The BBC soap has confirmed Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) will at the centre of a eating disorder storyline as he struggles to cope with the recent heartbreaking events in his life.
EastEnders has been working alongside Beat on the storyline that will see Ben struggle with bulimia.
Over the past year, EastEnders fans have seen the Mitchell bad boy face a series of catastrophic events which have significantly impacted his mental health such as Lola Pearce's (Danielle Harold) terminal cancer diagnosis.
