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Shobu Kapoor rose to fame in the 90s playing Gita on BBC hit EastEnders has now landed herself a role on a different show on the same channel16:46, 19 Jul 2025A former EastEnders star has landed a new roleEastEnders star Shobu Kapoor has landed herself a role on Mrs Brown’s Boys. The actress is one of the guest stars on the new series. An insider on the comedy said: “Shobu read the script and absolutely loved it. She’s in a really funny episode.”Shobu became a telly favourite playing Albert Square’s Gita between 1993 and 1998. Since then, she’s starred in the films Bend It Like Beckham and The Infidel as well as shows such as Bridgerton and The Split.Mrs Brown’s Boys producers are thrilled they convinced her to join the cast. Our source added: “Getting Shobu is a real coup. She’s known to millions of viewers.Shobu Kapoor in EastEnders(Image: More

Gavin Rossdale says Black Sabbath weren’t punk enough for him growing up but know he thinks ‘they began it all. I love their records’16:16, 19 Jul 2025Updated 16:17, 19 Jul 2025Ozzy is a God to Bush rocker Gavin Rossdale(Image: More

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Anna Friel rose to fame as a sex symbol in the 1990s but at the age of 50, she’s now more accustomed to playing a “plethora of mothers”15:24, 19 Jul 2025Updated 15:27, 19 Jul 2025Anna Friel got plenty of saucy roles on telly and in films in the 1990s(Image: More

Martine McCutcheon has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. The former EastEnders star split from husband Jack McManus in August of last year. The pair had tied the knot at Lake Como in Italy in 2012 and had been together for 12 years before Jack decided it was best for them to separate. But 11 months after […] More

Actress Lisa Faulkner said she never reads any stories about her marriage with husband John Torode, who has been sacked from MasterChef after being accused of using a racist term13:43, 19 Jul 2025Updated 13:47, 19 Jul 2025John Torode has been married to actress Lisa Faulkner since 2019(Image: More

Big Brother star Glyn Wise was just 18 when he finished runner-up on Big Brother in 2006, but now he’s worlds away from the reality show as he’s become an ordained ministerSam Huntley Senior Showbiz & TV Reporter and Indigo Jones11:35, 19 Jul 2025Updated 11:38, 19 Jul 2025Glyn Wise was just 18 when he appeared on Big Brother in 2006(Image: More

Ticketless Oasis fans have been warned not to turn up to Heaton Park amid increased intervention to keep the public and local environment and livestock safe after what happened at previous concertsZesha Saleem11:24, 19 Jul 2025Fans without tickets are urged to stay awayTicketless fans hoping to get a glimpse of Oasis at Heaton Park this weekend are being warned not to turn up “public safety” reasons.In a statement, Manchester City Council said “additional measures” will be in place for the next three concerts to protect the parklands, local livestock and to maintain public safety.It comes after some ticketless fans were seen ignoring police warnings and attempting to gain entry to the concert. Others remained on Gallagher Hill despite the obstructed view.Fans climbed trees to get a better view of the Britpop band, while others came prepared with foldout chairs and picnic blankets, reported the Mirror. A steel fencing has been set up around a large part of the hill within the cattle field in the main park alongside measures to protect expectant and nursing cows and a bull, the council said.A sign advertising ‘Win Oasis Tickets,’ at Manchester’s Heaton Park Manchester City Council said in the statement: “There are no facilities for ticketless fans at the park and they will not be able to see the concerts or get into the event arena – which is double-walled with solid high security fencing all the way round and in excess of 2000 event security staff and police officers on duty around the site to ensure both the safety and wellbeing of ticketholders and that only those who have tickets can access the concert.”Councillor John Hacking, Executive Member for Employment, Skills and Leisure, Manchester City Council, said: “The atmosphere across Manchester has been electric over this last week with the whole city swept up in Oasis fever and peaking over the weekend with the first two hugely successful homecoming concerts at Heaton Park.”As you would expect given the size of the concerts and numbers of people attending, we go through a continuous process with partners of re-assessing the plans in place for the concerts to ensure both public safety and that any environmental impact on our award-winning park is minimalised.The brothers are performing at Heaton Park(Image: More

EXCLUSIVE: Geordie Shore icon Chloe Ferry has revealed the ins and outs of her dream man after she was spotted looking cosy with former professional footballer Kieran Trippier11:00, 19 Jul 2025Updated 13:33, 19 Jul 2025(Image: More