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EastEnders' Navin Chowdhry's life off screen including famous family and Star Wars link


Navin Chowdhry has been part of the EastEnders cast since September 2022 when his character Nish Panesar arrived in Walford

Nish will cause more chaos on the soap as 2024 draws to a close (Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron) Read MoreRelated Articles EastEnders star missed out on major Gavin and Stacey role after 'disastrous' audition Navin's TV careers spans decades (Image: BBC)Earlier this year, Nish revealed he was dying after being diagnosed with a virus that is causing his heart to fail and will eventually lead to his death. In a touching Instagram post from February 2023, Navin, ever the supportive spouse, spoke from Charlie's hospital room during her surgery, sharing: "My wife was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer back in the summer of 2020 and like so many of you out there it just opens a world that you hope you never see."

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