 that he was struggling with bulimia. Honey Mitchell ( Emma Barton ) was the first to clock his discomfort around food and, due to her own experience, she encouraged him to open up. But it was his stepmother Kat Slater ( Jessie Wallace ) who manage to relate to him enough to make him realise he needed help as he confided in her. And, as mentioned above, Ben's troubled eating has been interpreted as a coping mechanism in the aftermath of Lola Pearce's tragic death and his ordeal with Lewis Butler. Portrayed by Aidan O'Callaghan , Lewis was first introduced in April, 2022, when Ben's mother Kathy Beale ( Gillian Taylforth ) was looking to replace Mila Marwa at The Prince Albert. Lewis got the job, becoming fast friends with both Callum and Ben and mentioning he'd been out and proud since the age of thirteen. Unfortunately, not everybody in Albert Square was happy to see Lewis being open about his sexuality and he was the subject of homophobic abuse. While he brushed it off, Ben wasn't able to do the same thing as, prior to Lewis' arrival in Walford, he witnessed his husband Callum get beaten by a far-right gang. The trauma he was left with caused him to lash out against a man called Rich but Lewis stopped him just in time. Later on, however, Ben attacked a man who he believed was Rich, only to find out it was actually his nephew, Peter Beale . This caused a rift between Ben and Callum but after an argument, the former Arches me){kind=link}
BEN Mitchell is slowly but surely facing the facts and admitting he is struggling with his mental health.
The EastEnders character’s ordeal spiralled into an eating disorder and it all stems from Lewis Butler. But what exactly happened?
Recent months have been extremely troubling for the Walford resident played by Max Bowden.
In recent scenes of the BBC One soap, Ben Mitchell finally revealed to his husband Callum Highway (Tony Clay) that he was struggling with bulimia.
Honey Mitchell (Emma Barton) was the first to clock his discomfort around food and, due to her own experience, she encouraged him to open up.