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  • 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Max Bowden Who Plays Ben Mitchell

    8 Things You Didn’t Know About Max Bowden Who Plays Ben Mitchell

    Max Bowden is the new actor who plays EastEnders’ Ben Mitchell, son of hard man alcoholic Phil Mitchell, but what do we know about the actor?

    Here’s 8 things you probably didn’t know about Max Bowden.

    Max Bowden, Is He Gay, Bisexual or Straight

    No it doesn’t look as though Max identifies as gay or bisexual. In fact, it doesn’t seem as though he’s ever mentioned his love life in public.

    Does Max Bowden have a boyfriend or a girlfriend?

    We don’t know this just yet but will look into it and update this page when that information becomes available.

    What colour eyes does Max have?

    He has blue eyes

    How Tall is Max?

    Max stands at 5 foot 9, just one inch shorter than the previous Ben Mitchell

    Does Max have any special talents?

    Well according to sources, Max is brilliant at accents and has mastered several including, American-New York, American-Standard, Cockney, Dublin, Essex, Estuary English, Geordie, Heightened RP, Irish-Southern, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and general Northern.

    He’s also a great dancer and singer to boot – and is apparently highly skilled at Tap Dancing.

    What other shows has Max Bowden been in?

    Max is no stranger to TV or stage. He’s appeared in numerous TV shows, Casualty, Doctors and Waterloo Road, for which he was in 20 episodes. As for stage work in 2016 he starred in the London version of the LGBT+ musical, Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens. He also played Billy in Billy Elliot in 2009

    Deleted tweets?

    Max is on Twitter and according to his account he’s had an account since 2009, however only has 44 tweets as of 21st January, but over 23,000 fans – and there are signs that he’s been in conversations which other users which no longer appear… so where are the rest of them?

    What’s Max Bowden’s Net Worth?

    As a relative newcomer to TV actor Max Bowden’s net worth won’t be that large. It is likely that he’ll less than £150,000 per year for his role on EastEnders. There are only a few actors who have managed to reach that pay scale – and they are much more established stars.

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  • Ben Mitchell is coming back to Albert Square

    Ben Mitchell is coming back to Albert Square

    But will be played by a completely different actor

    Ben Mitchell will be coming back to EastEnders in a dramatic story, but viewers will notice that the character is no longer played by Harry Reid. The new actor is in fact, Max Bowden. He will be, in fact, the sixth actor to play the role.

    According to the BBC, Max Bowden will be taking on the role of Ben Mitchell, a character that just like his father never seems to be far from trouble. During his previous time in the Square, Ben was at the heart of many storylines including killing Heather Trott, his turbulent relationship with his father, Phil, and faking his relationship with Abi Branning to hide his sexuality.

    On top of this, Ben had to cope with losing his one true love, Paul Coker, after they were both involved in an unprovoked homophobic attack.

    This isn’t the first time a gay character has left and then come back with a different actor in the role. Johnny Carter was originally played by Sam Strike but was replaced in 2016 when Ted Reily took over the role.

    Who is Max Bowden?

    Max Bowden is best known for playing Justin Fitzgerald in Waterloo Road and has also appeared in other television and theatre roles including the UK tour of Birdsong. Speaking about joining EastEnders, Max said: “I’m so excited to be joining the cast of EastEnders and taking on the role of Ben Mitchell. I’ve always been a fan of the show so to be joining one of the most iconic families in soap is beyond exciting. I can’t wait to get started and see what’s in store for Ben.”

    Kate Oates (Senior Executive Producer, EastEnders, Holby City and Casualty) added: “A character like Ben, with his rich history, ‘complicated’ family and complex psychology, is pure gold. With Max in the role, we will be exploring the aspects of Ben’s character that have been allowed to develop during his time away from the Square: unfettered by old loyalties, and out of the long shadow of his father, Phil.”

    Kate recently said that she was looking to introduce a gay bar to Albert Square, saying “We are looking at opening a gay bar on the square which will be a super-cool precinct where gay and straight characters can all just hang out, and loads of stories can cross and should just be something really exciting, really fun, really visual and feel really true to multicultural London.

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