Zoe Slater’s dark secret as she makes shock confession

EastEnders fans think they’ve ‘worked out’ what Zoe is hiding(Image: BBC )

Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) made a quick escape in EastEnders this evening, but not before dropping a huge bombshell on Stacey and Alfie. After telling the two she wouldn’t be coming back to the flat, she revealed that she had a huge secret that everyone would hate her for if they found it. Although she didn’t reveal what, fans think they already know.

The scenes came after Zoe hid from her mother Kat who made her way to Stacey’s flat after tracking Alfie down through the help of Tommy’s tracking device. Zoe hid in the bedroom while Kat and Jean were in the flat, but it was a close call when a suspicious Kat barged in.

Luckily, Zoe had made an exit out the window – but she told Stacey and Alfie she wouldn’t be making her way back. Despite this, it has been confirmed that Zoe will be making a permanent return this summer.

Zoe Slater has a dark secret – but what is she hiding?(Image: BBC)

Before making her exit, Zoe told Stacey and Alfie on the phone: “I’ve done something so bad, you’d never forgive me. I can’t tell you. You’d hate me, you all would hate me.”

Although Zoe didn’t reveal what her secret was, fans think they’ve already worked it out. Before her return, there were theories floating around that she could be Joel Marshall’s mum. Now, some fans think her huge secret is that she abandoned her son.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan penned: “As Zoe was on the run for Dirty Den’s m.u.r.d.e.r, it’s possible she had a false identity and Ross has never mentioned her.

Zoe returned to the show 20 years after her exit (Image: BBC)

“Remember Ross and Joel moved to Australia, where he met Vicky and Zoe walked out out on Ross and Joel when Joel was little,” as another agreed: “I don’t think Ross is his biological dad. I think Joel Marshall was adopted at birth and is Zoe’s.”

A third echoed: “I feel it’s going to be that she had a kid and abandoned him – and the kid will be Joel.”

However, others believe she may be on the run for a m.u.r.d.e.r. “What has Zoe done? K.i.l.l.e.d someone? (apart from being involved in Den’s m.u.r.d.e.r)” questioned one.

Another predicted: “After watching tonight’s episode – I get the feeling Zoe might have accidentally k.i.l.l.e.d someone or she’s part of a coverup similar to what happened to Dirty Den.

With Zoe set to return to Albert Square in the upcoming months – will her secret finally be revealed?

EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.