The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2000, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by Matthew Robinson, or his successor, John Yorke. The first character to be introduced was (Clare Wilkie), the estranged wife of Beppe di Marco (Michael Greco). Laura Beale (Hannah Waterman), a love interest for Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), and (Hayley Angel Wardle), a new teenage character, were introduced in February, whereas (Diana Coupland), the aunt of Irene Raymond (Roberta Taylor), and (Forbes Masson), the tutor of Nicky di Marco (Carly Hillman), were introduced for guest stints in May. (Sheila Hancock), Steve Owen (Martin Kemp) and Jackie Owen's (Race Davies) mother, and (Ashley Jensen), Rod's wife, made their first appearance in July, and (Chook Sibtain), Sandra's former lover, debuted in August. The Slater family — Charlie Slater (Derek Martin), Mo Harris (Laila Morse), Lynne Slater (Elaine Lordan), Garry Hobbs (Ricky Groves), Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace), Little Mo Morgan (Kacey Ainsworth) and Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) — as well as (Eddie Osei), a building contractor, (Richard Vanstone), the nephew of Ethel Skinner (Gretchen Franklin), and (Daniel Mays), Kat's former boyfriend, were introduced in September. , the daughter of Eddie, , the newborn daughter of Sonia Jackson (Natalie Cassidy) and Martin Fowler (James Alexandrou), (Shobna Gulati), a social worker, made their first appearance in October. (Corinne Skinner-Carter) and Anthony Trueman (Nicholas Bailey) were introduced in November and December respectively as the start of a new black family, the Truemans, while Trevor Morgan (Alex Ferns), the abusive husband of Little Mo, made his first appearance in late December.