Inside Soap UK 15 - 2016

We take a ride on the Inside Soap party bus this week, as we head on a night out with the girls of Emmerdale. Not only are stars Amy Walsh (Tracy), Michelle Hardwick (Vanessa) and Gemma Atkinson (Carly) totally gorgoeus, but they’re also incredibly charming and completely down to earth. I wish I could tell all on their diva behaviour, but there’s nothing to tell! However, the girls were full of goss about the show, their characters, and how they like to party. The glam fun starts on p44. While we’ve got Emmerdale for our gossip, this week it’s Corrie that’s providing the drama. Tina O’Brien reveals on p30 why Sarah faces a tough future, and Ben Price gives us some news on Nick’s doomed wedding to Carla on p15.…

“STEVE ONLY HAS HIMSELF TO BLAME FOR THIS SORRY SITUATION” Lonely Michelle makes a huge mistake when she kisses ex Will this week – just as Steve arrives back on the Street to be with her. After Steve fails to return on the flight he’d planned to, upset Michelle heads over to Will’s place. Arriving at her smitten former flame’s door, Michelle is in a terrible state and believes her marriage is over. So when Will plants a passionate kiss on her lips, Michelle kisses him back! “Steve only has himself to blame for this situation,” tuts our Street insider. “Michelle was supportive during his depression battle, and she’s given him space to recover in Spain. But he’s left her to run his businesses and help look after Amy. She…

He’s playing the man trying to break up Michelle and Steve, but the Street’s Leon Ockenden isn’t scared of the audience turning against him and his smitten alter ego Will. “Steve is a loved character, so I understand viewers being protective,” he explains. “Kym Marsh [who plays Michelle] joked that Simon [Gregson, aka Steve] was fuming with me, but he was really great!” Steve’s been a bad husband lately, and Will cares about Michelle – but would he leave his fiancée Saskia for her? “He’s wrestling with the strength of his emotions,” says Leon. “Saskia is away a lot on business, and it’s definitely entered his mind.” That’s two relationships that could be destroyed by the childhood sweethearts falling back in love. So is Will going to get his girl?…

“BELLE SEES THAT HER OWN AFFAIR MAKES HER NO DIFFERENT FROM JOANIE” Furious Joanie slaps Belle across the face at the factory this week – as she finds out that Belle stole her engagement ring! Relations between the pair hit an all-time low when Joanie fails to control her anger, and Zak witnesses the violent moment between his fiancée and his daughter. While Belle is clearly in the wrong, Joanie’s slap only serves to deepen the hatred Belle feels for her dad’s new love – especially as Joanie has just humiliated her in front of the entire workforce… “Belle despises Joanie!” says Eden Taylor-Draper, who plays Belle. “Joanie’s the worst woman in the world as far as Belle is concerned, which is fair enough. Belle gets up to some nasty…

Belle being part of a steamy affair in the village shows that she has well and truly grown up. For Eden, the shift to big, adult storylines has been exciting, and she can certainly see her character following in the footsteps of relatives Charity and Chas. “Belle as a maneater? I can imagine it because she’s a Dingle!” grins Eden. “Given that I came into the show as a child, it would be weird to watch her progress into this crazy woman, but I’d be fine with that. Belle isn’t a nasty girl – but who knows what she might be like in the future!” As strange as it would be for Emmerdale viewers to see Belle change so drastically, it would be more difficult for Eden’s family to get…

“DENISE HAS NO FAITH IN PHIL’S ABILITY TO BE A GOOD PARENT TO LOUISE” Bad girl Louise proves that she’s a true Mitchell this week, as she wreaks havoc in Walford. With dad Phil consumed by his own health battle, he tasks Jay with keeping Louise on the straight and narrow – something which proves to be no small challenge! That’s because Louise has mischief in mind, with no intention of knuckling down at school and staying out of trouble. But as she brings her troublemaking antics to the Square, there’s hell to pay… “Louise is a teenager with serious attitude and an appetite for danger – what could go wrong?” laughs our EastEnders source. “Jay must be crazy to volunteer to be the person to watch out for her.…