8 h. ago 'You Ain't My Mother!' Michelle Ryan won't return to EastEnders: Soap star who shot to fame as Zoe Slater has rejected every offer to reprise her role

MailOnline can reveal that, despite multiple attempts from bosses to bring her back to Eastenders over the years, Michelle Ryan, 40, has refused - turning them down every time they've asked.

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22 h. ago EastEnders star Lacey Turner's husband 'bursting with pride' over her soap performance

On Thursday night, viewers tuned into BBC One EastEnders' live episode to celebrate their 40th anniversary special

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24 h. ago Katie Price lands new acting gig alongside legendary EastEnders and Casualty stars

Katie Price is heading back to the stage in a new Easter pantomime production of Pinocchio - which will see her starring alongside stars from the BBC soap EastEnders and medical drama Casualty

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26 h. ago EastEnders legend looks unrecognisable as he celebrates the soap opera's 40th anniversary... but can YOU guess who it is?

One former EastEnders actor was feeling nostalgic on the show's 40th anniversary as he took to Instagram to fondly look back at his own days on the soap opera.

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28 h. ago EastEnders' Martin Fowler original actor makes brutal dig after explosive soap death

Former Martin Fowler actor James Alexandrou has broken his silence after the iconic EastEnders character was killed off on the BBC One soap during the 40th anniversary live death

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30 h. ago EastEnders' Sonia Fowler decided to quit soap after asking heartbreaking three

Natalie Cassidy has played Sonia Fowler in the BBC soap for more than 30 years

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30 h. ago BBC EastEnders fans notice 'cruel' connection with Martin Fowler’s death

The first baby born in the BBC soap's death marks a rare moment where a character from EastEnder's debut year have left the show

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31 h. ago EastEnders' Lacey Turner woke up ‘screaming in a pool of blood’ in ‘traumatic’ ordeal

EastEnders star Lacey Turner, who plays Stacey Slater in the BBC soap, has bravely opened up about her "most traumatic" health ordeal, which left the actress "screaming and sobbing"

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31 h. ago EastEnders' Michelle Fowler star Susan Tully looks unrecognisable 30 years after quitting soap

Susan Tully is best known for playing Michelle Fowler in EastEnders, but she has undergone a huge transformation since leaving the soap in 1995 and retiring from acting.

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33 h. ago Where is EastEnders' Mark Fowler actor – 22 years after groundbreaking HIV storyline

Mark Fowler was an original EastEnders star who left the soap in 2003 following a tragic death and a groundbreaking HIV storyline, but where is actor Todd Carty now?

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35 h. ago Why did Martin Fowler leave BBC EastEnders as actor James Bye explains brutal death after 40 years on soap

Martin Fowler, played by James Bye, was killed off in the live episode of EastEnders after spending 40 years on the BBC soap and the actor has explained the reason behind the brutal exit.

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36 h. ago EastEnders' Michelle Fowler star Susan Tully unrecognisable 30 years after soap exit

Susan Tully, who played Martin Fowler's sister Michelle Fowler in BBC soap EastEnders, now sports a very different look after changing her career following her soap exit

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36 h. ago EastEnders' Lacey Turner's fans all say the same thing about star's return for live episode

EastEnders actress Lacey Turner returned to the BBC soap as Stacey Slater for the 40th anniversary live episode, which saw the Queen Vic go up in flames and collapse.

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36 h. ago EastEnders fans spot blunder in BBC soap which led to chilling prediction

EastEnders fans have been quick to point out a glaring error after tuning into the BBC soap operas dramatic live episode which saw Martin Fowler tragically die

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45 h. ago BBC EastEnders' Pat Butcher star Pam St Clement's life away from soap and why she quit

Pam has become a soap icon thanks to her portrayal of Walford matriarch Pat Butcher

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47 h. ago EastEnders fans fear third character will die after spotting tragic clue

Another EastEnders character could be about to die on the BBC soap, just hours after Martin Fowler was killed off following the 40th anniversary live episode

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48 h. ago EastEnders RECAP: Martin Fowler dies after declaring love for Stacey Slater and Denise Fox picks Jack Branning

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live updates from tonight's EastEnders as the BBC soap celebrates its 40th anniversary with another action-packed episode.

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48 h. ago EastEnders fans 'absolutely gutted' as soap kills off icon in 40th anniversary live episode

EastEnders has aired the shock death of a major character who died in the 40th anniversary live episode

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48 h. ago BBC EastEnders fans left distracted by Sonia Fowler detail during live episode

EastEnders confirmed the birth of baby Julia during the soap's live episode

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48 h. ago Original Martin Fowler actor's life after EastEnders and reason for quitting BBC soap

James Bye is only the most recent actor to play Martin Fowler on EastEnders, as the role had been played by two more actors before him, most notably James Alexandrou who played the part from 1996 to 2007

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