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EastEnders child stars who got replaced - Hollywood star, money woes and gutted over axe
EastEnders has made a bit of a habit out of switching its younger actors.The BBC One soap has produced a number of stars over the years, including X-Men's Ben Hardy, who played one of the many iterations of Peter Beale.In June this year, another recasting decision was made as Sonny Kendall replaced Shay Crotty and became the fourth actor to play Kat Slater's eldest son, Tommy Moon.Other soap characters to have been portrayed by a number of youngsters include Lucy Beale, Lauren Branning, Ben Mitchell, Martin Fowler and Steven Beale.In spite of being replaced, a number of the soap's child actors have gone on to remain in the limelight.Ian Beale's eldest daughter Lucy was originally played by Melissa Suffield from 2004 - 2010.
