THE wedding of Ricky (played by Sid Owen) and Bianca (Patsy Palmer) of EastEnders drew almost 17 million viewers, according to early figures.
The Square's big day was watched by 75 per cent of the available audience.
The BBC expects several million more for Sunday's Omnibus, making it one of the most successful recent episodes.
The Spice Girls head the nominations for this year's Ivor Novello songwriting awards, announced yesterday. The girls, who have had a string of hits each side of the Atlantic, are all credited as co-writers of their biggest hit singles, and have three nominations in two categories for the awards.
Pop stars have woken up to the lesson learned by Beatles Lennon and McCartney in 1962 - that writers get the lion's share of royalties.
Former East 17 singer Brian Harvey (22) yesterday opted for a jury trial when he appeared before Bow Street magistrates to face charges, including assault.
The alleged incident involved a photographer outside Stringfellow's nightclub last month.
Teri Hatcher (31) is to earn £1 million for her role opposite Pierce Brosnan in the new 007 film Tomorrow Never Dies.
Her first major film role was in 1989 with Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell in Tango and Cash. As Lois Lane she seduced and married Superman, the airborne extra terrestrial from the planet Krypton.