The soap favourite, 41, who played Zoe Slater in the BBC show, remembered the beloved actor, who starred as doting father and taxi driver Charlie Slater....
Michelle Ryan has shared an emotional tribute to Derek Martin, who passed away at the weekend aged 92, more than 20 years after he played her on-screen grandfather on EastEnders ... .
The actor Derek Martin, who has died after a short illness aged 92, played Charlie, the level-headed patriarch of the Slater family, in the BBC TV soap opera EastEnders for more than a decade.
Derek Martin, who has died aged 92, was a hulking actor who came to specialise in bent coppers, in series such as Law & Order and King and Castle; in later life he mellowed into the genial taxi driver Charlie Slater in EastEnders.
Former EastEnders star Derek Martin has sadly died at the age of 92 ... 'It is with great sadness that I can confirm that our beloved client Derek Martin passed away on 10th January 2026 ... of Derek Martin.
The soap legend who played loveable cabbie Charlie Slater in EastEnders has sadly died aged 92, with his family by his side. He once opened up about his son's struggle that shaped how he played his role on-screen ... .