The character is set to be written out of the soap and will depart our screens later this year.<\/p>\n
Ash was the first member of the now well-established Panesar family to be introduced, arriving on our screens in 2019 as a love interest for the character Iqra Ahmed (Priya Davdra).<\/p>\n
The character previously left the series for six months in 2022 but returned last summer after a spell away.<\/p>\n
Now it seems that the character is set to leave the soap for good.<\/p>
An EastEnders spokesperson confirmed to RadioTimes.com<\/a>: \u201cWe can confirm that Gurlaine will be leaving\u00a0EastEnders<\/em>, and we wish her all of the best for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n Garcha is still filming with the soap so it will be a while until viewers see the character exit on-screen.<\/p>\n Ash\u2019s recent storylines have seen her deal with the departure of her older brother Kheerat Panesa<\/a>r, the return of her father Nish Panesar<\/a> from prison, the discovery that she has a half-brother in the form of Ravi Gulati<\/a>, and taking over the GP surgery in Walford.<\/p>\n The character, who is bisexual, is yet to discover that her mother has been having a same-sex affair with the family\u2019s unofficial lawyer Eve Unwin<\/a> (Heather Peace).<\/p>\n Considering the fraught history between the pair, the revelation of Suki\u2019s concealed sexuality will no doubt make for dramatic scenes between mother and daughter.<\/p>\n Could this be what drives Ash to leave Walford for good?<\/p>\n Ash\u2019s previous storylines included career troubles while working in the NHS, her fraught relationship with Igra, and her sexual affair with Peter Beale \u2013 who she later discovered had been sleeping with her mother.<\/p>\n There are other departures to come on EastEnders later this year too when the character Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold) is set to be killed off<\/a> following a battle with a terminal brain tumour.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our dedicated\u00a0EastEnders<\/a>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong>If yo<\/strong>u\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0Soaps<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The character is set to be written out of the soap and will depart our screens later this year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":29420,"template":"","categories":[1,2,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/01\/eastenders-exit-for-dr-ash-kaur-as-actress-gurlaine-kaur-garcha-departs-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/01\/eastenders-exit-for-dr-ash-kaur-as-actress-gurlaine-kaur-garcha-departs-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/01\/eastenders-exit-for-dr-ash-kaur-as-actress-gurlaine-kaur-garcha-departs-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/01\/eastenders-exit-for-dr-ash-kaur-as-actress-gurlaine-kaur-garcha-departs-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/01\/eastenders-exit-for-dr-ash-kaur-as-actress-gurlaine-kaur-garcha-departs-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/01\/eastenders-exit-for-dr-ash-kaur-as-actress-gurlaine-kaur-garcha-departs-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/01\/eastenders-exit-for-dr-ash-kaur-as-actress-gurlaine-kaur-garcha-departs-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The character is set to be written out of the soap and will depart our screens later this year.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/29419"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/401982-699a197.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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