EASTENDERS fans were baffled during the live episode, as Lauren appeared to sniff Sonia’s knickers.
Taking to social media, viewers were quick to question: “Did that really just happen?”
EastEnders fans were baffled during the live episode, as Lauren appeared to sniff Sonia’s knickers[/caption]
Lauren pulled the pants up to her face[/caption]
The star has seen the funny side[/caption]
Last night EastEnders marked its 40th anniversary with a live episode – killing off one of its most iconic characters in the process.
But amongst the drama, fans saw Lauren, played by Jacqueline Jossa, lift up Sonia’s pants for what they thought was a quick sniff, before tossing them to the side.
Lauren had been thrown the pants by Bianca as Sonia prepared to give birth during the live episode.
And it certainly didn’t go unnoticed, as one person wrote: “Did Sonia just sniff Sonia’s knickers?!”
Another echoed: “Lauren definitely just sniffed Sonia’s pants.”
Luckily, Jacqueline saw the funny side and commented on one of the threads to confirm that she did not sniff the knickers.
Jacqueline penned: “Just to clarify I didn’t sniff them, I was checking what they were and lifting them in shot, no sniffing.”
She added: “They usually hit me in the face so I think I just lifted them up to make sure it was in the shot, this is amazing.”
The star finished her response with lots of laughing face emojis.
Recently, the BBC was forced to apologise after an EastEnders star said a racial slur live on air.
John Altman, who starred as Nasty Nick Cotton, appeared on Radio 4 to reflect on his memories from the set.
Speaking to Sarah Montague about working with the late June Brown, who played Dot Cotton, he said: “During the early days with June it was really flexible.
“You didn’t have to ask permission to have a cigarette. You could just do it. June and I used to improvise…
“We knew our characters so well. We wouldn’t change it drastically. We’d put in words or a line here and there to make it comical. Just to liven it up a bit.”
John first appeared on the soap in 1985 and was last seen in Walford in 2015.
And he told how different filming is these days compared to the 80s, claiming EastEnders bosses once changed a racial slur in the script during a take.
Repeating the word, Nick said: “I suppose I can say it on air.”
But Sarah said: “No, I don’t think we can [say that].”
John insisted “people do unfortunately still say it these days” but she cautioned: “They don’t.”
Sarah later said: “Can I apologise. It wasn’t appropriate in the old days, and it wasn’t appropriate now, for what John Altman said.”
Jacqueline was part of EastEnders iconic live episode to celebrate 40 years[/caption]
