EastEnders star Steve McFadden has predicted that his character Phil Mitchell could return to his self-destructive ways in the coming weeks. Phil's son Ben (Joshua Pascoe) has been tipped to come out as gay in a forthcoming episode after recently growing close to his boxing mentor Duncan (Steven France). Events take a new twist next week when Ben tells Phil that he panicked after Patrick saw him kissing 'someone', hinting at his secret. McFadden told All About Soap of Phil's reaction: "[The penny] half drops, but he doesn't want to hear it. He says they're going to forget the conversation - it's classic denial, of course. "Deep down, Phil is aware of what he's being told but he doesn't accept it. Therefore it isn't true in his eyes." McFadden added that, rather than lashing out at Ben, (more)...
- 9/27/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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