EASTENDERS cut two moments from the live episode script – with one being “too rude” to air.
One scene showed Sonia going into labour minutes after the Queen Vic exploded.
She was trapped in the pub with Lauren and Bianca, who realised they’d need to help Sonia deliver the baby.
Bianca didn’t want to check on Sonia, telling Lauren to do it.
The script – which the actors had just hours to learn – orginally saw Bianca telling Lauren “it’s only a fanny!”, but bosses changed the wording at the last minute.
Speaking on her podcast, Off The Telly, actress Natalie Cassidy said they decided “it’s only a noonie” was more appropriate.
Natalie also spoke to Kellie Bright who revealed Linda was supposed to toss a coin in the dramatic live show scene where Denise chose between love interests Jack and Ravi – until she persuaded bosses she was too terrified she’d mess it up.
The love triangle decision – which was ultimately decided by a viewer vote – saw Kelly’s character Linda Carter giving Denise advice over whether to forge her future with ex-husband Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) or Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara).
The soap’s scriptwriters had penned Linda saying ‘Why not toss a coin’ before going ahead and doing it.
But Kellie has now revealed that because the show was being beamed to the nation live – and she is hopeless at flipping coins – she was terrified her nerves would make her embarrass herself in front of millions of viewers.
Kellie, speaking to Joanna Page and Natalie Cassidy – who bowed out of EastEnders after the 40th anniversary week – on their Off The Telly podcast, said: “I was supposed to flip a coin in that scene.
“So when we first got the script, I take out a coin – because it’s all about Denise making her decision.
“And so I say ‘why don’t you toss a coin?’ and I was supposed to then go on and toss the coin, catch the coin, and she then puts her hand over my hand before I call it to say ‘No, I know what I want to do’.”
But after learning of the plan, Kellie begged show bosses to spare her having to toss and catch the coin as if she messed it up and dropped it there would have been no chance of a second take with it going out live.
Kellie, 48, said: “I just went ‘Er, no, just no, don’t do that to me – please don’t’.
“I can’t toss a coin for a toffee anyway. And I just thought ‘My hands would be sweaty, shaking, there is no way.
