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COMEUPPANCE may be near for Lewis Butler, months after he raped Ben Mitchell. But EastEnders baddie Phil Mitchell will be surprisingly reluctant to get revenge. Get the lowdown on this week's Walford drama.

EASTENDERS star Aidan O'Callaghan underwent a major transformation for his new role in Netflix’s The Witcher: Blood Origin. The actor - who played villain Lewis Butler in the BBC One soap earlier this year - looked unrecognisable after he spent hours in makeup to create his elf-inspired look.

EASTENDERS star Shona McGarty enjoyed a soak in the bath during her Christmas break. The actress - best known for playing Whitney Dean in the BBC One soap - took to social media to share snaps from her much-deserved time out. Shona, 31, was seen sitting in the bath and having her hair washed by her young nephew Teddy.

PHIL Mitchell's plan to take revenge on the man who raped his son will get underway in an upcoming episode of the hit soap. In EastEnders scenes set to air this week, Lewis, played by Aidan O'Callaghan, is kidnapped at gunpoint by Phil, Sam and Zack. This comes as Ben continues to recover from a horrific drug overdose, that saw him left to die alone on the streets of Walford.

PHIL Mitchell is set to finally take revenge on the man who raped his son in a tense finale showdown on EastEnders next week. In forthcoming EastEnders episodes the character, played by Aidan O'Callaghan, is kidnapped at gunpoint by the Mitchell family. Ben is finally discharged from hospital after emotional recovery scenes following a horrific drug noverdose on the streets.

EastEnders has been floored with 353 complaints following Ben Mitchell’s harrowing rape scene.It's now become the soap’s second most complained about scene of the decade after it was shown at the end of May.In the build-up to the assault, viewers have watched a friendly relationship develop between Ben and the new Prince Albert manager and bartender Lewis Butler, despite Ben being married to Callum.After a huge row with his husband, the Walford resident decided to drown his sorrows at the pub and meet up with Lewis.Meanwhile, Ben's daughter Lexi arrived at the house forcing Callum to cover where her dad is.They decide to send a selfie of themselves together but Ben was too distracted by Lewis to notice.One thing leads to another and Ben found himself heading upstairs with Lewis.However, after seeing the snap his husband sent, he began to have second thoughts about what he was about to do and tried to leave.Although sex attacker Lewis, played by Aidan O’Callaghan, refused to let him go and raped him in the harrowing scene on the BBC soap.After watching sexual assault unfold, many viewers were moved to tears and have since complained to the soap over the scenes that were shown pre-watershed.Aware of the influx of complaints the BBC has released a statement in response, they said: “EastEnders has been a pre-watershed BBC One staple for over 37 years and has a rich history of dealing with challenging and difficult issues and Ben’s story is one of these.“We have worked closely with organisations and experts in the field to tell this story which we hope will raise awareness of sexual assaults and the issues surrounding them."The statement continued: "We are always mindful of the timeslot in which EastEnders is shown and we

EASTENDERS' Ben Mitchell is set to face the consequences of both his violent actions and his cheating in soon-to-release scenes. The Eastenders legend, played by actor Max Bowden, is having a tough time of it of late. Having spent his nights on the streets, committing shocking acts of violence, his is set to get into a massive row that could end his marriage for good.

EastEnders is set to take a dark turn next week. In a heartbreaking scene, Ben Mitchell will be raped by Albert Square’s newcomer; bar manager Lewis Butler, played by Aidan O'Callaghan. BBC soap EastEnders viewers have seen Ben, played by Max Bowden, struggle recently after he and husband Callum were targeted in a homophobic attack, which has triggered painful memories of when Ben's first love Paul was killed in similar circumstances.The long-running soap has been working closely with various charities and organisations on the new storyline – including SurvivorsUK, Survivors Manchester and the Male Survivors Partnership – to ensure the storyline is portrayed accurately and approached realistically and with sensitivity in mind.

EASTENDERS hunk Aidan O’Callaghan has revealed he has landed a huge movie role - which has already started filming.  The Irish actor, who plays rapist barman Lewis Butler, shared news of his new role via a now deleted post on his Instagram. The soap actor, who will sexually assault Ben Mitchell in upcoming harrowing scenes, reposted a still of the movie’s location in Ireland.  The film - titled The Reckoning of Erin Morrigan - sees Lewis play a character named Col.

Actor Max Bowden faced one of his toughest challenges yet when it came to filming next week's episodes of EastEnders. After a fallout with Callum, Ben returns to his wild ways. But his flirting ends in a shocking rape ordeal as Lewis Butler won't take 'No' for an answer when Ben has a change of heart about sleeping with the Walford newcomer.

BEN Mitchell's marriage to Callum Highway took a serious hit during last night's trip to Walford. EastEnders star Tony Clay has shared his character's agony over his husband kissing newcomer Lewis Butler.

EASTENDERS will feature its first male rape storyline next month. Viewers will see Albert Square's Ben Mitchell, played by Max Bowden, 27, become the victim of a shocking sexual assault by new barman Lewis, played by 33-year-old Irish actor Aidan O’Callaghan.

EastEnders will tackle the issue of male rape when fan favourite Ben Mitchell is attacked.The new manager of The Prince Albert bar, Lewis Butler , played by Aidan O’Callaghan, has befriended Ben in recent weeks.Ben has been struggling recently after his husband Callum was violently beaten up at new year. Ben has since attacked homophobes in retaliation.However, Ben will then be raped by Lewis in an episode set to air next month.