BBC/Composite: EastEnders Insider Share By Joel Harley Sep 1 2025 By Joel Harley Sep 1 2025 Follow-up: Everything that happens next as Zoe finally returns to Walford Now what? Kat Moon Zoe Slater Share By Joel Harley Sep 1 2025 By Joel Harley Sep 1 2025 Zoe Slater finally returned to Walford in EastEnders tonight (Monday, September 1), coming face-to-face with mum Kat in a dramatic cliffhanger. This came as Tommy convinced his estranged sister to return to Walford, in the name of a cunning plan to raise money for her exit to Spain. And, as the episode ended, Zoe stepped out of a black taxi in the pouring rain, where a shocked Kat awaited. The soap didn’t deign to show us much more than that, cutting to the credits as Kat registered her shock. But what happens next? Kat couldn’t believe her eyes (Credit; BBC) Kat demands answers from Zoe in EastEnders this week As the week continues, Kat is desperate to speak to Zoe. However, it quickly becomes clear that Zoe isn’t the young girl who once left Walford all those years ago, and their reunion gets off to a rocky start. With Patrick and Yolande’s wedding reception unfolding downstairs and Jack and Ravi heading toward a tense conversation over a missing gun, Kat and Zoe’s reunion soon becomes derailed when a shot rings out outside. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers But who’s been shot? And what exactly is Zoe hiding? Kat is desperate to know more about Zoe’s life away from Walford (Credit: BBC) Ben Wadey teases special episode as Zoe’s secrets revealed While the soap returns as normal on BBC iPlayer and BBC One tomorrow, fans will have to wait until 7.30pm on Wednesday to find out the extent of Zoe’s secret. In a special episode, the BBC have scrapped Wednesday’s usual 6am iPlayer drop. The soap will then air on both BBC One and iPlayer at 7.30pm that day, as Zoe’s mysterious past is revealed. 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.” What do you think Zoe is 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 Sep 1 2025 By Joel Harley Sep 1 2025
