y&R) won
Outstanding Supporting
Actress in a Drama Series.

Dr Blake
renewed

Doctor Lucien Blake (CRAIG
MCLACHLAN) will be able to
have another attempt at popping
the question to Jean (NADINE
GARNER) after the ABC announced
series 5 of The Doctor Blake Mysteries
will go ahead. The show is the ABC’s
highest rating local drama with
series 4 the most successful so far.
It averaged more than 1.67 million
viewers across TV and iView.
Series 5 will again be set in
early 1960s Ballarat with Blake
investigating mysteries involving
boxing, vineyards, gypsy camps,
debutante balls and more. But will
Blake and Jean finally be able to
pursue their relationship or will
a recent enemy’s quest for revenge
destroy their happiness?

Outstanding Drama Series:
General Hospital.
Outstanding Lead Actress in
a Drama Series: Mary Beth
Evans, Days of Our Lives.
Outstanding Lead Actor in
a Drama Series: Tyler Christopher,
General Hospital.
Outstanding Supporting
Actress in a Drama Series:
Jessica Collins, The Young and
the Restless.
Outstanding Supporting
Actor in a Drama Series: Sean
Blakemore, General Hospital.
Outstanding Drama Series
Writing Team: The Bold and
the Beautiful.
Outstanding Drama Series
Directing Team: General Hospital.
Outstanding Younger Actress
in a Drama Series: True O’Brien,
Days of Our Lives.
Outstanding Younger Actor in
a Drama Series: Bryan Craig,
General Hospital.
Outstanding Guest Performer
in a Drama Series: Obba
Babatunde, The Bold and
the Beautiful.

CAMILA’S DOUBLE
DUTY

THE KETTERING
INCIDENT
TO HIT SCREENS

CAMILA BANUS’s acting
career is going from strength to
strength. Not only did she recently
re-sign a contract extension with
Days, keeping Gabi on screens
for another year, but she’s now
landed a role on the primetime
soap Mistresses, seen here on
Seven. “I’m doing a recurring
role on
Mistresses,”
enthuses
the actress.
“Season 4
starts soon
and I’m
going to
be on there
quite a few
times.”

✽

Fresh from its award win at the Series Mania
TV festival in France, Foxtel has announced
The Kettering Incident will air July 4 on Showcase.
The mystery thriller is an eight-part series starring
rising talent ELIZABETH DEBICKI (The Great
Gatsby, The Night Manager) and local TV favourite
MATTHEW LE NEVEZ (Love Child, Offspring).
Debicki plays Anna Macy who left Kettering as
a teenager after her friend disappeared. Her
return sparks rumours about what really occurred
until another girl disappears. Anna becomes
determined to uncover what really happened.

Genoa City
WILD CHILD

Long-time soap star CHRISHELL STAUSE is joining the
cast of The Young and the Restless in the recurring role of
Bethany Bryant, “a young woman who relishes the chance
to push things to the limit and live dangerously as long
as she’s not the one who
gets burned”, according
to the casting breakdown.
Similarly described as
“attractive and sexy…a
free spirit [who] sticks
to one-night stands and
casual relationships [and]
likes to play with people’s
minds”, Bethany will be
embroiled in one Genoa
City family’s drama when
she starts airing in the
US in late May. Known
for her soap stints as All
My Children’s Amanda
Dillon and Days’ Jordan
Ridgeway, Stause also
has strong backstage
connections at Y&R.
She’s the best friend
of MELISSA CLAIRE
EGAN (Chelsea) and is
currently dating JUSTIN
HARTLEY (Adam).

NANCY

RETURNS TO
DAYS

Walking the red carpet during
the 43rd Annual Daytime
Creative Arts Emmy Awards
in Los Angeles on April 29,
former Days star PATRIKA
DARBO had a surprise in
store for fans. She’s coming
back to the show as Chloe’s
brutally outspoken mother
Nancy Wesley later this year!
“I have a feeling that I will
be coming back to raise a
little hell. These other women
messing with my grandchild is
not a good thing,” said Darbo
of her character’s potential
story exploits. Will Nancy’s
husband Craig be joining her
in Salem? “I know she’s going
back [but] I don’t know about
myself as of yet,” says Craig’s
portrayer Kevin Spirtas. “If
they call, I will go back. I love
Days of our Lives.”

TWIN
PEAKS
REBOOT UNVEILS
217-STRONG CAST

Fan fervour surrounding the 2017
reboot of cult 1990s primetime soap
Twin Peaks is building following the
announcement of the
show’s full cast. In
a stunning move, the
new TP will feature
217 cast members,
a mix of returnees
from the original
series plus highprofile stars and
daytime soap greats.
The original cast
returnees include
MADCHEN
MADCHEN
AMICK
(Shelly), DAVID
DUCHOVNY
(Agent Dennis/
Denise Bryson),
SHERILYN FENN
(Audrey), SHERYL
LEE (Laura/Maddie),
PEGGY LIPTON
(Norma), KYLE
DAVID
MACLACHLAN
(Agent Cooper), RAY WISE
(Leland) and GRACE ZABRISKIE
(Sarah). The high profile newcomers
in new roles include Australia’s
GIA CARIDES and NAOMI
WATTS, JIM BELUSHI, RICHARD
CHAMBERLAIN,
LAURA DERN,
FRANCESCA
EASTWOOD
(Clint’s daughter),
ASHLEY JUDD,
JENNIFER
JASON LEIGH
and AMANDA
SEYFRIED. The
soap names taking
KYLE
on roles are former
Days of Our
Lives star MATT
BATTAGLIA (J.L.
King) and BAILEY
CHASE (Chris
Hughes) of As the
World Turns. In a
surprising move,
CATHERINE E.
COULSON, who
NAOMI
died in 2015,
will be putting
in appearances
as the infamous
Log Lady but it’s
unclear if they
will be part of new
footage she filmed
prior to her death
or archival footage
from the series. ➜
LAURA
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THE GOSS!
Here are the
Ladies of
the Lake

Familiar faces and venerable stars
with loads of soap
experience have
been cast in the new
online series Ladies
of the Lake, which we
told you about last
issue. Adapted from
Days of Our Lives
executive producer
Ken Corday’s novel
of the same name
MARIE
and executiveproduced by soap
star KYLE LOWDER
(ex-Brady, Days; exRick, B&B), the four
ladies of the lake
in question will be
played by MARTHA
MADISON (recently
axed as Days’ Belle),
LILLY MELGAR
(ex-Lily, General
JOHN-PAUL
Hospital), MARIE
WILSON (just sacked as Days’

MARTHA

Summer) and JESSICA MORRIS
(ex-Jen, One Life to Live). Playing
their husbands will be Days’ WALLY
KURTH (Justin), IAN BUCHANAN
(ex-Duke, GH), GORDON
THOMSON (ex-Mason, Santa
Barbara) and Days’ JOHN-PAUL
LAVOISIER (Philip). Other stars to
have roles include Days’ ARIANNE
ZUCKER (Nicole), JILLIAN CLARE
(ex-Abigail, Days), PATRIKA
DARBO (ex-Nancy, Days) and
JOHN CALLAHAN (ex-Edmund,
All My Children). Ladies of the Lake
will go live online later this year.

CAMERAS ROLL FOR NEW

OFFSPRING

Production on season 6 of Offspring is underway in
Melbourne with ASHER KEDDIE and KAT STEWART
back as Nina and Billie Proudman. Also returning are
RICHARD DAVIES (Jimmy), EDDIE PERFECT (Mick),
PATRICK BRAMMALL (Leo), LACHY HULME
(Dr Clegg), DEBORAH MAILMAN (Cherie) and
JANE HARBER (Zara).
New cast members include rising star TJ POWER
as lawyer Will Bowen and acclaimed actor DAN
WYLLIE. Power has appeared in movies The Sapphires
and Eat Pray Love and TV series Underbelly: Razor and
Molly. Wyllie, known for roles in Love My Way and
Puberty Blues, will play Dr Angus Freeman, St Francis’
director of clinical education.

MORE

HOME AND AWAY
SPECIALS

✽

After the success of exclusive special event Home and Away:
An Eye for an Eye, Presto has commissioned two more Home
and Away productions to stream later this year. The new special
events will include current and returning cast members. Cast and
plot details are yet to be announced. The first special event Home
and Away: An Eye for an Eye premiered late 2015 and featured
the return of popular characters Heath (Dan Ewing) and Bianca
(Lisa Gormley) who helped to track down Ricky (Bonnie Sveen)
and Brax’s (Stephen Peacocke) baby who had been kidnapped.

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Death
SHOCKER

Y&R stunned soap fans in April
when KELLY SULLIVAN’s Sage
Newman was unceremoniously
killed off in a terrible car crash.
Currently enmeshed in an
emotional baby-swap saga
(Sharon is raising Sage’s “dead”
baby Christian), Sullivan’s Sage
debuted in October 2014 after the
actress previously played Connie
on General Hospital. Sage will last
air here in Australia in November.

Y&R and B&B renewed!
✽

All
about

Soap fans can rejoice with the exciting news that The Bold and
the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless have been renewed
through the 2016-17 US TV season. Given Y&R’s previous multi-year
renewal in 2014, its continuation is simply an extension of that deal
but B&B has been handed even bigger news. Previously renewed for
only one year at a time, CBS has now opted to renew B&B for two
years, assuring that it will remain on air through 2018. Also renewed
by the CBS network is the SHARON OSBOURNE hosted talk show
The Talk, seen here in Australia on the Ten Network.

EASTENDER STAR
HEADS WEST

Being popular with the fans
doesn’t
automatically
make soap
stars immune
to the Soap
Gods’ axe as
witnessed by
the news that
EastEnders’
JONNY
LABEY and
JONNY
his character
Paul Coker are to be written
out of the show in the months
ahead. According to a show
spokesperson, the decision to
write out Labey’s Paul, first
seen in June 2015, was
made months ago. “Jonny is
leaving the show in a couple of
months as part of an explosive
storyline,” a show insider
added. “Bosses are keeping
tight lipped about what’s in store
but there’s plenty of drama in
store for Paul before he leaves.”

WALFORD HAS
VISITORS

Two former
EastEnders
favourites are
returning to the
show as part of
a big storyline
surrounding
the Beale
family. JOHN
PARTRIDGE

LYNDA

and LYNDA BARON are
briefly reprising their roles of
Jane’s brother Christian and
mother Linda in the next couple
of months to participate in some
dramatic events that will forever
alter the Beale family’s lives.
Partridge was last seen during
the soap’s 30th anniversary
episodes in February 2015 while
Baron is reappearing for the
first time since February 2009.
Airdates for the characters’
returns haven’t been disclosed.

CORRIE STORY
PREVIEW

Coronation Street honchos have
provided an insight into what
lies ahead for the residents of
Weatherfield in the coming
months. Ahead of ALISON
KING’s imminent departure,
her character Carla’s upcoming
wedding to Nick Tilsley will be
seriously threatened by the reemergence of Nick’s brain injury

ERIC

symptoms
and her
blackmailer
Tracy Barlow,
who’s hellbent on
revealing
Carla’s onenight stand
with Robert
to everyone. TRACY
Romance will
also bloom
as Eva and
Aidan’s love
continues to
grow while
Aidan’s
dad Johnny
makes serious
eyes at the
troubled
EVA
Jenny
Bradley. Johnny’s daughter Kate
finds herself emotionally crippled
in a love triangle with fiancée
Caz and good friend Sophie.
Meanwhile, Izzy’s
future may be
doomed when the

Y&R’s ERIC
BRAEDEN (Victor)
has announced
that he’s writing
his autobiography
to be titled I’ll Be
Damned. Published
by Dey Street Books, it’s said
to chronicle Braeden’s rough
childhood in the war-torn
German town of Kiel through
to his emigration to the United
States and his rise to soap
opera superstardom. Scheduled
for release on February 7,
2017, I’ll Be Damned is
available to preorder from
Amazon.com.
law catches up to her regarding
her ongoing
cannabis
use, while
the enigmatic
Lee causes
trouble for
Billy and his
boyfriend
Sean. These
storylines
should
NICK
represent
the last from outgoing producer
STUART BLACKBURN before
the tales of new head honcho
Kate Oates hit our screens.

Marisa back to Y&R

Well, that was a short break! We only reported last
issue that Y&R’s SOFIA PERNAS (Marisa) had all
but been dropped from the soap, only to snag a
role in the new primetime drama pilot Transylvania.
However, she’s now back at Y&R filming new
episodes as Marisa while she awaits word on whether
Transylvania will be picked up for a full series. Her
first return airdate is May 5 in the US. SW
SW 7

DAYTIME B&B Cover story

Liam’s DREAM OF REUNITING WITH
Steffy IS LEFT IN TATTERS WHEN
HE DISCOVERS SHE’S MARRIED TO
Wyatt. CAN LIAM MUSTER ENOUGH
FIGHTING SPIRIT TO WIN HER BACK?

O

ne woman’s face
continues to haunt the
dreams and every
waking moment of an
amnesiac Liam’s life and it isn’t
the face of Quinn, the woman
he believes is his wife.
Instead, the unidentifiable
brunette in his mind has
propelled Liam to begin
sketching the facial features
he’s imagining and soon Steffy’s
face is staring back at him.
Aided by sporadic memory
flashes, Liam finally fights
against Quinn’s efforts to
keep the truth from him and
regains his memory in a flood
of flashbacks. Now, his only
thought is of returning to
Steffy’s side.
Once free of Quinn’s (Rena
Sofer) clutches, L

HE

Clifton) speeds back to LA
and finds a reflective Steffy
(Jacqueline MacInnes Wood)
on the beach, pleading to the
heavens to bring Liam home.
Answering her prayers, Liam
sprints along the sand calling
her name before engulfing her
in an embrace. They’re both in
tears as Liam pores through
the awful details of his ordeal,
much to Steffy’s disbelief.
Suddenly, reality sets in for
an overwhelmed Steffy as the
knowledge of her new marriage
to Wyatt (Darin Brooks) hangs
ominously over her head. She’s
reluctant to drop the nuptial
bombshell on Liam, sensing that
he’s still very vulnerable after
crying that he just wants to be
with her, his fiancée and the
w an he loves.

TB

HOMECO
QUINN

The name ‘Wyatt’
pierces through
Liam’s mind like
a dagger through
the heart.

She’s also worried about
Liam crediting Wyatt with
bringing him home, knowing
that the revelation will shatter
the brothers’ relationship.
Unable to contain her
emotions, Steffy lashes out
at Wyatt’s revelation that he
recently saw the footage of
Quinn driving a concussed Liam
away from Forrester Creations.
Stung to think that her
husband hid the information
from her, Steffy inadvertently
accuses Wyatt of conspiring
with his mother to trick her
into the marriage. Defending
himself, Wyatt brings her back
to reality by reminding her
they got married because they
wanted to, not because Liam
had disappeared.
Try as she might, Steffy soon
realises there’s no avoiding
the truth, especially after Bill
(Don Diamont) orders her to tell
Liam about the marriage. Liam
is living in a fantasy world,
declaring that he wants to
marry Steffy immediately and

B EAK

OMING
unless Steffy is open with him,
Bill says he’ll do the honours.
During the conversation,
Liam quickly senses that there
was another man in Steffy’s life
while he was gone and flies
into a rage after she confirms
that she’s married. Unwilling to
believe it, Liam demands she
seek an immediate annulment
and wants her husband’s name.
The name “Wyatt” pierces
through Liam’s mind like a
dagger through the heart.
Steffy’s defensive insistence
that she thought it was truly
over between them irks Liam,
who tearfully asks, “When
has it ever been over between
us?” Ranting that they were
manipulated, Liam declares ➜

Steffy (Jacqueline
MacInnes Wood) tells
Liam (Scott Clifton)
the truth about Wyatt
and is soon at the
centre of a fierce
battle for her love.

DAYTIME B&B Cover story
BILL

that Steffy’s marriage is over
and pulls her into a passionate
kiss. Steffy suddenly pulls
back, leaving Liam uncertain
about their future.
Instead of launching an
attack on Wyatt, Liam bides
his time, enduring Wyatt’s
welcome home speech at
a family gathering while
quietly staring him down and
smirking at his offer to help
him pick up the pieces of his
life and move on.
Enraged by Bill’s subsequent
advice to respect his brother’s
marriage, Liam finally
confronts Wyatt with the
message that the marriage
is based on false pretences.
He says he’s not going to stand
for it, telling Wyatt, “I’m here
to take what’s mine.” However,
Wyatt is equally adamant
that he’ll never give up the
woman he loves.
The stand-off places
a conflicted Steffy in an
unenviable position as she
realises that she’ll have to
break one man’s heart.
With Liam resisting
all advice to respect the
marriage, Steffy hesitates at
first to solidify her love for
Wyatt by getting permanent
wedding ring tattoos.
Steffy is soon enmeshed
in the battle for her heart,
finding herself confronted by
the sight of Liam’s romantic
10 SW

meal for two. Reminding Steffy
that Wyatt is not the love of her
life, Liam whispers “I want to
make you my wife.” He kisses
her hand, unable to avoid the
ring tattoo that Steffy had done
after all. Devastated, Liam
blames Wyatt for pressuring
her into the commitment until
Steffy snaps at him to stop.
“I made vows,” Steffy cries,
adding that while she still loves
Liam and will never forget their
shared memories, she’s staying
with Wyatt, however much she
hates breaking Liam’s heart.
Once alone, a shattered
Liam vows that he’s never
giving up. He’ll do whatever it
takes to erase Wyatt from the
picture and win back Steffy’s
affections. SW

Wyatt (Darin Brooks) is
as adamant as Liam that
he’ll never give up on
the woman he loves.

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Kelly and her bridesmaids
prepare for the wedding.
To calm their nerves, the
girls and her mum popped
a bottle of champagne.

Kelly wore a blush and
ivory gown by Inbal
Dror, with lace, pearl
beading and a train.
Her bouquet of ivory
and blush roses was
wrapped in pearls.

Several of Darin’s fun-loving
Bold cast mates and crew
attended the wedding, including
Pierson Fode (centre front).

WHEN B&B’S Darin Brooks AND Kelly
Kruger WED IN HAWAII, IT WAS A
BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL DAY

The happy couple ... Darin
Brooks (Wyatt on B&B)
and Kelly Kruger (formerly
Eva on the show) tied the
knot in Darin’s home state.

Kelly’s bridesmaids wore soft
grey for the ceremony on the
hotel lawn. The event had a
French country theme.

WEDDING

PHOTOS BY ARIA STUDIOS

Dream

AUSSIE PRIMETIME
RAKE
THURSDAYS AT
8.30PM ON ABC

Cleaver’s BEEN
KEEPING A
LOW PROFILE
(AMAZINGLY!) BUT
SOON HE’S BACK
TO HIS USUAL
DIRE STRAITS

Missy (Adrienne
Pickering) causes
a scene during
Thompson’s case.

CHAOS
IN COURT
Cleaver (right) heads
back to reality,
escorted by some of
Thompson’s mates.

F

or four months, Cleaver
Greene has been
hiding out from enemy
Edgar Thompson in the
country as Murray, a writer
recovering from cancer.
Despite how irritating he
finds small-town life, Cleaver
has fought every impulse
in his body to act like the
complete opposite of himself
in case it raises suspicion.
But the ruse falls apart
when TV program Australian
Story covers Barney’s
(Russell Dykstra) hot-air
balloon rescue and photos of
Cleaver (Richard Roxburgh)
are aired. Now Cleaver’s
girlfriend Alli (Justine Clarke)
knows who he really is but
14 SW

it’s not until
a violent
altercation
with Alli’s ex
that Cleaver
realises
it’s time to
go back
to reality.
Just as he
puts on
his suit and packs his things,
Thompson’s (John Waters)
henchmen show up to take
him away. However, Cleaver
gets another chance to get on
Thompson’s good side when
his lawyer Roberta (Miriam
Margolyes) asks him to be
her co-counsel.
Meanwhile Missy (Adrienne
Pickering) is back in town after
being deported from the US for

A witness
testifies to
delivering
Cleaver a vase
with 10 grams
of cocaine

drug possession. After enlisting
Barney’s help while Cleaver
was away the trio meet up in
a bar. High on drugs Missy
causes a scene and Cleaver
realises just how much help she
needs. Later Cleaver’s phone
goes missing making him think
Missy’s trying to get in touch
with his old drug dealers.
During the second day of
Thompson’s court case, Missy
shows up under the influence
of drugs and disrupts the
proceedings with outbursts.
As if Cleaver doesn’t have
enough to deal with already,
he is surprised to see a former
colleague he hasn’t seen for
many years take the stand.
It seems Thompson is trying
to frame Cleaver when the
witness testifies to delivering
him a vase with 10 grams of
cocaine in Marrakesh where
Wendy (Caroline Brazier) and
Cleaver had been on a trip,
courtesy of Thompson. The key
to getting out of this mess will
lie with Wendy’s testimony. If
Cleaver can wrangle his way
out of this one, what does it
mean for Thompson? SW

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Kissing

NEIGHBOURS
WEEKNIGHTS AT
6.30PM ON ELEVEN

SCANDAL

THE BOND BETWEEN
Lauren AND Ned GETS
COMPLICATED AS HE
STARTS TO SEE HER AS
MORE THAN A FRIEND
Lauren tells
Ned he
misread her
friendliness,
and conveys
that her
feelings are
not romantic.

Ned (Ben Hall)
kisses Lauren
(Kate Kendall)
after she says
she cares
about him.

N

ed Willis’s arrival in
Erinsborough has
been anything but
easy. Brad’s longlost son came to town at the
request of his grandfather
Doug, only for their reunion
to be rocked by the Lassiters
explosion.
When the blast took the
lives of Doug and Ned’s
half-brother Josh, Brad was
desperate for Ned to stay.
But Ned’s (Ben Hall)
emotional scars inflicted

LAUREN
16 SW

by Brad’s (Kip Gamblin)
abandonment of him as a child
ran deep and their journey to
rebuild their relationship hasn’t
been smooth.
So it was some comfort to
Ned to find support in Lauren
(Kate Kendall) who encouraged
Ned to remain in Erinsborough
despite his troubles with Brad.
The bond Ned shares with
Lauren, however, is becoming
murky as Ned has started
to see Lauren as more than
a friend.
He cares so deeply for
Lauren that he is quick to let
her know that he thinks Brad
is cheating on her with Terese
(Rebekah Elmaloglou).
Though Lauren insists
the intimate moment Ned
witnessed was just Brad
and Terese grieving over
Josh, Ned’s theory has
put a doubt in her mind.
Things started to get
awkward when Lauren

accidently
spotted Ned in the
nude. Their eyes
locked for a heated
moment leaving
Lauren uncomfortable
and embarrassed.
Despite trying to
discuss the awkward
situation, Ned avoids
the topic, making
Lauren even more
confused. It becomes
obvious where Ned’s
head is at when he
confides to Brad that
he has feelings for
an older woman. Not
knowing it’s Lauren,
Brad tells him to give
it a shot.
Later, Brad leaves
the house but is coy on where
he’s going. Ned suggests he’s
probably with Terese and
Lauren lets her curiosity get
the best of her and heads to
Terese’s house to confirm it.
When she catches them looking
intimate she confronts Brad
who insists that he definitely

Ned is
shocked by
the situation
and begs
Lauren not
to tell Brad
about it.

isn’t having an affair but he
can’t reveal what’s going on.
Frustrated by Brad’s lack
of openness and suspicious
behaviour, Lauren vents to Ned,
who thinks Brad and Terese
really are having an affair.
Lauren shuts the conversation
down when she realises it’s

inappropriate to discuss
the topic with Ned but she
later tells Ned that she cares
about him. Though she
doesn’t mean romantically,
Ned interprets her comment
this way and kisses her.
Shocked to find out he
misread the signs and that
Lauren’s feelings for him
aren’t romantic, Ned begs
Lauren not to tell Brad. He
fears that their delicate
relationship would
be torn to shreds
if Brad knew Ned
had feelings for
Lauren. This secret
has the potential
to ruin not only
Brad’s relationship
with Ned but with
Lauren too and
after they only just
got back together.
Can they keep it
a secret? SW

NED

A shattered Paul
(Stefan Dennis)
faces court,
knowing that
the evidence
is stacked
against him.

PAUL’S

NEIGHBOURS
WEEKNIGHTS AT
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downward spiral
ALMOST EVERYONE THINKS HE
CAUSED THE LASSITERS BLAST, SO
WILL HE EVEN DEFEND HIMSELF?

✽

Time is up for
Paul Robinson,
the embattled exmayor turned motel owner
who has been accused
of causing the deadly
Lassiters explosion.
The once proud and
ruthless businessman has
been brought to his knees.
Shattered by his family and
friends’ lack of faith in him,
he has lost all hope not only
of being found innocent but
with life in Erinsborough.
His downward spiral was
fast-tracked by grief-fuelled
vengeance from Terese,
the woman Paul (Stefan
Dennis) has been pining
for, for years. Her son Josh
(Harley Bonner) was killed
in the blast and she has
vowed to stop at nothing to
see the person responsible
pay — and in her eyes
there is no doubt that man
is Paul. She has even gone
to extraordinary lengths to
expedite the case by making
a deal with a witness to
testify against him.
As for Paul’s family,
his nephew Daniel (Tim
Phillipps) declared that
he thought Paul was guilty
shortly before Daniel moved
to the US
with his bride
Imogen (Ariel
Kaplan). His
daughter Amy
(Zoe Cramond)
doesn’t know
what to think
but has been
trying her best
to show her
father that
she still cares
for him even
though he has
tried to push
her away.
Paul does
have his
grandson

Jimmy (Darcy
Tadich) in his
corner as well as
niece Madison
(Sarah Ellen)
who has urged
her uncle not
to give up the
fight.
But
the most
supportive
Ramsay
Street
resident
throughout
the whole
ordeal has been
the most unlikely.
Paul’s former enemy
Steph (Carla Bonner)
who is now his business
partner has been his
rock since the arrest.
She has even put up
the motel as surety for
Paul’s bail and helped
investigate Paul’s claims
that he was framed.
Now with the court case
looming, Steph once again
is coming to Paul’s aid by
persuading Toadie (Ryan
Moloney) to be Paul’s lawyer.
It’s a huge decision for Toadie
who is well respected by the
Erinsborough community.
Representing Paul could see
him lose favour with many
locals and put his reputation
on the line.
While Toadie contemplates
the proposition, Paul also has
his own important decision to
make. With Cecilia’s (Candice
Alley) testimony, the boiler
room plans found in his
briefcase and that he deleted
CCTV footage of himself at
Lassiters before the explosion,
all the evidence points to Paul.
Is it even worth mounting a
defence? Paul needs to decide
if he has the strength to
fight or give in to the
mounting evidence and
plead guilty. SW
SW 17

AUSSIE PRIMETIME

PIPER

THERE’S AN
EIGHT-YEAR
AGE GAP AND
Piper IS STILL
A SCHOOLGIRL
— SO SHE AND
Tyler TRY TO
REIN IN THEIR
ESCALATING
ATTRACTION

NEIGHBOURS
WEEKNIGHTS AT
6.30PM ON ELEVEN

Just platonic
(for now)
A
fter their undeniable
chemistry resulted in
a shock kiss earlier this
year, Piper and Tyler
have tried to put their feelings
to one side. It’s not just Brad
and Terese’s ban on the pair
being together keeping them
apart but the star-crossed
lovers themselves. They know
there is a big age gap of about
eight years that might not
otherwise be a problem if Piper
wasn’t a 16-year-old high
school student.
Since they locked lips, the
two have been just friends, with
Tyler (Travis Burns) supporting
Piper (Mavournee Hazel)
through her relationship with
dodgy ex-boyfriend Brodie
(Matt Testro) as well as Josh’s
(Harley Bonner) death.
Now Piper is facing
another tough test when
Terese (Rebekah Elmaloglou)
turns to alcohol to deal with
her grief, the stress of Paul’s
(Stefan Dennis) court case over
the Lassiters explosion and
a rejection from new friend

18 SW

Tyler (Travis Burns)
tries to comfort Piper
(Mavournee Hazel)
through tough times.

Walter (Greg Stone). After
Terese passes out she heads off
to a health retreat, leaving her
youngest daughter by herself.
Tyler does his best to
encourage Piper, offering to
provide company while she
is in the house alone and
reminding her of just how
much support she has on
Ramsay Street. Piper takes
Tyler up on his offer and the
mechanic spends the evening
with her. Though meant to be
a casual get-together, things
start to heat up.

Fearing romance isn’t far
away, Tyler ends up leaving
and the next day both feel
awkward around each other.
While they both wished Tyler
had stayed longer they know
they would have gone too far
if Tyler had stayed.
Piper is understanding the next
time she invites Tyler over and
he says no but later when he
finds her venting over her family
dramas online he can’t help but
comfort the stressed teen.
Helping Piper overcome her
frustrations leads the attraction

to escalate to the point of the
two almost kissing.
Meeting up later, Piper and
Tyler admit their behaviour has
become more than friendly and
they decide once again to keep
things platonic, even as their
chemistry bubbles away.
Under the safety of a video
chat, Piper opens her heart
and reveals how she truly feels
using hypotheticals. Tyler says
he feels the same and cuts their
call short, realising they’ve
gone too far. Will they finally
give in to their feelings? SW

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SECRET CITY
STARTS SUNDAY JUNE 5
AT 8.30PM ON SHOWCASE

PLAYING

DIRTY

TENSIONS
RUN HIGH AS
A REPORTER
FINDS LINKS
BETWEEN A
DEAD BODY
AND STRAINED
RELATIONS
BETWEEN THE
US AND CHINA
Attorney-General
Catriona Bailey (Jacki
Weaver) (left) and
reporter Harriet
Dunkley (Anna Torv).

On the verge of
losing her job,
Harriet rallies to get
a big story fast.

P

olitical journalist
Harriet Dunkley will
stop at nothing to get
a story. But her tenacity
could be her downfall as she
pursues her latest hunch with
reckless abandon.
After the body of a mutilated
young man washes up on
the lakefront, Harriet senses
a conspiracy but can’t get
any traction. Her newspaper
thinks she’s barking up the
wrong tree while the police
and government sources aren’t
talking and an intelligence
officer warns her off.
Not one to take no for an
answer Harriet (Anna Torv)

20 SW

keeps digging and finds a link
between the dead body and
Sabine Hobbs, an idealistic
student who set herself alight
in a Beijing market.
She vows to get to the
bottom of the story and find
out what it might have to do
with the rising tension between
the US and China.
Defence Minister Mal Paxton
(Dan Wyllie) knows Harriet’s
on to something and is forced
to fight to save his political
career. Apart from his least
favourite journalist he also has
to contend with his factional
enemy, Attorney-General
Catriona Bailey (Jacki Weaver)
who takes the chance to use the
scandal for her own benefit.

stop and is given a lead in
the form of a clue meant just
for her. The trail identifies
something larger at play as
those she thought she could
trust turn out to be enemies.
At a dead end and on
the verge of losing her job,
Harriet rallies to get a big
story fast. Noticing defence
cars and intelligence officers
in the Prime Minister’s
courtyard she calls in some
favours and gets an expose.
But while doing everything
she can to get that scoop has
she missed something bigger
or is she being played? SW

Bailey later uses national
security as a platform to
wrangle more power before
a cyber attack on Australia’s
air traffic control has Paxton
asking questions. Is it too easy
to link the attack to China’s bid
for revenge over their dead
sailor? Meanwhile the US gets
Australia on its side in the
struggle with China and Bailey
gets support for her national
security bill.
While seeking
answers, Harriet Alan Dale as Prime
Minister Martin Toohey
gets a brutal
warning to back and Sacha Horler as his
chief of staff Ludie Sypek.
off as a person
she questioned
is found dead,
another goes
missing and
someone close to
her inner circle
is murdered. But
Harriet won’t

Catriona Bailey (at the
podium) uses the scandal
for her own benefit.

ALAN DALE

✽

Based on the novels The
Marmalade Files and
The Mandarin Code by
journalists Chris Uhlmann and
Steve Lewis, six-part mini-series
Secret City lured back two
of Australia’s most intriguing
exports to play top politicians.
Two-time Academy Award
nominee Jacki Weaver stars
as Labor powerbroker Catriona
Bailey, a single mother from
the Sutherland Shire in Sydney’s
south who worked hard to rise
to the Senate. “Catriona is a
very powerful woman, and
a very ambitious woman,”
says Weaver.
“She’s a great character
because she’s full of

opportunity to play Australian
Prime Minister Martin Toohey,
who believes his country
should maintain its neutral
stance in the struggle between
the US and China, wasn’t an
unfamiliar one for Dale.
“I have been in government
many times,” he explains.
“I was Secretary of Commerce,
for The West Wing, and I was
the Deputy President, Vice
President, in 24 and for a few
episodes I was President of
the United States, when I put
Dennis Haysbert’s President
character in jail, and took
over. So I have actually been
President before. So, President
and now Prime Minister — not
too bad really!”

Having rarely been back to
Australia for work since his
move to Hollywood, Dale was
drawn to Secret City, filmed in
Canberra, by the scripts. “Secret
City is a thriller and reminds
me of the British ones I love
watching. But it’s got a very
dark side to it, and many twists
and turns, and you don’t really
know who’s the good guy.
“So, I love the show. I’ve
been away for nearly 16 years,
but I haven’t been back often.
This one, I loved the scripts. In
fact, they sent me the first five
episodes to read and I was
climbing down the phone at
my agent, about getting me
the sixth episode, because it
was really thrilling.” SW

contradictions, and she’s
very complex. I’ve drawn
inspiration, not from any one
female politician in particular,
but I think it’s fair to say that
a part of my character is
based on an amalgam of
female politicians I’ve seen,
not just in Australia, but all
over the world.”
Best known as Jim Robinson
from Neighbours, Alan Dale
has carved out a successful
career in the US playing
powerful patriarchs in hit
series such as The O.C. and
Ugly Betty.
More recently he has
appeared in The X-Files reboot
and sci-fi series Dominion. The

Secret City’s

stars

JACKI WEAVER
SW 21

AUSSIE PRIMETIME

One of the Hairypeople, Djukara
(Tysan Towney) is held by
Containment officers.

CLEVERMAN
STARTS THURSDAY
JUNE 2 AT 9.30PM ON ABC

A HAIRY
FAMILY IS
VIOLENTLY
RETRIEVED
FROM AN
APARTMENT
AS HAIRIES
ARE MORE
AND MORE
IN THE
SPOTLIGHT

THE
T

power
OF ONE

ension is running
high in the city where
unexplained violent
attacks have been
blamed on a species called
Hairypeople. Pushed to
the fringes of society in
a ghetto-type community
known as The Zone, which
has been walled off by
the government, they are
forbidden to leave. Only
humans may come and go
by showing their IDs.
Koen (Hunter PageLochard) and Blair
(Ryan Corr) have been
taking advantage of the
Containment Authority’s
desperate attempts to stop
any Hairies from living in
the city. They smuggle a
family out of The Zone and
into a city apartment. After
payment, they leave and
later dob in the family to
the Authority so that they
can claim their reward.
Footage of the violent
retrieval of the Hairy family
is broadcast across television,
horrifying Waruu (Rob
Collins) who believes that
once his Uncle Jimmy’s (Jack
22 SW

Charles) Cleverman powers
have been passed on he can
help bring peace to The Zone
and end people smuggling.
But it is Koen who gets a visit
from Jimmy and after being
given a special club known as
a nulla nulla, Jimmy sacrifices
himself. The powers do not go
as expected to Waruu but to
his estranged half-brother Koen.
Another violent attack is
blamed on the Hairies as Koen
seeks out his Aunty Linda
(Deborah Mailman) in The
Zone for answers.
Realising Koen is the
Cleverman she wonders what
impact this will have on her son
Waruu who has been waiting
for the day he would step into
the auspicious role.
Later Koen shows off his
power to his friends who
marvel at his incredible selfhealing ability. But a voice in
Koen’s head leads him to
a mysterious lab where he
makes a daring attempt to
rescue a woman who seems
to be something magical.

An empowered Koen
(Hunter Page-Lochard)
tries to rescue the
mysterious Kora
(Alexis Lane).

Koen is shocked
when he grabs
Kora’s arm and
is sent flying by
a jolt of power.
While Waruu’s raid of the
Containment centre goes
horribly wrong, Koen and his
friends Blair and Ash (Stef
Dawson) try to work out who
and what the mystery woman
is. Naming her Kora (Alexis
Lane), Koen is shocked when
he grabs her arm and is sent
flying by a jolt of power.
Wealthy businessman Jarrod
Slade (Iain Glen) resumes his
efforts to continue the work he
started with Jimmy by finding
the new Cleverman. Assuming
it’s Waruu, he heads into The
Zone but is rejected by the
anarchist before realising
that the powers have gone to

someone else. He approaches
Koen with a lucrative offer to
join forces. Koen must decide
whether to join the charismatic
Slade or continue his incredible
new journey alone. SW

KOEN WEST

(Hunter Page-Lochard)

Bad boy Koen has always felt
like an outsider. Orphaned
when his parents were killed
in a car accident, Koen was
raised by his Aunty Linda and
resented by his half-brother
Waruu who blamed him for
the death of their father. Koen
rejects his Aboriginal heritage
but uses it to his advantage at
times. He will do anything for
his best friend Blair and Blair’s
girlfriend Ash, who is also
Koen’s occasional lover.

WARUU WEST
(Rob Collins)

A leader in his community,
Waruu is determined to protect
the most vulnerable in a hostile
world. While he genuinely
does want to help his people
he is also driven by ego and
sometimes puts the greater
good before his own
family. Waruu believed
he was destined to
become the Cleverman
and thought the role
would help him do more
for his community. When
the person he hates
most inherits the powers
instead, his anger could
drive him to do the
unthinkable.

JARROD
SLADE (Iain Glen)

Koen has unexpectedly
been given the special
club, the nulla nulla.

she needs as she fights breast
cancer and chooses her own
source of medication.

UNCLE JIMMY
(Jack Charles)

Uncle to Waruu and Koen,
Jimmy has been a father figure
and taught them about their
culture. He has struggled with
the role of Cleverman, conflicted
by the voices in his head and
those who need help. This has
led him to Slade, who flattered
Jimmy with his interest in his
stories and knowledge. But
Jimmy has lost control of the
relationship and given up more
than he planned to. Passing
on the role of Cleverman is
his way of making things right.

GEOFF
MATTHEWS

(Andrew McFarlane)

The Minister for Immigration and
Border
Control is
the man
behind the

Hairypeople scare campaign.
Using fear and the media he
spreads the propaganda and
makes himself look like the
person the city can count on
to save them from what he
is promoting as the enemy.
But there is a dark side to this
politician whose particular
interests are best kept secret.

HAIRYPEOPLE

One family among the Hairy
community is central to this
Cleverman story, and is headed
by father Boondee (Tony Briggs)
and mother Araluen (Tasma
Walton). They have three
children, Latani (Rarriwuy Hick),
Djukara (Tysan Towney) and
Jirra (Val Weldon) who all are
impacted in different ways by
the Containment Authority’s raid
on their new city home. Hairies
have different DNA to humans
but are identified by the pelt of
hair covering their bodies. They
also have great strength and
speed and can live up to 200
years or more. SW
KOEN

JARROD

A Richard Branson-type
figure, Slade is a selfmade business mogul who
has interests in several
industries. But he is also
a casual, charismatic
man of the people who
is married to Charlotte,
a doctor. He has a
social conscience and is
passionate about science,
fascinated with finding
a cure for death. The
Hairies’ ability to live for
AUNTY LINDA
hundreds of years is an
opportunity to learn more.

AUNTY LINDA

(Deborah Mailman)

Community-minded, wise and
supportive, Linda is there for
everyone. She is Waruu’s
mother but he causes her pain
by keeping his distance from her
while Koen, her stepson, also
rejected her and the community.
Linda is a fighter — a quality

CLEVERMAN

CHARACTERS
SW 23

ur favourite shows have been welcoming some
fabulous new faces over the past few months.
Here, Soap World reveals lots of things you
may not know about some of the most talented
and impressive newcomers to TV screens.

O

RAECHELLE BANNO ❯❯

(Olivia Fraser Richards, Home and Away)

WHAT’S TO LIKE ABOUT HER:

VIVIAN JOVANNI

(Ciara Brady, Days of Our Lives)

❯❯

Similar in appearance to her co-star and onscreen mum Kristian Alfonso (Hope), Jovanni
brings a natural feel to her role as Ciara Brady,
sharing close chemistry with Alfonso that makes
them believable as mother and daughter.

ALL ABOUT VIVIAN: American model and actress
Vivian won showbiz acclaim from the age of 15 after
her parents signed her up to a talent agency. Quickly
winning the title of Fitness Model of the Year, the Texan
native signed with DreamScope Entertainment and
moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, appearing as
Orchid Girl in the online soap The Bay in 2014 as well
as a couple of films. With Spanish and Italian genes,
Vivian has an older brother and a twin brother, Christian.
ALL ABOUT CIARA: Nicknamed Doodlebug by her dad
Bo, Ciara was born in a warehouse while her mother
Hope was being held captive by her deranged ex-lover
Patrick Lockhart. Later surviving a traumatic abduction
masterminded by a corrupt cop, Ciara rebelled as her
parents’ marriage collapsed amid the turmoil. Scarred
by the eventual departure of Bo, Ciara grew into an
obstinate and feisty girl who dabbled in blackmail and
matchmaking for her mum. Now a teenager, Ciara was
recently raped by her disturbed friend Chase Jennings.

ALL ABOUT RAECHELLE: Hailing from Spring Farm
in the Macarthur region, south-west of Sydney,
Raechelle, along with her older twin sister (by only
eight minutes) Karina has wanted to be an actress
since childhood. With modelling and TV commercial
gigs (including one for Ford Focus) under her belt,
Raechelle now has more than 10 years of dance
experience on her resumé. She’s also appeared in
the TV series In Your Dreams and has developed a
passion project alongside her twin. With Karina
as director, Raechelle wrote the short film
Exposure, inspired by events in her family.
ALL ABOUT OLIVIA: Orphaned as a
child by her father Lachie’s death from
a brain haemorrhage and her mother
Chloe’s death in a car crash, Olivia
was briefly the subject of a custody
battle between Chloe’s foster mother
Irene and her paternal grandmother
Diana. Now a teenager, Olivia has
returned to Summer Bay to live
with Irene who exposed Olivia’s
past of childhood sexual abuse
and self-harming with the help
of Olivia’s romantic paramours
VJ and Hunter. Later, Olivia
supported Irene through a bout of
alcoholism and committed to Hunter
by consummating their relationship.
She’s also developed a rivalry with
Hunter’s ex-flame Lindsay who she
succeeded in forcing out of the Bay.

WHAT’S TO LIKE ABOUT HER:
Imbuing Olivia with a feisty,
take-no-prisoners attitude, Banno
immediately captured viewers’
attention with her ability to
transform Olivia from vulnerable
(during her tragic sexual abuse
revelations) to sassy and outspoken
(when banishing Lindsay).

Fresh

OF 2016

FACES

GET TO KNOW THE HOTTEST new soap stars of the year
– AND THE ROLES THEY PLAY!

MAXIM BALDRY ❯❯
(Liam Donovan, Hollyoaks)
ALL ABOUT MAXIM: He may have been born in
England but Maxim has had an exotic upbringing,
having been raised, along with his older brother Vic,
in Russia and Poland for much of his childhood. With
a wealth of educational experience from the prestigious
Gayhurst School in England, the Jackie Palmer Stage
School and the National Youth Theatre, Maxim went
on to deliver an award-winning performance in the
film Mr Bean’s Holiday before taking on the role of
Caesarion in the TV series Rome. Away from acting,
all-around athlete Maxim has won countless awards
in athletics, tennis, table tennis, rugby and football
and toured South Africa for a rugby tour in 2010.
ALL ABOUT LIAM: The middle brother and one of Grace
Black’s three half-brothers is a renowned playboy who
quickly garnered the attentions of nurses Celine and Tegan
when he presented at the hospital for treatment for burns
that he’d sustained to his bum from his ex-girlfriend’s hair
straighteners. He soon seduced both women, causing
them to fight for his affections. Eventually seeking revenge
on him for two-timing them, Celine and Tegan stole Liam’s
clothes, leaving him naked and stranded in a hot tub.

WHAT’S TO LIKE ABOUT HIM:

Blessed with exotic good looks complemented by
a flowing mane of hair, Baldry’s playful cheekiness
as Liam has quickly won him many fans. He exudes
charm from every pore, ensuring that he’s about to be
anointed the next big heartthrob of Hollyoaks.

LUKAS
WHITING
(Finn Connelly, Shortland Street)

❯❯

ALL ABOUT LUKAS: The 23-year-old Australian
was born in Sydney and earned his big break on
the soap after studying acting at the Actors Pulse
in Sydney for a few years. Of New Zealand and
Hungarian heritage, Lukas nominates Budapest
and Krakow (Poland) as two of his favourite
places to visit. He says that late Australian actor
Heath Ledger is one of his biggest acting idols.
ALL ABOUT FINN: Born alongside his triplet
siblings Frank and Sarahin in 1993 after his mother
Carrie accepted sperm donations from four donors
(but at first refusing to say which sperm she used),
Finn has been estranged from his biological father
Chris Warner since he was a baby. This year, a
grown-up Finn was hired as the hospital’s newest
surgeon by his unwitting stepmother Rachel who
was later shocked when he introduced himself to
Chris as his long-lost son. Despite having a strained
relationship with his father and half-brother Harry,
playboy Finn has made a distinct impression on
Ferndale’s female population, earning himself
the title “Dr Love” for his relentless flirting.

WHAT’S TO LIKE ABOUT HIM:

Aside from his obvious blonde good looks, Whiting
has quickly won fans by injecting much of his own
personality into the character. He says that he and Finn
share the same sense of humour and cheekiness and
both care deeply for their families. ➜
SW 25

JAMES LASTOVIC

(Joey Johnson, Days of Our Lives)

❯❯

ALL ABOUT JAMES: If James had followed his first career choice he would
have been a professional wrestler and not the talented young actor gracing
television screens that he is today. Supported by his single mum Lucienne
who only-child James describes as being “my mother, father, sister, best
friend and sometimes worst enemy”, he began and then dropped acting
classes at age seven. He ultimately returned to them when a back injury
ended his wrestling dreams, training at the Ruskin School of Acting in
Santa Monica, California. Prior to Days, Lastovic starred in commercials
and scored his first paid acting gig in the 2013 movie A Talking Pony!?!.
ALL ABOUT JOEY: Enduring a premature birth at only 26 weeks gestation and
a kidnapping just months later as well as the traumatic divorce of his parents Steve
and Kayla as a child, Joey returned to Salem as a teenager in 2015. In turmoil
after running away to find his estranged father, Joey caused trouble for his parents,
struggling to cope with his fractured family situation. After going on a near-deadly
drug-taking binge, Joey secretly worked with old Johnson family enemy Ava Vitali
to reconcile his parents, innocently falling in love with her along the way. After
realising that Ava used him to manipulate his father and to kidnap and try to kill
Kayla, Joey’s intense hatred for Ava boiled over and he smothered her to death
in cold blood. Since then, Joey has been struggling with a guilty conscience.

WHAT’S TO LIKE
ABOUT HIM:

One of Days’ most talented
young finds ever, Lastovic
has really shone in recent
months, expertly lighting
up the screen portraying
a staggering array of
complicated emotions. Within
the same episode, Lastovic
has the ability to seamlessly
shift from immature
vulnerability and teenage
belligerence (in scenes with
his parents), to anger (when
railing about his problems)
to uncontrollable rage (when
murdering Ava).

FELISHA COOPER

(Sasha Thompson, The Bold and the Beautiful)

❯❯

ALL ABOUT FELISHA: North Carolina native Felisha may be the
daughter of a culinary teacher and an army drill sergeant but it was the
acting industry that attracted her, particularly after she was discovered
just three weeks after moving to LA. Going on to appear in her first film
All Cheerleaders Die, Felisha also guest-starred in episodes of Criminal
Minds, NCIS: Los Angeles and Rosewood as well as having a recurring
role in The Last Ship. The actress has also had an affinity for soaps
from childhood, saying that she grew up with lots of Southern ladies
who loved the shows. “They watched all the stories, flipping channels
back and forth,” she commented. Away from B&B, Felisha has a role
in upcoming comedy series Swedish Dicks. In her spare time, she loves
dancing and binge-watching TV comedies like Friends.
ALL ABOUT SASHA: Smart-mouthed and ambitious, Sasha arrived in
LA with a few scores to settle. Secretly revealing that she was Julius
Avant’s illegitimate daughter that he’d rejected years earlier, Sasha
blackmailed him for a share of the good life that he and his family were
experiencing. Finally finding a modelling job at Forrester Creations
opposite best friend/half-sister Nicole, Sasha made blatant plays for
Nicole’s boyfriend Zende, prompting Nicole to get her fired. Vowing
revenge, Sasha pursued Zende and when he and Nicole broke up
over her surrogate pregnancy, Sasha successfully seduced him.

WHAT’S TO LIKE ABOUT HER:

Cooper easily commands a strong presence in her role, oozing sassiness
and a seductive lure. In scenes with veteran performers, she holds her
own, especially when going toe to toe with Obba Babatunde’s Julius.

LILLY VAN DER MEER ❯❯
(Xanthe Canning, Neighbours)
ALL ABOUT LILY: Sixteen-year-old Queenslander
Lilly is currently fulfilling her lifetime dream to
be an actress, having been in love with the
profession since she was five. She’s the first in
her family to try acting and while Neighbours
is her first major role, she’s had small parts in
the TV series Terra Nova and Camp as well
as the short films Off Track and Black Betty.
She’s also dabbled in minor stage productions
of Hairspray, Alice in Wonderland and Ivy
Shambitt and the Sound Machine.
ALL ABOUT XANTHE: Making an immediate
impression in the neighbourhood, a glamorous
Xanthe tried to scam food from her grandmother
Sheila who had no idea the brazen blonde
was actually her granddaughter. After winning
Sheila’s sympathies with the truth about her
circumstances, Xanthe befriended Piper Willis
who eventually couldn’t condone Xanthe’s
petty crimes of stealing and selling stolen exam
papers to raise cash to flee to the Gold Coast.
Confronting Xanthe about her antics, Sheila
suffered a heart attack, leading Xanthe to being
briefly taken into care before Sheila convinced
social services to entrust the girl to her care.
Since then, Xanthe has attracted the romantic
attentions of Ben Kirk but is now the subject
of a love triangle as he and newcomer Angus
Beaumont vie for her affections.

WHAT’S TO LIKE ABOUT HER:
It’s obvious that dad A’s influence
has been a success given
Martinez’s triumph in capturing
the desperation of a scared young
mother who’s torn between the
overwhelming maternal bond to
her baby and the realistic need
to give him what she feels could
be the best life possible.

DEVON
MARTINEZ
(Shawn Taylor, The Young and
The Restless)
*Warning: Contains Story Spoilers

ALL ABOUT DEVON: Acting is in Devon’s
genes, having grown up as the daughter
of soap superstar and current Days cast
member A Martinez (Eduardo). A Yale
School of Drama graduate, Devon credits
her dad with being “a huge part of my
[acting] journey” as he allowed her to visit
the various soap sets he worked on through
her childhood, giving her valuable insight
into the business that now surrounds her. It’s
help that has also led to Devon dabbling in
producing, having produced and starred in
the short film Before Your Eyes in 2014.
ALL ABOUT SHAWN: A pregnant teenager
in her third trimester, Shawn arrived in
Genoa City to consider adopting her baby
to Nick and Sage before moving in with
them after her apartment had a burglary.
After her baby’s birth, an attached Shawn
agonised over keeping the baby herself.

Tackling her role with instant gusto, Van der Meer has easily won her
way into viewers’ hearts with her ability to like Xanthe regardless of her
behaviour. The actress is also being compared to Neighbours alumnus Margot
Robbie (ex-Donna) who, like Lilly, had very little acting experience prior to
the soap, but showed a strong depth of acting range from the start.

❯❯

❯❯

WHAT’S TO LIKE ABOUT HER:

ADAM
FIELDING
(Kirin Kotecha, Emmerdale)
*Warning: Contains Story Spoilers
ALL ABOUT ADAM Of Irish-Italian
heritage, 23-year-old Birmingham-born
Adam comes from a military family and
lived across the UK while his father served
tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Crediting the constant change in locations
throughout his childhood for influencing
his career choice, Adam’s only acting
has been his starring turn in Emmerdale.
ALL ABOUT KIRIN: The 17-year-old son of
Rakesh Kotecha, Kirin made an enigmatic
entry to the village when he passed himself
off as 24 to win the affections of the
much-older Vanessa Woodfield. Despite
her horror at learning the truth, Vanessa
couldn’t resist the urge to indulge in a
passionate love affair with him. Along
the way, Kirin developed a fast and strong
friendship with the troubled Belle Dingle.

WHAT’S TO LIKE ABOUT HIM:

For an acting novice, Fielding was inundated with strongly controversial
material from the very beginning. Impressive in his ability to believably
portray Kirin’s Asian heritage, Fielding can also flawlessly alternate
between playing charming ladies’ man when seducing Vanessa or classic
teenage rebellion whenever he clashes with Rakesh. SW

DAYTIME B&B

Ridge’s BID TO
KEEP THE SECRET
OF Douglas’s
PATERNITY ENDS
IN A SHOCKING
CONFRONTATION

D

eaf to Ridge’s blatant
threats to stay silent
about a newborn
Douglas’s true paternity
or risk the consequences of his
indiscretion, Dr Wolin wastes
little time antagonising his
former patient. Lurking at
an outdoor restaurant
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28 SW

DEADLY

DECEPTION

stunned silence, a perceptive
Katie finally detects that Wolin
is blackmailing Ridge.
Declaring that he’s holding
a smoking gun, Wolin
shouts down Katie’s verbal
opposition, insisting that
someone in his position should
be treated with respect

Ridge (Thorsten
Kaye) bumps
into his former
urologist, Dr
Wolin, who
later tries to
blackmail him.

Caroline (Linsey Godfrey)
warns Ridge that Rick
might be getting close to
the truth as Rick quizzes
Katie for information.

naware that they are
living with a false
sense of security,
Bill and Brooke have dared
to believe in Katie’s recent
declaration that she’s given
up drinking.
The evidence of Katie’s
“sobriety” seems to stack
up — but in private, Katie is
relentlessly imbibing alcohol
from a secret supply she has
stashed throughout the house.
However, Katie (Heather
Tom) knows that she can’t
underestimate Brooke
(Katherine Kelly Lang) whose
own issues with alcohol are
well documented. Already,
Brooke has stumbled upon
one of her sister’s hiding areas
and is reluctant to believe
that there isn’t more booze
secreted in other locations.
Katie’s insistence that she
isn’t drinking after that one
relapse doesn’t impress
Brooke, who urges Katie
to tell Bill (Don Diamont) the
truth. His ill-timed arrival cuts
the argument short but Katie
whispers to Brooke not to
destroy her marriage again.
Over the next few days,
Brooke agonises over the
situation before finally
sneaking into the empty
Spencer house to search
through the kitchen for
alcohol. Smelling a bottle
hidden in a cabinet, Brooke

U

THOMAS

Respect for Dr Wolin is the
last thing on Ridge’s mind
as he explains the doctor’s
threats to a shaken Caroline,
who further unnerves Ridge
with the suggestion that they
finally reveal the paternity
truth to Thomas (Pierson Fode).
Unwilling to let that happen,
Ridge quickly answers Wolin’s
summons to an emergency
meeting at a park.
At the meeting spot, Ridge
suspects a shakedown when
Wolin “suggests” they talk
business. Scoffing at Wolin’s
demand for $100,000 in
exchange for his silence, Ridge
stalks away, with Wolin in
frantic hot pursuit.
Near the roadside, Wolin
yells that he’ll tell all unless he
sees the cash. Suddenly, the
sounds of a truck’s honking
horn and screeching tyres
fill the air as Dr Wolin is run
down in the road. Ridge turns,
paralysed to discover that
Wolin was killed instantly!
In shock, Ridge returns to
Caroline, quietly telling her that
Wolin is dead and now their
problems are over. Nobody else
knows the truth, he says.
Unfortunately for the couple,
their relief is shattered when
Caroline spies Rick (Jacob
Young) staring thoughtfully at
Ridge in the Forrester Creations
corridor, having just informed
Eric (John McCook) that his
end saw Ridge with Dr Wolin
the restaurant.
rembling, Caroline warns
ge that Rick might be
tting close to the truth as
k interrogates Katie for
ormation, having learnt of
r presence at the eatery too.
nned by news of Wolin’s
ath, Katie awkwardly

covers, leaving Rick with
the impression she’s hiding
something, to protect Ridge.
Rattled by Rick’s questions,
Katie confronts Ridge, anxious
for him to dispel Wolin’s wild
accusations. He can’t, instead
telling Katie that Douglas “is
my son”, before advising her
that she’s playing dangerous
games. After witnessing
Thomas and Caroline in close
conversation, Katie peppers
Thomas with questions about
his living situation with Ridge,
Caroline and the baby, his
obvious love for Douglas and
his past with Caroline.
Before Thomas answers,
Ridge intervenes, infuriated by
Katie’s nosiness and when she
refuses to drop the subject,
Ridge digs himself in further,
lying to Katie that Wolin
misdiagnosed his inability to
father children. SW

Katie (Heather
Tom) tries to
hide her
drinking but
this leads to
the very thing
she fears: Bill
and Brooke
spending time
together.

UNEARTHING THE
EVIDENCE OF Katie’s
SECRET DRINKING,
Bill AND Brooke
DESPAIR OVER THE
CONSEQUENCES
OF HER ALCOHOLFUELLED LIES
reels in shock, especially
when Bill intervenes. Taking
advantage of her flushed
appearance, Brooke
asks for a drink of water,
carefully leading Bill to the
incriminating bottle. He’s
horrified to unearth the vodka
and asks Brooke how long
she’s known about Katie’s lies.
Bill and Brooke compare
notes about Katie’s problems
with Bill finally declaring that
BROOKE

KATIE’S

SECRET
STASH
Katie has had depression
issues for a long time. They
confront a contrite Katie who
stares menacingly at Brooke
for exposing her secret. Hurt
to hear her ranting
about Brooke
always pushing her
over the edge into
alcoholic oblivion, Bill
eventually announces
that Katie needs
treatment. Refusing
to go to rehab, Katie
defiantly drinks in
front of her husband,
prompting Bill to
smash the bottle
in frustration.
The incident seems
to have a small impact
on Katie who later
apologises to Brooke
and announces she’s
seeing a therapist.
However, Brooke and
Bill are reluctant to
believe her and finally
cling to each other
for comfort. SW
SW 29

DAYTIME B&B

‘You’re my

sister’
✽

Since arriving in LA,
Sasha Thompson has
secretly campaigned
to force Julius Avant to reveal
that they are father and
daughter. She has grudgingly
kept her silence while chipping
away at the already-strained
relationship between her
pregnant half-sister Nicole and
her boyfriend Zende.
Now that Nicole and Zende
have broken up and Sasha
has successfully and openly
bedded the sexy Forrester
photographer, she’s feeling
more secure and unafraid of
breaking her silence if it means
holding onto her man.
Unsurprisingly, Julius (Obba
Babatunde) quickly attacks
his secret daughter over her
despicable actions, making it
clear to Sasha (Felisha Cooper)
that he won’t tolerate her role
in Nicole’s (Reign Edwards)
misery. Turning on Julius, Sasha
spits that she’s his daughter
too and he should love and
support her as he does Nicole.
Aggravated by his
negativity, Sasha coldly
petitions Nicole to support
her romance with Zende
(Rome Flynn) by showing her
happiness for them. Disgusted
by the idea, Nicole retorts that
although Sasha is gorgeous
and not pregnant, she’ll never
accept her, prompting Sasha
to ominously remind her that
they’re more like sisters than
friends. Fighting back, Sasha
says that Zende loves her,
completely shattering
Nicole.
With Nicole at her
wits’ end, Vivienne
(Anna Maria Horsford)
steps in to do damage
control, reiterating that
Nicole thinks of Sasha
as a sister. Privately
relishing the notion of
Vivienne discovering
her true identity, Sasha
spits that everyone

NICOLE
30 SW

OSTRACISED BY
EVERYONE AROUND
HER, Sasha MOVES TO
SECURE HER TIE WITH
Zende BY REVEALING
A BOMBSHELL

treats her like dirt, cryptically
adding that she’s always
excluded as a family interloper.
Upset by Vivienne’s rebuke
that her friendship with Nicole
should be her priority, Sasha
wonders if Vivienne would like
to know what she’s done for
her over the years. Upsetting
Vivienne with insults, Sasha
incurs Julius’s wrath for
disrespecting his wife, further
antagonising her to reveal the
truth. A shaken Vivienne leaves
perplexed by the depth of
Sasha’s anger.
Later, a frustrated Sasha
calls Julius “Dad” and
wonders if she’ll ever get
to do it openly. Aware
of Julius’s shame
about her identity,
Sasha wonders
why he can’t love
her, adding that
she shouldn’t be
deluded about
his stance.
After all, he’s
never really
accepted
Maya
(Karla
Mosley)
as a
transgender
woman so
why would
he accept
Sasha as
his “bastard
daughter”?
The
tension

building, Sasha is horrified
when Nicole confronts her with
a request. “You’ve overstayed
your welcome, Sasha,” Nicole
declares, adding that she and
her family have decreed that it’s
time for Sasha to make a life for
herself far from LA.
Devastated, Sasha rants that
she’s not giving up Zende for
Nicole but when Nicole won’t
concede to let her stay, Sasha
snaps that she’s going nowhere
because they’re family. “You’re
my sister,” Sasha barks to a
thunderstruck
Nicole! SW

Sasha (Felisha
Cooper) is told by
Nicole (Reign
Edwards) that she’s
overstayed her
welcome. But her
response leaves
Nicole shocked.

Quinn’s VICTIMS
WANT REVENGE
FOR WHAT SHE’S
DONE TO Liam
AND IT SEEMS
THEY WON’T
REST UNTIL
SHE’S DEAD

H

igh in the hills of
Topanga Canyon, Quinn
is now a prisoner in the
self-constructed prison
where she had an amnesiac
Liam kept for months while
brainwashing him into believing
that they were husband and
wife in a blatant attempt to
keep him away from Steffy.
After Wyatt’s (Darin Brooks)
unexpected visit to the cabin
results in him finally discovering
Liam (Scott Clifton), Quinn’s
(Rena Sofer) master plan has
crumbled around her. With
Wyatt excoriating Quinn,
Liam’s memory has come
flooding back and with his halfbrother’s help, he’s imprisoned
Quinn in a closet at the cabin,
enabling him to escape to LA.
For hours, Quinn remains
under lock and key, furiously
banging and screaming to be
released. Finally, a saviour
comes to her rescue but as
the closet door opens, Quinn
screams in terror, her recent
murderous actions coming back
to haunt her. Standing before
Quinn is her menacing exhusband Deacon (Sean Kanan)
thought to have been killed
when Quinn shoved him off
a cliff into the ocean. To Quinn’s
horror, Deacon taunts her about
thinking he was gone for good,
hissing that the thought of
coming back to “bury an axe
in her head” kept him alive.
Wearing a brave facade,
Quinn says she wants Deacon
to reconcile with her and go
on the run to begin a new life.
But Deacon insists that Bill (Don
Diamont) will hunt Quinn down
like a dog and there’s no escape.
Sure enough, a seething
Bill arrives at the cabin soon
after with Wyatt, stunned to
discover that Quinn has escaped
and disappeared. Joined by
Lieutenant Baker (Dan Martin)
and the police, Bill rages

Quinn (Rena Sofer)
says she wants to make
amends with Liam.

BILL

DEACON

over the cops’ unsatisfactory
investigation, vowing to
personally exact justice against
Quinn. He’s buoyed by support
from Eric (John McCook) who
decrees to Wyatt that his
monster mother will be found
and prosecuted for her crimes.
Taking the next step, Bill
authorises Justin (Aaron D.
Spears) to use all available
resources on the search and
it pays dividends when
Deacon is found.

Deacon’s wishes, Quinn soon
knocks on a horrified Liam’s
door, pleading for forgiveness
and willing to accept the
consequences. “I will never
be the same again because
of you, Liam,” Quinn
cries, much to
Liam’s disgust.
Outraged,
Liam violently
smashes
mementos
of Steffy
(Jacqueline
MacInnes
Wood),
screaming

WANTED

WOMAN
Confronted by Bill, Deacon
plays mind games with his
long-time nemesis, refusing to
offer information on Quinn’s
whereabouts, lying that they’ve
been out of contact since Quinn
ended their marriage. Later,
Deacon sneaks into Quinn’s
hideout with a warning about
Bill’s actions but is stumped by
her sudden refusal to flee LA.
Quickly deducing that Quinn is
still hopelessly in love with Liam,
Deacon hisses that she’s a sitting
duck if she hangs around.
However, Quinn is undeterred
in her mission to make amends
with Liam, intent on slipping
into Liam’s Malibu beach house
to plead her case. Against

that Quinn
destroyed their
lives.
“I hate you,”
Liam spits as
he violently
slams Quinn
against a wall
and punches
it close to her
head. He stops
himself from
physically assaulting
her but leaves Quinn
frightened to think that,
sooner rather than
later, Liam will try
to kill her unless Bill
or Deacon beats him
to it. SW

‘I hate you,’ Liam spits as
he violently slams Quinn
against a wall.

SW 31

DAYTIME Y&R

Wedding

Stress
Ashley’s DETERMINATION TO
PUSH Stitch INTO MARRYING Abby
JEOPARDISES HER HEALTH — AND
SHE COLLAPSES DURING THE
WEDDING CEREMONY

L

ove can be a powerfully
overwhelming emotion
but of late Ashley’s
lingering love for her
soon-to-be son-in-law Stitch
has also been debilitating.
Desperate not to destroy his
engagement to her daughter
Abby, Ashley has steadfastly
refused to acknowledge the
mutual passion that she and
Stitch share and has ordered
him to forget about her and
focus on Abby. To that end,
Ashley has sought distraction
in planning a dream wedding
for Abby, reasoning that once
Abby and Stitch are married,
his feelings for her will be
a thing of the past.
Nevertheless, Ashley’s
(Eileen Davidson) overzealous
insistence that Abby (Melissa
Ordway) and Stitch’s (Sean
Carrigan) wedding is perfect
in every way isn’t lost on the
curious bride-to-be who finally
confronts Stitch for the answers.
Recognising that he
needs to start married life
unencumbered by shadows or
secrets, Stitch finally tells Abby
that he and Ashley shared an
intimate moment while they
were trapped together in the
Newman Towers fire.
Despite fearing that her
fiancé and mother had sex,
Abby is still devastated to
hear that Stitch told Ashley
he loved her, thinking they

STITCH

ABBY

As the ceremony begins, another
headache consumes Ashley and she
crashes to the floor unconscious!

Day
were going to burn to death.
Scoffing at Stitch’s plea for
them to start married life
with honesty, Abby stalks off
crying that the wedding isn’t
going to happen.
Finding her mother, Abby
bluntly asks Ashley, “Do you
love Stitch?” Insisting that she
and Stitch aren’t having an
affair, Ashley says that while
they care about each other,
he and Abby have a oncein-lifetime love that shouldn’t
be ignored. Overhearing
the sentiment, Stitch pleads
with Abby to forgive them,
promising not to keep any
more secrets from her.
Appeased, Abby agrees
to marry Stitch.
However, the emotional
stress of the situation finally
takes its toll on Ashley.
Suffering from crippling
headaches, Ashley collapses
in the snow in the park. In
her unconscious state, Ashley
envisions her father John’s
(Jerry Douglas) ghost calling
her his “Beauty” and urging
her to admit that her health
has again taken a turn for the
worse. Pointing towards her
head, John tells his daughter,
“You know what this is.”
Rattled by her father’s
words, Ashley seeks out
Dr Simon Neville (Michael
E. Knight) having heard of
the “miracle” he performed
in reviving Hilary (Mishael
Morgan) from her coma.
Expressing interest in his
medical research, Ashley
proposes a business
partnership to develop his
amazing medical techniques.
Neville agrees, unaware
that Ashley’s headaches are
getting worse, providing
her with an ulterior motive
for going into business with
him. Her strange behaviour
and secrecy over the venture
concerns Stitch and Abby
who hope that nothing will go
wrong to ruin their wedding.
Refocusing her energies on
the wedding, Ashley promises
the couple that the event will
be perfect. On the big day,
Ashley insists that Abby be the
centre of attention and seems

finally reconciled to the idea
that she’ll never have Stitch
for herself.
The proud mother of the
bride watches Abby walk
up the aisle on Victor’s (Eric
Braeden) arm but as the
ceremony begins, another
headache consumes Ashley
and she crashes to the floor
unconscious! The wedding
comes to a screeching halt
as Stitch rushes to Ashley’s
side. Reviving, Ashley
refuses medical treatment
insisting that she’s fine and
that the wedding resumes.
Reluctantly, Abby and
Stitch agree and exchange
heartfelt personal vows
before being pronounced
husband and wife.
Relieved that Abby and
Stitch are finally married,
Ashley disappears from
the wedding and seeks
refuge at the Jabot lab.
A worried Neville finds her
in tears and gets her to
admit the truth. Breaking
down, Ashley admits that
her brain aneurysm has
recurred. Her condition is
rapidly deteriorating and
she fears she hasn’t got
long left to live. SW
evenge against Victor
has proven to be a
crippling emotion for
Billy Abbott who has secretly
aligned with Phyllis to resurrect
the notorious Paragon virus in
an attempt to steal Newman
Enterprises out from under
his family’s archenemy.
Unfortunately, the Newmans
and the Abbotts have now
discovered the truth and are
furious at Billy for his actions.
Most damaging for Billy
(Burgess Jenkins) is Jack’s (Peter
Bergman) reaction to the move
as he castigates his brother for
costing the Abbott family the
chance to finally end the feud
with the Newmans.
Now Victor (Eric Braeden)
is showing the family no mercy,
intent on destroying them
once and for all. However,
a self-destructive Billy is in
no mood to repair the damage
he’s caused, instead turning to

R

OSTRACISED BY
EVERYONE FOR
REIGNITING
THE NEWMAN/
ABBOTT
FAMILY FEUD,
A DRUNKEN
Billy GOES TO
DANGEROUS
LENGTHS TO
DRAG HIMSELF
OUT OF THE
GUTTER, ONLY
TO PUT HIS
LIFE AT RISK
DOING IT

BROKEN &
BATTERED
alcohol for solace. Drowning
his sorrows, Billy doesn’t care
when Jack snaps that he’s
through enabling his revenge
addiction and that he’s now
an outcast from the family.
With Victor suing Jabot for
illegally purchasing Newman
Enterprises assets, Billy’s
problems get worse when he
learns that Jack has been told
to sacrifice him from the business
in exchange for Jabot’s survival.
Outraged, Billy continues on his
bender, forcing Jack to sack his
brother after Victor cuts a deal
to save Jabot at a huge financial
loss to the Abbott family.
Out on his own, Billy goes
on another booze spree and
begins racking up huge debts
to loan sharks by recklessly
gambling on horse races. On
a losing streak, Billy is offended
when Abby (Melissa Ordway)
and Victoria (Amelia Heinle)
beg him to clean up his

act. And when Stitch (Sean
Carrigan) intervenes in his
fierce argument with Victoria,
Billy slings drunken insults at
Stitch and swings a punch at
him. However, he crashes to
the floor in an incoherent heap.
Pained by Billy’s selfdestruction, Phyllis (Gina
Tognoni) steps in to reunite
the family but despite Jack’s
willingness to give Billy a second
chance if he gets sober and
changes his attitude Billy burns
more bridges in an abusive
shouting match with Victor.
In a desperate bid to save
himself from oblivion, Billy
makes frantic attempts to
convince Kevin (Greg Rikaart)
to let him invest in his new
business venture.
However, Kevin is distrustful
of Billy, prompting Billy to
plead with him to give him the
chance to prove that he won’t
screw up this opportunity.
➜
SW 33

DAYTIME Y&R

Unfortunately, Kevin’s request
that Billy invest $2 million in
the venture throws Billy as
he agonises over how he’s
going to raise the capital.
On a desperate whim, Billy
gambles everything he has
on a long-shot horse, only
for the move to fail, leaving
him all but destitute.
Seriously in debt to a
demanding and hostile
bookmaker, Billy pleads with
Jack to lend him the money but
Jack blatantly refuses. Angry
and devastated, Billy slinks off
on another drunken bender,
only to be accosted by the
bookie in an underground car
park. Displeased to hear that
Billy doesn’t have the cash to
repay his debts, the outraged
bookie violently slams Billy
against a wall and summons
his henchman.
Cowering in fear, Billy
endures a savage beating,
leaving him with severe facial
injuries as he slumps to the
ground unconscious. Later, Billy
briefly revives but unable to get
help he collapses again.
Soon after, Noah (Robert
Adamson) storms into the
parking garage after witnessing
Marisa (Sofia Pernas) giving
Luca (Miles Gaston Villanueva)
a New Year’s kiss. In a terrible
state, Noah jumps in his car
and reverses it, unaware that
he’s accidentally run over Billy.
Noah speeds off, unwittingly
leaving Billy for dead! SW

✽

For the first time
in a long time,
Sharon is healthier
and happier than ever.
The birth of her baby boy
Sully has left her mentally
buoyant and feeling as if
she’s ready to move forward
with her life following
her stint in Fairview
Psychiatric Hospital.
Similarly, Dylan is very
relieved by the improvement
in Sharon’s mental health
and is excitedly embracing
fatherhood with his
newborn son.
With Christmas
approaching, Dylan (Steve
Burton) is anxious to lavish
34 SW

Dylan UNVEILS
A SPECIAL
SURPRISE
FOR Sharon,
DETERMINED TO
TAKE THE NEXT
STEP IN THEIR
RELATIONSHIP

Sharon (Sharon Case)
and Dylan (Steve
Burton) have a
surprise wedding with
loved ones. But what
will the future bring?

Christmas

bride

Sharon (Sharon Case) with
love and devotion and plots
with Paul (Doug Davidson)
to surprise her with an early
Christmas present, not only
as a token of his love for her
but as a symbolic gesture
signalling the end of the
ordeal she’s been through.

However, Nick (Joshua
Morrow) momentarily
jeopardises Dylan’s plans
when he asks Sharon to let
Faith (Aly Lind) spend that
night with him and Sage
(Kelly Sullivan). Unwittingly
agreeing, Sharon sends
shivers down Dylan’s spine

Suddenly, Dylan
asks Sharon to
marry him right
then and there,
explaining
that Paul can
perform the
ceremony.

CABIN SIEGE
as he nervously tries to
convince her that it would
be better if Faith had her
sleepover the next night.
Sharon is puzzled by
Dylan’s insistence that he
wants the whole family
together for the evening and
as she’s badgering him for
answers, Paul interrupts
dressed as Santa Claus.
Sharon is taken aback
when Paul gives her a
special present, a bride and
groom statue, and cryptically
asks, “Is anyone in the mood
for a wedding?” Suddenly,
Dylan asks Sharon to marry
him right then and there,
explaining that Paul has
been ordained online and
can perform the ceremony.
Faith beams at the prospect
of a wedding, especially
when Sharon agrees.
A hastily prepared
ceremony is pulled together
and with Nick, Mariah
(Camryn Grimes) and
Noah (Robert Adamson)
gathered, the wedding
begins. Suddenly, Faith stops
the ceremony announcing
that she wants baby Sully
present for the nuptials.
Afterwards, the ceremony
resumes and, exchanging
heartfelt vows and rings,
Dylan and Sharon are
pronounced husband and
wife. The happy couple
kisses under the mistletoe.
After a small celebration,
a thrilled Sharon marvels
that she’s Mrs McAvoy
and she and Dylan make
love. The newlyweds revel
in their happiness but as
they ring in the New Year,
promising that 2016 will be
their year, a menacing pall
is cast over their happiness.
With Dr Anderson
(Elizabeth Bogush) still
keeping a close watch over
Sharon, and Nick and Sage
establishing further contact
with the baby, the dreadful
secret that Anderson stole
their “dead” son Christian
to pass off as Sharon and
Dylan’s son Sully hangs
ominously in the air waiting
to be exposed. SW

A DANGEROUS PLAN IS
UNLEASHED TO PROVE THAT Joe
IS OUT TO DESTROY Cane BUT
Lily’s LIFE IS AT RISK WHEN SHE
ACTS AS BAIT
TO TRAP HIM
nfairly damned as
Hilary’s kidnapper
and the extortionist
who tried to benefit from her
disappearance, Cane’s life and
his marriage are falling apart.
Despite unearthing evidence
which indicates that Lily’s lover
Joe has framed him for the
crimes, Cane knows that he
needs a solid confession from
Joe before he can be fully
exonerated.
Relieved that Lily (Christel
Khalil) believes in his innocence
after sighting the evidence
against Joe (Scott Elrod), Cane
CANE
(Daniel Goddard) stages a fierce
argument with his wife over Lily’s affair with Joe. Buying
into the friction, Joe comforts an upset Lily who uses her
feminine wiles to lure Joe into a false sense of security.
On the pretence of wanting to make love, Lily takes Joe
to the Abbott cabin but becomes wary of him as he sets
up a romantic atmosphere. Anxious to avoid intimacy,
Lily is eager to put the plan she and Cane devised into
action and get a confession out of Joe before she has to
sleep with him. Unfortunately, Joe is suspicious of Lily’s
awkwardness and, deducing that she and Cane have
set a trap for him, angrily refuses to let her leave the
cabin. Back in Genoa City, Cane worries that the plan
has backfired badly when he can’t make contact with
his wife. Tracking Lily’s whereabouts with the police’s
help, Cane rushes to his wife’s rescue.
At the cabin, the tension escalates as Lily fails to calm
Joe who shouts erratically at her for trusting Cane over
him. Desperate to escape, Lily begs Joe to tell her truthfully
if he framed Cane for abduction and extortion so he could
win her love. Admitting it, Joe rants that he loves Lily and
is a better man for her than Cane. Playing on his emotions,
Lily pleads with him to let her leave but he hisses that he’ll
never let her go and roughly grabs her.
Suddenly, Cane and Devon (Bryton
James) burst in and try to defuse the
situation as Joe raves maniacally
about being tricked. Finally, he openly
confesses to Cane that he framed him
for the crimes to wreck his marriage
and steal Lily. Hearing Joe’s confession,
an arriving Paul (Doug Davidson)
arrests Joe and takes him away to jail.
A shaken Lily bursts into tears and
collapses into Cane’s arms, relieved
that her ordeal is over. Unfortunately,
her fractured marriage remains
in disarray as Cane makes it clear
that there’s a long way to go before
they can put all their differences
behind them. SW

U

LILY

SW 35

THIS MONTH

MAY 23-27
✽ In a romantic beachside
ceremony, STEFFY and WYATT
are married and celebrate with
family and friends. Afterwards,
the newlyweds make love
and look toward the future.
Nevertheless, thoughts of the
missing LIAM remain prominent
in Steffy’s mind.
✽ Completing his composite
picture of Steffy, Liam stews over
her identity and vows to find her.
He has more vivid memory flashes
and sees that his bride is Steffy,
prompting him to interrogate
QUINN about “their” wedding.
A frightened Quinn lashes out at
Liam, making him suspicious that
she doesn’t want him to recover
his memory. Quinn kisses him to
calm him but they’re interrupted
STEFFY

by Wyatt who’s horrified to see
Liam. Realising Liam has amnesia,
Wyatt badgers Quinn for the
truth, deducing that his mother has
deliberately kept Liam prisoner to
push him and Steffy together. He
also realises that Quinn has fallen
in love with Liam, whose memory
finally comes flooding back. In
LA, BILL frantically searches for
a missing Liam and warns Steffy
that Liam may not have willingly
abandoned her.
✽ Content to keep Bill in the dark,
KATIE argues with BROOKE
about revealing her secret
drinking. Brooke’s insistence about
being honest with Bill causes Katie
to snap and she hisses at her sister
not to destroy her marriage again.
MAY 30-JUNE 3
✽ Trying to prevent her plans
from falling apart, QUINN begs
WYATT to forget that he’s seen

LIAM, for the sake of his new
marriage. However, an angry
Wyatt insists that his mother
belongs in the mental ward. A
shocked Liam unleashes his rage
on Quinn for holding him captive
and locks her in a closet before
leaving with Wyatt. Later, a very
much alive DEACON finds Quinn
and wants revenge on her for
trying to kill him. She pleads for
a second chance. Soon after, BILL
and Wyatt find the cabin empty
and wonder how Quinn escaped.
✽ Back in Malibu, Liam reunites
with an emotional STEFFY on
the beach and explains his
terrible story to her. She struggles
to absorb everything and frets
about telling him she’s married
as he says he wants to be with
her. Wyatt worries about Steffy’s
desire to keep their marriage
a secret until Liam is healthier.
✽ Outraged by SASHA’s
betrayal of NICOLE, JULIUS
wonders how she lives with herself
but Sasha reminds him she’s
his daughter and wants him to
love her. ZENDE interrupts and
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search of
alcohol.
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as she
finds it
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orders him
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it. Bill is
stunned
to realise
the bottle
is vodka,
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lying to the
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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTI

WEEKDAYS
AT 4.30PM
ON TEN

urologist DR WOLIN who insists
that Ridge is not DOUGLAS’s
father. Nearby, Katie watches as
Ridge threatens Wolin to keep
quiet and after Ridge leaves, Katie
approaches Wolin. Questioning
him about the argument, Katie
reels when Wolin reveals that it’s
medically impossible for Ridge to
have fathered CAROLINE’s baby.
JUNE 6-10
✽ Ignoring KATIE’s warning not
to hold DOUGLAS’s paternity
secret over RIDGE’s head,
DR WOLIN summons Ridge
to a blackmail meeting in the
park. Ridge refuses to hand over
$100,000 to ensure Wolin’s
silence but as Ridge stalks away,
Wolin is hit and killed by an
oncoming truck. Later, Ridge
assures a shocked CAROLINE
that their secret is safe, unaware
that a suspicious Rick is
interrogating Katie about Ridge’s
nervousness about the doctor.
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a depression-based drinking
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QUINN

lashes out after ZENDE says he
doesn’t love her and VIVIENNE
confronts Sasha for stealing
NICOLE’s boyfriend.
✽ ERIC promises Wyatt that
QUINN will be prosecuted for
her crimes against Liam.
JUNE 13-17
✽ Arguing over STEFFY, LIAM
accuses WYATT of pursuing
every woman that Liam has ever
loved. Suspicious of Wyatt’s
defence of his marriage, given
Liam’s summation that QUINN
tricked Steffy into the union,
Liam wonders if Wyatt conspired
with Quinn to hold him captive.
Meanwhile, Steffy stews over
breaking one of her suitors’
hearts as Liam surprises her with
a romantic dinner. Rattled, Steffy
shows Liam that she’s committed
to a life as Wyatt’s wife.
✽ Worried about RICK’s
questions, KATIE confesses to
RIDGE that DR WOLIN revealed
the paternity secret to her before
he died. Agitated, Ridge brushes
her off with a warning to stop
playing dangerous games and
stay out of his business.
✽ Stymied by DEACON’s refusal
to reveal Quinn’s whereabouts,
BILL vows to find her and take
his revenge on her for hurting his
sons. Soon after, Deacon warns
Quinn but is flabbergasted to hear
that she’s still in love with Liam.
Risking her freedom, Quinn visits
Liam to seek his forgiveness.
✽ BROOKE comforts Bill as he
agonises over whether or not to
send Katie to rehab.

THIS MONTH

MAY 23-27

✽ Frantic following HILARY’s
revival and disappearance, NEIL
and GWEN fear she’ll expose
their role in her ordeal. In the
park, CANE finds Hilary but
she disappears and ends up in
hospital, where DR NEVILLE
sedates her, fearing she could
have permanent damage from
his experimental treatments.
Once she wakes again, she
has amnesia and cruelly rejects
DEVON, insisting she only loves
her husband Neil! Hilary clings to
Neil as she struggles to accept that
she cheated on Neil with Devon
and is now married to him.
✽ Devastated by Devon’s
accusation that he’s lying about
Hilary’s whereabouts, Cane is
shocked by LILY’s insistence that
she doesn’t believe his story. He
pleads with her to accept that he
had nothing to do with Hilary’s
abduction or the extortion bid
but Lily ignores him.
✽ Awakening from his coma,
ADAM is pleased when
CHELSEA and VICTOR pledge
to get him out of jail. However,
CHRISTINE insists he be
transferred to prison but is stymied
by STITCH who won’t release him
from hospital. After hearing of the
fire at Newman Towers, Adam
escapes from the hospital.
✽ During the Delia Foundation
gala at Newman Towers, a redhooded caped figure breaks
into the basement electrical
room and sparks a huge fire.
Soon, the fire engulfs several
floors of the building, leading
to a huge explosion. An injured
Stitch and ASHLEY are trapped
alone in the debris while JACK
and PHYLLIS are trapped with
an unstable PATTY who’s arrived
to speak to DYLAN. Evacuations
begin via a rooftop helicopter
as Patty is presumed dead in
another explosion.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

✽ Distracted from
their vigil at baby
CHRISTIAN’s
bedside in the
Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit, SAGE
and NICK are soon
told that Christian
has died.

their feelings for each other; and
Christian is revealed to be alive.
JUNE 13-17

MAY 30-JUNE 3

✽ Struggling
to absorb their
baby boy’s death,
SAGE and NICK
ultimately opt
not to see their
son’s body. A
traumatised Sage
is angered by
Nick’s plans for
a memorial service VICTOR
and the two drift
apart. Nick can’t cope with
Sage’s rejection, prompting
VICTORIA to offer Sage
counselling through her shared
experience of losing a child.
With ADAM’s encouragement,
Sage attends the funeral.
✽ Amid the fire, STITCH tells
ASHLEY he loves her as Adam
encounters IAN, realising that
he sparked the inferno. Adam
and Ian get into a brutal fight that
ends with Ian presumed dead,
buried alive beneath flaming
debris. Adam quickly helps
ABBY rescue Stitch and Ashley.
✽ HILARY hurts DEVON by
telling him that she made a
mistake marrying him but he
won’t give up on her. Devon tries
to jog his wife’s memory with
images from their wedding but
all Hilary remembers is NEIL.
Meanwhile, the police get closer
to unmasking DR NEVILLE’s
role in Hilary’s ordeal.
✽ Recovering from his injuries,
Stitch privately insists he loves
Ashley while Abby obliviously
plans her wedding to him; CANE
rejects LILY’s plea to make peace;
PHYLLIS
VICTOR realises that Adam
fathered Sage’s son CHRISTIAN;
DYLAN is suspicious of DR
ANDERSON’s treatment of
SHARON; the Abbotts offer
o help Victor following the fire;
LUCA accuses MARISA of
using NOAH to betray him;
and Victoria wonders if BILLY
wants to destroy her family.
JUNE 6-10
✽ In exchange for keeping
the paternity of SAGE’s baby

WEEKDAYS
AT MIDDAY
ON ARENA

a secret and ensuring that
ADAM gets out of jail, VICTOR
wants Adam’s help rebuilding
Newman Enterprises after the
fire. Adam reluctantly accepts
the deal but CHELSEA worries
about the consequences.
✽ Under interrogation, nurse
EMMA identifies DR NEVILLE
as being responsible for HILARY’s
treatment. Meanwhile, Neville
insists that GWEN help him to
treat Hilary to counter the side
effects of her coma recovery. Later,
Hilary reacts angrily to NEIL’s
confession of his involvement in
her accident and takes out her
frustration on DEVON. She also
faints when DYLAN interrogates
her about Dr Neville.
✽ Victor pressures JUDGE
ELISE MOXLEY to hear Adam’s
appeal and it becomes clear to
NIKKI that the judge is afraid of
him. Elise later warns Adam that
VICTOR will destroy her if she
doesn’t free Adam. Later, Victor
tells Nikki that he’s blackmailing
Elise over an extramarital affair
she had but Nikki is horrified
when Elise reveals that her
lover was Victor.
✽ PHYLLIS and BILLY form an
alliance to bring down Victor but
JACK, ASHLEY and VICTORIA
are suspicious of their sudden
closeness. Soon after, the
Abbotts and Newmans are
shocked when the Paragon virus
reactivates and Ashley wonders
if Billy is responsible.
✽ Sage is haunted by nightmares
about CHRISTIAN; Ashley plans
ABBY’s wedding, insisting that
she and STITCH have to forget

✽ Finally in prison, ADAM is
repeatedly beaten by the other
inmates while VICTOR is content
to let him rot in jail after learning
he helped IAN perpetrate the
Paragon virus. Later though,
CHELSEA convinces Victor
to support Adam and Victor
pressures JUDGE MOXLEY
to release Adam.
✽ HILARY has memory flashes
but remains devoted to NEIL.
She’s desperate to make love
with Neil but he guiltily rejects
her. She continues with NEVILLE’s
treatment while a jealous
GWEN forces Neil to confess
his culpability to DEVON, who
accuses his father of wanting him
to go to prison for a murder that
never happened. Later, Hilary
recovers her memories but tells
a shattered Devon she still doesn’t
love him. She offers Devon sex in
exchange for sparing Neil from
prosecution. But Neil is content to
face his punishment and prepares
to surrender. Across town,
DYLAN finds Dr Neville, who
drugs him into unconsciousness.
SAGE

✽ Freaked out over the death
of NICK and SAGE’s baby,
SHARON fears for her
own unborn child but DR
ANDERSON sedates her
into hallucinating that she’s
still pregnant. Later though,
Sharon sees her belly without
the pregnancy padding and
fears she’s lost the baby.
Drugged into submission again,
Sharon awakens to be told
she’s given birth. Dr Anderson
hands her the newborn baby
who’s really CHRISTIAN
NEWMAN! She celebrates,
unaware that her child is
NICK’s son. SW

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SATURDAYS AT 8:30PM
ON BBC FIRST

It’s 1935 and British-controlled India is aching to spark
a revolution. On the day the British government passes
an act to increase its powers over India, the British Viceroy
there is brutally attacked, clearly at the hands of the dissident
Independence Party. The incident prompts socialite Cynthia
Coffin to suggest that private secretary Ralph campaign
to replace the hurt dignitary. But problems quickly
interrupt the plan. Reactionary old buffoon Lord
Hawthorne arrives from Britain with his eye on
the post, inspiring a deflated Ralph to petition
the Maharajah of Patiala to persuade other
local rulers to support the British bill.
What Ralph doesn’t know is that
his colleague Aafrin is secretly
supporting the Independence
Party — until Aafrin is
arrested for distributing
anti-British literature,
leading to his implication in
the Viceroy’s attack. Forced
to ensure Ralph’s trust
and hide his crimes, Aafrin
shows real concern for the
fractious marriage of Ralph’s
sister Alice — but will it it be
enough to keep him out of jail?

ROXY’S HELL

EASTENDERS
MONDAYS TO THURSDAYS
AT 6-15PM ON UKTV

On New Year’s Day 2016, Roxy Mitchell
fled the country to recover from her
near-rape ordeal at the hands of her
despicable lover Dean Wicks and since
then, her family in Walford has had very
little contact with her. That is, until Roxy
suddenly reappears on her sister
Ronnie’s doorstep in a bedraggled
and unhealthy state.
Unable to get answers out
of Roxy, Ronnie hospitalises
her and questions their
mother Glenda for answers.
Horrified to hear of Roxy’s
latest actions against her
family, Ronnie goes to
confront Roxy only to learn
that she’s disappeared
from hospital. A stranger
is soon making threats
against Roxy, motivating
Ronnie to find her but once
she does the whole horrible
truth of Roxy’s circumstances is
revealed. Sickened by her sibling’s
hell, Ronnie is stymied by Roxy’s
rejection of her help and fears
she’s lost her. However, Roxy
secretly keeps sneaking around
Walford desperate for help but
deathly afraid of asking for it.

A SPY IN THE
RANKS

For months, the Five-0 team has
known they’re being investigated
by the FBI but they haven’t known
why. That is, until Danny discovers
that Federal Prosecutor Robert
Coughlin is pursuing a vendetta
against them because of their
indirect involvement in the murder
of his brother Rex. Unknown to
the team, San Francisco Inspector
Abby Dunn is on Coughlin’s
payroll, tasked with secretly
spying on their every move.
Now that Coughlin’s identity
has been revealed, Abby has
second thoughts about her mission
but Coughlin refuses to let her
walk away, wanting to use her
romantic relationship with Chin
to his advantage. Uneasy about
the move, Abby confesses the
truth to Chin, expecting her
entire life to blow up in her face.

HAWAII FIVE-0
WEDNESDAYS AT 10.30PM ON TEN

Mortal
thoughts
The former Lord of Hell Lucifer
Morningstar is struggling with
his new life in real world LA. Women
are usually one of Lucifer’s three
great passions but the sight
of Detective Chloe Decker
constantly leaves Lucifer torn,
unable to understand her
inherent goodness or why
he could be attracted to
her. Finally deciding to
abandon his infatuation
with her, Lucifer
repeatedly attempts to
seduce Chloe, feeling
as though a sexual
assignation will sever
his feelings. This proves
difficult though when both
are trapped in a violent
situation while investigating
a murder case. The thrill
of testing his mortality
and ability not to feel
pain overwhelms Lucifer,
making a suspicious
Chloe eventually wonder
if he could be a criminal.

LUCIFER
WEDNESDAYS AT
8.30PM ON FX

Cancer conflict

A routine mammogram turns serious for Stef when confusion
arises over her results, requiring a second opinion. However, her
medical insurance company’s refusal to pay for the procedure a second
time is the least of Stef’s worries after her mother Sharon hijacks her
daughter’s medical files to be perused by a third physician. Stef soon
discovers that pre-cancerous cells are present in one breast, giving her
a high probability of developing breast cancer sooner rather than later.
To avoid the disease, Stef has two options, a non-invasive lumpectomy
or a preventative double mastectomy to eradicate the chances of
cancer returning in the affected breast or presenting in the other one.
Sharon and Stef’s wife Lena quickly clash over the right course of
action but eventually a conflicted Stef opts for the mastectomy. The
radical approach pleases her mother but leaves Lena feeling upset
as the couple delicately breaks the news to their kids.

THE FOSTERS
TUESDAYS AT
8.30PM ON FOX8

SHORTLAND STREET
WEEKDAYS AT 11.30AM ON ARENA

DEADLY PACT

HAP AND LEONARD
THURSDAYS AT 8.30PM ON SHOWCASE

SEDUCTIVE BETRAYER

Hap always thought he could trust Trudy, the
woman he married, but since they’d become
involved in the search for a stash of stolen
money, he’s been very wary of her.
The fact that she ruthlessly served him with
divorce papers in prison has shattered Hap.
The feelings are magnified when he learns
that Trudy was in on their cohort Howard’s
plan to cut him out of his share of the loot.
Her defence, that she gave him opportunities
to join the cause, falls on Hap’s deaf ears.
Even worse, Trudy continues with her
deceptions, slyly protecting the money from
local drug dealers who violently torture her
to reveal its location. Striking back, Trudy
stabs one of the dealers, Paco, in the eye
before incinerating him in a gas explosion.
The incident makes her reconsider her
deceptive nature and with the lives of Hap
and their friends at the drug dealers’ mercy,
she resorts to drastic and deadly measures
to save everyone and prove that she can
be honest and trustworthy.

The day that Kylie Brown has been dreading
for weeks has finally arrived. Enjoying a day
at the beach with her terminally ill mother
Norelle, Kylie is shattered by Norelle’s request
for Kylie to honour the pact they’ve made by
helping her to commit suicide that day.
After feeding Norelle the lethal cocktail of
drugs, Kylie can’t leave her alone, breaking
the pact they’d planned. Once Norelle dies
in Kylie’s arms, Kylie knows that she is now
in danger of being accused of a crime. Kylie
struggles with grief, finally admitting to TK
and her returned half-sister Julia that Norelle
ended her own life and she was with her.
Unable to digest the revelation, Julia
hotfoots it to the police, reporting Kylie for
assisted suicide. Soon after, Julia advises
the police that Kylie recently admitted
her guilt to Esther, prompting the police
to charge Kylie with the crime. Facing
court, Kylie realises that she’s looking at
prison time, leaving her nursing career and
relationship with TK on the brink of disaster.

HAPPY VALLEY
SUNDAYS AT 8.30PM
ON BBC FIRST

A SINISTER
MENACE

Sergeant Catherine Cawood
is struggling to keep her mind
focused on her work now
that her grandson Ryan’s
imprisoned father Tommy
Lee Royce has reared his
head with every intention
of ingratiating himself into
his son’s life.
The fact that Royce
suspects Catherine of
murdering his prostitute
mother Lynne Dewhurst has
intensified his vendetta. Even
worse for Catherine, Royce
has commandeered Ryan’s
mentally disturbed teacher
Frances Drummond to his
cause, manipulating her
into brainwashing Ryan
against Catherine so they
can be reunited.
To Catherine’s horror,
Frances lavishes Ryan with a
birthday present, purportedly
from Royce, prompting
Catherine to investigate
Frances’ teaching credentials.
Discovering that Frances is
posing as her dead sister
to teach at the school,
Catherine confronts Frances
with some home truths about
Royce. The woman grows
agitated, forcing Catherine
out of her house. Reluctantly
leaving, Catherine has no
idea that Frances has built
a petrol bomb with the
intention of burning down
Catherine’s home! SW
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THIS MONTH

UK UPDATES MAY 23-JUNE 17
Nico collapses with
a heart attack on
the floor at school.

A HEALTH
CRISIS FOR
Nico SPARKS
A BLOODY
REVENGE WAR
BETWEEN
Trevor AND Ben

HOLLYOAKS
WEEKDAYS AT
11.25AM ON UKTV

AN EYE
FOR AN

EYE
D
uring her time in
Hollyoaks, teenager
Nico Blake has
caused a lot of trouble
for her family and the people
around her. She’s even killed
people, her most recent
victim being her terminally ill
grandfather Patrick.
In the weeks since Patrick’s
death, Nico’s stress levels
have been skyrocketing as she
fears being identified for the
crime. Given that her mother
Sienna’s boyfriend is Detective
Sergeant Ben Bradley, Nico
knows that many lives will be
destroyed by the truth being
revealed. Unable to cope with
her guilt, Nico falls ill while
listening to Ben’s road safety
talk at school.
Suddenly, a raging Trevor
Royle bursts into the school

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grounds and assaults Ben,
accusing him of beating him up
because Ben believes that Trevor
killed his daughter Carly.
Amid the fracas, Nico
collapses to the floor, suffering
a heart attack. Her fellow
students crowd around as Ben
and John Paul hover over her,
calling an ambulance.
With Nico in hospital fighting
for her life, Ben blames Trevor’s
tirade for Nico’s health crisis
and vows revenge, not wanting
to be robbed of another
daughter figure.
Invading The Loft nightclub,
Ben pulls a gun on Trevor and
in the ensuing melee, shots are
fired. Hearing the gunshots,
Sienna bursts into the club to
find Trevor lying on the floor.
Has Ben killed Trevor to avenge
Nico’s collapse?

ALSO ON HOLLYOAKS:

✽ MAC’s dangerous ex-wife
MARNIE arrives in the village
to help CINDY financially
cripple Mac and destroy his life.
✽ MAXINE frets that she’s
losing her mind as a dead
PATRICK continues to haunt
her; JOANNE drives a wedge
deeper into LOUIS
and SIMONE’s
marriage; NANCY
fears that DARREN
is keeping secrets
from her; ALFIE
risks humiliation to
complete a charity
abseil as he supports
JADE through her
cancer battle; and
TONY struggles to
connect with HARRY.
✽ Serial killer
LINDSEY panics

when her eighth victim
FREDDIE returns to the
village alive; TEGAN
is spooked by an
unexpected visitor; PETE
further damages CLEO’s
fragile psyche; and
THERESA finds ZACK
in bed with LISA. SW

Marnie arrives in
Hollyoaks, ready
to ‘cripple’ Mac.

CORONATION STREET
WEEKNIGHTS AT 6.50PM ON UKTV

Anger management
everal years ago, Nick
Tilsley suffered severe
head injuries in a car
crash with his brother David
and was told by doctors that
he’d sustained permanent
brain damage that could
change his personality.
For a while, Nick became an
angry and hate-filled person
prone to violent outbursts before
the symptoms disappeared.
Recently, however, Nick
has been shocked to the core
by the sudden return of his
inexplicable anger. After
uncontrollably attacking his
niece Bethany’s bully, a shaken
Nick prayed that the tirade
would be a one-off incident.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t
appear to be the case when
Nick collides with Kylie at the
Bistro and fails to recognise
his sister-in-law.
Kylie is worried for Nick,
prompting him to confide in
David that his brain injury
symptoms are worsening.

S

Vanessa falls for
a notably younger
guy and they both
struggle with what
this could mean.

Rattled, Nick visits his
neurologist who suggests that
he undergo scans. David urges
Nick to tell his fiancée Carla
but Nick hides the truth from
her, telling David that if the scan
proves he can’t be a proper
husband he can’t marry Carla.

ALSO ON CORRIE:

✽ MICHELLE gives into
her passion for WILL but is
overcome with guilt when
STEVE finally returns home
from Spain; TODD’s hatred for
PHELAN mounts as he accuses
him of masterminding the
Community Centre vandalism;
CATHY comes to her nephew’s
rescue when ALEX’s mother
abandons him; and CAZ
forbids KATE from being
friends with SOPHIE.
✽ LIZ and CHRIS expose each
other’s identities; a homeless
stranger appears to be
blackmailing BILLY for money;
ZEEDAN tires of RANA’s
flirtatious nature; and KEN
asks AUDREY
on a date. SW
EMMERDALE
WEEKNIGHTS AT
5.45PM ON UKTV

Nick has been
shocked by the
sudden return of his
inexplicable rage.

Age barrier

excited when she
sleeps with a hot
young guy she
meets during
Vanessa a girls’ night out
Leyla.
ENJOYS A with
She feels he
FLING WITH could be the guy
A MUCH for her but is
about
YOUNGER TOY worried
their age gap
BOY UNTIL as he’s only 24.
SHE LEARNS Encouraged by
to pursue
HIS TRUE Leyla
him nevertheless,
IDENTITY AND Vanessa pulls out
CONNECTION all the stops until
spies him in
TO THE she
the village with
VILLAGE Priya’s fiancé,
Rakesh Kotecha.
In a heartbeat, Vanessa is
Village vet Vanessa
shocked to learn that her much
Woodfield hasn’t had
younger lover is Rakesh’s
much luck in the love
17-year-old son Kirin!
stakes of late so she’s naturally

✽

Nick’s FUTURE
IS PLUNGED
INTO TERRIBLE
DISARRAY
WHEN HE
EXPERIENCES
RECURRING
SYMPTOMS
FROM THE
BRAIN INJURIES
HE’S SUFFERED

Humiliated, Vanessa corners
Kirin, insisting that they must
stop seeing each other but Kirin
is unperturbed by the big age
difference, tempting Vanessa to
continue the affair.
Finding Kirin irresistible,
Vanessa sleeps with him again
and forces him to promise to
keep their fling a secret. At
every opportunity, Vanessa and
Kirin have sex and despite Leyla
figuring out what’s going on
Vanessa is relieved that she will
also keep the secret.
Unfortunately, the affair is
quickly exposed after Priya
catches Vanessa with a halfnaked Kirin, prompting her
to guilt-trip Vanessa into
ending the fling.
However, the lovers have a
hard time keeping their hands
off each other, knowing that
they’re headed for trouble.

ALSO ON EMMERDALE:

✽ CAIN warns AARON that
he has to flee the village as
the police are hunting him in
connection with the robbery
surrounding DONNA’s death.
✽ DECLAN is devastated when
MEGAN and ROBBIE reveal
CHARITY’s abortion; KERRY
ruins her chance to reconcile
with DAN; MARLON’s grief
over DONNA’s death clouds his
wedding plans with LAUREL;
SEAN leaves the village, for
a new life in the army; FINN’s
search for his mother has a
setback; ASHLEY discovers a
shocking secret about CAROLE;
and PETE and DEBBIE’s
relationship hits a crisis.
✽ ADAM confesses to a crime;
ANDY asks KATIE to marry
him; LEYLA hides her affair with
JAI from MEGAN; SAM resorts
to theft to pay off debts; and
LAUREL’s father DOUG returns
to the village with a secret. SW
SW 41

UK PRIMETIME
EMMERDALE
WEEKNIGHTS AT
5.45PM ON UKTV

STRUGGLING WITH
Donna’s DEATH, Ross
GOES ON A BENDER,
SPARKING A VIOLENT
BRAWL AT HER FUNERAL

D

espite often
protesting that
his relationship
with Donna
Windsor was nothing
more than a casual
sexual fling while they
committed a string of
robberies together,
Ross Barton has been
overcome with an
intense feeling of guilt
and unexpected love for
her following her death.
Unable to comprehend
the depth of his grief,
Ross retreats to the
multistorey car park
roof where Donna fell to her
death while dealing with a violent
criminal they were working with.
Staring at the scene, Ross breaks
down crying, the reality of his role
in her death hitting him hard.
Lashing out at Adam (Adam
Thomas) for failing to protect
them while they were carrying
out their final robbery, Ross
(Michael Parr) attacks his halfbrother before Marlon (Mark
Charnock) intervenes, having
discovered the truth of Ross and
Donna’s criminal relationship.
Ross comforts himself with
voicemail messages from
Donna and channels his hatred
towards Marlon especially after
Donna’s daughter April (Amelia
Flanagan) goes missing and he
learns that Donna and Marlon
shared a kiss before she died.
He threatens to destroy Marlon’s
engagement to Laurel (Charlotte
Bellamy) with the revelation and
ignores warnings not to attend
Donna’s funeral. Getting drunk,
Ross stares at Marlon, hinting
that he’ll destroy the funeral.

A troubled Ross
turns to Debbie
(Charley Webb)
and kisses her.

Debbie steps
in and begs
Ross not to run
from his grief.
A worried Debbie (Charley
Webb) enlists Cain’s (Jeff
Hordley) help to prevent the
ugly scene by imprisoning Ross
in the garage. However, Ross
escapes and shows up at the
funeral as Donna’s coffin arrives

Grief-stricken

ram
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outside the church. Desperate to
stop Ross entering the service,
Marlon blocks his path but
Ross snaps, forcing Marlon to
restrain Ross in a headlock. A
brawl breaks out as a shocked
Bob (Tony Audenshaw) tries to
separate them, not wanting his
stepdaughter’s funeral ruined.
Ostracised from the memorial,
Ross retreats to Donna’s
grave-site but unable to find
any comfort, he bitterly packs

his bags to leave the village.
However, Debbie steps in and
begs him not to run from his
grief. Overwhelmed, Ross rants
that he loved Donna and hates
the fact that she never told him
she had terminal cancer. He
clings to Debbie and to her
horror, plants a passionate kiss
on her. Ross desperately asks
Debbie if she loves him but when
she rejects him, he is left feeling
more alone than ever. SW

CORONATION STREET
WEEKNIGHTS AT 6.50PM ON UKTV

SOME TRAGIC NEWS ABOUT HIS FATHER
LEAVES A GRIEVING Jason OVERCOME
WITH RAGE AND MISERY AS HE REGRETS
LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM

T

Marlon (Mark Charnock)
tries to restrain Ross
(Michael Parr) in a
headlock at the funeral.

hroughout his life, Jason
Grimshaw has never
really had a proper family
relationship with his father
Tony Stewart, given that Tony
abandoned Jason’s mum Eileen
when she was pregnant.
Despite developing some
semblance of a father-son bond
with Tony after he returned
to live on the Street a few
years ago, Jason has again
lost all contact with him since
Tony’s recent departure from
Weatherfield following his
acrimonious split with lover
Liz McDonald.
Naturally, it comes as a
massive shock when Eileen
(Sue Cleaver) reports that the
police have just advised her
that Tony has been found dead
in his flat of a suspected heart

LOST
CHANCES

attack. Shattered to learn that
Tony may have lain dead for
three days before his body
was discovered, Jason (Ryan
Thomas) blames himself, feeling
that he should have tried harder
to stay in contact with his dad.
Overcome with emotion,
Jason quickly channels his
grief-fuelled anger towards
Liz (Beverley Callard), hissing
to Eileen that if weren’t for Liz
callously throwing Tony into the
gutter, Tony would still be living
near his family who could have
saved his life. Lost in a world of
pain, Jason rejects Billy’s (Daniel

HOLLYOAKS
WEEKDAYS AT
11.25AM ON UKTV

The bride’s

big decision

Holly (Amanda Clapham),
groom Jason (Alfie BrowneSykes) and Robbie
(Charlie Wernham).

Holly HAS A TOUGH CHOICE TO MAKE WHEN Robbie BEGS
HER NOT TO GO THROUGH WITH HER WEDDING TO Jason

✽

There’s no doubting
that Holly Cunningham
loves her fiancé Jason
Roscoe but as their wedding day
draws closer, Holly’s misgivings
about getting married become
stronger than ever.
For months, Holly’s feelings
for Jason have been challenged
by her searing sexual attraction
to his twin brother Robbie,
leading to their passionate and

clandestine affair. Nevertheless,
Holly has ignored Robbie’s
protestations to rethink
the marriage and remains
committed to Jason.
However, Jason (Alfie
Browne-Sykes) is aware of
Holly’s (Amanda Clapham)
mounting nervousness ahead
of the wedding and the tension
between them builds after Jason
learns of Holly’s plans to study

at Edinburgh University. Not
wanting her to go to Scotland,
Jason tries to sabotage her plans
and becomes paranoid over
the idea that Holly is cheating

Holly texts Robbie
asking him to
‘tell me I’m
marrying the
right brother’.

Brocklebank) bid to counsel him
through his grief and instead
goes on a drunken bender. In
the Rovers, Jason spots Liz and
brutally rails at her, shouting
that she killed his father!
Unable to handle preparations
for the funeral, Jason buries his
misery in booze and physically
lashes out at a sympathetic
Aidan (Shayne Ward),
slamming him against the bar
as a fist-fight erupts. Storming
out of the pub, Jason wallows
in tears on the street, sobbing
to Phelan (Connor McIntyre) that
he’s lost without his dad. SW

on him. Luckily for Holly, Jason
identifies the wrong man as her
supposed lover, leaving Holly
dreading the idea of the truth
being revealed.
The fear of exposure increases
as the couple runs into financial
problems with the wedding,
prompting Jason to ask an
awkward Robbie (Charlie
Wernham) for help. Seizing the
opportunity to win Holly, Robbie
suggests postponing the nuptials,
infuriating Holly.
Soon after, the sight of Jason
cavorting with a stripper at his
stag party devastates Holly.
She retreats into Robbie’s arms
and is so stunned by what’s
happened that she awakens on
her wedding day, wondering if
she should go through with it.
Needing an escape route,
Holly texts Robbie asking him
to “tell me I’m marrying the
right brother”. An answer isn’t
forthcoming so Holly dons her
wedding dress, only for Robbie
to stall her outside the wedding
venue to ask her to marry him
instead. Seriously conflicted and
coming face-to-face with Jason,
Holly resolves to go through with
the wedding.
Holly and Jason stand at
the altar but as they exchange
vows, Holly stares at Robbie,
wrestling with the thought of
running away with him or being
pronounced Jason’s wife. SW

US PRIMETIME
Olivia (Kerry Washington)
tries to stop Jake (Scott
Foley) from marrying
Vanessa (Joelle Carter).

Kill r

SCANDAL
NOW STREAMING ON PRESTO

instincts
N

ormally cool, calm
and collected, Olivia
Pope is known to
have angry outbursts
coupled with regrettable
actions when she’s pushed
to breaking point.
The stress of managing
Mellie’s presidential campaign
is quickly developing into a
“breaking point” scenario,
prompting Olivia to consider
playing dirty to thwart Mellie’s
opponent Susan Ross from
entering the White House.
The resulting death of
Susan’s jailed ex-lover also
proves that sometimes Olivia’s
actions can be deadly.
However, it’s the longawaited revival of comatose
former vice-president Andrew
Nichols (Jon Tenney) following
his stroke that truly sends
Olivia (Kerry Washington) over
the edge. Now that Andrew
is awake, the news that
he’s been speaking to Lillian
Forrester (Annabeth Gish),
one of Fitz’s (Tony Goldwyn)

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ex-lovers about the events
surrounding the West AngolaUS war, panic spreads through
the White House.
Unwilling to let Andrew
reveal that Fitz was goaded
into starting the war to save
a kidnapped Olivia, Olivia
begs her father Rowan (Joe
Morton) to intervene but after
he refuses, she’s forced to take
more drastic measures. Huck
(Guillermo Diaz) drugs Andrew
and imprisons him in a White
House secret room where Olivia
takes a diplomatic approach.
Once Andrew reneges on
their agreement to keep his
mouth shut, Olivia snaps,
especially after enduring
haunting nightmares of her
abduction hell. Outraged at
the vile insults Andrew slings at
her, Olivia brutally beats him to
death with a heavy metal chair!
Despite becoming a killer,
Olivia insists the truth never
be revealed. Instead, she
plans on faking a mental
breakdown to infiltrate her

AFTER COMMITTING
MURDER, Olivia USES HER
ACTIONS TO SAVE Jake FROM
THE AWFUL FUTURE THAT
HER WICKED FATHER Rowan
HAS LAID OUT FOR HIM
father’s organisation and bring
him down. First though, she
must stop Jake (Scott Foley)
from marrying Vanessa (Joelle
Carter) as part of Rowan’s
scheme to install Jake as US
vice-president.
With Rowan buying his
daughter’s breakdown,
Olivia covertly meets with her
colleagues and upon learning
of the huge wedding that
Rowan is hosting, decides to
use Jake’s love for her to stop
the wedding. Goading Jake
Olivia is
pleased to
hear Jake
say he
doesn’t
want to
be with
Vanessa.

into literally screaming that
he doesn’t love Vanessa,
Olivia is pleased to hear that
he doesn’t want to be with
Vanessa. He only wants to
be with Olivia.
But a wily Rowan reveals
that he’s on to his daughter’s
plan as the wedding begins.
Watching Jake and Vanessa
at the altar, Rowan horrifies
Olivia, whispering in her ear
that if Jake doesn’t marry
Vanessa, he’ll personally
slit Jake’s throat! SW

OLD SKELETONS FROM Frank’s
PAST ARE RESURRECTED THAT
COULD LEAVE LIVES IN DANGER
olice Commissioner
Frank Reagan’s dayto-day grind on the
force may include cases like
disagreeing with a priest over
how to handle a young boy
who’s been thieving from the
church but it’s Frank’s own past
that is about to rear its head,
leading to new ramifications.
All of his working life,
Frank (Tom Selleck) and his
colleagues have revered
a newly retired NYPD
lieutenant but when the ex-cop
is sensationally accused of
gunning down a group of
thugs on the subway who were
about to mug him, Frank cops
the fallout.
The lieutenant’s sudden
disappearance, seemingly
making him a fugitive from
justice, rattles Frank, leaving
him wondering if the man’s
stellar law enforcement
reputation is about to be
tarnished forever.
Soon though, it’s Frank’s own
past that ends up in the spotlight.
His first partner on the force,
Lenny Ross (Treat Williams), is
publishing a nostalgic exposé
chronicling his and Frank’s early
exploits on the job.
Initially supportive, Frank
is given cause for concern
after Garrett (Gregory Jbara)
warns that the resulting media
attention from the book could
give Frank’s enemies the perfect
weapon to use against him

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and destroy his reputation. His
life could also be in danger.
Rattled, Frank riles Ross by
trying to forcefully prevent the
book’s publication, creating
a rift between them.
Meanwhile, a request
from 12th Precinct Officer Jill
Carpenter (America Olivo)
brings more of Frank’s past
demons to the fore. Sensitive to
Jill’s request to take possession
of her recently killed police
captain father’s shield badge
number, Frank is inclined to
agree until he discovers the
number in question.
Suddenly, Frank is tormented
to realise that the number is the
one that his deceased son Joe
used. More prophetic is the fact
the every officer who has ever
used the number is now dead.
With the pain of Joe’s murder
still rich in his mind, a worried
Frank consults the family for
guidance. Their support prompts
Frank to award the number to
Jill but he fears the move has
tragically backfired when Jill
is involved in a life-threatening
violent encounter. SW

Police boss Frank
Reagan (Tom
Selleck) tries to
stop publication of
a revealing book.

BLUE BLOODS
THURSDAYS AT
10.30PM ON TEN

Past

INTRUSIONS

ONCE UPON A TIME
MONDAYS & TUESDAYS AT 7.30PM ON 7FLIX
Regina (Lana Parrilla)
(left) and Emma
(Jennifer Morrison).

REGINA’S

WICKED
INTERVENTION
ON A DESPERATE ODYSSEY TO SAVE
Robin Hood, Regina STARES PURE
EVIL IN THE FACE.

✽

Terror has once again
filled every fibre
of Regina’s being
following the news that the
Wicked Witch has defied
death and still roams.
Her first instinct is to head
to New York to save Robin
Hood from the Wicked Witch’s
tyranny, painfully aware that
Robin has no idea that the
Witch is currently posing as
Maid Marian or that she is
actually Zelena, Regina’s evil
half-sister. After coming to
understand that Robin Hood
is the love of her life, the last
thing Regina wants is for him
to be destroyed by her sibling.
Once reunited with Robin
(Sean Maguire), Regina
(Lana Parrilla) wastes no time
exposing Marian as Zelena
(Rebecca Mader), forcing her
sister to confirm her identity to
a stunned Robin. But Regina’s
pleas for Robin to flee with her
are devastated when Robin
reveals that Zelena is pregnant
with his child!
Back in Storybrooke,
Regina holds Zelena captive,
with every intention of killing
her. In a bid to survive, Zelena
plays on Regina’s love for
Robin, revealing that Robin
would be shattered by the
murder of the mother of his
child. Rethinking her plan,
Regina plots to have the
mysterious Author (Patrick

Fischler) write Zelena out of
the story. Invoking the name
of their tyrannous mother,
Zelena destroys the plot and
arranges to marry Robin Hood.
Outraged, Regina vows to stop
the wedding.
With Henry’s (Jared S.
Gilmore) help, Regina learns
she can only ruin the nuptials
with Emma’s (Jennifer
Morrison) assistance. However,
Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle)
isn’t about to let that happen,
quickly engaging Emma in
a swordfight. This distracts
Regina and when Henry’s life
is suddenly endangered, Regina
allows herself to be stabbed to
save his life. Has Regina given
up her last chance at true love
and her life too? SW

Robin Hood
(Sean
Maguire)
reveals that
Zelena is
pregnant.
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Both highly suspenseful and deeply emotional,
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BANANA AND COCONUT BREAD

There’s nothing quite like remaking an old favourite using new ideas and new ingredients, and this nourishing banana
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to replace the refined sugars typically used for this, as well as a mixture of shredded coconut and brown rice flour in
place of wheat flour. Spelt flour is also a great option if brown rice flour isn’t on hand

SERVES 8
INGREDIENTS

125ml coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or vanilla paste
4 eggs, beaten
3 very ripe bananas, mashed
8 Medjool dates, pitted and chopped
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
65g shredded coconut
135g brown rice flour

1
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a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then
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3
4

Recipes and image from Seasons to Share by
Jacqueline Alwill (Murdoch Books).

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Play as one; think as one; win as one. The road to
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TER BOOK
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That’s a total prize value
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FINDING DORY

STARRING Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Diane Keaton, RELEASED June 16
The long-awaited sequel to the global phenomenon Finding Nemo is finally here with Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) now the central
character. Dory, the forgetful blue tang fish, teams up with her friends Nemo (Hayden Rolance) and Marlin (Albert Brooks)
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(Ty Burrell), a dramatic beluga whale; and Destiny (Kaitlin Olson), a clumsy whale shark, who all help Dory on her quest.

HUNT FOR THE
WILDERPEOPLE

STARRING Sam Neill, Julian Dennison,
Rhys Darby
RELEASED May 26
When Ricky’s (Julian Dennison) foster
mum Bella (Rima Ti Wiata) dies and he
is left with her uninterested husband Hec
(Sam Neill), the 13-year-old takes off into
the wild New Zealand bush. Hec goes in
search of Ricky and teaches the boy how
to survive in the wilderness. The pair start
to warm to each other but their plans to
return home are thrown into chaos when
authorities think Hec kidnapped Ricky,
sparking a national manhunt.
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f one fact rings true about
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other place like it on earth.
A cluster of tiny islands on the
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Just ask the writers, artists and
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down at the luxe Hotel Cipriani
on Giudecca Island. (We’re
sure the guests — who included
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CRAWFORD — enjoyed being
only a boat ride away from the
hustle and bustle!)
Then there are the A-listers
who jet in annually for the
Venice Film Festival, part of
la Biennale di Venezia and the
oldest film festival in the world.
Everyone from KRISTEN
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and TILDA SWINTON made
an appearance on the 2015
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festival this August is set to
be equally sumptuous.
Film buffs will already know
the city from The Talented
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GEORGE AND AMAL
The Rialto Bridge on the
Grand Canal at sunset.

Tourists on the wooden Ponte
dell’Accademia, a popular
spot for marriage proposals.

Mr Ripley (1999), starring
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PALTROW — which featured
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hotel, and the Ca’ da Mosto,
a palace on the Grand Canal.
DANIEL CRAIG kept us on
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Royale (2006), with a scene shot
between the famous Accademia
and Rialto bridges. And then
there’s JOHNNY DEPP and

ANGELINA JOLIE’s romantic
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Danieli in the heart of Venice.
Depp was so taken with the
city he reportedly outbid an
Arab prince to buy a palace
right on the Grand Canal. Hop
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“waterbus”) and take a trip
down this watery thoroughfare
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JOHNNY DEPP

THAT’S AMORE!
Romantic Venice

WORDS BY RACHEL SMITH

JUDE LAW

Venice and the sumptuous
palazzo right on the canal’s
edge. These were once the
homes of every rich family
in town and with any luck
you may spot Johnny’s 17th
Century Palazzo Dona
Sangiantoffetti, believed to
have cost $US13.4 million!
There’s romance at every
turn in Venice, whether you’re
stealing a kiss in a gondola or
on one of the 400-odd bridges.
Make sure to visit the Ponte di
Rialto for its unrivalled views
over the Grand Canal, and
the Ponte dell’Accademia,
a popular proposal spot (and
reportedly where GREG
WISE popped the question to
Oscar-winning legend EMMA
THOMPSON). The limestone
Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of
Sighs) connecting the Doge’s
Palace with the prisons, is also
striking. It’s so called because its
windows afforded convicts on

St Mark’s Square, in the heart
of Venice. The cafes are
expensive here but the spot
is a must for any visitor.

St Mark’s Square is one of
these — and while the coffee
prices will cripple you, it’s worth
queuing for the Basilica di San
Marco and the view from the
bell-tower. The square has also
played backdrop for many films
and TV shows, with JUDE LAW
spotted here in January filming
miniseries The Young Pope.
When sunset rolls around,
a Bellini at Harry’s Bar may be
on the cards, and the birthplace
of this Venetian cocktail is a nice
way to follow in the footsteps of
TRUMAN CAPOTE, ALFRED
HITCHCOCK and WOODY
ALLEN. But you’ll pay for the
privilege and you’re better off
at the Skyline Rooftop Bar on
the eighth floor of the Hilton.
Like Venice itself, the views up
here are pretty special. SW
The Bridge of Sighs is
steeped in history.

death row their last glimpse of
the city and the lagoon. Kiss on
a gondola at sunset under the
bridge and you’ll enjoy eternal
love, according to the legend!
When it comes to getting
around, forget maps; comfy
shoes are all you need. There
are no cars and the maze-like

laneways are easy to
get lost in — but they’re
also full of treasures:
a tiny bar for afternoon
aperitivo, a cosy
restaurant for a late
lunch or a square so
beautiful your camera
can’t even capture it.
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STAR STYLE BEAUTY
ROSE BYRNE

Winter

wow!
J

ust because it’s getting cooler, it’s no excuse to stay huddled
up at home and forget about your beauty routine. We
all get lazy over winter and sometimes it’s hard to get
motivated during the colder months. Here we steal some
red-hot trends for this frosty time, from celebrities like Kate Hudson
and Jessica Chastain, and reveal how to get their glamorous looks
so that you too can look steaming hot all through the chilly season.

Classic red lips

A classic red is classic for a
reason. It will glam up any look
with just one smear on the lips,
which is why we always see
stars like Rose Byrne sporting
it on the red carpet. To get her
Rose-y red lips, first outline
using a sharp pencil, making
sure you reach the corners of
your mouth, all the way to your
cupid’s bow, then smooth over
a vibrant red shade of lipstick,
for a flawless finish. Try Mode
Lipstick in Date Night
paired with Mode Lip Liner
in Paint the Town Red.

Blackcurran
lips

This winter, we’ve looked f
than the wine and the berr
shades, and opted for a d
colour of lippy. If you’re a
daring, like Kate Hudson,
a shade of blackcurrant
lipstick to boost your look,
and pair it with subtle shad
so that your lips stay the
statement. To get Kate’s
bold look, apply a dark
colour to your lips,
starting from the outer
corner of your lips and
working your way to the
centre using a thin brush
so you don’t smudge
outside the line. For
a longer-lasting pout,
go over your lips once
more to secure the colour.
We like Australis

58 SW

KATE HUDSON

Chilly days and cosy evenings BRING PERFECT MOMENTS FOR SUPER-COOL LOOKS

JESSICA CHASTAIN

JENNIFER ANISTON

Colour Inject Moisturising
Mineral Lipstick in Grunge
and Innoxa Full Colour Lip
Cream in Wine & Dine and
Citrus Cake.

WORDS BY IRENA MATOS

Sultry, smoky
eye

The eyes never lie, and right now
they’re telling us there is nothing
sexier than a smokin’ hot smoky
eye this chilly season. We are in
love with Jessica Chastain’s todie-for eyes and luscious lashes.
For steamy eyes like Jessica’s,
first sweep a soft grey shade onto
your lid to create a base for the
smoky look. Then using a small
rounded brush, apply a dark
grey to the crease of your lid,
starting at the outer corners and
blending inwards. Take the same
h
and underline
er lash line,
g a smudging
. Use a light
mery colour

to highlight the
inner corners
of your eyes
and brow bone
with a soft
brush and finish
with a slick of
black mascara
to make your
eyes pop. We
recommend
Covergirl
Eyeshadow
Quad in
Stunning
Smokeys and
Max Factor
REESE WITHERSPOON
False Lash
first file your nail to
Effect Mascara.
your desired length
and apply a sheer
From blood red, to midnight
basecoat onto clean
blue, to gothic glam, any hue
fingernails. Next let
with a dark side will do. We’re
the basecoat dry
definitely a fan of deep red
before carefully painting the
nails, just like our favourite
colour to your nails. Apply two
Friend. To get Jennifer Aniston’s
to three coats for the colour’s
dark crimson claws,
true intestity to stand out and
then finish with a topcoat to
protect your nails from chipping.
Try Mode Cosmetics Nail
Enamel in a range of amazing
hues, or Australis Nail
Colour in dark blue Jeanie in
l or rich Pinot Dah.

Grungy nails

g cheeks
ing

anywhere soon. It’s hard to
maintain that glow throughout
winter, but we have a few tricks
up our sleeve that will leave
you looking as radiant as Reese
Witherspoon. First, moisturise
your skin thoroughly as it’s vital
to keep it hydrated throughout
the colder months. Next, apply
a highlighting primer to the skin
before your foundation, for
a natural-looking, glow-fromwithin appearance. After your
foundation is set, dab a cream
blush to your cheeks and gently
blend with a damp sponge
i an upward motion.
Napoleon
uto
Radiancesting Primer
d Innoxa
Lip & Cheek
Stick in
Hibiscus. SW

SW 59

43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards red carpe

Jacqueline
MacInnes Wood
Dressed like an angel (or
maybe a sexy goddess?)
the star (Steffy on The Bold
and the Beautiful) dazzled
in a shimmering, white
deep-v gown by Berta.

Heather Tom
Retro floral and strong colour
was the choice for the actress
(Katie on B&B). The cotton,
boatneck gown by Alice and
Olivia features a single box
pleat. We also love her updo
and those stunning red nails!

Melissa Claire
Egan
The star (Chelsea on The
Young and the Restless)
went for elegant simplicity
in a black bodysuit and
white pleated skirt — “From
my closet,” she admitted.

et

Linsey Godfrey
White was the colour for
the star (Caroline on B&B)
in a romantic long skirt and
lacy, long-sleeved crop top.
The matching jewellery,
clutch and nails all added
up to pure perfection.

Katherine Kelly
Lang
The actress (Brooke on
B&B) was all glamour in
a gold metallic strapless
gown by Cristina Nitopi,
an Australian designer with
international recognition.

43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards red carpe

Karla Mosley

Gina Tognoni

Melissa Reeves

The star (Maya on B&B)
was another top name
who went for white. Karla
chose chic wide-leg pants
and a shoulder-baring top,
teamed with a fun pop of
magenta on her shoes.

A little black dress with
a lot of sex appeal was
the option for the actress
(Phyllis on Y&R) who was
a presenter on the night.
Strappy sandals and a gold
clutch completed the look.

Red was the rule for the star
(Jennifer on Days of Our
Lives). Like Linsey Godfrey,
Melissa was nominated for
Outstanding Supporting
Actress in a Drama but lost
to Jessica Collins (Y&R).

et

Ashleigh Brewer

Christel Khalil

The Australian beauty (Ivy on
B&B) has come a long way
since playing Kate Ramsay
on Neighbours. Embodying
Hollywood style, she wore
a nude gown by Aussie
designer Steven Khalil.

The actress (Lily in Y&R)
made a statement in a deep
purple gown with ornate
beading on the neckline and
back and a daring split.
She teamed the dress with
sandals and a silver clutch.

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