BBC Share By Joey Crutchley Sep 24 2025 By Joey Crutchley Sep 24 2025 What happened between EastEnders' Zoe, Dennis and Sharon - a complete timeline of their history It's all kicking off again! Dennis Rickman Sharon Watts Zoe Slater Share By Joey Crutchley Sep 24 2025 By Joey Crutchley Sep 24 2025 It’s fair to say EastEnders’ Zoe Slater and Sharon Watts have plenty of history, including a love triangle with Dennis Rickman… This week, Zoe dropped a huge bombshell on Sharon, revealing that she had a long-lost child 20 years ago with Sharon’s late adopted brother and lover Dennis. Shocked at first, Sharon ended up putting their rift in the past, in a bid to find the child. But what went down between Dennis, Sharon and Zoe? Here’s everything you need to know… The pair had a scandalous romance (Credit: YouTube) 2004 – Dennis and Sharon’s EastEnders romance Back in 2003, Dennis burst onto the soap as Sharon’s long-lost adopted brother, fresh from prison. Though not related by blood, the pair share a dad, Dennis Rickman. And in typical soap fashion, Dennis and Sharon ended up falling for each other and embarking on a scandalous love affair. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Dad Den was not all impressed to find his two children together. Determined to split them up, he even managed to provoke Dennis into hitting poor Sharon. However, in a bid to build a relationship with his dad Den, Dennis called it quits with Sharon and quickly moved on to Zoe Slater… He also dated Zoe (Credit: YouTube) 2004 – Zoe’s romance with Dennis Although hiding his feelings for Sharon, Dennis ended up moving in with Zoe. However, the soap hunk changed his tune again and decided to be with Sharon, and the pair started an affair. Unable to cope with the guilt, Dennis planned to tell everyone about him and Sharon, and that they were moving to America. In a desperate attempt to keep Dennis around though, Zoe lied and said she was pregnant on Christmas Day. Determined not to be an absent dad, Dennis called things off with Sharon, leaving her heartbroken and she headed to the States alone. It turned out that Den was behind the fake pregnancy and used this to get Zoe to sleep with him to get pregnant. Things then took a dramatic turn when Dennis caught Zoe in bed with his dad. Fuming, he decided to leave to be with Sharon. But first, he told Den’s wife Chrissie about his fling with Zoe, leaving to his iconic death… As fans will recall, Den was murdered by Chrissie and with the help of Sam Mitchell and Zoe, he was buried in the Queen Vic cellar. Due to Chrissie letting Zoe believe it was her who had killed Den, Zoe was startled and fled to Ibiza. He was tragically killed off (Credit: YouTube) 2005 – Dennis’ death Meanwhile, Sharon and Dennis rekindled their romance and tied the knot – with Sharon also getting pregnant. But their happiness was short-lived after Dennis got involved with gangster Johnny Allen. After Dennis beat up the bad guy, Johnny ordered one of his henchman to finish off Dennis. And in heartbreaking scenes aired on New Year’s Eve 2005, Dennis was stabbed in the chest. He then died in Sharon’s arms. Sharon later gave birth to their baby, who she named after his dad. Tragically, Dennis ‘Denny’ was killed off in the boat tragedy in February 2020. Read more: Who’s leaving EastEnders in 2025? Share Good to Know Share By Joey Crutchley Sep 24 2025 By Joey Crutchley Sep 24 2025
