{"id":38925,"date":"2023-11-01T21:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T20:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1917800"},"modified":"2023-11-02T06:39:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T05:39:20","slug":"is-shabnam-masood-returning-to-eastenders-amid-sad-news-about-daughter-jade","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-shabnam-masood-returning-to-eastenders-amid-sad-news-about-daughter-jade\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Shabnam Masood returning to EastEnders amid sad news about daughter Jade?"},"content":{"rendered":"

She’s been missed! <\/p>

By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 01 November 2023 at 20:15 PM<\/p>

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This article includes references to rape and sexual assault, and pregnancy loss, which some readers may find distressing.<\/em><\/p>\n

EastEnders<\/a> has offered an update on Shabnam Masood, as it was revealed that her daughter, Jade Green<\/a>, is gravely ill in hospital.<\/p>\n

Jade\u2019s father is villain Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo), and he claims to have returned to Walford<\/a> so he can be close to her.<\/p>\n

Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) was convinced that Dean, who raped her back in 2014, was lying about Jade\u2019s health \u2013 but Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) delivered some sad news in tonight\u2019s episode (1st November 2023).<\/p>\n

\u201cStacey rang Shabnam, and their little girl Jade is ill. She\u2019s waiting on transplant. They don\u2019t think she\u2019s going to last that long,\u201d Whit told Linda.<\/p>\n

So, with Shabnam living nearby as she supports her daughter, could we be seeing her again some time soon? First, let\u2019s remind ourselves of Shabnam\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

What happened to Shabnam in EastEnders?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Initially played by Beyond Paradise star Zahra Ahmadi from 2007 to 2008, Shabnam appeared as the rebellious only daughter of Zainab (Nina Wadia) and Masood (Nitin Ganatra).<\/p>\n

Zainab did not approve of Shabnam\u2019s wish to go clubbing and dismiss her culture and, feeling lost, Shabnam left Walford to move to Pakistan in search of her roots.<\/p>\n

In 2014, Shabnam was back, played by Rakhee Thakrar, who most recently starred in Netflix\u2019s Sex Education.<\/p>\n

Now a much more serious woman, Shabnam was unimpressed by cheeky market trader Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami), but the pair eventually got together as Shabnam opened up to him.<\/p>\n