Emmerdale's Louisa Clein refused to film some scenes in disturbing paedophile plot

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Emily Maitlis.The Crown star opened up about this at a recent press conference, although she admitted she wasn’t going to weigh in on Emily’s Prince Andrew interview.Lesley plays Susan Ryland in the new series Magpie Murders, which is based on the novel by Anthony Horowitz.Speaking in an interview earlier this month, Lesley explained how she got into character.In particular, the star admitted she based one aspect of her performance on journalist Emily.She said: “I didn’t base it on Emily Maitlis but I’ve always looked at Emily.“I saw her once at the BBC, I was waiting in reception and she was running across the foyer doing things.“And I think she’s one of those handful of brilliant, brilliant women who are journalists, I’m fascinated by her mind.“But I just watched her run across the reception and she looked fantastic, she had an amazing outfit.“It was 10 o’clock in the morning and she had high heels and the lot on - and I just thought, that’s really interesting.“You can form images of what you think someone in that position may be dressing like.“And you could think about Susan Ryland [her character], she’s a publisher and maybe she could be a bit plain.“And I just thought, ‘No, come on, let’s go a little bit Emily with her.’”As a result, Lesley added during the recent Royal Television Society Q&A, how she wanted to channel the mixture of Emily’s “style and brilliant mind”.However, the actress, who is soon to play Princess Margaret in The Crown, admitted she wasn’t going to comment on Emily’s interviews.In particular, a fan asked what her character would think about Prince Andrew.This is because Emily famously interviewed him about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.Speaking about this, Lesley laughed: “I’m not going there at

Weeks after suffering the heart attack, Bob was back to work on the Better Call Saul set as he expressed his joy over "living this specific life".He told his 814,000 followers: "Back to work on Better Call Saul!"So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people."BTW this is makeup pro Cheri Montesanto making me not ugly for shooting!"(sic) he added.The Breaking Bad star shared a snap of himself in the make-up chair having powder applied to his face before he started to shoot.Bob himself took to his Twitter account shortly after the incident to thank everyone who had supported him and to confirm that he had suffered a “small heart attack”.Thanking family and friends for taking care of him, he went on: "And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me.

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Julia Fox has responded to Kanye West's comments that he wants his family to reunite, and seems completely unbothered by the rapper's apparent yearning for his estranged wife.Kanye, who is now legally known as Ye, has recently posted a photo of Kim Kardashian and their children from her March 2022 cover shoot for Vogue, writing a caption which reads: "GOD PLEASE BRING OUR FAMILY BACK TOGETHER."Racking up almost two million likes, the post caused a stir with followers and fans of Ye and his high-profiled family and estranged wife. Julia, 32, has now spoken out about her boyfriend, saying: “he’s with me now”.In a new interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Julia spoke with host Alex Cooper about her relationship with Ye, 44.

Holly Willoughby has given viewers plenty of comedy moments over the years, thanks to some hysterical blunders and slip-ups. The presenter has a devoted army of followers thanks to her hosting skills and good looks, but there are plenty who also tune in to see her roar with laughter when she puts her foot in it.She has also provided plenty of amusement for her This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield, who is frequently in stitches over her gaffes.Now, as she turns 41 (February 10), Daily Star is taking a look back at some of Holly's funniest ever TV bloopers.This Morning viewers couldn't stop laughing when Holly accidentally said the word "willy" as she and Ben Shephard were talking about welly-wanging.

Liberty Poole has revealed that she found a bouquet of red roses waiting for her in her hotel room - but she was worried as she didn't know had sent them.The Dancing on Ice star, 22, was baffled by the mystery flowers given they came without a card attached to them, and the rest of her room was left untouched.Liberty wondered if a secret admirer must have snuck into her room without her knowing to leave the gift for her.The blonde beauty quickly told her friends about the incident via voicenotes, and the pals were left howling.Liberty said: "So imagine I've just gone into the room and there was roses in my room but no card so I don't know who they're from."And the room's just been untouched apart from the roses put in there."And now I'm thinking 'oh my god, like, I don't know who these roses are from, how have they got in my room?'"Like is someone in my room, do you know what I mean?"Liberty shared a screenshot of her group chat to her Instagram Story, so her fans could get in on the gossip.The ITV ice skater wrote: "Just an average day in the life of Lib" with a laughing-face emoji.She added: "Imagine I walked all the way to reception asking who the hell had a key to my room and put the roses there"However, Liberty finally discovered the source of the flowers, and she took to Instagram to reveal the twist in a clip.Showing off the flowers in her room, she said: "So just a little update.

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has shared a sweet throwback pic from her friend's wedding with her fans online.The 38-year-old, who has been married to her rugby player beau Richie Myler since 2013, took to social media to share a sweet tribute to her close pal on her birthday.In the unearthed snap, the bride could be seen dancing in a traditional long white dress, while Helen wore a stylish printed V-neck gown and laughed as she helped to pick up the hem of her friend's frock while on the dancefloor. Captioning the black and white photo, Helen penned: "Happy Birthday gorgeous @soulsbyjane …..

We know and love (or sometimes love to hate) their characters on screen, but now it’s time to discover all the behind-the-scenes secrets from our favourite soap stars. In our exclusive interview, Soap Stars Coming Clean, OK!'s finding out all the juicy gossip about what happens when the cameras stop rolling, as well as the actors’ favourite memories with their co-stars so far. We recently caught up with EastEnders actress Milly Zero, who plays Dotty Cotton, to chat about joining the iconic soap, her famous school friends, and how she's already started a plan to get Rylan Clark to make a cameo in Albert Square.

Emily Atack and Giovanni Pernice reportedly enjoyed a snog at the afterparty of the Brit Awards 2022 on Tuesday 8 February evening.The 32 year old stand up comedian and Strictly Come Dancing star, 31, are said to have been "all over each other" while at nightclub The Box in London – where Giovanni travelled to from Glasgow. An onlooker told The Sun: “Gio and Emily were snogging the faces off each other.Their hands were everywhere and they were absolutely loving it." They went on to describe how the professional dancer had "been following her around the club" and eventually joined the star on Maya Jama's private table. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

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Emmerdale actress Louisa Clein has admitted she refused to film certain scenes during her abuse storyline.Paedophile Maya Stepney was abusing her stepson Jacob Gallagher (Joe-Warren Plant) for months before it came to light - and she ended up pregnant.Though her ex-boyfriend David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden) was later confirmed as Theo’s biological father.But Louisa has admitted that there were some scenes that went a little too far."Sometimes the writers would write something so simple and we would both go, ‘I don’t think that’s necessary, I don’t think we need to show that’," Louisa explained on the Soap from the Box podcast.She told the Emmerdale crew that some things should instead be left to the viewers’ imaginations, adding: "I think

EMMERDALE star Louisa Clein has revealed she and co-star Joe-Warren Plant refused to film some uncomfortable scenes during the paedophile Maya storyline. The actress - who played Maya in the ITV soap - spoke about how she struggled with some of the scenes that saw her character teacher Maya groom and abuse her underage stepson Jacob.

Emmerdale actress Louisa Clein has become a target for abuse for playing a child groomer on screen.The actress plays Maya Stepney, a villainous character who has an illegal relationship with a 15-year-old Jacob Gallagher played by Joe-Warren Plant.But she has played the part so well that she has now been showered with abuse by members of the public, even while out shopping with her young son.Louisa revealed to The Sun: “I did have a situation where I was with my little son, who was two."I was in a shop and someone came up to me and went, ‘You are such a bitch’.“I was like, ‘You know it’s not real? I’m with my son and he just thinks some strange lady has come up to me and said something mean’.She went on: “I’ve had a few slightly older,

PART of playing an awful character brilliantly means some people struggle to differentiate between the real world and soapland. Just ask Emmerdale actress Louisa Clein, whose portrayal of child groomer Maya Stepney has led to her getting grief from strangers even when she is out shopping with her young son.