Inside Soap
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{{Infobox Magazine
| title = Inside Soap
| image_file = Inside_Soap.jpg
| image_size = 151px
| image_caption = ''Inside Soap''
| editor = [[Steven Murphy]]
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| frequency = weekly
| circulation = [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[Spain]], [[Canary Islands]]
| category = soap operas
| company = formerly [[Attic Futura]], now [[Hachette Filipacchi]] (UK) Ltd.
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| country = {{Flag|UK}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = http://www.insidesoap.co.uk/
| issn = 0966-8497
}}
==The Magazine==
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'''''Inside Soap''''' is a weekly [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[magazine]], released every Tuesday, which covers current and future storylines in [[soap opera]]s shown in the [[United Kingdom]].
It traditionally provides interviews from actors who play characters in the soaps and outlines current storylines. Soaps included in its content are ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'', ''[[Hollyoaks]]'', ''[[Neighbours]]'' and ''[[Home and Away]]''.
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Each year the [[Inside Soap Awards]] ceremony is held, where awards are given to the 'Best Actor', 'Best Actress' and 'Best Soap', among others, voted for by readers.
===Page 3===
Page three of the magazine is a list of contents of the magazine with the page numbers of all the different articles and features. It outlines the different sections of the magazines that are dedicated to [[Coronation Street]], [[EastEnders]], [[Emmerdale]] etc.
Page three also contains a welcome note from the editor [[Steven Murphy]].
===Inside Scoop===
The Inside scoop contains news, and fun facts about the stars of soap it also has soapy snippets and reveals soap teasers.
It has mini interviews with the soap stars and quotes.
===Out and About===
Out and About was common feature in Inside Soap, but not featured in current magazines. It showed 'paparazzi' type pictures of soap stars 'out and about' outside soapland.
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===What Happens when?===
This is a list of soaps, days, and teasers. They tell when the storyline explodes so you don't have to miss it.
===Regions and Radio===
Inside Soap contains three small teaser articles on other soaps that might not be widely known, they include ''[[River City]]'', ''[[Fair City]]'' and ''[[The Archers]]''.
===Featurettes===
A double page spread on a look back at the years in soap with a different theme every week which relates to a storyline in the present day soap. Themes included Soap Villains, Soap Murderers, Soap star Cars, Soap star parents etc.
===You Ask...===
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Every week, readers get a chance to email their questions to their favourite soap stars and entries are posted in Inside Soap.
All the questions make up an [[interview]]. Previous interviews include [[Antony Cotton]], [[Joe Swash]], [[Suranne Jones]], [[Eliza Taylor-Cotter]] and [[Kim Tiddy]].
===Kiss & Telly===
Kiss and Telly gives readers a chance to catch up on their knowledge of soap star's real love lifes.
===Soap Style===
Is a look at some very fashionable soap stars.
Get the look tells readers where they can buy affordable dresses that the soap stars wear. Previous soap stars that were picked include [[Samia Smith]], [[Charley Webb]] and [[Gemma Atkinson]].
===Soap Box===
Readers send their questions and letters into Helen or Andy.
Best letters are posted.
Recently Sarah has taken the post but gained notoriety for cheesy comments
===Inside TV===
Is a 7 day TV guide included in the magazine.
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==Inside Soap Regulars==
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===[[Coronation Street]]===
* [[Wendi Peters]]
* [[Jane Danson]]
* [[Jennie McAlpine]]
* [[Kate Ford]]
* [[Suranne Jones]]
* [[Kym Ryder]]
* [[Antony Cotton]]
* [[Alison King]]
* [[Julia Haworth]]
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===[[EastEnders]]===
* [[Steve McFadden]]
* [[Barbara Windsor]]
* [[Sophie Thompson]]
* [[Laurie Brett]]
* [[Joe Swash]]
* [[June Brown]]
* [[Lacey Turner]]
* [[Cliff Parisi]]
* [[Adam Woodyatt]]
===[[Hollyoaks]], [[The Bill]], [[Family Affairs]]===
* [[Ebony Thomas]]
* [[Kim Tiddy]]
* [[Gemma Bissix]]
* [[Gemma Merna]]
* [[Louisa Lytton]]
* [[James Sutton (actor)|James Sutton]]
* [[Jessica Fox]]
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===[[Emmerdale]]===
*[[Charley Webb]]
*[[Nick Miles]]
*[[Lucy Pargeter]]
*[[Emily Symons]]
*[[Charlie Hardwick]]
*[[Deena Payne]]
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== External links ==
*[http://www.insidesoap.co.uk/ Official Site]
[[Category:Entertainment magazines]]
[[Category:British magazines]]
[[Category:Weekly magazines]]
[[Category:Television soap opera media]]