Soap World #293

As Steffy deals with family pressure to stay with Wyatt , on The Bold and the Beautiful, Liam puts his foot down, giving her a once-and-for-all ultimatum to finally marry him. Will Steffy say yes? Meanwhile, the cast of B&B has wrapped up their Australia shoot, which is part of celebrations for their 30th anniversary. Locally, on Home and Away Hunter is struggling without Olivia and accusations that he’s a fire bug, which see him spiralling into a dark place. Steph on Neighbours is dealing with her own crisis of the heart with attacks against her making her question her sanity. And we chat to Justin Hartley about his move from The Young and the Restless to hit drama This Is Us. Plus prizes, puzzles and gossip in this issue.…

SEEING DOUBLE ON DAYS Days of Our Lives star CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY (Shane) is once again doing double duty on the show. The actor has reprised the role of Drew Donovan, Shane’s identical twin brother, almost 30 years after originally playing the part. Drew, who is mixed up in the ongoing saga surrounding Stefano DiMera, was last seen in 1988, when he was working as Stefano’s henchman. ZENDE’S PARENTS COME HOME Ever since Zende Forrester returned home to B&B’s LA two years ago, he hasn’t had any onscreen visits from his Miami-based parents Kristen and Tony. That’s all about to change following confirmation that TRACY MELCHIOR (Kristen) and PAULO BENEDETI (Tony) are reprising their roles in upcoming episodes. Benedeti recently shared the news of his comeback on Instagram, posting a photo…

* To celebrate its 30th anniversary this year, The Bold and the Beautiful has returned to Australia to film multiple episodes of the soap almost nine years after its first on-location shoot Down Under. Teasing the episodes to be featured in Australia, executive producer Bradley Bell previewed that “viewers will witness romance, high style, jaw-dropping twists, harrowing stunts and major cliffhangers”. The shoot, which is in collaboration with Network Ten (B&B’s local broadcaster) and Qantas, took place in mid-February for a week in “some of the country’s most iconic locations”, according to Ten. Popular cast members involved in filming included KATHERINE KELLY LANG (Brooke), DON DIAMONT (Bill), THORSTEN KAYE (Ridge), RENA SOFER (Quinn), JACQUELINE MACINNES WOOD (Steffy), SCOTT CLIFTON (Liam) and JOHN MCCOOK (Eric). Australian actress ASHLEIGH BREWER, who joined…

Waving her divorce papers, a breathless Steffy cries out that she’s free. The pressure of her family’s interference in her life is weighing heavily on Steffy’s emotions. She may have everything she’s ever dreamed about — Liam and the CEO position at Forrester Creations — but Steffy is under siege from her family who are manipulating her to stay married to Wyatt. Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) is stunned at their tactics, especially the willingness of her grandfather Eric (John McCook) to play dirty to enact what she believes is Quinn’s (Rena Sofer) agenda. Reeling from Eric’s demand that she cease living with Liam (Scott Clifton) to preserve her reputation as head of the company, Steffy is shell-shocked when Eric, Quinn and Wyatt (Darin Brooks) bully her into moving into the…

Now that Olivia’s relationship with Mason is going from strength to strength, it is eating Hunter away. HOME AND AWAY ON SEVEN There is a treacherous storm brewing in Summer Bay, and it’s almost at the point of breaking. And when it does eventually burst into a full squall, it’s almost too disturbing to predict how much damage will be done. That storm is Hunter King (Scott Lee), and in upcoming episodes of Home and Away, he will turn the skies over Summer Bay far darker when his moods and emotions take a turn for the worse. For a young man who has spent the last few years working overtime to pull his life into line and to change the bad ways of the past, Hunter is now on…

Nell goes missing while Steph is babysitting her, causing even more alarm NEIGHBOURS WEEKNIGHTS AT 6.30PM ON ELEVEN Steph is on the brink. The no-nonsense mechanic has been struggling to cope with a messy break-up from Mark, her feelings for Victoria and the pressure of Sonya’s surrogacy. She has become anxious and paranoid, worried her mental health problems are returning. And the pressure intensifies when Victoria’s family take out their anger on Steph. After heading off on a short trip with Victoria (Claudia Greenstone), Steph (Carla Bonner) briefly wonders if they might have a future together. But that quickly changes when things start to go wrong and Steph realises just how much chaos has been caused by her flirtation with Victoria. When Steph goes to pick up her bike…