Soap From The Box

The Coronation Street 60th Anniversary build up starts right here!  Soap From The Box welcomes Denise Black, who played Denise Osbourne in Coronation Street, a character who - along with Ken Barlow - was part of one of the most iconic stories lines ever seen on the cobbles.  But that’s not all, she also played Joanie Wright in Emmerdale and was a key part of the groundbreaking series, Queer As Fol...

In Episode 9 of Soap From The Box, Lee chats to Charlotte Bellamy aka Laurel Thomas from Emmerdale.  Charlotte talks about worst auditions, tackling big storylines, working with her star studded screen family as well as two of the greatest challenges an actor will ever face: how to walk on telly and playing a forklift truck!!The conversation does cover some of the key storylines Charlotte has face...

Neil McDermott, who played Ryan Malloy on Eastenders, joins Lee for Episode 8 of Soap From The Box. The boys chat about their first - naked - scene together, what it was like joining the star studded cast of Eastenders, filming stunts and who could have killed Archie.  They cover so many glorious Eastenders moments, why not relive some of them:Archie’s Killer Revealedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Here’s your second scrubbing of Soap From The Box this week to cheer us all up during lockdown.  In this episode Lee talks to Chelsea Halfpenny, who played Amy Wyatt in Emmerdale and Alicia Munroe in Casualty.  Amongst the many giggles, the chat covers Chelsea’s FIVE auditions to get the part in Emmerdale, the story behind the character being recast and why she didn’t go back, plus her time on Cas...

In this special midweek edition of Soap From The Box to make us smile in lockdown week, Lee welcomes Hayley Tamaddon. That means it’s two soaps for one scrub as Hayley played both Del Dingle on Emmerdale and Andrea Beckett on Coronation Street. Hayley and Lee chat about fame, panic attacks, kissing on telly and falling off the stairs in the Dingle house! They also cover Hayley’s work in theatre (G...

This week Soap From The Box welcomes an icon who happens to be one of Lee’s closest friends, Glynis Barber. Glynis played Glenda Mitchell in Eastenders (hear about her last minute casting) and DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale (lovingly known as “the world’s worst police officer.”)This extensive chin wag also covers Glynis’ iconic role of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in Dempsey and Makepeace as well as...

Double bubble babes as Soap From The Box is back with a second episode in a week! Catherine Tyldesley - welcome to Soap On The Box! Cath talks to Lee about her time playing Eva Price on Coronation Street and what it was like working with Shayne Ward, Michelle Collins and Sue Johnston.  She tells all about her Corrie audition and reveals tricks of the trade for filming while pregnant.  They also ch...

In this special bonus edition of Soap From The Box, Lee meets the person that inspired him to create this podcast in the first place - Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Sophie’s own podcast, Spinning Plates, was the spark that drove Lee to get together with all his TV star friends to talk all things soap, love and life.  In this conversation, Sophie chats about having a mum on Blue Peter, Sundays spent watchin...

Nina Wadia reveals all about playing Zainab Masood on Eastenders in Episode 2 of Soap From The Box.  Nina shares behind the scenes insights about working on Albert Square, getting to know the star studded cast and the tricks of the trade when it comes to eating prop food! Re-live some of Nina’s great moments on Eastenders here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wviT7U76c1MThe chat covers her work on...

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In the first episode of the series, Lee talks to Shayne Ward about playing Aidan Connor on Coronation Street, including behind the scenes insights about his casting, being on set, working with the cast and dealing with massive storylines.  Shayne also chats about his pop career, X Factor, performing on the West End, a brush with Take That and his work on new music. And if you want an instant hit o...