Michelle Ryan played the role of Zoe Slater in Eastenders until she left the TV soap in 2005 after 5years. She has now confirmed that she decided to leave the soap due to boredom and that she won’t return.
Speaking to thisisbristol, she said: “I just got quite bored in the end, to be honest. Doing the same thing day in, day out. It’s just so boring. I like to jump from different things.”
She added: “Money doesn’t drive me. You couldn’t get me back.”
The 24-year-old actress went from eastenders to starring BBC One drama Jekyll and then moved further a field to the US for the re-make of The Bionic Women which has now been axed. You will now catch her for the BBC’s new fantasy drama Merlin.