Eddie Moon

Name: Eddie Moon
First Appeared: 3rd June 2011
Last Appeared: 6th October 2011
Played by: David Essex

Eddie Moon, the head honcho of the Moon family, was a breath of fresh air in Albert Square. With his bubbly personality and a touch of class, Eddie could charm the socks off anyone. He was the kind of bloke who made friends for life and was always popular with the ladies. But beneath that charismatic exterior was a man haunted by his past. Eddie’s first love ended in tragedy when his wife took her own life, leaving him wracked with guilt and estranged from his son, Michael.

Eddie’s arrival in Walford was as dramatic as you’d expect. He showed up to reconnect with his second cousin, Alfie Moon, but ended up getting hit by Carol Jackson’s car. Talk about making an entrance! Despite the rocky start, Eddie quickly bonded with Carol’s grandson, Liam, and even managed to get on Kat Moon’s good side. However, his relationship with Michael was far from smooth sailing. Michael blamed Eddie for his mother’s death and wanted nothing to do with him. Eddie tried to make amends, but Michael wasn’t having any of it.

Life in Walford was never dull for Eddie. He sent Kat and Alfie on holiday and took over running The Queen Vic, teaching Liam about antiques in the process. But things took a turn when Eddie discovered someone squatting in a local lock-up. His son, Anthony, posed as a council member to evict the squatter, but it all went up in flames—literally. Eddie suspected Michael of starting the fire, but it turned out to be Lola Pearce, seeking revenge for some unkind comments. Despite the chaos, Eddie and Michael seemed to make amends, but Michael had other plans.

Eddie’s love life was just as complicated. He struck up a relationship with Vanessa Gold, who was paid by Michael to break his heart. Despite the rocky start, they genuinely started to care for each other. Eddie supported his son Tyler in an unlicensed boxing match, which ended in disaster when Tyler collapsed. To make matters worse, Anthony had bet a small fortune on Tyler to lose. The family drama reached a boiling point when Michael revealed Eddie’s dark secret: he had another child, and his infidelity had driven Michael’s mother to suicide.

In the end, Eddie’s attempts to start fresh in Spain with his family fell apart. Tyler and Anthony refused to leave, and Eddie dumped Vanessa, leaving her to face the police alone.