BBC EastEnders fans ‘switch off’ as they brand Zoe | UK News

After an sudden blast from the previous returned to Albert Square, EastEnders fans had been on the sting of their seats to uncover the true cause for Zoe Slater’s (performed by Michelle Ryan) comeback. However, after taking to social media, many revealed they had been underwhelmed by the comeback, which got here 20 years after her dramatic exit.

Ryan reprised her function in the ultimate seconds of Monday’s (June 16) episode, and viewers discovered that she was on the run from loan sharks. Despite a reunion with some relations, one unimpressed fan took to X, previously identified as Twitter, and fumed: “Boring, whiny, drip of a character. After a solid couple of years, this return and everything else I’ve heard in the recent announcements has me fearing I’ll be switching EastEnders off again.” As a second echoed: “Are we all supposed to now pretend that Zoe Slater wasn’t a boring as f*** character or something? Because my garden fence has more personality.”

“Sorry, but I never understood the fuss about Zoe Slater. I feel like her part in an iconic scene has made people think of her as more interesting or popular than she actually was. #Eastenders,” mentioned one pissed off viewer.

As one other merely complained: “Zoe’s return a bit underwhelming so far.”

“Sorry, but I never understood the fuss about Zoe Slater. I feel like her part in an iconic scene has made people think of her as more interesting or popular than she actually was,” added a fifth.

Despite the backlash, others shared how a lot they liked the episode, as one said: “30 seconds in and this is already amazing,” as one penned: “Love the scenes between Stacey, Zoe and Alfie today. (and I normally hate anything Alfie related).”

Zoe’s reprisal comes after EastEnders welcomed a new govt producer Ben Wadey who admitted to being to be a big fan of Zoe and the Slater clan.

Ryan instructed press: “So both of our worlds aligned at the right time, and I’m so excited to be back. When Ben pitched me the storylines, and when I read the scripts, I knew it was the right decision.

“It seems like coming home. After doing my first few scenes, it was like I’d never been away.”

This comes as a main change of thoughts after the actress first dashed hopes of a return during a BBC interview in 2008, where she blunty mentioned: “It’s definitely not something I’d ever go back to. I know I’m sitting here now because of the start EastEnders gave me and it was an incredible training ground. But I do feel as well it was sort of like my apprenticeship, and you don’t revisit that.”