‘I’m so excited to be back’: Michelle Ryan to return to EastEnders as Zoe Slater

Michelle Ryan on the set of Eastenders, ahead of her return as Zoe Slater (Handout/BBC EastEnders/BBC) - (PA Media)

Actress Michelle Ryan is to return to EastEnders as Zoe Slater after appearing in Monday’s episode of the BBC soap.

The 41-year-old will return to the role for the first time in 20 years, with her character having been involved in some of the show’s best-known storylines, including one which saw her tell her mother Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace) “you ain’t my mother”, before finding out she was.