EastEnders confirmed the news Ben Mitchell had been recast in January, with a new actor playing the role when he returned in April.
Max Bowden has taken on the character, and is the sixth actor to play Ben since he first appeared in 1996.
But who is Harry Reid ’s replacement, and where have we seen him before?
Who is Max Bowden, and how old is he?
Max is a 24-year-old actor from Surrey, who studied acting in Woking.
Who is the new Ben Mitchell actor on EastEnders, and who's played him before?
What has Max been in before?
Max is possibly most famous for his role as Justin Fitzgerald in BBC drama Waterloo Road .
Other roles include appearances in Casualty and BBC daytime soap Doctors.
Max has also appeared in theatre, including the UK tour of Birdsong.
Who played Ben before Max, and why was he replaced?
Harry Reid was the last actor to portray Ben, and was on the soap between 2014 and 2018 before being written out.
Max is the sixth actor to take on the role since 1996, with other actors including Charlie Jones and Joshua Pascoe.
Fans were surprised to learn Ben was returning so soon after his exit in January 2018, and even more stunned to learn he was being recast.
When did Ben return to EastEnders?
Ben returned with Lola Pearce and their daughter Lexi in April this year.
Lola and Lexi left the show in 2015, but reunited with Ben before their return.
It's now been revealed that Ben and Lola are planning to fleece his dad Phil.
*EastEnders airs Mondays and Fridays at 8pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One
