In East Enders , Paul Coker becomes romantically involved with Luke Browning ( Adam Astill ) , the son of James Willmott-Brown ( William Boyde ) , who raped Kathy 30 years ago .
Ben 's storylines include a feud between the show 's Mitchell and Beale families for his custody ; developing a love of dance and the arts , which is a source of tension between him and his father , Phil Mitchell ( Steve McFadden ) ; being physically and mentally abused by his father 's girlfriend Stella Crawford ( Sophie Thompson ) ; struggling to come to terms with his homosexuality and then attempting to hide it ; unintentionally killing Heather Trott ( Cheryl Fergison ) ; having a daughter , Lexi Pearce , with Lola Pearce ( Danielle Harold ) ; a relationship with Abi Branning ( Lorna Fitzgerald ) , while having a secret relationship with Paul Coker ( Jonny Labey ) , who he had a relationship with when he came out , being involved in a homophobic attack which caused Paul 's death and become romantically involved with Luke Browning ( Adam Astill ) , the son of James Willmott-Brown ( William Boyde ) , who raped Kathy 30 years ago .
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