News about John Altman

Hayley Palmer looked as though she was having the time of her life on Monday night, as she was joined by her pals to celebrate her birthday in London. The TV presenter pulled out all the stops to mark her 43rd birthday, throwing a karaoke party for all her friends, including a few familiar faces. After revealing earlier this month that her split from ex Mark Labbett had left her so grief-stricken that she couldn't get out of bed, Hayley seized the opportunity to celebrate and let loose.

QUESTION Is it more dangerous to live in Coronation Street or EastEnders' Albert Square? Living in Albert Square, where the murder rate is almost doubled that of Coronation Street, is more dangerous. Since it was announced in 1960, Corrie's official death toll of on-screen murders is 29, with a rate of less than one every two years.

On Tuesday, John Altman looked dapper as he attended the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames. The actor, 71, who appeared on 'Nasty' Nick Cotton on EastEnders from 1985 to 2015, wore a baby blue suit, teamed with a white and blue floral shirt. John, who left the top few buttons undone, seemed extremely poised for the occasion, wearing a pair of brown suit shoes.

They're best known for portraying two of the nation's most powerful villains ever to set foot in Albert Square in EastEnders. On Wednesday, it was all friendly for Janine Butcher actor Charlie Brooks and 'Nasty Nick Cotton actor John Altman as they enjoyed a reunion at the Cirque Du Soleil KURIOS European premiere. The soaps stars arrived for a casual snap together at Royal Albert Hall in London to celebrate the new Cabinet of Curiosities' display.

As Line Of Duty's Ted Hastings, Adrian Dunbar (pictured) has carved out a spot for himself. The actor has been given the opportunity to play a different kind of copper. He will play the jazz loving retired cop Ridley in ITV's new crime drama, Ridley

Following her death earlier this year, EastEnders actress June Brown is said to have left a fortune that would be shared among her five children. According to a survey, the soap actress, who appeared on chain-smoking Dot Cotton from 1985 to 2020, left almost £1 million in her estate to her offspring. June died in April at the age of 95, and her children Chloe, Louise, William, Naomi, and Sophie, who she shared with Robert Arnold, survived her.