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'EastEnders' Ben to sleep with Lola - Full Spoilers
Published Tuesday, Oct 18 2011, 00:01 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly | 26 comments
Ben Mitchell's journey of self-discovery takes an unexpected twist on EastEnders next week as he sleeps with feisty Lola Pearce.
After stirring up trouble for Christian's relationship with Syed, Ben (Joshua Pascoe) is keen to apologise to the personal trainer and buys him some aftershave as a peace offering.
When Lola (Danielle Harold) sees Ben with the gift, she asks him jokingly whether it's for his boyfriend and his awkward reaction makes her realise that he might be gay.
Figuring out that Ben has a crush on Christian (John Partridge), Lola tries to be a real friend to the troubled teen - advising that Christian is too old for him.
Later, the pair play computer games together and Ben confides in Lola over his sexuality, admitting that he's disappointed by Phil (Steve McFadden) taking the news so badly.
Lola soon gets inquisitive by asking Ben how he knows he's gay if he hasn't been with any girls before, which leads to the pair sleeping together.
The experience makes Ben all the more certain about his sexuality, so he and Lola agree that they're better off as friends - but will Ben ever get the acceptance that he craves from Phil?
EastEnders airs these scenes on Friday, October 28 at 8pm on BBC One.
> EastEnders' Ben sexuality plot is a great storyline, says Steve McFadden
> EastEnders promises long Phil, Ben story
> Read more EastEnders spoilers and news
After stirring up trouble for Christian's relationship with Syed, Ben (Joshua Pascoe) is keen to apologise to the personal trainer and buys him some aftershave as a peace offering.
When Lola (Danielle Harold) sees Ben with the gift, she asks him jokingly whether it's for his boyfriend and his awkward reaction makes her realise that he might be gay.
Figuring out that Ben has a crush on Christian (John Partridge), Lola tries to be a real friend to the troubled teen - advising that Christian is too old for him.
Later, the pair play computer games together and Ben confides in Lola over his sexuality, admitting that he's disappointed by Phil (Steve McFadden) taking the news so badly.
Lola soon gets inquisitive by asking Ben how he knows he's gay if he hasn't been with any girls before, which leads to the pair sleeping together.
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© BBC
The experience makes Ben all the more certain about his sexuality, so he and Lola agree that they're better off as friends - but will Ben ever get the acceptance that he craves from Phil?
EastEnders airs these scenes on Friday, October 28 at 8pm on BBC One.
> EastEnders' Ben sexuality plot is a great storyline, says Steve McFadden
> EastEnders promises long Phil, Ben story
> Read more EastEnders spoilers and news
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