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A mother has said she hopes her five-year-old deafblind son will “break down barriers” for disabled children when he stars in an episode of EastEnders.

Harvey Hind, from Clitheroe, Lancashire, made his acting debut during Wednesday’s episode of the BBC One soap, where he will play Arlo, a preschool boy who is registered blind.