EastEnders star Shane Richie has revealed bosses had shocking original plans for Alfie Moon.
The actor, 58, has opened up about returning to the soap as the scheming former Queen Vic manager.
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He has told how bosses originally planned for Alfie to have a shocking age-gap romance with Walford legend Peggy Mitchell.
Peggy was played by late star Dame Barbara Windsor.
It was said to be inspired by classic movie The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman and the late Anne Bancroft.
However once he began filming, they saw Shane’s chemistry with co-star Jessie Wallace, 50 and quickly abandoned the plans.
Instead they brought Alfie and Jessie’s character Kat Slater together.
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