Innholdsfortegnelse for 23 January 17 i TV Soap

This year is shaping up to be the year of the return for our favourite local soap Home and Away , with quite a few familiar faces making a comeback. Find out who will soon be popping up on our screens! Back on Neighbours , meanwhile, it appears the presumed dead Dee could indeed be alive! We celebrate the life of our beloved daytime villain Joe Mascolo, a longtime friend of this magazine. We pay tribute to the man also known to Days of Our Lives fans as the Phoenix for his role as Stefano DiMera, and of course also as Massimo on The Bold and The Beautiful . RIP Joe, your talent will be greatly missed.…

Bill is very hurt that Brooke has chosen Ridge but he’s not a man to give up easily — so the battle for Brooke is still on Ever since Brooke opted to renew a relationship with Ridge, a passed-over Bill is very moody, to say the least, about his failed romance with the luscious Logan. Although he’s never been a man to regret his actions, Bill can’t help but second-guess his decision not to marry Brooke as she wanted after Ridge had crashed their wedding. Bill (Don Diamont) is brooding in his office when Wyatt (Darin Brooks) shows up to check on his dad. Papa Spencer maintains his tough-guy facade and grumbles that he’s fine but Wyatt urges his dad to unload how he really feels about Brooke’s desertion. Bill…

Enraged, Quinn impulsively grabs a silver candlestick holder and whacks Katie over the head with it. After moving into her new house next door to Eric’s mansion, Katie decides to visit her neighbour since Will is at a play date all afternoon. She texts Eric to ask if she can come over and he responds with an enthusiastic yes. A few minutes later, Katie (Heather Tom) is sitting in Eric’s (John McCook) living room and she marvels at how quick it was to go from her doorstep to his. He predicts years of happiness for her in her new abode. Katie promises not to be a pesky neighbour but Eric assures her she’s welcome in his home any time as he considers her to be like family. He asks how…

Victoria sneaks Travis home and is heartened to hear him say that love makes people do crazy things. Against her better judgement, Victoria has passionately reunited with Travis on his sailboat in Mexico but despite their lovemaking Travis still refuses to return to Genoa City with her to expose Luca’s criminal actions and stop his wedding to Summer. Instead, Travis (Michael Roark) wants Victoria (Amelia Heinle) to abandon her problematic life in Genoa City and sail away with him so they can make some amazing memories together. However, Victoria is welded to her life in GC and can’t uproot her children — so Travis sadly tells her he’ll treasure the memory of their lovemaking and kisses her goodbye. After spying the photo of herself that Travis keeps, Victoria flies home,…

Consummate con artist Colin Atkinson knows a lucrative opportunity when he spots one and after witnessing an intriguing clash between his wife Jill and stepson Billy he senses that a worthwhile scam is afoot. Witnessing Billy (Jason Thompson) blast Jill (Jess Walton) for meddling in his love life, Colin (Tristan Rogers) senses the tension between mother and son, particularly when Billy screeches that he’s quitting Brash & Sassy because Jill doesn’t need him and he can’t work with her. Colin knows there’s something big happening when Billy asks him to stop Jill from micromanaging his life. Later, Colin corners Jill for answers but her refusal to discuss it motivates Colin to find out why she suddenly left Chicago to become entrenched in Genoa City again. He figures that she’s found…

“I’ll have phases where one week I’ll work a lot and then I don’t work for a while.” She counts playing Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful as one of her greater accomplishments and it’s safe to say Ashley Jones has now added her baby boy Hayden to the top of the list. But Jones hasn’t turned her back on acting and is currently navigating the emotions many mothers feel when they return to work after having a baby. “It’s an interesting thing because I really, really want to work as much as possible and so I want to continue my career but I also don’t want to leave my child very much,” she explains. “I guess whatever life hands you is the way it’s supposed to happen…

The big question on everyone’s lips is: just who is the father? While Paige has been hitting the party scene to distract herself from the fact she is pregnant she is forced to face reality when she starts bleeding while clubbing with David. A tense visit to the hospital with her close confidant follows but Paige is relieved to get the all-clear. In light of her recent scare, David encourages Paige to tell her parents that she’s expecting so that she can have their support during this emotional time. Paige wants to wait for the right moment, especially with all the Piper and Tyler drama and Brad’s tough stance on their relationship. As Paige tries to stand up for her sister she finds her own emotions boiling over causing Brad…

Former Home and Away actress Holly Brisley will light up the big screen this year as Sandra in Australian film Life of the Party. Directed by Michael Budd, the movie follows three friends who learn about life and love while they try to break the record for the world’s longest house party. Brisley sat down on set on Sydney’s north shore to chat about the movie, life after Summer Bay and what’s next. What attracted you to playing Sandra in Life of the Party ? I liked that it was more of an ensemble type situation and I liked the connection with the friends and the journey they go on. I thought the concept was fun and I thought it was funny, actually. I know it’s more…

Los Angeles-based Aussie actress Stef Dawson hasn’t just returned home for the summer holidays, she’s also here to launch The Hunger Games:The Exhibition in Sydney. Dawson, who also starred in ABC drama Cleverman, played Annie Cresta in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Mockingjay parts one and two. She tells TV SOAP the exhibition will showcase her character’s stunning wedding dress. How does it feel to be back home? Oh, it feels so wonderful to be here. It’s funny, every time I step off the plane back here I can smell the air and it just hits me and I feel really happy. What’s your favourite part of the exhibition? For me personally it has to be the costumes and props. They hold a very special place in my heart…

MARGOT ON THE MOVE There’ll be more Harley Quinn on the way with former Neighbours actress Margot Robbie to headline an all-female Suicide Squad spin-off. Titled Gotham City Sirens, the movie will also feature characters like Poison Ivy and Catwoman. Robbie is also gearing up to play disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in a biopic that she is producing with her company LuckyChap. FAREWELL, Dylan Steve Burton has left The Young and the Restless. The actor, who played Dylan, shared his farewell on social media. “Great last day @YandR_CBS @YRInsider great people. Great place. Always gr8ful for my time there. Much luv to cast and crew” he tweeted. Burton has since launched his own project, called Hollywood Schooled. The joint venture with fellow actor Dirk Cheetwood…

While spending a leisurely morning of coffee and reading the newspaper, Eric is pleased to come across another article touting the huge success of Quinn’s fashion show. Eric praises his wife’s business dexterity but Quinn demurs it was a family effort. He reminds her that she was able to save the event from dismal failure by overcoming Ridge and Steffy’s interference. Quinn (Rena Sofer) asks her husband if he has his own timetable of when he’ll reassume the CEO position. Eric (John McCook) shares his enjoyment of relaxing at the mansion without the stress of his job. When Eric suggests that Quinn run Forrester Creations indefinitely, she grimaces that his kids wouldn’t be receptive to that idea. Eric admits that he’s starting to feel tired so Quinn urges him to…

While Summer Bay has been beset with sad farewells as a raft of favourites bid goodbye in the past months, 2017 is already shaping up to be the year of the return. A raft of favourite Home and Away characters has been confirmed to be returning for major storylines in the upcoming months, destined to stir things up and do what the evergreen drama does best — uses its history of characters and storylines to create new drama into the future. The final weeks of last year kicked off the season of returning stars, with the beloved Heath (Dan Ewing) and Bianca (Lisa Gormley) coming back to Summer Bay for the special episodes on Foxtel — Revenge and All or Nothing. In Revenge…

Life has become quite complicated for Steph now that Sonya is pregnant, despite Steph wanting to put an end to the surrogacy plan. And even though Steph is engaged to Mark the pregnancy is drawing him close to Sonya and with Steph feeling left out an unexpected moment has her wondering if she has feelings for another. The increasing amount of attention Mark (Scott McGregor) is lavishing on Sonya (Eve Morey) comes to Steph’s (Carla Bonner) notice when she sees them having lunch together by the lake. Though the moment is innocent, Steph feels a little uncomfortable by what she sees. It brings into harsh reality the many fears Steph fretted about during discussions about trying surrogacy. These particularly involved her insecurities about the strength of her relationship with Mark…

Kaia Gerber, 15 MUM: Cindy Crawford, 50 The teenage daughter of the supermodel and her husband Rande Gerber is following in her mother’s footsteps, and has already signed with IMG models, who manage the likes of Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss. “I look at my daughter and I’m like, ‘You have my old skin and I want it back! You have my old legs, I want them back! You have my old hair, I want it back!’” Cindy has confessed. Ava Phillippe, 17 MUM: Reese Witherspoon, 40 The movie star and her daughter with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe have been described as looking like twins. Although Reese loves her Southern Belle style, and has even launched her own clothing line Draper James, she describes Ava’s look as more “cutting edge”. Zoe…

Over the last 12 months, Max Branning has been through hell. Implicated in the Good Friday 2014 murder of his much-younger lover, Lucy Beale, Max was eventually arrested and charged with the crime. During his trial, Max was desperate to prove his innocence and escaped from the courthouse to discover that Bobby Beale was the real killer. To make it worse, Bobby’s parents Ian and Jane, as well as Max’s daughter Lauren, had known the truth and kept quiet to protect Bobby. Even Max’s younger daughter Abi had betrayed him, firmly believing that he was the killer. Calling the cops to report his escape, Abi watched as her father was recaptured and sent to prison for 20 years after his business partner turned enemy Phil Mitchell bribed the jury foreman…

WIN THE STANDOFF DVD Thanks to Eagle Entertainment, 25 lucky TV SOAP readers will win the movie The Standoff on DVD, valued at $24.95 each. That’s a total prize value of $623.75! At Big Jim’s Auto Depot there’s only one rule. The last man — or woman — standing wins. Eight teens enter, one teen leaves. Actually, all eight teens leave, but only one leaves with the ride of their dreams. To reach that dream, they’re going through a nightmare. Keep your hand on the car. That sounds simple enough, but two days of sleep deprivation and fierce competition can make things awfully hard. Amy (Olivia Holt) and Farrell (Ryan McCartan) are two local teens who find themselves up against the toughest field of competitors to ever stand around a…

Love or loathe him, there’s no denying Days of Our Lives’ supervillain, Stefano DiMera, has been a part of some of the show’s most memorable storylines — Salem’s brainwashings, kidnappings and hits; his fixation on the Bradys — you name it, he was behind it! He was such an integral character, and although I haven’t watched the show in a while, I was genuinely saddened to learn of the passing of his portrayer Joseph Mascolo, recently. Condolences to his family, both off and on-screen. You will be missed. Thanks for being the best TV baddie ever! C. Anderson, via email. WIN The author of the Star letter will win this great pack from STAEDTLER, valued at Can’t wait for all the great shows Thanks for your…