EastEnders writes statement on Suki Panesar's injury

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EastEnders has explained Suki Panesar's injury after actor Balvinder Sopal was spotted on crutches.

Sopal, who has played Suki since 2020, appeared on crutches at the 70th British Academy Television Awards earlier this month (May 12), with the star also wearing a protective boot during her recovery from an unspecified injury.

This detail has now been included in the BBC soap. Tonight's episode (May 27) begins with Suki being spotted on crutches. When speaking to Eve, it was revealed that Suki had injured herself at a concert.

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Eve, who referred to her partner as a “bouncer,” took great pleasure in gently encouraging Suki, who joked, “It's not a real mosh pit unless someone ends up on crutches and you know it.”

The lightheartedness did not last long, however, as her ex-husband Nish returned from Albert Square after a period of absence.

He came to confirm that their divorce had gone through after the lawyer accidentally sent him both copies, but Suki knew him well enough to assume he was coming back for other reasons.

Suki texted several family members to inform them of his return, and the group then agreed to change the door locks to prevent Nish from entering the house.

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However, that didn't stop Nish. He tried to take advantage of Avani's more lenient nature to let him into the house. The plan worked. When Suki came home, she was shocked to find him sitting in the living room.

Nish tried to apologize for his past behavior, but Suki would not hear of it and threatened to call her sons. However, this was part of Nish's plan as he had something to tell the whole family.

When Ravi tried to throw Nish out, he dropped a bombshell in front of his family by telling them that he was dying. When the credits rolled, they were stunned…

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One. The show is also available to stream on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes are available as early as 6am before their TV broadcast.

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