Soap World #277

Love rat Thomas continues with his plan to seduce Ivy on The Bold and The Beautiful … much to Steffy’s delight. But will Thomas lure the raven-haired beauty away from Wyatt? Temperatures are not only soaring outside but also on TV with a stellar summer line-up of shows. I’m looking forward to the adorable Brandon Beemer’s return to Days, can’t wait to see what’s in store for him this time around. Lots of action too on The Young and The Restless plus on all our other soaps and dramas. Keep up-to-date with the latest gossip from Hollywood and around the world and check out our great competitions. Make sure you enter for your chance to win. Have a great month and enjoy this issue of Soap World.…

Summer sizzlers Traditionally viewed as a wasteland for TV programming, this summer promises to be different, according to Foxtel. The pay TV broadcaster has released its schedule of hot new shows for December through to February and there’s a slew of dramas on offer that are returning with new seasons. From Monday, December 7, season 5 of supernatural favourite, Grimm, will premiere on FOX8 at 8.30pm. Season 6 of Shameless, featuring the crazy, criminal antics of the beloved Gallagher family will debut from Wednesday, January 13 at 8.30pm on SoHo. Two days later, on Friday, January 15 at 7.30pm on FOX8, the second half of season 6 of Pretty Little Liars will screen with episodes express from the US. February will then mark the debut of the brand new, much-talked…

Charm, good looks and smooth moves are Thomas’ tricks of the trade when it comes to romancing a woman. Lately, the complications surrounding his involvement with his former lover and current stepmother, Caroline, have dashed his hopes of romantically reuniting with her. Never truly comfortable without a lady on his arm, Thomas finally promises himself that he’s going to find a woman of whom his father, Ridge, will approve. The opportunity to redirect his love life presents itself when Thomas (Pierson Fode) finishes designing a corset for the Bedroom Collection and playfully teases Ivy (Ashleigh Brewer) about modelling it for him. The duo’s banter suddenly turns serious when Thomas calls Ivy beautiful, flirtatiously saying that he can easily imagine her wearing sexy lingerie. After all, they aren’t biologically related so…

BEST SHOW DAYS OF OUR LIVES For most of 2015, Days was in crisis. It had lost its focus and spent too much time telling mundane and meandering stories about a bunch of new characters the audience didn’t care about. Finally, the powers-that-be decided a reboot was necessary, especially with the soap heading towards its 50 th anniversary in November. Thankfully, from August onwards, Days has reinvented itself and become a completely different show. Instead of banishing characters and stories that weren’t working in grand fashion as they’ve done in the past, Days underwent a smooth transition, quietly retooling and satisfactorily wrapping up the stories that weren’t popular, while gradually refocusing stories around the characters we love and…

Arrivals Rob Donovan, Coronation Street Played by: MARC BAYLIS What we know: Last seen being shipped to prison for Tina McIntyre’s (ex-Michelle Keegan) murder, Tracy’s (Kate Ford) former fiancé is returning to the show for an exciting new story that will launch later this year. When he’s first seen again, Rob will still be behind bars, but after he’s given the impetus to cause trouble for the Street’s residents, he’ll issue visiting orders demanding that several people from his past come and see him. He’ll then call the shots from his jail cell as he enmeshes his enemies in his cold-hearted web of manipulation. Dylan Carter, Home And Away Played by: JEREMY LINDSAY-TAYLOR What we know: While exact story details are being kept under wraps, Dylan will arrive in Summer…

NASHVILLE THURSDAYS AT 9.15PM ON SOHO Since giving birth to baby Cadence, Juliette has developed postnatal depression and as her condition has continued to deteriorate, she’s begun neglecting her baby and husband, Avery. Instead, she prefers to bury her conflicted emotions in her music career as she desperately yearns to recapture the carefree, exciting life she once had. After seeing evidence that makes her believe Avery (Jonathan Jackson) is cheating on her, Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) finally seeks help for her condition as she berates herself for believing the tabloid stories about Avery’s infidelity. However, Juliette’s antics have prompted a frustrated Avery to ask her for a divorce and full custody of Cadence. As Avery goes through with the proceedings, Juliette contacts him wanting to salvage their marriage but when Avery…