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Callum Highway actor Tony Clay has revealed what’s ahead for his EastEnders character(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Jack Barns\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\nCallum Highway is playing fire – but he’s facing the aftermath in upcoming scenes. EastEnders star Tony Clay shares what’s ahead for his character as he faces the Mitchells’ wrath.<\/p>\n
18:00, 30 Sep 2025Updated 18:11, 30 Sep 2025<\/p>\n
Callum Highway actor Tony Clay has revealed what’s ahead for his EastEnders character(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Jack Barns\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n
There’s plenty of drama ahead in Albert Square with actor Tony Clay<\/a> teasing fiery backlash for Callum Highway.<\/p>\n The EastEnders<\/a> hunk is facing one of the toughest chapters of his life. Not long after reconnecting with his father Jonno again, he\u2019s now having to confront the fallout of Jonno\u2019s sudden death from a heart attack \u2013 and the complex emotions that come with it.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s quite conflicted,\u201d says actor Tony Clay<\/a>, who plays Callum. \u201cThere was a lot about Jonno that was really bad \u2013 his views, the way he lived his life and the way he\u2019s treated Callum, Stuart and their mum. He\u2019s the very opposite of Callum in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n Jonno\u2019s return to Albert Square was short-lived but explosive. In his final hours, the character, played by Richard Graham, attacked Eve Unwin before collapsing and dying in Johnny Carter\u2019s arms, as Callum scrambled across Walford to find help.<\/p>\n In a cruel and final twist, Jonno used his dying breath to tell Johnny he was ashamed of Callum \u2013 a confession Johnny is keeping secret.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen Jonno showed up again, Callum decided to see where things would go and if their relationship could be fixed,\u201d Tony explains. \u201cHe\u2019s grieving what might have been, rather than the man Jonno was.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Coco&Eve launches ‘must have’ bonding hair mask that makes hair ‘so soft’<\/a> As he prepares for the funeral in scenes due to air next week on BBC One<\/a>, Callum\u2019s personal life is no less turbulent \u2013 he\u2019s been having an affair with Johnny Carter behind his husband Ben Mitchell\u2019s back.<\/p>\n Although he hoped to come clean on his own terms, Kathy Beale thwarts his plans after catching the pair kissing. Soon enough, the Mitchells close ranks with Phil, Kathy, Billy, Honey, Ian and Harvey collectively confronting Callum for cheating with Johnny. But Callum stands his ground.<\/p>\n \u201cHe thinks they shouldn\u2019t be coming after him about Johnny when none of them are perfect,\u201d explains Tony. \u201cThere are very good reasons why Callum has gone off and had an affair with Johnny. Callum is trying to take control of his life after things have been so out of control for such a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n His defiance only grows stronger when he makes a bold move \u2013 taking Johnny with him to Jonno\u2019s funeral. It\u2019s a decision that could seal his break from the Mitchells and his husband Ben once and for all. Callum and Ben have been apart for more than a year, after Ben was extradited to America to face charges for credit card fraud.<\/p>\n \u201cThe confrontation he has with the Mitchells makes Callum realise who has actually been there for him during all of this,\u201d Tony says. \u201cEveryone took Ben\u2019s side when they found out Callum had been unfaithful, when he\u2019s been left to raise Lexi and done everything alone.\u201d<\/p>\n Amid all the chaos, Callum gets a pleasant surprise when his brother Stuart, played by Ricky Champ<\/a>, returns to support him, after leaving the Square in 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s amazing for him because they\u2019ve got a really special bond. It\u2019s a bond that has been fractured at times, and they\u2019ve been through a lot over the years, but Callum and Stuart are in a really good place now,\u201d Tony says.<\/p>\n But the real shock comes when Ben, played by Max Bowden<\/a>, returns from the US, determined to stand by Callum in his time of grief. \u201cBen\u2019s arrival derails his whole plan, and Callum is suddenly thrown into a very different world<\/a>,\u201d Tony says.<\/p>\n \u201cNow it\u2019s not clear if he\u2019s going to do what he\u2019d planned and go for Johnny or if seeing Ben is going to change everything.\u201d With loyalties torn between his past with Ben and a new future with Johnny, Callum finds himself caught up in another love triangle. Who will he choose?<\/p>\n Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok<\/a>, Snapchat<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, YouTube<\/a> and Threads<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"EastEnders](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_530990TITLEEastenders.jpg\")
EastEnders star Tony Clay reveals Ben’s return to Walford will thwart Callum’s plans with Johnny(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Jack Barns\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n![\"One](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_530972TITLEEastenders.jpg\")
One thing is certain – Callum’s relationship with his in-laws takes a turn next week(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Jack Barns\/Kieron McCarron)<\/p>\n