BBC Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Carena Crawford 22 Oct 2017, 14:10 By Carena Crawford 22 Oct 2017, 14:10 EastEnders Shane Richie reveals big Alfie Moon secret But how did it involve Barbara Windsor? Barbara Windsor EastEnders Shane Richie Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Carena Crawford 22 Oct 2017, 14:10 By Carena Crawford 22 Oct 2017, 14:10 They’re one of soapland’s most celebrated couples, but were EastEnders’ Kat and Alfie Moon almost never an item? Shane Richie, who played the loveable sometime landlord, has got fans talking after a mysterious tweet called everything into question. The star, 53, posted an image of himself with Barbara Windsor, who famously played Peggy Mitchell on the soap for around 16 years before leaving in 2010 and returning occasionally before the character was finally killed off last year. Read More: Shane Richie reveals big baby news Shane commented that a storyline that “would have changed everything” was “talked about but never came to screen”, but didn’t give any further clues. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Of course, that got fans speculating as to what might have been and they came up with a few suggestions! The most popular theories were that Babs’ Peggy was actually Shane/ Alfie’s long lost mum, or that she was going to have him as her toyboy lover! Either way, they were very keen to hear all about it from Shane, but the star was staying silent after that.Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your EastEnders newsIt's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news & schedules to share with our community of loyal readers. Click here and tick TVGuide.co.uk to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search. Shane starred as Alfie from 2002 to 2005, then left before a return in 2010 and another exit in 2016 alongside his on-screen wife, Kat, played by Jessie Wallace. The pair won their own spin-off series, Kat and Alfie: Redwater, which saw them searching for Kat’s long-lost son in Ireland where things took a very dark turn indeed. The show wasn’t exactly a hit, but Shane recently confirmed that the fictional pair are still alive, indicating that he’d love to return to EastEnders as Alfie, saying: “If I got the phone call to come back, I’d love the idea.” Read more: Shane Richie reveals the fate of Kat and Alfie As long as he tells us all about that storyline with Babs first, we’d love it too, Shane! Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google Good to Know Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Carena Crawford 22 Oct 2017, 14:10 By Carena Crawford 22 Oct 2017, 14:10 Previous Story Next Story
