EastEnders star Aaron Thiara remains hopeful for Ravi and Priya, despite all the challenges they’ve faced.
Asked if he roots for the on-screen couple, who are currently dealing with the fallout of Ravi’s spiking, the actor replied: “I root for the possibilities for them that everyone can see.
“This could be such a loving and strong family unit, but I do wonder how Priya manages to stick by this geezer [laughs]. It’s just one thing after another with Ravi! But it’s really enjoyable to play the constant light and shade and paint that hope for the audience. It’s like the sunset is just on the horizon, and if they can just get through this, or the next thing, then it’ll be fine.”
In their latest storyline, Ravi and Priya are left devastated after realising that it was Ravi who, while experiencing hallucinations of his late father Nish, attacked their son, Nugget, leaving him hospitalised and in a coma.
During Monday’s episode, fans will watch as Nicola and Harry Mitchell take revenge on Ravi by spiking him and leaving him in the garage. When Harry is forced to leave, however, a vulnerable Ravi begins having terrifying visions of his late father and flees into the alleyway.
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As Ravi’s family, including his son Nugget, continues to search for him around the Square, Ravi experiences his worst hallucination yet, with Nish attempting to strangle him. Determined to fight back, Ravi launches into a brutal attack on his father, unaware that it’s actually Nugget he was hurting.
When the drugs wore off, a confused Ravi had no recollection of recent events, that is until he saw several concerning messages on his phone and headed to the hospital. “Priya is there as he comes to the realisation of what’s happened and says it out aloud,” Thiara explained.
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“It’s like a stream of consciousness where Ravi is speaking the realisation for the first time, and Priya is beside him. I don’t think he could hide this from her because the guilt is so intense that he has to tell the person he loves.”
As Ravi and Priya continue to deal with the fallout of the spiking, fans will have to wait and see if the couple learns who was really responsible for Ravi’s visions. In the meantime, with Nugget in critical condition and the police investigating the attack, it looks like the couple has a long road ahead.
EastEnders airs on Mondays – Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
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