EastEnders newcomer and more weekend soap gossip

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EastEnders has revealed a first look at Callum and Stuart Highway's father Jonno making his first appearance on Albert Square.

Richard Graham has been cast in the role of Jonno, who's joining the show for a short stint.

With preparations for Callum's wedding to Whitney well under way, Jonno is invited to Walford to meet his son's fiancée for the first time.

Things start off well when Jonno receives a warm welcome from his two sons, but both have a troubled past with their father.

As Jonno starts to make his presence felt on the Square and shows another side to his personality, is there trouble ahead?

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EastEnders airs these scenes on Monday, July 1 at 9pm on BBC One.

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Over on Hollyoaks, Tony Hutchinson asks Harry Thompson to help as he remains fearful over Ste Hay's future.

Tony has struggled to make Ste see sense since he started associating with Jonny Baxter and Stuart Sumner, who've groomed him into joining a far-right extremist group.

As Harry (Parry Glasspool) does his dad a favour by visiting Ste, it coincides with James Nightingale coming to see Sami Maalik next door.

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Still doing all he can to keep Harry out of prison, James asks Sami for a second opinion on the case. However, he's horrified to hear Ste (Kieron Richardson) and Harry catching up nearby.

The following day, James (Gregory Finnegan) lets his suspicions get the better of him, so he storms over to Ste's house and warns him to stay away from Harry.

James then takes an honest approach with Harry, admitting that he's finding it difficult to trust him after so much dishonesty in the past. Can Harry talk him round?

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Hollyoaks airs these scenes on Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5 at 6.30pm on Channel 4.

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Coming up on Coronation Street, Maria Connor starts to realise that she needs a new direction in life.

Maria (Samia Longchambon) feels old before her time when David Platt and Sean Tully both make fun of her at the barbers for having dated music tastes.

When Maria also sees Bethany Platt preparing for an exciting night out with Emma Brooker, she's disappointed that she doesn't have much of an opportunity to let her hair down.

In the absence of a better offer, Maria ends up accepting the idea of a girly spa night with Gail Rodwell and Audrey Roberts.

Already sick of hearing about Nick and David's dramas, Maria bans any Platt-related talk but still gets bored by Gail and Audrey's dull conversations.

Corrie has recently named Ali Neeson as a new love interest for Maria, so could some excitement in her life be around the corner?

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Coronation Street airs these scenes on Friday, June 28 at 7.30pm on ITV.

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Meanwhile, Emmerdale's Jai Sharma and Laurel Thomas are taken aback when their secret relationship is uncovered a little earlier than they'd expected.

Jai (Chris Bisson) and Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) recently gave into temptation at the factory after weeks of chemistry between them.

Next week, the new couple have a close call when Jai's dad Rishi (Bhasker Patel) interrupts them at the factory just as they're about to kiss.

Rishi also thwarts the pair's dinner plans when he insists that Jai will have to replace Billy Fletcher as driver for a job.

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Jai ends up sending the workers out on a long lunch so he can get some much-needed time alone with Laurel, but they're thwarted when Dawn Taylor arrives back unexpectedly and catches them together.

Will Dawn expose their secret?

Emmerdale airs these scenes on Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27 at 7pm on ITV.

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