Michelle Ryan still known for soap role

Former EastEnders star Michelle Ryan thinks she’ll always be known for the role she played in the show no matter what she does.

The 25-year-old actress starred as Zoe Slater in the BBC1 flagship series for 5 years between 2000 and 2005 and later went on to take the title role in a revival of the Bionic Woman.

“Bionic Woman was a huge show, but people are still going to know me for being Zoe Slater – people liked her so much.” – Ryan told UKPA.

Ryan also went on to reveal that recognition for her Albert Square days, during which Zoe famously discovered that her ‘sister’ Kat was actually her mother, even reached the States.

“I was in LA and I  was signing some autographs and I could hear someone shouting ‘Zoe, Zoe’. I didn’t think it could be for me, so I turned around and it was.”

Speaking of her time with the BBC1 Soap she added: “I think EastEnders is an apprenticeship, and you just have to do the work. There’s no time to get above yourself there, the work needs doing. It’s such a great grounding,”

Michelle is now starring with fellow ex-Walford star Sean Maguire (Aidan Brosnan) in Mister Eleven, an ITV1 two-part comedy drama.