Emmerdale spoilers: Fans left open mouthed as new Woolpack pub owner REVEALED; plus EastEnders & Coronation Street news
THE new owner of Emmerdale's Woolpack pub was announced tonight in a shocking twist that left fans scratching their heads.
Emmerdale bosses earlier confirmed the new owner of The Woolpack would be revealed this week after it went up in flames on Xmas Day 2021.
The iconic ITV soap pub was put up for auction after being gutted by the explosion caused by Al Chapman – and at the last minute former landlady Charity Dingle bought it alongside son Ryan Stocks.
The entire Dingle family were expecting Kim Tate to be stood there waiting but there were in for a shock.
But when Kim arrived, Chas demanded she tell her that she was the new owner – leaving Charity stood behind them all trying to interrupt.
“It’s me you daft cow,” Charity revealed before pointing to her son Ryan. "Sorry, we are the new owners of The Woolpack. Surprise.”
Taking to Twitter, a number of viewers predicted it would be Charity Dingle's son Ryan who bought the pub after receiving his inheritance money from his adoptive mother Irene following her death.
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- Louis Allwood
Fans shock as Ashley Hardcastle returns to the cobbles
Lamin Touray is set to return to the cobbles as hunky footballer Ashley Hardcastle.
The actor first made an appearance on the ITV soap in November last year.
Ashley and Daisy Midgeley had a brief fling for a month before the barmaid released that she wasn't interested in him.
Now it looks like things are about to get pretty messy between Daisy and Daniel Osbourne as her former flame is due to make an epic turn to Weatherfield.
Lamin took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes snap of himself posing in his dressing room on set.
The soap star captioned the post: "Back filming on the cobbles this week ??New year same goal ?."
Fans rushed to the comments section to share their exctiment.
One wrote: "Yes mate love that ?."
Another said: "Yay – you're back! ?."
A third added: "Keep shining ??."
- Louis Allwood
Fans all say the same thing about Kim Tate’s fruit bowl
The scheming superbitch – played by Claire King in the ITV soap – struggled to get excited about her stepdaughter Dawn's wedding.
On a recent instalment, Kim discovered that Dawn had picked a date for the wedding, but seemed to have other things on her mind.
She later confided in her boyfriend Will Taylor as they sat at the dining table.
However, ITV viewers were more distracted with the "blatantly fake" plastic fruit in Kim's bowl.
One viewer wrote: "Are those fruits supposed to be real? Looks fake to me. #Emmerdale"
- Joseph Gamp
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- Joseph Gamp
Viewers predict Vanessa's interfering will bring Pierce Harris' son to village
Prior to her return after Christmas, Vanessa was last seen in the village in early 2020 but she has made sporadic appearance via video call since then.
Viewers are predicting Michelle's character Vanessa Woodfield’s interfering will bring Pierce Harris’ son to the village.
The vet interfered with Rhona’s attempts to find her rapist murderer ex-husband’s son before his death.
With the help of Ryan Stocks, Rhona had got a number for Marcus and left him a message asking him to contact her.
But Vanessa had another idea – and decided to use Rhona’s phone to call Marcus back and send him away.
Leaving him a voicemail in Rhona’s voice she said: “Hi, yes it’s Rhona Goskirk again.
“Sorry about this just forget I called you. The message really isn’t worth passing on. My mistake, thanks, bye.”
- Joseph Gamp
Emmerdale's Michelle Hardwick hits back at trolls
EMMERDALE'S Michelle Hardwick has the perfect put-down for a follower who insisted she was back at the soap because her 'Hollywood career had failed'.
The actress, who plays vet Vanessa Woodfield in the ITV soap, returned to the soap in late December after welcoming her first child with wife Kate Brooks in October 2020.
Taking to Twitter to comment on her character's actions after last night's episode, she penned: "Ok, so when I said the @emmerdale village was windy last week, that was NOTHING compared to today".
However moments after sharing her tweet, Michelle was targeted by a mean troll who claimed she returned to the soap after failing to 'crack Hollywood'.
"Seems to be more wind since you came back, what's wrong did it not work out in Hollywood," they wrote unaware that Michelle's break from the soap was to welcome her son Teddy.
She responded: "Hi David, if you actually followed me on Twitter, you’d probably know I left to have a baby.
"Didn’t have time to go to Hollywood" alongside several cry-laughing-face emojis.
- Joseph Gamp
Emmerdale spoiler: The Woolpack gets a new owner
Disowned and ostracised, Cain (Jeff Hordley) does all that he can to get his hands on the Woolpack after Al Chapman’s scheme fails.
While at the Auction House, he repeatedly shoots his hand up to bid.
But when an online bidder manages to outbid him, Moira is relieved.
The pub is eventually sold to a mystery online bidder and Marlon and Chas are desperate to know who the new owner of the Woolpack is.
Faith is unable to get the name from the auctioneer but is soon informed that the buyer is interested in meeting Marlon and Chas.
But who did the Dingles lose the Woolpack to?
- Joseph Gamp
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Emmerdale horror as Marcus reveals dad Pierce Harris abused him
EMMERDALE fans are in shock after it was revealed evil Pierce Harris abused his son Marcus.
The rapist killer – who was played by actor Jonathan Wrather in the ITV soap – contacted victim Rhona Goskirk to ask her to find his now adult son Marcus.
She managed to and tonight he arrived in the village and revealed his own tragic backstory.
“I was really young so emotional abuse wasn’t really part of my thinking,” Marcus explained.
“But I always had to be quiet when daddy was around.
“I swear I was walking on eggshells from the moment I took my first steps.
“It was always guaranteed he would kick off at some point, and then there would be a row and mum would try and calm things down without success.
“Mum’s filled in the blanks in a sense – she said it was never ending. There was a friend mum had, one of the few he hadn’t driven away called Linda.
“She never liked him apparently and couldn’t trust him. One day mum got our stuff together and we went to Linda’s place for a while.
“And when we went back he was gone and I never saw him after that. Now he’s dying.
“He’s always been there in the back of my head, maybe it’s time I faced him?”
EastEnders: Ben reunites with husband Callum (continued…)
Later Sharon went to see Ben to give him some advice.
She told him how losing husband Dennis destroyed her – and forced her to fake it until she made herself happy again.
It got through to Ben – and he turned up at the Albert street party just in time to see Jack Branning arrest Callum for being a public nuisance or something.
But at the last minute as Jack began to arrest Callum – Ben arrived and put a stop to it.
“No, you’re going to arrest him? Then you can arrest me too. Why don’t you nick the lot of us as well?
“What would you rather Jack – someone like me cowering away, being afraid of being hurt or broken, or someone like Callum being true to themselves and being proud and strong?”
With Stacey, Kim and Sonia stepping in to warn Jack that they’d tell Denise what a jobsworth he was being, Jack and the other police left.
Ben and Callum shared a kiss and reunited – but as Callum rejoined the party, Ben’s face fell.
Looking broken and terrified, he stared into the distance leaving fans worried he was bottling up serious mental health issues.
And they are worried about him.
- Joseph Gamp
EastEnders fans all say the same thing after Ben Mitchell reunited with husband Callum
EASTENDERS fans are fearing for Ben Mitchell’s mental health after he began hiding his pain.
The mechanic – who is played by actor Max Bowden in the BBC soap – has been suffering since he and husband Callum were attacked by homophobic thugs.
It brought back memories of his boyfriend Paul’s murder and Ben decided to hide their relationship so they wouldn’t be targets.
Tonight Ben’s dad Phil asked Sharon to look after his businesses while he is in prison – but admitted he was terrified about leaving Ben when he was in such a bad way.
- Joseph Gamp
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Who is the new owner of Emmerdale’s The Woolpack?
EMMERDALE fans are convinced they’ve figured out who the new owner of The Woolpack is – and Kim Tate’s not even in the running.
Current owners Chas and Marlon Dingle were left devastated when the insurance wouldn’t pay out for the damage to the pub, and so struck a deal with Al Chapman to sell it to him.
Emmerdale bosses have confirmed the new owner of The Woolpack will be revealed later this week, when the new owner asks to meet Chas and Marlon face to face, but some viewers think they already know who it will be.
Taking to Twitter, a number of viewers predicted it will be Charity Dingle’s son Ryan Stocks who buys the pub after receiving his inheritance money from his adoptive mother Irene following her death.
One wrote: “I hope Ryan buys it not Kim Tate and I can’t wait for tomorrow.”
Another added: “I think Ryan could buy the pub,” while a third agreed: “Ryan’s gonna buy the Woolie with his inheritance.”
A fourth shared: “I predict Ryan will buy the pub with his inheritance.”
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Fans spot legendary Emmerdale villain in BBC’s The Responder
EMMERDALE fans did a double take after they spotted a legendary villain in BBC's The Responder.
The BBC drama follows Martin Freeman's character Chris Carson, an urgent response officer.
However, some viewers were distracted by a familiar face from the world of soap while watching the show.
The character in question is a henchman called Barry, who works for drug dealer Carl.
Barry is played by actor Mark Womack, and soap fans will know him best as DI Mark Malone in Emmerdale.
The Responder viewers took to Twitter when they realised who Barry was, with one writing: "I've only clocked on just now that this show features the corrupt copper Malone who was in Emmerdale. I swear I knew him from somewhere."
Another added: "Hang on isn’t that malone from emmerdale?"
A third tweeted: "B****y hell, I had a feeling Malone off #Emmerdale would turn up."
Dotty Cotton star Molly Conlin unrecognisable 11yrs after leaving the show
EASTENDERS' Dotty Cotton burst onto screens on Christmas Day in 2008 -making an instant star of actress Molly Conlin.
However, you wouldn't recognise her more than a decade after playing the sinister schoolgirl daughter of Nasty Nick.
She joined the soap aged just seven after auditioning for the role of Tiffany Dean that went to Maisie Smith.
Instead bosses offered her the part of Dotty instead – changing her age from 11 to seven so she would fit the part.
She stayed on the show until 2010 when the character was written out of the show as going to live with her mum Sandy.
In 2019, Dotty returned alongside show veteran Dot Cotton but now played by Milly Zero, the 22-year-old who still plays her today.
After the show she appeared in a string of shows, from Blandings to Horrible Histories and has also appeared in several ads.
The star, who turns 21 later this month, now has a huge following on social media, sharing shots from the gym, on nights out and on her travels.
- Joseph Gamp
EastEnders fans predict shock return for evil rapist after spotting giveaway clue
EASTENDERS fans are predicting a horror return for rapist Dean Wicks
The villain – who was played by actor Matt Di Angelo in the BBC soap – raped his sister-in-law Linda Carter before abusing and trying to rape girlfriend Roxy Mitchell.
He was never convicted of Linda’s rape but did admit to it while trying to kill his mum Shirley.
In 2016, he was acquitted of the attempted rape of Roxy and freed.
But after having confessed to raping Linda, Buster decided to do whatever it took to get rid of him for good.
He paid him off, warning him never to return to Walford again.
However fans think they have spotted a clue that suggests he will return – and soon.
- Milica Cosic
Corrie's Daniel makes bombshell confession to Daisy
CORONATION Street's Daniel Osbourne has confessed the truth about trying to murder Max Turner – to a horrified Daisy Midgeley.
The teacher – who is played by actor Rob Mallard in the ITV – pushed Max down the stairs after finding he had broken into his flat.
But Daniel lied to police and insisted Max had fallen.
Last night, Daniel and Daisy ended up rowing in the flat – before it turned to passion and they began kissing.
But as Lydia walked in, the pair flew apart and pretended they hadn’t just been passionately hate-kissing their way through the flat.
“So I’m going to go,” said Daisy in an awkward moment.
But Lydia’s facial expression proved she knew more than she was letting on.
And when Daniel confessed to the kiss and decided to be honest and break up with her, things took a turn.
Read more here.
- Milica Cosic
EastEnders legend desperate to return
EASTENDERS legend Michael Greco has revealed he is desperate to make a comeback to the soap.
The Beppe di Marco actor, 51, has revealed he is keen to make a return to the soap after 20 years away.
He told OK! magazine: "Of course, I would go back if they asked me.
"My character is still alive after all – and I do miss it."
- Milica Cosic
EastEnders spoilers: Jean grows closer to Harvey
In an upcoming episode of EastEnders, due to air next week, the cabbie gets surprisingly close to Jean Slater.
Aaron has been behind bars ever since while Harvey is picking up the pieces, choosing to cut ties altogether with his only son and leave Walford behind with his daughter Dana.
But when Walford residents learn of Aaron's connection with the far-right group, which has been terrorising Albert Square for several months, Harvey is unexpectedly berated in The Vic by Jean (Gillian Wright).
The latter accused the family man of abandoning his son.
Following this interaction, however, scenes scheduled to air on BBC One will show the underlying chemistry between them is still very much present.
Harvey first bumps into Jean and makes a comment which upsets her.
Later on, Jean is visibly annoyed that Harvey is her cab driver for her doctor's appointment.
Read more about the spoiler here.
- Milica Cosic
Emmerdale fans predict devastating twist for Rhona Goskirk
EMMERDALE fans are predicting Vanessa Woodfield’s interfering will bring Pierce Harris’ son to the village.
Fans are utterly furious with Vanessa but think her stunt will bring Marcus to the village searching for answers.
One wrote: "Third episode of the week fading out on Vanessa. we love to see it."
A second said: "Well it's so obvious that will backfire spectacularly."
Another added: "It's going to get messy with Rhone and Nessie!"
- Milica Cosic
Hollyoaks' Chelsee Healey to 'return' to Waterloo Road
The 33-year-old, who plays Goldie McQueen in the Channel 4 soap, is currently in talks to rejoin the cast as Janeece Bryant on the BBC show as it returns to TV after six years.
An insider said: “Chelsee rose to fame on Waterloo Road so it holds a huge place in her heart.
“She’s chatting to them about what she can do to be part of the reboot, but she won’t be quitting Hollyoaks.
“She’s a well-loved character so bosses are keen to give her the time off she needs so she can film the BBC show.”
Chelsee appeared on Waterloo Road from 2006 to 2012 before joining the cast of Hollyoaks in 2016.
- Milica Cosic
Hollyoaks' Sarah Jayne Dunn stuns on night out
FORMER Hollyoaks star Sarah Jayne Dunn braved the cold in a mini dress on Tuesday night with husband Jonathan Smith.
The soap siren proved she was a real northerner by ditching her coat for a party in Manchester.
Sarah, 40, looked amazing in a short dress which exposed her stomach and showed off her toned figure.
The star rocked wavy hair and completed the look with strappy heels and a pale pink handbag.
She arrived at The Lock List Launch Party at Three Little Words with Jonathan, who she wed in 2018, and the loved-up couple were spotted holding hands.
- Milica Cosic
Emmerdale spoilers: Chloe Harris shows her nasty side
In scenes due to air next week, Chloe shows a nasty side of her personality, perhaps unforeseen to Kerry.
It all begins when Mandy (Lisa Riley) gives Amelia (portrayed by actress Daisy Campbell) a makeover ahead of her school prom.
Amelia is secretly horrified by the finished look and pleads with Samson (Sam Hall) to help her fix it.
Samson is initially reluctant due to his father Sam's (James Hooton) negative reaction when faced with his work at the salon.
But soon, Samson is galvanised by Vinny (Bradley Johnson) and gives Amelia a new look.
Amelia is on cloud nine following her second makeover… until a barbed comment from Chloe leaves her hurt.
What did Chloe say to Amelia about her prom makeover?
How will Amelia react to Chloe's comment?
- Milica Cosic
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Warren Brown unrecognisable in pics from Hollyoaks stint
THE Responder's Warren Brown is unrecognisable in unearthed pictures from his stint in Hollyoaks 17 years ago.
The 43-year-old actor plays Ray Mullen in the BBC drama, an old and bitter adversary of lead character Chris (Martin Freeman).
Fans of BBC and ITV dramas may recognise Warren from the other big show on at the moment, Trigger Point, starring Vicky McClure, where he plays Karl Maguire.
However, some TV fans can be forgiven for forgetting that Warren started out in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.
Warren played Andy Holt from 2005 to 2006 and also appeared in spin-off shows Hollyoaks: No Going Back, Hollyoaks: Back from the Dead and Hollyoaks: Crossing the Line.
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