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7/21/11

John Lisbon Wood

My latest piece is in the new issue of Shore Magazine. It's an interview with playwright John Lisbon Wood.

You can read it here.

John Lisbon Wood

My latest piece is in the new issue of Shore Magazine. It's an interview with playwright John Lisbon Wood.

You can read it here.

SPOILER ALERT: THIRD gay character in Albert Square, as Ben Mitchell reveals sexuality

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Coming out: Joshua Pascoe, who plays Ben Mitchell, will be the third gay member of the soap

As Coronation Street comes under fire for broadcasting too many gay plotlines, EastEnders introduces its third gay character to Walford.

At just 15-years-old, teenager Ben Mitchell will reveal his true sexuality, devastating his masculine father Phil in the process.

Actor Joshua Pascoe, who is the fourth actor to play the part of Ben, joins couple Syed Masood and Christian Clarke as 'the only gays in the village'

An EastEnders source told The Mirror: 'Since the day Ben returned to Walford, he’s been a bit of a disappointment for Phil.

'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.'

Homosexual characters: Syed and Christian will empathise with Ben

The insider added: '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.
'Poor Ben is terrified of Phil’s reaction but the truth will come out, sooner or later.'

The controversial storyline sees Ben and Duncan's relationship blossom when Ben takes a risk by planting a kiss on his friend.
He is stunned when Duncan returns his affections, rather than pushing him away in disgust.

But when Patrick Trueman spots them, Ben is terrified the shopkeeper will tell his father and heads to his mini-mart to intimidate him.

The situation goes from bad to worse when terrified Patrick calls the police, leaving Phil fuming and demanding an apology.

Loyal Patrick refuses to say sorry, but does keeps the truth about Ben.

Fellow EastEnders Syed Masood and Christian Clarke, played by Marc Elliott and John Partridge, caused controversy during a recent scene that saw them lying in bed together, apparently naked beneath the sheets.

Over 100 viewers complained, saying the intimacy was 'inappropriate'.
But the BBC hit back, saying the show has a duty to reflect 'real life'.

source: dailymail

SPOILER ALERT: THIRD gay character in Albert Square, as Ben Mitchell reveals sexuality

'He's a tiger': Courtney Stodden, 16, reveals a little too much information about her love life with husband Doug Hutchison

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Defensive: Doug Hutchinson and Courtney Stodden discussed how their relationship has become a global phenomenon in a new E! online

They have spent the last month defending their controversial marriage along with the 35-year-age gap.

But it seems 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison and wife Courtney Stodden, 16, have not even come close to stopping when it comes to revealing intimate secrets of their unlikely union.

'He's a tiger,' Stodden told E! Online about Hutchison's bedroom performance after her husband said he wished he had been a virgin on their wedding night. 'It's fine that he wasn't.'

You're so bad! The couple flirt with each other on camera after Stodden revealed some bedroom secrets

'You're so bad,' Hutchison said, nuzzling his pouting wife in the interview which aired today.

The couple, who met online when Stodden signed up for acting classes on Hutchison's website, said they had not anticipated that their marriage would 'captivate the nation.'

'Globally, we have become the most controversial couple in the world,' said the actor, who starred in Tom Hanks film The Green Mile. 'We didn't anticipate that.'

In love: The couple flirted with each other and insisted they are 'soul mates' on their latest interview

Stodden, who hopes to become an actress and singer, married Hutchison with her parents' blessing on June 21 in Las Vegas.

Her husband today defended his wife in the wake of speculation that she has had surgery.

'A lot of the critics are saying that Courtney is a fake,' he said. 'That's she's a Barbie doll, fake boobs, fake lips, fake nose, fake hair - but God was her only plastic surgeon.'

'I was born this way out of the womb,' Stodden insisted. 'Like, hello world!'

Posing: Stodden pouted and posed her way through the interview where she denied she had gone through plastic surgery

'I believe there's one rule in Hollywood, and that's that there are no rules,' he said. 'I've been courted by producers, directors, agents... I don't think it's been a career killer.

'Courtney is more important to me than my career,' he added. 'That's all there is to it.'

The couple are reportedly looking to feature in their own reality show and plan on starting a family at some point in the near future.

Career rise: Hutchison said he had been 'courted' by producers and agents since his marriage to Stoddard became public

Young love: Hutchison and Stoddard wed in Las Vegas back in June with her parents' blessing

source: dailymail