Star of EastEnders Shane Richie has talked about what lies next for Alfie Moon after his medical fight.
Following his August 2023 prostate cancer diagnosis, the story revolves around his recuperation and his approach to telling his closest friends and relatives.
The drama will pick up steam in the upcoming weeks. Richie, who debuted as Alfie in 2002, revealed to The Sun at the National Television Awards that his character will have some poignant moments.
“Alfie playing the prostate cancer. Exciting is the wrong word, but just bringing that to the forefront of, you know, doing on the British soap is really important to the producers and to me,” he said.
“We’re about to cover the erectile dysfunction story, which I didn’t think we would do, but that ties in with prostate cancer. I mean, you know, you do your homework, and the Beeb [BBC] and certainly the producers are very good at doing their research.”
The star, who most recently returned to the BBC soap in 2022, also spoke about his scenes with Jessie Wallace’s Kat Mitchell, with an upcoming storyline seeing their son Tommy (Sonny Kendall) showing signs of anger.
“The story that myself [and Jessie], that Kat and Alfie are playing at the moment is with our son Tommy,” he explained. “And [it’s] about teenage angst and violence in the family. So that’s what’s about to hit the screen pretty soon.”
Whilst there will be plenty of drama involving Alfie and co, the soap is gearing up for a special live episode as it celebrates its 40th anniversary, though Richie shared that he doesn’t know all the details of the celebration.
“We’re [the cast] pretty much in the dark about it,” he said. “We found out, I think, 48 hours before the general public found out. So it’s all pretty hush-hush about what’s going to happen. We’re not privy to information just yet, but I think in the next couple of weeks, we’ll know [more].”
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