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Jessica Boulton

EastEnders' Nasty Nick star John Altman looking for love after years of loneliness

Feeling lonely in isolation? Looking for love in your latter years?

Well, ladies, we have good news for you. We’ve found a certain famous celeb who’s looking for the perfect woman to spend the rest of his life with.

But there’s one catch - you’d have to be known as Mrs Nasty Nick.

Yes, divorced John Altman, aka EastEnders’ rotten Nick Cotton, has been thinking about retirement since joining the cast of BBC One's The Real Marigold Hotel.

And it’s made him realise how much he would like someone by his side.

“I’m single now and open to offers,” reveals John, 68. “I don’t mind living alone but I would love to share my life with someone.”

John is looking for love (BBC)

And he’s not looking for anything casual.

He added: “If I embark on a relationship now I would hope it would be the relationship til the end of my time on this planet.”

John was previously married to Bridget Pouhan, mum to his daughter Rosanna, 34.

John played Nasty Nick in EastEnders (BBC/Kieron McCarron)

They divorced in 1999 after 13 years together, as John’s battle with drink and drugs took a toll.

Now he’s been a long time sober, he’s on the lookout for love again.

There’s just one problem for the man who terrorised the Albert Square for years.... “I’m quite shy actually,” he bemoans in Thursday night’s Marigold episode.

Actors (L-R) Nejdet Salih, Sandy Ratcliff, John Altman and Oscar James in a scene from the BBC soap opera 'EastEnders', November 21st 1984. (Photo by Don Smith/Radio Times/Getty Images) (Getty)

You wouldn’t think it, when he dresses up in traditional garb for an all-night festival with actress Susie Blake, Britt Ekland and Duncan Bannatyne.

But if he can’t face online dating, maybe there’s lonely hearts column in the Walford Gazette?

Of course, any lucky lady need to impress his old ma Dot after all.

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