THE EX FILES! HIMESH’S BEATLES FILM

Your update on the one-time stars of soap...

His Eastenders character Tamwar Masood is soon to get married to Nancy Carter off-screen (see p26), but in the real world actor Himesh Patel is about to make a splash on the big screen. Himesh plays a singer who wows the world in Yesterday – a new movie written by Richard Curtis and directed by Danny Boyle. The star plays Jack Malik, who wakes from a coma after a bike accident to discover that no one has ever heard of The Beatles. So when Jack performs their famous track Yesterday, his best friend

Ellie (played by Lily James) is moved to tears, having never heard it before. A trailer has now been released and can be seen online, with the film scheduled for release in June.

OLYMPIA’S DANCING

Former Neighbours star Olympia Valance (Paige Smith) has signed up for the new series of Dancing With The Stars in Oz. “If I was to do any reality show, it was going to be a dancing show,” she says. “At least I’ll be learning a skill.”

KELVIN’S SPRAY TAN HORROR!

Ex-emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher (Andy Sugden) is getting ready to reveal all in ITV’S The All New Monty: Who Bares Wins, and he’s clearly been putting in some practice to look his best when the time comes to strip off! The star posted this snap on his Instagram page, with the comment, “‘…And how dark do you want to go?’ ‘Dark. But I don’t want to be orange’.” Former Eastenders actress Laurie Brett (Jane Beale) is also taking part in the show, which is likely to be screened next month.