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Kheerat Panesar
Kheerat Panesar is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Jaz Deol. Kheerat was introduced alongside brothers Jags (Amar Adatia), and Vinny Panesar ( Shiv Jalota) in episode 6001, broadcast on 4 October 2019, with the trio becoming the soap's first Punjabi Sikh family. Kheerat's arrival was announced on 21 August 2019, billed as the dominant and successful leader of his brothers. Deol accepted the role after being impressed by what was pitched to him by the producers, and being excited to be a part of the show's first Punjabi Sikh family. Kheerat's storylines in the serial have included the expansion of his family, helping to bring justice to Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) with help from Whitney Dean ( Shona McGarty), his friendship with Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden), his romances and flings with several female characters including Chantelle Atkins ( Jessica Plummer), Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean), and Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner), and falsely co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaz Deol
Jaskiranjit Singh Deol (born 12 March 1989) is a British actor known for portraying the role of Kheerat Panesar on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2019 to 2022. Career Deol made his onscreen debut in the 2010 television film ''Casting Nina'' as Bhaljit Singh. He then made appearances in television series such as '' Code of a Killer'', '' Together'' and '' The Halcyon''. In October 2019, he began portraying the role of Kheerat Panesar in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...''. Deol's character was part of the first Sikh family in ''EastEnders''. The Panesar family are of Ramgarhia Sikh heritage. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deol, Jaz 1989 births 21st-century En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Sikh
Punjabi Sikhs are ethnic Punjabis who adhere to Sikhism. They are the second-largest religious group amongst Punjabis after the Punjabi Muslims, who predominantly inhabit Pakistani Punjab. Punjabi Sikhs form the largest religious community in the Indian state of Punjab. Sikhism is an indigenous religion that originated in the Punjab region of South Asia during the 15th century. Mostly all of the world's Sikh population are Punjabis. Punjabi Sikhs primarily inhabit the Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth. Punjabi Sikhs make up 57.69% of the state’s population. Many have ancestry from the greater Punjab region, an area that was partitioned between India and Pakistan in 1947. In the contemporary era, apart from Indian Punjab, Punjabi Sikhs are found in large numbers across the Indian states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Chandigarh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. Large numbers are also found in the United States, Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranveer Gulati
''EastEnders'' is a BBC soap opera that first aired on 19 February 1985. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 2022, in order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the show's senior executive producer, Kate Oates, executive producer, Jon Sen, or his successor, Chris Clenshaw. The first character to be introduced is Nina Gupta (Hersha Verity) in February, who was introduced as the new GP. Lewis Butler (Aidan O'Callaghan), a man that Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth) hires as the manager of her bar, was introduced in April, and Omar Lye-Fook debuted in July as Avery Baker, the brother of established character Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths). He was followed by his sons, Finley (Ashley Byam) and Felix (Matthew James Morrison). Nina's stepson, Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara), was also introduced in July. Suki Panesar's (Balvinder Sopal) husband and the father of the Panesar children, Nish (Navin Chowdhry), made his debut in September and Reiss Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacey Turner
Lacey Amelia Turner (born 28 March 1988) is an English actress. She gained prominence in the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' for her portrayal of Stacey Slater, a role she initially played between 2004 and 2010 before returning in 2014 and departing again in 2025. She has won four National Television Awards, eight The British Soap Awards, British Soap Awards and eight Inside Soap Awards, ''Inside Soap'' Awards for this role. Turner has also appeared in ''Being Human (British TV series), Being Human'' (2011), ''True Love (TV series), True Love'' (2012), ''Bedlam (2011 TV series), Bedlam'' (2012), ''Switch (British TV series), Switch'' (2012) and ''Call the Midwife'' (2014). Between 2013 and 2014, she starred in a leading role as Molly Dawes in the BBC military drama ''Our Girl''. Early life and career Turner was born on 28 March 1988 in Edgware, in the London Borough of Barnet, to Catholic parents Les Turner and Beverly Harvey. She was raised along with her two younger s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Slater
Stacey Slater (also Branning and Fowler) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Lacey Turner. She first appears in episode 2826, originally broadcast on 1 November 2004. The character is introduced as a feisty and troublesome teenager and extension to the already established Slater family. She was created by scriptwriter Tony Jordan with Turner in mind. Producers explored the character's backstory with the introduction of her mother, Jean Slater ( Gillian Wright), who has bipolar disorder. They then paired Stacey with Bradley Branning ( Charlie Clements) and writers developed a series of problems for their marriage, including an abortion and Stacey's scandalous affair with Bradley's father, Max Branning (Jake Wood). In 2009, the character was placed in an issue-led storyline when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder; the show worked with various charities to develop the story. Writers also incorporated Stacey in the " Who Killed Archie? ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letitia Dean
Letitia Jane Dean (born 14 November 1967) is an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 2001 to 2006, and again from 2012 onwards. For the role, she was awarded the British Soap Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2022. Her other television roles include ''Grange Hill'' (1983–1984), '' Brookside'' (1984), '' The Hello Girls'' (1996–1998) and '' Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married'' (1999–2000). In 2007, she participated in the fifth series of the BBC dance competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'', finishing fourth. On stage, she starred in the West End production of ''High School Musical'' in 2008, and in the UK touring production of '' Calendar Girls'' in 2010. Early life Dean was born in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, to parents Leslie (a tailor) and Ellie Dean, in a cottage rented on the estate of English romantic novelist Barbara Cartland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Watts
Sharon Watts (also Mitchell, Rickman and Beale) is a fictional character from the BBC One soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by Letitia Dean. Sharon was one of ''EastEnders'' original characters conceptualised by creators Tony Holland and Julia Smith. She first appeared in the first episode broadcast on 19 February 1985 as the teenage adopted daughter of Queen Vic landlords Den (Leslie Grantham) and Angie Watts (Anita Dobson). Dean originally quit the role in 1995 after ten years, with Sharon departing following the breakdown of her marriage. In May 2001, Sharon was reintroduced by producer John Yorke, before departing in January 2006. Dean's return was announced in February 2012, and she later made her on-screen return on 13 August 2012 in a week of episodes involving her wedding day to John Hewland (Jesse Birdsall). In 2024, Dean took a break from the show, with Sharon exiting on 9 January and returning on 1 April. She took another break in April 2025 with Sharon departing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Plummer
Jessica Kate Plummer (born 16 September 1992) is an English actress and singer. From 2013 to 2015, she was a member of the British girl group Neon Jungle, with whom she released an album that peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart. She is also known for her roles as Chantelle Atkins in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2019–2020) and as Emma in the BBC drama series '' The Girl Before'' (2021) for which she was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Aside from her singing and acting career, Plummer has also ventured into reality television; she appeared in the twentieth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here'' in 2020. Early life and education Jessica Kate Plummer was born on 16 September 1992 in London to a Jamaican father and an English mother. She went to Burntwood School and the Hayes School for secondary education. Career In November 2012, music manager David Cooper began a three-month process of auditions for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantelle Atkins
Chantelle Atkins is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Jessica Plummer. She first appears in episode 5991, originally broadcast in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2019. Chantelle is introduced as the eldest daughter of Karen Taylor (EastEnders), Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and had been referenced on-screen since the family's arrival in 2017. The character was created with a family unit consisting of Chantelle, husband Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) and two children Mia Atkins (Mahalia Malcolm) and Mackenzie Atkins (Isaac Lemonius). Chantelle is characterised as a loving and vivacious hairdresser with the same fiery attitude as her family. Her backstory states that after marrying Gray, she established a perfect life for herself away from her family. The character's early stories focus on her relationships with her parents, Karen and Mitch Baker (EastEnders), Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths), and a feud with Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) after movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Bowden
Max Lewis Bowden (born 31 December 1994) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Justin Fitzgerald in the BBC One school-based drama series ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' (2014–2015), and his portrayal of Ben Mitchell (EastEnders), Ben Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2019–2024). Career In 2014, Bowden joined the cast of ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'' in the role of Justin Fitzgerald. In 2016, he played Kash Ryland in the BBC One, BBC medical drama ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty''. From 2019 to 2024, Bowden portrayed Ben Mitchell (EastEnders), Ben Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Filmography Stage Awards and nominations References External links * 21st-century English male actors Living people English male stage actors English male soap opera actors 1994 births Male actors from Woking Long stubs with short prose {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Mitchell (EastEnders)
Ben Mitchell is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', who has been played by six different actors since his on-screen birth on 21 March 1996. Matthew Silver appeared as an infant Ben between 1996 and 1998, and Morgan Whittle played him as a toddler between 1999 and 2001. After a five-year absence from the series, Charlie Jones assumed the role of Ben in 2006. In 2010, the character was recast with Joshua Pascoe in the role, who made his first appearance on 13 December 2010. Pascoe quit the role in 2012 and Ben departed on 24 August 2012. Ben's return was announced in May 2014 with Harry Reid (actor), Harry Reid in the role; Ben returned on 22 September 2014. Reid was written out of the series in 2017 and Ben departed on 12 January 2018. Ben was reintroduced in 2019 with the role recast to Max Bowden. Ben returned on 1 April 2019. In December 2023, it was announced Bowden would exit the role. Ben departed the series on 28 March 2024, after being Extraditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shona McGarty
Shona Bernadette McGarty (born 14 October 1991) is an English actress and singer, known for her portrayal of Whitney Dean in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2008 to 2024. Early life Shona Bernadette McGarty was born on 14 October 1991 in London Borough of Barnet to Patrick McGarty and Jennifer McNamara. She has a younger sister named Camilla. She is of Irish descent. McGarty attended St. Teresa's Catholic Primary School and later studied at Loreto College, St Albans. Career McGarty was involved in amateur musical theatre for six years, including a role in '' Wizard of Oz''. In 2007, she appeared in the short film ''What Goes Around''. In October 2007, following the announcement that established character Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) was returning to ''EastEnders'', McGarty was confirmed to be joining the soap as Whitney Dean; the daughter of Bianca's deceased partner Nathan Dean. McGarty began filming in January 2008, and made her first appearance as Whitney on 1 Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
