{"id":475380,"date":"2026-03-14T14:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/475380\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:43:10","slug":"eastenders-favourites-future-confirmed-after-fears-shed-left-the-bbc-soap-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/475380\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders favourite\u2019s future confirmed after fears she\u2019d left the BBC soap | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"Lexi
\n\t\tLexi Brown was born in 2012 (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

A young EastEnders<\/a> star will continue to grace our screens for the foreseeable following fears from fans that she had left.<\/p>\n

Isabella Brown, who is 13, has played the role of Lexi Pearce in the BBC<\/a> One soap since 2019.<\/p>\n

The character is daughter of Lola Pearce<\/a> (Danielle Harold<\/a>) and Ben Mitchell<\/a> (Max Bowden<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Lexi has experienced a great deal of loss already in her life. In 2023, her mum Lola died following a brain tumour diagnosis. A year later, her dad Ben was sentenced to prison<\/a> after committing fraud in America.<\/p>\n

This left Lexi in Jay Brown<\/a>\u2019s (Jamie Borthwick<\/a>) care. However, when Jay discovered his Granddad wasn\u2019t well, he ventured up North, and isn\u2019t returning to Walford<\/a> due to starting a new relationship.<\/p>\n

It means young Lexi is now being looked after by Ben\u2019s ex-partner Callum Highway<\/a> (Tony Clay<\/a>), along with his new boyfriend Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff), plus Lola\u2019s granddad Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick).<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Isabella
\n\t\tLexi\u2019s parents are Lola and Ben (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

\t\t\"Lexi
\n\t\tIsabella has played Lexi since 2019 (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

Last year, fans of the BBC One soap started to fear the character had left Albert Square as didn\u2019t feature a great deal in episodes.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the drama school KA Arts has confirmed Isabella is continuing to film as Lexi, and it looks like things are going to get busy for the star.<\/p>\n

Sharing a headshot picture of Isabella on Instagram<\/a>, the account wrote alongside: \u2018We are so proud of our incredibly talented Isabella, who has been confirmed to continue playing the role of #Lexi in @bbceastenders for the 8th consecutive year.<\/p>\n

They added: \u2018Isabella is heading into an extremely busy filming period, yet is still committed to her training and school studies.<\/p>\n

\u2018Hard work and commitment is key. It\u2019s all in the training.\u2019<\/p>\n

Recently, Callum mader a discovery about Lexi<\/a> in the aftermath of Nigel Bates (Paul Bradley) moving into a care home.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\"Lexi
\n\t\tLexi has suffered great loss already in her life (Picture: BBC)<\/p>\n

After Lexi claimed that she was too poorly to go to school, Callum quickly suspected that something wasn\u2019t quite right. It became clear this wasn\u2019t the first time Lexi had tried to dodge school, and Callum realised her supposed illness was actually her way of coping with everything that\u2019s been going on.<\/p>\n

Callum gently told Lexi that while he understands she\u2019s dealing with a lot, he\u2019d have to speak with a doctor if she continued missing school.<\/p>\n

In reality, Lexi simply wants to spend more time with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Sam (Kim Medcalf) instead of facing the outside world.<\/p>\n

With Nigel settling into his new life at the care home and the people closest to him struggling to come to terms with the change, emotions are continuing to run high across the Square.<\/p>\n

This article was originally published on March 9, 2026.<\/p>\n

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