EastEnders child star is a genius with astonishingly high IQ

EastEnders’ latest newcomer Lewis Bridgeman is really a genius.

The youngster – who has suffered from anxiousness implicit the years and was diagnosed with autism and dyspraxia – made his debut connected the Square arsenic Barney Mitchell successful June this twelvemonth – and his quality has already gotten himself successful a full heap of trouble.

However, according to the actor’s mum, Lewis isn’t conscionable known for his acting talents.

At the property of 12, helium passed Mensa’s rigorous quality test, meaning that his IQ, oregon quality quotient, is among the apical 2% of the world’s population.

Mensa is the largest and oldest high-IQ nine globally with the minimum accepted IQ for the radical listed astatine 132.

Lewis’ mum Jayne told Maldon Standard: ‘His IQ is precocious but helium struggles with societal things similar making friends. But the Plume person been superb – he’s travel connected truthful much.’

Barney Mitchell (Lewis Bridgeman) has been near fearing for his prevarication aft an altercation with Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara).

The occurrence kicked disconnected with Nugget Gulati (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) wondering who sister Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) was texting.

As we know, her mystery fella is older bloke Mason (Alex Draper), whose individuality is lone known by Barney.

Last week we saw her mum Priya (Sophie Khan Levy) question her caller narration – and Avani managed to deliberation up the cleanable scapegoat – her champion pal Barns.

With Mason pressuring her to take their narration to the adjacent level, it was lone a substance of clip earlier she had to confess to him that she wasn’t ready.

Adamant to get revenge, Ravi charged to find Barney, who helium presumed was responsible.

The youngster clocked onto the lawsuit of mistaken individuality and dashed disconnected done the market, but arsenic helium recovered information extracurricular of Peggy’s, Ravi soon caught up.

Barney asserted that helium didn’t consciousness threatened, but soon was dragged up connected apical of the viaduct supra Turpin Road.

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