Shane Richie has teased that his 'EastEnders' alter-ego Alfie Moon and Linda Carter's friendship could turn romantic.
Shane Richie has sparked romance rumours for his alter ego
The hopeless romantic and the Queen Vic barmaid played by Kellie Bright, 46, have an unbreakable bond that has strengthened since the tragic death of her husband Mick Carter (Danny Dyer), and Shane, 59, has suggested they could become more than pals.
He told RadioTimes.com: "Alfie's no longer in The Vic now, it's interesting, that whole relationship between Alfie and Linda kind of took us by surprise – the audience reaction was real positive. And though we never played it, there was never ever talk with the producers or writers that there was going to be a relationship."
He then teased: "The general public, the fans of the show, kind of went 'Yeah, there's something there' so maybe, just maybe, something may happen this year, maybe next year. But there's talk of maybe Alfie and Linda."
However, Shane also suggested Alfie's ex-wife Kat, who is now with 'EastEnders' legend Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden), could rekindle their romance.
He said: "There's always talk of Kat and Alfie. We're like the [Richard] Burton and [Elizabeth] Taylor of the soaps, aren't we? But at the moment, I'm really enjoying Alfie being single.
"There's a bromance with Alfie and Freddie; he's become like what Spencer [Moon, played by Christopher Parker] was back in the day – so I'm enjoying playing that at the moment."
Shane's comments come after Kellie ruled out a romance between the pair.
She told the outlet: "I think it is really strong and important to see a platonic relationship between a man and a woman."
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