Laila Rouass is to make a visitor look in ‘EastEnders’.
The previous ‘Holby Metropolis’ actress will star as Ayesha, who arrives in Albert Sq. following an invite from evil Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) and it’ll rapidly emerge she knew the villain and his spouse Suki (Balvinder Sopal) a very long time in the past, however they have not been in contact for a few years.
Laila, 53, hailed her function as a “dream come true” and admitted she is especially excited to work along with her previous pal Navin.
She mentioned in an announcement: “I can’t let you know how excited I’m to be in EastEnders! I used to be born within the East Finish and grew up there, and there was such a buzz when the present began.
“Despite the fact that I used to be little on the time, I can clearly bear in mind the primary episode and Physician Legg arriving on the flat the place Reg Cox had been murdered.
“I’ve additionally recognized Navin Chowdhry (Nish Panesar) for a few years, so it was nice to work with him once more and to do scenes with Balvinder Sopal (Suki Panesar) and the remainder of the Panesars as Ayesha reunites with them. This can be a lifelong dream come true!”
Laila has already filmed her scenes for the present, along with her quick stint set to play out on display subsequent month.
Suki and her son Vinny (Shiv Jaota) are at the moment plotting in opposition to Nish in a bid to secretly take management of the household empire, whereas his former daughter-in-law Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan-Levy) is out for revenge after agreeing to sleep with Nish after which being solid adrift from the household.