EastEnders Linda Henry's life - Danny Dyer connection, secret soap role and A-list pal

ISIS executioners has revealed his ruthless kidnappers made him and his other hostages fight like animals for their amusement. Federico Motka, was captured in 2013 near the border of Turkey and Syria and held in captivity for 14 months by a group of British-born ISIS’ executioners dubbed "The Beatles."Motka is the first surviving hostage from the ordeal to testify in the terrorism trial of British national El Shafee Elsheikh, who was allegedly behind the kidnapping scheme, which targeted over 20 Western hostages between 2012 and 2015 reports the New York Post.

Denise Van Outen has slammed EastEnders for having an unwelcoming and tense atmosphere on set, and she also spoke of it being not at all what she expected. The blonde beauty joined the cast of EastEnders in 2015 as a beautiful businesswoman named Karin Smart, who was involved with Max Branning (Jake Wood), and her character had history with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).In the soap her character helped Phil con Max out of his share of the car lot business by tricking Max and receiving a huge sum of money from Phil.She appeared in a total of four episodes in April 2015 – but this was more than enough to give the star a feel for the atmosphere on set.

Eastenders star Steve McFadden has been accused of breaking a 20mph speed limit in court whilst riding on his scooter last year.The 62 year old — who plays character Phil Mitchell on the soap — was allegedly pulled over on 7 October for speeding through traffic at 35mph on his Vespa scooter in Hampstead, North London and now faces a charge. Bromley Magistrates' Court was told of how Steve was stopped by officer Jonathan Steinhof after he was caught on a mobile speed gun at the time breaking the driving limit, the Evening Standard reports. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Rochelle Humes stuns in knee-high blue boots and minidress with Marvin but fans are more excited about her announcement In one of her Tik Tok videos, Cheryl said that she would reveal "how a soap is put together for your viewing and how I developed the character of Heather Trott. " OK Magazine! reports that she said: “It is important that these 1-2-1 sessions are tailor made just for you. ” She also said that she will respond to “questions you may have regarding my time at EastEnders, or any other roles on stage/TV that I have portrayed and worked on.

EastEnders fans might be surprised to learn that BBC soap legend Cheryl Fergison has a totally different career years after leaving Walford. The star is best known for her role as Heather Trott from 2007 until 2012, before she was killed off by Ben Mitchell in March that year.Her last appearance in the soap actually came in December 2016, however, when she returned as a disembodied voiceover on a mixtape found by Dot.But Cheryl now has a totally different career - as she has become a singing teacher and toting lessons over Zoom for £60 per hour.The star offers one-to-one Zoom tutoring in singing, songwriting and various other disciplines - including scriptwriting, screen acting and confidence building.Her classes are advertised via TikTok, and The Sun reports that an email sent out to potential clients reads: “You will have an hour with me where you can choose the subject/s that are of interest.“It is important that these 1-2-1 sessions are tailor made just for you.” It also seems that Cheryl hasn’t quite forgotten her soap roots, as she is also willing to answer “questions you may have regarding my time at EastEnders, or any other roles on stage/TV that I have portrayed and worked on”.

EastEnders ” A second agreed: “That BBC announcer missed last week, didn’t she? #EastEnders” "Not the BBC announcer announcing the wrong episode," a third person posted.While a fourth fan said: "Is the BBC announcer ok? Gray has been exposed already love."Fans saw Chelsea Fox drop a bombshell on yesterday’s episode following Gray’s arrest last week after she revealed she plans on putting baby Jordon up for adoption when he gets out of the hospital. The serial killer was finally caught out after Chelsea was able to record him confessing to murdering his late wife Chantelle Atkins.

Former EastEnders icon Cheryl Fergison has swapped her acting career for a surprising new career. Cheryl was best known for playing fan favourite Heather Trott on the popular BBC soap from 2007 to 2012, where her character was involved in a number of dramatic storylines. However, following her departure from the show, acting gigs for the talented 56 year old, who is married to Yassine Al-Jermoni, unfortunately dried up.

EX-EASTENDERS actress Cheryl Fergison has embarked on a new career - a decade after leaving the soap. The telly star, best known for playing Heather Trott from 2007 to 2012, took on the new challenge as her acting work dried up.

EastEnders fans are convinced Tommy Moon is set to become a child killer after he was seen packing a knife in his schoolbag.Left shaken by Phil Mitchell's prison sentence, viewers saw Tommy take matters into his own hands after being tormented by bullies in schoolTonight’s episode saw Tommy confront the bullies as they tried to break into Billy’s cash box.Assuming the worst as he catches the end of the altercation, Billy assumes Tommy was trying to steal from the cash box and goes on to tell his furious mum, Kat.As Tommy runs away he’s cornered by the bullies who threaten to hurt him if he doesn’t bring them £50 to school the next day.After Billy barges in and tells Kat he caught Tommy trying to steal from the cash box, livid Kat lashes out a Billy despite his attempts to tell her what happened.Feeling that there’s no one to help him with the thugs who are tormenting him and, Tommy takes matters into his own hands and packs the knife into his schoolbag.Fans took to Twitter to speculate, with many convinced he’s set to become a child killer. “Are they making Tommy the new Bobby.

EastEnders viewers have finally witnessed the end of serial killer Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith).Fans of the BBC one soap were left on the edge of their seats on Thursday night (March 10) as the villain got his comeuppance following epic showdowns with multiple angry residents.Walford regulars have recently discovered that Gray murdered his wife Chantelle Atkins (Jessica Plummer), Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White) and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadmi). In the dramatic episode, Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) tearfully wielded a baseball bat at her son-in-law after initially refusing to believe her son-in-law was a killer.

EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin has decided on a huge change as she ditched her signature blonde curls and embraced a full head of silver grey locks instead.The 51 year old actress played Lisa Fowler on the BBC One soap starting from 1998. She first left Albert Square in dramatic scenes in 2003, but made a scene-stealing return to Walford in 2010 and 2017. Lucy then reappeared on the soap for one more year 2019-2020.

EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin has teased her epic transformation for her latest acting stint. Lucy, 51, is best known for playing Lisa Fowler in EastEnders and Maggie in the BAFTA award-winning BBC Four series Detectorists.

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has shared the joyous news that she has become a grandmother for the first time as she shared an adorable snap with her grandson SJ.The 50-year-old BBC One soap star shared a sweet snap with the gorgeous tot on her Instagram account as she confirmed his arrival with a sweet tribute on social media. She shared a black and white shot of her grandson as he slept with her 128,000 followers online while she gushed over him. Alongside the newborn pic, she penned: "Welcome to the world, my grandson SJ.

Jessie Wallace has announced the happy arrival of her grandson SJ and shared an adorable photo of the tot. EastEnders star Jessie, 50, shared the adorable photo of her newborn grandson on her Instagram page with a sweet tribute. Jessie's black and white snap of the tot showed her newborn grandson sleeping on his side.

EastEnders back in 2013 and lit up the streets of Walford for seven years. After her character was brutally murdered by villain Gray Atkins, her character made a return to the soap this month when her body was finally discovered at the Argee Bhajee one year after her murder.

Jean Slater’s shopping trip turns into the day from hell as she is accosted by security guards. The cleaner, played by Gillian Wright, 61, finds herself in the middle of a shoplifting drama as she is bundled into a jewellery store.

EastEnders fans have been glued to their screens in recent weeks, as Gray Atkins' prepares to meet his demise, Stuart Highway comes to terms with his breast cancer diagnosis and Phil Mitchell facing life in prison.But one thing loyal fans can’t help but notice is the amount of TV legends leaving the beloved BBC One soap as Toby-Alexander Smith joins the slew of stars who have said goodbye to Albert Square for good.Now, the Daily Star has taken a deep dive inside the lives of the soap stars since they left the show as fans mourn their loss online.Maisie Smith has been on the long-standing show since she was six years old as she took on the role of the fiery redhead Tiffany Butcher.And over the years the auburn beauty has been involved in a series of controversial storylines including her traumatic experience with lip filler her messy cheating love triangle with ex-husband Keegan Baker.It’s fair to say that when the staple actress announced her departure from the show, doting fans up and down the country were devastated to see her go. But since she left the show, the star has gone on to take part in the 18th series of Strictly Come Dancing last year during the peak of the pandemic.

EastEnders fans took to social media to praise Shirley Carter actress Linda Henry's performance, following the shock revelation about Shirley's sister Tina Carter.Viewers watched the BBC soap as Shirley Carter crumbled following confirmation that the body recently found underneath the Argee Barjee restaurant was Tina's.DI Arthurs informed Shirley of the devastating news, leaving her struggling to comprehend what had happened - and dealing with the truth that her sister had not left Albert Square after all.Following the emotional scenes, fans flooded social media with praise for Linda Henry's performance as Shirley Carter, with one viewer saying: "Bl**dy hell. Take a bow @maddy_hill90 @MrDDyer and Linda Henry.

VINNY Dingle and Liv Flaherty have left Mandy shocked after she discovered the couple had a secret wedding behind her back. Unfortunately, secrets are always uncovered in Emmerdale and Mandy gets word of their union after a mix-up. In scenes due on our screens next week, Samson (Sam Hall) hands Noah (Charlie Downham) an envelope addressed to "Mr & Mrs V.

COULD this be the end for Chelsea as Gray Atkins traps her in upcoming episodes for pleading with him to tell the truth. Gray is being threatened by Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) who has found out the truth about his involvement in Tina's death. In a panic, he calls Chelsea, telling her to come home straight away as he is planning for them to get away from Albert Square for a few weeks.

AGONY hits the Carter family on EastEnders this week after the gruesome discovery of Tina Carter's body. This is all thanks to Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) who went into the mosque to save Tommy Moon from his bullies. Unsurprisingly, this comes as a shock to the Carters as they come to the realisation that Tina is really gone.