Strictly fans go wild as they spot Lacey Turner in audience supporting EastEnders co-star James Bye

EastEnders have revealed a tragic storyline is on the way for character Lola Pearce who is set to be diagnosed with a brain tumour.The BBC soap producers have said they are working alongside Brain Tumour Research and Macmillan Cancer Support on the storyline, which will begin this autumn. Viewers will see Lola and her loved ones deal with her diagnosis as the plot follows the experience of Lola and those around her as she deals with the reality of being a young person living with a brain tumour.

Rose Ayling-Ellis brightened up a grey Wednesday by sharing a fun video of her adventures in Maldives.MORE: Giovanni Pernice's touching tribute to Rose Ayling-Ellis on Strictly revealedThe actress visited the dreamy destination last month but couldn't help but look back on her exciting holiday this week as the weather is "dull and grey" and wanted to "cheer up" her followers.WATCH: Rose Ayling-Ellis shares fun adventures from Maldives holidayTaking to Instagram Stories, she told her fans: "Today the weather was dull and grey. So I look back to my holiday photos when it was sunny and blue.READ: Rose Ayling-Ellis responds to Strictly critics with powerful message – 'Don't compare me to Ellie'RELATED: Rose Ayling-Ellis shows off incredible physique in sizzling red bikini"I've realised I have quite a few funny videos...

Strictly Come Dancing's James Bye has explained how his spray tan for the BBC series will be written into EastEnders. The Martin Fowler actor, 38, is currently competing on the hit dance show with pro partner Amy Dowden. And at the same time as performing on Strictly, James is still just as busy at EastEnders as he continues to film the BBC One soap while rehearsing.

EastEnders favourite James Bye revealed he suffered from a painful injury whilst in Strictly training. The soap star was appearing on It Takes Two where he told host Rylan that while trying to impress his dance partner Amy Dowden with his fitness skills he caused great damage to his ring finger.

EastEnders actor James Bye revealed he suffered from a painful injury during his Strictly Come Dancing training while attempting to impress his dance partner Amy Dowden. The soap star, who plays Martin Fowler in the BBC soap, told It Takes Two presenter Rylan Clark that he injured his ring finger while practising a routine for this Saturday's (October 8) edition of the hit ballroom show.James is set to take on the role of Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy, and informed Rylan he was aiming to show off his strength, but admitted he went too far and was left with his finger badly injured. READ MORE: Strictly's James Bye admits he's feeling pressure after EastEnders pals' success He said: “I was trying to show Amy how strong I was in the rehearsal room so I did a few pull-ups…," adding: “I like ripped my finger open.” He continued: “The finger almost fell off.”James joked, with a bloody bandage on his ring finger: “The wedding ring is sort of the only thing keeping my finger on," but explained: “We’ll see how we get on with that one!”It comes after dad-of-three James refuted any idea that he and his wife of 10 years could be affected by the Strictly "curse".The actor has previously said how he feels under pressure to do well on Strictly as so many of his co-stars on the soap have proved big hits.

Strictly duo Amy Dowden, 32, and James Bye, 38, delivered an excellent performance during Saturday night's live show - but, as a candid video uploaded to Instagram has revealed, things turned out very differently during their dress rehearsal.

BBC EastEnders actress Clair Norris looked almost unrecognisable compared with her soap character as she glammed up for a night out with her beau. Clair, 24, who plays Bernadette Taylor in the soap, looked far away from her day job in Albert Square where she's usually dressed in baggy clothes, a purple padded jacket and has her brunette hair scraped up in a bun.

Spoilers for EastEnders indicate a big week for Kat (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie (Shane Richie) and the Panesar family as high drama ensues. Freddie (Bobby Brazier) helps Alfie with an extravagant flower display for Kat but things take a turn for the worse when she finds out where the flowers have come from. She later joins him in The Vic but is left speechless when a young woman enters the pub to remind Alfie he is getting married tomorrow.

The cast of BBC EastEnders enjoyed a big night out as newcomer Bobby Brazier and his co-stars were spotted at Tulley's Shocktober Fest in Crawley. Jeff Brazier and Jade Goody's son, Bobby, 19, brought along his brother Freddie, 18, as they joined his EastEnders co-stars Shane Richie, Max Boden, Jaden Ladega, Dean Gaffney, Jamie Borthwick and Tony Clay at the Halloween themed attraction. Dressed for the Autumn weather, Bobby and Freddie posed for photos both wearing large warm black puffer coats.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were in floods of tears this weekend as they spotted professional dancer Giovanni Pernice’s nod to his previous partner Rose Ayling-Ellis.The pair were partnered for the 2021 series and lifted the coveted Glitterball trophy together after a series of incredible routines, including a moment of silent dancing as a nod to Rose’s experiences as a Deaf woman.This year, Giovanni is partnered up with Richie Anderson, and were lucky enough to make it through another tough week after Kaye Adams found herself on the wrong side of the dance-off. READ MORE: Strictly’s Kaye Adams makes X-rated confession after wild training session The first week in October saw celebs’ scores combined with what they got last week, before anyone was axed from the programme.The judges’ scores were then combined with a public vote, with Kaye Adams and Matt Goss finally deemed to be in the dance-off.But during the tense moment in which the celebs and their professional partners gathered to hear the results, Giovanni couldn’t resist paying a sweet tribute to his previous partner.Giovanni and radio DJ Richie thanked fans three times in British Sign Language after learning they would be dancing again next week.The sign involves tipping the fingers of one hand from the chin downwards to mean ‘thank you’.At home, viewers found the gesture to last year’s winner incredibly moving, as one fan commented on Twitter: “Giovanni still saying thank you in BSL got me all up in my emotions!”“I’m glad Giovanni is still doing the BSL for thank you,” someone else posted with a row of crying emojis.A third penned: “First Giovanni thank you of the season and he’s STILL SIGNING IT!”For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you

Ellie Taylor shared the sweetest photo alongside her rarely seen four-year-old daughter, Valentina, who came to support her at the dress rehearsal of Strictly Come Dancing.MORE: Strictly's Ellie Taylor reveals supportive message from Ted Lasso co-star - and it's so sweet!Taking to social media, the Comedian, 38, posed with her arm around her little one, whilst dressed in her full Strictly glam ahead of her performance on Saturday evening.WATCH: Strictly's Katya begs to redo first routine following mistakeCaptioning the image, she penned: "Ratbag came to watch a rehearsal. Verdict: 'I liked your dance mummy… can I do some drawing now.'"READ:  12 Strictly Come Dancing pros' glitzy weddings: Amy Dowden, Janette Manrara & moreSEE: Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin and Ellie Simmonds make big announcement – fans reactEllie, who keeps Valentina out of the public eye, chose to cover her face with a mouse emoji in the image.

James Bye has revealed his fellow EastEnders star and the reigning Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis offered him advice before he took to the dancefloor.The 38-year-old British actor, who has played Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap since 2014, is currently competing in the new series of Strictly.. Speaking alongside his professional partner Amy Dowden ahead of Sunday evening’s results show, James said: “Rose is just like a ray of sunshine and her only advice to me was just take every second in as it goes so quick.

As the nights get darker, pumpkin spice candles fill the aisles of HomeSense and the ‘big coats’ are retrieved from the darkest corners of our wardrobes, it can only mean one thing - it’s Strictly Come Dancing season. We’re all more than ready for it thanks to the marketing campaign that begins in August with a slow drip feed of the line-up. And as sure as the sun is going to rise, you can bet the comments section on Instagram and Twitter feeds are going to be filled with fans remarking, “Never heard of them” or “They’re not even a celebrity.” I get it.

EastEnders star James Bye is taking to the dance floor on Strictly Come Dancing this year, alongside celebrities such as Helen Skelton, Will Mellor and Kym Marsh.The actor, 38, who portrays Martin Fowler in the hit BBC One soap, was the 14th star to be announced in the star-studded line-up, and he called it an "honour" to have been asked to appear on the popular show. There's no doubt all of James' EastEnders cast mates are cheering him on from Albert Square, alongside his loving wife Victoria and their three sons, Edward, eight, and Louis, six, and three year old Hugo.

TAYLOR Swift has worked with Ed Sheeran, Haim and Zayn Malik on her hits over the years. But I can reveal she is now gearing up for a far more surprising collaboration with rap superstar Drake. I have learned they recorded a secret song together during sessions for her 2017 album Reputation, although it didn’t make the cut because it was deemed to be too direct about their foes at the time, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

Ellie Simmonds and her Strictly Come Dancing dance partner Nikita Kuzmin appeared on This Morning last Friday to talk about their Strictly journey so far.After earning an impressive score of 28 in week on doing the cha cha cha, they said that this week they will be dancing that waltz.Simmonds said that this week had been hard during rehearsal.READ MORE: Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis begs fans to stop comparing her to Ellie Simmonds Her dance partner said: “Not going to lie, this has been a really hard week, a really hard week in the beginning.“But, I can say proudly that I got Ellie to smile yesterday evening! So that was a good result, we can finally start smiling and enjoying it so that’s good."Simmonds, who has the most common type of dwarfism, achondroplasia, said that she “just couldn’t get it” for this week’s routine.“I kept seeing you doing it and I was trying to do it. I’d get one move and then I couldn’t remember the next move.”Asked what adaptions he’s had to make for Simmonds during dance routines, Kuzmin said: “Realistically, it’s quite a lot but at the same time we still have the same technique, we still have the same basic rules.”He said that he’s enjoying having her as a dance partner as it allows for him to “think outside out the box”.

Dianne Buswell took to social media with a hilarious confession about her relationship with her boyfriend of nearly four years Joe Sugg.MORE: Strictly's Dianne Buswell shows off natural hair colour - and you won't believe itThe professional Strictly Come Dancing dancer, 33, shared a video on her Instagram Stories from TikTok that showed a couple in bed and one of them not so subtly attempting to wake their partner up.WATCH: Strictly's Dianne Buswell comments about having children with boyfriend Joe SuggThe clip read: "When you're always the first one to wake up," Dianne added: "@joesugg this is me."READ: Dianne Buswell's behind-the-scenes wedding photo with Amy Dowden will confuse youSEE: Bridesmaid Dianne Buswell sparks reaction in low-cut dress in new wedding clipIn the clip, the person Dianne is referring to tries to make noises with the duvet and fidgets around with the pillow in an attempt to rouse their sleeping partner - a very relatable scene.@thedfamiily I hate the waiting game…tag your significant other half if this is you

Ellie Taylor took to social media with a very candid update from her second week of Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals with her partner Johannes Radebe.MORE: Strictly star Anton Du Beke shares injury that forced him into judgingThe comedian, 38, filmed herself in the back of a car pretending to cry at the pain her feet were in after a gruelling day of dancing.WATCH: Kaye Adams admits to mucking up Strictly routineCaptioning the clip she wrote: "Ohhhhhhhh my feet are on fire." Once the star arrived home, she shared the controversial way she tended to her aching feet and uploaded a photo as she sat with her twinkle toes in a champagne bucket filled with water and ice.SEE: 12 Strictly Come Dancing pros' glitzy weddings: Amy Dowden, Janette Manrara & moreREAD: Helen Skelton fans all saying same thing about her Strictly partneringAlongside the image read the words: "Gousto ice pack in a champagne bucket? Tell me you're middle class without telling me you're middle class."The pair had a great start to the competition, securing a brilliant score of 28/40 last week with their energetic quick step to I am what I am.After the performance, Ellie shared an action shot from the glittering evening alongside the words: "What a man, what a frock, what a hairdo, what (a) makeup, what a night." The star was in pain Fans of the comedy star were quick to leave messages in the comments section. One fan wrote: "Gorgeous.

Rose Ayling-Ellis, winner of last year's Strictly Come Dancing, has spoken out against an article which draws comparisons between her and Ellie Simmonds, who is competing on the show this year.She said in a series of posts on her Instagram Story: “Please don’t compare me to Ellie. We both have completely different life experiences that it’s just not comparable.”This comes after an article was published which complained that TV shows like Strictly were “pushing indigestible quantities of diversity down viewers’ throats”. READ MORE: Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood defends Matt Goss after Anton Du Beke's catty remark She continued by saying: “Just be open to listen and learn.