Elizabeth Taylor line cut from 'Enders

An EastEnders line referencing Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton has been cut from tonight's episode of the soap, reports have revealed.

This evening's instalment of the BBC One drama sees the late pair mentioned in a discussion between Alfie Moon (Shane Richie), his cousin Michael (Steve John Shepherd) and Roxy Mitchell (Rita Simons) about the problems in Alfie's marriage to Kat.

Encouraging Alfie not to give up on his relationship, Michael says: "You two, you're like Burton and Taylor."

The original version of the episode saw a confused Alfie reply by saying: "What? He's dead ain't he?"

However, The Sun reports that Michael's line will remain in the episode but Alfie's will be cut following Taylor's death at the age of 79 last week.

Following the removal of the line, the episode will jump to Roxy, who compares Alfie and Kat to "salt and vinegar".

A spokesperson for the soap said that it was "pure coincidence" that Taylor was mentioned in the scene, which was filmed earlier this year before her passing.

The representative said: "A decision was taken to edit the scene as it's so soon after her death."

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