yolande trueman, played by angela wynter, arrives in albert square as patrick trueman's (rudolph walker) holiday romance. they eventually settle down and marry in 2004. she strikes up a feud with pat evans (pam st clement), which worsens when she discovers that pat has been having an affair with patrick. in 2008 yolande is offered a new job at the minute mart hq in birmingham. she accepts with delight and busily prepares for the move, however patrick is less keen. this leads to yolande surprising everyone at her leaving party by announcing that she is leaving walford alone. she returned for one episode on 20 march 2017.