Strike Factory

Well its been a good week, I have received my certificate for Level 2 in the European Computer Driving Licence course, having passed the last section test in databases last week, and now considering either studying at Rewards or taking up an apprenticeship in office administration but hopefully a way that can help me progress in life and understand the slight difficulties I have!

Meanwhile I would like to reveal that I am set to be an uncle soon as one of my brothers has got a little one on the way with his girlfriend! Pleased for them both! :) 

As for this weekend and the next week as I consider my career options, there is the usual footy and the tennis events at Indian Wells and Miami to look forward to and Spring is only 1 week away, though feels like it has come a week early this year! 

 

Jenna Coleman - Jasmine Thomas Emmerdale

Possibly better known as Doctor Who's lovely assistant these days, but before entering the tardis, she was resident in Emmerdale for 4 years. The niece of resident vicar Ashley Thomas, but was famously caught up in a love triangle with Debbie Dingle (some great scenes kissing), and Debbie bad boy father Cain Dingle who she got pregnant by before aborting. However towards the end after killing Shane while defending her on and off lover Debbie, she ends up going to prison but not before one more heart to heart with Debbie Dingle! 

 

 

Pippa Black - Elle Robinson Neighbours

Pippa Black a Nicole Kidman lookalike played Elle the daughter of Paul Robinson from 2005 until 2009 and for the first year or so was really a female version of Paul Robinson, although surviving a few attempts on her life from wicked twin brother Robert, eventually she morphed into a nicer character that kept her father under control, and later looked out for the equally lovely Donna Freedman. She had many relationships before gently brushing of Lucas Fitzgerald for a new life in New York. In real life Pippa Black has since also moved to the US to take up various guest and regular roles in US comedys and detective drama shows! 

 

Margot Robbie - Donna Freedman Neighbours

Like Jenna Coleman, Margot is more famous outside the soap opera role she once had with her shineing in the Wolf Of Wall Street movie recently and dating Leonardo Di Caprio! But before that just after Neighbours switch from BBC to Channel 5 she was cast in the show As Donna Freedman, living with the Robinsons and was chased around Ramsay Street however found love with Ringo Brown. But then became single when Steph Scully ran down Ringo on her motorbike! Not long after she left Ramsay Street, and her star is on the up even turning down Hugh Hefners offer to pose nude! 

 

Samara Weaving - Indigo Walker Home & Away

Lovely Samara the niece of Hugo Weaving only recently sadly left Home & Away on UK screens (though about 2 months before on Aussie screens), having been in the show for 3 years as part of the Walker family that were introduced in 2010! Before that she had appeared in another Aussie soap the shortlived BBC comissioned Out Of The Blue as a regular character, plus has looked a bit tasty in some Aussie tourism adverts shown on UK TV. Indi Walker is mostly remembered for her on and off relationship with Romeo, and eventually buying a gym that results in Indi being mostly seen in same red sports top and short tight leggings in the last year of her time in Summer Bay! Currently doing a mix of modelling and acting based in London, England for the time being but could Hollywood beckon for Samara like Margot Robbie maybe?

 

Jacqueline Jossa - Lauren Branning Eastenders

The second actress to play Lauren after replacing Madeline Duggan who had played her for 4 years! Lauren Branning Mark II has proven to be very saucy wearing tasty short dresses, lovely leather skirts showing off her shapely legs, and causing a storm with her endless drink problems turning up around the Square drunk though has since managed to overcome her drink problems and had a notable affair recently with married alcoholic Mancunian Jake Stone! 

 

 

 

 

Being a bloke that likes certain soap operas (main ones being Neighbours and Eastenders though on and off have also watched and liked the others), been certain girls I have liked, admired or had crushes on and in 2 parts going to reveal the ten girls in order of when they appeared in respective soaps they made their names

 

Sarah Jayne Dunn/ Mandy Richardson Hollyoaks

 Mandy first popped up as a schoolgirl in Hollyoaks in 1996 and her original stint lasted 10 years (a long time for Hollyoaks standards with their high turnover of cast!), during that time she went from schoolgirl that was cruelly abused by her father, to a beautiful model like blonde that although had various men in and around Hollyoaks village lusting for her chose the unlucky in love hero the legend Tony Hutchinson. However this good fun and sometimes stormy relationship and marraige sadly ended in tragedy when their baby Grace died and matters did not help when after Tony went cold on Mandy she got close and kissed Dom, however he could not go through with stealing his brothers wife so she left Hollyoaks! She has made a few returns to the show since then but will always be when she was with Tony that I will most fondly remember her (maybe possibly due to some simularitys Tony has with me esp re girls lol)!

 

Tamzin Outhwaite/ Melanie Owen Eastenders

Possibly the earliest crush I had on a girl in soap operas I recall well around the same time I had a thing about Anna Kournikova! Mel is mostly remembered for being a bargirl and a bit of a businesswoman in Eastenders that although had a brother that was a priest, she preferred the bad men of Albert Square so no wonder her first marraige to Ian Beale lasted about a few minutes! Eventually choosing to marry Steve Owen (although having flings with Dan Sullivan, and Phil Mitchell along the way), a particular big memory of her being when in a rage and in a fetching tracksuit outfit she burned down the E20 club to get back at Steve! 

 

Michelle Ryan/ Zoe Slater Eastenders

A close thing between Lacey Turner and Michelle Ryan but Michelle edges it for me so only Slater girl in top 10! lol Possibly most fondly remembered for her infamous 'U Ain't my Muvva' scene in 2001, Zoe was original member of Slater family introduced to Eastenders in early 2000s, and during her 5 years on the show the character was mostly known for trying to pull men away from girls, her complex relationship with who she thought was her big sister but really mother Kat, and finally her showdown scenes with Den Watts! Since leaving Eastenders Michelle Ryans career has pretty much up and down, with a brief career in America playing lead role in Bionic Women revival that was not success, she has since returned to English shores and appeared in Merlin and a few other tv shows and movies, and for time being has ruled out a return to Albert Square!

 

Gemma Atkinson/ Lisa Hunter Hollyoaks

My admiration for Gemma got revived recently due to apparances on USA Pro clothing adverts on TV and appearing in poster on the front of Sports Direct shops nationwide so no escape from her esp the Crawley branch where I once worked! Ahhhhh stop this! Lisa Hunter is mostly remembered as at a first a schoolgirl that due to good looks was bullied by jealous girls like Steph Dean (secret crush possibly?), but then morphed into confident woman with the blokes and left with Ben Davies. Since then has dated Christiano Ronaldo and got many other admirers high on her list! 

 

Stephanie McIntosh/ Sky Mangel Neighbours

The first of a few Aussie girls on my list, Stephanie McIntosh the little half sister of Jason Donovan, was cast as the second Sky Mangel in 2003, and Sky was a lovely blonde attractive geeky girl, that had a memorable kiss with lesbian Lana Crawford, though was mostly into the young men of Ramsay Street, a popular character in her few years on the show! Since leaving Stephanie has attempted a pop career in the UK that did not quite work out, and these days does a mix of acting and singing in Los Angeles, and big tennis fan especially following wherever the German veteran ATP tennis star Tommy Haas goes according to twitter, possibly revenge for my crush on Anna Kournikova all those years ago! lol 

Part 2 to come up in the next few days! :)