At the end of July, the doddery inhabitants of Coronation Street will heave an epic sigh of relief. For that’s when, after four years of pint-pulling and tea-quaffing, EastEnders’s chief ratings-puller Kara Tointon will leave the show for good.
Still, any impact her departure may have on the Beeb’s audience numbers will be nothing compared to the commotion her brand new, FHM exclusive snaps are set to cause. Free to explore other facets of her talent, two days in Ibiza with our cameras and a suitcase full of bikinis were enough to confirm that Albert Square’s loss is very much mankind’s gain…
Elsewhere in the brand new August issue, our 69-point-plan to surviving summer is the only way to ensure you’re not laughed off the beach this sunny season, with comprehensive advice on everything from barbecues to super-soakers. We’ve also got exclusive pictures of the best (read: hottest) players from Wimbledon 2009, a special on the world’s finest tequilas and a report on what it’s like to be a real-life, genuine superhero.
Then there’s the regulars: stacks of ace new fashion, a hot hairdresser, the latest entertainment reviews and more of your ever-amusing gags and true stories. It’s a celebrity-packed special, too, with advice, gags and weirdness from Freddie Flintoff (below), Rupert Grint and Derren Brown.
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