"TROUBLED EastEnders teenager Ben Mitchell will become the soap's third gay character — devastating his macho dad Phil.
The lad, played by Joshua Pascoe, will come out and shock his hardnut family months after kissing pal Duncan.
"Dad Phil, played by Steve McFadden, will be distraught at the news later this year.
"He has always been disappointed with Ben — who used to be played by Charlie Jones — for his lack of masculinity after he developed a love of music and dancing.
"Ben will be Albert Square's third gay character after Syed Masood (Marc Elliot) and Christian Clarke (John Partridge).
"Ironically, his romance will develop after Phil encourages him to toughen up by going boxing with Duncan.
"But the lads end up being more than just sparring partners when they share a kiss..."
The Sun.
So it must be true, innit.
I hope they've cleared this FILTH with Brian Sewell.
Update: Guardian Media quote Bryan Kirkwood, EastEnders' executive producer; "For EastEnders viewers, it was never a question of if, but more like when Ben Mitchell was going to come out as gay. The Mitchells represent the spirit of EastEnders – tough, loyal and uncompromising.
"To see a man like Phil learn to deal with, [SPOILER ALERT!!!] and ultimately accept, his gay son, is a valid story for a drama like EastEnders to embark on."
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In the Daily Mail report they've capitalised "third" - A THIRD gay character!
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I can't think of any gay teen stories before in Eastenders (apart from Ian Beale's completely fucked up mental son Steven, but no sooner had he realised he was gay that he mentalised and left), so it's sort of a new angle for Eastenders.
Let's hope they get someone attractive to play him before he goe queer. :)
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