BBC EastEnders fans are only just realising Priya actress has famous soap star mum

EastEnders’ Priya has go a deed with fans since her debut past twelvemonth - but it turns retired acting runs successful the household for prima Sophie Khan Levy arsenic she has a precise celebrated mum

EastEnders fans person been near floored aft realising Sophie Khan Levy, who plays Priya Nandra-Hart, has a mega-famous mum.

Priya (Sophie Khan Levy) rocked up to Walford past twelvemonth with girl Avani (Aaliyah James) arsenic the ex-girlfriend and girl of Ravi (Aaron Thiara). At the time, Ravi had nary thought helium had a concealed girl - leaving him and the remainder of the Panesar household stunned.

And it didn’t instrumentality agelong for Priya and Avani to origin plentifulness of drama. Between the Panesar household play and Priya’s ain romance troubles, Priya and Avani’s clip successful the quadrate has not been abbreviated of chaos.

Over successful the soap this week, Priya was near rallying astir Avani with support, pursuing nasty gramps Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) astir dying, amid his terminal unwellness battle.

Away from the soap though, histrion Sophie Khan Levy is nary alien to appearing connected screens. In 2023, she played Gabrielle Ade successful the harrowing existent BBC drama, The Sixth Commandment.

She besides played Florence Pandhi successful veterinary play All Creatures Great and Small successful 2022 and Beth successful James Corden's Amazon Prime bid Mammals. However, fans person since realised that Sophie has a alternatively celebrated relative.

Sophie’s mum is Shaheen Khan, who is champion known for playing Mrs Bhamra successful the 2002 movie Bend It Like Beckham. She besides played Kiran Joghill successful BBC’s aesculapian soap play Casualty successful the precocious ‘80s, and has starred successful the likes of BBC’s Doctors and Doctor Who.

Fans person shared their daze astatine Shaheen being Sophie’s mum, with 1 idiosyncratic penning connected a TikTok video: “Omg didn’t cognize the crook it similar Beckham mum was her mum.”

Someone other added: “I didn't cognize this, I emotion the movie crook it similar Beckham and she's truthful bully arsenic priya.” A 3rd penned: “The mode I went and told everyone successful my household they’re parent and girl successful existent life, truthful surprised.”

Speaking astir joining EastEnders, Sophie said past year: "I’m ace excited to beryllium joining the show, and I can’t hold to spot what occupation Priya gets herself into!

"I watched EastEnders erstwhile I was increasing up, truthful to spot truthful galore acquainted faces and to locomotion onto the acceptable is simply a imagination travel true."