Stella Crawford is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Sophie Thompson from 7 September 2006 to 23 July 2007. The character's story arc revolves on her relationship with established character Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), during which she mentally and physically abuses his son Ben (Charlie Jones) for months in the build-up to her and Phil’s wedding.On the day of the wedding, Ben's ordeal is finally discovered causing Stella to flee with Phil giving chase, determined to make her pay for what she has done to his son; this culminates in Stella being killed-off when she commits suicide by jumping off a roof to her death.