Table of contents for No. 309 in Soap World

What a month! Like me, B&B fans can never get enough of Hunter Tylo! Taylor ‘s return sends shockwaves in every direction, with repercussions for Bill , Steffy , Liam and Hope . Ridge and Brooke are also up in arms over their daughters’ love-lives, and good luck to Wyatt and Katie in their long-game bid to get the better of Dollar Bill! Congrats to all at Days of Our Lives for their sensational sweep of the Daytime Emmys – see P60. Speaking of warm wishes, B&…

No sooner has Ridge been cleared of blasting Bill than his and Brooke’s hopes of blissfully resuming marital happiness are wrecked by events tearing apart their daughters’ love-lives! Not only is Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) still obsessed with Bill (Don Diamont) framing him for attempted murder, he’s also thunderstruck by Brooke’s (Katherine Kelly Lang) defence of her former husband. After all, someone shot Bill in the back and they’re still out there! Ridge couldn’t care less about his enemy, but the tension between him and his wife only worsens when she learns that he’s gone and brought Taylor (Hunter Tylo) back to support Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood)! She’s aghast to hear that Ridge has convinced Taylor that Bill raped Steffy, and tears into her spouse, unable to accept that Bill’s a…

ORPHEUS PLEDGER Noah Parkin, Neighbours 2011 Mason Morgan, Home and Away 2016-now BOBBY MORLEY Drew Curtis, Home and Away 2006-2008 Aidan Foster, Neighbours 2011-2013 DIETER BRUMMER Shane Parrish, Home and Away 1992-1996 Troy Miller, Neighbours 2011-2012 BERNARD CURRY Luke Handley, Neighbours 1995-1996, 2005 Hugo Austin, Home and Away 2009-2010 RHIANNON FISH Lisa Jeffries, Neighbours 2003-2005 April Scott, Home and Away 2010-2013 TESSA JAMES Anne Baxter, Neighbours 2006 Nicole Franklin, Home and Away 2008-2011 ADRIENNE PICKERING Natalie Franklin, Home and Away 2009 Erin Rogers, Neighbours 2014…

* Disguised in GENEVIEVE’s (Genie Francis) wedding dress, PATTY (Stacy Haiduk) takes advantage of Genevieve secretly jilting JACK (Peter Bergman) before the ceremony to walk up the aisle and shoot Jack just as he unmasks her true identity. Chaos reigns as Patty takes ABBY (Marcy Rylan) prisoner in the church but her nephew RICKY’s (Peter Porte) efforts help get her apprehended and incarcerated in a prison mental hospital. Afterwards, Ricky turns her story into a media sensation. * After emergency surgery and a ghostly visit from his late father JOHN (Jerry Douglas), JACK discovers that he’s paralysed from the waist down. He’s also horrified to learn that GENEVIEVE has abandoned him after stealing ownership of Beauty of Nature out from under him. Seeking revenge, Jack launches legal action against her…

First impressions Forrester Creations has a new intern, EMMA. Like all fledglings who step foot inside these fashionable, hallowed halls, Emma wants to make an impression, but she’s a little different to other interns. And it seems she’s headed straight to the top of the heap when ERIC and RIDGE both take more than a little notice of her and her endeavours. Wonder how this is going to work out for all concered...? Taylor made for TROUBLE More than a little startled to find STEFFY’s mother TAYLOR holding court in his living room, BILL is quick to realise a lot’s changed since the spitfire was last in LA four years ago. Her hateful, antagonistic attitude towards him remains, however Taylor has a whole new look – and is also using…

Finding a close mate in Street newcomer Josh Tucker appeared perfect for the unsociable David Platt, until the night he spiked David’s drink with GHB and raped him! From the minute he awoke the next morning, David’s world and his demeanour irreparably changed forever. Confronting Josh (Ryan Clayton) over what had happened, David (Jack P. Shepherd) was devastated and angered to hear Josh happily protest that their sexual encounter was entirely consensual as David was more than up for it! His mind in turmoil, David chose not to report Josh to the police or to seek help, instead opting to bury himself away in isolation. With each passing minute, David’s fraying emotions them to have contact with Shona. However, David’s mind truly exploded during the charity…

ROSARIO DAWSON She has an enviable figure now, but Rosario was bullied at school for being a late bloomer. The TV and movie star explains her mum had an impressive bust, which made things worse. As a teen she’d get dressed up to go out with her friends, only to be picked on for having a flat chest. Cruel! CHRISTINA AGUILERA The superstar was a regular on television – singing and dancing on The Mickey Mouse Club – from quite a tender age. Unable to relate to her phenomenal success, her peers often gave her the cold shoulder at school. This then spiralled into abuse and even bullying. As an adult, she penned the song “Fighter” about her years of torment. Look at her now! AVRIL…

WIN 12 MONKEYS SEASON 3 DVD  thanks to Via Vision, seven lucky Soap World readers will win 12 Monkeys Season 3 on DVD, valued at $34.95 each. That’s a total prize value of $244.65. A man from the post-apocalyptic future, Cole uses a dangerous, untested method of time travel to get from 2043 to the present day. He’s on a mission to locate and rid the world of the source of the plague that will eventually annihilate the human race. Assisting him is Dr Cassandra Railly, a virologist who must decide whether to do harm in order to safeguard the future of the planet – the conflict being that she’s taken the Hippocratic oath. The sci-fi series is based on Terry Gilliam’s 1995 movie, which starred Bruce Willis in the…

Twenty years ago this month, four sassy New York women strutted their way across our screens – and TV would never be the same again. On its debut on June 6, 1998, the world fell in love with the lives of writer Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her three closest girlfriends, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and maneater Samantha (Kim Cattrall). This feisty foursome put the modern, sexy adventures of single women under the spotlight as they searched for luck in love and career, all while bonding and supporting each other throughout an extraordinary friendship. Through six seasons and two movies, we laughed and wept at their compelling escapades, but there was also one other major character pivotal to all the tales – New York City itself. Sadly,…

* The best possible news for B&B’s Karla Mosley – expecting a little bundle of joy with boyfriend John Rogers – is also going to present a few challenges at work! As her character Maya is transgender the bump will be impossible to write into the storyline… plus she and Rick asked her sister Nicole to be their surrogate a while back. Cue some clever camera work and hiding behind props! Here, the glowing star shares her happiness… Congratulations! Was this something you guys had planned? I couldn’t be more excited to become a mum – it’s something that I’ve always known I’ve wanted. I don’t think there is ever really a “right” time to have kids. I had a feeling it would happen soon, but I still swing between…

JAY SWAN (Aaron Pedersen) The seasoned cop knows there’s something wrong about the way the case of the missing boys is being handled investigated and demands to know why. EMMA JAMES (Judy Davis) She’s lived in the town all her life and has Patterson running just the way she wants, but there are some secrets Emma will never let come to the surface. TONY BALLANTYNE (Colin Friels) Emma’s brother is the manager of the biggest property in the region... but he seems to have so little concern about the two missing youths... CRYSTAL SWAN (Madeleine Madden) Jay’s teenage daughter arrives to escape the clutches of her mother, but it turns out Crystal is on the run from a much bigger problem.…

“His blood runs cold as she again picks up the weapon and aims it at him!” Recovering from his gunshot wound, Bill’s also grappling with the emotional trauma of his own son Liam gunning him down during an apparent mental blackout! He may be remorseful for pushing his son to such uncharacteristically violent extremes, but he couldn’t care less about blaming his old sparring partner Ridge. He’s been released from jail in the wake of Bill concocting a story about a stranger shooting him, in order to protect Liam. Lounging at home on his sofa, Bill (Don Diamont) is in no mood for pleasantries as an agitated Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) barges into his living room, thundering at him to admit that he framed him for attempted murder! Cocky as always,…

* Bill Spencer hasn’t taken the news of his son Wyatt’s engagement to his former wife Katie well, it’s fair to say. In fact, the slippery Spencer patriarch became almost homicidal in his reaction to their wedding plans, not only declaring that they’d exchange vows “over his dead body”, but that he was also suing Katie for full custody of their son Will. Bill’s subsequent shooting may have delayed his attack on them but both know that now he’s recovering, Bill will be renewing his opposition to the union with full force. Sure enough, as Wyatt (Darin Brooks) takes temporary charge of Spencer Publications in his father’s absence, he and Katie’s (Heather Tom) hopes that Bill’s (Don Diamont) ordeal might have mellowed his attitude towards them are rocked! A mischief-making…

Mother of all PROBLEMS In her quest to be a mother, HILARY has suffered her share of setbacks in getting pregnant. The latest? Being diagnosed with a chemical pregnancy just hours after announcing on live TV that she was expecting DEVON’s baby. In licking her wounds, Hilary was inadvertently handed a golden opportunity thanks to a seemingly innocent comment from a sympathetic PHYLLIS. Reminded that she still had Devon’s sperm sample, Hilary declared she’d use it without his knowledge and he’d never know she’d lost their first child. After being inseminated, Hilary is confident her plan is working as she and Devon fuel their mutual attraction. But should hot-headed Devon ever discover her latest duplicity, Hilary’s life could be as good as over... Jack’s out of the box After spending…

“Colby’s head of the queue – after all, he pulled the trigger and killed her brother!” Revenge changes a person – for the worse. And it makes Ebony Easton such an extremely dangerous customer in Summer Bay. The dark-haired beauty’s a member of the spiteful Easton family, and so it’s guaranteed that sinister blood runs through her veins. In fact, this new Summer Bay villain is pure evil! Ebony (Cariba Heine) is the sister of the late Boyd Easton (Steve Le Marquand), the man Colby (Tim Franklin) shot and killed in the line of duty when the kidnapping of Ava (Grace Thomas Rose) ended up going so disastrously wrong. It was initially thought all she wanted was to get even with Colby for killing her brother. But, no, she has…

Landing a role on one of our homegrown soaps is the big dream come true for actors, but a lucky handful have gone on to appear on both the biggies, Home and Away and Neighbours . Reacquaint yourself with the familiar faces to grace both the sandy shores of Summer Bay and the famous residential cul-de-sac of Ramsay Street. GUY PEARCE Guy Pearce made a name for himself in both Home and Away and Neighbours. The hunk’s very first acting role was as troubled teen MIKE YOUNG, who ended up becoming good pals with CHARLENE MITCHELL (Kylie Minogue) and SCOTT ROBINSON (Jason Donovan). After playing the role from 1986 to 1989, he moved on to other gigs and in 1991 joined the cast…

Four of Genoa City’s warring women are now united against the world, thanks to a murderous scheme that means they’re all keeping a grisly secret! With Phyllis and Sharon looking on, Nikki fatally bashed a raging JT with a fire poker to protect him from killing Victoria! After realising he was dead and fearing they’d all go to prison, they opted to bury his corpse in a construction site at Chancellor Park! Since the “funeral”, Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), Victoria (Amelia Heinle), Phyllis (Gina Tognoni) and Sharon (Sharon Case) have been desperate to keep their awful secret. Despite Nikki and Phyllis staying calm and tight-lipped, guilt and nerves have been preying on Victoria and Sharon. Both have nearly spilled the beans, crucially slipping up on their cover story and arousing…

* Murdered in cold blood, STEFANO’s (Joseph Mascolo) death sends shockwaves around Salem as JOHN, Marlena, BO (Peter Reckell), HOPE (Kristian Alfonso), KATE, WILL (Chandler Massey), EJ (James Scott) and ABE (James Reynolds) are named as prime suspects. All of them endure gunshot residue testing and when Will’s results are positive he’s arrested for the crime. Tensions run high afterwards as Stefano’s funeral takes place and Will strikes a deal with EJ to bail him out of jail and get him acquitted, knowing EJ will want payment in return. EJ encourages Will to reveal his whereabouts to give the police an alibi, prompting him to publicly declare his sexuality after his friend reports that they were at a gay bar when Stefano was shot. Later, Will finds evidence of EJ’s…

All on the line * Parenthood appears to be just a few months away for a delighted Kylie and Frank as they celebrate the news that their surrogate, and Kylie’s sister, Julia is pregnant with their longed-for child. The only fly in the ointment is Dylan, Julia’s enigmatic new husband, who’s unhappy about the arrangement. A romantic weekend getaway is planned to repair their differences but the mood sours drastically as Dylan suffers an inexplicable breakdown, leading to a bombshell revelation and an incident that leaves Julia fighting for her life – and the baby’s! Julia’s condition severely deteriorates in hospital, leaving Kylie at the mercy of a manipulative Dylan. She must make a tough decision which could also endanger her marriage to Frank. Elsewhere in the hospital corridors, the…

* The arrival of newborn Dotty has given Laurel fresh hope that Ashley’s dementia symptoms won’t worsen now that he has the baby to focus on. However, with preparations being made for Dotty’s baptism, ominous signs are revealed when the family is forced to move it away from the village… and Ashley’s legs suddenly fail him. On the day, Laurel is concerned about her husband’s health, and repeatedly suggests to Ashley they postpone, but he’s quite determined to forge ahead as it’s the only big moment in his daughter’s life he’ll likely recall. Beforehand, Ashley endures another series of memory blackouts but makes it to the christening -- only to forget that it’s for Dotty as he and Laurel stand at the altar! Advised of his forgetfulness, Ashley rebounds but…

* Intent on trapping James into a life with her, Emma’s psychopathic actions ultimately lead to massive carnage that puts multiple villagers’ lives in jeopardy. Every time a disturbed Emma Barton hears Moira’s name, she gets more paranoid that her former sister-in-law wants to steal her ex-husband James. Emma finally plunges into insanity after overhearing a confrontation between James and their son Ross. Following a brief holiday, Emma (Gillian Kearney) and James (Bill Ward) have returned to the village with plans to move into the newly purchased Wylie’s Farm, but all hell breaks loose when Moira (Natalie J. Robb) gets drunk and blabs to Ross (Michael Parr) about kissing James. Outraged at his father’s betrayal, Ross confronts James and when it turns physical, James falls down the stairs, breaking his…

FOOD: I’m a sucker for nostalgia, so it’d have to be a homecooked meal from my mum, her potato and leek soup. Or any of the soups from The Organic Market & Café in my hometown: can’t beat it! MOVIE: Coraline; I love animation. But The Virgin Suicides, Lolita and Only Lovers Left Alive always get my creative juices flowing and satisfy the artist in me. TV SHOW: Anything British. I grew up watching Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances with my Nan and Pop. I just finished watching The End of the F***ing World on Netflix. ACTOR: Ezra Miller. He is such a diverse actor and passionate artist. He’s my acting muse. BOOK: Perfume by Patrick Süskind. It’s so beautifully written and poetic. SONG: “Seabird” by…