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EastEnders Avani star Aaliyah James' real age as 15-year-old character strip searched
EastEnders' Avani Nandra-Hart will be strip searched by police after they have reason to believe the 15-year-old is in possession of drugs. But actress Aaliyah James is actually much older than her character
"I can't wait to bring Avani to life and to walk her path in Walford, and I'm excited to see what the universe has planned for my own future," she gushed about her role. The New Year brought tragedy as she witnessed her grandfather Nish Panesar's fatal plunge during Suki and Eve's disaster-stricken wedding – a push orchestrated by her dad, Ravi, reports the Mirror. The star joined the soap in 2023 (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)Fast forward, and now we see Avani supporting Lily through the loss of Martin Fowler, who met his end in the catastrophic Queen Vic explosion marking the 40th anniversary.
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