Overview

• Zoe Slater returned this week and abruptly fled Walford after hinting at an unforgivable secret she refused to reveal.
• Alfie Moon covered for Stacey Slater to hide Zoe from Kat Slater and is now flying to Barcelona after discovering Zoe booked a flight with Stacey’s stolen credit card.
• New executive producer Ben Wadey orchestrated Zoe’s surprise cameo to launch his tenure and confirms her character will return full time later this summer.
• Fans speculate that Zoe’s secret might involve Joel Marshall, with theories suggesting she could be his mother or connected to other past storylines.
• Michelle Ryan used the alias “Sienna” on set to keep her comeback under wraps, and Jesse Wallace said she cried upon learning of her return.