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Pop stars in soaps

guttridgeguttridge Posts: 1,884
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Hi guys

What pop stars have been in soaps? Which pop star was your favourite in the soap?
I always liked Lee Ryan in eastenders i thought he play his part well.
So who bee in a soap that was in the music industry?
KEITH duffey corrie
David essex eastenders
Martin kemp eastenders
Anyone else?
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    R2Y5A0N2R2Y5A0N2 Posts: 54,679
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    Kelle Bryan - Hollyoaks
    Shayne Ward - Corrie
    Kym Marsh - Corrie
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    guttridgeguttridge Posts: 1,884
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    Matt willis busted eastenders
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    RinsewindRinsewind Posts: 7,160
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    HO - who can forget Alvin Stardust as the original landlord of the Dog?

    Duncan from Blue was in it, as well.
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    lufcfan1998lufcfan1998 Posts: 18,628
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    Rinsewind wrote: »
    HO - who can forget Alvin Stardust as the original landlord of the Dog?

    Duncan from Blue was in it, as well.

    His blue bandmate Lee Ryan was Woody in EastEnders
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    lufcfan1998lufcfan1998 Posts: 18,628
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    Kylie Minogue (well obviously!)
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    guttridgeguttridge Posts: 1,884
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    Lee Ryan aka woodie did well in eastenders

    Dont forget sarah Harding in corrie
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    lufcfan1998lufcfan1998 Posts: 18,628
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    guttridge wrote: »
    Lee Ryan aka woodie did well in eastenders

    Dont forget sarah Harding in corrie

    RIP Sarah
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    R2Y5A0N2R2Y5A0N2 Posts: 54,679
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    Martine McCutcheon and Michelle Gayle from EastEnders.
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    PDS1985PDS1985 Posts: 29,021
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    Suzanne Shaw was in Emmerdale.
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    caraxcarax Posts: 3,044
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    Martine McCutcheon and Michelle Gayle from EastEnders.

    Didn’t EE come first, as with Nick Berry?
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    johnloonyjohnloony Posts: 6,110
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    Robbie Williams in EE
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    caraxcarax Posts: 3,044
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    Well before my time but Davy Jones was in Corrie pre-Monkees.

    Hannah Spearitt is Karen’s sister Kandice in EE.

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    lufcfan1998lufcfan1998 Posts: 18,628
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    johnloony wrote: »
    Robbie Williams in EE

    When was he in eastenders?
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    Brummie Girl Brummie Girl Posts: 22,698
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    edited 26/11/21 - 06:03 #15
    johnloony wrote: »
    Robbie Williams in EE

    When was he in eastenders?

    It was a blink and you miss it scene in the background of the Vic in the mid 90s where he was using the pay phone. I can’t remember if he was still in Take That at the time or he had just left

    Eastenders and Top Of The Pops we’re both filmed at Elstree so he may have just popped in if he happened to be around the TOTP studios and asked the question or he may have got the gig through a cast member (maybe Daniella Westbrook. Was she seeing Brian from East 17 at the time still?)

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    B*witchedB*witched Posts: 5,647
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    Status Quo as themselves in Coronation Street.
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    Mindy-MooMindy-Moo Posts: 20,470
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    edited 26/11/21 - 07:49 #17
    EE

    Richard Blackwood

    Wasn’t Rita - Roxy once in a band

    Neighbours

    Natalie Imbruglia

    Corrie

    I am sure he would rather forget it but saw it on Celebrity Juice Will Mellor
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    LTSLTS Posts: 9,099
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    Bernie Nolan was in Brookside for a few years.

    Also Mica Paris' much-hyped role as the big new EastEnders villain which amounted to about three scenes!
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    kelvokelvo Posts: 3,444
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    I would say Delta Goodrem in Neighbours.

    I seem to recall in an interview with her a while back that was the whole reason she was cast as Nina Tucker, although think originally she was going to be cast as another character but she persuaded the bosses the change it.
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    Zeke_ZoomZeke_Zoom Posts: 544
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    Stretching it a bit but - Peter Kay in Corrie.
    He did have a cover of "Is this the way to Amarillo"
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    vaslav37vaslav37 Posts: 69,565
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    guttridge wrote: »
    Hi guys

    What pop stars have been in soaps? Which pop star was your favourite in the soap?
    I always liked Lee Ryan in eastenders i thought he play his part well.
    So who bee in a soap that was in the music industry?
    KEITH duffey corrie
    David essex eastenders
    Martin kemp eastenders
    Anyone else?

    Agreed, I liked Lee Ryan in EE.
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    Mindy-MooMindy-Moo Posts: 20,470
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    vaslav37 wrote: »
    guttridge wrote: »
    Hi guys

    What pop stars have been in soaps? Which pop star was your favourite in the soap?
    I always liked Lee Ryan in eastenders i thought he play his part well.
    So who bee in a soap that was in the music industry?
    KEITH duffey corrie
    David essex eastenders
    Martin kemp eastenders
    Anyone else?

    Agreed, I liked Lee Ryan in EE.

    His first stint was decent but sadly the 2nd was meh and pointless
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    FM LoverFM Lover Posts: 50,842
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    Zeke_Zoom wrote: »
    Stretching it a bit but - Peter Kay in Corrie.
    He did have a cover of "Is this the way to Amarillo"

    He didn’t actually sing Amarillo though, however he did have a couple of hits under the guise of his alter ego Geraldine
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    R2Y5A0N2R2Y5A0N2 Posts: 54,679
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    carax wrote: »
    Martine McCutcheon and Michelle Gayle from EastEnders.

    Didn’t EE come first, as with Nick Berry?

    Yh, think you are right.
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    LTSLTS Posts: 9,099
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    Goldie was in EastEnders briefly in the early 2000s.

    Wasn't Declan Bennett (EE's Charlie Cotton) in some short-lived 90s boy band?

    I remember Noddy Holder's cameo in Corrie's live episode back in 2000!

    Also there's a few who have appeared as themselves - Katherine Jenkins, Marti Pellow and Tony Christie in Emmerdale, and Status Quo in Corrie.
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    SecretLifeoBeesSecretLifeoBees Posts: 50,923
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    johnloony wrote: »
    Robbie Williams in EE

    Apparently he was also an extra in Brookside pre-Take That too. He was a customer in Ron Dixon’s shop from what I recall him saying in interviews years ago.

    Rachel Adedeji went on to be Lisa Loveday in Hollyoaks
    Samantha Janus/Womack became Ronnie Mitchell in EE
    Rita Simons was in a girl group and became Roxy Mitchell
    Sarah Harding appeared in a couple of episodes of Corrie as Robert Preston’s ex wife.
    Adam Rickett went from actor to popstar and back to actor of course.
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