THE EX FILES!

What are the one-time stars of soap up to now?

PAULA IN BOOTS

Ex-corrie star Paula Lane (Kylie Platt) has signed up for the UK tour of the award-winning musical Kinky Boots – and she’ll be showing off her singing and dancing skills in the role of assembly-line worker Lauren. “I’ve got my own pair of red boots for the show!” says Paula. “I do miss playing Kylie, but it’s good for me to stretch my legs!”

LESLIE’S FINAL ROLE

You’ll soon be able to see the final work of the late Leslie Grantham, aka Eastenders’ Dirty Den. Shortly before his death last month, Leslie completed work on British movie The Krays: Dead Man Walking. In the flick about the notorious Kray twins, Leslie plays Detective Chief Superintendant Nipper Read, and he’s joined by fellow ex-walford star Rita Simons (Roxy Mitchell) as Lisa Prescott. The movie is due for release on 10 September.

I DREAM OF JANINE!

Former Eastenders star Pam St Clement (Pat Butcher) enjoyed a lovely moment while appearing as a guest on Loose Women recently, as the team went to the effort of arranging a surprise reunion between Pam and her Walford stepdaughter, Charlie Brooks (Janine)! “I went to Pam for quite a lot of advice – career and personal stuff,” revealed Charlie. “She told me to do I’m A Celebrity… I rang her up going, ‘Pam, what should I do?’ She said, ‘Charlie, you love adventure, you love life – so go and do it!’” Aw, so sweet, you guys!