Plus, Emmerdale’s Steve is glad Zak’s no longer a violent man, and Corrie’s Brooke Vincent says Sophie won’t go straight!
We’ll begin today’s round up of soapy news with the report in today’s Daily Mail that Jacqueline Jossa’s father has been sentenced to four years in prison for the theft of half a million pounds.
Jacqueline, who of course plays Lauren Branning, reportedly wept as she sat in court to hear her dad John plead guilty to three offences of dishonesty or tampering with expenses during his time as head of finance at Enfield Council.
The paper reports that 58-year-old John “siphoned off” £491,088.35 into his own bank account between 2006 and 2010, £42,000 of which was in false wage payments to his wife, who he pretended worked at the council.
However, he lost most of the money to scams, and only £25,000 was recovered when Enfield Council launched legal proceedings against him.
Judge Nicholas Cooke at the Old Bailey told John that he had, “embarrassed the vast majority of hard working…government employees” with his “criminally distorted thinking.”
Judge Cooke added, “In addition to being fully dishonest, he’s a fool… Your offending will have real consequences to local residents in terms of reduced services or a decline in payments for those that live in the area.”
Moving on to Emmerdale news now, and Steve Halliwell has revealed that he’s glad that his character, Zak Dingle, is no longer the violent man he was before he had his breakdown…
Steve made his remarks while appearing on Daybreak, saying that the breakdown and Zak’s dealings with the loan sharks had shown “another side” to him.
He went on to say, “Fans have seen another side to him, the guy who can sort everything out with his fists.
“He’s realised that’s not always the answer.”
However, Steve revealed that playing a mentally disordered Zak hadn’t been easy.
He said, “It was difficult because to make it real you have to go there in your mind to places you don’t want to and trigger off emotions.”
Finally, it’s over to Corrie, where Brooke Vincent, who of course plays lesbian teen Sophie Webster, has revealed that her character won’t “turn straight” when Ryan Connor – who’s newly returned to Weatherfield – tries it on with her.
Speaking to the Sun’s TV Biz, Brooke said, “I don’t want [her] to be straight. I don’t think the producers want her to be straight either.
“Being a lesbian has made so much of an impact on her, and it’s not a phase for most people.
“So it’s all right saying, ‘Oh well, it’s all right for storylines’, but they can’t exactly make her not gay again – that doesn’t work.”
More soapy news soon!
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