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After months of fevered tabloid speculation, Ross Kemp has finally agreed to make an EastEnders comeback in the autumn - and this time, it comes straight from the horse’s mouth. The actor, who plays tortured gangsta publican Grant Mitchell, had been in talks with the BBC for several months but eventually sealed the deal after being persuaded by Barbara Windsor, who plays his on-screen mum Peggy.
"She must have asked 50 times," Ross told the News of the World. "In fact she nagged so much I told her I'd say yes if she stopped asking! Now I've finally agreed, I'm looking forward to it." Bosses have drafted a sensational plot to reunite Grant with the rest of the Mitchell clan. An insider divulged: “Let’s just say it’s something to do with the mischief Dirty Den causes from beyond the grave.”
Meanwhile, The People reports that EastEnders plan to axe a string of characters in a desperate bid to breathe new life into the ailing soap. Those facing an uncertain future in Albert Square include the Miller family and roadsweeper Gus. Even original cast member Wendy Richard’s future is in doubt as her character, the never knowingly under-cardiganed Pauline Fowler, has become increasingly unpopular with viewers in recent times.
The scriptwriters at Elstree have finally given the Moon brothers a purpose in life (other than tidying up pens in the betting shop while glaring villainously). The terrible twosome will torch gentleman gangster Johnny Allen’s home after he steals one of their business ideas. And this isn’t just any old fire… TV insiders claim the inferno, which devastates Phil Mitchell’s old home, could cost at least one life. EastEnders bosses are keeping tight-lipped about who the victim – or victims – could be. But here’s a little clue – Jake Moon returns to Walford in the autumn for a series of major storylines but dear old Danny doesn’t.
Dirty Den is plotting his revenge. Former EastEnders star Leslie Grantham, sacked after becoming the centre of one of showbiz’s most nauseating scandals, involving his naked body and a webcam, is writing a tell-all book. “It’ll blow the lid off the soap,” says the actor. “While I’ve been silly, so have they – I helped put the show back in the ratings and then they axe me.”