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Why EastEnders’ Suki is on crutches – the soap’s explanation and the real-life reason

Suki Panesar in EastEnders: The real-life reason for her crutches! Actress Balvinder Sopal was spotted on crutches, at the BAFTAs!

She’s coping with the reappearance of ex-husband Nish on Albert Square, dealing with his announcement that he’s dying, and trying to make girlfriend Eve’s birthday one to remember. Eve affectionately called her ‘hopalong’ and Suki joked that she’d been injured at a gig, saying it wasn’t a proper moshpit unless someone ended up on crutches. Viewers saw Balvinder wearing a protective boot and using the crutches as she walked down the red carpet at the BAFTA Television Awards earlier this month.

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