Who is Little Mo Slater in Eastenders?
WITH new producer Chris Clenshaw at the helm, many familiar faces are returning to Albert Square.
EastEnders bosses have confirmed Freddie Slater will come back after leaving Walford with his mother Little Mo.
Who is Little Mo and what happened to her?
The daughter of Charlie, Maureen "Little Mo" Slater is a family member fans may have forgotten.
She first stepped into the fictional London borough alongside her family in September, 2000, the day of Ethel Skinner's funeral.
Unlike her grandmother, Big Mo, who has been confirmed for her own return to the BBC One program, Little Mo was known for her timid disposition.
Life hasn't been easy for Little Mo.
More EastEnders stories
She is perhaps best known for being part of a powerful domestic abuse storyline, years before Chantelle and Gray Atkins.
While she settled into the Square without him, her husband Trevor Morgan eventually joined her and it was soon revealed he was abusing her.
Little Mo was worn down so much, she had become unable to leave Trevor - until New Year's Eve in 2001.
In iconic scenes, Little Mo struck back by repeatedly hitting Trevor with an iron, leaving him for dead.
more on eastenders
When it was revealed she hadn't killed him, she was charged with attempted murder but she made a deal with Trevor not to press charges.
Trevor was eventually killed off during a fire in the Slater home.
Little Mo was then able to move on from Trevor in Billy Mitchell but was then raped by Graham Foster, which resulted in her son Freddie's birth.
Unable to cope with the thought of raising the child with her, Billy called time on their relationship.
And after a string of failed romances, Little Mo decided she had seen enough of Albert Square and left with her son in 2006.
EASTENDERS NEWS
Everything you need to know about Eastenders
- New, leaving and returning Eastenders cast
- Can you visit the Eastenders set?
- All the latest spoilers from Eastenders
- The Sun's soap spoiler live blog
- The best bits from Eastenders over the years
Who played Little Mo?
Since her Walford debut, the long-suffering character was portrayed by actress Kacey Ainsworth.
The 53-year old was trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama from 1991 to 1994.
While she is best known for her EastEnders stint, Kacey has appeared in many other shows such as ITV's police drama The Bill and detective series A Touch of Frost.
Her acting credits also include appearances in Famous and Fearless, Hotel Babylon, HolbyBlue, Casualty, Grantchester and the CBBC The Worst Witch.
When does Freddie Slater arrive on Eastenders?
While her own return on screens remains to be announced and confirmed, Kacey's on-screen grandmother and son will be making their own comebacks, as mentioned above.
Actor Bobby Brazier has been chosen to portray Freddie Slater, more than a decade since BBC One viewers last saw him.
The model and influencer is also the son of presenter Jeff Brazier and the late Jade Goody.
READ MORE SUN STORIES
Read More on The Sun
He will be making his acting debut in the popular soap in autumn, later in 2022 as takes over previous child actors Alex and Tom Kilby.
EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday on BBC One.
