EastEnders actor talks 'pressure' of 'intense' special episode as Ben faces grave danger

GEMMA Collins enjoyed a fun-filled family day out at the safari park yesterday with her stepson Tristan, fiance Rami and nephew Hayden. The reality star, 41, had a blast as she toured Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire with her nearest and dearest.

teenagers.The high school sweethearts, from Minnesota, US, discovered they were expecting in 1961, when Karen was just 15.She was sent home and made to place her daughter Denise up for adoption before eventually splitting with Denny.Now after more than five decades without speaking, Denny contacted Karen, now a widow, over LinkedIn and it all fell into place.When the pair finally met in person, it was love at first sight and they married just 36 hours later.Karen said: "It felt like nothing much had changed including his dimples when he smiled and the sparkle he has."The couple later reconnected with their daughter, who now uses the name Jean Voxland.Speaking to WCCO, Karen opened up about her past romance with Denny where he would take her to dances and sports matches. After discovering she was pregnant, her disapproving parents sent her to a Lutheran Social Services home for unmarried mothers.

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Piers Morgan had been watching BBC War Correspondent Jeremy Bowen's report of "civilians fleeing an embattled town NW of Kyiv" and feeling horrified by the graphic images he saw.

Ed Sheeran is a musical “genius” but also a musical “magpie” who borrows from other people’s work when he’s writing his pop songs. Sometimes he borrows from the work of superstars, who get their credits.

Dancing on Ice viewers have hit out at "favouritism" from the judges following the result of the latest skate-off.Paralympian Stef Reid and her partner Andy Buchanan were sent home during Sunday's (March 6) dramatic live show after finding themselves in the bottom two against BMX star Kye Whyte and his professional dancer Tippy Packard.Kye was saved by an unanimous vote from judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean after both couples danced again.This meant that Stef was given the boot from the ITV ice-skating competition.However, fans were left unimpressed with the judges' decision and took to social media to air their frustration.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Kye & Tippy have literally been in the bottom two 4 times now, so their clearly somehow still not connecting with the public."Another added: "What a fix, Kye is the weakest skater by far, the public have put him the bottom two for the past four weeks. Obvious why they are keeping him in."A third person posted: "What a flipping fix.

offender registry if they win the next election on March 19.Currently in opposition, party leader Peter Malinauskas has pledged to bring in a raft of new law reforms, all aimed at protecting children.If he wins, then child sex offenders would be named on a public list, while another pledge stated that murderers who hide bodies and refuse to give details on where they were kept could face an extra 15 years in prison.The police would also be able to give parents access to the database if it was to be used to find out more about who their child is in contact with.According to the new policy, it states: “South Australia will establish a three-level public sex offender register based on the Western Australian model to provide greater confidence and safety.“The new system will have three parts: A new missing offenders website will provide photographs and personal details of reportable offenders who have either failed to comply with their reporting obligations, provided false or misleading information to police and whose location or whereabouts is not known to police.“A local search program will allow police, subject to an approved application, to provide photographs of dangerous and high-risk offenders in your suburb or surrounding area.“A parental disclosure scheme will allow police to provide a parent or guardian of a child with information about a specific person who has regular contact with their child.It added: “Under the toughest laws in Australia, serious child sex offenders will be locked up and we will throw away the key until they can prove that they are no longer a threat to the community.”If you or somebody you know has been affected by this story, contact Victim Support for free, confidential advice on 08 08 16 89

EastEnders could be about to kill Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) off next week as his life is put in danger once again by the gangster Danny Hardcastle.

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The future of EastEnders ' Queen Vic pub is thought to be in doubt after venues in the UK closed due to social distancing rules.

EASTENDERS pub The Queen Victoria is under threat of closure - for the first time in ten years. The legendary boozer could be shut when the soap returns to filming as scripts will reflect social distancing measures.

EASTENDERS fans were left gobsmacked this evening when Stacey Fowler made a shock return to Albert Square. While actress Lacey Turner was not shown on screen, she could be heard in a phone call to Kush Kazemi at the end of tonight's episode.

EastEnders next week will see Ben Mitchell force Lola Pearce to make a shock confession which will have a devastating effect.

EastEnders viewers were overjoyed as Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner) made a surprise return to the soap.

EASTENDERS fans are in tears of worry for Jean Slater after she tried to seduce Phil Mitchell in exchange for letting her daughter Stacey return home. The cleaner - who is played by actress Gillian Wright in the BBC soap - is off her bipolar medication and suffering from delusions and poor impulse control.

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EastEnders viewers were delighted when Sharon Watts returned to Walford looking more glamorous than ever.

EASTENDERS hard-nut Phil Mitchell is left mightily confused when Jean Slater tries to seduce him in the mistaken belief it'll help save Stacey. Poor Jean flies into a panic when she becomes convinced that the crimelord and occasional mechanic knows her daughter attacked him and comes up with a bizarre method to win him round.

EastEnders ' Jean Slater has been leaving viewers concerned for weeks now, after she stopped taking her bipolar medicine.

JEAN Slater dresses up and tries to SEDUCE Phil Mitchell next week in EastEnders in an attempt to get him to welcome her daughter Stacey back to the Square.  The cleaner has binned her bipolar medication in the wake of Daniel’s death and keeps worrying her family with erratic outbursts.  Visit our dedicated EastEnders page for all the latest spoilers, pictures and gossip from Albert Square EastEnders fans know that Jean’s mood swings have left her family and friends concerned over the past few weeks.  Kush and Shirley decided an intervention was needed when Jean rang the police to report Whitney Dean’s disappearance - despite her having returned to the Square.  When Kush confronted Jean, she was humiliated and charged into the restaurant to

EastEnders' Stacey Fowler (Lacey Turner) looks set to finally come back to Walford to help her mum Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) as she struggles to cope with her bipolar disorder.