EASTENDERS fans have spotted a chilling parallel in the soap's Ben Mitchell sex assault storyline. Viewers last night saw the Albert Square bad boy become the victim of rape at the hands of Prince Albert manager Lewis Butler.
As the bar closed, a drunk Ben - believing his marriage was in tatters - headed upstairs with him. However, after seeing a message from Callum, Ben had second thoughts and asked Lewis to stop - but he refused.
As many viewers pointed out, there were chilling echoes to the 1988 EastEnders storyline involving Ben's mum Kathy Beale. She was sexually assaulted by the evil James Willmott-Brown in the same venue as Ben, back when it was known as The Dagmar.
Read more on thesun.co.uk