Who plays Avani Nandra-Hart in EastEnders and how old is the actress?

Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) is presently successful the mediate of a large EastEnders storyline that has seen her talking to a overmuch older boy.

Avani’s fellow Mason precocious learnt that she is conscionable 15, but has continued dating her contempt her being underage.

In upcoming scenes, things instrumentality a horrifying crook erstwhile Avani is near injured aft refusing to slumber with Mason.

However, having told her household that Barney Mitchell (Lewis Bridgeman) is the lad she has been speaking to, Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) is acceptable to mistakenly question revenge connected him.

This is acceptable to origin immense friction betwixt the Panesars and Mitchells – but volition Mason ever beryllium brought to justice?

Who plays Avani Nandra-Hart?

Avani is played by histrion Aaliyah James, who joined the amusement successful 2023.

EastEnders marks the young star’s surface debut, arsenic she revealed erstwhile the accomplishment of her quality was announced.

‘To beryllium fixed this accidental arsenic my authoritative debut to surface is simply a existent blessing,’ she said. ‘I person recovered location successful the supportiveness of the formed and crew, and I’m precise thankful to consciousness a portion of the EastEnders household already.

‘I can’t hold to bring Avani to beingness and to locomotion her way successful Walford, and I’m excited to spot what the beingness has planned for my ain future.’

During her clip connected the show, she has been progressive successful immoderate immense storylines, including 1 which has seen her inherit each of Nish Panesar’s (Navin Chowdhry) wealthiness and businesses, alongside member Nugget Gulati (Juhaim Rasul Choudhry).

She was also brought into the amusement arsenic the concealed girl of Ravi, and viewers person been capable to spot their narration make implicit the past year.

How aged is Aaliyah James?

While Avani is conscionable 15-years-old, histrion Aaliyah is really 24, having celebrated her day successful June.

The histrion joked astir the property spread betwixt herself and her quality successful a day station connected Instagram.

‘Guys… I’m present 15.. one mean 24 years old.’ She joked.

Her EastEnders co-stars were speedy to nonstop her immoderate day love, with Suki Panesar histrion Balvinder Sopal writing: ‘Happy day baby.’

‘Earth time blessings fam,’ Aaron Thiara wrote, while Emma Barton, who plays Honey Mitchell said: ‘Happy Birthday.’

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