News about Leslie Grantham

Anything from gangland shootings and murder to rape and sordid love affairs were included in the series. However, life off camera for some of the characters of EastEnders, whose stories have delighted millions of Brits for the past 38 years, have been just as dramatic. From run-ins with the intention of a gang to the criminal underworld, to raunchy romps on set and trips to rehab after bingeing on alcohol and drugs. Now, MailOnline looks back at some of the biggest scandals to rock the star of one of Britain's most beloved soaps, The actress's off-screen life looks back. Jessie Wallace (bottom left) who appeared on Kat Moon, Danniella Westbrook (top left), Sid Owen (top right) and convicted Dirty Den actor Leslie Grantham were among them.

Arabella Weir recalls a 'frightening' encounter with an EastEnders legend who has been described as a 'creepy sex pest.' The comedian and actress, 65, appeared on cop show 99-1 in 1995 and has a lingering memory of him cornering her in her dressing room. Arabella recalled how the Leslie, who is best known for his role as Dirty Den Watts, stepped into her room without yelling that he adored her, and Arabella said it was "beyond what anyone could excuse as a funny flirty banter."

A Grade II-listed nineteenth-century lifers' jail that held serial murderers, a Nazi war soldier, and an Eastenders' 'Dirty Den' actor are all going for up to £325,000, giving a new meaning to 'forever home.' 'The Old Portsmouth Gaol', a HMP Kingston in Portsmouth, Hampshire, has been converted into luxurious apartments. Following the abolishment of capital punishment in 1965, the former lifers' prison, which was built in 1877, only held men serving life terms. Leslie Grantham, the Eastenders' villain, died after being shot and killed a German taxi driver before he portrayed the Eastenders villain 'Dirty Den'. Archibald Hall, a Scottish serial killer, and Nazi war criminal Anthony Sawoniuk are among others. After the prison doors closed for the last time in March 2013, St Cross Homes' conversion program began in 2020.