Maisie Smith shares exciting career move after quitting EastEnders' Tiffany role

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Ranvir Singh has been Lorraine Kelly's replacement for the week and welcomed the Queen's former personal footman onto the show this morning (June 2).

Emmerdale favourite Faith Dingle is played by TV star Sally Dexter now but the character was actually originated by actress Gillian Jephcott. Gillian starred as Faith in the ITV soap in 2000 and 2004.But when the character returned to the Dales in 2017, Sally was in the role.So what has Gillian been up to since her last Emmerdale appearance? After making her debut in Emmerdale, Gillian also had a part on Coronation Street.She played a tough prison officer back when the character Hayley Cropper was in jail accused of kidnapping.Once she had waved goodbye to the Dales, the actress went on to be in television shows such as Doctors, Cutting It and Heartbeat.

Ranvir Singh was quick to call out Dermot O'Leary as he struggled through a live link on ITV. The presenter has swapped the Good Morning Britain studio for Lorraine Kelly's seat as she fills in for the host on her self-titled show.

Lorraine Kelly has been replaced on her self-titled show by her colleague Ranvir Singh.Although the 62-year-old is usually only absent during the school holidays and breaks, she was also away on Friday's instalment which left viewers confused.Explaining why she wasn't in the studio, Lorraine shared an image of herself in Orkney as she enjoyed some time away.Filling in for the host whilst she's on her travels is Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh who regularly steps in when Lorraine is away.Ranvir, who is no stranger to hosting Lorraine, has previously confessed that she enjoys filling in as you can "get under the skin of the people you are interviewing".Speaking about her experiences hosting Lorraine, she once said: "You’ve got a bit more time and because there’s just one of you doing the interview, you’re able to follow your own trail of thought and where my personal interest lies in that particular person’s story."It just means that you have a bit more freedom in a way to have that conversation that you find particularly poignant or interesting and can bring a bit more of myself into."It's not yet known if Ranvir will be filling in for the entire week as viewers have often seen Christine Lampard and Andy Peters also cover the show.

Eamonn Holmes has given a candid update on his battle with chronic pain. The former This Morning host first spoke out about his health last year.

MAISIE Smith’s incredible career change has been inspired by a Brookside and TV legend. The Sun revealed the EastEnders star blew fans away when Claire Sweeney got her up on stage at her sell-out Proud Cabaret show to showcase her sensational singing voice.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expected to join the monarch and the rest of the Royal Family for the televised service, as the eyes of the nation continue to focus on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. And Lorraine couldn’t help but ask that the family-of-four “get on with it” in a bid to heal the public rift between the royals for the sake of Her Majesty’s celebrations.As she welcomed the royal expert on the show, he explained: “The Platinum Jubilee celebrations are in the next few days and Harry and Meghan are coming in, but I can already reveal there has been a reunion.

Maisie Smith announced on May 25 that she would be teaming up with professional dancer Kevin Clifton as she joins the cast of Strictly Ballroom The Musical.

ACTRESS Maisie Smith has announced a huge career move after she dramatically quit EastEnders earlier this year. The star - who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2019 alongside pro dancer Gorka Marquez - is due to take to the floor once more.

Maisie Smith is set to make her musical theatre debut alongside professional ballroom dancer Kevin Clifton as she joins the cast of Strictly Ballroom The Musical. During Wednesday’s (May 25) instalment of Lorraine, the beloved Scott welcomed the dancing duo onto her iconic sofa to talk about their upcoming tour directed by none other than long-standing judge Craig Revel Horwood.

Karen Hauer took to Instagram today to share some snaps of her demanding physiotherapy session with her 281,000 followers.The Strictly Come Dancing star, 40, admitted that she was “hurting” but explained that the physio was needed in order to reduce her muscle ache as she features in the hit dance programme's live shows across the country.Karen shared some pictures of herself on the physiotherapy table, as parts of her body were moved around and manipulated to improve her aches and pains.One snap showed her receiving a form of acupuncture beside fellow Strictly dancer Luba Mushtuk, as physiotherapist Doug Jones could be seen smiling in the background.The last photo showed an exhausted Karen looking close to tears as she closed her eyes and put her head on the pillow.Under the snaps she wrote: “Yesterday's day off = Physio.“Our ONE day off during the week consists of trying to get as much aid to our aching muscles to get us all through our final week of shows.“Dancing is no joke. Not a fairy tale.

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Gemma Atkinson, 37, confessed she is yearning to see her fiancé Gorka Márquez, 31, in an emotional post today, as she took their toddler Mia on a walk without him.The Strictly Come Dancing star, who is currently away on tour, reacted tearfully to the sweet Instagram videos of their adorable family. Gemma took to Instagram today to share a heartfelt post with her 1.7 million followers. On her story, she posted a video of herself and her two-year-old daughter Mia going for a countryside walk with their two dogs.As Mia toddled along ahead with the pups and called out to her mum, Gemma told her: “I’m coming!” “My little pack,” she added fondly before laughing to the camera. She captioned the video: “Just missing @Gorka_Marquez.” Gemma also included an adorable clip of Mia trying to say hello to her grandad and waving at the camera as she tucked into a plate of food. After sharing a few backstage snaps from his time on tour a few hours earlier, Gorka then shared his own emotional response to the videos with his 696,000 Instagram followers. He re-posted Gemma’s clips and was clearly impacted by them, as he responded with some heart emojis and a couple of holding back tears emojis. Gorka, who was most recently snapped outside the New Theatre in Oxford, appeared to be hanging out with fellow Strictly stars Neil Jones and Dianne Buswell on his latest story. The star has been busy travelling around the country and will be performing in Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals tonight at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham.Gemma and Gorka met through Strictly back in 2017 when the soap star was competing alongside Aljaž Škorjanec, 32, who announced his exit from Strictly earlier this year.The Hits Radio presenter got engaged last

Lorraine Kelly has revealed she thinks "a lot of politicians" tend to underestimate her show and newspapers like Daily Star.But the daytime queen confessed it allows her to go in with "killer questions" which leave the Westminster buffs "taken aback".The iconic presenter spoke exclusively to Daily Star at the BAFTA TV Awards, where she opened up about preparing for high-profile guests, her top interview tricks, and what she thinks of politicians who underestimate her show.The red carpet chat at the glitzy award show came right after her ITV pal Susanna Reid interviewed Boris Johnson on Good Morning Britain.One awkward moment from the interview has since gone viral as it showed PM Boris seemed to have no idea who Lorraine Kelly was.Susanna, 62, had been previewing Lorraine's show which had been coming up next, to which Boris replied: "Who's Lorraine?"Lorraine said "a lot of politicians" tend to underestimate her show - and newspapers like Daily Star - but it means she can target them with a "killer question".She said: "I do think the politicians tend, not all of them, tend to underestimate newspapers like yours [Daily Star], shows like mine. "They do, and that’s okay, they can do that, and then you can go in with a killer question and they’re sort of taken aback."Lorraine went on to heap praise on Susanna for her Boris interview - calling it the "perfect political interview".She said: "If you look for an example of a perfect political interview, it was Susanna with Boris Johnson."She was brilliant, so well briefed, absolutely incisive and he didn’t quite know what to do."The TV legend also reacted to the car-crash Boris moment, and she couldn't resist having a giggle about it.Lorraine told us: "Wasn’t that hilarious.

One of Dancing with the Stars‘ most effervescent judges, Bruno Tonioli, has revealed his decision to quit the UK version of the show after 18 years, saying juggling both shows had become “unsustainable”, following the former’s move to Disney Plus.

Lorraine Kelly was left apologising to Coronation Street star Georgia Taylor following an accidental marriage slip-up. The Toyah Battersby actress appeared live on the presenter's self-titled ITV show on Friday live from her character's home on the cobbles.

Gemma Atkinson is ready for the sunshine as she showed of her beautiful fresh look with fans. The Hits Radio host took to Instagram to show off her subtle change after hitting the hairdressing salon on Thursday (May 19).

Strictly Come Dancing 's Anton Du Beke will replace Bruno Tonioli on the judging panel.

Emmerdale star Emile John has opened up to Lorraine Kelly today about the racism he has faced in his life. Emile John, 25, who plays lawyer Ethan Anderson on Emmerdale, is currently involved in a controversial storyline which sees his character representing a white man who has been accused of a racist attack.

EastEnders star Maisie Smith wowed fans during her latest TV appearance as she showed off a stunning new hairstyle.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli has quit the popular BBC competitive dance series after eighteen years, it has been claimed.The 66 year old was unable to participate in last year's judging panel after Covid restrictions prevented him from travelling to the UK, and professional dancer Anton Du Beke took his place alongside Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood, and Shirley Ballas. However, it has now been reported that Bruno will completely leave the UK behind to focus all of his attention Stateside on Dancing With The Stars US, in which he also serves as a panellist. "Bruno has quit the show for good,' a source told The Daily Mail.