Overview

• Bowden said on ITV's This Morning that he filmed a brief stint as Ben Mitchell, returning from a US prison on day release for Jonno Highway’s funeral.
• He described the visit as a “little, brief, fleeting” return and teased “interesting” scenes in comments to Inside Soap’s Soap Scoop podcast.
• The storyline brings Ben back to Walford after his incarceration for credit card fraud, with Stuart Highway also set for a short return.
• Reports say producer Ben Wadey sought to reintroduce legacy characters and approached Bowden after seeing him in the musical Midnight Cowboy.
• Tabloid reports claim Bowden has split from co-star Tori Allen‑Martin as he tours the stage play Murder at Midnight.