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  • Can You Spot The Difference? Johnny Carter Is Back

    Can You Spot The Difference? Johnny Carter Is Back

    Johnny Carter is back – but can you tell the difference?

    John Carter Spot the Difference CREDIT: THEGAYUK / BBC
    CREDIT: THEGAYUK / BBC
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    CREDIT: Monty McKinnen
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    CREDIT: (C) BBC – Photographer: Kieron McCarron

     

    Johnny is coming back to EastEnders on the 12th April, but he looks very different from the last time we saw him! Johnny has a new actor behind him!

    The part of Johnny was originated by Sam Strike, who decided to leave the soap in December 2014.

    He left the soap to make his name in Hollywood.

    Speaking about his decision to leave Sam said,

    “I also didn’t really feel like at the time my character was necessarily needed in EastEnders.

    “When I was in talks about leaving, I spoke to the people that I’d been working with the most – including Dom, the executive producer, and the Carters. I said to them that if there was anything they really wanted me to do we’d do that, as I didn’t want to leave people high and dry.

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    However the character is back and is now played by Ted Reilly.

    Johnny Carter is not the first EastEnders’ character to be played by more than one person. In the past characters Lucy Beale, Martin Fowler and Sam Mitchell have all had actor changes in the past.

     

  • John Partridge To Make Albert Square Return

    John Partridge To Make Albert Square Return

    Openly gay actor John Partridge is to make a return to EastEnders as the hunky Christian.

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    CREDIT: BBC

    After his stint in Celebrity Big Brother, John Partridge it seems, is irresistible to TV execs who have reinstated Christian and his on-screen mother Lynda Baron in EastEnders.

    Bosses are staying tight-lipped on the details surrounding their return, but the shocking storyline promises to change the Beale family forever.

    Christian was last seen in the Square back in 2015 when he attended the wedding of Ian and Jane as part of the 30th anniversary live week.

    On his return, John Partridge said:

    “I am thrilled to be able to return to EastEnders whilst touring the UK with Chicago… Christian is never far from my mind – I turn my back for five minutes and look what happens!”

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    Christian’s character has in the past caused considerable controversy with some viewers of the long running London-based soap. In late 2008, 145 complaints were made after a kiss between Christian and new love interest Lee was broadcast before the 9PM watershed.

    Episodes featuring John Partridge are set to air in Summer 2016.

    Next week the gay character Johnny Carter will return to the square to reunite with his family.

     

    ALSO READ: 12 thing you didn’t know about John Partridge

    ALSO READ: John Partridge reveals the heartbreaking real reason he’s doing Celebrity Big Brother

     

  • Grace And Frankie Are Back Bitches

    Grace And Frankie Are Back Bitches

    Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda are back bitches….

    Netflix
    Netflix

    Netflix has revealed that comedy series Grace and Frankie are back on May 6th…


    In Grace and Frankie, Jane Fonda (“Grace”) and Lily Tomlin (“Frankie”) star as two women whose lives are turned upside down when their husbands reveal they are gay and leave them for each other. Both sparring partners and partners-in-crime, Grace and Frankie form an unlikely and unbreakable bond and face their uncertain futures head-on, hand-in-hand. Together with their ex-husbands and children, they discover the true definition of “family,” with laughter, tears and plenty of mood enhancers along the way.

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  • Cheryl Out Of X FACTOR, Jennifer Saunders In?

    Cheryl Out Of X FACTOR, Jennifer Saunders In?

    Collabro singer Jamie Lambert has said that he’d like to see Jennifer Saunders join the judging panel for this year’s X FACTOR after the shock exit of Cheryl.

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  • FIRST LOOK | Johnny Carter Is Back In EastEnders

    FIRST LOOK | Johnny Carter Is Back In EastEnders

    Johnny Carter is back and here’s the first look.

    CREDIT:(C) BBC - Photographer: Jack Barnes
    CREDIT:(C) BBC – Photographer: Jack Barnes

     

    He’ll be singing karaoke in his first episode of EastEnders on the 12th April – but you may notice that he looks a little different from the last time he was in Albert Square.

    Last time we saw Johnny Carter he had jumped on his Vespa and was riding his way to Italy to join his boyfriend Gianluca to live in Rome – and he was played by Sam Strike – well Johnny is back and this time is being played by the gorgeous Ted Reilly.

    CREDIT:(C) BBC - Photographer: Jack Barnes
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    CREDIT:(C) BBC - Photographer: Jack Barnes
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    Speaking about landing the role Ted said,

    “I’m truly delighted to be joining such an iconic show. The Carters are a fantastic family and I can’t wait to get started!”

    Johnny’s return will see him coming to terms with lots of drama – as he knows nothing about his mum’s rape, baby brother’s brain trauma, that aunt Shirley is actually his grandmother. So expect lots of bomb shells over the next month as Johnny rejoins the Carters.

     

  • Cyril Nri Receives BAFTA nomination for Cucumber

    Cyril Nri Receives BAFTA nomination for Cucumber

    Actor Cyril Nri has received a BAFTA nomination for his role in the Channel 4 drama Cucumber.

    Cyril Nri in Cucumber
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  • Ben Whishaw Up For Bafta For Gay Spy Drama, London Spy

    Ben Whishaw Up For Bafta For Gay Spy Drama, London Spy

    Out actor Ben Whishaw have received a nomination for the forthcoming BAFTA awards.

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    CREDIT: (C) WTTV Limited – Photographer: Joss Barratt

    Ben Whishaw has received a BAFTA nomination for Leading Actor for his role in the spy drama London Spy – a drama which follows a gay Londoner looking to solve the disappearance of his boyfriend.

    Speaking to THEGAYUK about the series Ben said,

    It felt incredibly fresh and I didn’t know what on Earth was going to happen, or what sort of a story I was in even.
    I think it’s a fascinating story, a fascinating series, because although I think it is a thriller, it doesn’t really conform exactly to what you expect a thriller to do. It creates its own version of that genre.

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    The series itself, London Spy, has been nominated for Best Mini series.

    Along with Ben’s nomination, Cyril Nri was nominated as best supporting actor in the Channel 4’s Cucumber.

     

     

  • Is Cheryl About To Get The Boot From X Factor?

    Is Cheryl About To Get The Boot From X Factor?

    Is this the end of the road for Cheryl and her time as a judge on X Factor?

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  • Is I Am Cait About To Be Cancelled?

    Is I Am Cait, about to be cancelled?

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  • You Need To Watch This

    You Need To Watch This

    The brand new series of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is about to land on our screens…

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  • EASTENDERS | Johnny’s Back

    The Carters are getting their son back… As actor Ted Reilly announced as Sam Strike’s replacement.

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