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Stefan Dennis receives X-rated ‘proposals’ from women

Stefan Dennis receives X-rated "proposals" every day from ‘Neighbours’ fans.
The Australian actor – who plays ruthless businessman Paul Robinson on the Channel 5 soap – is married to Gail Easdale, but that doesn’t stop the show’s female supporters from sending a barrage of raunchy propositions on a daily basis, and while he is "happily married", he feels "flattered".
He told the Daily Star newspaper: "I get proposals almost daily on Twitter. Not always marriage proposals, maybe sometimes slightly risque proposals.
"It’s very flattering, but I don’t act on them. I’m happily married."
The 60-year-old star – who had a break from ‘Neighbours’ between 1993 and 2004 – is one of the "longest-serving" characters on the popular soap, and likes to engage in some banter with his ‘Home and Away’ rival Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart) about being on an Aussie show for longer.
He said: "[Being the only original cast member since it began in 1985] actually makes me one of the longest-serving characters in Australian television history.
"I beat Ray Meagher by about 18 months – and I let him know it, too!"
Stefan also insisted he would love to "fulfil his dream" by one day getting to portray a character in a film.
He added: "I guess I’d still be a struggling actor. Or I might have fulfilled my dream of acting in films. And that still is my dream – that’s why I set out to be an actor, not because I wanted to be famous."
And the ‘Neighbours’ veteran also explained that while he has thought about leaving the show, the "grass isn’t always greener" on the other side.