EastEnders viewers fume they ‘can’t stand’ character saying ‘he’s as exciting as watching someone else watch paint dry’

EASTENDERS viewers declared they ‘can’t stand’ one of the characters – fuming ‘he’s as exciting as watching someone else watch paint dry’. The Albert Square resident in question recently returned after many years away. Mark Fowler Jr returned to EastEnders in January – but not all viewers have taken to him Credit: BBC Since his comeback, Mark has gotten involved with Lauren Branning Credit: BBC Mark Fowler Jr – now played by Stephen Aaron-Sipple – reappeared on-screen in the BBC soap from January onwards. He has since become both professionally and romantically involved with married Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa). Sign up for the Eastenders newsletter Thank you! Although not all viewers have taken to the character and made their thoughts clear online. One person wrote on Reddit: “I can’t see for the life of me what Lauren sees in Mark. In the BBC soap, Mark is the son of Grant Mitchell (pictured) and Michelle Fowler Credit: BBC Stephen Aaron-Sipple took over the role, having previously appeared as a different minor character Credit: BBC “He’s about as exciting as watching someone else watch paint dry. “All Mark’s done is be a d**k to everyone and drag them into his criminal nonsense. “I also find it deeply uncomfortable how absolutely fine he is with having a hand in blowing up his own cousin’s marriage.” Another added: “Mark is awful. He staged for Lauren to be mugged, he stole from her, he then set fire to her cars so that she’d have no choice but to go into business with him selling stolen cars from bad people. Most read in TV “The worst part of it is that he knew exactly why she needed the money and he held that over her to convince her she was doing the right thing for her family. “A family he wanted to break. None of his actions are redeeming at all.” A third penned: “Don’t like Zack or Mark! Can’t Walford attract some decent younger men?” However, a fourth remarked: “I must be the only one here that likes him.” Mark is the son of EastEnders legends Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) and Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully). Current actor Stephen, 38, first appeared as Mark in a flashforward on New Year’s Day, albeit unidentified, before returning later that month. He had previously appeared on EastEnders as a minor character back in 2020. Meanwhile, Emmerdale star Ned Porteous, now known for playing Joe Tate, initially portrayed Mark briefly back in 2016. Comment now