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Kieron Richardson shimmied his way into week 6 of Dancing On Ice yesterday evening, as the wee chap who plays bad-ass Ste survived the dreaded ‘skate-off’. Despite gaining the judges backing, who believed last night’s performance was “much, much better”, Kieron found himself fighting it out for DOI survival with Heather Mills. In the end Kieron’s perseverance paid dividends and now Kieron has got in the last nine of the competition. Well done, Kiersy!

Kieron was dancing to a Paolo Nutini track last night. Was Paolo featured in Hollyoaks last week? Well, there’s one way to find out – look at the latest Hollyoaks Music Playlist. There you’ll find all the songs that have soundtracked the scenes in the past seven days.

If you’ve got a question for Kieron about Dancing On Ice, then please leave it below and we’ll pose it to him in our weekly Kieron update on Friday. Check out the latest load of Kieron queries from last week’s update here.

Word up! We’re not ones to brag here on the Official Hollyoaks website, so you might not know that we update the episodes section of our website daily. True facts! So if you want to know which big Hollyoaks character will be leaving Hollyoaks next Friday then go get your peepers checking out this episode spoiler.

Last week we put up a video of Kieron Richardson, who in Hollyoaks plays the most meanest man in the world, Ste. In the afore-mentioned vid, Kieron answered your questions about Dancing On Ice, but we couldn’t fit all your questions into one video, so we’ve made a second part. Here it is!

What else have we got for you? Well, there’s a new behind the scenes gallery. It features Ricky with a couple of oompa-loompas. You’ve got to see it to believe it!

Last Friday, good old (not that old) Kev Sacre, who plays Hollyoaks’ Jake, took to the streets of Hertfordshire. Unlike most televisual celebrities on a Friday night, Kevin wasn’t out on a boozy rampage, oh no! Kevin was doing his thing for charity - that’s the type of nice guy he is!

Teaming up with his soon to be missus, Camilla Dallerup (who you might know from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and ‘I’m A Celebrity…’), Kevin braved the freezing temperatures and slept in a cardboard box to highlight the problem of homelessness and to raise funds for the work of YMCA Central Herts. For more info, go here.

Meanwhile, in Hollyoaks village, it’s been an interesting week for Hannah Ashworth. Jamie, her old beau from Hollyoaks Later, has come back in her life and is set to turn it upside. Judging by what you guys have been saying in the comments box on our homepage, you generally think Jamie’s return is a good thing simply because he’s “gawjus”. You can check out his beautiful face in our latest gallery.

To celebrate Jamie’s return to Hannah’s life, we’ve made a quiz all about the men that have been smitten by wee Hannah’s ways. We’ve called it Hannah-Maniacs. Give it a go!

Woo-hoo! Last night Kieron Richardson (utterly evil Ste) skated his way into the final ten of Dancing On Ice. Kieron, performing to ‘Play That Funky Music’, managed to avoid the dreaded skate-off once again. However, it wasn’t all plain sailing – Kieron’s close DOI buddy Tana Ramsay (wife of Gordon) was knocked out. Boo hiss.

Last week we put your questions to Kieron and he answered them in this here video. check it out. We’ll catch up with Kieron again later this week. Questions? Write them in the comments box below!

From one reality TV show to another… On Friday the man with the most ridiculous nickname ever won Celebrity Big Brother 2010. Yep, Alex “The Reidernator” Reid took the title, but did you know that The Reidernator used to be Hollyoaks? Yep, in 2001 he played a footballer called Jason Cunliffe. He was a bit of a bad boy and was married to buxom babe Geri Hudson (played by real life WAG Joanna Taylor).

To celebrate Alex’s unlikely CBB victory, we’ve made a Reidernator gallery of his time in Hollyoaks. You should check it out. It features half-naked men and a lot of cleavage. Perfect Monday viewing material!!

Last night our lovely Hollyoaks cast members were spreading their ethereal glow at some hotel or other to celebrate some launch or other. To be honest, the details are incidental, what is important is that cast members looked stunning. You can see pics of such artistes as Jen Metcalfe (Mercedes), Jess Fox (Nancy), Elliot James Langridge (Dave) and Nat Emmanuel (Sasha) letting their hair down and raising glasses for something or other here.

… Let’s hope we’ll be raising our glasses to Kieron Richardson come Sunday night. Kieron, who plays bad ass Ste, we’ll be competing in the third round of ITV1’s Dancing On Ice at 6.15pm. He needs your votes! We spoke to Kieron yesterday and asked him the questions that have been burning your lips. He answered them in this video! I'd watch it if I were you. It's good!

Speaking of videos, have a gander at Zoe’s leaving video. That’s right! Zoe’s left! So has the “DILF” Mike Barnes. He’s got a leaving interview too. And… there’s a Mike/Zoe quiz on the go. Will you pass the test or will you fail like Zoe did with her degree?

So, today’s the day. The day we at Hollyoaks HQ hoped would never arrive. Zoe “The Carpenter” Carpenter is packing up her beautiful happy-go-lucky face and going travelling. We know she’s had it hard of late - what with the failing her degree thing, the best mate dying thing, the getting stabbed and nearly dying thing – but we hoped she could look past these trivialities and, you know, just get on with it. Apparently not.

Zoe, who plays her namesake, explains the how, why and who with of her character’s departure in this lovely video. Get your tissues at the ready. It’s as emotional as an episode of Rolf’s Animal Hospital. In fact, I’d say it’s an award winning video…

“Award, you say?” Well, yes. I did say! So, whilst I’m saying things about awards and the like, it seems an apt opportunity to mention that Hollyoaks is up for yet more accolades. We’ve got a couple of nominees at the 2010 TRIC Awards (the what awards!?). Firstly, Ricky Whittle (Calvin) is up for TV Soap Personality and, secondly, we’re up for TV Soap of the Year. Get in! It seems like the general public can’t actually vote for these nominees, so quite why we’re telling you we’re nominated I’m not sure. I guess I’m just boasting.

And finally, keep your Dancing On Ice questions for Kieron Richardson (who plays the baddest man in the world, Ste) rolling in! Fingers crossed, we’ll be filming our catch-up with him this week. Just leave your questions below. Check out our previous interviews with Kieron to get an idea about what we talk about.

So, this week two big Hollyoaks characters are set to depart the village. These characters are (… drumroll… still drumming… cymbal crash…) Zoe Carpenter and Mike Barnes!

Since getting stabbed by her late ex-girlfriend’s ex-lover (!), Zoe has quite understandably wanted to move away from the village of doom and set her heart on travelling. Barnesy’s not had a good time of it either. What with splitting up from his wife, his grandchild nearly being kidnapped and his daughter’s death, Mike’s realised that perhaps a change of scenery would do him good! So on Wednesday the afore-mentioned pair (and another village resident!) depart Hollyoaks for foreign climes and fun times. We’ll blimmin’ well miss those guys!

Turn that frown upside down! It’s not all bad news! You can win their wardrobe (well, some of their wardrobe!) in our latest competition that we’ve wittily entitled ‘Win Zoe and Mike’s Clothes’. Sometimes we don’t know where our genius comes from…

Did you see Kieron Richardson (Ste) blitz Dancing On Ice’s second round last night? He’s performing like a man possessed! A man possessed by a very good ice skater! We’ll be catching up with the skater boy later this week. Have you got any Dancing On Ice questions for him? If so, leave them below. In the meantime, check out the interview we had with the boy wonder at the end of last week. He told us about his biggest fan…

So, the National Television Awards took place in the big smoke of London town on Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl) just missed out on the best newcomer accolade, but we’re sure our Bro will have plenty of awards coming her way in the not too distant future.

As per, the Hollyoaks cast kept its reputation as the best looking soap firmly intact, as Jenny Metcalfe (Mercedes) and Gemma Merna (Carmel) show in the photo above. For more pics of the night, check out Kieron Richardson (Ste)’s NTA Photo Diary. He managed to bag photies with, amongst others, Stephen Fry and some bloke off The Apprentice! Wow!

Talking of Kieron, he’s only gone and got himself in the second round of Dancing On Ice! I know! Well done him! He’ll be performing on Sunday’s show at 6.25pm on ITV1. Tune in and vote! In the meantime, read what he has to say about his second appearance. Teaser: He mentions Will Young.

We know what you guys and gals really love about Hollyoaks are the hard-hitting issue based storylines. Your love of the show has nothing to do with the hunka-hunka and the hubba-hubba boys and girls in the cast… but we’re sure it helps! So, as a special midweek treat, please feel free to take in the, er… delights of Jessica Fox (Nancy). You can see more Fox-y pics in this month’s Loaded Magazine, which is on sale now.

You want more photos of sexy Hollyoaks ladies, you say? Well, check out our latest gallery and your sordid desires will be fulfilled. Steph’s looking particularly fruity, it’s got to be said.

By the by, over the last week or so we’ve been asking you for your Kieron Richardson (Ste) questions. He’s answered them! Check out Kieron’s responses over hither.

Did you watch Dancing On Ice last night? If you did, you’ll know that Kieron Richardson - who plays Ste, the one time most evil man in Hollyoaks - backwards cross-over-ed into the second round of the ice skating extravaganza. Getting the second best score of the weekend, Kieron won over the judges and the general public with a display that was almost as dazzling as his electric pink outfit!

We interviewed the man of the moment before he wowed all and sundry. You can read his thoughts here! He told us of his nerves, befriending Gordon Ramsay and his dog's poorly eye. If you’ve got any Dancing On Ice questions for Kieron leave them in the comments box below and we’ll give you his answers on Friday.

In non-ice related news, you may have noticed that there’s a new video up on our website. It’s a plea on behalf of Hollyoaks from Bronagh Waugh (Cheryl). Watch it and make a difference…