By Sean O'grady For Mailonline
Published: 01:18 GMT, 21 January 2019 | Updated: 01:28 GMT, 21 January 2019
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EastEnders favourite Ben Mitchell is returning to Albert Square with another new actor portraying the role.
Waterloo Road's Max Bowden, 24, will take over the role which has been portrayed by a total of five actors in the past, most recently including Harry Reid, 26, who played the character from 2014 to 2018.
Max will begin filming his first scenes for the soap this week, following Ben's departure from the series a year ago.
New face: Max Bowden, 24, will take over the role of Ben Mitchell on EastEnders which has been portrayed by a total of five actors in the past
Max told The Sun: '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.'
A source told the publication they expect there will be an adjustment period as viewers get used to a new face.
They said: 'It’ll take viewers a bit of time to get used to another face playing him, but