BBC EastEnders Tommy Moon star's real age exposed as fans say 'I never knew'

Tommy Moon is astatine the centre of an EastEnders kid maltreatment storyline but fans of the BBC One soap person bene near distracted by young histrion Sonny Kendall's existent age

EastEnders prima Sonny Kendall took implicit the relation of Tommy Moon backmost successful 2021 and is presently astatine the centre of a gripping kid maltreatment storyline.

The BBC soap has aired harrowing scenes showing the troubled teen lashing retired astatine mum Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) and things took a darker crook during Wednesday's (October 23) episode.

After his convulsive actions enactment Freddie Slater (Bobby Brazier) successful infirmary with superior burns and the realisation that Tommy's maltreatment was getting worse, Kat became defensive. As the Slaters tried to get done to her that Tommy needed nonrecreational help, she demanded they each support quiet.

But things soon took a darker twist erstwhile Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) arrived to effort and speech to Tommy and caught him hurting his younger member Ernie Moon (Cody Briffett).

When Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) and Jean looked, Ernie was covered successful bruises and it was excessively overmuch for Jean. Ignoring Kat’s demands, Jean made a pugnacious determination and called societal services to study Tommy's maltreatment - determined to support his younger brothers arsenic good arsenic Kat from him.

After tuning into the melodramatic scenes, 1 spectator took to a EastEnders Facebook radical and claimed: "Tommy Moon is 13 years aged played by Sonny Kendall 17 years old." Someone responded: "Oh wow ne'er knew helium was that old." A 3rd idiosyncratic said: "I did deliberation that the histrion was older than 13, but that's rather a bit!". A 4th agreed: "He does look older than 13."

Some fans besides took to societal media to foretell that Tommy volition beryllium removed from Kat's care, with 1 idiosyncratic commenting: "Could Tommy get sectioned? #EastEnders", portion different insisted: "Tommy needs to get sectioned NOW! ! ! #EastEnders."

Another was amazed astatine the deficiency of treatment astir the character's intelligence health, exclaiming: "#EastEnders has cipher talked astir psychiatric appraisal for Tommy? " The urgency was echoed by different instrumentality who stressed: "#EastEnders Tommy needs to beryllium kept distant from anyone helium tin harm!."

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday astatine 7.30pm connected BBC One and disposable to watercourse connected BBC iPlayer from 6am