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DANCING on Ice fans have accused the show of being fixed after claiming the show's judges have "favourites". While there is no evidence to indicate this is the case, some viewers are angry that Patsy Palmer was sent home and have blamed the scoring of her routine. One commented: "Are you watching the same dancers?! Darren and Tippy are poor performers every week, people are voting to keep them in and the judges are keeping them in despite them performing poorly.

EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer has opened up about her past drug addiction, revealing that she chain-smoked cannabis just minutes before she collected her children from school.

DANCING On Ice viewers have been left all saying the same thing after Patsy Palmer revealed her real age. The former soap star - who is best known for playing gobby Bianca Jackson in EastEnders - appeared on the launch show tonight.

PATSY PALMER was once so addicted to drugs that she chain-smoked powerful skunk cannabis minutes before she was due to pick up her kids from school. The mum-of-four, who played Bianca Jackson in EastEnders, also turned up for work on the BBC soap high on Ecstasy.

saw Regan Gascoigne and partner Karina Marta beat the likes of former Strictly pro Brendan Cole and singer Kimberly Wyatt to lift the coveted trophy. Struggling to hold back his tears after landing a perfect score, Paul Gascoigne’s dancer son said: ‘I am so overwhelmed, I never thought it was possible. ’But which famous faces will be swapping the red carpet for the iconic ice rink as they battle it out to impress the judges and viewers at home in series 17 of the skating show?Here are all the celebrities that have been revealed so far…The first contestant was revealed during Monday’s episode of This Morning – and it is no other than soap legend Patsy Palmer.

EastEnders.But playing the part of the brazen redhead Bianca Jackson in the long-running BBC soap was far from being Patsy Palmer’s first acting role.The 50-year-old from east London had been a child actor in school drama Grange Hill in the 1980s, and had also appeared on the West End, starring in the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.Her acting career was accompanied with a two-decade battle with alcohol and drugs, with the TV star saying she had a problem from as young as age 10.She has since kicked the habit and does not allow booze in her house.Palmer, who is currently living in the US where she has a DJ career, will be back on screens in January 2023 after becoming the first celebrity to be announced for the upcoming Dancing On Ice series on ITV.Patsy was born Julie Anne Harris on May 26, 1972, in Bethnal Green, east London.Her mother first spotted her acting talent and encouraged her to go to Anna Scher's famous acting school in London.After enrolling at the school, Palmer learnt that there was already an actress with the name Julie Harris.She decided to give herself a new stage moniker by borrowing her mother's maiden name and changing her first name to a nickname her mother, Pat, was sometimes called.Patsy made her screen debut in the television programme The Gentle Touch in 1984 and would go on to feature in the kids series Grange Hill from 1986 to 1987.She went on to have small roles in BBC's Tricky Business (1989), Making News (1990), Clarissa (1991), Love Hurts (1992), Drop The Dead Donkey (1993), and The Bill (1993) before landing her most iconic part.In 1993, Patsy was cast in the role of feisty Bianca Jackson in EastEnders.She has appeared in the show on and off over the course of

EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer has been named as the first contestant to sign up to Dancing on Ice 2023.

EastEnders star Patsy Palmer stunned fans with a gorgeous holiday snap soaking up the Malibu sun.The 50-year-old paraded her ageless figure as she showed off her derriere in a beautiful cut out swimsuit.The former Bianca Jackson actress was stood on the edge of the swimming pool with her back to the camera.READ MORE: EastEnders' Freddie star Bobby Brazier says late mum Jade Goody would be 'proud'She was wearing a stunning black and white cut-out swimsuit and partnered it with a straw hat.Patsy posted the picture to her 373,000 followers on Instagram and captioned the picture with an inspirational quote. She penned: "Embrace it each and every step .

PATSY Palmer put her sensational curves on display as she soaked up the sun in gorgeous Los Angeles. The ex-EastEnders actress posed effortlessly at the side of a swimming pool at her home in LA surrounded by luscious greenery.

Sid Owen is returning to Albert Square as EastEnders favourite Ricky Butcher after 10 years away from the soap.The actor, 50, said he is “delighted” to be reprising his role as Walford’s hapless mechanic after previously starring in the BBC series from 1988 until 2000, returning sporadically until 2012. Sid's character was involved in a number of high-profile storylines, perhaps most famously with his on-screen spouse Bianca Jackson played by Patsy Palmer.Their relationship was a hit with fans and their on-screen wedding drew an audience of more than 22 million.Talking about his return to the show, Sid said: “I’m delighted to back at EastEnders.

Maisie Smith is most commonly known for her role as Tiffany Butcher, the daughter of Bianca Jackson and Ricky Butcher, in EastEnders. The now-21-year-old announced that she was leaving the popular BBC soap in October 2021, saying in a statement: "It's time to say farewell to Tiff! I've grown up on EastEnders since 2008, and have learnt from the best over the past 13 years.

Spice Girl Emma Bunton shocked her fans as she shared a clip of herself on EastEnders 30 years ago. Before she hit global fame as part of the Spice Girls, Emma had a stint on Albert Square when she was just 16.The 46 year old star delighted her fans as she shared a clip of herself on the soap, when she played a mugger attempting to rob pensioner Jules.

Fans of primetime soap EastEnders will remember loveable mechanic Ricky Butcher.The character has been absent from Albert Square for quite some time but after ten long years, he’s making a dramatic comeback.The Sun reports that 50-year-old actor Sid Owen, who plays Ricky, will begin filming on set next month with Charlie Brooks, Ricky’s on-screen sister Janine. He’ll also reunite with Kim Medcalf, who plays Ricky’s ex-wife Sam Mitchell. A source revealed: “Bosses have an exciting storyline planned for his return, involving lots of key players.

Any EastEnders fan worth their salt is unable to hear the name "Ricky" without thinking of Patsy Palmer’s character Bianca Jackson hollering it halfway across Albert Square at the top of her voice. So fans of the much-loved character, played by Sid Owen, went into a state of extreme excitement last night, when the evil and conniving Janine Butcher made a call to her big brother Ricky and left him a voicemail, asking her to lend her money to get her out of a jam.

EastEnders star Patsy Palmer celebrated turning 50 in style as she threw a wild birthday bash in Hollywood. The actress, who soared to fame playing Bianca Jackson on the BBC soap, attended the swanky The West Hollywood Edition Hotel with some of her closest pals.

PATSY Palmer has celebrated turning 50 with a huge celebrity-packed bash in Hollywood with her nearest and dearest. The former EastEnders actress - who quit the UK for a new life in the States - headed out for a night on the town at a swanky hotel.

EX-EastEnders loudmouth Patsy Palmer is charging fans for tips on how to live their best lives. They will have to stump up £17 a month to follow the soap star’s wellness journey.

Denise Welch has shared a hilarious Instagram video showing her dancing with Eastenders legend Patsy Palmer.The actress-tuned Loose Women panellist took to the photo-sharing platform to share a clip of their pair dancing in a Boomerang video - a short clip that plays forward and backward. Denise, who played Trish Minniver in Hollyoaks, and the Bianca Jackson star, 49, shake their hips left and right on what appeared to be a garden patio.But Denise, 63, ribbed Patsy, who is also a DJ, in her caption - claiming she had done the dance incorrectly.She wrote: "You see this is the problem when something becomes as internationally famous as my boomerangs.

EastEnders star Patsy Palmer has showed off a stunning transformation as she embraces family life in America.The star moved to Los Angeles with her husband and children in 2014, and was recently spotted looking glamorous as she stepped out to lunch at Malibu Farm.Patsy looked completely different to her EastEnders on-screen counterpart Bianca Jackson, as she arrived for lunch wearing a boho inspired outfit.She looked every inch the Hollywood superstar as she wowed in a colourful kimono, denim shorts and t-shirt, completing the relaxed and glamorous look with sunglasses, beaded bracelets and a large straw bag.Patsy rose to fame as Bianca Jackson in EastEnders and appeared in the soap for over six years between 1993-1999.She later returned for another six years between 2018-2014, before moving to Los Angeles with her family.The actress has been married to her husband Richard Merkell since and they have three children together called Fenton, Emilia and Bertie.Patsy also has a son Charlie with her ex partner Alfie Rothwell.Although she returned to EastEnders for a cameo appearance in 2019, the star has since launched a wellness page on social media and has become a lifestyle guru.She regularly shares photographs of her glamorous life in Los Angeles, while posting inspiring messages on her Instagram page.One photograph showed Patsy in a stunning long white dress with a thigh-high split, with her hair flowing down her shoulders.The star looked radiant in the photograph as she held her arms open wide and captioned the post: "Looking at yourself when you are in a happy mindset is so much nicer than when we are feeling low and defeated or depleted.""If you can do a guided meditation based on positive self image or repeat positive

EastEnders star Sid Owen has opened up about the traumatic moment he was left begging doctors to save his partner and their premature baby's lives.The actor's girlfriend Victoria Shores needed a transfusion after losing two pints of blood when their baby daughter had to be delivered four weeks early by emergency C-section.Sid, 50, told The Sun on Sunday that he begged doctors to make sure she survived after traumatic experience as he said he's still "processing the trauma", and said it was the "toughest moment" he's ever experienced. The star - who played Ricky Butcher in EastEnders for 24 years - said that when he was given scrubs to wear in the hospital it brought back memories of scenes he filmed alongside Patsy Palmer in 1997 where Ricky and girlfriend Bianca Jackson had a stillborn child.He confessed the memory of the storyline was on his mind but said he "had to pull himself together".