Desune Coleman

Desune Coleman is a British actor, singer and weather presenter who appeared as Lenny Wallace in EastEnders from 1996 to 1999.

Coleman was born on the 14th March 1969, and his best-known role to date is probably portraying Lenny. In April 2011, it was reported that Des had been sacked from the BBC Weather report after he used his appearance on the news show to make a point about his upcoming court case following his arrest for allegedly pointing a gun at a motorist. He was alleged to have driven alongside a car on the M1 before winding his window down and pointing a gun at the driver. He was arrested after being accused of brandishing the imitation firearm on the M1 between junctions 15 and 14 at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire on May 2 2010.

Coleman, one of six children, grew up in Derby, England. His parents had come from Jamaica in the 1960s; his father worked on the railways, while his mother Joan studied to become a nurse. Coleman has two sons, one named Lewis by his ex Sandra Griffin, and another to his later girlfriend, Jane.