The last time we saw Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), she’d just told him that their wedding was off.
As they approached their big day – and third time getting wed – a series of troubling events cast a huge shadow over their happiness.
One of their twins had vomited on Kat’s shoes, their limousine had been stolen, and the replacement double-decker bus that Alfie had hired broke down.
But, most notably, the couple had discovered that their teenage son Tommy (Sonny Kendall) had been watching porn on the family computer.
Alfie had promised to have a word with the youngster, but his advice was laden with 80s pop references and failed to hit the nail on the head. When Kat discovered this, she believed her partner’s priorities were all in the wrong place.
In the most recent episode, which can be watched online now, the two had an explosive chat in The Queen Vic while their friends and family waited outside for an update.
Kat told him that she didn’t want a life of broken promises, and the marriage was off. Alfie then insisted that if there was no wedding, there would be no relationship – and ended things.
She rushed off to see cousin Jean Slater (Gillian Wright), who offered a shoulder to cry on.
In fact, their chat resulted in Jean slapping Kat (again)!
The two then burst into laughter, and Kat realised she’d made a huge mistake. What she didn’t realise was that Alfie had turned to a very unlikely neighbour for some words of wisdom.
Metro is keeping the identity of this resident secret until the episode airs, so if you want to know, head over to iPlayer now.
The two then rushed through The Square and into one another’s arms, begging the other to marry them.
But how would they manage it at such short notice? They’d missed the celebrant appointment, and didn’t have a venue.
Well, luckily, Alfie had the bus mended. And Big Mo (Laila Morse) had whipped out a vicar’s costume to officiate the ceremony herself.
Later, as everyone was enjoying the reception in The Vic, they were a picture of happiness as they sat on top of the double-decker and looked out towards the stars and moon.
