EastEnders’ Ross Kemp nearly boarded doomed Titanic submarine

Action man Ross Kemp reportedly nearly took a trip on the Oceangate submersible to film a new documentary show – only for the production company to tell him boarding the vessel could be “unsafe”.

The former EastEnders star was apparently destined to dive down in the submersible as part of the show, but eventually pulled out following safety checks.

This revelation about the 58-year-old actor and presenter, who is best known for playing hardman Grant Mitchell on the BBC soap, comes after some tragic news.

The US Coast Guard have recently confirmed that five people were all killed onboard the OceanGate submersible Titan.

The shocking discovery came days after desperate searching was carried out to try and find the vessel that had lost contact with the surface word.

While the hope was initially that the sub was simply stuck, it has since been revealed that a “catastrophic implosion” likely caused the deaths of all those on board.

Ross’ agent InterTalent boss Professor Jonathan Shalit has since told the Sun: “Their team checked out this OceanGate submersible and pulled out of using it, as it was simply not considered safe or fit for purpose.

“They found other sub dives which have been safe and successful, but by that point Ross was so busy with all his TV shows that he was unable to commit the time.

“I am just relieved not to have had my post note in history as the agent who killed Ross Kemp.”

The victims of the disaster included three Brits – billionaire Hamish Harding, 55, and businessman Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son Suleman, 19.

OceanGate chief Stockton Rush, 61, and ex-French navy diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, were also killed.

Somewhat ironically, Ross’ potential show was reportedly supposed to mark the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

Explorer and presenter of Expedition Unknown on Discovery+ Josh Gates has also said he turned down the chance to film on the sunken Titan submersible.

He tweeted earlier this week: “Ultimately, I walked away from a huge opportunity to film Titanic due to my safety concerns with the OceanGate platform.

“There’s more to the history and design of Titan that has not been made public — much of it concerning.”