A Secret Unveiled: The Moon Family’s Deepening Crisis

The fragile peace within the Moon family is about to implode as Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) prepares to expose another devastating secret — one that could destroy her relationship with her mother, Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace), once and for all. After the shocking revelation that Zoe secretly gave birth to twins — a baby girl who tragically died and a baby boy she gave up for adoption — the Square braces for another emotional explosion.

The revelation has already rippled through Walford, especially after it was revealed that the father of Zoe’s children was none other than Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman), the late husband of Kat’s former sister-in-law, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean). Though horrified, Sharon reluctantly agreed to help Zoe track down her lost son — the last living link to Dennis. But with Sharon now distracted by her sister Vicki Fowler’s brutal attack at the hands of Joel Marshall, Zoe’s impatience is boiling over. She’s ready to take reckless action, no matter the cost.

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Betrayal at The Vic: Zoe’s Dangerous Gamble

Next week, Kat vows to help her daughter find her son, extending a rare moment of tenderness between the two. But the fragile truce shatters almost instantly when Kat discovers that Zoe has stolen money from The Queen Vic’s till to pay a private investigator.

Furious and frightened, Kat secretly follows Zoe to a clandestine meeting — and what she overhears confirms her worst fears. Zoe is lying to the investigator, twisting details to manipulate the search. When Kat later confides in Alfie (Shane Richie) that she’s considering leaving Walford for her own sanity, Zoe overhears and explodes.

Their relationship reaches breaking point. Though they briefly unite when Kat is trapped in The Vic during an accident, the fleeting moment of reconciliation collapses when Zoe drops a staggering new bombshell. She demands answers about her twins’ father — and hints that Dennis Rickman might not be the only man involved. The implication of another hidden truth threatens to upend the Slater family’s history yet again.

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The Walford Exodus: Vicki, Sharon, and the Looming Farewells

While Zoe’s secret tears through the Moon family, the rest of the Square is bracing for emotional goodbyes and painful transitions.

Vicki’s Recovery: Still reeling from her assault by Joel Marshall, Vicki Fowler struggles to heal both physically and emotionally. Her mother, Sharon Watts, and Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) intervene, arranging a short trip to the Lake District to help her recover. They hope that by the time they return, Ross and Joel — the sources of Vicki’s trauma — will be long gone from Walford.

Nigel’s Farewell: Longtime fan favorite Nigel Bates (Paul Bradley) is also facing a bittersweet goodbye. Struggling with dementia, Nigel makes a life-changing decision to sell his beloved car — the one he can no longer safely drive — to fund his wife Julie’s dream trip to India. The sale marks a quiet but poignant farewell to the Square and a hopeful new beginning for the Bates family.

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Harry Mitchell’s Agony: The Sinister Trap

Meanwhile, across Walford, Harry Mitchell’s (Thomas Skinner) ordeal under the control of ruthless gangster Okie takes an even darker turn.

Harry, once a low-level player in the East London drug scene run by Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) and Kojo Asar (Rico Sharpe), is now a prisoner — isolated, beaten, and emotionally shattered. Okie, driven by power and cruelty, taunts him mercilessly, even bragging about dating Harry’s girlfriend, Gina Knight (Francesca Henry).

In one of the soap’s most disturbing moments, Okie leaves drugs within Harry’s reach — a cruel temptation for a man desperate to escape his pain. When Okie returns, he delivers the final psychological blow: “Nobody’s coming for you. Not your family. Not Gina. Nobody will miss you when you’re gone.”

This chilling statement breaks Harry completely. As he spirals into despair, Teddy Mitchell begins to sense something is wrong. Next week, he sets out to uncover the truth — but will he find his son before Okie pushes him past the point of no return?

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Kim Fox’s Off-Screen Spotlight

Off-screen, actress Tameka Empson — beloved as Kim Fox — recently shared her experience on The Celebrity Traitors. Despite being one of the “faithfuls” wrongly banished from the game, Empson said she relished every moment of the adventure. Though she admitted mild disappointment that host Claudia Winkleman didn’t see through the deception, she described her time on the show as “amazing,” praising the breathtaking Scottish castle and, above all, the unforgettable food.

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As secrets unravel, loyalties break, and lives hang in the balance, EastEnders is entering one of its most explosive chapters yet. The Square’s families are fractured, the ghosts of the past are rising, and for Zoe Slater — and her mother Kat — the truth could be the most dangerous thing of all.