EastEnders fans overjoyed at nod to iconic character Pat Butcher from evil granddaughter Janine

prison after giving her students cupcakes laced with her ex-husband's sperm.Cynthia Perkins had originally claimed she was not guilty of the crime, but has now changed her plea to guilty.The woman was a teacher in Livingston, Louisiana, and also admitted to several other sex crimes, according to local news reports.And she did so alongside her now ex-husband Dennis, who is a former high-ranking SWAT police officer.She has pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography, one of second degree rape and one of mingling harmful substances.The latter charge involved her using Dennis' bodily fluids to "season" pastries she then provided to students at Westside Junior High School.She had been due to face trial by jury on Monday, but made the plea deal shortly before the jury was selected.Ms Perkins could have originally faced 72 years in prison, but will now face 41 years instead, and will also testify against her ex-husband in a future court case. The couple initially faced 150 felony charges including rape, child pornography, sexual battery of a child and video voyeurism.Charges involving a dog were also mentioned early in the case.

Hollywood drama The Breakfast Club took the world by storm in 1985 and quickly became regarded as one of the most iconic movies in history.Following the stories of five teenagers who spend nine hours together in detention while at Shermer High School, the film portrayed comedic elements as well as several heartwarming moments.The movie received favourable attention from the press at the time and the media referred to the film's five main actors as members of the "Brat Pack".Directed by John Hughes The Breakfast Club received critical acclaim and earned $51.5 million on a $1 million budget.Now over 35 years since the film hit theatres, Daily Star has taken a look at where the stars are now.American actress Molly Ringwald took on the iconic role of Claire Standish who was a popular school girl at Shermer High.Claire was given detention because she went shopping instead of going to class.Following on from the success of the movie, actress Molly continued to gain steady work in Hollywood and starred in films Sixteen Candles, Teaching Mrs. Tingle and 1986’s Pretty in Pink.Though she was still hot property in the American film circuit, it was reported that she turned down the female lead roles in Pretty Woman and Ghost in the 1990s.During the 2000s, Molly took a break from making movies but still appeared in small television roles.

This Morning to chat to Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary about their new music just months after releasing their first single, The One, in October 2021. Boyzlife, the combination of Boyzone's Keith and Westlife's Brian, will be releasing their first original material studio album in mere months.As they joined the famous This Morning sofa, Brian was immediately left unimpressed when he noticed the Westlife track that was playing was one from when he was no longer part of the band.Alison said: "Westlife and Boyzone join forces.

Manchester United chiefs are still 'adamant' Ralf Rangnick will remain in charge until the summer despite their recent downturn in form.Rangnick, 63, has come under scrutiny for failing to instil confidence in the dressing room with United stars even taking to social media to publicly deny claims made by the German boss.And since exiting January, the Red Devils have failed to claim three points against Southampton and bottom-of-the-table Burnley despite taking the lead in both fixtures.Fielding a full-strength side, United were also defeated by Championship outlet Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, as their wait for a first trophy since 2017 rumbles on.Players have also denied reports they are unhappy with him.Though Rangnick is still expected to take charge until the end of the season, according to reports in The Express.It's stated United chiefs are adamant he’ll see out his contract as manager before taking up a consultancy role within the club.And that plan has not altered despite the poor turn in form.Though ex-Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips believes all is not well at Old Trafford: "It wouldn’t surprise me if Rangnick were to go. We heard about something similar when Mourinho was there with the players questioning the training methods, and that didn’t last long.HAVE YOUR SAY? Who will claim fourth spot in the Premier League? Let us know in the comments section."Once we start hearing rumours and that sort of thing, it’s a massive concern.

Gogglebox star Izzi Warner shared a rare snap of her boyfriend with fans as the loved up pair celebrated Valentine's Day.The reality TV star rarely posts any photos with her beau, Grant, and he has never been seen on the hit Channel 4 series.But she couldn't help but join in with the displays of affection flooding social media for February 14 and decided to share a touching tribute to her other half.Izzi, 27, took to her Instagram page clearly feeling the love as she posted a picture of the pair smiling for the camera with her arms wrapped around his waist.Wearing a floral mesh skater style dress with sheer sleeves Izzi looked blissfully happy in the photo, which appeared to have been taken in a nightclub.Teaming her frock with a pair of chunky black patent chelsea boots the Gogglebox fan favourite wore her trademark long golden blonde hair down in volumised loose waves, completing her outfit with a soft glam makeup look.She wrote: "Jumping on the bandwagon. Happy Valentine's to my love."Izzi and Grant have been together for several years and the couple share two children Bobby, six and two-year-old Bessie.While Izzi has been a Gogglebox regular since 2015 and mentioned Grant on numerous occasions he is yet to appear on the show.Fans, excited to get a glimpse of her partner, rushed to compliment the couple by commenting on her post.One wrote: "Lovely to finally see your other half.

Pussycat Dolls star celebrated the milestone birthday in September and earlier this month, rocked the BRIT Awards red carpet in a smoking cutout black dress with a dramatic thigh split.Her name has long been synonymous with the sexier side of celebrity, haven risen to fame as a member of glamorous girl group The Pussycat Dolls and speaking recently, Ashley said age had given her the confidence to deflect any negative criticism about her raunchy attire.She told The Sun: "As you get older, you start giving less f***s."You are more connected to yourself and wiser."I feel excited about the years to come because I feel better than how I felt in my twenties."Part of how I express my femininity is feeling sexy."Ashley regularly tantalises her 693,000 Instagram followers with sexy snaps and in 2019, reunited with her Pussycat Dolls bandmates.The group performed their comeback single React together on The X Factor that year with their raunchy routine sparking more than 400 Ofcom complaints.While the complaints weren't upheld, the PCD reunion was ultimately short-lived as the coronavirus pandemic cancelled their planned reunion tour several times over.On encouraging other women to put their sexiest foot forward, Ashley added: "It makes me sad to think about women not allowing themselves to feel that as we continue on."I’m like, 'Let's get our sassy, fierce, feminine sides out there'."Let’s embrace that part of ourselves. It doesn’t stop with age, right? I mean, we’ve all seen Jennifer Lopez at 52."Ashley will soon host The Real Dirty Dancing alongside Keith Lemon.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Police have now confirmed that the unattended item was not suspicious. A spokesman said: "The unattended item has been assessed and was found not to be suspicious."Road closures will be lifted imminently.

BBC Breakfast weather presenter Owain Wyn Evans left his fans and famous pals delighted on Tuesday (February 15) as he made a huge career announcement.Owain, who was recently awarded his own talk show - Owain's Talking Shop - on Welsh language channel S4C, has been nominated for a huge award which could catapult his career.And the announcement came with plenty of support from his famous friends - including famed Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies.Taking to Instagram to announce the big news, Owain shared a snap from the British LGBT Awards 2022, indicating that he has been nominated as a top 10 broadcaster, journalist or host.He wrote: "Dahlings… I am absolutely thrilled to hear that I’ve been nominated in the Broadcaster, Journalist or Host category at the 2022 @britishLGBTawards."Honoured to be perched alongside some HUGE icons in that category, thank you British LGBT Awards!"Owain is featured alongside icons such as comedian Joe Lycett, Chatty Man host Alan Carr and X Factor star Rylan Clark.The official awards account tweeted: "@OwainWynEvans has reclaimed the word flamboyant and it just makes us love his quirky character even more!"Here’s to celebrating you in the Top 10 Broadcaster, Journalist or Host category at the #BritishLGBTAwards."Fans can now vote for Owain to be crowned the overall 2022 winner of the award.

Neil Young has been busy both debunking and correcting, as his big beef with Spotify continues. He’s been correcting himself, but the debunking relates to a conspiracy theory that has been circulating that he’s only complaining about COVID misinformation in the Joe Rogan Experience podcast because vaccine maker Pfizer owns his songs catalogue.It does seem unlikely that a pharmaceuticals company would own Young’s songs, but there is a sort of logic to how this conspiracy theory came about.

It’s happening. Kanye West has booked in a listening event for new album ‘Donda 2’ on 22 Feb.

Danny Dyer is undoubtedly one of the nation's most beloved soap stars, but he's also become one of the funniest faces in showbiz.The EastEnders legend - who plays Mick Carter on the BBC soap - has been a familiar face on Albert Square ever since joining the cast on Christmas Day back in 2013.Often famed for playing the 'hard-man', the cockney charmer has also starred in a whole host of famous films including The Football Factory (2004), as well as turning his talents to hit documentaries like The Real Football Factories.However, East Ender Danny is far from shy, and he's come out with some jaw-dropping one-liners over the years - such as when he called former Prime Minister David Cameron a "tw*t" on live television in 2018.But Danny's not

EastEnders fans have been left reeling after the shocking revelation that Janine Butcher plans to seduce Mick Carter while his wife Linda is out of the way.

EastEnders fans will be in for a treat as the BBC soap sees the surprise return of Linda Carter, played by Kellie Bright, this Christmas.The former landlady at The Queen Vic will come head-to-head with the manipulative tricks of Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) for the first time in more than seven years as the two characters will bump heads.Janine Butcher, who plans to steal Mick (Danny Dyer) away from his loved ones this Christmas, won't stop at anything, as she continues to go to extreme lengths to get her claws into him.In upcoming Christmas scenes, Janine finds out that Mick isn't spending Christmas with Linda, and is desperate to find out what's going on - making it her goal to track Linda down and create some mayhem.Earlier in the

EastEnders has launched its first-ever gameshow for the BBC One soap called Albert Squared.The new series, which will consist of ten weekly episodes, is hosted by Martin Fowler star James Bye and includes a mix of E20 trivia and games. Albert Squared's first episode launched on Wednesday at 6pm on the EastEnders official YouTube channel and Facebook page with teams the Walford Warriors and the East End Defenders battling it out.

EastEnders star Kellie Bright is making a brief return over the Christmas episodes as her character Linda Carter goes face-to-face with Janine Butcher. Actress Kellie, 45, is currently on maternity leave from the BBC One soap after welcoming her third child — son Rudy — with husband Paul Stocker in July.

EastEnders fans were left in hysterics as Janine Butcher caused havoc in Albert Square after she changed the questions used in Best Spouse In The ‘Ouse Christmas quiz.During Tuesday’s instalment of the popular BBC soap, fans were treated to another round of Stacey Slater fury as she lashed out at the barmaid for her cruel jokes from behind the bar.As each happy couple stepped up to the stage, Mick Carter asker a series of questions similar to the game Mr and Mrs game where each person is separated and asked who is most likely to … without conferring with their partner.But at the last minute, the scheming barkeep changed the previously harmless questions to more pointed jokes at the contestant's expense.Stacey Slater and her new wife Eve

Danny Dyer has lead messages of congratulations for Rose Ayling-Ellis after she was announced the winner of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Rose and professional partner Giovanni Pernice beat John Waite and Johannes Radebe in an emotional final of the hit BBC dance show after AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington were forced to pull out.

EastEnders bad girl Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) finds herself locking lips with married Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) over the Christmas period.At the Vic, the pair discuss their upcoming festive event - Best Sprout In The 'Ouse.A flirtatious Janine is helping Mick as a wary Nancy (Maddy Hill) and Shirley Carter (Linda Carter) watch on.As Best Spouse in The ‘Ouse gets under way, Janine messes with the questions for Stacey Salter (Lacey Turner) and they go head to head.Even more worrying is the fact Mick doesn’t have presents for the kids at his Christmas event.Janine asks Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick) for help and tells Mick she’s sorted it.Mick says he could kiss her and Janine clearly wishes he would.Later in the week, Janine is

EastEnders fans have become obsessed with a brand new couple they're hoping to see - Mick Carter and Janine Butcher.Although many fans remain as in love as ever with Mick and Linda Carter, Janine coming on the scene has certainly mixed things up, and some viewers have now switched sides.Linda is away for the meantime and Janine has set up shop behind the bar at the Queen Vic and is happily living in the Carter household.Janine and Mick have been building a close friendship after he noticed a more humane side to the famous soap villain - but could it be more than friendship brewing?On Thursday evening's episode, Janine and Mick were seen singing along to Christmas songs as she was whipping up some eggs in the kitchen.Mick then quizzed her on

EASTENDERS' Nancy Carter will be gobsmacked when she catches Janine Butcher trying to seduce dad Mick. The schemer - who is played by actress Charlie Brooks in the BBC soap - has set her sights on the landlord of The Queen Vic and her obsessive ways means she'll stop at nothing to get her man.

EastEnders fans have predicted that Stuart Highway and Sonia Fowler will get together as she supports him through his cancer journey.The expectant father was devastated when he was diagnosed with the male form of breast cancer and couldn’t help but let off some steam when he got drunk at the Queen Vic.Luckily, his close pal Sonia was there to help him pick up the pieces as she took him home late at night where he opened up to her about his recent diagnosis.After taking the time to sleep on the life-changing news, he looked for some added support from the local nurse to help him through the process.But throughout the episode, Rainie couldn't help but notice a spark between the two as she spotted the pair leaving the train station together as