4 h. ago EastEnders' Jessie Wallace shares her emotional reaction to onscreen daughter Michelle Ryan's shock return to the BBC soap after 20 years away from the Slater family

The actress has reprised her role as Zoe Slater, Kat's on-screen daughter, two decades after her dramatic exit from Albert Square.

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6 h. ago Hugh Bonneville to reprise role as Ian Fletcher in BBC football comedy

The six-part TV show, Twenty Twenty Six, is a follow-up to Twenty Twelve and W1A which satirised the management of the BBC.

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8 h. ago ‘What are you trying to incite?’ Billy Porter asks thorny questions with This Bitter Earth

The Cabaret and Pose star is making his UK directorial debut with Harrison David Rivers’ play about love and activism. We join rehearsals with Omari Douglas and Alexander LincolnWhen Billy Porter talks, people listen. They have no choice. The actor, fresh from a stint as Emcee in the London run of Cabaret, and about to reprise the role on Broadway, speaks in a poised, purposeful, regal fashion. Each word is selected with care and weighed in his hand as if it were an avocado in the fruit and veg aisle, the gaps between words so lengthy that it isn’t always clear when he has finished speaking. Seated around the table in the south London studio where Porter is overseeing rehearsals for This Bitter Earth, which marks his UK directorial debut, are the playwright Harrison David Rivers and the actors Omari Douglas (It’s a Sin) and Alexander Lincoln (Emmerdale). Everyone maintains an attentive silence while Porter is speaking, until there can be no doubt that he has completed his thought.“T...

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52 h. ago EastEnders star Michelle Ryan reveals 'emotional' secret cast reunion ahead of her shock return as Zoe Slater

Fans were stunned on Monday when it was revealed that the actress, 40, had reprised her role on the BBC soap after a 20-year absence.

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63 h. ago EastEnders' Zoe Slater makes dramatic return to Albert Square after 20 years

Zoe Slater made her big return to EastEnders on Monday night, with Michelle Ryan reprising her role as the iconic character for the first time in 20 years on the BBC soap

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3 d. ago BBC EastEnders Zoe Slater returns after 20 years as fans are left thrilled

EastEnders viewers were left in disbelief as Michelle Ryan made her first appearance in Albert Square in 20 years, reprising her role as Zoe Slater after weeks of speculation

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3 d. ago EastEnders icon Zoe Slater RETURNS to the soap as Michelle Ryan reprises her role after 20 years (and she's back for good!)

The actress, best known for her iconic 'You ain't my muvva!' moment, made her first appearance in Monday's episode, after her return was kept under wraps.

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3 d. ago EastEnders' Zoe Slater's drastic transformation as Michelle Ryan reprises iconic role

Michelle Ryan was just 16 years old when she joined the EastEnders cast as Zoe Slater in 2000 - and now the actress has returned to reprise the role two decades later

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3 d. ago EastEnders confirms legendary return for character after 20 years away

EastEnders icon Michelle Ryan, who played Zoe Slater, has reprised her role after 20 years, with her character set to make an epic comeback to the BBC soap

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3 d. ago Michelle Ryan makes bombshell EastEnders return as Zoe Slater after 20 years away

Zoe Slater is back in Albert Square, with actress Michelle Ryan reprising the role after two decades away – and there is plenty of drama coming up for her

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3 d. ago Zoe Slater makes dramatic EastEnders return after 20 years as Michelle Ryan reprises role

EastEnders' Zoe Slater made her long-awaited return to the BBC soap on Monday night with actress Michelle Ryan reprising the role after 20 years away in an epic twist

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4 d. ago Martin Compston's football career where Line of Duty actor played professionally before career switch

Scottish actor Martin Compston, best known for his role as DS Steve Arnott in the hit BBC drama Line of Duty, is a former professional footballer, having even had a stint with Aberdeen

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4 d. ago Alex Scott's acid attack threat, relationship with Jess Glynne, 'quit UK for US' plan

Alex Scott will be fronting Soccer Aid this Sunday alongside Dermot O'Leary, but from her love-life to a potential career in the USA, how much do you really know about the footballer-turned-BBC star?

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4 d. ago Who is in the cast of The Gold series 2? Full list of actors including Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville leads the cast of The Gold - but there are plenty of other well-known actors in series 2 👀

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4 d. ago Ellie Taylor addresses her future on Ted Lasso as she launches feminist travel campaign

Ted Lasso was confirmed to be returning for a fourth season in March this year, but will Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Taylor be reprising her role of Sassy alongside Jason Sudeikis?

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5 d. ago TV presenter Alex Scott's plan to ‘quit UK’ with famous girlfriend after awful threats

Alex Scott will host Soccer Aid alongside Dermot O'Leary, but from her love-life to a possible move to the USA, how much do you really know about the ex-Arsenal player-turned-BBC star?

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6 d. ago EastEnders fans 'work out' Zoe Slater's 'return storyline' – and it's bad news for Vicki

EastEnders fans were over the moon when it was reported Michelle Ryan would be reprising her role as Zoe Slater, as they think they've 'worked out' her return storyline

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9 d. ago Hugh Bonneville in gripping bank robbery drama inspired by true story airs on BBC1 tonight

The Gold on BBC1 returns for a second series, following the aftermath of the shocking real life Brink's-Mat robbery on 1983

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1 week ago Match of the Day pundit pinpoints big difference at CBS – 'It'd never happen at the BBC'

Former England defender and Match of the Day star Micah Richards has shed light on a key cultural difference between the BBC and American network CBS, which he covers the Champions League for

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1 week ago Prince William's 'true feelings' on key Trooping the Colour role revealed

As the Palace prepares for this year’s Trooping the Colour celebrations, a source close to the Prince William has shared his verdict on reprising his vital role in the King’s birthday parade procession

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