No Shagging Allowed! Viewers Complain After EastEnders's Alfie Moon Utters The 'S' Word

It trended on Twitter after one of its most explosive storylines finally came to a shocking conclusion, but it wasn't Kat Moon's affair that sparked an online debate - but her on-screen husband's use of the word "shagging".

Viewers complained to the BBC after Alfie Moon, played by Shane Richie, squared up to love rival Derek Branning on Thursday night's episode of the soap and accused him of "shagging" his wife, played by Jessie Wallace.

But the seemingly innocent word prompted viewers to call the BBC and complain - and the word soon started trending on the social networking site.

Countryfile presenter Julia Bradbury wrote: "The word 'shagging' used on EastEnders seems to have caused quite a pre-watershed stir this evening....?"

A BBC insider told The Sun that the word had been used before on the soap and they had only received 45 complaints.

Thursday night's show brought an end to the storyline, which started in the summer, surrounding Kat Moon and her affair as viewers discovered she had been meeting Derek Branning for illicit trysts.

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