Ben Mitchell is set to officially return to Albert Square on Monday 1 April after venturing to find a new life elsewhere, but what awaits him upon his arrival?
Max Bowden is set to make his debut as Ben Mitchell next month, taking over the role from Harry Reid, with new images showing him squaring up to father Phil.
A recent trailer showed Bens return after a concerned Kathy Beale contacts her son in wake of Phils suspicious business visits to Spain, which has unearthed some new enemies for the family.
A caption for the images reads: Much to the Mitchells surprise, Ben arrives back on the Square. As everyone gets reacquainted, Ben wastes no time in getting down to business and at The Arches he quickly discovers what Phil has been up to.
EastEnders boss Kate Oates recently spoke to Metro.co.uk about Bens return, explaining: The reason Ben comes back is because Kathy learns that Phils business interests arent going as well as he is making out and he is facing some series money worries.
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Phil has been forced to resort to desperate measures to keep things afloat – can Ben help get his dad out of trouble?
This new Ben is also more assured and confident in himself, with hints a new romance could also be on the cards.
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Were looking at taking the character in a different way and expanding different aspects of the character, Kate said. Whats exciting about the new Ben is that he has had this time away from the Square and really crucially from Phil.
In some ways, when he isnt in Phils shadow and desperate for his approval, he has been able to grow in stature and flourish in a way he wasnt able to before. Were likely to see a bit more conflict between father and son and a much more confident Ben.
She added: What we also bring back is a Ben who is a lot more confident and comfortable with his sexuality. We saw him get to a certain point where he embraced his sexuality but there were still times when he was uncomfortable with calling Read More
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