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EastEnders releases funeral photos as stars return

(L-R) Ricky Champ as Stuart Highway, Tony Clay as Callum Highway, Max Bowden as Ben Mitchell, and Charlie Suff as Johnny Carter
(L-R) Ricky Champ as Stuart Highway, Tony Clay as Callum Highway, Max Bowden as Ben Mitchell, and Charlie Suff as Johnny Carter

EastEnders has announced that actors Max Bowden (Ben Mitchell) and Ricky Champ (Stuart Highway) are "making their way back to Walford later this Autumn as they reprise their roles for a short stint".

Teeing up what's ahead, the BBC soap said: "Ben Mitchell and Stuart Highway return to Walford as the Highways prepare to say goodbye to Jonno, but with Callum having recently cheated with Johnny, and with those feelings expected to grow, Ben may not be revisiting the happy family he left behind...

 (L-R) Ricky Champ as Stuart Highway, Tony Clay as Callum Highway, Max Bowden as Ben Mitchell, and Charlie Suff as Johnny Carter
"This is Walford, and a lot can happen in a short amount of time..."

"Whilst both characters are only back for a short stint as Ben is on day release from prison, and Stuart has a life away from the Square with wife Raine, you'd think that all things would be smooth sailing, but this is Walford, and a lot can happen in a short amount of time..."

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