EASTENDERS hardman Ross Kemp was caught up in a real-life drama yesterday when police turned up at his home in the small hours.
Ross, who has won millions of new viewers after returning to the soap as Grant Mitchell, opened the door to find four officers on his front step.
The cops said they were investigating an allegation that he had been assaulted by his wife Rebekah Wade, who is editor of The Sun.
Ms Wade, 37, was arrested at the house in Battersea, South London, and taken to a nearby police station.
She was held for eight hours before being released without any charge or a caution.
Ms Wade, who became Sun editor at the beginning of 2003, was not even interviewed by police during her stay at the station.
Ross, 41 — also the star of ITV’s hit series Ultimate Force about the SAS — did not sustain any injuries.
A cut to his lip which was reported by news agencies had in fact been sustained during filming.
Ms Wade was also not hurt during the incident which was described as an “old-fashioned row” between a married couple.
The couple, who wed three years ago, had returned to their home together at 3am after attending a birthday party.
Earlier Ms Wade had also seen fallen Cabinet Minister David Blunkett who had quit as Work and Pensions Secretary in the morning.
As soon as she was released from police custody, Ms Wade returned to The Sun’s offices at Wapping, East London, to mastermind production of today’s newspaper.
Last night she said: “It was just a silly row which got out of hand.”
Ross said: “It was a lot of fuss about nothing.”
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