8. Shirley smashes a glass bottle onto Gray's head before smacking him with a barstool. She yells at Gray, telling him she is not scared of his abusive ways anymore, is glad she miscarried his baby as she did not want to bring another child of an abuser into the world and that she does not love him and that if he doesn't let her leave with her children, she will scream until everyone hears. We're thrilled to be introducing this vibrant new family to Walford and to be sharing their stories. 1. He looks at the residents who all give him dirty looks. Status Ash is introduced as the bisexual Sikh girlfriend of Iqra Ahmed (Priya Davdra), with whom she has been in a relationship with for over a year. Touched, she kisses him passionately and assures him she will help him live out the rest of his time as fulfilling as possible. Emmerdale watchers know Amy as Tracy Metcalfe but they were not expecting to learn that she could be dating the EastEnders star after they publicly stepped out together. Her doctor knows already that she is suffering from abuse. He tells DCI Peter Arthurs that he went to buy milk, only to return and find Chantelle already dead on the floor. He arrives in Walford to tell Phil that he needs to come up with an alternative way to launder money, after the business of the garages collapsed. [47] It is then revealed that when she was 19, Ash had an abortion which caused her to fall out with her mother and Kheerat. She miscarries but decides not to tell Gray in fear of him abusing her. Whitney accompanies her to the abortion clinic, but after having a scan and finding out she is further along than expected, Chelsea decides to keep the baby. An industry insider for Child Beauty Pageants. Frank|Freddie Mercury|Freida|Genghis|Gilbert|Gloria|Gumbo|Heathcliff|Hercules|Joey|Joey|Lady Di|Lionel|Lovebirds|Mandoo|Marge|Marge (II)|Marilyn|Musty|Neville| Gray accuses Kush of ruining Whitney's life and the pair end up having a scuffle, which results in Gray on the tracks. Tonight's episode (February 21) began with Kheerat Panesar worried that he. Gray is the husband of Chantelle Atkins and the father of Mia Atkins and Mackenzie Atkins. [7] She is introduced alongside her sister, Iqra Ahmed (Priya Davdra), as the granddaughters of Arshad Ahmed (Madhav Sharma) and Mariam Ahmed (Indira Joshi). Leo makes Whitney go into the pub and tell everyone that Tony was innocent, and leaves. She crosses the man again in The Queen Vic and kisses him, and it is revealed that he is her husband Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith). Shirley later stays with Gray and is joined by her sister Tina Carter (Luisa Bradshaw-White), who grows suspicious of Gray's behaviour. Alive The character and casting were announced on 11 March 2019. However, it soon emerges that Gray is a violent man who domestically abuses Chantelle on certain amount of occasions; the follow-up of such incident implies that he rape her after forcing her to go upstairs with him to bed. [22] Of her casting, Plummer said, "Just like the majority of the UK, I grew up watching EastEnders. He promptly attacks Chelsea and nearly chokes her to death, but she fends him off and he flees when the police break into his house. The man is revealed to be Leo and he picks her up in his car. EastEnders has shared a first look at the aftermath of the violent showdown between Kheerat Panesar and Gray Atkins. In August, the wife of Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker), Sheree Trueman (Suzette Llewellyn) was introduced as well as Ash Panesar (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha), the girlfriend of Iqra. 28 Mar 2022. During the arrest, Thompson spots Callum at Ben's house and later, he confronts Callum, quickly realising that he is Ben's partner. He is the youngest of the Panesar brothers, the others being Kheerat (Jaz Deol) and Jags (Amar Adatia). In the wake of Gray's arrest, blame between Karen ( Lorraine. Aliases He threatens Bianca about money his grandmother had left him and threatens to hurt both Whitney and Tiffany if he does not receive the money. He packs Tina's stuff and tells her she needs to run, but her growing suspicions towards him causes Tina to learn that Gray had abused and killed Chantelle. Things are set to get a whole lot louder in Walford in 2019. Karen is hesitant at first and she stops Gray from taking the children. Habiba is great fun to play and I'm so happy to be working alongside Priya. "[20] Casting for the character was still taking place at the time. With this new information, Tina confronts Gray with her suspicions about his treatment towards Chantelle. [2] [3] Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Stage 3 References 4 External links Life and career [ edit] Whitney stops him and is determined not to see him take the easy way out. Wife After having a heart-to-heart with Honey, Habiba feels sympathy towards her and warns her about Adam. He reacts positively to the news and stops abusing her. "[59] Of his casting, Deol said, "I'm very proud and excited to be joining such an iconic show and bringing to life a character that is a reflection of the cultural background that I and many others come from in today's modern Britain. Karen says she is not worried about her son, while Phil reveals that Keanu had an affair with Phil's wife, Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean), and got her pregnant and Ben says they were in the pub when Keanu disappeared. She gives birth to a son, Jordan Atkins, named after her deceased half-brother. The family is described as a British Asian family of Punjabi Sikh heritage. After Gray is arrested for the murders of Chantelle, Tina and Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) in March 2022, Mack and Mia start living with grandparents Karen and Mitch on a permanent basis. Before entering the car, he looks at Karen and points to his eye, signalling to her that the last thing Chantelle saw was his eyes before she died. He heads to Minute Mart, where he purchases a glass of milk. He was also the husband of the late Chantelle Atkins and now the husband of Chelsea Atkins. Their relationship comes to an end, when Chelsea witnesses Gray's volatile behaviour towards her and others, and refuses to be mistreated by Gray. Over the years he became the patriarch of the Mitchell Family, after his late father Edward, that originally consisted of his brother Kenneth and sister Mirage. However, when Ben catches them together he decides to call off Jags' protection and Kheerat is later devastated to learn that Jags has been killed in a prison fight. [2] However, after Karen looks after Bailey, Bailey asks Mitch why she is not allowed to tell people that he is her father.[3]. The character and Smith's casting were announced on 11 March 2019. The next day, Midge realises that Keanu is protecting Louise but after Louise and Keanu argue, he sits with Louise and when Keanu tried to find Louise, he sees Midge and some other men forcing her into a car and driving away at speed. Mick, his wife, Linda Carter (Kellie Bright), Mitch, his son Keegan Baker (Zack Morris) and Keegan's mother, Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) all arrive but when Karen tells Bailey to leave, Mitch is forced to say she is with him. [8] Habiba is described as "full of heart" and "bubbly", and she has "the best intentions" but it was said that "trouble never seems to be too far behind". Callum spots a blurred image of Ben on the footage which DI Thompson says he will have enhanced and Callum tries to avoid this. He finds a notebook in her bag, detailing all of their interactions. On her casting, Garcha said "I am thrilled to be a part of the Panesar family! However, during a conversation with Gray and his bedridden father on 17 September 2021, this is revealed to be a lie. It is then Chantelle's parents, Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths), learn about Tina's death and all the accusations against Gray.