Ben Mitchell

[moonstorm]

Your right Parkerman, I suppose we should be thankful that he did not come back a girl

[lizann]

Will he be as camp as the other Ben

[moonstorm]

I think they are goinig to make him much tougher, as a result of being inside!

[LostVoodoo]

can he be tough but still like musicals? it's hardly impossible BBC, come on!

[moonstorm]

Ok so he will only like hard musicals from now, like West Side Story

[walsh2509]

must have been an american jail he was in , Lauren was away in the States of about 3 months if that and came back at least 4 years older taller bigger build.

[Chris_2k11]

Thank god the other ones gone thats all I can say

[Perdita]

An EastEnders regular could become the third gay character on Albert Square, a report has suggested.

Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe) will reveal that he is gay after sharing a kiss with another teenager called Duncan, according to The Mirror.

"Since the day Ben returned to Walford, he's been a bit of a disappointment for Phil," a show insider told the paper.

"With his love of dancing and musicals, Ben was not cast from the same 'tough guy' mould as his father. It's ironic that Phil's efforts to turn his son into a mini version of himself backfire spectacularly when he encourages Ben to go boxing with Duncan.

"But no one could anticipate the chain of events this will spark around Walford as Ben tries to keep his sexuality secret from his father."

Ben and Duncan will reportedly be spotted by Patrick Truman (Rudolph Walker), but Ben threatens the shopkeeper fearing what father Phil (Steve McFadden) will say if he finds out.

The production source continued: "Poor Ben is terrified of Phil's reaction but the truth will out, sooner or later."

EastEnders executive producer Bryan Kirkwood recently defended scenes showing Syed Masood (Marc Elliott) and Christian Clarke (John Partridge) in bed together following viewer complaints.

DS

[parkerman]

Oh dear!

Obviously the fact that Ben likes dancing and musicals must mean he is gay. No stereotyping there then. I'm sure that'll be no end of help to all heterosexual boys who are interested in taking up dancing or who like musicals.

[Siobhan]

Oh dear!

Obviously the fact that Ben likes dancing and musicals must mean he is gay. No stereotyping there then. I'm sure that'll be no end of help to all heterosexual boys who are interested in taking up dancing or who like musicals.

I was just about to reply the same.. Not all guys who are into musicals, dancing, hairdressing or otherwise are gay..