BBC/Composite: EastEnders Insider Share By Joel Harley Aug 30 2025 By Joel Harley Aug 30 2025 EastEnders to reveal Zoe Slater’s dark secret in special episode It's the episode we've all been waiting for Michelle Ryan Zoe Slater Share By Joel Harley Aug 30 2025 By Joel Harley Aug 30 2025 EastEnders will air a special episode finally revealing the secret behind Zoe Slater’s murky past, and why she has chosen to make her sudden return to Walford now. Viewers have been left guessing what Zoe is hiding since she returned to the soap several months ago. Meeting with Alfie and Stacey, she hinted that she had done something terrible for which Kat would never forgive her… before promptly disappearing again. Zoe will return to Walford next week, as she’s finally reunited with Kat after twenty years away. But where has she been, and what’s her guilty little secret? Zoe makes her long-awaited return to Walford (Credit: BBC) EastEnders to reveal Zoe Slater’s secret in special episode In a special episode airing on Wednesday, September 3, the soap will reveal what exactly Zoe has been hiding. To keep up the suspense, this will not drop at 6am on iPlayer as usual. Instead, it will simulcast on both the streaming service and BBC One at 7.30pm that day. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Teasing the events of the episode, Executive Producer Ben Wadey said: “As Zoe makes her dramatic return to Walford next week, more than one secret in her past will come to light as we look to explore the reasons behind her return, and what has happened in the past twenty years to make her the person she is today.” Kat comes face-to-face with her daughter Zoe (Credit: BBC) Zoe returns next week Zoe’s long-awaited reunion with Kat comes as her mum worries about missing Tommy. Unaware of who he’s been with, Kat is relieved when Tommy sends a message to say that he’s outside. She head out onto the Square, where she is shocked to find Zoe waiting. As the reunion continues, Kat is desperate to speak to Zoe. However, it soon becomes clear that Zoe has become a vastly changed woman during her time away from Walford. And, as she begins to open up to her family, Zoe’s secrets come to light. What exactly is Zoe hiding? Read more: Who’s leaving, joining and returning to EastEnders? Complete list of cast exits, arrivals and returns. Share Good to Know Share By Joel Harley Aug 30 2025 By Joel Harley Aug 30 2025
