Johnson's 'EastEnders' cameo 'toned down'

Boris Johnson's cameo on EastEnders reportedly had to be toned down because of the flirty chemistry between the Mayor and Barbara Windsor.

Original scripts saw Windsor, who plays Peggy Mitchell on the BBC One soap, claiming to fancy Johnson and admitting that she would happily become "the next Mrs Johnson".

The News of the World reports that writers later watered down the exchange, during which Mitchell would have told a friend: "You think you're joking - but if I was 15 years younger..."

The London Mayor, who is married with four children, made his cameo on the soap in September, defending the appearance as a good opportunity to promote arts and culture in the capital.