Kat Slater in EastEnders has been causing trouble in Walford since 200o. She was first in the show from 2000 until 2005, again from 2010 until 2016, and came back to Albert Square in 2018.
Kat’s been at the heart of some of EastEnders more iconic stories, and has been half of one of the show’s best-loved couples.
Kat is played by actress Jessie Wallace and was also played by Kate Peck, in a flashback on screen in 2001 and Sumar-Elise Sandford in a flashback in 2018.
Jessie also starred as Kat Slater in an EastEnders spin-off drama called Kat and Alfie: Redwater in 2017.
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Jessie has scooped lots of awards for her portrayal of Kat including Best Actress at the British Soap Awards in 2011. And she was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress TV BAFTA in the same year when she played Pat Phoenix in the BBC 4 drama The Road to Coronation Street.
She has also appeared in Strictly Come Dancing, and on stage in the West End and in touring productions.
Jessie’s off-screen antics have often been as dramatic as her alter-ego’s life on-screen. She has been suspended from EastEnders more than once, but she remains a firm favourite with fans.
Kat Slater in EastEnders and daughter Zoe
Leopard-print-loving Kat arrived in Walford with the Slater family – her siblings Little Mo, Lynne and Zoe, dad Charlie and grandmother Mo.
Kat was overprotective of Zoe and the pair often clashed over her interference. When their Uncle Harry came to visit, Kat’s behaviour worsened and she was horrified when Zoe explained she was planning to go and live with Harry in Spain.
In one of EastEnders most dramatic (and most quoted!) scenes Zoe screamed at Kat in the street, yelling: “You ain’t my mother!”
And Kat screamed back: “Yes I am!”
It was revealed that Kat had been abused by Harry and had given birth to Zoe as a teenager.
Kat and Zoe did eventually rebuild their relationship.
Kat Slater and Alfie Moon
Kat fell in love with Alfie when they worked together at the Queen Vic. But their romance didn’t get off the ground and instead Kat began a relationship with gangster Andy Hunter. The pair got engaged but Alfie interrupted the wedding in dramatic style and instead he and Kat married on Christmas Day.
Andy’s interference continued though and eventually Kat and Alfie split and Kat left Walford. When she returned, she discovered Alfie was in a relationship with her sister Mo. But he realised it was Kat he loved, and eventually Mr and Mrs Moon reconciled and left Albert Square together.
The pair have been on and off ever since.
Baby swap
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