'Peggy's name is my way to pay tribute to an icon of the Square'

An EastEnders superfan named her baby after Peggy Mitchell - and even dresses her tot in custom bows with the iconic pub landlord's face printed on them.

- by Jack Marshall

Barbara Windsor and Peggy-Jo Evans, Peggy-Jo's mum Sophie, from Lytham, is an EastEnders superfan and named Peggy after Barbara's character

Sophie Marson-Riding, 24, and partner Paul Evans, 31, welcomed daughter Peggy-Jo Evans on June 27 and already had the quirky name planned out.

Having watched the soap with her own mum, Louise, 49, and nan, Margaret, 79, since she was a young girl, Sophie says four-month-old Peggy is set to become EastEnders “number one fan” - and already watches the show in her mum’s lap.

Whilst some family and friends were “a bit dubious” on the name due to it being old-fashioned, others “weren't shocked” as they knew what a huge fan of the soap Sophie already was. She says online commenters are “loving it” and have expressed “what a lovely name it is”.