Olly Murs has paid tribute to EastEnders’ 40th anniversary by revisiting his surprise cameo in the soap a decade ago. 

The singer, 39, reposted the clip from 2014, reminding fans of the moment he stepped onto Albert Square alongside Shane Richie’s character, Alfie Moon.

The cameo was part of A Night In With Olly Murs, a TV special celebrating his music career. 

In the hilarious sketch, Olly found himself lost on his way to a gig and ended up in Walford, where he crossed paths with Alfie.

Reflecting on the experience, Olly took to his Instagram on Sunday and wrote: ‘Nah still pinch myself I got to do this, I’ve seen it’s Eastenders 40th anniversary, so thought I’d dig out this from 10 years ago!! 

‘I’ll never forget my little cameo i did for my ITV special yesss Eastenders on ITV unbelievable Jeff!! Shane Ritchie you absolute legend! Dream come true this!!’ 

Olly Murs has paid tribute to EastEnders ‘ 40th anniversary by revisiting his surprise cameo in the soap a decade ago

The singer, 39, reposted the clip from 2014, reminding fans of the moment he stepped onto Albert Square alongside Shane Richie’s character, Alfie Moon

Olly made sure he brought his mum Victoria along for the special day so she could share his big acting moment with him.

Alongside his cameo clip, he posted a sweet behind the scenes clip of her at the time.

She could be seen emulating Barbara Windsor’s character Peggy Mitchell, pretending to kick Olly out of the Queen Vic and shouting Peggy’s infamous line: ‘Get out of my pub!’

Fans went wild at the celeb cameo with some calling for Olly to be a regular Walford cast member. 

Taking to the comment section to share their thoughts, they wrote: ‘omg i forgot about this!! time flies’

‘Jeeez I remember this! Being 10 years ago though is wild’

‘Can’t believe it’s 10 years already!they should get you back on the show as the new owner of the vic when it reopens x’ 

‘should have been cast as a regular x’

The cameo was part of A Night In With Olly Murs, a TV special celebrating his music career and in the hilarious sketch, Olly found himself lost on his way to a gig and ended up in Walford, where he crossed paths with Alfie

Reflecting on the moment, Olly described Shane as an ‘absolute legend’ and that appearing on the show was a ‘dream come true’

Olly made sure he brought his mum Victoria along for the special day so she could share his big acting moment with him

He posted a sweet behind the scenes clip of her at the time where she could be seen emulating Barbara Windsor’s character Peggy Mitchell, pretending to kick Olly out of the Queen Vic and shouting Peggy’s infamous line: ‘Get out of my pub!’

Fans went wild at the celeb cameo with some calling for Olly to be a regular Walford cast member and took to the comment section to share their thoghts

Whilst other fans were flabbergasted at the appearance:  ‘How have I never seen this?!? Hahahahahaha brilliant! X x’

‘Why do I have absolutely no recollection of this’

‘Why have I never seen that’   

At the time, Olly described appearing on the show as a dream come true. 

He said: ‘It’s something I’ve always wanted to do. I grew up watching EastEnders, so stepping onto Albert Square was surreal. Shane Richie was brilliant – he made the whole thing really fun.’ 

The one-hour A Night In With Olly Murs special not only saw Olly showcase his acting skills, but also featured performances of his hits, including Dear Darlin’ and Heart Skips A Beat, as well as tracks from his 2014 album Never Been Better.

It comes as EastEnders fans are still reeling from the explosive storyline, with many hailing the live episode as one of the soap’s most gripping moments in years.

Wednesday night’s episode saw Walford rocked by a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly explosion at the Queen Vic during the 40th anniversary live episode.

Viewers had been left a cliffhanger after Martin became trapped under a steel beam in the ruins.

However, in a heartbreaking twist, during Thursday’s live episode viewers were left devastated as the fan favourite  was killed off in tragic scenes as he died from crush syndrome.

It comes as EastEnders fans were left devastated as fan favourite Martin Fowler was killed off in tragic scenes during the 40th anniversary live episode

His ex-wife Stacey was left in floods of tears as Martin died in front of her eyes moments after he declared his love for her and proposed

At first, it appeared that Martin had been successfully rescued from underneath the beam, but his heart then stopped as firefighters rushed to try and save him.

His ex-wife Stacey was left in floods of tears as Martin died in front of her eyes just moments after he declared his love for her and proposed.

The heartbreaking episode ended with Stacey hugging Martin’s lifeless body while her gut-wrenching screams echoed through the pub, confirming the tragedy.

The emotional scenes saw on/off couple Martin and Stacey share a tearful final conversation while he firefighters tried to rescue him from beneath the beam.

After months of avoiding their feelings, Martin declared his love for Stacey and proposed, promising her any future in or out of Walford as they decided to give their relationship another chance.

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‘I truly, madly, head over heels, love you,’ Martin declared. ‘I don’t ever want to be apart from you again, alright?’

‘Will you marry me?’ he then asked Stacey, who said there was no need to have another ‘party’ to celebrate their union.

Persuading her, he said: ‘It’s you and me showing the world how much we love each other,’ and told her he wanted to make a wedding speech about her.

‘So is that a yes?’ Martin asked her, prompting Stacey to giggle and reply: ‘Yes!’ 

However, their happiness was short-lived and Stacey began to worry that something was wrong and upon speaking to a paramedic, made a heartbreaking discovery.

The medic told her that once the beam was lifted, Martin’s body would be flooded with toxins and he was at risk of crush syndrome because of his injuries.

After being told to say her goodbyes to Martin, Stacey couldn’t bring herself to tell him about his tragic fate, but he soon realised upon seeing her devastation.

They had a heartbreaking farewell as, through tears, Martin told Stacey the words he would have told her on their wedding day after his proposal.

Sharing what his speech would have been, he began: ‘No pressure but I have loved this woman since the very first moment I saw her.

‘I thought she was the Sєxiest thing I’ve ever clapped my eyes on. It’s always been Stace because she feels like home and adventure wrapped into one.’

Moments before his death, Martin declared his love for Stacey and proposed to her, promising her any kind of future either in or out of Walford she wanted 

Martin first arrived in Walford on July 30, 1985, and was played by Jon Peyton-Price and then James Alexandrou, before James Bye (pictured) took on the role in 2014

In a nod to EastEnders’ 40th anniversary, he added: ‘I know that this time and we are going to be in here in the Vic celebrating our anniversary in 40 years time.’

The couple then shared a kiss before firefighters began to lift the beam and though it at first appeared Martin had been rescued, he then tragically died.

The episode came to a heart wrenching end with Stacey’s screams being heard by the Walford residents waiting outside the Queen Vic for news about those stuck inside.

As Stacey hugged Martin’s lifeless body, his ex-wife Ruby Allen (Louisa Lytton) – who has been involved in a love triangle with the duo – fell to her knees as she heard the screams.