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Emmerdale’s Ross Barton has been desperate to find out if “menace” Charity Dingle is carrying his baby after their drunken night together, and now their stars have had their say20:30, 14 Aug 2025Updated 20:32, 14 Aug 2025Emmerdale’s Ross wants to know if Charity’s baby is hisEmmerdale’s Charity and Ross stars have broken their silence after their soap romp was exposed.Fans watched on Thursday (August 14) as Charity (Emma Atkins) had a flashback to the night she kissed her ex Vanessa (Michelle Hardwick). After Michelle rejected her, she found comfort in her former flame Ross Barton (Michael Parr) and the pair clearly spent the night together.However, he’s now trying to find out if Charity’s baby is his after her surrogacy pregnancy announcement (that she’s carrying granddaughter Sarah’s baby). Charity tried to reassure him by telling him she’s carrying an embryo and it’s not his, but he’s still seeking answers and didn’t get clarity as the pub celebrations rolled on.Actors Emma Atkins and Michael Parr have now addressed the baby storyline. Asked if Ross believes Charity when she told him he’s not the father, Michael said: “No, he doesn’t believe her. I think he’s desperate to find out the answer because it comes with such responsibility, having another child, it’s a lot of pressure on him because he’s not doing so well with work right now and his living situation isn’t ideal as he’s always swapping and changing.A flashback to a drunken night saw Charity and Ross spend the night together”Plus he’s just met his brother Lewis. There’s a lot going on for him in his head, so he just needs to get to the bottom of this. So he can get a good night’s sleep.” On whether Ross trusts Charity, he said: “No, and nobody should trust Charity. She’s a menace.”Article continues belowTeasing what’s to come for the pair, he said: “Ross is like a dog with a bone he’s not going to let this lie and won’t be fobbed off by Charity trying to baffle him with science. He added: “He knows Charity too well and he saw her face in the pub when everyone was excited and celebrating.Emma has admitted that Charity is now in a “hellhole””Her expression said it all and he clocked it. He knows she either knows or she’s in doubt and he’s going to keep going until he gets the truth.”Emma Atkins admitted that Charity is “in such a mess”. She said: “There’s just so many avenues now of dilemma – she’s stuck in this hellhole of what do I do next and who do I turn to and it’s cataclysmic holding in that kind of secret. Surely at some point she’s definitely going to implode.”I think the audience enjoys witnessing that, don’t they? They like to witness someone holding a secret. Who is she going to tell, who’s going to find out, when will Ross cotton on fully? There’s all of these things spinning through her mind. “Charity and Vanessa shared a kiss before Charity got with Ross(Image: ITV)Asked about the conflict with Mack, who would have loved to have a baby with Charity, she said: “There are so many emotions going on which again, you know puts more of a spotlight onto Charity’s awful secret and dilemma.”The situation was awful to begin with as it began with poor Sarah’s position. It’s so sad for Sarah as her situation is awful. She so wanted a child but can’t physically have one. And in real life there are poor girls in that situation with cervical cancer or who have had to have a hysterectomy.Emma Atkins says Mack is “rightfully hurt” by Charity’s baby decision(Image: ITV)”So Charity had good intentions initially to help Sarah in her plight to have a child but now it’s clashing with the awful situation she’s in. The fact Mack is now so upset as he and Charity lost a baby and it was Mack’s dream was to have a child with Charity but Charity told him way back when that it wasn’t going to happen. How she wasn’t going to go down that route again. But now she has but for someone else. He’s rightfully hurt by this although wanting to support her.”There are just so many layers to this story. So Charity had thought she had closed the door on having another child and that prospect killed Mackenzie in many ways – she was aware of that so Charity now holds all that guilt. Of how he is feeling. And now this new situation so this all comes back up to haunt her and it’s just a sort of whirlpool of awfulness. And what will she do?”Discussing Charity’s panic in the pub, Emma said: “Charity’s lies – trying to keep on top of them. I’ve had to work to keep on top of the chronology when filming as we film things out of order. But I love it and I think that particular episode, when she’s in the pub after the flashback. You can see what she’s going through.”I think that episode is going to shine a light on Charity’s foolishness. You kind of want to feel sorry for her, but she gets herself in these situations. She thought she had lost the baby after the fall in the woods. So she went out and got drunk, she took solace with Vanessa. She throws herself at her knowing they have this fantastic chemistry, which was brilliant play and I love working with Michelle, and I can’t wait for the audience to see that because I know that there’s so many people that loved that connection. Then within five minutes, she comes out, having been rejected only to then fall into the arms, very drunkenly of an equally drunk Ross, who’s got a bottle of whisky and she’s like, yeah, self sabotage, here I come.”I think she does all this because she knows she’s got to somehow then wake up and tell Sarah that she might have lost the baby from the fall from going for a walk in the woods. I love all the different levels, the complexity of it all. It’s just, oh no, here she goes again. What’s she done now?”Have you joined Threads? Follow Daily Star to keep up to date on all things showbiz here.Article continues belowWant all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter. More

Katie Price has spoken out after her ex-husband Peter Andre issued a statement about her, accusing the former glamour model of making “repeated lies” in the years since they split up20:19, 14 Aug 2025Updated 20:22, 14 Aug 2025The war goes on(Image: Getty Images)Reality TV star Katie Price has broken her silence following a statement from her ex-husband Peter Andre, in which he lambasted her for allegedly spreading “repeated lies” since their separation.Katie, 47, and Peter, 52, have been apart since 2009 after sparking a romance on I’m A Celebrity back in 2004. The former lovebirds share two children – Junior Andre, 20, and Princess Andre, 18.Earlier today, Peter lashed out at Katie in a statement, accusing her of peddling “repeated lies” and expressing his desire to “set the record straight”. In response, Katie’s team has addressed her ex-husband’s remarks.It’s getting heated(Image: Getty Images North America)A representative for Katie spoke to the Mirror, stating: “Kate is in a much better and clear headspace and is at peace with the situation, this was in the past and she doesn’t feel the need to bring up tit for tat comments, but more importantly she’s dealing with this the right way and it’s now in her lawyers hands. Kate will no longer be gaslight and bullied as she once was..”Peter made his feelings about Katie known this evening, penning an Instagram post that read: “For sixteen years, I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.”, reports the Mirror.Article continues below”The latest comments about my children’s welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood. In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement. I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children.”He went on: “In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases, found my ex-wife had made false claims. She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise, to me and my management. The same falsehoods are being repeated today.”Peter wrapped up by telling his supporters in the statement: “Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations I have yet to address. Those will now be dealt with in the coming months.”Earlier this month, Katie lashed out at her former spouse and his management firm the CAN Group, who previously represented her as well, following the launch of their daughter’s new programme the Princess Diaries.She’s spoken out(Image: Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty Images)She alleged that she’s been blocked from participating or helping to steer Princess in her career.She revealed that she’s “upset” that her daughter is being handled by Peter’s management team, who she claimed view Katie as “trash”. The former glamour model has spoken out about the Princess Diaries ahead of its ITV debut.During her podcast, the Katie Price Show, she revealed to listeners that she’s “very upset” that the CAN Group are handling her daughter Princess’ career.Katie, who observed that the model is pursuing a comparable career trajectory, explained: “I have not been allowed to go on any photoshoot, no signings or Superdrug openings or anything like that. Why? Because I’m not allowed and I’m not welcome.”She also informed fans that Princess resides with her. While refuting speculation about any rift between them, she stated: “We get on like best friends, mother and daughter. Princess lives with me and she stays at her dad’s. Now, she’s been staying at her dad’s the past two months because she’s been filming her show.”The CAN Group subsequently released a statement. It declared: “As a company, our duty of care to our clients is paramount. We would never advise a client on their personal life unless asked and we have never stopped anyone seeing their families.”More recently, Katie has requested a meeting with Peter and her previous management team, the CAN Group. As earlier reported, she stated on her podcast: “I feel like I’ve missed out on so much and it’s so not fair to bring Princess as piggy in the middle so I think it’s about time all of us adults just sit down and talk about what their beef is with me and just get over it. Life would be such more at peace.”Article continues belowFor the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters. More

Peter Andre has slammed his ex-wife Katie Price in a scathing statement on social media. The Mysterious Girl singer, 52, has hit out at alleged “repeated lies” from the former glamour model in a furious statement on social media. Peter and Katie split in 2009 after four years together – they share son Junior, 20, […] More

REVIEW: Truck Festival 2025 saw Bloc Party, Nothing But Thieves, Kasabian and Courteeners rule the roost at Hill Farm in Oxfordshire and Daily Star’s Sam Huntley was in rock heaven18:26, 14 Aug 2025Updated 23:02, 14 Aug 2025Sam joined Daily Star in 2021 after his MA in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London. He’s now a Senior Showbiz & TV Reporter and has interviewed stars from shows like Strictly, Love Island, Dancing on Ice, The Chase, Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and many more. Career highlights include singing Sweet Caroline with The Dark Destroyer.Truck Festival was a banger – and my mate Kate Whitaker smashed her DJ setTruck Festival 2025 turned a farm in Oxfordshire into a raucous indie rock party.A lovely farm in Oxfordshire? Probably not the first place you’d expect to mosh to Kasabian hits in a raging sea of fans under a burning sky of flares. But Hill Farm isn’t like other farms. In fact, Truck prides itself on being the “the UK’s most warped village fête” – and you’ll soon see why.Only at Truck will you catch people crowd-surfing to the Oxford Symphony Orchestra while someone in a giant green T-rex costume roams around the arena, taking selfies with festival goers. Fun fact: The first ever dinosaur fossil to be found was actually in Oxfordshire, but I digress…We arrive at the campsite on a scorching Thursday afternoon that tests the human spirit (specifically, our ability to carry all of our festival gear). We pitch up our tents, crack open a can and soak up the festival buzz ahead of a big weekend (is there any better feeling?).Bloc Party delivered a blistering set on the Thursday night(Image: Josh Collins)Bloc Party have occupied a special place in my heart since my school days and that How I Met Your Mother scene gets me every time. So being able to tick Bloc Party off of my gig bucket list before the weekend had even begun is huge. Bravo, Truck Festival.Article continues belowThey open with So Here We Are in a blistering set packed with Silent Alarm hits – Banquet, Helicopter, Hunting For Witches and Like Eating Glass, and more – to mark the album’s 20th anniversary. Singer Kele Okereke is on great form and drummer Louise Bartle steals my heart. The set flies by and they finish with This Modern Love, the thunderous ballad that I’d came for, in what was a pretty special moment for me.But the indie party doesn’t stop there. All you need to do is duck into a nearby tent and you’ll find a DJ running the decks until the early hours. We sing our hearts out to noughties bangers inside the This Feeling tent and I risk ruining my vocal chords on Day 1 (I blame Stereophonics).Happy campers(Image: Sam Huntley)Those in search of a drum and bass or techno fix aren’t forgotten. Whatever genre you’re looking for is likely only a few hundred metres away as all of the stages are so close together.Nothing But Thieves take the reigns on Friday and blow us away with a blistering set that begins with the thunderous bassline of Welcome to the DCC and the fierce falsetto of frontman Connor Mason. Absolutely electric. Real Love Song, with its screeching guitar lick and anthemic chorus, never fails to send shivers down my spine. Conor, a huge talent, even treats us to the band’s rendition of No Doubt’s hit Don’t Speak.Blossoms were on before and, sadly, they didn’t fare nearly so well, thanks to a very muddy sound mix. In fairness, it probably sounded better closer to the stage, and we were stuck behind the sound engineers.Nothing But Thieves blew us away(Image: HASHEMI)We catch some of Alfie Templeman’s set over at The Market Stage and the 22-year-old is killing it up there. A shout out to jazz/pop sensation Phoebe Rea, too, who dazzles the BBC Introducing tent with her infectious energy and cracking voice, backed by a fabulous band.Honourable mention to the Tipsy Cow tent for delivering dangerously good times at a surprisingly early hour. Normally my night peaks when Never Too Much by Luther Vandross comes on but here, we get down to business way before the sun goes down. Seems like this oasis of pop nostalgia caught on quickly, because when we return after nightfall the place is crammed. All hail the cow of absolute intoxication.How much for a pint, you ask? Well it’s £6.45 and £6.60 for Brewdog lager (440ml) and £6.70 for their Wingman IPA. Not cheap, but I’ve seen worse prices at British arenas and it’s roughly London prices. Spirit and mixers will set you back at least £7.50 and wine is £32.50 for a bottle (blimey).Kasabian reigned supreme on Saturday night(Image: CHLOE HASHEMI)You’ll find burgers for about £12, chips for just over a fiver, and other dishes like curry and duck wraps for £13. Plenty of veggie options too. I was impressed by the Feel Good Food Hall, a bustling charity tent which has tons of solid breakfast options available – and lighter bites like toast and crumpets for those not wanting to go too big on brekkie.And here’s a pro-tip for those wanting to beat the queues when grabbing their morning coffee – head inside the arena. It’s super quiet in the morning so it’s the perfect time to check out the stalls – and there’s a decent offering of vintage garments for the fashionistas out there.Saturday sees rowdy kings Kasabian take the throne and unleash their campaign of indie rock chaos on the crowd. Up go the flares and everyone goes feral when the chorus of Fire erupts. Thousands of us bouncing together and belting out our favourite songs; this is British festival season in all of its beer-soaked glory.Truck crowds know how to party(Image: IZZY CHALLONER)It was an extra-special day for me, though, as one of my best friends happened to be DJing in The Tap Room just hours before. Hailing from Lancashire, disco house DJ Kate Whitaker blends golden era disco with rousing house anthems and funky mixes.She’s a natural! It doesn’t take long for her to get us grooving (we didn’t stop) and she packs out the tent with punters, which is great to see. You’ll find me pictured with said talented friend above!Before that, Scouting For Girls gave us all a great time. The pop rockers know exactly how to work a crowd and throw tons of retro easter eggs like Come On Eileen into their action-packed set that takes us back to our schooldays.By Sunday, the combination of hangover and sleep deprivation gnaws at us all but it’s Unwritten icon Natasha Bedingfield who is there to pull us out of the darkness and into the light (too much light, actually, I got sunburnt). She blows everyone away with her stunning voice and commands the arena like the absolute pro that she is.Now for some Oxford Symphony Orchestra appreciation. They’ve become a staple for Truck Festival, and it’s easy to see why. They were nothing short of brilliant and drew a huge midday crowd. Seeing a crowd moshing to a classical rendition of Girls Aloud’s Love Machine is almost objectively funny, but the orchestra played genuinely wonderful pieces such as the famous Nessun dorma opera (famously sung by Pavarotti).What a weekend. We were too maxed out to make it to Franz Ferdinand and Courteeners and that’s testament to how much fun we had. Truck Festival is a roaring indie rock party you don’t want to miss. With around 30,000 attendees it’s a smaller beast than some UK festivals but it doesn’t lack the bite. The headliners are big, the vibes are mighty and the Tipsy Cow is… intoxicated.Article continues belowTruck Festival returns in 2026, taking place between the 23rd-26th July. Tickets for next year’s Truck are on sale now and you can grab them here: https://truckfestival.com/tickets/.Have you joined Threads? Follow Daily Star to keep up to date on all things showbiz here.Want all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter. More

Liam Gallagher hit out after reports council leaders said their supporters were “drunk”, “fat” and “old” ahead of their Scottish shows this week. But Edinburgh’s Council leader Jane Meagher said “at no point” did council leaders “use any of the language quoted”.16:35, 14 Aug 2025A council boss said Liam Gallagher had “every right” to Look Back In Anger after hearing jibes about Oasis fans. The musician hit out after claims officials in Edinburgh labelled the band’s supporters “drunk”, “fat” and “old” in safety briefings.Reports warned many of the 200,000 fans attending three reunion shows at Murrayfield Stadium were “rowdy”, “middle-aged men” who “take up more room” and will drink to “medium to high intoxication”. But Edinburgh’s Council leader Jane Meagher has hit back and said that “at no point” did council leaders “use any of the language quoted”.This week a fuming Liam branded them “slags” and demanded an apology on stage. He said: “£3bn we’ve brought into this city over the past five days. And that’s between you and us. You won’t see f*** all, because they’ll rob it and spread it among their posh ugly mates.”But Cllr Meagher said: “I think Liam Gallagher had every right to be annoyed by what he read – I would be too. But to be absolutely clear, at no point did Council officers use any of the language quoted and I’m frustrated that we’re discussing this instead of focusing on the huge success of the concerts.Liam and Noel Gallagher perform together again in front of a Scottish crowd for the first time in 16 years(Image: Tony Nicoletti/Daily Record)Article continues below“We were delighted to welcome the band and their fans to the city and will happily do so again. Our staff – many of whom are Oasis fans themselves – have worked day and night to help make the concerts the success that they were, and, judging by the feedback I’ve received, has been greatly appreciated by concert-goers and residents.“I’d like to thank all those who attended the shows for their consideration and respect for one another, and for all those living in the area, helping to make this the fun and enjoyable experience that it was. It’s clear that the many thousands of people who flocked to Murrayfield to catch Oasis’s spectacular and highly anticipated reunion shows had a great time – and I want to congratulate the band on their triumphant return to the city.”The council briefing documents in June reportedly showed officials warning that “middle-aged men take up more room, consider this when working out occupancy” and detailed “concern about crowds of Oasis on weekends as they are already rowdy and the tone of the band”. One document also suggested there would be “medium to high intoxication” at the concert, and to expect a “substantial amount of older fans”, but added there had been “minimal arrests” at recent events involving either of the Gallagher brothers. More

Actors Matthew Perry and Zac Efron starred alongside each other in an “endearingly funny” comedy which is being wiped from streaming platform Netflix very soon15:56, 14 Aug 2025Matthew Perry and Zac Efron fans don’t have long to watch the duos iconic comedy before it disappears from Netflix.17 Again is a 2009 comedy starring Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Sterling Knight, Michelle Trachtenberg and Melora Hardin follows Mike O’Donnell, a man who is deeply ungrateful for how his life spanned out.Mike gets the chance to rewrite history after jumping into a time vortex, but things don’t pan out the way he expects them to.17 Again is set to leave the streaming platform on 1 September, much to many Efron and Perry fans’ disappointment.Over on Rotten Tomatoes, one critic branded the body-swap comedy as: “Endearingly funny,” while another person said: “While it’s not in the same classic league, the movie has a nice Back to the Future vibe to it.”Matthew Perry travels back in time and turns into Zac Efron as his younger selfArticle continues belowREAD MORE: More

Coronation Street have had a behind-the-scenes reshuffle and ITV bosses have been forced to replace a fan favourite actor after completing just one year on the series15:23, 14 Aug 2025Coronation Street has reshuffled its cast and a fan favourite actor is being replaced after one year on the show.The fourth Harry Platt actor to take on the role will soon be making their debut on the Cobbles. Harry, son of Sarah Barlow, was previously played by Carter J Murphy.Carter took over from twins Freddie and Isaac Rhodes – however, Carter’s exit from the soap is for a good cause. He’s bagged a major role in Matilda the Musical, which means he can’t continue his Corrie commitments.According to the Sun his replacement will make his first appearance on the Cobbles in the upcoming weeks, reports the Mirror. Harry was born in 2016 following Sarah’s affair with villain Callum Logan, portrayed by Sean Ward.Carter previously starred in the Robbie Williams movie Better Man(Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)READ MORE: More

An Oasis fan died just hours before he was set to see the reunited band perform in Edinburgh, it has been confirmed. Alessandro Croce, a 30-year-old dentist from Teramo, Italy, had jetted in to watch Liam and Noel Gallagher at their second show at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh last week, as part of their massive […] More