Between 2000 and 2005, Michelle Ryan was best known for playing EastEnders ’ Zoe Slater.Throughout her time on the iconic BBC One soap, Michelle became embroiled in some dramatic storylines, including one which saw her character discover her real mother.
In one memorable episode, Zoe found out that her older sister Kat Slater was in fact her birth mother, leading her to say the infamous line: “You can’t tell me what to do, you ain’t my mother”.
In response, Kate shouted back: “Yes I am!”. However, after five years on Albert Square, Michelle, 39, said goodbye to the soap and continued to pursue different roles within the world of acting .
Since her time on EastEnders, Michelle has starred in various films and TV shows and in 2007 starred in the ITV adaptation of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park alongside Billie Piper.
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