me too. I think Shabs has been brilliantQuote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
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me too. I think Shabs has been brilliantQuote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
Rakhee's left EastEnders for good. I'm really gutted, but at least Shabnam got a happy ending with Jade.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...am-masood-role
EastEnders star Rakhee Thakrar has shared a touching handwritten message with fans following her exit from the soap.
The actress recently quit the show after two years in the role of Shabnam Masood.
Thakrar referred to Shabnam's heartbreaking stillbirth storyline in the note, asking her followers to "break the silence" and reach out to people who have been affected by stillbirth.
"Thank you. I can't get over all your lovely messages, it's really moving, you're all so beautiful!!!" she wrote.
"As I leave the show, may I ask 1 thing? If you know anyone that's ever been affected by our story that may be an aunt, uncle, grandparent, sibling, friend or parent who has a baby that's died…break the silence.
"Send them a little text to say you're thinking of them, pop round with cake and talk, get involved with their fundraising/petition, or simply light a candle for their baby and remember them."
Replying to a fan on Twitter, Thakrar also wrote: "Bereaved parents will tell u, u never get over it. Which is why the grief we showed kept going on x."
Thakrar became an ambassador for stillbirth charity Sands after being moved by the stories she heard during her research for the plot.
The actress made her final appearance on Friday night's episode (February 5), as Shabnam decided to leave Walford for a fresh start with her daughter Jade.
Thakrar joined the cast of EastEnders in late 2013 and made her first appearance as Shabnam in January 2014. The role had previously been played by Zahra Ahmadi in 2007 and 2008.
a really great actress, big loss for the show, felt her exit was rushed