{"id":281151,"date":"2025-11-24T19:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/281151\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T19:44:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:44:14","slug":"eastenders-legend-nina-wadia-teases-soap-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/281151\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders legend Nina Wadia teases soap swap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actor Nina Wadia has said that she’d love to return to the world of soap more than 12 years after last playing Zainab Masood in EastEnders<\/a>, but not necessarily stepping back onto Albert Square. In fact, what she’d really like to do is to join Coronation Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I’d love to tread the cobbles. That would be a lot of fun,” she said (via the Daily Star<\/a>), teasing that she’s got a link to the ITV series.<\/p>\n

“I know a couple of the Corrie cast, but I wouldn’t put them under pressure to help me get a role!” she added.<\/p>\n

While she did appear on Doctors back in 2023, shortly before it was axed by the BBC<\/a>, Wadia said that she “[hasn’t] been offered any soap roles lately”, but she’s keeping an open mind.<\/p>\n

“Who knows what will happen?” she said.<\/p>\n

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Reflecting on what it’s like to be working in the fast-paced world of soaps, the actor said that it is a tough environment but actually enjoys that.<\/p>\n

“Being on a soap is very busy. But I love hard work. That’s what I thrive on,” she explained, adding that it allows a performer to really flesh out the roles they play.<\/p>\n

“When you’re on a soap, you get the chance to develop your character during a workshop at the start,” Wadia explained. “Then because you’re living the character, you find out more about them.”<\/p>\n

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Related: EastEnders announces Max Branning flashforward episode in huge New Year twist<\/a> <\/p>\n

Although there aren’t any soap appearances on the horizon, Wadia has got plenty of things in the pipeline to keep her busy, including a medium that’s brand-new to her.<\/p>\n

“I’ve got projects lined up for next year. I’ll be doing my first ever video game,” she stated, although she didn’t say what game it is.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Wadia explained that<\/a> she left EastEnders because the storylines has gotten “so ridiculous and so difficult” and even asked to be killed off, but producers decided to leave the door open for a potential return.<\/p>\n

And she said that she would return to Walford, as long as she had “something more interesting” to do than she had before.<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Read more EastEnders spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

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