Spoilers for EastEnders: Ben is moved by Lexi's significant first achievement since Lola's passing

In forthcoming EastEnders scenes, Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) and Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) will experience their first significant milestone following Lola’s passing.

Ben missed Lola’s final moments after traveling to America in quest of novel medical treatments that could extend her life long enough for her to witness Lexi’s first day of high school, as viewers will recall.

Lola received the news that the treatment she had been receiving to extend her life had ceased working after being diagnosed with an uncurable brain tumor.

However, Ben was keen for her to participate in a drug study he had heard about in America.

Sadly, Lola passed away before he got home, leaving him sad.

Ben and Lexi are both overcome with emotion as they get ready for Lexi’s first day of secondary school since they know how much Lola would have wanted to be there.

Overwhelmed, Ben goes to the Queen Vic to drown his sorrows, but Tony Clay, Ben’s husband, quickly calls and tells him to come home so he can console Lexi.

Despite the terrible trauma she has encountered, Ben encourages her to open up because he does not want his daughter to suffer. Soon, she starts to become enthusiastic about the prospect of attending a new school.

Callum soon asks Ben if he is alright, indicating that Lexi wasn’t the only one about whom he was concerned.

Ben claims to be alright, but is he being honest?

Ben recently confided in Callum about his bulimia struggles before seeking counseling, after Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) advised him that keeping his tragedy a secret could lead to his family falling apart.

Will he follow her advise or continue to torment himself in silence?