Actor Jill Halfpenny on losing loved ones, leaving London and moving to the seaside, and starting a podcast

Brenda Blethyn OBE, chats to Lara Kilner about life after Vera , her acting regret and why now, more than ever, the idea of retiring is far from her mind…

I was pretty shocked by my latest Emmerdale storyline. I knew that something was going to go badly wrong for Moira beforehand, but I wasn’t expecting that she was actually going to be framed for doubl

BACK IN THE BAND WE PREDICT A RIOT ...

I lived in Walsall when I was growing up and I still go back to see my dad, who’s in his 90s. It was a bustling place, there was a thriving market life. Every Saturday, me and my mates would walk thro

Jill Halfpenny has carved out an extraordinary acting career since cutting her teeth on Byker Grove aged just 14, with iconic soaps, gritty dramas and a Strictly Come Dancing win peppered across her C