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PREVIEW: NICOLE’S LAST DAYS Departing Days of Our Lives star ARIANNE ZUCKER (Nicole) has provided a few hints on Nicole’s final months in Salem. “Through the whole process of where Nicole’s going, getting her baby back, there is some wonderful story that is told with some characters that I know fans have been wanting to see. It’s painful, but what I like about the story is that it’s a little more real. I like the fact that the story has some history to it and, hopefully, the fans will like that too. I think it’s owed to these characters,” she said. Zucker also confirmed that Nicole will have some final scenes with Alison Sweeney’s Sami upon her return. “It is short and sweet, but it’s funny.…

Now Billie knows she doesn’t want to let him go and is hoping the rebirth scene will win him back Billie’s plan to get over Mick with meaningless hook-ups backfired when she met the handsome and equally as quirky Dan. Despite their mutual game-playing, Billie has realised she likes him and now must try to win him back. And she has an extraordinary idea of how to achieve it. Billie (Kat Stewart) is using the facilities at Nina’s (Asher Keddie) work to stage a rebirth to signify that she and Dan (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) can start their relationship afresh. But is another scheme really the best way to kick off a relationship? And with Kim (Alicia Gardiner), Cherie (Deborah Mailman) and Jimmy (Richard Davies) helping stage it in the middle…

Will we see more of Hayley’s backstory and family this season? Yeah. A lot. Season one there were lots of unanswered questions; where she’s from and who she is, so this season we very much get to see a little bit of her family and more of her relationship with Ajax, and even more between Meryl and Hayley that really pushes her. What’s your favourite thing about the relationship between Hayley and Meryl? For me as an actor, working with Tina is phenomenal. I really love when they get up to antics and Meryl’s always somehow been able to talk her [into doing] things that aren’t very good. What do you like most about playing Hayley? She’s so in touch with her emotions. I really love that she can put…

Sally meets Caroline to warn her that Thomas is hers and she can’t use Douglas as bait to lure him back. * In something of a›huge surprise to himself and everyone around him, Thomas doesn’t regret cutting ties with Forrester Creations to re-establish himself as co-owner of the fledgling Spectra Fashions. He’s passionately in love with the flamboyant Sally and until his family accepts the relationship and his need for independence then he’s going to do everything he can to make a name for himself, even if it means going head-to-head with his family. Discovering that Forrester Creations is planning to hold a›buzz-worthy swimwear fashion show at the coming Spencer Summit in Monte Carlo, a mischievous Thomas (Pierson Fode) takes a page out of Sally’s (Courtney Hope) playbook as they…

The life of Kevin Fisher Arriving in Genoa City in 2003, MICHAEL’s (Christian LeBlanc) half-brother KEVIN was a lonely and creepy computer wizard who worked as a bookmaker for mobster BOBBY MARSINO (John Enos). Developing an unhealthy fascination with his sometime girlfriend, LILY WINTERS (Christel Khalil), Kevin gave her the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia and relentlessly stalked her until her friend COLLEEN CARLTON (then-Lyndsy Fonseca) tried to save her. To get his revenge, Kevin kidnapped Colleen, imprisoned her in a refrigerator at Gina’s Restaurant and burned the place down. Colleen survived and Kevin escaped detection for the crime. Months later, he was falsely accused of electrocuting BRITTANY HODGES (then-Lauren Woodland) at Bobby’s nightclub, Marilyn’s Cabaret. Seeking refuge in Detroit with his estranged mother GLORIA (then-Joan Van Ark; later-Judith Chapman), KEVIN…

WHO is Graham? Suspicion still surrounds DINA’s companion GRAHAM . While Dina’s children adjust to his presence in her life and GLORIA uses her seductive efforts to charm Graham into revealing his inner secrets, Dina has been dropping some strange titbits about him. Bequeathing her estate to Graham was shocking enough, but over time, Dina has casually referred to him as “family” and expressed a need to repay him for what he’s done for her. More recently, she accidentally referred to Jack as Graham and then attacked JACK for some insinuations he made about her. She’s also going out of her way to form new bonds with her family and is pleased that they’re starting to like Graham. So, who is the silver-haired hunk? Graham has already confessed that he’s…

Kim Butterfield’s obsession with destroying her wife Esther’s sometime lover Grace Black has driven her to such extreme measures that her marriage to Esther has now irreparably splintered, leaving her determined to eradicate Grace once and for all, even she has to kill her. With Esther’s grandmother Frankie pressuring her to divorce Kim, nobody knows that Kim, who recently disappeared, is actually hiding in the Osborne family attic surrounded by a shrine to Esther as she spies on her wife. Little Oscar’s discovery of Kim’s hiding place sparks Esther’s desire for the missing Kim again, leading her to her row with Grace as she asks her to leave them alone to sort out their problems. The argument leads to Esther and Grace sleeping together again and an eavesdropping Kim vowing…

WATCHING: I feel obligated to respond with the latest and greatest TV series I’m currently watching, which would be the incredible True Detective , The OA and Sons of Anarchy . I’m sorry I’m so indecisive and can’t just watch one! READING: I just finished a thriller, Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson. It explores an incredible dynamic of psychotic characters and their individual motives to find and capture “love”. LISTENING: The fastest song in my music library is Weather by Novo Amor, who also happens to be my favourite artist. I’m also obsessed with Dr Hook and Sultans of Swing . I’m incapable of listening to music that…

Wyatt surprises Katie with a gift for Will, an encounter that soon turns into a lunch meeting. Months of unhappiness over Quinn and Ridge’s betrayal of Eric have finally given way to a fresh and happier new lease on life for Katie. After being cleared of trying to kill Quinn and accepting that she’ll never be a successful jewellery designer, Katie has accepted a publicity position with Forrester Creations, which just so happens to be Wyatt’s former role. Needing tips on how to make it successful, Katie (Heather Tom) asks Wyatt (Darin Brooks) to give her some advice and is pleased when her former stepson suggests that she use the imminent Spencer Summit in Monte Carlo to generate company. Strategising, they conclude that a fashion show, highlighting swimwear, is perfect…

Amy feels like she is betraying her father – and also worries about whether or not Nick has truly changed There is a sexy spark between Amy and Nick, but she’s been wary of the former doctor given his brutal history with Paul. However, the more Amy gets to know Nick the deeper she falls for him and it’s not long before they are locking lips. Amy’s (Zoe Cramond) attraction for Nick (Damien Fotiou) reaches fever pitch when they cross paths at the hospital. She’s there with Jimmy (Darcy Tadich), who’s getting a check-up, while Nick is now a volunteer. As the pair chat Nick begins to open up to Amy about his desire to connect with patients on a deeper level. though he is struggling. Amy offers some advice…

Frankie is pushing Lou to come forward, but Lou knows her career might be ruined if she speaks up Frankie and her colleagues are facing mounting professional and personal challenges, but it’s Dr Berger who has the biggest fight of all. His brain tumour is progressing and he won’t rest until he’s finished a complex kidney transplant, but his health could get the better of him. The only person Berger (Owen Teale) has confided in is Frankie (Claire van der Boom), who has reluctantly kept his secret despite wanting him to put his health first. She has come to understand Berger’s need to find closure in his work, as it’s similar to Frankie’s desire to risk her own health to save others. However, the walls are closing in on Berger…

‘I have a lot of ideas I would like to put down, I just have to find the discipline and the time to do it.’ Love Child viewers were heartbroken when sweet, naive Patty fell to her death in a silly accident during season four of the series this year. Even Harriet Dyer’s mum was devastated by the character’s demise, but Dyer had decided it was time to try something new and so we had to say goodbye, however reluctantly. “She kind of was angelic in a way,” says Dyer of Patty’s innocent nature. “Even though she messed up with Jim, Joan’s husband, she still had this gorgeous, newborn kitten quality. And it’s hard when someone seemingly so new in the world dies – it just doesn’t make any sense.…

Ns hesitation to sign the formal adoption papers that will automatically declare her sister Maya the legal mother of Lizzie -- the biological child Nicole bore as a surrogate mother for Maya and Rick -- is tearing the Avant family apart. Patriarch Julius (Obba Babatunde) is doing everything within his power to manipulate Nicole (Reign Edwards) into retaining custody of Lizzie, citing her infertility as reason enough to keep the only biological child she’ll ever have. He’s also doing it to appease his own issues, forever believing that Nicole’s decision to give her transgender sister a baby was the wrong one. On the sidelines, Maya (Karla Mosley) is distraught over her sister’s stance and can’t understand why Nicole is no longer accepting her as Lizzie’s mother. She’s also in agony…

Newlywed Pete Barton should be celebrating his marriage to Debbie but instead he s weighed down by the guilt of the crime he committed on their wedding day. After discovering during his wedding reception that Debbie had been having an affair with his brother Ross, a fuming Pete confronted Ross and their resulting brawl ended in Ross’s accidental but apparent death. Horrified by what he had done, Pete took the extreme step of burying Ross in a shallow grave in the forest and covered up the incident. However, the Barton brothers’ mother Emma (Gillian Kearney) can’t accept that Ross (Michael Parr) has simply left town and digs into his disappearance, finally discovering that Cain (Jeff Hordley), at Debbie’s (Charley Webb) behest, took Ross captive before the wedding and ordered him…

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When Dipi finds a condom wrapper after Yashvi and Ben innocently fall asleep on the couch, she jumps to the wrong conclusion. It sets off a chain of events that has Yashvi embellishing the lie that she had sex with Ben just to be popular. Word gets out at school that Yashvi (Olivia Junkeer) and Ben (Felix Mallard) hooked up when Ben tries to let Yashvi know that Dipi’s (Sharon Johal) confronted Susan (Jackie Woodburne) about it and is on the warpath. This exchange is overheard by Freya (Adele Wilson), who suddenly wants to hang out with Yashvi. Loving the attention, Yashvi lets the rumour stand. Later she is hanging out with Ben, who is giving Yashvi’s sister Kirsha (Vani Dhir) a music lesson. Yashvi gets her hands on Ben’s…

Steffy pulls the gun and shoots at Sheila, who falls to the floor! Blissfully happy in his marriage to Quinn, Eric still has no idea about the affair between his wife and Ridge, a scandalous situation that everybody around him already knows about. The Forrester patriarch also has no inkling that the re-emergence of his obsessed and psychotic ex-wife Sheila Carter will eventually derail the comfortable existence he’s been living. Cleared of being Quinn’s (Rena Sofer) attempted shooter, Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) is now resettling in LA, determined to forge a new future with Eric (John McCook), the ex-husband she still loves with fervent passion. Through observing the Forrester family dynamics, Sheila quickly discovers that Quinn is a bone of contention within the family and, detecting Charlie’s (Dick Christie) dislike for…

BOUND FOR PASTURES NEW Over the past few months Kevin and Chloe have been embroiled in all manner of dramatic turmoil as the loving and loyal Kevin passionately planned for a happy future with Chloe and their daughter, Bella. However, Chloe’s wedding-day exposure as Adam’s killer jeopardised their plans as she went on the run with Victor’s (Eric Braeden) help to avoid prosecution. Unfortunately she fell prey to Victor’s co-conspirator, the disturbed psychiatrist Dr Harris (Ron Melendez), who virtually held her captive in Louisiana, claiming to want to treat and›“save” her – as she reminded him of his dead daughter Maggie, whom he failed to rescue. When Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) tracked down Chloe, Chloe was forced to accept Harris’s help to bring about the next phase of Victor’s plan…

SHADES OF MIKE  die hard for SHEILA CARTER. Years ago, ERIC’s mentally unstable wife used MIKE GUTHRIE, Forrester Creations’ gullible and lovesick security guard, to help her carry out her dirty deeds. Now, the ex-Mrs Forrester is zeroing in on the company’s newest security chief, CHARLIE WEBBER, for help garnering information she can use to split up Eric and QUINN. Overhearing Charlie’s dislike for Quinn, Sheila butters him up and soon has him intrigued, a , s welfare. Peppering him with questions, Sheila deduces that Quinn and Ridge had a fling and manipulates an uncomfortable Charlie into helping her expose it to Eric. He soon decides to give Sheila a wide berth because he can’t trust her, but that’s easier said than done when Sheila lures him to her hotel…

LADY GAGA Although wildly flamboyant, the music icon says she is comfortable with or without her face covered in product. “Whether I’m wearing lots of make-up or no make-up, I’m still the same person inside,” she said in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar . “The perception that I ‘put it on’ every day is not true.” The free-spirited singer posted pictures of herself on social media the day of her 30th birthday makeup free and has done the same in magazine photo shoots. LENA DUNHAM The actress, writer and director has long been a campaigner for natural beauty and the acceptance of women of all shapes and sizes. She has regularly appeared in various stages of undress and without makeup on her hit show, Girls…

HOW ABOUT SOME FUN FOR BROOKE? BROOKE (Katherine Kelly Lang) and BILL (Don Diamont) are back together again. She’s just jumped straight from RIDGE’s (Thorsten Kaye) arms into Bill’s, so how much can she really be invested in this new relationship? I don’t expect it will be long before Brooke is pining after another man. I don’t see her going back to Ridge for a while but I think it would be a nice throwback to reunite Brooke and ERIC (John McCook) romantically, seeing as it is the 30th anniversary year. But what might be really fun is to give Brooke a much younger hottie to spice things up. B. Finnis, Melbourne, Vic. TWO WRONGS CAN’T MAKE A RIGHT I was shocked to read that JACK (Andrew Morley) and STEPH…