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    Maisie Smith kisses boyfriend Max George as they look loved up on trip to spa hotel

    MAISIE Smith enjoyed a sweet kiss with boyfriend Max George as the pair headed on a snug winter staycation.The former EastEnders actress, 22, puckered up with The Wanted frontman, 35, as the cuddled up in the grounds of a lavish Champneys Spa hotel.
    Maisie Smith enjoyed a sweet kiss with boyfriend Max George as they headed on a winter spa staycationCredit: Instagram
    The former soap star, 22, looked stylish as she strode through the snowCredit: Instagram
    The pair recently told how they are ‘homeless’ while Max’s pad is being renovatedCredit: Instagram
    Maisie wrapped up for their snowy walk in a nude trench coat, black boots and vibrant green scarf.
    She let her auburn locks flow over her shoulders as she strode through the snow for one Instagram snap.
    She then cosied up with Heart Vacancy hitmaker Max, who donned a cream wool hat and grey puffer jacket
    The pair leaned in for a smooch in a second image posted to her Stories, with the words: “Champneys in the show.”
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    Maisie and Max got together last summer after a two-year friendship, which began on the 2020 series of Strictly Come Dancing, turned to romance.
    The lovebirds previously revealed how they were “homeless” while their pad undergoes a huge revamp.
    They moved into popstar Max’s Manchester home back in March.
    She admitted to OK! Magazine: “We haven’t got a kitchen and the sofa is thick with dust, so we’re literally at his mum’s house.
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    “That’s why we go on holiday so much, because we haven’t got a kitchen at home.
    “We’re like, ‘We’ll go to Dubai’ just so we can have something to eat.”
    With the DIY work potentially still ongoing, the spa break may have been the dream ticket.
    Meanwhile, Maisie recently went topless as she soaked up the sunshine on her seventh break of the year.
    This year the couple have so far been on a cruise around Norway while also visiting Turkey, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Morocco and New York.
    The lovebirds have enjoyed seven overseas breaks this yearCredit: Instagram
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    Soap star sex secrets from I’m a Celeb babe’s ‘self-love’ to X-rated drawers & romp in lift at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

    THEY’RE known for their roles on the UK’s biggest soaps – but these stars have revealed they’re far from squeaky clean in the bedroom.Many have made saucy confessions about their sex lives while appearing on reality TV shows like I’m A Celebrity.
    Helen Flanagan has previously shed light on her love life, including her most recent ‘one-night stand’Credit: instagram
    Danielle might be the next soap star to let something slip about her sex lifeCredit: 2022 Dave J Hogan
    With Hollyoaks legends Nick Pickard and former EastEnders Danielle Harold currently, in the Australian Bush, fans could be about to hear more explicit tales as they get comfortable with their campmates.
    Here we reveal some of the most eyebrow-raising sex confessions uttered by soap royalty over the years.
    Jorgie Porter
    Jorgie isn’t shy when it comes to flaunting her incredible figureCredit: Instagram
    Jorgie is best known for her role as cheating seductress Theresa McQueen on Hollyoaks.
    And the actress, 35, is just as sex-positive as her on-screen character, having made some cheeky bedroom confessions during her stint on I’m A Celeb in 2015.
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    Some of her admissions were so saucy that producers had to cut them out of the main show.
    They did appear, however, on its spin-off Get Me Out of Here…Now!, with Jorgie opening up about the different types of “self-love” she enjoys before exclaiming: “I’m going to regret this.”
    When quizzed about her sex preferences by camp mates Kieron Dyer and Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley, she also revealed she enjoys “slow” sex and likes to wear thongs to “separate my bum cheeks”.
    Prior to heading into the jungle, the actress used a rather X-rated excuse to avoid admitting she was training for Dancing on Ice before the show launched, joking to pals that she had been “taking it up the bum all week”.
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    Charlie Brooks
    Since leaving Soapland, Charlie has focused her attention on making sex toysCredit: instagram
    EastEnders’ Charlie, 41, has come and gone from Albert Square over the years – and used one of her breaks from the soap to design her own sex toy.
    The Janine Butcher actress created a vibrator called The U which retails for £100 at Ann Summers.
    Announcing the launch, she said: “I was fed up of not feeling comfortable in my body. Realised I didn’t know enough about it, so I went on a journey of the body and mind.
    “It’s a powerful one, and I’d love U to go on one too. I’m no life coach or expert on ANYTHING, and I do NOT always get it right.

    “But I can share my experience. And maybe you’ll be inspired too. This is my baby… I’m so happy I can finally introduce you guys. I want you to meet U. I think you might like each other…”
    Earlier this year Charlie also signed up to a dating site that endorses “kinky sex, shared partners and threesomes” in a bid to find Mr Right.
    Stephanie Davis
    Stephanie found she struggled to enjoy sex after welcoming her sonCredit: Splash
    Corrie babe Stephanie, 30, is used to stripping off on camera for raunchy scenes as vamp Courtney Vance and Hollyoaks’ Sinead O’Connor.
    But in her personal life, she struggled with body confidence due to her “flat breasts”.
    She told OK! magazine: “They were so saggy… I think every mum can relate to that… I couldn’t wear nice tops in summer because I didn’t want to show how flat-chested I was.”
    Stephanie opted to undergo surgery to boost her chest, going from an A cup to a DD.
    Despite initially being pleased with the results, claiming they made her feel “so womanly” and “sexier”, Stephanie announced earlier this year she is planning to get the implants removed because they are too big.
    Adam Thomas
    Adam revealed he may not be able to ‘cope’ before heading his jungle stintCredit: adam thomas/social
    Ex-Emmerdale and Strictly star Adam, 35, admitted his main worry when he did I’m A Celeb wasn’t the creepy crawlies or lack of food, but not being able to have sex.
    “I don’t know [how I’ll cope] because I’ve not gone longer than, well… no more than a few days,” he explained before flying out to the show.
    “I think I will struggle, but hopefully I will be alright – I won’t be too ratty.”
    The actor was also told by then fiancée Caroline Daly to steer clear of any bad boy behaviour.
    “She said, ‘Don’t mug me off.’ I think she means ‘Don’t flirt with the girls,’ I would have done it in the banter way – but I’m not allowed to banter, apparently,” he revealed.
    “I’m just going to swerve the ladies. You’ll just find me with the lads.”
    Helen Flanagan
    Helen owns a collection of kinky toys and often dons sexy costumes from none other than Ann SummersCredit: Instagram / @hjgflanagan
    Coronation Street siren Helen was on our screens for over a decade but it’s her antics off-camera that left fans shocked.
    The mum-of-three previously revealed she has a large collection of lingerie and sex toys, including nipple tassels and a diamond-studded whip.
    She told The Sun’s TV Mag in 2014: “I have pretty much bought every set of underwear Agent Provocateur has ever made and most of it is in [ex Scott Sinclair’s] house.
    “I’ve got loads of stuff from nipple tassels to this amazing diamond studded whip from Agent Provocateur.
    “But it was getting so embarrassing when Scott’s mum was helping me clear out stuff and all you could see was underwear and this whip. I was getting really flustered, saying, ‘Honestly, I bought it for a shoot’.
    “And I did! But I kept it because I love it. Scott’s mum is lovely and she knows what I’m like so she just laughed.”
    The actress is no stranger to stripping down to her undies for a photo shoot and has been sharing racy snaps on social media since her split from footballer Scott.
    Gemma Atkinson
    Gemma hasn’t shied away from talking about her sex life over the yearsCredit: Rex Features
    Ex-Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star Gemma, 39, is happily settled with Strictly Come Dancing pro-Gorka Marquez, but before their romance, she had some wild times.
    Former boyfriend Carl Benninon claimed he and the actress had romped in lots of bizarre places, including Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
    He told The People in 2007: “We pressed the button to stop the lift between floors and were in there for about 20 minutes having a lot of fun. It was mind-blowing.
    “Eventually, we heard some angry voices calling for the lift so we had to stop.
    “But as soon as we got into the flat we went straight out to the balcony again. We ended up making love until eight in the morning.”
    Despite her hedonistic past, Gemma recently opened up about having a low libido after welcoming her second child.
    She said: “[Gorka] was away for three weeks up until last weekend, and I’d had my six-week check by then, and she’d ok’ed me to kind of be intimate again with him again and stuff.
    “Part of me was thinking ‘Oh my God, I can’t be arsed, I’m so tired, I just want to have a bath’. But the other half was thinking, ‘It’s been so long’, because the last few months of pregnancy I was like, ‘Do not come near me’.”
    Beverley Callard
    Beverly shocked viewers over her X-rated confessions during I’m A CelebCredit: Getty
    Coronation Street legend Beverley kept households entertained for decades with her portrayal of unlucky-in-love Liz McDonald.
    And fans were left gobsmacked when the 66-year-old claimed her husband was wild in bed while on ITV’s I’m A Celeb.
    “Jon’s very handsome, he’s a mega shag,” she told her shocked campmates.
    “He is a mega shag and he dances for me in the kitchen every morning and makes me laugh my socks off.”
    Bev and John McEwan have been happily married for over a decade.
    While the star admitted to being mortified at her proclamation, she has since come to see the funny side and now regularly jokes about it.
    Talking about John in less racy terms, Bev said: “He’s my soulmate and my best friend. He’s completely and utterly the love of my life.”
    Denise Welch
    Denise has no problem sharing details of her sex life on Loose WomenCredit: denise_welch/Instagram
    Serial soap actress Denise is as candid as her characters in real life.
    The Loose Women panellist, 65, spared no blushes when she announced to the world that she was a “sexaholic”.
    “I like sex. What’s the problem with being a sexaholic? I just like sh*gging.”
    Denise went on to joke that she would have made a move on her former co-star Bill Roache when they were younger.
    Her comments came after he said he had bedded more than 1,000 women.
    When asked about his impressive number of partners, the actress confessed: “I did not know Bill back then. If I did I would have made mincemeat out of him.”
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    In 2021, she claimed that she liked to regularly have sex “little and often or big and often” with her husband Lincoln, who is 15 years younger.
    Through giggles, she added: “I am not bothered about chandeliers swinging or whatever, just nice and regular as long as I don’t have to move around too much!” More

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    I was a 90s pop heartthrob and starred in Coronation Street – now I run a performing arts school

    STEVEN Houghton might be remembered for his appearances in London’s Burning, Coronation Street, or for his pop career.But these days, he has a very different job running a performing arts school.
    Steven Houghton is pictured with his daughterCredit: Instagram
    Actor and singer Steven, 52, released his first single – Wind Beneath My Wings – in 1993, which shot to number three in the UK.
    But his follow up track the next year, Truly, only made it to 23 – with his self-titled album peaking at 21 that year too.
    Around this time, he was playing Gregg Blake in ITV drama London’s Burning, before taking up roles in The New Adventures of Robin Hood, Bugs, Holby City and Doctors.
    More recently, Steven starred in Corrie as Jeff Cullen. But that was for only 34 episodes, and was all the way back in 2011.
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    Since quitting fame, though, he’s thrown himself into his work at the Footloose Stage School.
    Steven also enjoys the odd night out in the West End, according to his Instagram profile.
    It comes as no surprise as he did tour the country with The Sound Of Music, Grease, Miss Saigon and Annie Get Your Gun.
    He once told On: Yorkshire Magazine, “From when I started I still think I can’t believe everything I have done.
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    “All the different jobs I’ve had, be it in theatre or TV or even a recording contract. When I was younger, all I wanted to be in was The Brian Rogers Connection.
    “I’ve just done so much more than that, more than I ever thought I would. And if I never did anything else after this job, then it wouldn’t matter.”
    Steven and his wife Jennifer are thought to share two children together, a son and a daughter.
    He’s best remembered for starring in London’s BurningCredit: LWT
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    EastEnders’ James Bye lands a big-money role away from the BBC soap after Strictly fame

    EASTENDERS star James Bye has landed a big-money role away from the BBC soap after his Strictly fame.The actor, who is best known for playing Martin Fowler in the Walford based show, took part in the dance competition last year.
    James Bye will be starring in a pantomime this ChristmasCredit: BBC
    The actor took part in Strictly last yearCredit: PA
    James and partner Amy Dowden were the first pair to be eliminated from the show.
    Now, a year on from the show, James is about to swap EastEnders to make his pantomime debut this Christmas.
    The soap star will be playing the Prince in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Aylesbury’s Waterside Theatre.
    He will take to the stage from December 1 to January 3 2024.
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    This means that James will probably have to take some time away from EastEnders to appear in the production.
    James isn’t the only star from the BBC soap who have gone on to take part in panto.
    The likes of Steve McFadden and Shona McGarty will be this year.
    It comes after James and his wife Victoria revealed their newborn son’s name a week after his birth.
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    The pair welcomed their latest arrival into the world on June 18.
    They wrote on Instagram: “Rufus Gray… 18.06.23… 8lb 1oz” alongside a picture of the tot sleeping.
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    I was one of the original EastEnders stars in the 80s but I quit acting to be a mum

    A FORMER EastEnders star who was one of the original characters in the 80s later quit acting to focus on being a mum. Iconic BBC One soap EastEnders started in February 1985, with Tony Carpenter and his son Kelvin being present from the star.
    Delanie starred as Cassie in EastEnders in 1985Credit: BBC
    These says she travels around in her motorhome with young son QuincyCredit: Instagram
    Months later Tony’s ex-wife Hannah turned up in Walford before their daughter Cassie joined them.
    Storylines for the family included Tony and Hannah agreeing to give their relationship another try after she discovered her boyfriend Neville Agard had beaten Cassie with a riding whip.
    Cassie was played by Delanie Forbes and was last seen in Albert Square on Christmas Day 1986.
    More than three decades on from her time in EastEnders it seems Delanie, 47, is focusing on being a single mum to her young son Quincy.
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    The duo spend their time travelling around in their motorhome and earlier this year appeared on Channel 5 reality show Million Pound Motorhomes.
    She later said of the show: “When I was approached to take part in the show my first thought was as precious as my Motorhome (Penny) is she’s not worth a Million quid!
    “It was truly life changing and empowering to embark on the journey I did last Summer with my then 6 year old son Quincy and I hope that I inspire other mums to just go for it!
    “Life’s too short and the worlds too big to stay in one corner of it.”
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    Harry Styles unlikely style-inspiration revealed as Ian Beale – & it’s not the only time he’s mimicked EastEnders legend

    WOODYATT believe it? It turns out heart-throb Harry Styles has an unlikely muse for his latest look.After he unveiled his buzz cut this week, fans noticed it gave him an uncanny resemblance to EastEnders’ hapless chippy owner Ian Beale.
    Fans think Harry Styles is copying Ian Beale’s chicCredit: AFP
    And over the years, it appears that the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker has been heading in One Direction – towards 55-year-old actor Adam Woodyatt’s wardrobe.
    Clemmie Fieldsend reveals how Harry, 29, has been keeping it Beale by looking to the Albert Square legend for inspiration. 
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    Harry Styles recently shaved his head
    Fans noticed Harry’s trim gave him an uncanny resemblance to EastEnders’ hapless chippy owner Ian BealeCredit: Instagram
    Ian’s son Peter has been reincarnated on screen seven times while being played by different actors over the years.
    But chart king Harry would surely make the most convincing Peter yet after this week’s big re-Beale.
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    When Harry wore his flat cap with a dressing gown coat, even diehard fans thought it was a bit naff
    Ian didn’t look much better
    Both these looks are a long way from scoring a fashion hat-trick.
    When Harry wore his flat cap with a dressing gown coat, even diehard fans thought it was a bit naff – and Ian’s take on EastEnders was no better.
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    Normally clean-shaven Harry grew out a beard for a music videoCredit: Twitter/@HSHQ
    This hair made him look like Ian when the Albert Square favourite turned up after living homeless in 2012Credit: Handout
    THE normally clean-shaven pop star had a beard in the video of Music For A Sushi Restaurant, but it made him look like Ian when the Albert Square favourite turned up after living homeless in 2012.
    Best to leave the stubble As It Was, Harry.
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    Iancognito
    Harry posed in some specs for movie Don’t Worry Darling
    Ian knows all about specs appealCredit: BBC
    FANS of Harry might be surprised to see him posing in a pair of glasses, but Don’t Worry Darling – it was just for his role in a movie thriller in 2022.
    The singer usually leaves the specs appeal to his Walford lookalike.
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    Harry rocked this black fedora hat in December 2014
    But hats off to Adam for taking on the Australian jungle on I’m A CelebCredit: ITV
    Hats off to Adam for taking on I’m A Celeb’s Bushtucker Trials.
    With the actor now back in EastEnders, maybe it’s Harry’s turn to head Down Under to tackle the jungle creepy crawlies.
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    Hollyoaks star unrecognisable as he lands huge part in Netflix’s The Crown

    EAGLE-EYED fans watching the new series of The Crown might spot a former Hollyoaks star joining the cast of the Netflix drama.Bombhead became an iconic character during his time on the Channel 4 soap, and the actor who played him, Lee Otway, also had a memorable appearance on the first incarnation of ITV’s Love Island.
    Hollyoaks star Lee Otway has a significant role in the new series of The CrownCredit: Netflix / The Crown
    He will play Princess Diana’s bodyguardCredit: netflix
    Lee rose to fame as Bombhead in the soap, and is pictured here with Gordon Cunningham, played by Bernard LathamCredit: Channel 4
    Now he’s popped back up on the royal drama, which drops tomorrow, playing a prominent role as Princess Diana’s bodyguard.
    It comes after he largely disappeared from the limelight following his appearances on Hollyoaks and the famous dating show.
    Speaking recently on The Act Now Show podcast, Lee, now 41, said: “Maybe in hindsight I should have had more of a career plan but I went with the moment – but my thought process was: why not?
    “I ended up doing all these things and they were what they were. Would I make the same choices now? Probably not. But I do admit it was good fun.”
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    Bradford-born Lee played David “Bombhead” Burke on Hollyoaks from 2001 to 2005, and was the best friend of Lee Hunter, played by Alex Carter, and at various stages was a magician, priest and even a chef.
    After his main run on the soap ended he went on to appear on ITV singing show Abbamania, Soapstar Superstar and Celebrity Stars in their Eyes, then 2006’s Love Island back when only celebrities were on the show.
    It was cancelled after two series.
    Meanwhile, season six of The Crown sees him play the real life bodyguard of Princess Diana, called Kes Wingfield.
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    He was the man at the side of the princess and Dod Alfayed in their final days before the fatal crash of 1997.
    But he wasn’t inside the car at the time of the accident.
    Lee as Kes is seen trying to protect Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki, and her new partner, played by Khalid Abdalla, as they are pursued everywhere by the public and paparazzi.
    The character is seen growing increasingly frustrated with staff at The Ritz hotel in Paris who don’t have clue how to maintain security after the royal, who’d divorced Prince Charles by 1997, lost her royal protection.
    In the inquest into the deaths Kes gave evidence and explained to the court how he’d tried to stop the disastrous situation from unfolding because Dodi and his father, Mohamed Alfayed, continually interfered in arrangements.
    The bodyguard said: “If we were allowed to have done our jobs properly by the organisation we wouldn’t be having this conversation now.”
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    Corrie star Andrew Lancel is declared bankrupt after actor who starred in The Bill faces five-figure debt

    CORRIE and The Bill star Andrew Lancel has been declared bankrupt after failing to pay off a large tax bill.The star, who played Frank Foster in the popular soap, failed to keep on top of his tax affairs.
    Andrew Lancel played Frank Foster on Coronation StreetCredit: Handout
    The actor also featured in The BillCredit: Rex
    HMRC were named as the petitioner in the High Court and sources have revealed the actor’s outstanding bill was “a significant five-figure sum”.
    Lancel, 53, was declared broke under his real name Andrew Charles Watkinson.
    He also starred as Detective Inspector Neil Manson in long-running ITV cop show the Bill for eight years.
    The actor was forced to spend big money on legal fees in a trial over child abuse claims in 2013.
    He was found not guilty of four counts of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old boy, but had to cover legal costs from his own pocket.
    Coronation Street suffered a torrid time during this period. 
    Veteran Bill Roache was cleared of raping teenage girls and Michael Le Vell was acquitted of sexual offences against a teenager, all within several months of each other. More