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EastEnders filled tabloid space all week. In a front-page exclusive, the People claimed that Sophie Lawrence, who played teenage runaway Diane Butcher, is to return to the series after two years, discovered pregnant on the streets of Paris. Meanwhile, cast members are said to be unhappy that the show may go thrice-weekly, and it was revealed that Rollie the dog, one of the original cast, will be axed this year. Poisoning, going under a car, or assassination is predicted; a greyhound is set to replace the giant poodle. Elsewhere, Dawn French turned down an offer to pose for Penthouse, and Pamela Anderson of Baywatch revealed that a sneak thief has stolen pounds 6,000 of her swimwear in the last four months.