Shabnam Masood

[owenlee4me]

I blooming hope not, i'm sick and tired of it on the news, at least Soaps can offer a relief, we dont' need this drummed down our necks any more than we get it now, I used to thing Britain was "GREAT" it's now lets all to go to England you can do what your like and cop out!
If this becomes a storyline, then thats if for me with EAstenders, and i've watched from the first episode!!

[Perdita]

EastEnders star Rakhee Thakrar has revealed that she wants her on-screen mother Zainab to return to the soap.

Viewers were reintroduced to Shabnam Masood as she returned to Walford earlier this year, with Thakrar taking over the role.

Speaking to Inside Soap, the actress said: "I think it would be great if Zainab came back to Albert Square - Shabnam and Zainab would create fireworks!

"I've never met Nina, but I have watched her work. Everyone tells me that Shabnam is a younger version of her mum!

"I think that is mainly because she has come back quite bold."

Thakrar also revealed that she has been gripped by Charlie Brooks's character Janine Butcher.

She said: "Charlie Brooks has played one of the best characters in the show. I loved watching all the stuff between her and Michael Moon - I was so gripped!

"There was a scene where Janine was talking about what it's like to know you are a bad person, and it showed such a human side to her. I even felt sorry for her!"


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Would love it if she came back

[Perdita]

EastEnders star Rakhee Thakrar has promised that the show will delve deeper in exploring her character Shabnam Masood over the coming months.

Shabnam returned to screens in January, but has experienced quieter times on Albert Square since her initial disputes with her father Masood (Nitin Ganatra) at the beginning of the year.

Speaking to Digital Spy at the TV Choice Awards on Monday evening (September 8), Thakrar revealed: "There's a potential love interest for Shabnam on the way, but you just never know because the guy who comes in is quite hot - so he's got his pick of the girls and she could easily scare him off!"

Asked whether newcomer Khoroush 'Kush' Kazemi could be the guy in question, she laughed: "I'm not saying anything! Recently Shabnam has just been in the Minute Mart, bless her - helping Denise out and helping her dad out.

"What's going to happen is her life is going to be explored, so that'll be great and I'm looking forward to that. There's definitely potentially some romance in the air."

Denise tells Shabnam that she's leaving Ian.
© BBC
Shabnam with Denise in EastEnders

When Shabnam's return was first announced last year, show bosses teased that she would be hiding "a terrible secret from her time away from Walford".

Asked whether that secret will be revealed anytime soon, Thakrar replied: "I don't think it's in the next couple of months but next year I think. That's what's been teased. The secret is a good one, but that's all I can say at the minute!"

Thakrar took over the part of Shabnam from Zahra Ahmadi, who played the role in 2007 and 2008.

[Perdita]

EastEnders producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins has revealed that there is a big story lined up for Shabnam Masood.

Shabnam (Rakhee Thakrar) returned to screens in January, but has experienced a quieter time on Albert Square ever since she came back.

Rakhee Thakrar as Shabnam Masood
© BBC Pictures / Jack Barnes
Rakhee Thakrar as Shabnam Masood

Thakrar told Digital Spy last week that Shabnam's life would be explored in an upcoming storyline, and Treadwell-Collins has reiterated this, saying that viewers will soon have a much better understanding of the character.

Speaking to Inside Soap, Treadwell-Collins said: "Shabnam is one to watch. She has got some amazing stuff coming up, and Rakhee Thakrar is a brilliant actress.

"Viewers will have a much better understanding of Shabnam before long."

Thakrar took over the part of Shabnam from Zahra Ahmadi, who played the role in 2007 and 2008.

[lizann]

rumours are she has a eating disorder, bulimia

[Dazzle]

rumours are she has a eating disorder, bulimia

She certainly has a thing about food, and she was eating lots of chocolate and ice cream last week so I can understand the rumours. The only thing I'd say, as someone who knows a lot about eating disorders, is that in reality someone with an eating disorder who was having a binge would do so secretly and be completely ashamed of it. They wouldn't do it openly and would not joke about it either. Soaps rarely get these things right though, so who knows.

I think that Shabnam's an interesting character played by a good actress so she deserves a big storyline. I just hope that any eating disorder story is well-researched.

[lizann]

She certainly has a thing about food, and she was eating lots of chocolate and ice cream last week so I can understand the rumours. The only thing I'd say, as someone who knows a lot about eating disorders, is that in reality someone with an eating disorder who was having a binge would do so secretly and be completely ashamed of it. They wouldn't do it openly and would not joke about it either. Soaps rarely get these things right though, so who knows.

I think that Shabnam's an interesting character played by a good actress so she deserves a big storyline. I just hope that any eating disorder story is well-researched.

but t was only last week we saw her eat chocolate could have been built more if the storyline is true

[lizann]

She certainly has a thing about food, and she was eating lots of chocolate and ice cream last week so I can understand the rumours. The only thing I'd say, as someone who knows a lot about eating disorders, is that in reality someone with an eating disorder who was having a binge would do so secretly and be completely ashamed of it. They wouldn't do it openly and would not joke about it either. Soaps rarely get these things right though, so who knows.

I think that Shabnam's an interesting character played by a good actress so she deserves a big storyline. I just hope that any eating disorder story is well-researched.

but t was only last week we saw her eat chocolate could have been built more if the storyline is true

[Dazzle]

but t was only last week we saw her eat chocolate could have been built more if the storyline is true

Do you mean eating the chocolate could be the start of an eating disorder? Yes, that could be true I suppose.

[tammyy2j]

Has she really been going to the dentist so often or was it other job interviews?