EastEnders Christmas to centre around Stacey exit

EastEnders has announced that this year’s Christmas storyline will centre around the character of Stacey Branning.

Lacey Turner announced her decision to leave the soap in April shortly after it was revealed that her character was the one who killed Archie Mitchell. She has been a part of the cast since 2004.

Speaking on This Morning, EastEnders boss Bryan Kirkwood said that her exit will be a “dramatic and fitting departure”.

Meanwhile today EastEnders have announced that a new young actor has been cast to play Ben Mitchell. Joshua Pascoe will play Ben when he returns to the Square later this year.

“I never thought I’d get onto a show as big as EastEnders. I’ve always watched the programme and it will be great to work with fantastic actors such as Steve McFadden and Linda Henry.” – Joshua Pascoe

Charlie Jones who previously played Ben Mitchell was written out earlier this year.