Alfie to propose to Roxy in EastEnders

EastEnders' Alfie Moon is set to get all romantic after holding a charity speed-dating event at the pub - and asks Roxy Mitchell to marry him.

Roxy (Rita Simons) is worried when she discovers Alfie's decree nisi has come through, meaning his marriage to Kat is officially over, but he hasn't told her.

Always one for big romantic gestures, Alfie (Shane Richie) organises a surprise candlelit dinner for Roxy and tells her he is now officially a single man again, and asks her to marry him.

But Roxy is wracked with doubts that Alfie may still have feelings for Kat (Jessie Wallace), so viewers must wait to find out if she accepts his proposal.

Shane and Jessie have both hinted Kat and Alfie will get back together by the end of the year, and even EastEnders' executive producer Lorraine Newman hinted: "Hopefully they'll be getting back together. It's a great love story, we'd be foolish not to."

The speed-dating evening and Alfie's marriage proposal will screen on EastEnders on Tuesday, July 16 and Thursday, 18.

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