Ben Mitchell

[Dazzle]

And what's Ofcom's beef? Considering the amount of stuff on tv nowadays, I thought the sex scene was pretty tame. Or are they complaining just because it involved 2 blokes???

Ofcom don't have a beef thankfully. The complaints were apparently about the sex happening in the same room as a corpse, but I suspect there might have been a lot less complaints if it had involved a straight couple.

[storyseeker1]

Typical. And we're supposed to be an equal rights country, too!

[Perdita]

I think in this instance the sexuality of the characters had nothing to do with it .. but the location of where they were intimate

[Dazzle]

I think in this instance the sexuality of the characters had nothing to do with it .. but the location of where they were intimate

Well, Ofcom's own words allude to the fact that it was a gay scene:

"Ofcom assessed a number of complaints about a storyline in these episodes and concluded they didn't raise issues warranting further investigation.

We found the scenes were justified in the context of a long-running plotline and sexual contact between the characters was implied rather than overt.

Our rules don't discriminate between scenes involving opposite sex and same sex couples."

(Taken from: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2...plIUAcp4n7Mm0z)

While I'm sure some of the complaints were solely based on the fact the scene was set in an undertakers, given the outrage at Ben and Paul's previous gay kiss I'd be surprised if there wasn't an element of homophobia in some of the complaints.

[storyseeker1]

Disgusting! Some people will just use any excuse to make a complaint. Hello! It's the 21st century, people! Get with the times and get over it!

[lizann]

how about ben giving dean a taste of his own medicine, ben raping dean, hollyoaks did male rape twice, complaints would be overload though

[maidmarian]

how about ben giving dean a taste of his own medicine, ben raping dean, hollyoaks did male rape twice, complaints would be overload though

I thought that was what the actor playing
Ben meant in the interview!
Better take a "think nice thoughts" tablet!

[maidmarian]

Dupl

[storyseeker1]

Somehow the idea of Ben raping Dean seems unlikely. I mean, it would be poetic justice, and I'd be all for it, but Dean's taller and seemingly stronger than Ben.

[Perdita]

t is what EastEnders' Ben Mitchell has been dreading the most, but his dad Phil Mitchell will discover the truth about his fling with Paul Coker over the autumn.

Ben (Harry Reid) has been determined to convince Phil that he is straight since embarking on a relationship with Abi Branning last year, but has recently fallen for the charms of Paul.

Ben threatens Paul
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Despite the fact that Ben is keen to keep his budding relationship with Paul (Jonny Labey) under wraps, his worst fears will become a reality when Phil finds out.

A horrified Phil will walk in on Ben and Paul in a compromising position, leaving him in no doubt about his son's sexuality.

Whether Phil will expose the truth to Abi remains to be seen, but Ben will have other things on his mind over the next few months when he discovers that his mum Kathy is actually alive.