Innholdsfortegnelse for 08 January 18 i TV Soap

What a great year it has been for TV, both from our favourite daytime soaps and our Aussie dramas. We have a review of the best of 2017 local shows for you to reminisce about or catch up on. Lots of drama coming up on The Bold and the Beautiful too, with Steffy torn by her guilt over sleeping with her father-in-law! Will she confess all to Liam and risk her marriage? We catch up with our home-grown favourite Hugh Jackman on his latest Hollywood movie The Greatest Showman as he reveals his greatest passions. We have lots more in this issue including some terrific prizes up for grabs plus our fun puzzle pages. Enjoy the issue and have a safe and…

Sheila reminds Pam about how her relatives once considered Pam insane. Even though Charlie is unable to join her for lunch, Pam decides to go solo and heads over to Il Giardino for a peaceful meal. However, after Pam settles in to her table on the patio, she’s surprised then disgusted when Sheila, dressed in her waitress uniform, approaches and offers a cheerful greeting. With her voice dripping with disdain, Pam (Alley Mills) complains that Sheila’s (Kimberlin Brown) presence better not mean she intends to cause Eric (John McCook) any more problems. Sheila Carter assures Pam that she’s learned her lesson and will be keeping her distance from her ex-husband Eric. When Pam immediately doubts that, Sheila explains that hiring Mateo (Francisco San Martin) to seduce Quinn was to test…

Guilt is a feeling that has never truly bothered Kate Roberts DiMera, especially when her actions are designed to avenge a wrongdoing that she thinks has been done to her. The only time Kate ever feels true remorse is when her actions end up harming someone she cares about. A prime example is the recent shooting of Kate’s (Lauren Koslow) beloved stepgrandson-turnedstepnephew Theo Carver (Kyler Pettis) whose genius technological skills Kate was exploiting to further her own agenda. Despite being aware of the autistic Theo’s emotional vulnerability, Kate was desperate to conquer the secret saboteur who was undercutting her power base at DiMera Enterprises. Believing that her unscrupulous husband, and co-CEO at the company, Andre (Thaao Penghlis), was sabotaging her, Kate asked Theo to use his computer skills to break…

OLIVIA DEEBLE (Raffy on Home and Away) What is your New Year’s resolution and why? To embrace any task 100 per cent. I want to push myself and be the best person I can be. What’s the best New Year’s party you’ve ever been to? One year our friends threw a onesie party at their beach house.Young and old dressed up and partied on the beach. DAVID BERRY (James Bligh on A Place to Call Home and Lord John Grey on Outlander) What is your New Year’s resolution and why? Be more assertive. Because I said so! What’s the best New Year’s party you’ve ever been to? I’m still waiting for it to happen. I feel like every New Year I’m hoping for it to be the best New Year’s…

Charlize Theron PORTRAYED SERIAL KILLER AILEEN WUORNOS IN MONSTER It sounds like a stretch — ex-model Charlize playing a woman who had been neglected and abused her entire existence, and the physical scars that such a life brings. But Charlize took on the challenge, and bagged herself the Oscar for best actress in 2004. She gained 13.5kg for the part, not only in order to transform her body, but to give her face the required jowls. Prosthetic teeth pushed her jaw out and gave them a brown, rotting appearance; she wore brown contact lenses and spent a day having her hair “fried” to achieve the necessary overbleached, dry look. Along with this, her skin was washed with a sealant and tattoo ink for a ruined, weather-beaten complexion and her eyebrows…

Christmas 2017 dawns and Max Branning has murder in mind. With his wicked revenge plans for Albert Square now common knowledge, Max is now the community black sheep but that’s not going to stop him from fighting back. His initial plan is to kill Phil and Ian for letting him rot in prison for Lucy’s murder but the discovery of key evidence linking Max to James Willmott-Brown’s takeover of the Square adds a new twist. Could the telltale message that Jane left on Stacey’s now-stolen phone (currently in the possession of the Taylor twins) be about to rear its ugly head? There’s also a possibility that someone Max loves could end up in his line of fire, especially his daughter Lauren, who previously exposed her dad’s dirty deeds, or his…

Steffy has refused to end her marriage with Liam and so Bill has grudgingly accepted her decision. However, he’s reiterated his belief that he and Steffy are destined to be together. Steffy pointed out how devastated Liam would be by this betrayal if he found out about it and Bill finally sees his daughter-in-law’s perspective and agrees that his son should never discover the truth. Despite his intention to respect the relationship between Liam (Scott Clifton) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood), Bill (Don Diamont) can’t stop thinking about her and their one-night stand. As much as he loves Brooke, Bill admits to himself that his feelings for Steffy are much stronger. Meanwhile, at their beach house, Liam again apologises to Steffy for what he sees as his irresponsible behaviour with…

Months ago when Hilary invited Jordan to take nude photos of her after they’d made love, she had no idea that the images that she thought she had confiscated from the photographer would come back to haunt her. Following Hilary’s (Mishael Morgan) recent vindictive decision to unmask Jordan (Darnell Kirkwood) as a consummate con artist, Jordan has plotted payback against his ex-lover, reasoning that devastating her via the media she loves would be perfect. So naturally Hilary was horrified when she saw that Jordan had published on social media the full complement of naked snaps he’d taken of her. In an instant, The Hilary Hour, Hilary’s TV show, was plunged into crisis with scheduled guests cancelling their appearances and investors pulling out at an alarming rate. To make matters worse,…

Sixteen years ago, Kate was in a rage after discovering that her long-time lover Victor Kiriakis had been cheating on her with Nicole Walker. Devastated and scorned, Kate aligned with international mobster Vincent Moroni for payback, unaware that Vincent was already blackmailing Victor over his new-found knowledge of Kate’s connection to the murder of Franco Kelly three years earlier. Her temper finally boiling over, Kate seduced Vincent (Carl Weintraub) and ordered him to have Victor (John Aniston) murdered during the very public royal coronation gala being held in Paris to formally anoint Greta Von Amberg (Julianne Morris) a princess. Unfortunately, Vincent’s hired hit man fired one too many shots, not only shooting Victor but also gunning down an innocent Mimi Lockhart (Farah Fath) as well. A wider shooting massacre with…

Clearly, new movie The Greatest Showman — about circus legend P.T. Barnum — was made for Hugh Jackman. Could there possibly be a greater showman in the world today? According to the celebrated and beloved — and humble — performer, however, the competition is fierce and there are several other Aussie stars who could fill the bill. “Colin Hay,” says Hugh. “Colin Hay used to be the lead singer of Men at Work, but he’s got a very distinguished solo career as well. And he’s a great friend of Deb’s, my wife. “Mushroom Records used to take every young act they signed to go and see Colin Hay because they said it’s not enough to be a great songwriter or a great singer, you have to…

INSTANT PRINCESS Halloween arrives and the Spectra gang is celebrating in fine style. Saul and Darlita’s paper doll costumes are a hit with their colleagues, inspiring them to surprise Sally with a special costume. In Sally’s office, they get her to take off her blouse and close her eyes. Darlita then re-dresses Sally who opens her eyes and looks in the mirror to discover that Saul and Darlita have transformed her into a princess, complete with beautiful gown and tiara. Not even Steffy’s unannounced visit can dampen Sally’s enthusiasm as she quips to her rival: “From one princess to another, happy Halloween!” THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL Weekdays at 4.30pm on TEN WYATT’S WORRIED Bill’s other son Wyatt also fears that he’ll soon have a bone to pick with his…

How did the opportunity to reprise your role of Dakota come about? Neighbours contacted my agent and asked if I was interested in filming a few scenes over here [in the UK]. Obviously as we are living over here now, I jumped at the chance. What can you reveal about the storyline? Dakota knows something that nobody else does … it’s a pretty crucial piece of information in an ongoing storyline. What was it like filming Neighbours in London as opposed to Melbourne? Cold! [laughs] We filmed near one of London’s most famous landmarks, Tower Bridge, so it was a really fun but surreal experience. There were lots of Neighbours fans walking by so they were really shocked to see Tim [Kano]. How did…

“The spirit of Jumanji flows through this continuation of the story,” says Dwayne Johnson. For the actor/ executive producer and so many of his generation, the original Jumanji film captured a spirit of imagination that became the spine of the new film, he says. “We wanted to bring that spirit of wonderment, of overcoming fears and discovering who you are — it’s all woven through Jumanji:Welcome to the Jungle . Every once in a while, a movie comes down the road that you just know, in your gut, has a special quality to it.” For Johnson, one of the keys to achieving that was to approach the new film as a continuation — another Jumanji adventure in the same universe as the first film. “We…

Theresa’s back in Salem A year after leaving Days of Our Lives, fan favourite Jen Lilley has returned to the show as troubled Theresa Donovan. Last seen in November 2016, the actress is already filming new episodes, which will first screen from May 2018. Jen says her comeback is something she always anticipated. Upon leaving the show, she openly stated, “I would definitely go back to Days of Our Lives and play Theresa. I know they never say never, but if I were ever on a soap, it would be Days.” RISE AND SHINE FOR NEW LOCAL PREMIERE New US musical drama Rise will premiere in Australia exclusively on the Stan streaming service from March 14, 2018. Inspired by a true story, How I Met Your Mother’s Josh Radnor is…

Striptease In 1981, a struggling Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) took a job as a stripper at local club The Bayou, entertaining and cavorting with the male punters who frequented the club. Despite knowing that she was exploiting her body, she bravely endured the at-times sinister attentions of some regulars until Victor (Eric Braeden) fell in love with her and used his wealth to perform a Pygmalion-like transformation on her. Despite becoming a society dame, Nikki couldn’t escape her wild past when her new mother-in-law Alison Bancroft (Lynn Wood) blackmailed her into resuming her stripping career in the hope of forcing her son Kevin (Christopher Holder) to divorce Nikki. In her younger years, Nikki had also made a porn movie, which soon fell into the hands of lascivious mobster Tony DiSalvo…

It’s that time of year again, when we look back over the year in Summer Bay, and attempt to take it all in — all the ups and downs, the surprises and the misses. Home and Away continues its reign as the most popular Aussie drama on TV, and on the eve of its 30-year anniversary, it remains as much a favourite as ever. This year has been a tumultuous one in the Bay, with some surprise arrivals and departures, not to mention a range of high-octane emotions that have torn the locals apart on several occasions. As the TV SOAP crew weighed up the year in the Bay, we also turned to our friends at the Home and Away online authority Back to the Bay for some of their…

Chochorrific After struggling with depression, actor Jim Carrey tries to lead a healthy lifestyle, embracing good foods, meditation and only a little caffeine. However, he says: “Once every six months, I eat more chocolate than has ever been consumed by a human being.” Peanut power Actress Vanessa Hudgens says that she can’t say no to chocolate with peanut butter! On a recent outing on the red carpet, she even revealed that she had a chocolate bar in her clutch bag to snack on during the awards. She counteracts this indulgence by working out and eating lots of sushi. Bigger is better Colin Firth is lucky enough to have a tall, svelte physique, but it doesn’t appear that the actor always leads the healthiest of lifestyles. The English Oscar winner has…

The traumatised Tina Carter is horrified to realise that she may be pregnant but any joy over the possibility is obliterated as she fights the idea that she conceived during her one-night stand with Billy Mitchell. Tina remembers how she was mugged at knifepoint on Halloween before accidentally running down and temporarily paralysing Billy’s little girl Janet while driving home erratically. She tentatively buys a pregnancy test, knowing that her emotion-charged fling with a grieving Billy after the accident is responsible. Her conflict is compounded when Billy and his wife Honey spy her purchasing the test kit. Agog, Billy secretly flips out as he considers the awful ramifications of their night together. Despite reconciling with Honey after the fight they had that night outside Janet’s hospital room, Billy knows that…

NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN (ALEXIS, DYNASTY ) Best known as: Paige Matheson, Knots Landing, 1986-93 In Knots Landing, Paige faked her own death to escape from her wealthy mother Anne (Michelle Phillips) and appeared in the Californian cul-de-sac to reunite with her estranged father Mack (Kevin Dobson). Making waves with an affair with her stepbrother, Paige later seduced new lover Peter Hollister (Hunt Block) before accidentally stabbing him to death during an argument! In love with Greg Sumner (William Devane) but rejected by him, Paige almost married hot cop Tom Ryan (Joseph Gian) but Greg blackmailed him into ditching her at the altar. Another lover, Pierce Lawton (Bruce Greenwood), shot and kidnapped her before she and Greg reunited, only to split again when he wouldn’t have children with her.…