ELEVEN years after last being on-screen on EastEnders, Anthony Trueman has made his long-awaited return to Walford.
The character, who is played by Nicholas Bailey, returned on Monday’s episode and immediately made a beeline for a former flame.
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He got out of a black cab outside of the Queen Vic and walked straight onto the path of his ex and the new pub landlord, Kat Moon.
Starting up a conversation with a suggestive remark, Anthony told Kat, who was holding a tub of ice cream: “Kat’s still got the cream I see.”
A shocked Kat responded: “Anthony, it’s been ages – come here,” as the former lovers enjoyed a warm embrace.
She added: “Oh look at you, Scotland’s treated you well,” as Anthony said: “Can’t complain, apart from the wife and two boys draining my wallet.”
“Same here,” the pub owner explained. “Except I’ve got three and an Alfie.”
He expressed: “That’s right, you were expecting twins. Three kids? Wow.”
Kat looked sheepishly on the ground as she continued: “And Zoe, you remember Zoe,” as he remembered: “Yes, I do.”
Attempting to change the topic, Anthony remarked: “I’m here for a few days, we should catch up,” as Kat told him she’s the landlady of the Queen Vic now.
Anthony took the opportunity to make a cheeky remark as he expressed: “Come a long way from the busty barmaid I used to know.”
Kat laughed but made a warning: “Oh watch it, I’m still just as mouthy.”
The pair’s conversation ended with the mum-of-four asking her ex if he was back to help his dad Patrick Trueman back on his feet after he was unknowingly attacked by Oscar Branning, leaving him shocked as he clearly was unaware.
EastEnders fans will remember Anthony enjoyed a romance with Kat (played by Jessie Wallace) back in 2002 before he went on to have an affair with her teenage daughter Zoe (played by Michelle Ryan).
After he admitted he was still in love with Kat, the two got back together and she discovered she was pregnant but decided to have an abortion.
She changed her mind and made the decision to keep the baby, but while on her way to tell Anthony about her pregnancy, she suffered a miscarriage.
The two ended up parting ways after Kat realised she didn’t want to be with him.
Anthony won’t be the only person Kat will be reuniting with as Zoe will be heading back to Walford later this year.
Actress Michelle reprised her role as Zoe earlier this year when it was revealed she was living with her cousin Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner).
Stacey called Kat’s husband Alfie Moon (Shane Richie) for help, where Zoe revealed she was on the run from men she owed money to.
Before they could help her, Zoe fled Stacey’s flat as Alfie left Walford to try and find Zoe in Spain, lying to Kat and telling her he was going to Australia to see his brother Spencer.
Alfie returned this month without Zoe in tow after being unable to find her, so it remains to be seen how she returns to Walford and what will happen when she’s reunited with her estranged mother.
Kat Moon’s EastEnders Timeline
Kat Slater burst onto the Square in 2000 as feisty Kat Slater, played by Jessie Wallace. She is the eldest sister of the Slater family. She soon makes a big name for herself. She is a loud and brash character who is renowned for her leopard print skimpy outfits and loads of red lipstick. She has played the ‘tart with a heart’ character but has also had an epic love story with Alfie. Here is a rundown of her greatest soap storylines.
- Kat arrives in Walford as part of the Slater clan, She soon begins a fling with Steve Owen (Martin Kemp) behind the back of his girlfriend Mel Healey.
- Kat’s sister Zoe (played by Michelle Ryan) was revealed to be her sister after shocked viewers learned she was raped by her uncle Harry Slater as a child and Kat being only 13, was known as her sister.
- Kat and Zoe’s relationship was turbulent. They both vied for the attentions of Anthony Trueman. Kat and Anthony were together but broke up and Zoe then seduced him. Kat later learns she was pregnant but then has to have an abortion. She is comforted by her boss Alfie Moon but then he realises he is in love with her.
- Kat, becomes briefly engaged to Andy Hunter a local crime boss (Michael Briggs) but she jilts him on her wedding day for the true love her life Alfie.
- Kat sparks a romance with Alfie Moon and it is the love story of the square. She finally marries Alfie Moon on Christmas day in the Vic.
- Alfie takes a loan from Andy which he is unable to repay and then threatens to kill him unless Kat sleeps with him. Their relationship becomes cold and distant.
- One of Kat’s biggest storylines was helping her daughter cover up the murder of Dirty Den Watts. She left the soap in 2005 sailing into the sunset with Alfie for a new life in America.
- Kat returned to the soap in 2010 on the run from a man who she and Alfie conned for money. While Alfie was serving time, she had an affair with Michael Moon who happened to be Alfies cousin and she is now pregnant with his child.
- Another Kat storyline focused on the breakdown of her and Alfie’s marriage and her separation from Tommy and their twin sons Bert and Ernie.
- Kat’s union with Phil Mitchell began after months of feuding. She then sleeps with him marries him beginning a war with his ex Sharon Mitchell over the Mitchell empire.
- The latest storyline has focused on her son Tommy who idolised Phil and is trying to get back at Kat for breaking up the marriage. Kat meanwhile is back with the love of her life Alfie who is suffering from cancer.
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