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Sagas, storylines, big budgets and new management - Ann Montini's got the ear of some of soap's top insiders and plenty of gossip about your favourite shows.

Read on to find out which show's after Marti Pellow and which one Michael Ball would love to get his teeth into.

Could Jeremy Edwards move from the Celeb BB House to Emmerdale? Is the Trueman family about to be axed?

Ocean's Twelve stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts have been voted the most beautiful people on the planet in a new poll.

New mum Jools tops the women's list above Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie and former Friends star Jennifer Aniston, who trailed in third.

Will Young has been voted the man with the sexiest bod in showbusiness by the readers of Heat magazine.

Last year's number one, Justin Timberlake, didn't even make the top five - how quickly we forget, eh?

Shane Ritchie and Corrie's Lindsey are slimming down, Nigel Harman's off to get a tan and Toyah might be coming back to the Street.

Check out what guru Ann Montini's found out on the soap grapevine.

Ann Montini gives you the latest rundown on the world of soap operas, including Joe Pasquale's bid for 'Stenders, Nigel Harman's special Abba role, Tina O'Brien's bid for Strictly Come Dancing... and Stefan Dennis heading back to Neighbours, hurrah!

Ann Montini clambers back on that soap box to bring you the latest on-set gossip from EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale. This week - Zoe Slater's love child, a possible move to The Bill for Mad Maya and Denise Van Outen's first screen test as Sharon Watt's young mate.

The latest news from Albert Square, Weatherfield and Emmerdale and the rest of the wonderful world of soap, all from TV and soap guru Ann Montini.

Debra Stephenson, who plays Frankie Baldwin in Corrie and won Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes as Kylie three years ago, would love a real life crack at the UK charts.

Actress Patsy Kensit has been nominated for the Most Popular Newcomer category in the National Television Awards for her role in Emmerdale.

Kensit, 36, who starred alongside Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 2, will battle it out against a 12-year-old Sam Aston, Coronation Street's Chesney Brown.

Coronation Street stars have reacted with disbelief after EastEnders scooped the top gong at the Inside Soap awards for the eight successive year.

The ailing BBC soap took the Best Soap crown - beating its rival by just 2% of the vote - despite seeing viewing figures slump to just 6.