Zoe acts briefly as Clinical Lead, though she is seen again to be unhappy in the role, with the paperwork and bureaucracy the role involves. She later transfers the role to Dylan. In August 2015, Zoe and Max's wedding is ruined, after Zoe reveals she cheated on him at her hen night and their wedding marquee catches fire after an altercation between her Newly wed Husband and Louis. Zoe, unaware of the fire and unable to face Max, visits Dylan on his boat. Distraught and claiming that Max now hates her after she told him everything. Embers from the marquee fly towards the boat which later catches fire also. Dylan tries to put it out with a fire extinguisher he requests for Zoe to bring up to him but a gas canister is soon alight and it explodes. After trying to ring Max and having no luck. She jumps into the icy water for safety as the fire threatens to take hold of the boat, just as Dylan rushes back into the boat, but she can't fight the cold water. Charlie later saves her life by dragging her back to shore with the help of a distraught Max. Zoe suffers a severe case of hypothermia, but is released from hospital soon afterwards. Even though Zoe and Max share a kiss after the accident, Max is still angry with his new wife. Max later asks for a divorce from Zoe, but they later become more civilised with each other. Zoe later leaves Holby for a job in Michigan with Jordan, leaving Max broken hearted. Months later, Zoe returns to Holby and asks Max to take her back. Max initially refuses, but surprises Zoe by joining her on her flight to Spain. Reception For her portrayal of Zoe, Sarker was longlisted in the "Outstanding Drama Performance (Female)" category at the 18th National Television Awards in 2013. At the 19th ceremony in 2014, she was longlisted in the Drama Performance category. Following her exit from Casualty, Sarker was nominated for Best Drama Star at the 2016 Inside Soap Awards. A reporter of The Telegraph included Zoe in the ten best characters of Casualty. They wrote, "The ambitious but chaotic senior consultant lived her life on coffee and cigarettes." They expressed disappointment with her exit, noting that she left "with little fanfare". In a feature listing "best doctors Casualty has ever seen", critic Emma