EastEnders fans in tears as Callum Highway tells fiance Whitney Dean he cheated on her with Ben Mitchell

EASTENDERS fans are in tears after Callum Highway told Whitney Dean he slept with Ben Mitchell – during her hen do.

The funeral director – who is played by actor Tony Clay in the BBC soap – confessed all to his fiance just days before their wedding after the burden of hiding he is gay became too much for him.

After a fight with Ben Mitchell who told him he would only end up hurting Whitney.

“I am so sorry,” he told her as he summoned up the courage to tell the truth.

She told him: “Don’t worry, whatever it is we’ll sort it because we sort everything, don’t we?”

But everything changed when he told her he had cheated on her – and with Ben Mitchell to boot.

Whitney looked devastated as the reality of who Callum is sank in, and fans were left devastated for her.

One wrote: “Whitney knows the truth my heart @bbceastenders #EastEnders @ShonaBM.”

A second said: “WOAH!!! Did NOT expect that! #confessiontime #eastenders #ballum.”

Another added: “So Callum just told Whitney he cheated on her AND that he did it with a bloke in one scene. OOFT. LITERALLY. That’s quite the ending! #EastEnders.”

The Sun Online can reveal her hurt will soon turn to anger and she is going to blame one person for her misfortune – Ben.

She will hunt Ben down and grab him by the throat as she attacks him for sleeping with Callum.

Actress Shona McGarty revealed betrayal will drive her, adding: “Betrayal, she feels absolutely betrayed and feels that she doesn’t even know who Callum is anymore.

“After the initial shock she just wants the truth – she can’t believe what’s happening.”

She added: “Whitney’s obviously not happy at all, she furious, but I think she’s actually angrier at Ben.

“She knows Ben manipulates everyone but she sees right through the games he plays, so she’s going to go in hard.

“At this point, Whitney thinks it was just a silly kiss, nothing more, it didn’t mean anything but there’s a showdown between Whitney and Ben in tomorrow’s episode where you see just how hurt she is, and that’s all I’m going to say.”

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