Soap World #276

With summer a few weeks away and most of our regular shows off-air during the holidays, we preview the best of what to watch on TV. There’s plenty of exciting new shows, as well as your favourites. November marks the 50th anniversary of iconic soap Days of Our Lives … we celebrate this milestone event with our six page super quiz of all things Salem. Revenge is top of mind for The Bold and the Beautiful’s Quinn, whilst fellow vixen Steffy has some dirty tricks up her sleeve in our exciting cover story. Catch up on all the latest storylines plus behind-the-scenes gossip and some great prizes for you to win! Its all in this fabulous December issue, so turn the page and…

Jess’s new role Singer and actress, JESSICA MAUBOY, will not only star in the new family drama The Secret Daughter , which was developed especially for the Seven Network for her, but also earns a producer credit. The Sapphires star plays a part-time country pub singer whose chance encounter with a wealthy hotel owner changes her life forever. Described as a ‘feel-good drama full of heart and romance’, the series explores the difference between the haves and have nots. The first season of The Secret Daughter starts filming early in 2016. JUST LIKE JAWS B&Bs OBBA BABATUNDE, who plays Maya and Nicole’s bigotted father, has said that Julius’ reaction to Maya’s plan to use Nicole as her surrogate…

Although Bill is considering Wyatt’s proposal for him to finance a new fashion house in direct competition to Forrester Creations, ultimately he rejects the idea. Bill reasons Wyatt was only doing it to help Ivy get revenge on Steffy for sacking her and he doesn’t want to reignite another war between his sons, Wyatt and Liam. While Katie (Heather Tom) understands her husband’s concerns for the rejection of the plan and Wyatt (Darin Brooks) sadly resigns himself to the fact that his father will never favour him over Liam (Scott Clifton), Quinn (Rena Sofer) is enraged to hear of Bill’s (Don Diamont) latest slight against their son. As Quinn trashes Liam and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), she ominously declares that when it comes to Wyatt’s happiness, there’s no end to…

Although Ivy knows that she’s made a huge mistake in blackmailing Steffy over Aly’s death, she’s still determined to get her job back at Forrester Creations, believing that she’s entitled to the position. When Steffy refuses to re-employ her, insisting that her dismissal stands, Ivy vows to go over Steffy’s head to get what she wants. Ivy (Ashleigh Brewer) decides the one person who can help her is her uncle, Eric (John McCook), and despite the risk of him learning about her death video and blackmail antics, she petitions him, telling him that Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) sacked her because of Aly’s death. Without divulging too many details, Ivy is pleased when Eric agrees to talk to Steffy. Although Eric is aghast when Steffy reveals the entire truth of what…

Legends of Tomorrow AIRS: January 2016 on FOX8. WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Another DC Comics adaptation and a spin-off of Arrow and The Flash , it sees Rip Hunter (ARTHUR DARVILL) travel back in time to the present day to assemble a team of heroes and villains to help prevent Vandal Savage (CASPER CRUMP) from destroying the world. STORY UPDATES: Details are scant ahead of its premiere but among the featured characters will be Professor Martin Stein (VICTOR GARBER), a nuclear physicist, and Jay Jackson (FRANZ DRAMEH), an auto mechanic, who form the two halves of the character Firestorm; BRANDON ROUTH as The Atom, the CEO of Palmer Technologies who has created a shrinking power suit; Heat Wave (DOMINIC PURCELL), an arsonist who uses…

1 Which three people created Days? 2 What disease is CAROLINE BRADY (Peggy McCay) suffering from? 3 On what dates did Days premiere in the US and in Australia? 4 Which US state is Salem located in? 5 Besides SUSAN SEAFORTH HAYES, three other actresses have played Julie Williams. Who are they? 6 MAGGIE (Suzanne Rogers) is now married to VICTOR KIRIAKIS (John Aniston). How is she connected to the Horton family? 7 How many children does BO BRADY (Peter Reckell) have? 8 STEVE ‘PATCH’ JOHNSON (Stephen Nichols) wears an eye patch. Why? 9 JENNIFER (Melissa Reeves) was presumed to be dead in 1998. How did she ‘die’? 10 A woman named BRITTA ENGLUND (Amy Stock) was recently mentioned on an episode. Who is she? 11 BELLE BLACK BRADY (Martha…