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The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
EastEnders' Michelle Ryan reveals emotional secret reunion with soap cast before Zoe Slater's bombshell return
EASTENDERS actress Michelle Ryan has revealed the sweet gesture from her co-stars ahead of her epic soap return. Her character Zoe Slater 6 EastEnders' Michelle Ryan has revealed the emotional secret reunion with the soap cast before Zoe Slater's bombshell return Credit: ITV 6 Her character returned to Walford last night after 20 years away Credit: BBC 6 Michelle, 41, told how her co-star Jessie Wallace became emotional during a Slater cast dinner orgainsed for her return Credit: Alamy She is back on Albert Square as her mum Viewers will see Zoe in two further episodes this week but she will be on board full-time this summer. The actress is best known for her explosive 'You ain't my mother!' showdown with now Moon, played by The mother-daughter spectacle with Kat in 2001 cemented Zoe as one of the BBC soap's most iconic characters. read more eastenders And actress Michelle, now 41, told how she is "more excited" to tackle her role second time around. In a chat with entertainment reporter Richard Arnold, 55, aired on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, she admitted she had "goosebumps" over her comeback. Yet her EastEnders clan pulled out all the stops to make her soap return smooth. In a chat from the soap set, she told Richard: "I've always loved working with Jessie. Most read in Soaps "We actually went for a cast dinner with the Slater family so that I would feel welcome with the new people that I didn't know "And seeing her, she got so emotional. Michelle Ryan makes bombshell return to EastEnders as Zoe Slater after 20 years "And when she found out I had the job again she was screaming and I was just like, this just feels like coming home." Yet after being welcomed back to the cast Michelle gave a glimpse of her gritty storyline to come. She told GMB viewers: "Brace yourself for what she's going to be like, she's troubled. "That's great for an actress to play, that chaos. EastEnders facts and figures THE beloved British soap has been captivating audiences for decades. EastEnders follows the lives of the residents of Here's the latest on: EastEnders spoilers Where is Inside EastEnders The history of The biggest ever Shocking Albert Square The soap's "It has felt like I've never been away, it was seamless and it was easy, so I'm really lucky." SOAP COMEBACK Michelle made her debut in 2000 alongside Jessie as Kat, Kasey Ainsworth as Little Mo and Elaine Lordan as Lynne. She quit the show in a bid to crack Hollywood and landed the lead role in a big-budget remake of The Bionic Woman - but it failed to impress and was axed after just one season. Zoe left Albert Square in 2005 but during her time away, Zoe and Kat's relationship was said to have broken down once again and the pair have been estranged ever since. Previously Michelle, who saw success on both stage and screen after her initial EastEnders exit, opened up on the reason for her return. She said: "It all happened at the right time. ' 'It just so happened that at the same time, EastEnders had announced a new Exec who was keen to explore the potential of a return as he was such a massive fan of Zoe and the Slaters, so both of our worlds aligned at the right time, and I'm so excited to be back. 'When I was pitched the storylines, and when I read the scripts, I knew it was the right decision.' EastEnders new boss, Executive Producer Ben Wadey added: 'Before I even stepped into the role, Zoe Slater was on my wish-list of returnees as, although we haven't seen her on screen for 20 years, her character has transcended time due to her popular storylines.' 6 Michelle told GMB's Richard Arnold how she was more excited to play Zoe second time around Credit: ITV 6 She said Jessie - who plays her on-screen mum - was 'screaming' at news of her show return Credit: BBC 6 Yet she told how Zoe had returned to the soap 'troubled' Credit: PA
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
EastEnders' Michelle Ryan reveals emotional secret reunion with soap cast before Zoe Slater's bombshell return
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) EASTENDERS actress Michelle Ryan has revealed the sweet gesture from her co-stars ahead of her epic soap return. Her character Zoe Slater stepped back into Walford in explosive scenes last night - with BBC bosses confirming she'll be back for good after 20 years off-screen. 6 EastEnders' Michelle Ryan has revealed the emotional secret reunion with the soap cast before Zoe Slater's bombshell return Credit: ITV 6 Her character returned to Walford last night after 20 years away Credit: BBC 6 Michelle, 41, told how her co-star Jessie Wallace became emotional during a Slater cast dinner orgainsed for her return Credit: Alamy She is back on Albert Square as her mum Kat marries Alfie for the third time and prepares to take over the Queen Victoria pub. Viewers will see Zoe in two further episodes this week but she will be on board full-time this summer. The actress is best known for her explosive 'You ain't my mother!' showdown with Kat Slater, now Moon, played by Jessie Wallace, 53. The mother-daughter spectacle with Kat in 2001 cemented Zoe as one of the BBC soap's most iconic characters. And actress Michelle, now 41, told how she is "more excited" to tackle her role second time around. In a chat with entertainment reporter Richard Arnold, 55, aired on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, she admitted she had "goosebumps" over her comeback. Yet her EastEnders clan pulled out all the stops to make her soap return smooth. In a chat from the soap set, she told Richard: "I've always loved working with Jessie. "We actually went for a cast dinner with the Slater family so that I would feel welcome with the new people that I didn't know "And seeing her, she got so emotional. Michelle Ryan makes bombshell return to EastEnders as Zoe Slater after 20 years "And when she found out I had the job again she was screaming and I was just like, this just feels like coming home." Yet after being welcomed back to the cast Michelle gave a glimpse of her gritty storyline to come. She told GMB viewers: "Brace yourself for what she's going to be like, she's troubled. "That's great for an actress to play, that chaos. "It has felt like I've never been away, it was seamless and it was easy, so I'm really lucky." SOAP COMEBACK Michelle made her debut in 2000 alongside Jessie as Kat, Kasey Ainsworth as Little Mo and Elaine Lordan as Lynne. She quit the show in a bid to crack Hollywood and landed the lead role in a big-budget remake of The Bionic Woman - but it failed to impress and was axed after just one season. Zoe left Albert Square in 2005 but during her time away, Zoe and Kat's relationship was said to have broken down once again and the pair have been estranged ever since. Previously Michelle, who saw success on both stage and screen after her initial EastEnders exit, opened up on the reason for her return. She said: "It all happened at the right time. 'I'd already been thinking about a return because I'd met up with Kacey Ainsworth (Little Mo) and Kim Medcalf (Sam Mitchell) and we were reminiscing our fond memories of the show, and I'd also joined social media and saw that there was still a lot of love for the character. 'It just so happened that at the same time, EastEnders had announced a new Exec who was keen to explore the potential of a return as he was such a massive fan of Zoe and the Slaters, so both of our worlds aligned at the right time, and I'm so excited to be back. 'When I was pitched the storylines, and when I read the scripts, I knew it was the right decision.' EastEnders new boss, Executive Producer Ben Wadey added: 'Before I even stepped into the role, Zoe Slater was on my wish-list of returnees as, although we haven't seen her on screen for 20 years, her character has transcended time due to her popular storylines.' 6 Michelle told GMB's Richard Arnold how she was more excited to play Zoe second time around Credit: ITV 6 She said Jessie - who plays her on-screen mum - was 'screaming' at news of her show return Credit: BBC
The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
New EastEnders bombshell as ex-star Michelle Ryan returns as Zoe Slater – and she's back FOR GOOD after 20 years
EASTENDERS legend Michelle Ryan has returned to the soap after 20 years away - and is back for good. As gorgeous 4 EastEnders icon Michelle Ryan is returning to the soap after 20 years – and this time she's back for good Credit: BBC 4 Zoe was embroiled in the murder of Den Watts with accomplices Chrissie Watts and Sam Mitchell Credit: BBC 4 Michelle, as Zoe, in the soap from 2000 Credit: BBC She's now back on Albert Square as Viewers will see Zoe in two further episodes this week but she will be on board full-time this summer . Speaking on her return to the BBC soap, Michelle said: 'It feels like coming home. 'After doing my first few scenes, it was like I'd never been away. READ MORE TV NEWS 'It all happened at the right time. ' 'It just so happened that at the same time, EastEnders had announced a new Exec who was keen to explore the potential of a return as he was such a massive fan of Zoe and the Slaters, so both of our worlds aligned at the right time, and I'm so excited to be back. 'When I was pitched the storylines, and when I read the scripts, I knew it was the right decision.' Most read in News TV EastEnders new boss, Executive Producer Ben Wadey added: 'Before I even stepped into the role, Zoe Slater was on my wish-list of returnees as, although we haven't seen her on screen for twenty years, her character has transcended time due to her popular storylines.' The mother-daughter spectacle with Kat in 2001 cemented Zoe as one of the BBC soap's most iconic characters. EastEnders' Kat Slater calls her estranged daughter Zoe Slater who left 13 years ago The scene revealed that Zoe, the youngest of the all-female Slater clan, was in fact Kat's daughter but had been brought up by Charlie and Viv Slater as her own. In the storyline, Zoe is fed up of being bossed around by Kat and yells: 'You can't tell me what to do - you ain't my mother,' to which Kat explodes: 'Yes I am!' Zoe also had a string of countless failed love interests, including a disastrous relationship with Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman). The doomed affair - which resulted in a pregnancy - saw Zoe embroiled in the Zoe left Albert Square in 2005 but during her time away, Zoe and Kat's relationship was said to have broken down once again and the pair have been estranged ever since. Michelle added: 'I can't say too much as there is a lot of drama to come, but Zoe is a mess. 'She's not the girl that left Walford twenty years ago, and she's been really struggling on her own. 'She has her defences up, but this week you will see that she needs help, but whether she is willing to accept it is another story.' Michelle made her debut in 2000 alongside She quit the show in 2005 in a bid to crack Hollywood and landed the lead role in a big-budget remake of The Bionic Woman - but it failed to impress and was axed after just one season. In 2008 she ruled out a return to the soap. She said: 'I just got quite bored in the end, to be honest. 'Doing the same thing day in, day out. 'It's just so boring. 'I like to jump from different things.' She added: 'Money doesn't drive me. 'You couldn't get me back.' However last year she said 'never say never' when asked about a potential return. 4 In 2008 Natalie ruled out a return to the soap Credit: Getty Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 22-28
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 22-28: June 22: Actor Klaus Maria Brandauer is 82. Journalist Brit Hume is 82. Singer Peter Asher of Peter and Gordon is 81. Singer Howard 'Eddie' Kaylan of The Turtles is 78. Singer Todd Rundgren is 77. Singer Alan Osmond of The Osmonds is 76. Actor Meryl Streep is 76. Actor Lindsay Wagner ('The Bionic Woman') is 76. Actor Graham Greene ('Dances With Wolves') is 73. Singer Cyndi Lauper is 72. Actor Chris Lemmon ('Airport '77') is 71. Bassist Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) is 69. Bassist Garry Beers of INXS is 68. Actor Bruce Campbell ('Evil Dead,' 'The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.') is 67. Bassist Alan Anton of Cowboy Junkies is 66. Actor Tracy Pollan ('Family Ties') is 65. Keyboardist Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat) is 64. Actor Amy Brenneman is 61. Singer Mike Edwards of Jesus Jones is 61. Singer Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies) is 55. Actor Michael Trucco ('How I Met Your Mother,' 'Battlestar Galactica') is 55. Actor Mary Lynn Rajskub ('24″) is 54. TV personality Carson Daly is 52. Guitarist Chris Traynor (Helmet) is 52. Actor Donald Faison ('Scrubs') is 51. Actor Lecy Goranson ('The Connors,' 'Roseanne') is 51. Comedian Mike O'Brien ('Saturday Night Live') is 49. TV personality Jai Rodriguez ('Queer Eye for the Straight Guy') is 46. Actor Lindsay Ridgeway ('Boy Meets World') is 40. Singer Dinah Jane (Fifth Harmony) is 28. June 23: Singer Diana Trask is 85. Actor Ted Shackelford ('Knots Landing') is 79. Actor Bryan Brown ('The Thorn Birds') is 78. Actor Jim Metzler ('North and South') is 74. Former 'American Idol' judge Randy Jackson is 69. Actor Frances McDormand is 68. Drummer Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth is 63. Director Joss Whedon ('The Avengers,' ″Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.') is 61. Singer Chico DeBarge is 55. Actor Selma Blair is 53. Actor Joel Edgerton ('Loving') is 51. Singer KT Tunstall is 50. Singer Virgo Williams of Ghost Town DJs is 50. Actor Emmanuelle Vaugier ('Two and a Half Men') is 49. Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is 48. Actor Melissa Rauch ('The Big Bang Theory') is 45. Singer Duffy is 41. June 24: Singer Arthur Brown is 83. Actor Michele Lee is 83. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown ('The Rookies') is 82. Singer Colin Blunstone of The Zombies is 80. Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is 78. Actor Peter Weller is 78. Bassist John Illsley of Dire Straits is 76. Actor Nancy Allen ('RoboCop,' 'Carrie') is 75. Reggae singer Derrick Simpson of Black Uhuru is 75. Actor Joe Penny ('Jake and the Fatman,' ″Riptide') is 69. Singer-keyboardist Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is 66. Musician Siedah Garrett is 65. Actor Iain Glen ('Game of Thrones') is 64. Bassist Curt Smith of Tears for Fears is 64. Actor Danielle Spencer ('What's Happening') is 60. Actor Sherry Stringfield ('ER') is 58. Singer Glenn Medeiros is 55. Actor Carla Gallo ('Bones') is 50. Actor Amir Talai ('LA to Vegas') is 48. Actor Mindy Kaling ('The Mindy Project,' ″The Office') is 46. Actor Minka Kelly is 45. Actor Vanessa Ray ('Blue Bloods') is 44. Actor Justin Hires (2016′s 'MacGyver,' ″Rush Hour') is 40. Actor Candice Patton (TV's 'The Flash') is 40. Singer Solange Knowles is 39. Actor Max Ehrich ('The Young and the Restless,' ″Under the Dome') is 34. Actor Beanie Feldstein ('Lady Bird') is 32. June 25: Actor June Lockhart is 100. Singer Eddie Floyd is 88. Actor Barbara Montgomery ('Amen,' ″The Women of Brewster Place') is 86. Actor Mary Beth Peil ('The Good Wife,' ″Dawson's Creek') is 85. Singer Carly Simon is 82. Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 78. Director-actor Michael Lembeck (directed 'Santa Clause,' acted in 'One Day at a Time') is 77. Singer Tim Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House is 73. Keyboardist David Paich of Toto is 71. Actor Michael Sabatino ('NYPD Blue') is 70. Actor-comedian Ricky Gervais is 64. Actor John Benjamin Hickey ('The Big C') is 62. Actor Erica Gimpel (TV's 'Fame,' ″Profiler') is 61. Rapper Richie Rich is 58. Guitarist Sean Kelly (Sixpence None the Richer) is 54. Actor Angela Kinsey ('The Office') is 54. Bassist Mike Kroeger of Nickelback is 53. Actor Linda Cardellini ('ER,' ″Scooby Doo') is 50. Actor Busy Philipps ('ER,' ″Dawson's Creek') is 46. June 26: Jazz pianist Dave Grusin is 91. Singer Billy Davis Jr. of the Fifth Dimension is 87. Singer Georgie Fame is 82. Actor Clive Francis ('The Crown') is 79. Singer Brenda Holloway is 79. Actor Michael Paul Chan ('The Closer') is 75. Actor Robert Davi ('Profiler') is 74. Musician Mick Jones of The Clash is 70. Actor Gedde Watanabe ('ER,' ″Sixteen Candles') is 70. Singer Chris Isaak is 69. Singer Patty Smyth is 68. Singer Terri Nunn of Berlin is 66. Singer Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays is 62. Guitarist Eddie Perez of The Mavericks is 57. Bassist Colin Greenwood of Radiohead is 56. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson ('Magnolia,' ″Boogie Nights') is 55. Actor Sean Hayes ('Will & Grace') is 55. Actor Matt Letscher ('Eli Stone,' ″The New Adventures of Old Christine') is 55. Actor Chris O'Donnell is 55. Actor Nick Offerman ('Parks and Recreation') is 55. Keyboardist Jeff Frankenstein of Newsboys is 51. Singer Gretchen Wilson is 51. Drummer Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon is 46. Singer Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic is 46. Actor Jason Schwartzman ('Slackers,' ″Rushmore') is 45. Actor Aubrey Plaza ('Parks and Recreation') is 41. Actor Jennette McCurdy ('iCarly') is 33. Singer-actor Ariana Grande is 32. June 27: Singer Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys is 83. Actor Julia Duffy ('Newhart') is 74. Actor Isabelle Adjani is 70. Country singer Lorrie Morgan is 66. Writer-director J.J. Abrams ('Star Wars: The Force Awakens,' ″Alias') is 59. Singer Draco Rosa (Menudo) is 56. Actor Edward 'Grapevine' Fordham Jr. ('Battle Creek') is 55. TV personality Jo Frost ('Supernanny') is 54. Actor Yancey Arias ('Kingpin') is 54. Actor Christian Kane ('Leverage,' 'The Librarians') is 53. Actor Tobey Maguire is 50. Singer Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer is 49. Christian rock singer Zach Williams is 47. Reality star Khloe Kardashian is 41. Actor Drake Bell ('Drake and Josh') is 39. Actor Sam Claflin ('Hunger Games' films) is 39. Actor Ed Westwick ('Gossip Girl') is 38. Actor Matthew Lewis ('Harry Potter' films) is 36. Actor Madylin Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond') is 34. Singer Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony is 29. Singer H.E.R. is 28. Actor Chandler Riggs ('The Walking Dead') is 26. June 28: Comedian-director Mel Brooks is 99. Comedian John Byner is 88. Bassist Dave Knights of Procol Harum is 80. Actor Bruce Davison ('X-Men') is 79 Actor Kathy Bates is 77. Actor Alice Krige is 71. Jazz singer Tierney Sutton is 62. Guitarist-violinist Saul Davies of James is 60. Actor Jessica Hecht ('Friends,' ″The Single Guy') is 60. Actor John Cusack is 59. Actor Mary Stuart Masterson is 59. Actor Gil Bellows ('The Agency,' 'Ally McBeal') is 58. Actor Tichina Arnold ('The Neighborhood,' 'Everybody Hates Chris') is 56. Actor-songwriter Danielle Brisebois ('All in the Family') is 56. Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Sommers is 56. Actor Steve Burton ('The Young and the Restless') is 55. Bassist Tim Nordwind of OK Go is 49. Bassist Mark Stoermer of The Killers is 48. Singer and former 'American Idol' contestant Kellie Pickler is 39.
Daily Mail
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Six Million Dollar Man Lee Majors who was married to a Charlie's Angels star turns 86... see him now
Lee Majors was one of the biggest male stars of the 1970s thanks to his hit TV series The Six Million Dollar Man. Often he popped up on another ratings dynamo, The Bionic Woman. He was also the lead of the hit show The Fall Guy, which was made into a movie with Ryan Gosling. Lee had it all, even the beautiful blonde wife, Farrah Fawcett, who starred on the equally successful Charlie's Angels. Majors is still thriving. On Wednesday he embraced turning 86-years-old as he made an Instagram post. 'Another year around the sun….and while the calendar might say 86, I like to think of it more as '68' with a few bonus chapters,' wrote the iconic Hollywood great. 'Grateful for life, love, and all the blessings. Here's to living well, staying sharp, and aging like the legends do.' These days Lee is happily married to Faith Majors. They tied the knot in 2002. He has three ex wives: He was married to Farrah from 1973 until 1982. Before that there was wife Kathy Robinson whom he was wed to from 1961 until 1964. And then there was Karen Velez, his wife from 1988 until 1994. In 2019 the actor opened up to People magazine about his nearly 12 year relationship with the Charlie's Angels star Farrah as they were Hollywood's power couple throughout the Seventies. Majors said that he was introduced to Fawcett by his publicist as they shared a coffee together: 'So that started that. It was very quick, and it lasted about almost 12 years. 'But there was a year or so when I think I saw her two weeks in one year. It's very difficult with careers like that. This business is tough. Working 14 hours a day, both of you, and the days went by.' As he starred in The Six Million Dollar Man while she starred in Charlie's Angels, the two were at the height of their fame in the late Seventies which presented it's own set of difficulties. Lee explained: 'It was hard to get around. It was not quite as hard as it is today with everyone has a cellphone and the social media is so quick. Back then we only had to deal with the paparazzi at large. A lot of time you could evade them, but not all the time.' The two A-listers were married in 1973 before separating in 1979 ultimately divorcing in 1982. Lee later married Faith Majors in 2002 whom he has been with for more than 23 years as he told People with a smile: 'It is a record in Hollywood.' Sadly, Fawcett died in June 2009 at the age of 62 after a long battle with cancer. At the time UsWeekly claimed Lee called Farrah before she died, breaking an over 20 year silence. 'He decided to call her for the first time on her birthday in February before she died,' said a source. 'They spoke for the first time in 23 years. 'They had a 40-minute phone conversation about her life, and the cancer and it was such a lovely moment for the two of them. I guess it was a very good conversation. They joked, and they got a little bit emotional.' The source added: 'I think it was good given the current situation [for] closure, otherwise they never would've spoken again. I think he always wanted to talk to her again, but he was just afraid to speak to her before.' Lee showed off his wife Faith in 2020 at the Open Hearts Foundation 10th Anniversary gala held at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles. Jane Seymour hosted.
