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Daily Mail
4 hours ago
- Daily Mail
EastEnders star Michelle Ryan shares glam Zoe Slater transformation pics amid her return to the BBC soap
EastEnders star Michelle Ryan has shared before and after glam transformation snaps amid her return to the BBC soap. The actress, 41, briefly reprised her role as Zoe Slater back in June after 20 years away from Albert Square. Michelle is set to make a full time return as Zoe this summer where she'll come face-to-face with her estranged mother Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) in explosive scenes. And amid filming for her scenes, Michelle gave fans a glimpse into how she gets into character as Zoe as she snapped selfies in the make-up chair. The soap star initially showed off a bare-faced look without a scrap of make-up, before a follow-up picture showed her with eye-liner and sleeker hair. Subsequent images followed showing Michelle looking glam with a sweep of bold red lipstick, while her raven locks were styled in glam waves. Set to Modjo's 2001 track Lady (Hear Me Tonight), Michelle captioned her post writing: 'Make up transformation today in the chair. Grateful to costume and make up for helping me find the role of Zoe again over the past couple of months. 'When I first played Zoe early 2000's this song was a huge hit and played all the time.' It comes after Jessie revealed she 'burst out crying' after reuniting with her on screen daughter Michelle amid her return to the soap. During her time on the show, Michelle was involved in one of the soap's biggest storylines when it was revealed that Kat Slater (Jessie) was in fact Zoe's mother and not her sister, with explosive scenes seeing her yell: 'You ain't my mother!', only for Kat to reply: 'Yes I am!' And now, after returning to Albert Square two decades after her dramatic exit, Jessie, 53, revealed she was overcome with emotion at the news. Speaking in an interview with the Radio Times she confessed that they reunited at a secret dinner date with the executive producers. 'I burst out I saw Michelle, I cried – we were all very emotional. It was nostalgic and lovely.' While it isn't uncommon for roles to be recast in the soap world, Jessie was also determined that if Zoe returned it could only be Michelle. Michelle captioned her post writing: 'Make up transformation today in the chair. Grateful to costume and make up for helping me find the role of Zoe again over the past couple of months' 'I said to Ben [executive producer], "It has to be Michelle. It won't feel right if Zoe is recast." I wouldn't be able to give my best performance. The audience would feel completely conned.' She added: 'I love Michelle and have always been protective over her, perhaps that's natural having played her mum. I'm a mother myself now, which I wasn't when we worked together before, and I'm very protective over my daughter.' Michelle had been asked to return to the soap before but had always declined. However this time she felt the time was right after she was moved after seeing the comments on social media following EastEnders' 40th anniversary. After reminiscing on her time on the soap with colleagues she mentioned to her agent that she would go back and as coincidence would have it EastEnders had already been on the phone. Back in June Zoe made a bombshell return to the BBC soap, after her return was kept under wraps. Viewers then saw Zoe in two further episodes that week but she will now be back full-time this summer. Speaking previously on her return to the BBC soap, Michelle said: 'It feels like coming home. After doing my first few scenes, it was like I'd never been away. It all happened at the right time. 'I'd already been thinking about a return because I'd met up with Kacey Ainsworth (Little Mo) and Kim Medcalf (Sam Mitchell) and we were reminiscing our fond memories of the show, and I'd also joined social media and saw that there was still a lot of love for the character. 'It just so happened that at the same time, EastEnders had announced a new Exec who was keen to explore the potential of a return as he was such a massive fan of Zoe and the Slaters, so both of our worlds aligned at the right time, and I'm so excited to be back.
Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Adam Collard breaks down in tears as he bravely speaks about fianceé Laura Woods' tragic miscarriage on Celeb SAS
Adam Collard broke down into tears as he spoke about his fianceé Laura Woods ' miscarriage on Sunday's episode of Celeb SAS. The former Love Island star, 29, is engaged to TNT Sports presenter Laura, 38, and the pair share son Leo together. Adam and Laura began dating in 2023 after he DM'd her over a funny meme shared on her Instagram Story, and not long after the pair sadly suffered from a tragic miscarriage when Laura was 11 weeks pregnant. Speaking about the difficult time on the Channel 4 reality show, Adam was left in floods of tears as bravely opened up about a difficult few months in his life. An emotional Adam told Special Forces he was diagnosed with depression following the sad loss. Recalling the moment, he said: 'One of them was with my erm lost it was really close to getting there a second time and telling everyone.' Speaking about the difficult time on the Channel 4 reality show, Adam was left in floods of tears as bravely opened up about a difficult few months in his life As Adam struggled to get his words out, the Special Forces team clarify he is talking about the miscarriage. He continued: 'I think I was proud of the fact that I was excited for it, which I didn't think I ever would be. 'And when it got taken away, and it was 10 times worse for her, I think it hit us like a tonne of bricks. 'We just really, really went to a bit of a bad place. And to be honest, in front of her I pretended I was cool, and pretended I was absolutely fine.' Adam later shed tears again as the recruits were asked to write 'death letters' to their loved ones. Reading out his heartfelt speech to Laura, he stated: 'The last few months have been really tough, but nowhere near as tough as you. 'We lost a baby recently.' He then started to sob, as his upset co-stars tried to comfort him. Adam added: 'I wish I had one more night to give you the world's biggest cuddle. Love you always, Adam.' Reading out his heartfelt speech to Laura, he stated: 'The last few months have been really tough, but nowhere near as tough as you.' Taking to X after the show aired, people praised Adam for being so 'raw and honest' In a piece to camera, Adam praised Laura, saying: 'I'd say I'm pretty closed off as a person and she definitely helped me to open up.' Taking to X after the show aired, people praised Adam for being so 'raw and honest'. Comments included: 'New found respect for after #SASWhoDaresWins tonight. Such raw and honest emotion and so pleased things have worked out for him.'; 'Love Island were happy to portray him in a negative way Women's Aid were happy to slate him on watching 1 hour of a manipulated reality TV show But no one realises the person behind the criticism. That took real strength from Adam Collard can't have been easy to speak about something like that man #SASWhoDaresWins'; 'So difficult for men to feel able to talk about their feelings. Fair play to him for doing so.' Laura and Adam began dating in October 2023 and announced that they were expecting their first child in 2024 and their son Leo was born in January 2025. Their relationship came a year after Adam famously returned to Love Island in 2022 in a bid to meet his dream woman. He previously caused chaos on the show in 2018 when he coupled up with four different women - Kendall, Rosie, Zara, and Darylle. While he ultimately went on to have a relationship with the now Strictly Come Dancing star Zara McDermott, they split after seven months together. In 2022, he once again found himself a girlfriend on the show, Paige Thorne, but their romance was short-lived and they quickly split after leaving the show. Paige later accused Adam of cheating and he admitted that he used her to enjoy a longer stint on Love Island, stating he 'completely chose the right person to stay on the show'. Adam went on to date Kate Moss's sister Lottie Moss after they were set up on Celebs Go Dating, but the romance ended after a month. This was reportedly the result of Adam sleeping with another woman after he had been intimate with Lottie. She said at the time: 'I hope he finds happiness – deep down in that cold shell of a soul.' Adam's relationship with Laura has been much more successful from the get-go, with the former reality star describing the presenter as 'the one'. Explaining his reasons for joining the SAS cast, he said: 'On a personal level, I wanted to test myself mentally.
Metro
7 hours ago
- Metro
Music icon emotionally quits Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins after neck injury
Lady Leshurr became the seventh celebrity to leave Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins after injuring her neck. In tonight's episode, Leshurr, real name Melesha Katrina O'Garro, approached Mark 'Billy' Billingham before the day's tasks began to break the news that she could not continue in the Channel 4 reality show. After she shared the devastating update, Billy asked her to explain exactly what had happened. During last night's task, which involved carrying a dinghy, Leshurr, 37, said the 'whole weight [of the dinghy] went onto her neck' and she 'feels like she can't continue.' After handing over her number, Billy congratulated her on what she had achieved and said she had 'way surpassed our expectations.' 'I've been through so much and still managed to get back up,' she told the camera. 'But my pain threshold is shaky.' Fans have taken to social media to congratulate Leshurr in the face of her gutting exit, saying she should be proud of all she has achieved. 'Well done Lady Leshurr! ❤️👏🏼 You pushed yourself to the limit and tried your hardest until injury meant you couldn't go any further,' Ryan Glendenning wrote on X. 'You took on every challenge head on and your family would be proud.' SAS_WDW added: 'It's been a joy having you on the course Lady Leshurr.' Mr Lawrence said they were 'gutted', while Oor Roy said they were 'really rooting' for the rapper during the show. Leshurr was the first of two contestants to leave during the episode, with Rebecca Loos also bowing out after failing to take part in a task that saw the celebs bungee jump from Cwm Prysor Viaduct at a height of 105 feet. Lucy Spraggan was also injured in the episode, saying that her 'labia was bleeding' after taking part in her jump. Speaking to LadBbible this week, she explained the full extent of the gruesome injury, which saw her rip her labia. 'I knew straight away that, like, that was a sincere amount of pain and it was f***ing sincere pain,' she said. 'In midair, I was trying to, like, pull on the rope, so like to pull up to relieve some of the tension in the harness.' She said that once the task was over, she took herself to some bushes to check out the extent of the injury. 'I looked, and there was just blood, and I was like, 'Oh, s**t'. The doctor, she was behind me, and she came up to me and was like, 'Lucy, are you okay?' More Trending 'I turned around, and I sort of like, had my hands and she was like, 'Oh my God. I thought it was your leg'.' This year's series was shot in Wales, the home of the first phase of SAS selection in real life. The participants being guided through gruelling challenges by the elite team of ex-Special Forces soldiers include Traitors winner Harry Clark, Drag Race UK star Bimini Bon-Boulash, former Love Islander Adam Collard, and former footballer Troy Deeney. View More » Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins airs Sundays and Mondays at 9pm on Channel 4 and is available to stream on All 4. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Princess Andre, 18, teases drastic career change after reality TV success as parents feud MORE: Amanda Holden suffers blow as controversial Netflix show axed despite storming global charts MORE: I'm A Celebrity icon tipped to return as highly anticipated All Stars takes shape
