Zoe Slater star reunited with EastEnders legend after 20 years
EastEnders star Michelle Ryan has revealed she's back on set – and filming with an Albert Square legend after two decades.
The actress, 41, made a shock return to our screens last week as Zoe Slater.
Step-father Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) received a crisis call from Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), who explained Zoe was in a bad way.
When he rushed to her flat, he discovered that she was becoming dependant on alcohol, vapes and takeaways to get through each day – evading some dangerous Spanish loan sharks.
It soon transpired that she wasn't telling the truth about her financial woes, but before Alfie and Stace' could question her, estranged mum Kat (Jessie Wallace) arrived at the door.
She rushed into the bedroom, trying to evade an awkward reunion.
As long-term viewers will remember, the women were raised as sisters before an explosive argument revealed that Zoe had been born as a result of Kat being raped by her uncle in the 80s.
When Kat finally left the flat, Zoe had vanished. She took Stacey's credit card with her, and booked a flight to Barcelona after claiming she'd done something 'so bad' that nobody would forgive her.
Alfie has become determined to track her down and bring her back to Walford, and has told Kat a huge fib to explain his absence. She believes he's Down Under visiting brother Spencer (Christopher Parker), though she has her suspicions.
While that was the last of the Zoe action for the time being, Michelle is already back recording new scenes that will air this Summer. https://www.instagram.com/p/DLR4IfYIV0B/?hl=en-gb
To make things even more exciting, she's sharing the screen with the iconic Laila Morse, who plays her grandmother Big Mo Harris, for the first time in 20 years.
Taking to Instagram, Michelle shared a picture of several documents writing: 'Time to prep scripts.'
She added: 'This morning I saw Mo @lailamorse10 for the first time in twenty years!
'It was lovely, heart warming as Mo is one in a million. Looking forward to our scenes together.'
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One excited fan commented: '24th June… 20 years to the day since Zoe left Walford!!! And now here you are learning scripts and playing her again 😍 exciting stuff!' More Trending
'So reading between the lines. You are definitely back in the fold!' said another.
A third penned: 'Still can't believe it's been 20 whole years since Zoe's last stint and that iconic Julia's Theme! Definitely something worth celebrating, as well as her upcoming reunion with Kat.'
'Have you still got the Albert Square sign that everyone is given when they leave?' asked a fourth.
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'Yes,' she replied. It seems you can take the girl out of Walford, but can't take Walford out of the girl!
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