EastEnders legend declares she won’t be back after being missing from screens

Have we seen the last of her? (Picture: BBC/Metro) EastEnders has only just seen the return of the Grand Dame of Walford, Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), but she left almost as quickly as she came back, determined to get half sister Vicki Fowler (Alice Haig) away from the square following the hideous attack she suffered at the hands of Joel Marshall (Max Murray). Before she left, however, her feud with Zoe was, at first, quashed, then reignited after Zoe and Vicki engaged in a vicious catfight in the Square. As the two women went head to head, Zoe dropped one of her trademark bombshells on Sharon, gleefully revealing that Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harmon) is the father of her missing son. Although she successfully brought Sharon on side, with her offering to fund the search operation, Kat was later utterly horrified to discover that Zoe had lied about her child’s parentage in order to use Sharon’s money. Zoe told a massive lie… (Picture: BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron) …to use Sharon’s money to find her child (Picture: BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron) Though she pleaded with Zoe to come clean, the younger Slater refused, leaving Kat’s stomach churning over the deceit. As she over heard Vicki clashing with Ross Marshall (Alex Walkinshaw), with Vicki spelling out that there’s only right and wrong, with nothing in between, Kat’s mind was made up. With Vicki having heard from Sharon that she’s searching for Dennis’ daughter to obtain DNA to help with the search as well as cashing in her ISA, she panicked that her sister was getting in far too deep, and potentially projecting her feelings about losing Denny (Bleu Landau), her last connection to Dennis, onto the situation. As Vicki attempted to reach Zoe to fill her in, Kat stopped her and prepared to spill the tea. Though Zoe appeared and fought to keep Kat quiet, she ultimately revealed the truth. Vicki discovered the truth (Picture: BBC/Jack Barns/Kieron McCarron) Returning home, Vicki rang Sharon immediately and filled her in on what she’d learned. Though we only heard Vicki’s side of the conversation, it was clear that Sharon was utterly crushed. As she shared a glass of wine with Sharon’s half-brother, Zack Hudson (James Farrar), Vicki shared her concerns about Sharon’s mental state, informing him that Sharon was heading to America to stay with Michelle Fowler (Jenna Russell) and had no intention of returning to Walford. While Zack played the cooler head, urging Vicki to not seek revenge, Vicki swore that she couldn’t let Zoe get away with the hurt she’d inflicted on their family. Could Vicki have stuck to her word and is she behind the warning shot left for Zoe at the Vic?