Eagle-eyed EastEnders fans spot long-term character has ‘gone missing’

EASTENDERS fans have put their detective hats on after noticing a long-term character has been absent from screens.

First appearing in 2012, they have featured in big storylines for the BBC soap.

Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) is the daughter of Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) and Lola Pearce (Danielle Harold).

On Reddit, EastEnders viewers have noticed Lexi's absence in recent episodes.

A fan wrote: "I literally just clocked today I’ve not seen [Lexi] for ages. Have i missed something?"

Another replied: "I would imagine the little actress is having time off after being involved in a major storyline for a long length of time."

A third speculated: "I'm not anticipating seeing much of her going forward.

"As soon as Lola died and Ben was written out I had a feeling we'd see less and less of her."

While a fourth simply stated: "This always happens with child actors."

According to , Lexi's most recent appearance was on July 11.

Meanwhile, the character has been featured in 24 episodes across 2024 so far.

Isabella Brown began playing Lexi upon her return to Albert Square in 2019.

Since then, the character has been involved in multiple key storylines.

This notably includes the heartbreaking death of her mother, Lola, in May 2023.

The beloved character had been diagnosed with a terminal Glioblastoma brain tumour.

Over a decade earlier, Lola gave birth to Lexi in a teenage pregnancy storyline - but with a twist.

The on-screen birth aired during a special seven-minute live segment in July 2012.

This made soap history, with Lola becoming the first EastEnders character - and second soap character overall - to give birth in live scenes.

Will viewers be seeing Lexi back on screen soon?

EastEnders airs on BBC One and iPlayer.