I’m not Shona, but as a kid, I went to schools where learning Shona was compulsory. And I remember the moment I decided I’d had enough: Your father’s father? Sekuru. Your mother’s brother?

EastEnders star Shona McGarty has bagged first new show since her explosive soap exit last year - and it’s worlds away from Walford. The actress, 33, left the BBC show in April last year after ...

AN ex EastEnders star is set head Down Under to star on I’m A Celebrity. Shona McGarty, 33, is in advanced talks to be an early signing for the ITV show, which films this Autumn in November.

Shona McGarty has returned to the recording studio (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) Former EastEnders star Shona McGarty has shared a behind the scenes snap from a recording studio as ...

Shona McGarty will star in a new musical about the revolutionary pin-up model and pop culture icon, Bettie Page. Widely recognised for playing Whitney Dean in EastEnders, McGarty has also starred in 2 ...

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CORONATION Street fans stunned as David and Shona caught Sarah and copper Kit naked - sparking a furious family bust-up on the cobbles. David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) always thought his sister’s ...

EastEnders star Shona McGarty has shared a career update, following her exit from the soap. The actor, who played Whitney Dean for 16 years, left Walford in 2024 in order to explore other ...

By Dustin Illingworth Dustin Illingworth has written for The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker and The Times Literary Supplement. When you purchase an independently reviewed book through ...

Gemma Illingworth, from Manchester, was diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) in 2021 at 28. The rare form of dementia causes parts of the brain responsible for visual and spatial ...

Gemma Illingworth, from Manchester, was just 28 when she was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease in 2021. Known as posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), it affects the brain's ability to process ...

For Ben and Jess Illingworth, life changed forever when their sister, Gemma Illingworth, was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia at just 28 years old. "Gemma lived a normal life for the first ...