Kellie

During last night's Christmas Day (Sunday 25th December) hour long episode, viewers to the Yorkshire based soap saw the arrival of Caleb Milligan who is the brother of Cain and Chas Dingle.  However, it was during tonight's episode (Monday 26th December) that saw a special flashback episode to 1991. Tonight's episode was written by Chris Gill, and directed by Michael Lacey. The attention to detail throughout the episode were brilliant. One of the opening scenes to the episode saw a wonderful ariel shot of Caleb's car driving into the village before the episode saw a mix of current day life in the village to flashbacks to the early days of siblings Chas, Cain Dingle and how Caleb Milligan entered their lives. Through the flashbacks us viewers definitely learnt a lot about Cain and Chas' upbringing and why they are like they are especially with why Cain has always been so protective over Chas -  I have a new appreciation for this. In the prison, Cain received a visit

Since the beginning of Juliet Nightingale's cancer diagnosis storyline, many Hollyoaks viewers have been saying how brilliant Niamh Blackshaw has been through this storyline so far, and this week has been no different. First of all, I have to say how brilliant soaps doing these storylines as they reach so many people and encourage viewers to spread the word about what they have watched, or if that have any of those symptoms they know how to go about getting checked. During this week's episodes of Hollyoaks , viewers have seen many emotional scenes with Juliet Nightingale allowing for Niamh Blackshaw to show us what a brilliant young actress she is! There have been making emotional moments this week from her attending her first chemo treatment alone that was after she pushed James Nightingale and Ste Hay away leading to Misbah Maalik supporting her in a sweet scene showing that you are never alone. However, a moment that shocked me this week come with the way that Juliet blurted

2022 has been a fantastic year for Country Music, and it's been so hard to chose a Top 10 of songs for my annual countdown. I found this so hard! Callista Clark's Brave Girl  is a song that from the very first moment, I heard it back in September a few days after my birthday I caught myself instantly connecting with the lyrics and every time I hear it I feel myself getting even more touched by the lyrics and their personally meaning to me. Along with It's Been A Year its my anthem of 2022. I have to give a special mention to Callista's debut album, Real To Me The Way I Feel which is just incredible and there are so many songs on there that inspire me. The day I get to see Callista will be a magical one. Ashley Cooke's It's Been A Year  as this year has been me grow into the person I am today not being a afraid to chase my dream job, even learning from the rejection and becoming a stronger individual because of it - sometimes you just have to do what is right for

Today (Friday 9th December) will see US country pop singer-songwriter,  Halle Kearns  release her brand new single, Moment. Moment  has a guitar instrumental that supports the song brilliantly throughout. The first verse sees a reflective side to the song, whilst also remaining very true to who Halle is as an artist with her crisp tone. The honesty within Halle's songwriting is wonderful and something that I have a lot of appreciation for. Growing up is hard as are relationships we encounter, and sometimes you have to remember that you are only in certain moments once that we need to grab the opportunities with both hands. The chorus has such a sentimental feel that I caught myself getting emotional over as it's hard hitting thanks to the heartfelt lyrics. The lyrics get you thinking and reminding us about how it's the little things that matter most, and that we should never miss out on the things that make us the happiest. The second verse continues the songs meaning beaut

With Amelia Spencer about to christen her daughter, Esther it wouldn't be a soap without drama during the ceremony would it? It’s the day of Amelia Spencer’s daughter, Esther’s christening who is touched by her boyfriend, Noah Dingle’s support who has been there for her during her pregnancy and now adjusting to her journey into motherhood. It’s lovely to see how much he genuinely cares and wants the best for them both. Following Lydia Dingles help in organising the christening, she is disappointed when Samson Dingle refuses to accompany her to his daughter’s christening. Chloe Harris and Amy Wyatt are confrontational around cousins Chas and Charity. However, when Amy and Chloe arrive at Esther’s christening following Chas’ invite, Charity is less than impressed. Things escalated as Charles Anderson’s begins the christening as Charity’s feud with Amy threatens to put the service in jeopardy - part of me is like yay for the drama, but the other is like why are you doing this ,Charit

Last Thursday (1st December) during an Coronation Street press event which saw a new set unveiled which is coming on our screens in early 2023, I had the opportunity to put some questions to Harriet Bibby who plays Summer Spellman to offer an exclusive interview. Touching upon when Harriet take over the role of Summer and how they threw her straight in, Harriet said:  "They did, definitely." Photo Credit: ITV/ Coronation Street Summer has been through one hell of a year with her eating disorder, exam struggles, to her diabetes diagnosis, and now her pregnancy/ miscarriage storyline, Harriet said "It's been a heavy year for Summer, and they all kind of link in together obviously Summer getting diabetes was difficult manage, and that led into her eating disorder it all kind of leads into one another. It's been a heavy year and I think the universe is throwing things at her and having to deal with it - I think is hard." What lighter scenes would you like to see

Rising Country Singer-Songwriter,  Ashley Cooke  who is signed to Big Loud Records/ Back Blocks Music released a brand new single today (6th December), It's Been A Year as a surprise. Yesterday (5th December), it was announced that Ashley would be appearing at C2C 2023 as it celebrates 10 years, Ashley's set to perform on the Spotlight stage in London and Glasgow only. Photo Credit: Brayln Kelly  It's Been A Year  opens with a guitar instrumental that compliments the song throughout beautifully. The first verse sees Ashley's crisp soft vocal tone with lyrics that have a beautiful story around the song-writing and one that I instantly caught myself getting emotional over. It's amazing when you sit back and just listen how much can happen within 12 months with it being not until you hear songs like this that you realise. The chorus features many beautiful soft lyrics that bring the song together fantastically due to the catchiness of the lyrics showing everyone what a