What happened in EastEnders tonight: Zoe revealed baby daddy identity - but fans aren't convinced

We finally found out who the twins' dad is
Tamzin Meyer

Tonight in EastEnders (Tuesday, September 23), Zoe Slater dropped a bombshell on Sharon by revealing the identity of her baby daddy.

With Sharon recently arriving back onto the Square, she’s not been happy to find out that Zoe Slater is also back.

Sharon and Vicki both gave Zoe a piece of their minds tonight (after the whole helping to bury Den thing), but Zoe had an ace up her sleeve. And, it was a good one!

EastEnders' Zoe angry
Zoe dropped a huge bombshell on Sharon (Credit: BBC)

Zoe Slater baby daddy identity revealed in EastEnders

Sharon’s only been back in Walford for a day and she’s already reignited her feud with Zoe Slater.

And, Vicki’s also made her hatred for Zoe known, wanting revenge on her for her part to play in Dirty Den’s death.

If Zoe wanted an enemy, then Vicki was ‘the first in the queue.’ The pair then started playing verbal tennis around the market, with things turning physical once Vicki suggested that Kat never loved Zoe.

A full on catfight then erupted with poor Zack ending up getting punched in the face by Vicki as he tried to break the two women apart. Ouch.

Sharon found out about the incident and stormed over to the pub to ‘put Zoe in her place.’ Zoe was the one ‘putting Sharon in her place’ though by telling ‘Miss Moneybags’ why she was wanting money from Kat.

Dropping the baby bombshell on Sharon, she then revealed her baby daddy’s identity. ‘You wanna know who the father is?,’ Zoe asked. Sharon wasn’t the only one who was longing for answers, we all were.

‘It wasn’t my dad’s baby so don’t even go there,’ Sharon warned. But, Dirty Den was the least of her worries. Her concerns should’ve been towards another bloke of the same name. Her husband’s – Dennis Rickman.

‘Your precious Dennis, he got me pregnant.’ 20 years ago, Zoe gave birth to Dennis’ twins. Mic drop moment.

EastEnders' Sharon angry

Fans don’t believe Zoe (Credit: BBC)

EastEnders fans predict Zoe’s lying about Dennis

EastEnders fans now reckon that Zoe was lying about Dennis being the baby daddy’ they’re not buying her story.

They think she was just saying it to get back at Sharon Watts, waiting for a fresh reveal to play out on screen in future scenes.

One fan commented: “Not sure I buy the retcon of Dennis sleeping with Zoe though (if Zoe is actually telling the truth!)”

Another shared: “I don’t believe the baby is Dennis’ baby. Zoe just said that to get a rise and hurt Sharon.”

A third viewer added: “Nope, not buying Dennis is the dad. She knows Sharon has got money and lost Denny, so is hoping that if Sharon thinks Dennis has a child out there, she’ll want to find him, hence finance Zoe’s search for him. It would be too easy if it were Dennis’ kid.”

What else happened in EastEnders tonight?

Kat made up with Zoe

Zoe arrived at The Vic looking for her phone. When she realised it wasn't there, she was set to leave before Kat encouraged her to stay.

With Kat no longer giving her money to find her son, Zoe didn't think that Kat was going to support her. Her mum though made her see that she had already been helping her emotionally.

Penny 'caught' Peter with Demi

Demi turned up at the market and asked Peter to grab a drink with her. Ian warned Peter that Demi was only after one thing though.

He might've been right, as despite Peter explaining that he already 'had a Lauren,' Demi tried to flirt with him.

At the market, Penny caught Demi placing her hand on Peter's chest and jumped to conclusions.

After this interaction, Peter headed home and focused all of his attention on Lauren.

Jasmine bagged herself a job

Newcomer Jasmine wanted a job at The Albert and set out to make sure she didn't leave without one.

Buying a drink, she planted some lipstick on the rim of the glass and then suggested that Freddie hadn't washed it properly. Cindy knew what she'd done but admired her efforts, firing Freddie and hiring Jasmine instead.

It's fair to say that both Jean and Freddie weren't best pleased with the situation.

 

 

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