EastEnders fans gobsmacked as they find out ‘Big Mo’ Harris’ real age

EastEnders viewers were left gobsmacked this week, as many of them discovered 'Big Mo' Harris' real age for the first time.

Fans of the BBC soap were also baffled by the fact that Mo (u0009Laila Morse) is a similar age to EastEnders legend Dot Cotton (June Brown).

Some thought they were identical in ages before realising there are apparently a few years in it.

It was recently said that Big Mo was 84 years old this month, which came as a shock to some viewers.

They soon realised after that Walford legend Dot is apparently 87 years old.

Fans soon took to Twitter to discuss the bafflingly small age gap.

One fan said "Okay but mo is as old as dot and I still can't get my head around it?"

Another asked: "Where were you when you found out Mo Slater is older than Dot Cotton?"

Many others commented that the pair were the same age, or just months apart.

The confusion probably comes from the fact that the cast members' real ages are different to their characters.

Mo star Laila Morse is a decade younger than her character, aged 74.

Meanwhile Dot star June recently celebrated her 93rd birthday.

This makes June around six years older than her on-screen character and nearly 20 years older than co-star Laila in real life.

We can see why EastEnders fans have been left totally confused to be honest.

The soap is currently airing special 35th anniversary episodes this week – with one cast member set to die.

EastEnders returns to BBC One tonight, airing at 7:30pm

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