EastEnders confirm heartbreaking eating disorder storyline for Ben Mitchell

Knowing producer Bill Lawrence has plenty of benefits, including access to his address book full of connections. That’s according to composer Tom Howe, who worked with Marcus Mumford and Ben Gibbard on the themes songs for two of Lawrence’s shows, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and Shrinking, respectively.

Jennifer Lopez is opening up about remarks her mom recently made about how badly she always wanted the actress to reconnect with Ben Affleck.Lopez and Affleck walked the red carpet at the premiere of her new action thriller,, at the Westwood Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on Wednesday.The couple packed on the PDA while posing for cameras, and a beaming Lopez spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about her mom's recent comments with the Today show about how she'd been hoping the pair would rekindle their romance for over two decades.«It's so funny, she never said that to me,» Lopez told ET, laughing. «We never spoke about it.»Lopez and Affleck got married last August, after rekindling their romance.

EastEnders fans are soon set to endure an emotional rollercoaster, after producers of the London soap confirmed they would soon air a festival celebration of Lola Pearce's life.The much-loved Walford character - played by acting powerhouse Danielle Harold - be commemorated the one-off event alongside her loved ones in an episode to come. Lola was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour last year, and the mum-of-one has since been making the most of the time she has left in Albert Square with her nearest and dearest.

Last Thursday saw EastEnders powerhouse Sam Mitchell wave goodbye to Albert Square, as actress Kim Medcalf appeared to bow out of the much-loved London soap. Soap viewers were left gutted to see Sam leave - just less than a year following her grand return to the show after several years - and quickly questions were asked as to whether they can expect her to reappear on the show anytime soon.

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There wasn’t a dry eye left in the house on Wednesday’s edition of EastEnders, when terminally ill Lola Pearce threw a superhero themed party to celebrate her grandpa Billy Mitchell’s birthday. In one of the last big family occasions she will live to see, Lola was determined to make it a special day as Billy turned 64 and was keen to make sure ever moment counted in order to help the people she loved make happy memories of their time together.

EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick, who plays grieving widower Jay Brown on the BBC One soap, has been spotted looking very sombre as he took a moment between filming scenes for Lola Pearce's funeral. It's been a heartbreaking time for the Mitchell family in Albert Square, as Lola, 26, who is played by Danielle Harold, recently discovered her tumour had progressed and her cancer had reached an advanced stage.The character had been positive for the future up until that point in March, but her hopes were crushed as the doctors advised her she probably only had the rest of the year to live.

EastEnders stalwart Sonia Jackson (played by Natalie Cassidy) finally seemed to have found a suitable romantic interest in newcomer Reiss (Jonny Freeman) when he turned up in Walford last year. However, fans were recently let into Reiss' secret and it seems he isn't all he was initially cracked up to be. He was seen taking a phone call on the BBC soap, asking to speak to his "wife," meaning Sonia is being lied to again.

EastEnders fans need to brace for impact - as a key character is set to be killed off imminently as part of a tragic storyline. New photos from the set show a coffin being driven in a hearse - with beautiful floral arrangements spelling out 'Lola,' understood to be Lola Pearce.The 26 year old character, played by actress Danielle Harold, first appeared on the soap back in 2011 and was introduced as the granddaughter of Billy Mitchell and Julie Perkins.

EastEnders star Rita Simons has revealed she could be about to make a huge soap comeback, but it wouldn't be on the BBC One soap. The actress appeared on Good Morning Britain on Friday (April 28) after fans saw her return to Walford in emotional scenes.

EastEnders fans were left in tears on Thursday's episode as Roxy Mitchell made a "heartbreaking" return. Roxy, played by Rita Simons, made an emotional return as her daughter Amy struggled with her mental health following the breakdown of her father, Jack Branning's, marriage amid her step-mum Denise Fox's infidelity.

When EastEnders fans found out that soap icon, Rita Simons, who played Roxy Mitchell for 10 years was returning to Albert Square, it’s safe to say that they were both excited and baffled. Mainly due to the fact that Simons’ character was killed off in 2017 alongside her on-screen sister, Ronnie Mitchell, who was played by Samantha Womack.

EastEnders' Roxy Mitchell star Rita Simons has teased a potential full-time return despite her character's past BBC One soap death. Roxy is set for an emotional comeback on Thursday's episode, where her daughter Amy has been struggling with her mental health in recent weeks following the breakdown of her father, Jack Branning's, marriage amid her step-mum Denise Fox's infidelity. As the family attend a group therapy session, Amy is encouraged to open up about her emotions surrounding the loss of her mum, who drowned alongside her sister Ronnie back in 2017.

EastEnders is to air a new storyline that will deal with the eating disorder bulimia. Upcoming episodes will see Ben Mitchell, played by Max Bowden, struggle with the disorder and attempt to hide it from his family.The long-running soap has worked alongside leading UK eating disorder charity Beat to produce the storyline.

Roxy Mitchell is set to make a shock return to EastEnders despite dying several years ago. The character died in tragic scenes in 2017 alongside her sister Ronnie, played by Samantha Womack.

Rita Simons is set to reprise her iconic character of Roxy Mitchell in some special scenes in Thursday's episode of EastEnders. Roxy's daughter Amy has been struggling with her mental health in recent weeks, exacerbated by the breakdown of her father, Jack Branning's, marriage, following the revelation of her step-mum Denise's infidelity.

EastEnders fans may be pleased to see a familiar face in Thursday's episode of the popular long-running soap as Rita Simons briefly returns as fan-favourite character Roxy Mitchell. Roxy will appear as a figment of her daughter Amy's imagination, marking the characters first on-screen appearance since her death in January 2017.

Patsy Kensit flashed her toned figure on the beach as she posed up a storm while on holiday in the Maldives. Patsy, who is arguably most well-known for portraying Sadie King on Emmerdale from 2004 to 2006, has been sharing pictures from her dreamy vacation with her social media followers. On Wednesday, the 55 year old actress bid farewell to the Maldives as she took to Instagram with a bikini-clad shot.The image showed Patsy sporting a dark pink bikini top and wide-brimmed black sunglasses.

Max Bowden has made quite the impression on EastEnders viewers since he arrived on-screen as resident bad boy Ben Mitchell back in 2019. Max's on-screen life has been full of drama and scandal, as Ben has struggled with accidentally killing someone, struggled with drug abuse and found himself in trouble with the police.

EastEnders viewers are convinced that Roxy Mitchell is set to return to the soap despite being killed off in an episode back in 2017. Rita Simons took on the role of party-loving Roxy Mitchell, who, along with her sister Ronnie Mitchell, was killed in a freak accident that saw them drown in a swimming pool.