Zoe Slater is reportedly set to be killed off in 'EastEnders', just a year after Michelle Ryan returned to Albert Square to reprise the role she first played more than two decades ago. The BBC has confirmed Ryan is leaving the soap later this year, although bosses have yet to reveal exactly how Zoe will make her exit.
The character's possible death would bring an end to one of Walford's longest-running stories and remove any realistic prospect of another comeback. It comes after Ryan's 2025 return reunited Zoe with her mother, Kat Slater, and placed her back at the centre of major plotlines.