Zoe Anderson

D.S. Zoe Anderson is the daughter of Sharon Bailey, the granddaughter of Pearl Anderson, and the mother of Theo Anderson.
== Biography ==
=== 2022: Arrival ===
thumb|left|Zoe meets Saul.
Zoe arrived in Hollyoaks in February 2022, accepting a job at Dee Valley University Hospital as a detective sergeant. On her arrival, she met Saul Reeves, who then realised that he had been demoted and Zoe had been given his job. Zoe moved into 5 Oakdale Drive, Flat 3, where her grandmother Pearl Anderson was living with the Deveraux family. Pearl also helped her befriend some of the locals, with Zoe forming a friend group with Cleo and Theresa McQueen, and Verity Hutchinson.
After developing feelings for P.C. Sam Chen-Williams, the pair initiated a fling. After getting drunk on her birthday, Zoe left a series of voicemails about her feelings for Sam, failing to intercept before he found them. Their relationship became more serious, but things were made complicated when the body of Maya Harkwell was discovered and her boyfriend (and Sam's uncle) Ethan Williams was suspected of killing her. After making a breakthrough in the case, D.I. Lexi Calder discovered Zoe and Sam's relationship, resulting in the superintendent removing Zoe from the case. However, she continued her secret relationship with Sam.
=== 2022-2023: Work/Home Life Conflicts ===
Zoe was left caught in the middle of her family and her job after Saul was murdered and DeMarcus Westwood received the blame. Zoe attempted to convince her family to trust the law, but they refused out of fear of unfair treatment towards DeMarcus, causing tension between Zoe and DeMarcus's father Felix Westwood. Vicky Grant ended up finding evidence that proved that her boyfriend - DeMarcus's rival - Joseph Holmes had killed Saul. Joseph was arrested and under intense interrogation from Zoe, broke into a confession.
thumb|Eric takes Zoe and several other villagers hostage.
Next, Zoe's friendship with Maxine Minniver was placed under strain when Maxine accused Verity's brother Eric Foster of being the village's drink-spiker. Zoe refused to believe Maxine, especially when Maxine accused Eric of murdering Verity when she died in Dee Valley Law in December 2022. Threatening her several times with arrest in her attempts to expose Eric, Maxine was proven right when Eric took the funeral-goers hostage with a crossbow in The Dog in the Pond in January 2023. After being shot by armed police and tripped over by Maxine, Eric was apprehended, and Zoe reluctantly allowed Maxine to see him in hospital before he was taken to prison.
In March 2023, Zoe's mother Sharon Bailey moved to the village after accepting a job at Dee Valley University Hospital. Zoe was initially unhappy to see her mother, but the pair reconnected when Sharon admitted that her return was because her fiancé, Dean, had left her.
=== 2023: Growing Tired of Sam and Pregnancy ===
By May 2023, Zoe begins to distance herself from both Sam and her job stating to Sam that her job has become boring however Zoe is shocked when Sam suggests that Zoe should attempt to bring down local gangster in Warren Fox who not long ago threatened Zoe to back off from his business'. Zoe is against the idea and is seen becoming ill for unknown reasons on top of this, Zoe is also seen to be annoyed by Sam's antics to constantly break the rules in an attempt to get Warren arrested, Zoe eventually tells Sam that its best they keep away for some time as she's seeing a different side to him. Later on as Zoe throws up its later revealed that she is in fact pregnant with Sam's child. Zoe decides to abort the child but her mother, Sharon tells Sam that Zoe is pregnant. 
Zoe then has to deal with Sam constantly protesting her decision on to get the abortion or not. However Zoe has made her mind up and puts her foot down regarding aborting the baby. Zoe gets injured after Sam attacks his uncle, Ethan, who already knew about Zoe's pregnancy. Zoe then washes her hands with Sam despite the fact that Sam won't accept its over. Eventually Zoe gets her friend and Sam's sister, Maxine to have a word with Sam. Eventually Zoe is thankful when Sam eventually accepts that their relationship is over and accompanies her to her abortion appointment.
=== 2023–: Relationship with Hunter McQueen and Rayne Royce's murder ===
Zoe soon grows close with local teacher, Prince McQueen. However, after influencer, Rayne Royce sets Hunter up to make it look as so his seeing student, Freya Calder, Zoe questions Hunter's character as a person only to discover that he has a history of being in a relationship with his former teacher, Neeta Kaur all those years ago. Zoe supports Hunter coming to terms at the fact he was nothing more than a kid himself like Freya when he loved Neeta. 
Zoe is again fooled by Rayne after Rayne sends texts from Sam's phone making it look as though Sam is beginning to not accept their relationship being over again. Zoe threatens a confused Sam with Illegal action despite Sam protesting his innocence. 
In September 2023, Zoe accompines Hunter, Prince, Phoenix, Lizzie, Nadira, Lacey and Faye at a huge house for a party that Rayne and her boyfriend Romeo have organised however things take a dark turn when Peri Lomax and Rayne's thought to be dead ex, Brent Taylor show up and expose Rayne's true crimes. Things take a darker turn when Rayne is found dead in the swimming pool. Zoe is then questioned like everyone else however Zoe discovers she has to be suspended from work which angers her. She then blames Hunter as she felt she would not have attended the party if it wasn't for him as a result Zoe calls off their relationship as a result. 
In September 2025 (after the time jump), Prince proposes to Zoe at the engagement party of Ethan Williams and Sienna Blake and she accepts. 
==Appendices==
===Residences===
Address 	Duration
5 Oakdale Drive, Flat 3	February 2022 to 2024 or 2025
65 Christleton Terrace 	Since 2024 or 2025
===Employment History===
Job 	Duration
Detective Sergeant at Dee Valley Police Station	21st February 2022 to 2024
==Background Information==
*In February 2022, it was announced that Garcia Brown had been cast as new detective Zoe, the granddaughter of Pearl Anderson.
==Introduction Sequence==
*2022-: Zoe stands near Pearl Anderson (who is seated at a bench) as DeMarcus Westwood approaches.
==Quotes==
==See Also==
*List of appearances
*Anderson family
==Gallery==
Zoe Anderson promo.jpeg
Category:Hollyoaks characters
Category:2022 debuts
Category:Current characters
Category:Police officers
Category:Detective Sergeants
Category:Dee Valley Police Station employees
Category:Residents of 5 Oakdale Drive, Flat 3
Category:1994 births