Ben Mitchell will come out as Gay in a upcoming storyline its been revealed.
The lad, played by Joshua Pascoe, will come out and shock his hardnut family months after kissing pal Duncan.
Dad Phil, played by Steve McFadden, will be distraught at the news later this year.
He has always been disappointed with Ben — who used to be played by Charlie Jones — for his lack of masculinity after he developed a love of music and dancing.
Ben will be Albert Square's third gay character after Syed Masood (Marc Elliot) and Christian Clarke (John Partridge).
Ironically, his romance will develop after Phil encourages him to toughen up by going boxing with Duncan.
But the lads end up being more than just sparring partners when they share a kiss.
When shopkeeper Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) sees them, Ben is worried his secret will come out.
But when the lad tries to intimidate Patrick into keep quiet, he calls the cops — which angers Phil and gets a number of the Walford residents involved.
A BBC spokeswoman confirmed Ben's kissing scene was filmed yesterday.
Enders Boss Kirkwood This week also commented saying that he had big plans for the Mitchells as well as Patrick would have more screen time later in the year.
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