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"EastEnders actress Rita Simons has said that she doesn&amp;#039;t yet know whether she will be sharing screen kisses with co-star Shane Richie. The pair&amp;#039;s characters Roxy Mitchell and Alfie Moon have become close friends on screen, but Roxy is harbouring stronger feelings. Jessie Wallace recently returned to filming as Alfie&amp;#039;s wife Kat following a break, but Simons told PA that she is still unsure of where the story is heading in the long term. Simons commented: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s been lovely to work with Shane, he&amp;#039;s a great actor.  &amp;quot;We haven&amp;#039;t had a kissing scene yet, I don&amp;#039;t know if we will. He&amp;#039;s a very generous actor.&amp;quot; The 35-year-old also voiced her support for EastEnders&amp;#039; new boss Lorraine Newman, who recently took over from Bryan Kirkwood. She said: &amp;quot;I haven&amp;#039;t been at EastEnders under the reign of a female yet, so it&amp;#039;ll be interesting to see what different choices she makes. I think she&amp;#039;s going to do a sterling job.&amp;quot; Simons and Richie have both previously said that they do not want a full-blown affair for Roxy and Alfie. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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