The Mirror,  Friday 2nd April 1999

'DES DOES A GRANT' was the Matthew Wright headline. 'STAR WALKS OUT TO JOIN WEST END SHOW'

'One week after The mirror broke the shock news that TV favourite Ross Kemp was quitting EastEnders, I have more bad tiding..'.. say's Matthew

'Des Coleman - Lenny Wallace in the BBC1 soap - has told the soap's hatchet man producer Matthew Robinson that he's off too.  The star decided to go after seeing his future storylines which, I'm told he found disappointing, to say the least''

The article claims that Des had received a secret approach from West End musical 'Rent' and that they wanted Des to take over the lead role of Benny.

Matthew pointed out in an earlier article that the Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden were not happy and now Matthew says that the bosses at EE have offered Steve a new £250,000 contract.

Article rating: 8/10 It's all hotting up in Bosni..no..I mean the Beeb isn't it?

Quote of the day:  'Discontent is the first step in the progress of man' OSCAR WILDE 1893