Speaking to the Radio Times, Danny-Boy and Shona who play Lee and Whitney revealed that Lee's condition will get even worse over Christmas, then finally coming to a head.
"I feel very sorry for Lee. He's trapped by this belief that men shouldn't show their emotions too much, so Whitney is oblivious.
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"She doesn't know what's going on in his mind. She has never had her own place before. She wants to make the perfect home, so she's focused on that and is often oblivious to the secrets Lee is keeping from her.
Danny-Boy revealed that the whole situation will get worse as, which leads to his departure from the show: "His depression is going to escalate and it's a hard-hitting thing for people to watch," he said.
"I've had people writing
to me saying that the storyline has been unbearable because it's like
watching themselves. But that means we're doing our jobs properly."
"Men, generally speaking,
don't like to express themselves because they feel it's a sign of
weakness. And it's not. We want parents to tell their sons that they're
allowed to cry.
"EastEnders
should have a message at the heart of it. It needs to affect people.
The normality of it is important. If we keep heightening things too
much, then it loses focus. But we're making Lee's story as real as
possible. He and Whitney have been priced out of life.
"That's
why you saw him wearing his work suit on his wedding day. He can't
afford another one. There was a time when someone could fund a family on
a normal, average salary. But now we live in a time where you can't.
Life is a lot more difficult."
EastEnders continues tonight at 7.30pm on BBC One.
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