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EMMERDALE ITV1, 7PM
If village vicar Ashley actually believed that Laurel really didn’t sleep with Marlon, he might have found it easier to chalk it up to a silly middle-aged crush without the need to uproot his family to Leeds.
But last night Laurel walked out. Not to Marlon’s, even though he feels the same about Laurel, but to best friend Nicola’s as she tries to decide whether this time she should end her marriage.
Well, if you even have to ask...
CORONATION STREET ITV1, 7.30PM & 8.30PM
Eileen soon wonders if she must be losing her mind for offering to look after Paul’s wife Lesley.
The big news though sees Becky and Kylie enlisting a new ally to clear Becky’s name – another woman who knows what it feels like to be branded a murderer by Tracy Barlow. Step forward Gail McIntyre.
EASTENDERS
BBC1, 8PM
Ben Mitchell has always been a massive disappointment to his father, but his latest act of revenge is going to be harder to overlook than those secret dance lessons he tookas a nipper.
It’s Phil’s birthday today and thanks to Ben, car loads of police are already on their way to Albert Square.
And there’s not a strippergram among them.

'Coronation Street's Natalie Gumede: 'Fans shout at me'

Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede has revealed that passionate fans have shouted at her on the street about her character's recent storylines in the soap.

Gumede plays Kirsty Soames, who is dating mechanic Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) in the ITV1 soap. She has also recently made an enemy of Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan).

"After three months on the street, I'm starting to chip away at the heart of Kirsty," Gumede wrote on the soap's official website. "I think viewers will be beginning to see an edge to her - she's scrappy and she cannot help but have the last word.

"It's great to be part of popular characters' storylines, as you are often shaking their world up, but I'm also aware that change can take some adjusting to.

"I've already had people shouting, 'Leave our Tina alone', and, 'You'd better look after Tyrone!' at me in the street . I think Alan Halsall is well on his way to certified National Treasure status, judging by the stern looks I receive from women across the country!"

Speaking about playing Kirsty, she added: "A complex character is always fun to play, because when they make negative or unkind comments, or behave in a seemingly unjustifiable manner, you have to dig deep to understand their perspective. I have to like Kirsty, even if the viewer doesn't.

"And like her I do - sometimes I wish I had the nerve to be as cutting as she is! I think most people can also relate to feelings of insecurity, except that they don't always act upon it.

"For me, what really redeems her is her genuine love for Tyrone, and her sense of humour; she's genuinely funny, and when delivering some of Kirsty's more crazy lines, I have my tongue firmly in my cheek."

Gumede was cast as Kirsty in Coronation Street in July.