EastEnders fans are predicting Ben Mitchell will face an HIV storyline after he was raped by bartender Lewis.
Concerned for his sexual health, Ben confronts Lewis at the Prince Albert and asks him if he’s been tested for an STD.
Lewis assures him he was tested a few months earlier, but admits he has slept with ten people since then.
“OMG Ben’s gunna get HIV!!” said one viewer.
A second agreed: “Ben can’t have HIV on top of this, this man has been through enough #eastenders
Ben was seen visiting an STD clinic and getting tested, though when asked if he’d been raped by the staff after his concerning behaviour, he denied it.
Callum confronted Lewis in the square and punched him in the face before Ben intervened and dragged him away.
Later scenes saw Ben plead with Callum for forgiveness, but in heartbreaking scenes he ended their relationship for good and left Ben sobbing alone on the floor.
Their split comes after the horrifying scenes which saw Ben face a harrowing rape storyline on Monday.
The incident took place after an argument broke out when Callum found out Ben told Lewis about his brutal assaults on homophobes, having suffered his own targeted attack.
Ben then left for the pub, fearing the downfall of his marriage, and pulled up a dating app on his phone after a few drinks.
He didn’t spot a selfie Callum sent him with Ben’s daughter Lexi, and instead viewers see him and Lewis flirting.
Ben and Lewis found themselves heading upstairs – before he finally sees the photo his husband sent.
After attempting to leave and ignoring Lewis’ advances, things took a dark twist as the bar manager went on to carry out the horrifying assault regardless.
The ‘heartbreaking’ scene was praised by EastEnders fans, who took to social media to voice their grief.
One user tweeted: ‘I’m dumbstruck. Well done everyone involved in that. Horrible. Stark. Heartbreaking.’
Another said: ‘Genuinely so much worse than anything I could have imagined. My heart hurts for Ben, for Callum too – but bloody hell Ben…I haven’t cried at a soap for a very long time and tonight I did.’
Elsewhere a commenter added: ‘The way max delivered that last ‘I said no’ hurt my souls why do I still watch this show when all it does is sadden me.’
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