EASTENDERS fans have been left devastated after one character has appeared to “go missing” completely during the soap’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
BBC One viewers claim the fan-favourite’s absence has been “the real story” of the soap’s milestone moment – which has sparked a major schedule shake-up.
EastEnders fans have expressed their concern after one character ‘went missing’ during the soap’s anniversary celebrations[/caption]
Kat Slater has been absent from proceedings so far[/caption]
Jessie Wallace’s leopard-print loving character had been at the heart of a gritty child-to-parent abuse storyline just months before[/caption]
EastEnders viewers have now demanded to know the whereabouts of Kat Slater after actress Jessie Wallace’s absence from Billy Mitchell’s wedding prep for his nuptials with Honey.
Kat’s no show comes just months after the character was at the heart of a gritty child-to-parent abuse storyline on the BBC soap.
Viewers became concerned for the character after violence from son Tommy ramped up towards her, after she learned how husband Phil Mitchell had cheated on her.
With her absence from the small screen one fan put: “Wheres Kat?”
Another posted: “I’m sorry but where was Kat today?” as a third put: “It’s the 40th and they include every other character but Kat.”
One added: “Literally though, where the heck is Kat?!”
Another mused: “What happened with the Tommy Kat & Alfie storyline??? That could’ve been so good but it’s literally just been forgotten completely.”
One picked up on the strength of feeling towards the storyline and added: “All the ‘Where’s Kat?’ Tweets.
“That’s the real story of this 40th anniversary.”
Another surmised: “Very noticeable that Kat isn’t there,” as one then put: “Where’s Kat? Its odd she’s not been in it for ages.”
SHOW MILESTONE
Meanwhile, two soap legends will return from beyond the grave ahead of the soap’s milestone.
Beloved characters Garry and Minty have also made their comeback – shortly after West Ham footballer Jarrod Bowen made a surprise soap cameo.
The show has now revealed which five characters survive the 40th anniversary blaze.
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.
EastEnders fans are worried that one or more characters might get killed off in the forthcoming blaze in The Queen Vic.
As part of the celebrations, bosses are airing a special live episode on Thursday, February 20.
Natalie Cassidy, 41, has sensationally quit the soap after 32 years on Albert Square.
She also claimed it was not her choice how the long-running character exits EastEnders in the coming weeks.
Martin Fowler actor James Bye also removed mention of the show from his Instagram profile.
Now the soap has revealed that five characters; Grant, Nigel, Yolande, Denise and Chelsea will definitely live to see more action.
After the events of the live episode, a new dawn will break for the residents of Albert Square.
Those in Walford will try to process the events of the day before as they struggle with the aftermath of what happened.
Viewer’s say Kat’s absence is the ‘real story’ of the 40th anniversary[/caption]
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