The 53-year-old actress declared she "wouldn't be able to give my best performance" as Zoe's mum Kat Moon if Michelle Ryan's alter ego had been replaced by another performer in the hit BBC One soap. Politics
BBC EastEnders star Jessie Wallace refused the idea over Zoe Slater return as she would feel the audience had been "completely conned" as actress Michelle Ryan makes Albert Square comeback Events
Kat Slater is currently preparing to reunite with Zoe Slater for the first time in 20 years Politics
The actress made a major demand from the programme ahead of Zoe Slater's return Politics
During her time on the show, Michelle, now 41, was involved in one of the soap's biggest storylines when it was revealed that Kat Slater (Jessie) was in fact Zoe's mother and not her sister. Politics
The onscreen mother and daughter have not shared the screen together in two decades Politics
EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has opened up about the return of Zoe Slater, admitting she refused to let soap bosses recast her on-screen daughter for the role Politics
EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has shared a secret about the Queen Vic, revealing a change that was made specifically for the late Barbara Windsor Politics
EastEnders star Jessie Wallace has opened up in a new interview Politics
As Anthony Trueman makes his return to EastEnders, we take a look back at his relationship with Zoe and Kat Slater - as a reunion between the three could be on the cards... Politics
