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EastEnders confirms unexpected exit for legendary character in the wake of Zoe Slater's lies in BBC iPlayer release

Warning: Contains spoilers for the Tuesday 28th October episode of EastEnders, available now on BBC iPlayer.

Zoe Slater sitting on a couch in a warmly decorated room, looking to the side with a thoughtful expression. A framed photo hangs on the wall behind her.

BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron

Published: Tuesday, 28 October 2025 at 10:51 am

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Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) has pushed things too far – sparking one resident's decision not to return to Walford.

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Last week she admitted to mum Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) that she had been telling one hell of a white lie concerning the paternity of her twins, who she abandoned in hospital shortly after their birth in 2006. Zoe didn't even wait to learn the fate of her daughter, and as far as we're aware, she passed away.

As for her estranged son, she thought up a quick plan to track him down – by implying that Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman) was the baby daddy, though this later turned out not to be true.

Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) was furious, knowing that the wool had been pulled over her sister Sharon Watts's (Letitia Dean) eyes.

Zoe knew that Sharon would be desperate to have any sort of connection to her late husband – even if the child wasn't her own – and in yesterday's instalment, we learnt that she had gone to great lengths, and not just by employing an expensive private investigator.

Letitia Dean as Sharon Watts in a white blouse looking shocked in EastEnders.

Sharon decided to jet to Florida. BBC BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron

Following a trip to the Lake District with Vicki, she'd journeyed on to visit her granddaughter Alyssa Lennox in the hope her DNA would be just the key to finding Zoe's son. She'd also cashed in an ISA to fund the search, with Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) agreeing to help her out.

However, in today's episode, Vicki had to break the bad news via a phone call that Dennis was not the dad.

Sharon reacted terribly, apparently breaking down and feeling like she'd lost her own son Denny all over again.

Needing some space from the horrific incident, she was planning to jet to Florida to visit her old pal Michelle Fowler (Susan Tully).

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Vicki was asked to pack youngster Albie's bags and to meet her at the airport. It certainly doesn't sound like this will be a short trip!

As viewers will recall, Sharon was absent for a lengthy period earlier this year in the wake of Martin Fowler's (James Bye) death. She only returned from a 5 month stay in Australia last month.

How long will she be away for this time?

Kat and Zoe arguing on the stairs in EastEnders

Zoe's lies are causing a lot of trouble for the Walford residents. BBC BBC

As for Zoe, the drama continued at The Queen Vic as Kat began to wonder whether her wicked ways were driving customers away from the boozer.

She told her daughter to get her priorities in order and stop lying, or to leave. Zoe saw this as a signal that she wanted her out – and she began to pack her bags.

However, before she could walk out into the dead of night, it appeared that she'd been targeted. A photo of Zoe and Kat was smashed and splattered with fake blood.

But who was responsible?

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Michael AdamsSoaps Editor

Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

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