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Yolande Trueman
Yolande Trueman (also Duke) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Angela Wynter. She first appears in episode 2588, originally broadcast on 16 September 2003. The character is introduced as a love interest for Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker). She is characterised as attentive, caring and "principled". Her stories have focused on her marriage to Patrick, and using their characters, producers explored fostering, a feud with Pat Butcher (Pam St Clement), and suffering from being a victim of racism. Wynter was written out of the series in 2008 and Yolande departs in episode 3658, originally broadcast on 3 October 2008. Wynter reprised her role for two guest appearances in 2017. The character is reintroduced in 2023 and returns in episode 6745, originally broadcast on 7 August 2023. The following year, producers used Yolande to explore the topic of sexual assault in the hands of her pastor Gideon Clayton (Howard Saddler). Development Creation and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Wynter
Angela Wynter (born 14 July 1957) is a Jamaican-British actress. She is known for her role as Yolande Trueman in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2003–2008, 2017, 2023–present). In 2021, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' for a three-month stint as Makeda Sylvester. Life and career Wynter was born on 14 July 1957 in Kingston, Jamaica. After emigrating to the United Kingdom, she moved to Hinckley, Leicestershire. She was in a band called View From The Hill in the 1980s. In her first acting role, a stage play titled ''Meetings'', she acted opposite her later on-screen ''EastEnders'' spouse Rudolph Walker. Wynter received acclaim for playing the role of Mout in the Talawa Theatre Company production of Sol B River's monologue ''To Rahtid'', directed by Yvonne Brewster at the Young Vic Studio in 1996. In 2003, Wynter was cast in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' as Yolande Trueman. She based the characterisation of Yolande on her deceased sister, Merlen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Online
BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service. It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as BBC News and BBC Sport, Sport, the on-demand video and radio services branded BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, the children's sites CBBC and CBeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize and BBC Own It, Own It. The BBC has had an online presence supporting its TV and radio programmes and web-only initiatives since April 1994, but did not launch officially until 28 April 1997, following government approval to fund it by Television licensing in the United Kingdom, TV licence fee revenue as a service in its own right. Throughout its history, the online plans of the BBC have been subject to competition and complaint from its commercial rivals, which has resulted in various public consultations and government reviews to investigate their claims that its large presence and public funding distorts the UK market. The website has gone through several bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Borthwick
Jamie Simon Borthwick (born 23 June 1994) is an English actor. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Jay Brown in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', in which he has starred since 2006. His role on ''EastEnders'' earned him a British Soap Award for "Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress" in 2008. Career Borthwick has portrayed Jay Brown in ''EastEnders'' since 2006; his first appearance aired on 14 December. His first appearance on mainstream television was as an orphan in the ''Celebrate Oliver!'' musical alongside Shane Richie and Joseph McManners in December 2005. In late 2006, Borthwick had a one-off role in ''Not Going Out''. He also appeared in an episode of '' Gina's Laughing Gear''. Borthwick won the award for "Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress" at the 2008 British Soap Awards and dedicated it to his late grandmother, who died one day prior to his win. He participated on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' on two separate occasions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Brown
Jay Brown (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Jamie Borthwick. He made his first appearance on 14 December 2006. Jay's storylines since joining the programme have included being part of a gang, coping with the death of his father Jase Dyer (Stephen Lord), being orphaned by age 14 which results in his going into foster care and then being taken care of by the Mitchell family, as well as maturing from a wayward teen, becoming a brotherlike figure to Ben Mitchell (Charlie Jones/Joshua Pascoe/Harry Reid/Max Bowden), a relationship with Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald), helping Ben cover up the murder of Heather Trott (Cheryl Fergison), being arrested for having indecent images of a child on his mobile phone after discovering his girlfriend Linzi Bragg (Amy-Leigh Hickman) is below the age of consent, drug dealing and developing a drug habit by taking cocaine. In August 2017, in a two-hander episode between Phil and Jay, Jay f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Goody
Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (5 June 1981 – 22 March 2009) was an English media personality. She was a contestant on the Big Brother (British TV series) series 3, third series of the Channel 4 reality show ''Big Brother (British TV series), Big Brother'' in 2002. Following her eviction from the show, Goody went on to star in her own television programmes, which in turn led to her launching a variety of products under her own name. Immediately criticised by the British press for her perceived lack of decorum and intelligence, Goody was dubbed by multiple outlets as "the most hated woman in Britain". The country's celebrity magazines were less derisive, publishing reports of her affable nature and competent school performance from those who knew her. Public opinion of Goody reached its most negative in January 2007, when she was involved in the Celebrity Big Brother (British series 5) racism controversy, ''Big Brother'' racism controversy while appearing as a housemate on '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty Kundra (born Ashwini Shetty, 8 June 1975) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi, Kannada and Telugu films. She made her screen debut in the thriller '' Baazigar'' (1993) which gained her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. Shetty had intermittent success in the rest of the decade, such as in the action films '' Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' (1994) and '' Jaanwar'' (1999). The romantic drama '' Dhadkan'' (2000) marked a turning point in Shetty's career. This was followed by roles in '' Indian'' (2001) and '' Rishtey'' (2002), which earned her a second Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Shetty received praise for playing a woman with AIDS in the drama '' Phir Milenge'' (2004) and a woman in an unhappy marriage in the ensemble drama '' Life in a... Metro'' (2007). The former earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She subsequently appeared in the action thriller '' Dus'' (2005) and the spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Big Brother 5 (UK)
''Celebrity Big Brother 2007'', also known as ''Celebrity Big Brother 5'', was the fifth series of the British reality television series ''Celebrity Big Brother''. The show followed a total of fourteen celebrity contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one or more of the housemates were eliminated from the competition by public vote and left the House. The last remaining housemate, Shilpa Shetty, was declared the winner. The series launched on Channel 4 on 3 January 2007 and ended on 28 January 2007. Davina McCall returned as presenter, having presented both the regular edition and the celebrity edition of ''Big Brother'' since they first began. Eleven housemates entered on launch night, with an additional three being introduced two days later. The series was watched by an average of 4.6 million viewers, the third highest viewed series of the show to date. As with the previous re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diederick Santer
Diederick Santer (born 3 July 1969) is a British television producer and is best known for his work on the popular BBC television soap opera ''EastEnders'', a post which he assumed on 23 October 2006 and left on 1 March 2010. He was Chief Executive of production company Kudos from 2015 to 2019, and is currently Chief Creative Officer of BritBox International. He is the son of the late Anglican Bishop Mark Santer. Early life Santer graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in Psychology and the History and Philosophy of Science. He attended Burlington Danes School in Hammersmith, where he played keyboards in Crazy Luke with Simon Stafford, whose band The Long Pigs made it into the UK Charts in the 1990s. Television career His TV career began in 1996 as a freelance script reader for United Productions before becoming script editor on the first two series of '' Where the Heart Is'', and assistant script editor on Paul Abbott's ITV series ''Touching Evil''. Santer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday Mail (Scotland)
The ''Sunday Mail'' is a Scottish tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. It is the sister paper of the '' Daily Record'' and is owned by Reach plc. It should not be confused with ''The Mail on Sunday''; the ''Daily Mail'' was unable to use the title ''Sunday Mail'' when it launched a Sunday edition in 1982 because of the Scottish paper. History The paper was founded in Glasgow in 1919. In 1922, Gomer Berry (later 1st Viscount Kemsley) bought the ''Sunday Mail'', its sister paper the '' Daily Record'', and another newspaper, the ''Glasgow Evening News'', for £1 million. He formed a controlling company known as Associated Scottish Newspapers Ltd. Kemsley sold all three papers to the London-based Mirror Group in 1955. In September 1999, when Editor Jim Cassidy was sacked, the paper's circulation was 767,000. Its nearest rival was the Scottish edition of the ''News of the World'' which sold around 350,000 copies at that time. As of December 2016, the ''Sunday Mail'' had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Anthony (actor)
Daniel Anthony (born 4 October 1987) is an English actor. He is known for his regular roles as Clyde Langer in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2007–2011) and as Characters of Casualty#Jamie Collier, Jamie Collier in the medical drama ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' (2013–2014). Early life and inspiration Anthony was born on 4 October 1987 in Quinton, Birmingham. He was a shy and socially awkward boy, so his mother sent him to a drama club in South London to bring him out of himself. He fell in love with acting and was noticed and signed up by the Talent agent, talent agency that owned the club. Anthony cites Will Smith's performance in the sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' (1990–1996) as his early inspiration for acting. Career He started his career as a child actor, appearing in several West End theatre, West End musicals, including the original production of ''The Lion King (musical), The Lion King'' (1999) as young Simba, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JJ (EastEnders)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 2004, by order of first appearance. Wilfred Atkins Wilfred Atkins, played by Dudley Sutton, is Nana Moon's (Hilda Braid) fiancée, whom she meets on the bus travelling to her holiday in Eastbourne. She brings him back to Walford in March 2004 to meet her grandsons Alfie Moon, Alfie and Spencer Moon, Spencer (Shane Richie and Christopher Parker). Alfie is cautious of Wilfred at first, thinking he is only interested in Nana's money, but Wilfred tells Alfie that he is rich and has fallen in love with Nana. Alfie's wife Kat Slater, Kat (Jessie Wallace) later agrees that Wilfred can move into The Queen Victoria pub when he and Nana are married. Alfie is later enraged that Wilfred has not booked a honeymoon, and takes him to the travel agents to book one. Wilfred later admires the war medals of Nana's late husband William Moon (EastEnders), William Moon (Dickon Tolson), then surprises ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service has over 5,500 journalists working across its output including in 50 foreign news bureaus where more than 250 foreign correspondents are stationed. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
