EastEnders' Jake Wood admits Max and Stacey's affair storyline was almost very different

Martin Offiah has opened up about his thoughts on the royals as the debate about the family’s role in 21st century Britain churns on.The rugby star spoke candidly on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner.Martin, 56, was awarded his MBE in 1997 by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, whom he described as “fantastic".When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I think they’re a good thing for this country.That’s something that should be kept.”Ahead of being honoured along with legendary England captain Jason Robinson last Wednesday night, Martin reflected on his proudest sporting achievement.“My proudest moment is probably going to be scoring for Wigan,” he said.“Jason and I are here being honoured tonight.The Wigan club are here tonight and it's their 150th anniversary.“And obviously me scoring in that game with Jason in 1994 at Wembley is what I’m going to be remembered for when I’m no longer here.”Martin was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013 after an incredibly successful career in the sport.The athlete played for English league clubs Wigan, London Broncos, Widnes and Salford City Reds, while in Australia he also played for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and St.

Strictly Come Dancing partner, Johannes Radebe, were expecting to receive abuse when they took part in the BBC dance show as the first all-male couple.Speaking recently on That Gaby Roslin Podcast, John said: “I guess, we knew it was going to happen. We fully anticipated a bit of hate.“Johannes, being a black man as well, he anticipated a bit of racial hate, which he got.

Ben Croll “I asked myself, why was it so difficult to name a Quebecois film from the past 25 years that treated sexuality as its central theme?” Côté told Variety. “Why could France foster directors who filmed the human body in direct and unselfconscious ways, and Quebec could not? Were Quebecois more prudish than others?”And so the Montreal-based filmmaker started on his 14th feature, which follows three so-called “hypersexual” women, plagued with troubled histories and fragile mental states, as they participate in a month-long therapy retreat. But as he developed the script with a local sexologist, the filmmaker saw potential traps in two very different directions.“The film could never be meant to judge,” Côté explained.

Brett Bull Each January, the Motion Picture Producers Assn. of Japan holds a press conference to reveal the previous year’s box office data and its list of top-grossing films.One year ago — at what was then thought to be the height of the coronavirus pandemic — the event was a somber gathering: Receipts for 2020 were down a whopping 38% over the year before.On Jan.

Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s ninth and final husband, was desperate for an heir – so he adopted an adult son and chronicled it on TV. The widower is one of many subjects featured on A&E’s "Adults Adopting Adults," which chronicles his quest to find someone in Beverly Hills who could inherit his estate and care for him. "I tried very hard to find somebody," the 78-year-old told Fox News Digital.

Naman Ramachandran Producer Shrihari Sathe of New York-based production company Dialectic is enjoying the best time of his life, with no less than three of his projects, each completely different in style, genre and tone, being selected at A-list festivals.The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.

Hannibal Mejbri admitted he found it 'difficult' to understand his Manchester United team-mates' Mancunian accents in 2019.

STACEY Dooley is excited to start renovating her gorgeous new home. The Strictly star, 33, recently moved into her new pad with boyfriend Kevin Clifton, 37, and has reassured fans that she will keep them up to date with the progress.

Maisie Smith has shared how she takes inspiration from her younger self when it comes to acting after growing up onscreen starring in EastEnders.The 19 year old soap star first made her appearance as a young Tiffany Butcher when she was just six years old and said in the BBC's Secrets of the Square she forgot how much confidence she used to have. Appearing as a flame-haired youngster Maisie, who was recently linked with her co-star Zack Morris, said she was so fiery because she was basically a "mini Bianca".

Strictly Come Dancing star Stacey Dooley, 33, and Kevin Clifton, 37, began dating following their victory on the BBC dance show in 2018.

Stacey Dooley has been criticised for appearing in a hospital maternity ward in her latest documentary while new parents struggled to see their newborns.

EastEnders ' original Lauren Branning actress Madeline Duggan has revealed she is now working in a GP's surgery 10 years after her final appearance in the soap.

EASTENDERS' Madeline Duggan said she's been working in a doctor's surgery a decade on from playing Lauren Branning. The star, who appeared in last night's vintage episode of the soap, told her Twitter followers: "Being an out of work actress doesn’t pay." Madeline, now 26, was one of the stars of the explosive EastEnders Christmas special where Max Branning and Stacey Slater's affair was revealed.

EASTENDERS fans were left confused today as the soap aired their iconic Max and Stacey Christmas episode in the middle of the UK's summer heatwave. The scenes saw Max Branning dressed in a full Santa Claus costume as the Branning and Slater families learned the truth about Max and Stacey's sordid affair.

EastEnders fans were in their element re-watching one of the biggest and best episodes of all time.

Stacey Dooley, 33, is known for presenting hard-hitting documentaries, and her latest offering on babies born in lockdown showed the star investigating mothers who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic.The former Strictly Come Dancing champ, met with mothers in Bradford to discuss their experiences, where coronavirus restrictions were last week strengthened again.However, some viewers of the programme were not best pleased that Stacey was able to access maternity wards while "fathers of the babies can't".One user wrote: "Lol what a joke Stacey Dooley and a whole film crew can go into maternity wards but fathers of the babies cant. [sic]"I'll have to attend every scan and appointment alone but come on in BBC film crew!"Another replied:

Jake Wood has shared a peek at his very first appearance on EastEnders during his episode of Secrets of the Square.The actor, who has played Max Branning for 15 years on the long-running BBC soap, didn't always play the bad boy of Walford and first appeared 30 years ago as a fresh-faced teen.Taking a trip down memory lane alongside his on screen brother Scott Maslen, who plays Jack Branning, Jake reminisced about his original role. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter .

EastEnders fans know and love Jake Wood for playing Max Branning, but he actually appeared in the BBC soap 30 years ago as a very different character.

Ladies man Max Branning took Walford by storm when he arrived in June 2006.

EastEnders co-star, Samantha Womack.Speaking to Stacey Dooley on the soap’s spin-off show, Secrets from the Square, the 49-year-old divulged the struggles he has doing kissing scenes with his former on-screen wife and off-screen friend.The actor, who previously played DS Phil Hunter in ITV’s The Bill, has opened up about what he finds to be the ‘hard thing’ while playing Jack Branning.Discussing how his personal relationship with Ronnie Mitchell, who is played by Samantha Womack, he shared: ‘I’ve known Sam for so long it’s ridiculous. She’s very dear to me.‘That was actually a real hard thing coming in as an actor because I’ve always worked with people that I don’t know.

Jake Wood has been photographed returning to filming for the popular soap opera EastEnders.The 48 year old, who plays Max Branning on the BBC programme, was spotted pulling up at the gates of the set to take a mandatory temperature test in wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The actor, who recently flashed his impressive biceps as he went out for a run, could be seen wearing a khaki-coloured shirt alongside some silver-framed shades to protect his eyes from the glaring sun.