Iconic EastEnders actress\u00a0Michelle Ryan is set to return to the BBC soap 20 years after her departure from Albert Square.<\/p>\n
Ryan played the role of Zoe Slater\u00a0on the soap from 2000 to 2005.<\/p>\n
During her time on EastEnders, Ryan’s character was involved in one of the most explosive and iconic moments in the soap’s history.<\/p>\n
Involved in a heated argument\u00a0with Kat Slater (played by Jessie Wallace), Zoe\u00a0yelled:\u00a0\u201cYou can\u2019t tell me what to do.\u00a0You ain\u2019t my mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
To which Kat famously replied: \u201cYes I am!\u201d<\/p>\n
Michelle Ryan (pictured left) was involved in one of the most iconic moments in EastEnders history. (Image: BBC) Ryan’s character Zoe left the show in 2005, moving\u00a0away\u00a0to start a\u00a0new life in Ibiza after being wrongly made to believe she had killed Den Watts.<\/p>\n
Michelle Ryan set to return to EastEnders after 20 years<\/p>\n
EastEnders fans had\u00a0hoped Ryan, and her character Zoe, would return for the 40th anniversary special in February.<\/p>\n
While she didn’t appear in the anniversary special earlier this year, reports are that Ryan is set to return to EastEnders\u00a020 years after leaving the BBC soap.<\/p>\n
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