'EastEnders' Ben tells a shock lie about Christian - Spoiler Pictures

EastEnders' Ben Mitchell stoops to a new low next week when he falsely claims that Christian Clarke molested him.

With Ben's crush on Christian (John Partridge) intensifying in the coming days, he asks the personal trainer if they can have a DVD night together. Distracted by his other problems, Christian says yes - without properly realising what he's agreeing to.

When Ben (Joshua Pascoe) turns up at the flat later, it's clear that Christian has forgotten all about their DVD plans - but the pair end up having an emotional heart-to-heart.




However, things go wrong when Ben misreads the signals with Christian - leaning in to kiss him. When his advances are rejected by Christian, a mortified Ben rushes out onto the Square - witnessed by a suspicious Yusef (Ace Bhatti)

The next day, a meddling Yusef asks Ben whether Christian touched him inappropriately, which the teen strenuously denies. But events take a turn when Christian meets up with Ben and tells him that his behaviour the previous night was inappropriate - which leaves him angry.

Keen to get his revenge, Ben approaches Yusef and claims that Christian molested him. When Yusef marches Ben straight round to see Phil, the schoolboy repeats the allegation.





Phil (Steve McFadden) immediately goes on the warpath following Ben's claims, confronting Christian in front of shocked punters at The Vic. Christian strongly denies any wrongdoing and when a furious Phil grabs his shoulder, he fights back by instinctively punching him.

Soon afterwards, Christian and Syed (Marc Elliott) return home as Phil goes on the rampage, grabbing a baseball bat to smash their windows before storming into their flat and attacking Christian.

With the situation spiralling out of control, it's Roxy (Rita Simons) who saves the day. Believing Christian's innocence from the outset, she convinces Ben to tell Phil that he lied before any further damage is done.

As Phil backs down, the fall-out for Christian and Syed is huge as Syed demands to know why his partner didn't tell him about Ben's misguided advances.

When a massive row follows and harsh words are exchanged, Christian decides that he cannot cope with the lack of trust in their relationship any longer - so he packs up his things and leaves in a black cab.

Christian is expected to return to the Square towards the end of the year. Until then, with Amira (Preeya Kalidas) on hand to offer her support to Syed, she hopes that she has seen the back of her rival for good…



EastEnders airs these scenes on Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11 on BBC One.

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