EastEnders fans shocked as they spot show icon working behind counter in East London cafe – and she yells catchphrase
EASTENDERS fans were gobsmacked to spot a legendary star working behind the counter of an East London café.
Jessie Wallace has played fan favourite Kat Slater on and off since 2000.
The actress, 53, paid a visit to the iconic E Pellicci cafe in Bethnal Green – and recreated one of her most iconic lines.
Back in 2001, the BBC soap revealed Kat was her “sister” Zoe’s (Michelle Ryan) biological mother.
The women were in a heated argument over Zoe wanting to leave Walford for Spain.
A furious Zoe reminded her supposed older sister that she wasn’t in control over her life.
Storming off, the younger woman yelled: “You ain’t my mother!”
To which Kat immediately and emotionally replied: “Yes, I am!”
Taking to Instagram, E Pellici shared a short video of Jessie’s visit to the cafe.
She recreated the “classic soap scene “You ain’t my mother!” scene with customers – as well as a member of staff.
Another moment showed Jessie helping out behind the cafe’s counter.
The establishment captioned: “When our GORGEOUS and super lovely friend @jessie.wallace_official performs one of the most iconic lines ever @bbceastenders in a packed cafe.”
A fan commented: “Iconic moment to be part off.”
Another penned: “What a good sport she is.”
While a third wrote: “I love this so much, would of loved to of been there to see this.”
A fourth said: “What an absolute legend!”
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.
A fifth remarked: “She’s such a legend ay she.”
E Pellicci is a family-run Italian café and has been in business for over a century.
Over the years, the establishment is no stranger to welcoming famous faces.
Well-known past customers include Colin Farrell, Frank Lampard, David Schwimmer, Patsy Palmer, Ross Kemp and the late Michael Gambon.