The 53-year-old actress declared she "wouldn't be able to give my best performance" as Zoe's mum Kat Moon if Michelle Ryan's alter ego had been replaced by another performer in the hit BBC One soap.

EASTENDERS stars Jessie Wallace and Michelle Ryan are reuniting — two decades after they were last on the soap. Jessie, who ...

Kat and Zoe's teary goodbye, Albert Square’s fiery mother-daughter duo are back together. Now Jessie Wallace reveals the ...

It was exciting for soap viewers, but Jessie Wallace says she burst into tears when she was reunited with Michelle Ryan. The ...

EastEnders legend Jessie Wallace has shared a behind-the-scenes secret about the Queen Vic, revealing how the iconic pub was ...

Zoe eventually learnt the truth about her parentage in 2001, in what has become one of EastEnders’ most iconic scenes, ...

Zoe, played by Michelle Ryan, made her first debut back in 2000, where she stayed in Albert Square until 2005. During her ...

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has revealed the one request she had ahead of Zoe Slater's return to the soap. It was announced earlier this year that Michelle Ryan would reprise her role as the iconic ...

Zoe, portrayed by Michelle Ryan, first graced Albert Square back in 2000 and remained a key character until 2005. During her ...

Jessie Wallace, who plays Kat Slater in EastEnders, has revealed the one subtle change made to the set to assist late legend ...

BBC EastEnders star Jessie Wallace refused the idea over Zoe Slater return as she would feel the audience had been ...

A small change was made to the EastEnders set so that soap legend Barbara Windsor's scenes were easier to film ...