Shane Patrick Roche, known as Shane Richie, (born 11 March 1964) is an English actor, comedian, singer and presenter, best known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders between 2002 and 2005 and then again since 2010.

Richie has presented a number of BBC game shows including Reflex, Win Your Wish List and Decimate.

Biography

Richie married Coleen Nolan in 1990 and together they had two sons, Shane Roche Jr (born 1988) and Jake Roche (born 1992). They divorced in 1999.

Richie proposed to his fiancée Christie Anne Goddard at her 26th birthday party in April 2005, and on 23 April 2006 she gave birth to a boy, Mackenzie Blue. They got married on 21 July 2007. Christie gave birth to a daughter, Lolita Bell, on 28 July 2008. Another daughter, their third child together, was born on 27 April 2011 called Romani-Skye Angel Shelley.

In 2003, Richie released his autobiography Rags To Richie, which was a best-seller. In the book, he claims to have had sex with six girls in a chalet, during his time as a Pontins Bluecoat and he broke the law by orchestrating ticket touts outside of Grease. Richie also claims to have given free tickets to the touts, who went on to sell them at a large profit for Richie.


Charity
Richie is patron of Shinfield Players Theatre, an amateur theatre company in Reading, Berkshire, taking the role from Anton Rodgers who died in 2007. He made his first appearance in the audience on 11 July 2009 for the Youth Group production of Disco Inferno.

Richie is patron of the UK's Huntington's Disease Association.