EastEnders Kim star Tameka Empson bombarded with saucy messages from horny soap fans

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Love Island's Adam Collard has spoken of his excitement at receiving a FaceTime call from two huge stars but admitted that because of a poor connection, he didn't realise who he was speaking to.The double ex-Islander, who left the villa happily coupled up with Paige Thorne earlier this month, told a story on his YouTube channel. Adam explained that during an episode of Aftersun, he was put on a call with Australian actress Margot Robbie, 32, and supermodel Cara Delevingne, 30.

Big Brother stars Grace Adams-Short and Mikey Dalton posted photos from their youngest son’s christening over the weekend. The married couple welcomed their fourth child, baby boy Atticus, in January after exclusively announcing with OK! they were expecting again last September.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses will reportedly be investigating a few of their dancers for breaking BBC advertising rules. Nadiya Bychkova, Giovanni Pernice and Kai Widdrington allegedly broke rules by agreeing to dance at promotional parties.The Sun reports that the parties, which mimic Strictly but are not affiliated with the BBC, enable fans to have a Strictly weekend experience with the dancers.

Love Island 's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu turned 28 on 21 August, and her new boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti pulled out all of the stops to make her feel special on her big day. A video Davide, 28, posted to his Instagram Stories (which was reposted by Ekin-Su) shows the moment he surprised his girlfriend when they got back to their hotel room in London, which he'd had filled with balloons, gifts, photographs and huge light signs that spelled out 'Ekin-Su'. An unsuspecting Ekin-Su opens the door and exclaims: "What the f**k is going on," as Davide giggles and she turns on the light to reveal her surprise - the first part of which is the famous yellow beanbag from their time on the hit ITV2 show, which they won.

Prince Andrew's life is set to be turned into a show on Channel 4 which will air later this year and it's thought it will feature his infamous and "disastrous" Newsnight interview, as well as his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. During the interview which aired in 2019, the Duke of York was asked questions about Virginia Giuffre, following allegations of sexual misconduct, which he has always denied.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentStreamer subscriptions across the Arab world are expected to more than double over the next five years  with current regional market leader Netflix remaining firmly ahead of the pack.According to a study conducted across 13 Arabic countries by London-based research firm Digital TV Research paid SVOD subs in the Middle East region are set to rise from 9.49 million in 2021 to 21.5 million by 2027.Amid this double digit growth “Netflix will continue to lead the market, although Disney+ has provided a strong challenge since [entering the market in] June,” the firm’s chief analyst Simon Murray said.Murray interestingly added that “We assume that Netflix and Disney+ will add hybrid ad-supported tiers in a pan-Arabic platform [starting] from 2024.” Digital TV Research projects that by 2027 Disney+ will reach roughly 3,3 million subs across Arab territories.That means that, despite its fast growth, Disney+ will remain behind StarzPlay Arabia – which was launched in 2015 as the first Starz-branded SVOD outside the U.S. – and is now expected to rise to 3,4 million customers by 2027 from roughly 2 million subs in 2021.Meanwhile Netflix is projected by the study to rise to more than 5,4 million customers in Arab countries by 2027 from 3.5 million subs in 2021.The U.S.

Ofgem, the energy regulator, will announce the new price cap on Friday, August 26 and industry analysts are predicting it to be nearly £1,800 higher than the current one of £1,971. Auxilione’s latest figures suggest that the price cap will rise to nearly £3,600 from October 1, putting even more pressure on already stretched household budgets to keep on top of gas and electricity bills.

Inspectors have told managers of a Perth care home they must improve standards after identifying a number of shortcomings.

Beautiful bathrooms are a speciality at William Wilson, which offers the best in design from some of the UK and Europe’s most popular bathroom manufacturers and expert advice at its bathroom showrooms across Scotland.

Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara is being viewed as a potential Besiktas Plan B if their pursuit of Dele Alli falls flat, according to reports.

Bin lorry drivers are being redeployed to drive pupils to school after a problem with bus contracts left more than 1,000 children without transport.

READ MORE: Kourtney Kardashian brands herself a 'super creepy lady' after urinal photoshootHowever, The Kardashians star is believed to have walked away almost uninjured following the dramatic incident.Sources claim that Scott's car was the only vehicle involved in the accident and he is believed to be the only person who was travelling.TMZ claims law enforcement in the area insisted that Scott was not impaired at the time of the accident.The outlet reports that speed could have been a factor following a preliminary investigation by police officers who attended the scene.In recent days, Kourtney Kardashian's ex-boyfriend has been getting heavily involved with his clothing brand, Talentless, and appears to have taken up the role of photographer.Taking to Instagram, the dad-of-three shared a clip of him taking photographs of models posing in the latest collection for his famous brand.But while he appears to be busy with work, his ex recently blasted Hulu for focusing her engagement to Travis Barker on the drama surrounding her previous relationship with Disick.Having seen the episode before it aired, Kourtney was left reeling and told viewers: "Editors or whoever are taking it as let's take Kourtney as the chosen one to be the drama."For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.She added: "We are all executive producers, so we get to see cuts of the show and give notes on episodes and make sure that our stories are being told."I'm in one of the best places I've ever been in my life and it's time for our show to catch up."The episode in question saw Kourtney's sister, Kendall Jenner, ask if she had any sympathy for her ex-boyfriend of nine years but the pair later

BBC Breakfast turned tense after Jon Kay joked that beloved weatherwoman Carol Kirkwood “throws a tantrum” behind the wheel.During Monday’s (August 22) visit to the BBC studio, the 52-year-old broadcaster and his co-host Tina Daheley welcomed viewers back onto the red sofa to discuss the latest headlines to hit the news this morning.One of the biggest stories on everyone’s lips was a recent study which informed parents up and down the country when they could typically expect their children to have a tantrum during a lengthy road trip.READ MORE:BBC Breakfast's Tina Daheley caught using phone live on-air as Jon Kay left stunnedBut it turns out road trip tantrums aren’t restricted just to younger members of the family, after the TV presenter reassured viewers that even some of the sweetest members of the team could crack under the pressure when behind the wheel.As the pair welcomed Carol onto the show, Tina confessed that she could never believe that the blonde beauty would ever have a temper tantrum on the road.She said: “Shall we hear from someone who I can’t imagine has ever thrown a tantrum in her life, Carol.”It was at this point that Jon turned a shocked face over to his colleague as he reassured her: “Oh, she has!” to which the 60-year-old explained: “Especially when I'm driving, Tina.”The poor meteorologist went on to share her biggest driving pet peeves as she confessed she can be a frustrated driver on the road.She said: “When they don’t indicate, I pull out in front of you, stay in the fast lane, oh my goodness.

House of the Dragon, set to premiere tonight on Sky Atlantic, will introduce Game of Thrones fans to a whole new host of characters entwined in George R.R. Martin’s fantasy world. Viewers will become more familiar with the Targaryen dynasty throughout the 10 episodes of GoT’s prequel.

Manchester United will face fierce rivals Liverpool on Monday night, as Erik ten Hag's side look for their first win of the 2022/23 Premier League season.

With Manchester Pride soon to be well underway, the bright and colourful parade will cause some traffic disruptions and road closures over the bank holiday weekend.

A 23-year-old quit her law degree to become one of the most popular online creators on OnlyFans in less than 18 months.

THE Lionesses made history on Sunday after sealing their Euro 2022 success. And light of their dramatic 2-1 victory over Germany, EastEnders bosses paid them an impromptu tribute during last night's instalment.

EastEnders viewers are heaping praise on BBC bosses after the soap filmed a last-minute scene showing some of Walford’s regulars enjoying England’s victory at the Euro’s on Sunday.England’s female football squad won the major international tournament for the first time in more than half a century, just 24hours before tonight’s episode aired.In a last minute scramble, show bosses left viewers delighted after squeezing in an extra scene acknowledging the win in at Queen Vic.READ MORE: Maisie Smith announces huge career move after EastEnders exit as Tiffany Butcher One viewer gushed: “Eastenders cast must have been working late last night #euros #WEURO2022 # EastEnders.” A second added: “That was the PERFECT way to celebrate the England Lionesses win. Love it when they do that.

EastEnders, but that’s not how the telly stars began their careers on the silver screen. In fact, soap stars Linda Henry and Tameka Empson go back a long time in the acting industry after they made their first acting debut together in a romantic comedy film, titled Beautiful Thing.And it’s fair to say the dynamic duo look almost unrecognisable from their BBC One soap characters as the blonde bombshell rocked a sexy low cut black top and sultry winged eyeliner while the fiery red head sported her natural raven locks on screen.READ MORE: BBC's Jan Lemming, 80, suffers grisly injuries after being attacked by thug in FranceThe 1996 movie follows two main characters introverted Jamie and athletic Ste who toy with their sexuality while Jamie’s caring mother Sandra Gangel and quirky teen neighbour Leah Russell offer emotional support.Loyal fans of the long-standing soap shared an unearthed throwback snap of the LGBT+ movie online and couldn’t believe the pair’s TV transformation ahead of their roles on EastEnders.One user penned: “Shirley what a diva [applause emoji]” as another agreed: “Shirley looks pretty menace now.