{"id":44758,"date":"2024-01-30T07:30:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T06:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1982335"},"modified":"2024-01-30T08:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T07:14:05","slug":"eastenders-airs-heartbreaking-alfie-moon-scenes-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eastenders-airs-heartbreaking-alfie-moon-scenes-in-early-bbc-iplayer-release\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders airs heartbreaking Alfie Moon scenes in early BBC iPlayer release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shane Richie broke our hearts with this moving performance as Alfie’s story took centre stage. <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 30 January 2024 at 06:30 AM<\/p>

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*Spoiler warning for the Tuesday 30th January 2024 episode of EastEnders, released at 6am on BBC iPlayer and airing at 7:30pm on BBC One.*<\/strong><\/p>\n

EastEnders has aired emotional scenes for Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), as he finally opened up to his friends about his prostate cancer diagnosis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The beloved character learned he had the illness last year, and underwent a prostatectomy, hormone injections and radiotherapy. After his final radiotherapy session, Alfie was encouraged by Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) to talk to Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) and Billy Mitchell (Perry Fenwick).<\/p>\n

But at The Vic, Alfie suffered a distressing accident, and as EastEnders<\/a> continued, he avoided his pals the morning after wetting himself.<\/p>\n

Ian and Billy asked Linda about Alfie, assuming he had been drunk the night before. Linda paid Alfie a visit, and\u00a0he broke down as she tried to reassure him about suffering with incontinence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But Alfie was mortified, confiding that the moment felt like a recurring dream, except this was his living nightmare.<\/p>\n

As Alfie admitted that he felt like a failure as a man, Linda told him he was brave, kind and funny and praised his ability to keep smiling and laughing through his cancer treatment. She added that as he had been there for those around him at the same time, now he should let his friends support him.<\/p>\n

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Shane Richie as Alfie Moon and Kellie Bright as Linda Carter in EastEnders.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

At The Vic, Alfie cleared the air with Ian and Billy, but still couldn\u2019t bring himself to explain why he had had an accident. But his perspective changed when he left to get some air, and bumped into on\/off love rival Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden).<\/p>\n

Alfie asked Phil if he wished he had told estranged wife Kat (Jessie Wallace) about his fling with Emma Harding (Patsy Kensit) before it had a chance to come out, and Phil reminded him that he had also kept quiet about that as well as his illness.<\/p>\n

Reasoning that if he\u2019d been honest sooner, things might have been different, Alfie decided to tell Ian and Billy the truth after all. The pair were shocked and upset, while Alfie explained that he\u2019d been trying to carry on as usual.<\/p>\n