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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.

EastEnders star Steve McFadden is the highest earning celebrity appearing in panto this year.

His former EastEnders colleague Larry Lamb will earn £150,000 playing Abanazar in Aladdin, while Jedward will pocket that amount each to star in Jedward And The Beanstalk in Dublin.

A source said: "Steve is one of the soap world's most well-known villains. He's a massive audience puller and this is reflected in his fee. The soap's bosses were happy to let him take time out to do the panto.

"He was the one everyone wanted this year as he really does get bums on seats. Everyone knows who Phil Mitchell is and EastEnders is one of the biggest shows on TV, so to have him star in your panto is massive.

"He's a great villain on TV so you can imagine what he's like in front of a live audience - everyone loves him. They really don't get better than him when it comes to playing the typical pantomime baddie."

Other top earning celebrities appearing in panto this Christmas are David Hasselhoff, who is getting £125,000 plus a luxury hotel room to stay in for the duration of his version of Peter Pan. Pamela Anderson is reportedly being paid £125,000 to play the Genie in Aladdin.

EastEnders star Steve McFadden is reportedly the highest earning celebrity appearing in panto this year.

The actor, who plays Phil Mitchell in the BBC soap, will earn £200,000 to take on the role of Captain Hook in Peter Pan at The New Victoria Theatre, Woking, the Daily Star Sunday reports.

His former EastEnders colleague Larry Lamb will earn £150,000 playing Abanazar in Aladdin, while Jedward will pocket that amount each to star in Jedward And The Beanstalk in Dublin.

A source said: "Steve is one of the soap world's most well-known villains. He's a massive audience puller and this is reflected in his fee. The soap's bosses were happy to let him take time out to do the panto

"He was the one everyone wanted this year as he really does get bums on seats. Everyone knows who Phil Mitchell is and EastEnders is one of the biggest shows on TV, so to have him star in your panto is massive.

"He's a great villain on TV so you can imagine what he's like in front of a live audience - everyone loves him. They really don't get better than him when it comes to playing the typical pantomime baddie."

Other top earning celebrities appearing in panto this Christmas are David Hasselhoff, who is getting £125,000 plus a luxury hotel room to stay in for the duration of his version of Peter Pan. Pamela Anderson is reportedly being paid £125,000 to play the Genie in Aladdin.

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