Kat Slater & Alfie Moon

[alan45]

EastEnders star Shane Richie has revealed that there is still a ray of hope for Kat and Alfie Moon's future as a couple.

Kat (Jessie Wallace) split from Alfie last week after he finally told her that he started the house fire which left her badly burned, bringing months of deception to an end.


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The Moon family at Christmas

Tonight's episode (December 22) sees Alfie desperately try to convince Kat to give him another chance, but when he instinctively comforts one of their twins, she angrily tells him to get away from them.

The tense encounter leaves Alfie fearing that he could be forced to spend Christmas away from his children due to Kat's fury.

Speaking of the pair's new dynamic, Richie commented: "It's interesting not working with Jessie as much. Kat and Alfie have got the kids so we are working together, but the stuff we're playing at the moment is really interesting.

"This wasn't about infidelity, this is about two people who passionately can't be without each other, yet have been involved in this horrible tragedy."

Kat tells Alfie they need to move out of the Vic.


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Kat and Alfie hit the rocks last week

Asked whether the pair's relationship could change permanently if Kat no longer sees Alfie as her 'Man in the Moon', he replied: "Well you just said something there, which is a clue to how they get back. It's to do with history.

"You've got to go right back to find out how they eventually come together, which is what I've been told by the producers."

Richie has previously teased that 2015 will be huge for Kat and Alfie, with a big storyline running between January and Easter.

EastEnders' executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins also said last week: "Kat and Alfie are quieter at Christmas, but their story for next year is new, fresh and exciting. For characters that have been around for a long time, that's very hard to do and we've achieved that."

[Perdita]

EastEnders' Kat Moon will soon discover that her Uncle Harry was a serial sex offender.

Kat (Jessie Wallace) is contacted by the police after a number of her late uncle's victims come forward more than a decade after his death.

Kat sits in shock
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A show spokesperson confirmed details of the storyline to The Sun.

Kat will be drawn into the police investigation as Harry left her money in his will. He raped her at the age of 13, which resulted in the birth of her daughter Zoe.

After Kat is first told about her inheritance, she decides that she needs to talk to Alfie, and arranges to meet him in the Queen Vic.

However, she becomes furious when she realises that Alfie thinks a reunion is on the cards.

Kat drops a bombshell on Alfie
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As she struggles to cope with the situation, she decides to take her mind off her problems with a one-night stand.

Shane Richie - who plays Alfie - has already revealed that Kat and Alfie's relationship may be saved by something to do with "history", advising that fans think "right back" to an old storyline.

[parkerman]

How come Kat's only just found out she was left money in Harry's will? He died in 2002 and it was said at the time that he left £18,000 to Zoe. So how come his bequest to Kat comes to light 12 years later? The scriptwriters better have a good explanation!!!

[Perdita]

Maybe he did not die for real in 2002, like Nick, and only recently died for real

[Dazzle]

EastEnders' Kat Moon will soon discover that her Uncle Harry was a serial sex offender.

Kat will be drawn into the police investigation as Harry left her money in his will. He raped her at the age of 13, which resulted in the birth of her daughter Zoe.

Kat being drawn into the police investigation of Harry could be an interesting (and topical) storyline, but I'm not going to enjoy it if it's just an excuse for more irritating Kat/Alfie drama.

[lizann]

zoe could have more brothers and sisters out there

[alan45]

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[alan45]

How come Kat's only just found out she was left money in Harry's will? He died in 2002 and it was said at the time that he left £18,000 to Zoe. So how come his bequest to Kat comes to light 12 years later? The scriptwriters better have a good explanation!!!

People have a habit of dying several times in Deadenders so I suppose each time they "Die" then there is an excuse for a new will. Another funeral would give people who were not able to fly home for their father or mother's funeral another chance.

[tammyy2j]

So Kat money problems will be all over if she takes the money from the will

[Kim]

Harry didn't leave £18,000 to Zoe, it was a birthday present. He put a note in which said "one for every year of your life." Presumably as the cheque was never cashed, it remained part of Harry's estate which would have passed to Charlie when he died. (His sister, Stacey's nan is dead and we know he never had a decent relationship after what he did.)

It sounded like this was what happened as it seemed that Mo and Charlie had discussed giving Kat this money in Lanzarote over Christmas. Question then is, why didn't Charlie claim to win the lottery when the financial struggles started and give Kat the money that way, or at least explain about Harry at that point if he didn't want to deceive her? Oh yes, of course, because Alfie needed to burn the place down so that Nick Cotton, in hiding as Reg Cox, could die on the anniversary in the house that he murdered the real Reg Cox

DTC started off well but the rot set in after a few months. This serial rapist revelation is bound to be sensationalised in some way (the fire would have been much better as a genuine accident, I think) and not get the screentime that it should. Being so image conscious, the disfigurement should have been a perfect storyline for Kat but instead her agoraphobia disappeared overnight and she clearly has no problem in the bedroom despite the scars, after the one night stand last week.