Brian Conley took EastEnders role ‘after his money-spinning corporate and West End gigs dried up’

Amid the news that Brian Conley will play Sonia’s long-lost father in EastEnders, The Sun has claimed the actor took the role as his other work dried up. Famously claiming he didn’t want to act in soaps – turning EastEnders down twice in the past – Brian, 59, has seemingly lost out on West End … Read more

I’m A Celebrity’s Gwrych Castle appears to have dried out in aerial snaps after Welsh floods

Earlier this month it was claimed crew members had to spend a weekend drying out Gwrych Castle after it became flooded when it was battered by torrential rain. And new aerial shots showed that the building appears to have finally dried out as work is once again underway as of Sunday, after the brutal weather … Read more

Dried chillies are harvested in China in amazing images

Red hot chilli preppers! Mounds of dried chillies turn fields red during harvest season at huge Chinese farm Aerial images show labourers harvesting crop in Kuqa, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, north-west China The peppers are harvested around August to October before being shipped to market once they have dried Drying chillies is a classic way … Read more

We’ll meet again! Friendships that have dried up during lockdown will return to normal, expert says

If you feel like you’ve lost touch with friends in lockdown, worry not. Professor Robin Dunbar, of Oxford University, has spent 25 years studying behaviours in primates and human groups and applied his knowledge to the pandemic.  He said that despite some friends not seeing each other for months during lockdown, most relationships will return to … Read more

Dried figs and toasted Mastelo cheese with spinach and A fig glaze

Dried figs and toasted Mastelo cheese with spinach and A fig glaze By Irini Tzortzoglou Published: 00:02 BST, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 19 July 2020 Dried figs and toasted Mastelo cheese with spinach and a fig glaze  SERVES 4 1 lettuce 100g young spinach leaves 200g mastelo cheese 2-3 tbsp milk, for … Read more

Dried flowers are back in fashion – and you can create your own in minutes using a MICROWAVE 

How to dry flowers in a MICROWAVE: expert reveals how to transform garden blooms into fashionable vintage-style bouquets in your own kitchen Florists have reported an increase in demand for bouquets of dried flowers DIY expert Georgina Burnett shared tips on This Morning for creating the vintage-style bouquets at home using just a microwave and … Read more

Love Island EXCLUSIVE: Demi Jones was left ‘worried’ when opportunities dried up in lockdown

EXCLUSIVE ‘I was brought back down to earth’: Love Island’s Demi Jones admits she was left ‘worried’ when opportunities dried up at the start of lockdown By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 13:48 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 13:48 BST, 5 June 2020 Love Island has been responsible for providing many former contestants with … Read more