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The drama intensifies on B&B as Ridge faces the reality that he may go to jail thanks to his arch rival Dollar Bill! Check out our cover story for a preview! Elsewhere on B&B Quinn is creating her own drama when she warns Donna to stay away from Eric! Baby talk is front and centre on Ramsay Street when a health scare threatens Aaron’s hopes of having a child, and on Days a newborn threatens one couple’s future! We catch up with Aussie superstud Chris Hemsworth on life, love and Hollywood, plus Neighbours’ Kerry Armstrong chats about returning to Network 10, three decades after Prisoner! We also have all the latest from Netflix and Stan in our Streaming section, plus all the updates on the UK soaps. Enjoy!…

Although secretly grateful to Ridge for helping her win custody of Will, Katie is now learning that her victory comes at a price. Appalled that Ridge actually bribed the judge to decide the lawsuit, Katie now feels trapped into breaking the custody agreement to keep Bill happy – and in the dark about Ridge’s actions. Constantly worrying about what will happen if Bill learns the truth, Katie frets about secrets always coming out when it’s least convenient... That almost occurs in full view of the media and paparazzi at the Intimates fashion show when a tense Ridge almost breaks down mid-interview, distracted by Brooke’s earlier warning that Bill’s working to exposing his crime. Luckily, Katie takes the microphone at the last minute, saving her brother-in-law from public humiliation. Once Bill…

Burning the prenuptial agreement she signed mere minutes before marrying Victor has allowed Sharon to seize control of his most valuable assets in the wake of his wedding night disappearance and supposed death! Illegally taking charge of Newman Enterprises as its CEO, Sharon goes on a wild rampage, determined to teach the Newman family – who all hate her – a few harsh lessons that don’t endear her to them. As shares in NE stock plummet in price due to Sharon’s (Sharon Case) rather poor management, Sharon sacks Nick (Joshua Morrow) for calling her mentally unstable and then adds the company’s security chief to the scrapheap when he questions her decisions. Distressed to hear that Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) is pregnant with Adam’s (Michael Muhney) baby, Sharon trashes the ranch’s…

After springing her surprise baby news – it’s a boy! – on the set of the super-soap, the dawning reality of impending motherhood is slowly sinking in for Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, who stars as Steffy. “[I’m excited about] how much love I am going to give,” the stunner says. “I feel like I am a happy, positive person, and it’s the most beautiful, yet scary new chapter because of the amount of love that I am going to give this child!” It will be a first child for Jacqueline and Elan Ruspoli, who were engaged late last year before eloping in July. The actress is about six months pregnant but her co-stars had no idea until she revealed all on the set. Sashaying down the catwalk in skimpy lingerie, she…

Penny McNamee is experiencing similar joy to that of her Summer Bay alter ego. She’s now six months pregnant with her second child! Like Tori, she’s struggled with fertility issues, discovering during surgery earlier this year that she was suffering from endometriosis, which caused her to have trouble conceiving her baby and older sibling, three-year-old Jack. Luckily, she fell pregnant just five months after her surgery and now mum and bub are healthy and well after a long period of suffering crippling all-day morning sickness. As for what Penny’s pregnancy means for Tori, the actress reports that she plans to hang around the soap’s Palm Beach set for as long as possible. She says she’s prepared to stay “for as long as her body holds up” but will probably “step…

Rarely have Dollar Bill’s three sons Liam, Wyatt and Will been encouraged to spend quality sibling time with each other – because usually he’s making trouble for them! So, in a nice surprise for the older Spencer brothers, they run into their little bro while he’s visiting his mum and Thorne at work. Buoyed by the recent custody conundrum over the boy, Liam and Wyatt take time out from discussing their latest fatherly feelings to catch up with what’s happening in Will’s world. Aww!…

CORONATION STREET UKTV An innocent hunt for his neighbour Evelyn’s lost dog Cerberus turns into a canine calamity for Roy when the boys in blue think he and she are being naughty in a public place in Roy’s Morris Minor! Is this what the Brits mean by “dogging”? DAYS OF OUR LIVES 10 PEACH There’s much hissing and bristling when territorial mothers Adrienne and Sami bear their claws to clash over their sons. HOME AND AWAY MONDAYS TO THURSDAYS 7PM ON SEVEN Summer Bay interloper Simone causes more trouble in the once-solid marriage of restaurateur Brody and his wife Ziggy. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS 10 PEACH Opening the snow globe that was found in his dead son Ricky’s belongings, Paul is left feeling an icy cold dread at the…

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Please don’t tell me Hope on The Bold and the Beautiful is having a girl! Is it going to be a third generation of the Brooke v Taylor saga? Next we had Hope v Steffy and now we’ll have the next generation of Kelly vs Hope’s baby. Can the writers get new ideas? I feel this storyline is getting too tedious. I feel sorry for Steffy and Hope’s offspring – they’re already enemies and they’re not even walking! S. Fulton, Triamble, NSW WIN The author of the Star letter will win this great pack from STAEDTLER, valued at $100!…

Patience is a virtue and over the past few months Emma has shown great integrity in standing by her boyfriend Xander while her love rival Zoe blatantly throws her body at him in and out of the bedroom! Now that the pair will be modelling alongside each other at the Intimates fashion show, Emma realises her perseverance will be tested to its very limits. Behind the scenes at the show, Emma (Nia Sioux) spies a seductive Zoe (Kiara Barnes) reassuringly coaching Xander (Adain Bradley) through a little bout of stage fright as he gets set to take to the runway for the first time. Believing that Zoe is exaggerating Xander’s nervousness, Emma rolls her eyes in frustration as Hope (Annika Noelle) checks in to see if she’s hanging in there.…

Appearing in Salem within days of each other to happily announce to their families they were engage, Rex and Sarah contemplated the happy future ahead of them! Sarah explained to mum Maggie how the worst day of her life as a medical student turned into the best one of all when Rex brought her back from a meltdown she was having after clashing with her superior. He took her outside to dry her tears, they discovered they had lots in common – et voila ... it was love! Within hours of their happy homecoming, there were signs that a darkness was about to descend when Rex (Kyle Lowder) reconnected with his brother Eric (Greg Vaughan). He and listened to his woes about caring for baby Holly as…

Despite recent clashes over how best to parent their pet goldfish, Aaron and David have finally come to the conclusion that although they don’t want to rush into parenthood, they do eventually want kids. So they’re willing to start investigating their options; making a few preliminary decisions, they decide to pursue surrogacy and, after a disagreement over whose sperm should be used, they agree it should be Aaron’s. Unfortunately, the supposedly happy news fills Chloe (April Rose Pengilly) with intense dread as she’s again reminded of the fact that she carries the gene for Huntington’s disease, a secret she’s been hiding from her siblings for months! Faced with the awful thought that Aaron (Matt Wilson) could also be a genetic  carrier – and therefore pass it on to a child…

THIS IS THE MODERN WORLD The show’s a successor to the much-beloved Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries which ran on the ABC for three seasons from 2012-15, starring Essie Davis as glamorous Melbourne private detective Phryne Fisher. Instead of being set in the Roaring Twenties, this “modern” sequel takes place 40 years later, in the Swinging Sixties! Seven Network Director of Programming Angus Ross confirmed in late October that the spin-off will be “straight out of the gate on Q1 [January-March 2019]. It’s a lot of fun, as four two-hour telemovies,” he says. Homegrown stage and screen star Geraldine Hakewill, who has just finished appearing in the third series of Seven’s limited event thriller Wanted as Chelsea, alongside Rebecca Gibney’s Lola, will play…

Keeping fit and sticking to a regular routine to live a healthy lifestyle can sometime be hard work – and even a bit daunting if you’re unsure what to do. Often finding and choosing the right program can be harder work than the actual exercises themselves! With the busy lives we all lead, using an online program, workout channel or training platform can make keeping fit more accessible. So how do you choose the right fitness program for you? Let’s look at the considerations for choosing a suitable online program, so you get the results you’re looking for without feeling confused and unmotivated. The three main points you need to consider are the delivery of the content; the clarity and amount of information provided; and the online community and support.…

Almost driven apart by the disapproval of Rana’s homophobic parents over their relationship, Kate and her betrothed are now happily together and looking towards the future following Rana’s return from a six-week cruise. To their mutual surprise, they both planned to propose marriage to the other – and, when the nuptial notions were revealed, they sealed their love and engagement with a kiss. During the fun and frivolity of their engagement party, Kate dropped a bombshell on her fiancée, announcing that one of the main reasons she fell in love with her is because she knows she’ll make a terrific mum! Floored that Kate wants kids as soon as possible, Rana told her brother Imran it’s the last thing she wants... Before she could express her feelings, Kate further overwhelmed…

Scarlet fever Three friends take a huge chunk out of the Big Apple while working for global women’s magazine Scarlet and also exploring their sexuality, identity, love and fashion! Binge-watch it now before the third season 3 streams with the US next year. The RIGHT TYPE of inspo The show’s hugely influenced by the life of former US Cosmpolitan editor-in-chief Joanna Coles (2012-16), who also exec produces the series. In 2006, the British-born newspaper journalist joined Hearst Magazines in the US as editor-in-chief of Marie Claire , before going on to co-create and executive produce the docu-series Running in Heels and appearing on Project Runway:All Stars ; she orchestrated the…

For a long time now, Lauren and Michael have been living the quiet life, happily and dutifully going about their business with their respective careers in retail and law, then going home each night to connect in their passionate, equable marriage. Well, that’s all about to change! While Lauren’s professional pursuits continue to flourish, fires on the home front will seriously complicate their marriage... thanks to an out-of-the-blue appearance by someone from her past... but who? Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown) An obvious suspect to resurface and cause grief for the woman she’s hated for years, Sheila could want revenge on Lauren (Tracey Bregman) for shooting her “dead” a decade ago – and also for killing her twin sister Sarah in 2010. After all, Sheila survived the bullet and reappeared in…

With the fate of Gabi’s unborn baby at stake, Nick has convinced his vulnerable girlfriend to marry him so he can be legally named as the baby’s guardian. Aware that Nick’s true motive is solely to deny the child’s biological father Will access because he’s gay, a conflicted Gabi is desperate to relieve her burden and confess everything to Eric, the priest who is to declare her Mrs Nick Fallon... However, an angry and most determined Will (Chandler Massey) prefers that Gabi (Camila Banus) lets him handle her fiancé. There’s no way he’s going to let Nick (Blake Berris) separate him from his baby and he’s going to fight him for custody rights! Soon, the guys square off over Nick’s repeated homophobic remarks, which only add to Gabi’s unhappiness. When…

It took a lot of deep thought and thorough soul-searching for Robbo to agree to father his mate Tori’s baby via IVF, but now that he’s reconciled the tragic past losses of his wife and two kids, he’s eagerly anticipating the second chance he’s been given. Forging ahead with the baby  plan, Robbo (Jake Ryan) has gone out his way to be by Tori’s (Penny McNamee) side through every step of the process, from supporting her through counselling and her hormone injection regimen to the fertilised embryo implantation and the news of the procedure’s success. Overnight it’s as if the once-enigmatic and emotionally aloof Robbo has converted into a big, cuddly ball of paternal mush as he settles into the next phase of the pregnancy journey. In doing so, he’s…

All About Detective James Steed (Joel Jackson) Smart and ambitious but constantly hamstrung by the rigid leadership of his immoral boss, James is nevertheless respectful of police hierarchy. He’s also instantly attracted to Peregrine, dazzled by her audacity and often drawn into her madcap plans. Armed with his moral fibre, downright decency and the shared intellectual frisson she hasn’t experienced before, they make a mighty team, except for when they’re competing or disagreeing! Could love between the pair be in the wings? All About Eric (James Mason) Peregrine’s old boyfriend fell by the wayside for two reasons. First, they never shared the clever electricity that she now has with James, and second, Eric’s a man, and Peregrine has consciously avoided making commitments to any member of the male species who…

Baking soda Baking Soda is a natural cleaning and oxidising agent. You can try adding a quarter of a teaspoon to your own toothpaste daily or you can mix the baking soda with water and use it to brush your gnashers. This should help make your teeth gradually whiter over time, without damaging them. Strawberries A favourite DIY teeth and breath freshener with Hollywood’s finest, the delicious and healthy berry will help whiten teeth as it contains malic acid, a natural cleanser. Warm salt water Look after your gums and whiten your teeth naturally by mixing a teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm boiled water (let it cool first) and use it as a rinsing mouthwash. White foods Include more chicken and white fish in your daily diet.…

HELLO & GOODBYE: DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ Kate Mansi & Marci Miller (Abigail Deveraux). With everything going on in Abigail’s crazy  world at the moment she’ll probably find it’s no big deal when she looks in the mirror to see her former portrayer’s face again. But it’s a fun one for fans who love Kate in the role, but a sad one for people who preferred the departing Marci’s management of this mental minefield! GOODBYE: DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera/Susan Banks), Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady) & Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton). This trio’s recent exits are the last time Kristen, Susan, Sami and Lucas will be seen in Salem... or at least for a while anyway. There’s every chance they’ll…

Indulging in recreational drug use recently has entirely upended Jack’s life. Having been clean for so long, he’s desperately resisting the urge to use again and is grateful to have Lincoln’s support, as the man he loves dutifully helps him through withdrawal. Anxious to repair the damage he’s done to himself, Jack (below) meets with Nicole at the hospital, hoping that he’ll be reinstated to his old position. Aghast at Jack’s behaviour and believing he doesn’t deserve any second chance, Nicole declines the request, leaving Jack deflated and feeling as if he’s been thrown on the scrapheap. Attuned to Jack’s heartbreak, Lincoln weighs in, angrily challenging Nicole to admit that her decision has more to do with her personal feelings for him than it does with what’s in Jack’s best…

Frayed Where to watch: ABC Who’s in it: Internationally acclaimed Australian comedian Sarah Kendall (above) plays Sammy Cooper, alongside former McLeod’s Daughters’ star Matt Passmore (Marcus). What’s it about: Fabulously wealthy housewife Sammy Cooper is living her glamorous life in 1989 London when she’s suddenly forced to return to her native Australia. Once home in the town she grew up in, Sammy must revisit her past and the events that made her flee as a teenager years ago. In doing so, her flawed family must confront the secrets they’re keeping and try to find harmony with each other again. The Secrets She Keeps Where to watch: 10 Who’s in it: Details of the cast are just one of the mysteries! What’s it about: Darkness pervades this tale of two women,…