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We have a jam-packed issue celebrating 50 years of Days Of Our Lives , featuring our favourite storylines, couples and memories from the Salem super soap. Take a walk down memory lane with Bo, Hope, John, Marlena, Tom, Alice and other beloved characters who have graced our screens. Currently on air, B&B’s Ridge and Caroline’s quickie wedding could be over before the honeymoon ends when secrets are revealed… Can their already fragile marriage survive the web of deceit? Locally, a fire threatens to wipe out some of Ramsay Street’s finest, while on A Place To Call Home, an abduction and mental breakdown keeps us in suspense. Lots of gossip and storyline updates, plus great prizes to win. Enjoy!…

ASK ANY DAYS FAN ABOUT MUCH-LOVED PAIR Tom AND Alice Horton, AND YOU’LL UNDERSTAND WHY THIS SOAP HAS ENDURED FOR FIVE DECADES Salem, USA, is synonymous with the Horton family. As natives of the Midwestern metropolis, the family’s roots stretch back generations, and Horton father figure, Tom (Macdonald Carey), was born there in 1910. Raised by a physician in general practice whose family had helped to establish the University Hospital, Tom followed in his father’s footsteps and became a doctor before marrying his high school sweetheart, Alice Grayson (Frances Reid), in 1930. Together, they raised five children, twins Addie & Tom Jr, Mickey, Bill and Marie along with a tribe of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. While their family’s problems often proved overwhelming, the couple’s own tribulations were often daunting,…

1969: Tommy Horton’s (John Lupton) estranged wife, Kitty (Regina Gleason), suffered a fatal heart attack stemming from a hereditary heart condition shortly after brawling with her brother-in-law, Bill, over a tape recording exposing Mike’s true paternity. 1969: Diagnosed with a brain tumour in late 1968, Janet Banning (Joyce Easton), the adoptive mother of Julie’s son, David, finally succumbed to the illness the next year. 1973: Janet’s husband, Scott (then Ryan MacDonald), who later married Julie, was crushed by a falling beam on an Anderson Manufacturing construction site. He died from his injuries days later. 1976: Baby Nathan Curtis died just days after his premature birth when his mother, Phyllis (Corinne Conley), was forced to carry her drunken husband, Neil, up the stairs to bed, bringing on her early labour. 1977:…

* As Phoebe’s funeral dawns, Joe suffers several people’s wrath for his killer actions, while Mercedes plot to rob him of the one thing that may save him from complete damnation. Tragically, Phoebe McQueen has died and while the notorious Gloved Hand serial killer was responsible, her family and boyfriend, Robbie, believe she’s finally succumbed to the gunshot wounds she sustained when Robbie’s brother, Joe, accidentally shot her. As Robbie (Charlie Wernham) writes Phoebe’s (ex-Mandip Gill) eulogy for her funeral, his grief consumes him and he seeks comfort from Nancy (Jessica Fox), until the sight of Phoebe’s belongings fills him with rage. On the day of the funeral, Robbie finally lashes out at Joe when he interrupts the service and promises his brother that he’ll pay for killing his girlfriend.…

* Zende and Nicole’s budding relationship continues to blossom with each and every moment they spend together. With their bond now strengthened by the confidences they’ve shared about respective family dramas, all the signs are indicating that this is a love story for the long haul. Although Zende (Rome Flynn) accidentally offends Nicole (Reign Edwards) by calling her one of his “peeps”, she forgives him when he rebounds and says she’s beautiful and that he’d miss her if she ever went away. However, Nicole’s ongoing concern for Thomas (Pierson Fode) in view of Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) and Caroline’s (Linsey Godfrey) relationship looks set to cause trouble for her when she sympathetically reaches out to a privately shattered Thomas as he struggles to absorb the news of Ridge and Caroline’s sudden…

* With each passing day, the Baldwin marriage continues to shatter piece by piece and it’s a situation that a self-destructive Michael has no intention of remedying. Believing that his prostate cancer diagnosis will ultimately kill him, he’s anxious to drive Lauren away – to save her the heartache of his death. When Michael (Christian LeBlanc) is hospitalised with another health setback, Lauren’s (Tracey Bregman) anxious demeanour drives Michael to distraction. Yelling at her to stop smothering him, Michael insists on an immediate separation. With no other option, a devastated Lauren reluctantly walks away from their marriage, desperately clinging to the hope that time apart will bring her husband to his senses. Instead of reflecting on his predicament Michael, after leaving hospital, continues to act irrationally by hooking up with…

As Sharon endures the torment and indignity of being charged with the double murders of Austin and Courtney, she’s fearful that the nightmare will swallow what’s left of her already-shattered life. The only ray of light from her living hell is a supportive Dylan, who wholeheartedly believes in her innocence and is determined to help her avoid a murder trial. As Dylan (Steve Burton) doggedly pulls whatever strings he can to cast doubt on Sharon’s (Sharon Case) supposed culpability, she’s feeling swamped by the frustration of remaining under house arrest in Michael’s (Christian Le Blanc) custody while she awaits her day in court. Although Dylan succeeds in discovering that the telltale evidence against Sharon may have been tampered with, Paul’s (Doug Davidson) refusal to accept the theory ruins Sharon’s raised…

Kim Butterfield is obsessively in love with Grace and she’s intent on doing everything she can to end their respective romances with Esther and Trevor, so they can be together. Since Grace is wary of Kim’s advances, she’s keeping her at arm’s length. When Kim spies Grace with Esther, who’s carrying Grace and Trevor’s surrogate baby, she devises a plan to separate Grace from the loved ones in her life. When the plot fails and Grace again focuses on her imminent wedding to Trevor, Kim sets out to publicly expose Grace and Kim’s passion. Although Grace short circuits the exposure, she angrily confronts Kim about her actions, but winds up in another passionate clinch with her unaware that someone is watching them. With all other attempts exhausted, Kim decides to…

When Anna married Gino and agreed to forge a new life on the Poletti farm with her husband, she thought that being away from her wealthy, domineering family would be a good thing. Following Gino’s recent revelation that he’s always dreamed of being a successful wine maker, Anna has vowed to try and make her husband’s dreams a reality. However, Anna (Abby Earl) soon discovers the pitfalls of being a farmer’s wife when she spies what condition the grapevines are in. Restoring them to high marketable standards is going to be tough. Although the back-breaking work is a far cry from her pampered life as a Bligh, she’s touched by Gino’s (Aldo Mignone) enthusiasm and reluctantly prepares for the hard yards ahead. Meanwhile, Anna’s grandmother, Elizabeth (Noni Hazlehurst), is also…

Darren McMullen may have lived in Australia for more than half his life but he still has a hard time convincing people he’s a local, given he sounds like he never left his birthplace, Scotland. “I can’t lose the accent. It confuses people,” he explains. Nevertheless, the only accent he’ll probably need now he’s back in Hollywood pursuing his acting career is an American one. Fresh off the back of his success in House Husbands and co-hosting The Voice Australia, McMullen is interested in doing a wide range of projects from hosting a political satire or doing a Louis Theroux-style travel show to a drama like Mad Men or even playing one of the most iconic film roles, James Bond. Though he is keen to follow what he calls the…

WIN THE KEY MAN DVD Thanks to Eagle Entertainment, 25 lucky SOAP WORLD readers will win The Key Man on DVD valued at $29.95 each. That’s a total prize value of $748.75. It’s 1975 in New England, and Bobby Scheinman (Jack Davenport) is an insurance salesman whose career is on the slide. With his position at his company in jeopardy and his wife yearning for a better life, Bobby is looking for a shortcut to the American dream. It looks like that just might happen when Irving (Brian Cox) and Vincent (Hugo Weaving), two apparently wealthy businessmen, introduce themselves to him at the golf club and Vincent expresses interest in a “key man policy”, an agreement to insure his business should either he or his business partner, Charles Hawthorne (Burgess…

When it comes to enjoying life among the clouds, there is no shortage of actors signing up to do their bit in the battle for domination of the skies by the world’s top airlines. Oscar-winners, red-carpet divas, celebrity chefs, pop sensations and comedians have all taken part in recent advertising campaigns, allowing their recognisable names to promote a variety of airline brands. The most recent is The Boy From Oz, HUGH JACKMAN, who has signed on with Qantas as one of the airline’s official global ambassadors. Jackman, Oscar nominee for Les Misérables, is now promoting our national carrier to the world. “I travel a lot and like all Aussies, I get a buzz whenever I see the familiar red tail and the kangaroo logo, no matter where I am in…

Big Names to Exit Days Three of Days of our Lives’ biggest stars are to leave the soap in the coming months. Following months of rumours it has now been confirmed that SHAWN CHRISTIAN is leaving his role as Dr Daniel Jonas after eight years in Salem. While story details surrounding his exit haven’t been confirmed, speculation is rife that Daniel will be killed off in a plot twist that is said to be unrelated to the current Necktie Serial Killer storyline. Christian, who has already filmed his final scenes, will still be seen in Salem for several months due to the show’s advanced production schedule. Meanwhile, KASSIE DEPAIVA is also said to be exiting the soap just over 12 months after she joined the show…

Julie Olson was Salem’s first bad girl, when the rebellious teenager was caught stealing in late 1965, but that was nothing compared to her scandalous engagement and planned elopement with David Martin (Clive Clerk), her best friend Susan Hunter’s (Denise Alexander) boyfriend in 1966. Although Susan eventually married David, Julie’s subsequent pregnancy destroyed the friendship. As the years progressed, Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes 1968-present) suffered through two loveless marriages to Scott Banning (Robert Carraway et al), her baby boy’s adoptive father, and Bob Anderson (Mark Tapscott), the owner of Anderson Manufacturing. Her broken engagement to her lawyer, Don Craig (Jed Allan), was also symbolic of her misguided desire for power and prestige, while trying to regain custody of her son David. In 1970, Julie’s world changed forever when she met…

SUSAN’S MURDEROUS TURMOIL, 1967 Having fought off love rival Julie for the man she loved, Susan Hunter settled down into marriage with David Martin and their little boy Richard (Dickie) but that all changed during a summer’s day outing to the park when a distracted David failed to see that Dickie had fallen from a swing and sustained critical head injuries. When Dickie died a week later, Susan went temporarily insane, and unable to forgive David, she shot him dead. After Susan was acquitted due to her mental state, David’s enraged mother Helen (KT Stevens) shot Susan, permanently rendering her a semi-invalid with a heart condition. MIKE’S PATERNITY REVELATION, 1976 In the conclusion to an eight-year-long web of secrets and lies, Mickey Horton finally discovered that Mike wasn’t his son…

Callum Logan is a wanted man by many. David and Kylie want him arrested and locked up for blackmailing them, Jason wants him dead for beating him to a pulp and little Max wants him gone because he’s witnessed his dad’s violent actions. But Callum isn’t going anywhere, until he gets the £20,000 he wants. Otherwise, he’ll kill Sarah and take Max away. When Kylie (Paula Lane) refuses to adhere to the blackmail demands, Callum (Sean Ward) has his thugs trash Audrey’s (Sue Nicholls) hair salon and terrorise her as a warning for her family to cooperate with him. As the family’s stress levels mount, Kylie and Sarah (Tina O’Brien) blast each other for their respective romantic liaisons with Callum, but their outrage is cut short when the Platt house…

Although Wyatt stood alongside the Spencer family and dutifully helped with Liam, Steffy and Ridge’s takeover of Forrester Creations, Wyatt has long felt he has being ignored and treated like a second-class citizen by his father Bill, Liam, and the Forresters. That discontent is once again evident. For weeks, Wyatt (Darin Brooks) has been telling of his unease to his mother, Quinn (Rena Sofer), who’s eager to bolster her son’s confidence and help him improve his prospects. Although Wyatt initially wants to tread carefully, he finally reaches the end of his tether when Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) sacks Ivy (Ashleigh Brewer) from Forrester Creations in retaliation for Ivy blackmailing her over Aly’s (ex-Ashlyn Pearce) death. As he rants that Steffy’s treatment of Ivy was unacceptable, Wyatt vows that both she…

WEEKDAYS AT 4.30PM ON TEN OCT 15-21 * After assuring STEFFY that she killed ALY in self-defense, LIAM confronts IVY about blackmailing Steffy and is stunned when he watches Ivy’s video of the incident. Later, Liam promises Steffy he’ll keep the tape under wraps. When Ivy plays the video for Steffy, a shocked Steffy backs down as the Face of Forrester Creations and submits Ivy for the job. A stressed Liam orders Ivy to take her accusations to the police or destroy the video. Ivy strengthens her resolve to ruin Steffy. * While KATIE interrogates RIDGE about his refusal to give CAROLINE a baby, THOMAS urges Caroline not to accept his father’s decision. Thomas’ feelings for Caroline intensify as their bond deepens. * QUINN’s friendly relationship with IVY turns sour…

The discovery that Paul is masterminding and manipulating the unexpected closure of Erinsborough High School, and then sell the vacant grounds and buildings to the prestigious Eden Hills Grammar has school principal, Susan, outraged and determined to save the establishment that she loves. Although Susan (Jackie Woodburne) knows she’s fighting a tough battle against a very formidable opponent, she stirs the community into action to protest the planned move. Along with a petition, Susan and her friends soon organise a demonstration with plans to sleep at the school overnight to convince Paul (Stefan Dennis) and his cronies to reverse the closure decision. As she prepares banners and signs for the protest, Susan struggles to come to grips with the idea that Paul is happily denying the students the chance to…

Weld is not your usual run-of-the-mill small town where everybody’s open and welcoming to newcomer. This particular beachside hamlet is hiding a mass of secrets which nobody is willing to shed any light on. They’d much prefer to leave what’s been buried, well, buried. For intrepid newspaper columnist George (Erik Thomson) such secrecy is journalistic gold to be mined for all its worth before being turned into his latest “800 Words” column. Having already run foul of his old surfing nemesis during an awkward surfing challenge, George is not the community’s favourite resident so when he goes digging into the town’s secrets, nobody is willing to help his cause. Among Weld’s weird world of hidden gems is the saga of Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, the revered former resident whose surname…

SERVES 6–8 INGREDIENTS 3 peaches 2 apples, peeled, cored, sliced thinly ¼ cup brown sugar, lightly packed 80ml calvados 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 130g hazelnuts, skin removed ¼ cup caster sugar 1 lemon, zest grated ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 free-range egg, plus 1 extra for brushing the pastry 1 puff pastry sheet 1 Preheat oven to 200°C (fan-forced 180°C). 2 Place peaches in boiling water for 30 seconds, remove; refresh in cold water. Peel and halve the peaches, remove stones and cut into slices. Place apples in a bowl with the peaches. Add sugar and 2 tablespoons of the calvados; combine to mix. 3 In a medium frying pan, melt half the butter over medium heat; add fruit and juices; cook, stirring, for about 5…

Ridge and Caroline’s blissful coexistence as lovers has now been permanently undermined by Ridge’s refusal to have a baby with her, leaving Caroline with no choice but to seek comfort with a sympathetic Thomas. While Caroline (Linsey Godfrey) has grudgingly accepted Ridge’s (Thorsten Kaye) decision, she remains saddened by the idea of never being a mother. So she is left reeling when Ridge appears to change his mind, telling her he wants her to have a baby. But Caroline’s excitement is shattered when Ridge insists that the father of her baby can’t be him, and as a result he’s breaking up with her, so she can fulfil her dream with someone else. Distraught, Caroline takes refuge in a hotel suite and soon has Thomas (Pierson Fode) by her side as…

1984: Stefano’s common-law wife, Daphne DiMera (Madlyn Rhue), died in a plane crash on Stefano’s island. 1985: Stefano’s daughter Megan Hathaway (Cheryl-Ann Wilson) went to a watery grave when Larry Welch electrocuted her in the hot tub at The Body Connection health spa. 1996: When Rachel Blake (Pat Delaney) shot Stefano in the tunnels beneath Paris, it sparked a gas explosion that killed her instead. 2007: After being abducted by his cousin, Andre (Thaao Penghlis), so his liver could be harvested to save his ailing father Stefano, Benjy DiMera (Jim Lunsford) was suffocated to death by Andre in hospital. 2009: Stefano’s son, Tony (Thaao Penghlis), fell and was impaled during a fight with Philip Kiriakis (Jay Kenneth Johnson) on the docks. He died days later. 2012: After contracting brain tumours…

The incriminating video footage of Steffy defending herself over Aly’s killer attack remains a thorn in the Forrester Creations president’s side as Ivy shows no sign of abandoning her attempt to blackmail her boss and love rival over the issue. With Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) now at Ivy’s (Ashleigh Brewer) mercy after Ivy manipulated Steffy into awarding her the Face of Forrester Creations spokesperson position, Steffy is frantic to thwart her cousin’s actions and angrily demands that Wyatt (Darin Brooks) show her some loyalty by finding the video footage and destroying every copy Ivy has in her possession. When Wyatt seems reluctant to betray his girlfriend, another verbal brawl erupts between Ivy and Steffy, and Liam (Scott Clifton) steps in with an ultimatum for his ex-wife. Ivy has to stop…

Newlyweds Rick and Maya return from their honeymoon full of excitement about their travels overseas. As they share photos of their journey with the Forrester family, it’s clear how in love they are. As they compare notes with Eric (John McCook) over his own travels to Copenhagen with Stephanie (ex-Susan Flannery), Rick (Jacob Young) and Maya (Karla Mosley) share a marriage toast, prompting them to remember making a similar one while picnicking in the park. Later, a blissful Maya chats with Nicole (Reign Edwards) and reflects how happy she is about having reconciled with her mother Vivienne (Anna Maria Horsford). Once alone with her new spouse, Maya drinks martinis with Rick as they share fond memories of their cherished honeymoon, and then welcome each other home as husband and wife.…

WEEKDAYS AT MIDDAY ON ARENA OCT 15-21 * VICTOR stuns PHYLLIS and JACK with claims that KELLY committed suicide overseas. JACK reels, blaming himself for her downfall. Meanwhile, Victor furthers his mysterious plans for Jack as he tells an unseen cohort that nobody must ever know that they’re connected. * During an on out-of-town business trip, ADAM/GABRIEL and CHELSEA are stranded in the middle of nowhere, allowing Adam to intensify his bond with Chelsea who’s soon unnerved by his reminders of the past. Nevertheless, Chelsea is soon questioning her engagement to BILLY. Meanwhile, AVERY becomes suspicious of Adam’s impersonation of Gabriel Bingham. * As SAGE stresses over her marriage to ADAM, NICK comforts her and they make love. Afterwards, Sage delights in telling Adam about the interlude and Adam attacks…

* Despite recently making a fool of herself by kissing her disinterested ex-husband, Kevin, in a fit of pique over their business deal, Sally is determined to make a spectacle out of her upcoming wedding to Tim, intent on hiding her mistaken lip-lock forever. However, Sally’s daughter, Sophie, feels that her mother is making another massive misstep by starting married life with a secret hanging over her head. But Sally orders Sophie to keep her mouth shut as she grandly announces to the Street’s residents that she and Tim will be marrying in the Bistro in a week’s time. Nevertheless, an upset Sophie continues making digs at her mother’s situation, forcing Sally to despair that she regrets kissing Kevin. Unbeknown to Sally, a gossip-loving Anna is eavesdropping from next door…

Like her friends and fellow citizens, Sheila is anxious to help Susan with her plans to protest the closure of Erinsborough High School, and she’s soon rallying at the school sleepover to support the worthy cause. When the fire tears through the building and puts everyone’s lives in danger, panic overwhelms Sheila (Colette Mann) as she desperately fights her way through the smoke looking for an escape route. As she is about to flee, the screams of an injured victim attract her attention. As Sheila stares forlornly at the person, she’s paralysed with fear and with just seconds to lose, she makes the gut-wrenching decision to abandon her fellow protester to the inferno’s mercy and run to safety. Although Sheila is okay, she’s tormented by her callous actions. In the…

Retired tennis champion Anna Ivin lives a charmed life with her sporting hero husband, Xander, and their son Kasper, surrounded by the wealth and opulence she’s earned from her success on the tennis circuit. When Anna (Sarah Snook) cuts short a family holiday to fly home and attempt to save her brother Kingsley’s (Daniel Henshall) collapsing marriage, she has no idea that her own life is about to be ripped to shreds. At the airport, Anna has a chance meeting with Skeet (Benedict Samuel), who’s coming home to celebrate his recent engagement to Kitty (Sophie Lowe), the sister of Kingsley’s wife, Dolly (Celia Pacquola). What starts out at as a friendly exchange becomes a fateful moment when they’re witnesses to a terrible accident. Shaken by the incident, Anna and Skeet…

WELCOME BACK, ERIK How lovely to see ERIK THOMSON (Packed to the Rafters) back on TV in his new show, 800 Words. It is such a refreshing series full of quirky characters and beautiful surrounds. We need more family dramas like this and fewer reality programs at the end of a long hard day. Fingers crossed 800 Words continues for some time. J. Crummer Sydney, NSW PIPER’S FOR REAL Finally the much-talked about Piper Willis (MAVOURNEE HAZEL) has arrived in Ramsay Street! I was beginning to think she was a figment of her family’s imagination. It’ll be interesting to see how she fits into the Neighbours world and what dynamic she brings to the fractured Willis family. Hopefully, they will eventually find their way back to each other and realise…

When you think of warmer months, you dream of days spent outdoors relaxing and recharging as the end of the year draws near and the festive season begins. Follow these simple beauty tips to get you glowing in time for the party months. That way, you’ll be just like stars EVA LONGORIA, KATY PERRY, LEA MICHELE and SOFIA VERGARA to name a few. To help you on your way, Samantha Taylor, beauty director at website bellabox, shares her top tips to getting ready for the great outdoors. 1 Deep clean Winter is your skin’s main enemy as it can invite dry and flaky skin. Get rid of dry skin with a cleansing tool such as the Proactiv Deep Cleansing Brush. 2 Embrace colour Ditch the heavy blushes for a lightweight…