EastEnders Slaters icon signals return to soap after long absence

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EastEnders fans know that anything is possible at Christmas, with the annual festive special always delivering on surprise cameos and shocking deaths - and now fans are convinced that an iconic Slater will be returning to the soap.

Michelle Ryan - who played Zoe Slater on the soap from 2000 until 2005 - excited EastEnders fans when she reunited with former co-star Kacey Ainsworth (Little Mo).

In an Instagram post which showed the pair on a winter walk, Michelle wrote: "Just got back from a lovely dog walk with my friend Kacey.

We worked together many moons ago (no pun intended) on EastEnders as sisters. Part of the Slater family. "Our boss John Yorke took a real risk putting a family of women in the show and it paid off as on one week when Zoe found out that Kat was her mother viewers tuned into the BBC for 19, 18, 20 and 21 million per episode plus the omnibus .The national grid reported a surge in electricity as all the kettles were clicked on after the credits.