David Paisley grew up in Glen Village near Falkirk with his mother and his five brothers. Shy and with low self-esteem David was bullied at primary school because of his poor background. Even though he had 'a few girlfriends' he was always more aware that he was attracted to boys and at 15 headed to a gay youth group where he eventually met his ...
[talking about being a role model to gay youngsters] "I don't like the idea of that, but I suppose it's a possibility. It's only a good thing if young people who are having problems, dealing with their sexuality can see someone who's quite cool and sorted with the whole thing, that might help them be sorted with it themselves. The idea that that person is me is quite scary."
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[on his Holby City character] "There was limited scope for Ben romantically. They (producers) want the characters to pair off in a ceaseless cycle of shagging. If there's a gay character, they can stick out a little."
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[about his first day on Holby] "On my very first day on set, I had to put on rubber gloves and hold this wriggly little baby covered in Vaseline to make it look as if it had just been born. I was petrified that I'd drop him. The baby's parents were in the corner watching my every move, and I had to make it look as if I was an expert."
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I used to get a lot of letters from one lady in her 80s who used to write to me about Tinsel Town. She wrote that her arthritis kept her awake; she watched late-night telly, and could I send her some photos. But she added, 'not nude ones'. I think she thought I was some kind of porn actor.
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[about his stint in As If] "It was hilarious because I got the script through and I was reading it, and the character was meant to be this really good looking guy, `with the body of an Italian male model'. And I looked down and thought, `Well that's not me then'. They wanted a sexy guy...and they cast me. I was, like, `Why?'"
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Fact
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Completed filming his regular role of Rory Murdoch in BBC River city. The door has been left open for him to return at a later date. [December 2008]
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Playing the role of "Danny" in the UK theatre tour of Over the Rainbow - The Eva Cassidy Story. [October 2009]
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In 2003 he was voted Britain's sexiest man in a Gay Times poll.
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Ran the London Marathon in 2003 to raise funds for Scottish Women's Aid.
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Ranked as #6 in Gay Times' 2002 Top Ten Best Dressed Men.
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During 2002 he won a poll by Rainbownetwork.com as the ideal partner for Pop Idol winner Will Young.
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His mother, Janet, is an acclaimed author and playwright.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
EastEnders
2016
TV Series
Tom Edwards
Emmerdale
2014
TV Series
Paramedic
Fall-Out
2013
Short
Nate
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