BEN Mitchell is on a mission to take out any individual with homophobic tendencies and doesn’t shy away from violence.
But the jig is up next week in EastEnders as he’s exposed for his actions to his mother Kathy.
Several months after his seeing his husband Callum Highway (played by Tony Clay) being beaten by members of Neil’s gang, Ben (portrayed by Max Bowden) is still finding it hard to cope with the trauma he was left with.
In recent weeks, he has set out on a path of violence, lashing out at anybody displaying any kind of homophobic behaviour.
Coming up next week, Ben is unimpressed to see Callum’s police poster is up and things get worse when they later find it vandalised.
Later on, as Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) and Callum talk, Jay almost tells Callum about his other half’s vigilante actions.
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Meanwhile, Ben’s blood boils and he goes out looking for revenge after seeing Callum’s poster ruined – and even avoids spending time with his husband as their wedding anniversary is fast approaching.
In later scenes, Ben spots a man outside, Rich, laughing at Callum’s defaced poster but as the situation gets heated, Lewis calms Ben down and invites him for drinks at The Albert.
But Ben isn’t able to escape tensions as Rich arrives to cause trouble, leaving him raging.
As Ben leaves the Albert, he thinks he spots Rich and attacks him only to realise it’s the wrong person – and he knows his new victim very well.
Later on, Ben is uncomfortable as a slightly suspicious Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) questions him about the events.
A suspicious Jay, who knows all about Ben’s temper, spots what’s going on and confronts Ben forcing him to admit he is responsible.
Jay tries to make Ben see sense but he stands by his actions.
As Ben and Callum celebrate their anniversary, with things finally looking up for the couple when Ben agrees to move into the flat, some shocking news bursts their bubble.
When trying to announce the good news to Ben’s mother Kathy, he realises that Jay has beaten him to the punch – he’s told Kathy everything.
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How will Kathy react?
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday on BBC One.
