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Owen Warner and his co-star girlfriend Jemma Donovan have reportedly split just a few months after going public with their romance. Hollyoaks star Owen, who came second when he appeared in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! last year, seemingly confirmed the relationship when he posted a loved-up snap with Jemma back in April. Jemma, who is the daughter of Aussie soap legend Jason Donovan, and Owen were pictured cuddling up as they grinned at the camera.They later made their red carpet debut at the British Soap Awards on 3 June.

It's going to be a dramatic week in soapland. Find out what's coming up this week in EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Home And Away, from August 21. Mixed Messages - EastEnders After Elaine persuades George and Gina to give her their blessing to try to make contact, Anna leaves a message for her mum.

The chances are that for the past 23 years, if you were flicking through TV channels, the stars you saw were on Melanie Blake’s roster. From The Nolans to Stephanie Beacham, Gillian Taylforth to Patsy Kensit, she’s forged killer deals for female talent. Specialising in representing older celebrities and actresses – a niche rival agents missed – Melanie gained power and industry recognition, but managed to keep herself out of the spotlight.

Baby Thiago Thomas Márquez is just five days old when parents Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Márquez introduce us to him, as he snoozes angelically, swaddled in his soft white blanket. He’s so new to the world, that it’s not until after our interview that Gemma and Gorka agree on a name, deciding to get to know him a little first. “They change so much each day,” says Gemma, stroking her newborn’s face as Gorka carries him.

When Gemma Atkinson gave birth to her first baby Mia she needed an emergency C-section and then suffered a scary postpartum haemorrhage as her partner Gorka Márquez anxiously looked on. So when baby Thiago Thomas Márquez was born, Gemma wanted things to be different and decided to hire her own private midwife to monitor the pregnancy and help after the baby was born.The former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale actress – who has been filming her pregnancy story for her forthcoming W channel documentary Gemma And Gorka: Life Behind The Lens – hoped to have a vaginal birth this time around However, when her contractions stopped after 24 hours of active labour, she elected to have another C-section. In her documentary, Gemma answers the questions she was too shy to ask as a first-time mum and goes back to NHS Bolton where Mia was born to find out why she suffered a postpartum haemorrhage.

Baby Thiago Thomas Márquez is just five days old when parents Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Márquez introduce us to him, as he snoozes angelically, swaddled in his soft white blanket. He’s so new to the world, that it’s not until after our interview that Gemma and Gorka agree on a name, deciding to get to know him a little first. “They change so much each day,” says Gemma, stroking her newborn’s face as Gorka carries him.

Pop sensation Jamelia shocked viewers of BBC series Celebrity Masterchef this week, when she revealed her age to judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode. Many fans were convinced that the singing sensation was in her late 20's or early 30's, but it soon emerged that this isn't the case as Jamelia mentioned her age on the show.The stylish star, who first shot to fame in the early 00’s with tracks that included Superstar, revealed to the judges that she was 42, something that stunned many viewers at home, as they couldn’t quite get over her youthful appearance.

Emmerdale favourite Lydia Dingle experienced a blast from her past this week, when her childhood sweetheart Craig arrived on screen after bumping into her at a job fair held at The Hide.Taken aback by the appearance of someone from her childhood, Lydia appeared to be visibly shaken when Craig kept addressing her as “Jenny” her former name before she changed it following the loss of her infant son. In scenes airing on Thursday, 17 August 17, it was soon revealed that Craig was actually the father of Lydia’s baby son, Toby, who tragically was stillborn when she was just a teenager.

The partner of pregnant Hollyoaks actress Frankie Jules-Hough, who was killed in a horror motorway car crash, has welcomed plans to review the prison sentence of the driver who killed her. Adil Iqbal, 22, was speeding in his father's BMW on the M66 in Bury, Greater Manchester, when his car hit Frankie's on 13 May. He was jailed for 12 years on 19 July, having pleaded guilty to killing Frankie, 38, and causing serious injury to her son Thomas, 9.

Swapping the wards of Holby City for a new role in Hollyoaks, actor David Ames delighted fans this week when a first look episode, saw the star make his debut in the Channel 4 soap as new headteacher Carter Shepherd. The exciting episode first got underway when Goldie McQueen (Chelsee Healey) poignantly admitted to (Ross Adams)that she had been struggling recently. Later, Goldie continued to lament about her situation at Bronzer’s memorial bench, while asking for a sign to help her through the particularly rough patch.

Adam Rickitt has channelled his iconic I Breathe Again music video by stripping nude and posing for a number of risqué photographs for social media.The former Hollyoaks and Coronation Street star, 45, is currently holidaying in Italy and decided to bare all and show off his buff body and bottom as part of his 'butt shot day' tradition. He shared three photographs to his Instagram account, with the first showing him posting slightly out of focus sitting on a windowsill and looking out, with the second snap showing him standing fully nude and looking out of the same window.

Good Morning Britain is welcoming pop icon Duncan James as the new guest entertainment presenter on weekday mornings, and he's "super excited" but "nervous" to be joining the team, as the singer opened up on his amazing new showbiz role. Former band member Duncan, who previously opened up on pretending to date famous stars such as Geri Halliwell before coming out as gay, will be starting on the daytime TV show from Monday 14 August, and he's gearing up to fill in for long-time staple presenter Richard Arnold.

Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks is facing a number of big changes after a mass exit.The show's executive producer Lucy Allan has decided to leave after two years in the role on the programme. She is not the only major departure, as reports suggest that series producer Philip Dodds and script and storyline executive Josie Day are also leaving.The Sun is reporting that the trio have been given their marching orders after record-low ratings and chaos on set.

It’s Dilly Harcourt vs Sienna Blake in Channel 4's Hollyoaks and spoilers see that Dilly, played by actress Emma Johnsey-Smith, soon might have the upper hand. In scenes set to air mid-August, Dilly ends up finding out about Sienna’s sordid past when Diane Hutchinson (Alex Fletcher) delves into all the awful things she’s done. Dilly continues to fear for her brother, Rafe Harcourt (Chris Gordon), who is smitten with Sienna (Anna Passey).

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag She joined the cast of Hollyoaks back in 2008, and since then Jorgie Porter has rarely been out of the spotlight. But for now the actress and model has stepped away from the cameras and is living a very different lifestyle. After giving birth in November to her son Forest, who she shares with fiancé Ollie Piotrowski, the new mum is settling into her biggest role to date.

The Traitors star Maddy Smedley has said that she's unlikely to return to the BBC reality competition if an all-star version was to happen after leaving the show "a shell of the person" she was before. The former care home worker signed up for last year's launch series, which saw the Faithful contestants attempt to weed out the Traitors among them before being eliminated from the Scottish castle. While Maddy became a fan-favourite for incessantly accusing Wilf Webster of being a Traitor, the 30-year-old has revealed that an All-Star series would be off the cards for her.

Maddy Smedley stole the hearts of the nation during her stint on BBC One show The Traitors, where, as a righteous Faithful, she was determined to identify the baddies in the castle. Despite her admirable sleuthing, she found time to regularly remind her fellow contestants that she’d once had a couple of minor acting roles – her favourite being a one-off appearance in EastEnders playing a homeless woman. Now the former care home worker is heading for the bright lights of Hollyoaks and is showing off her acting chops as a completely different character.

It seems it's 'once bitten, twice shy' for ex-professional Strictly dancer AJ Pritchard as he confirms that he's done with acting.The 28-year-old joined his big brother Curtis Pritchard, who was also a dancer on Strictly, for a nine episodes on Hollyoaks in 2021 but it seems that once was quite enough for the blonde star.The sibling pair starred as dancer brothers Marco and Jacob but their appearance was marred by criticism from various soap actors who were adamant that casting should be selected based on talent and not social media followers. Former EastEnders actor Michael Greco had plenty to say on the matter and called AJ's acting "shocking", claiming that people could learn "how not to act" by watching the brothers on-screen.

Hollyoaks star Ki Griffin has confirmed that they have split from their long-term fiancee Sorcha Osborne, a year after they got engaged. Ki and Sorcha have been together since 2021, and they revealed their engagement last year.The couple would often attend events together, but now they appear to have removed any trace of their relationship on social media.

Hollyoaks legend Guy Burnet is worlds away from his time on the Channel 4 show and has made it in Hollywood. Guy played Craig Dean in the soap from 2002 until 2008, but fans can now see him in one of the year's most talked about films - Oppenheimer.

The partner of a former Hollyoaks actress who died in a horror motorway crash has described the killer's sentence as "insulting." Frankie Jules-Hough was killed when Adil Iqbal, 22, crashed into the back of her car on the M66, in Bury, while he was speeding at 123mph. A court heard that Iqbal was driving his BMW with one hand, while holding his phone in the other, filming himself swerving across the lanes at high speed, on May 13 this year.