Post by Sarah on Dec 23, 2005 7:50:51 GMT -5
23 December 2005
EASTEXIT
By Nicola Methven Tv Editor
ALFIE Moon's not a man used to being left out in the cold.
But this is the dramatic moment he leaves EastEnders - with millions of fans desperate to find out whether he takes wife Kat with him.
The loveable rogue - played by TV favourite Shane Richie - leans against his snow-covered Ford Capri, his hands thrust deep into his pockets as he takes a final look at the Square.
Then Kat (Jessie Wallace) dashes out of the Queen Vic to catch him in the Christmas Day will-they-won't-they? - closely followed by sister Little Mo and cousin Stacey.
Shane, 41, said yesterday: "It's brilliant. Once again Alfie leaves everything right to the last minute. This goes right up to the duff-duffer."
But the star - in the Square for three years - is keen to reassure fans he will be back before too long. "I'd like to go back sooner rather than later. I don't want to leave it years like Ross (Kemp) did," he said. "I like playing in big teams and EastEnders is the biggest."
Dad-of-two Shane is now starring as Scrooge in a stage version of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
He joked: "I'm enjoying being back in theatre, surrounded by proper actors.
"They ask things like, 'Are you familiar with Dickens?' I say, 'David Dickinson? He's great'."
Shane has a number of big roles lined up, including in new movie Flushed Away alongside Kate Winslet and Sir Ian McKellen. He is thrilled at the chance of a Hollywood career but insists he and fiancŽe Christie Goddard, 27, will continue living here.
He said: "I wanted to stretch myself. However, I don't want to start all over again. I like the idea of being a big fish in a small pond."
Shane is now preparing for an even more important role - as a dad for the third time, with Christie due to give birth in April. He added: "After Scrooge I just want to spend some quality time with Christie."
He bids farewell as Alfie with many fond memories. One of his most memorable scenes was the death of his beloved Nana Moon. He said: "I watched it with my best mate Goz and we couldn't look at each other. At the end I had tears running down my face."
Some things he'll be happy to turn his back on, though.
"I enjoyed all that. But I won't miss freezing my knackers off on the market," he said.
EastEnders, BBC1, Christmas Day, 9pm
EASTEXIT
By Nicola Methven Tv Editor
ALFIE Moon's not a man used to being left out in the cold.
But this is the dramatic moment he leaves EastEnders - with millions of fans desperate to find out whether he takes wife Kat with him.
The loveable rogue - played by TV favourite Shane Richie - leans against his snow-covered Ford Capri, his hands thrust deep into his pockets as he takes a final look at the Square.
Then Kat (Jessie Wallace) dashes out of the Queen Vic to catch him in the Christmas Day will-they-won't-they? - closely followed by sister Little Mo and cousin Stacey.
Shane, 41, said yesterday: "It's brilliant. Once again Alfie leaves everything right to the last minute. This goes right up to the duff-duffer."
But the star - in the Square for three years - is keen to reassure fans he will be back before too long. "I'd like to go back sooner rather than later. I don't want to leave it years like Ross (Kemp) did," he said. "I like playing in big teams and EastEnders is the biggest."
Dad-of-two Shane is now starring as Scrooge in a stage version of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
He joked: "I'm enjoying being back in theatre, surrounded by proper actors.
"They ask things like, 'Are you familiar with Dickens?' I say, 'David Dickinson? He's great'."
Shane has a number of big roles lined up, including in new movie Flushed Away alongside Kate Winslet and Sir Ian McKellen. He is thrilled at the chance of a Hollywood career but insists he and fiancŽe Christie Goddard, 27, will continue living here.
He said: "I wanted to stretch myself. However, I don't want to start all over again. I like the idea of being a big fish in a small pond."
Shane is now preparing for an even more important role - as a dad for the third time, with Christie due to give birth in April. He added: "After Scrooge I just want to spend some quality time with Christie."
He bids farewell as Alfie with many fond memories. One of his most memorable scenes was the death of his beloved Nana Moon. He said: "I watched it with my best mate Goz and we couldn't look at each other. At the end I had tears running down my face."
Some things he'll be happy to turn his back on, though.
"I enjoyed all that. But I won't miss freezing my knackers off on the market," he said.
EastEnders, BBC1, Christmas Day, 9pm
