Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag The words 'you ain't my mother' are easily some of the most iconic in British soap history, as they were shouted by EastEnders' Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) to Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), after the former found out that Kat was really her mother.
Longtime fans of the East London-based soap will, no doubt, remember the dramatic scenes well, as Zoe, who had been raised to believe that her grandfather Charlie, was her father, and that Kat was her sister, announced in the Queen Vic that she was moving to Spain to work in her Uncle Harry's bar.
But little did she know that her 'uncle' is actually her father, after he raped Kat when she was when she was just 13, leading her to fall pregnant.
Zoe was then adopted by Kat's parents, Charlie and Viv, and was brought up to believe that Kat was her sister. Kat was incensed at Zoe's announcement, as she shouted at her in front of everyone and told her that there is no way she is moving to Spain.The pair became embroiled in a huge spat as Zoe stormed out, closely followed by Kat as they stormed down the street in the dark.
Read more on ok.co.uk