Exclusive: Hollyoaks return ahead for Zoe Anderson after two years

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Hollyoaks is bringing back Zoe Anderson after nearly two years away, Digital Spy can exclusively reveal.

Garcia Brown recently returned to filming for a guest stint which will air towards the end of the year, in the build-up to Christmas.

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Zoe left the village in January 2025 after splitting from her then-fiancé Prince McQueen.

She has been mentioned on screen again in recent months, though, paving the way for her exciting return…

A Hollyoaks source told Digital Spy: "Fans will have to wait and see exactly what brings Zoe back, but with her grandmother Pearl still living in the village, it's sure to be an exciting family reunion.

"She'll also have scenes with Prince and Vicky, which could be the next challenge for the pair's relationship."

Prince proposed to Zoe in 2024 and they seemed destined for a happy ending with their baby son Theo. However, Prince jeopardised everything by cheating on Zoe with his ex Dilly Harcourt.

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At the start of 2025, Zoe headed to Dubai to begin a new life and hoped to reconnect with her mum Sharon.

In her final moments in the village, Zoe vowed to stop putting her life on hold for Prince as she and Theo deserved better.

More recently, in August this year, Prince learned that Zoe had got engaged to a new man, who wanted to adopt Theo.

He was hurt by the news, but a more positive update followed a few weeks later when Zoe invited him to come and visit her and Theo – indicating that she was ready for him to be part of their lives again.

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"It turns out she actually wants me there," Prince told Theresa. "I mean, after all that stuff about her wanting to change Theo's surname to her new fella's, I thought any chance of being a dad to my son was over."

When Theresa asked whether Zoe mentioned her new man, Prince replied: "No, I didn't ask. It's not my business, is it?"

Our insider added: "It remains to be seen whether Zoe is still happy with her new man when she returns! Could her arrival spark trouble between Prince and his on-off girlfriend Vicky, who's already been struggling this year? Or is she only back for her family?"

Hollyoaks airs on Mondays-Wednesdays with its Channel 4 streaming premiere at 7am, then an E4 broadcast the same night at 7pm. Full episodes are also released on YouTube a week after their Channel 4 release.

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