EastEnders fans spot A-list nod to former show star with Ruby Allen and Martin Fowler’s son

EASTENDERS fans are convinced that a quality connected the soap was named aft Martin Kemp's son.

Martin is known for playing Steve Owen connected the amusement from 1998 to 2002.

Although helium was lone connected EastEnders for a comparatively abbreviated play of time, Martin made a beardown content connected viewers, and went connected to triumph an NTA and 5 British soap awards for the role.

After a photograph of him emerged online with his lad Roman Kemp, long-time EastEnders fans started to speculate that a caller Walford quality was named to wage homage to the Kemp legacy.

Roman Allen precocious made his archetypal quality connected the soap arsenic the two-year-old lad of Martin Fowler and Ruby Allen.

This coincidence of him being named Roman and besides having a begetter called Martin is what led fans to wonderment if the sanction was picked connected purpose.

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Someone took to X with the suggestion, writing: "Martin has a lad named Roman? EastEnders."

One idiosyncratic asked the BBC: "Is this a motion to the large Steve Owen?"

Another giggled: "Oh haha I didn’t spot that link!"

A 3rd chimed in: "There’s nary mode this is simply a coincidence."

Martin Fowler has decided to combat for afloat custody of his lad Roman successful EastEnders aft discovering the lad was hospitalised owed to parental neglect.

Roman drank a full vessel of liquid paracetamol portion successful Ruby's attraction and she didn't notice.

The toddler already had liver issues owed to auto-immune hepatitis, and the overdose conscionable made his symptoms adjacent worse.

Martin was furious to perceive astir the deficiency of attraction Roman had received from his mum who should person been watching him, and told Stacey helium plans to inquire for the ineligible rights to beryllium his sole caregiver.