‘Degrassi’ Stars Cassie Steele & Miriam McDonald Slut-Shamed, Bullied For The Characters They Portrayed

Eamonn Holmes, 62, did not hold back today as he defended Rylan Clark, 33, after he was accused of pulling “sickies” while he was forced to miss work due to an illness. Rylan returned to his duties on BBC Radio 2 at the weekend following concerns over his health after falling ill earlier this month.But one listener hit out at Eamonn, who they accused of having “no talent or opinions”, while saying they were becoming “weary” of Rylan’s “sickies”.Taking to social media to reveal their views, Twitter user mjkennington wrote: “Never been a fan of @EamonnHolmes but sadly our TV & radio shows are loaded with presenters like him, who openly admit to having no talent or opinions & wonder why they're in their well paid jobs.“At least @piersmorgan has an opinion.

Coronation Street, has revealed her 13-year-old daughter has bagged a role on BBC One’s Waterloo Road.The actress announced the news on Instagram with a photograph of Scarlett and the rest of the cast.The mum-of-two told her 483,000 followers: “Very excited to finally be able to announce that my gorgeous, lovely, talented Scarlett Thomas will be in the new series of Waterloo Road #ProudMum.”Hundreds of Tina’s friends and followers took to the comments to congratulate the teen star.Catherine Tyldesley said: “That girl has always been the brightest of stars.”Sally Carmen, who plays Corrie’s Abi wrote: “Awesome!”A post shared by Tina O’Brien (@tinaob83)Kel Allen, who plays Laura Neelan, penned: “Love this!!!”Faye Brookes posted a beating heart emoji and Helen Flanagan shared a pair of heart eyes.Tina also starred in the high school drama from 2010-2011, playing the role of pupil Bex Fisher.Scarlett will join her uncle Adam Thomas on the show and play his daughter, Izzy.Scarlett’s dad Ryan Thomas, who played Jason Grimshaw on Corrie for 16 years, also publicly congratulated his daughter.The Celebrity Big Brother winner shared a snap of his brother and daughter and told his 1.1 million followers: “The secret is finally out!!!“As a father and big brother, it doesn’t get much better in life to find out that my brother is going back to Waterloo Road where it all started for him in his career to then find out Scarlett is going to play his daughter in the show.”Adam, who plays Donte Charles in the BBC drama, appeared on Morning Live today to discuss the new series and how he will find having his niece on set.He told hosts Kym Marsh and Gethin Jones: “Fans of the show will remember that Donte and Chlo had a little baby called Izzy

The Royal Highland Centre has been announced as the venue for the newest addition to Scotland’s festival calendar - Connect Music Festiva l, which will take place this summer.

Find out which role Dove Cameron had not heard of before taking it on! – Just Jared Jr Find out why everyone is talking about Kim Kardashian today – Celebitchy Guess who is pregnant! – Popsugar This couple is still together, despite not being photographed in months! – Just Jared Jr

THE One Show will have a new line-up this week after Jermaine Jenas was ruled out with Covid. Viewers were expecting to see him on the show today but were greeted instead by Lauren Laverne and Angellica Bell.

LYDIA Bright really went all out for her daughter Loretta's 2nd birthday party. The proud mum-of-one made sure her little girl had the best day ever and treated her to an incredible celebration, which included real life farm animals.

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The world's biggest spider, which can grow to a foot in width, has been found in the UK by terrified dock workers who noticed it in a shipping container.Staff at the dock in Hull saw the huntsman, which hitched a ride 5,000 miles from China, and rushed to call the RSPCA.The spider is not deadly to humans but can cause a series of issues when it bites, including heart palpitations, vomiting and headaches.A spokesman from the animal welfare charity said: "The spider fancied a holiday so he hopped on a shipping container in China and ended up in Hull."He gave staff quite a fright.

Arthur and Luana make £56,000 a month by coaching and inspiring others about sex on OnlyFans. However, some predict their relationship is destined to fail.Talking about their non-monogamous situation, Luana said: “Many people reject it, and many find it strange, they say that we haven’t found God, that our relationship doesn’t work, but we don’t care because we know very well what we want and that our choices make us happy."Arthur added: "Many say that our relationship will not last, but I'm sure we make it work better than many in a monogamous relationship."He continued: "There is no right formula, but there are paths we can follow to make it work, and one of them is trust."It is also necessary to establish small 'rules' with the other person that you can follow in a nice way."The most important thing for the relationship to last and go further, is certainly respect."Arthur and Luana set up their OnlyFans during the pandemic to help those in relationships who were struggling in the bedroom.Speaking about their venture in February last year, the pair said: "We were able to inspire other couples to have sex in the pandemic."They added: "We teach everything through the platform, from different positions to even encouraging couples to go swinging."Many did not know or were afraid of the techniques, but our tips made couples get closer at home." Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Reddit user has found an abandoned city on Google Maps thousands of years after it was reduced to a desert ghost town.The poster, known as u/mystery_unrolles shared three aerial images of the historical city of Ur, that still has huge buildings peeking out of the sands that have taken back the land.The Redditor said: "City of Uru/Ur, Founded in 20th century BCE (4000 year's ago). At that time it was the most populous city with 65,000 inhabitants."They later added in the comments that they found the site at 30°57′42″N 46°06′18″E and that the city isn't the oldest around.The posters comment said: "There are urban cities which are older than Ur, Mohenjo daro of Indus valley civilization was founded 4500 years ago (most likely)."According to Britannica, the district in southern Mesopotamia, which is now classified as southern Iraq, was once situated on the former Euphrates River and remains one of the oldest cities in the area.Settlers arrived sometime in the 4th millennium BC and was once a capital city before its decline.

Manchester United saying that he “will remember it all his life".The now 32-year-old joined the side in July 2015 after impressing for Southampton.But it was a relatively short-lived tenure in the northwest, with the Frenchman leaving to Everton just 18 months later. "I learned a lot from my departure from Manchester United.

Jane ‘Nightbirde’ Marczewski was one of the most inspiring contestants on all of America’s Got Talent. The musician bravely shared her cancer story on the show, which she competed on during season 16.

“Life doesn’t always give breaks to those that deserve it—but we knew that already.”She continued: “Thank you for all your support, it means the world to me. “Stay with me, I’ll be better soon.

Loose Women star Jane said she is trying to focus on the good things she has in her life, which she appreciates much more now.The 58-year-old told The Mirror: “I wanted to send a love letter to the viewers of why I love Yorkshire so much.”And the journey has been an emotional one for Jane.She said: “I think you should face emotion. I’ve always said we have to live through a lot in our lives.“Those horrible times make you appreciate the wonderful times.”"And that’s what I am doing.“I’m appreciating what I have in life, not what I’ve lost.“You realise being busy keeps you young.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix co-CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, an independent film producer, are personally donating $10 million to Tougaloo College, a historically Black college and university in Mississippi, and the school’s partnership with Brown University.Of the total, $5 million will fund scholarships at Tougaloo, in Jackson, Miss., and $5 million will establish the Brown-Tougaloo Partnership Scholarship Fund at Brown, which is located in Providence, R.I. The gift is the largest ever to the Brown-Tougaloo Partnership, which began in 1964 during the civil rights movement, and has connected more than 760 students, faculty and staff from both institutions through academic exchanges, fellowships, research projects and other initiatives.

J. Kim Murphy Britney Spears has landed a record-breaking publishing deal for a tell-all memoir, Variety has confirmed with a source close to Spears.Publishing house Simon & Schuster and Spears have secured a deal for the pop star’s memoir. The book will provide Spears’ accounts of and commentary on her rise to fame, her music career and her relationship with her family.Deal terms were not revealed, but an individual familiar with Spears tells Variety the deal is “record-breaking.” Page Six reports that the agreement is worth as much as $15 million and that Simon & Schuster reportedly emerged victorious after a bidding war involving multiple other publishers.Variety has reached out to Simon & Schuster for comment.

William Earl The nascent XFL football league, now owned by superstar Dwayne Johnson, has set an R&D partnership with the NFL that is designed to “expand the game of football.”Johnson and business partner Dany Garcia aim to open XFL training camps in January of next year. The partnership with the NFL does not involve games or teams specifically but is an agreement to work together in studying the game of football and collaborating on “forward-thinking physical and mental fitness programs for players,” per a joint press release issued Monday.“We are extremely pleased to collaborate with the NFL in these important areas,” said Garcia, who is XFL co-owner and chairwoman.

Maura Higgins has been spotted looking gorgeous in a cut-out dress for London Fashion Week after hitting back at fans for calling her "too skinny".The 31 year old, who recently denied romance rumours between herself and radio presenter Roman Kemp, appeared in her element as she made her way out of the Oh Polly fashion event on 19 February evening. Former Love Islander Maura put on a revealing display as she donned a black mini cut-out number that showed off her washboard abs and slim waist. She paired the outfit with some knee-high black satin boots and a crocodile patterned purse that she held on to with a silver chain.

Degrassi alums Cassie Steele and Miriam McDonald opened up about issues they faced appearing on the teen series while speaking in an Instagram Live segment Monday.Steele, 31, who played Manny Santos on the series, said that her peers in school and fellow teens couldn't always tell the difference between her and the role she played on the series (which also included a younger incarnation of Drake).'People couldn't separate me from my character,' said Steele, whose storylines included an episode in which she wore a visible thong at school; and a controversial show in which her character had an abortion.

Degrassi stars Cassie Steele and Miriam McDonald are looking back on the roles that made them household names in an Instagram Live talk with Entertainment Weekly.

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