September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n @bbceastenders wrote on X, formerly Twitter: \u201cOn Wednesday 3rd September, EastEnders will simulcast on BBC iPlayer and BBC One at 1930, as secrets of Zoe\u2019s past come to the fore during her explosive return to Walford which sends shockwaves through the Slaters and Walford.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n In response, one viewer wrote: \u201cSomeone\u2019s most likely a goner.. this isn\u2019t looking good! ruh roh..\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI\u2019m majorly excited although for this week. Zoe returning is something I\u2019ve wanted for a LONG time.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Another wrote: \u201cSo excited!!\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n But many think they have worked out Zoe\u2019s \u201csecret\u201d which is that she could be Joel Marshall\u2019s (Max Murray) mother.\n<\/p>\n
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\n As someone commented on X underneath the @bbceastenders post: \u201cJoel\u2019s mum and her new relationship with Max I fear.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n A second person chimed in: \u201cZoe has to be Joel’s mum and then maybe Max will return as well in the episode.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n This fan also agreed: \u201cSHE’S SO Joel’s mum.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Meanwhile, a user added: \u201cZoe is definitely Joel’s mum – I’ve predicted it for a while and all the clues have been there. Imagine if Oscar gets shot then it’s revealed later on that Zoe and Max are engaged ( hence the Cleo is getting married clue from a few weeks back).\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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\n Yet others were not a fan of the latest EastEnders soap theory, as an account shared: \u201cPlease please PLEASE don\u2019t make her Joel\u2019s mum! I know it\u2019s \u2018Soapland\u2019 and all, but even that\u2019s TOO much of a coincidence. It\u2019s basically the whole Cindy\/Rose and George thing again.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The Radio Times synopsis also details Wednesday’s episode: “With many locals holed up in the Vic at Patrick and Yolande’s wedding reception, things go from bad to worse when they learn who has been shot, and a life hangs in the balance.”\n<\/p>\n
\n What drama do you think is about to go down on EastEnders today? Let us know in the comments below.\n<\/p>\n
\n Thursday\u2019s (September 4) episode will be released on iPlayer at 6am as usual.\n<\/p>\n