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EastEnders star Max Bowden has sent a message to the programme’s ‘old faces’ ahead of Ben Mitchell's return.

The son of Phil Mitchell will be in Walford next week to attend the funeral of his husband Callum Highway’s dad Jonno.

Joined by Ricky Champ’s Stuart Highway, Ben hasn’t been seen in over a year after being sentenced to jail time in America over fraud.

Ben will reveal he’s been transferred to a UK prison for turning informant on his cellmate and was granted release for the funeral.

What he doesn’t know is that Callum has been having an affair with Johnny Carter in recent months, with the pair declaring their love for each other.

With Max returning to the role, Ben has been played by six different actors since his on-screen birth in March, 1996.

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