September 25th, 2012 by TV Writer Lynn. Tags: AJ Ahmed, all star mr & mrs, Eastenders, Jo Joyner, Phaldut Sharma, Tanya Branning
As her EastEnders character Tanya Branning, we’ve seen actress Jo Joyner getting up to a spot of romantic naughtiness with Max (Jake Wood) in his Car Lot portakabin office in the past…
However, Jo has revealed that it’s not only on-set where she’s prone to a spot of illicit kissing and cuddling!
In an appearance on All Star Mr & Mrs – which airs tomorrow night on ITV1 at 8pm – Jo confessed that she and hubby Neil Madden were once caught by police as they shared “a little kiss” in their car while at a park.
She said, “The police took our details and they said where’s your place of birth and when.
“I said Essex, I said ‘I bet you don’t see that many of us here.’ And he said ‘What? With so many clothes on?’
“I was fully clothed – it was just a little kiss.”
Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder – who recently appeared on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here – and his wife Joanne will also compete on the show… Read more & comment »
July 2nd, 2012 by TV Writer Lynn. Tags: AJ Ahmed, Derek Branning, Eastenders, Jamie Foreman, Masood, Nitin Ganatra, Paul Sharma
Masood’s brother AJ is headed to Walford – we’ll meet him in the episode that airs on July 9th – and it seems he’s going to make an enemy of Derek Branning within hours of setting foot on Square soil!
And of course, Derek (Jamie Foreman) isn’t a person anyone wants as an enemy, but AJ, who’s played by Paul Sharma, becomes just that when he smashes into Derek’s motor.
The drama begins when, soon after showing up at Masood’s (Nitin Ganatra) door, AJ persuades his brother to revisit the pranks and fun of their youth, and always receptive to a laugh or two, Masood obligingly gets into a supermarket trolley and has AJ whiz him around the Square in it.
But of course, it all ends in tears when not only does Masood fall out, Derek’s car meets said shopping trolley, which was going at a fair velocity… Read more & comment »
June 1st, 2012 by TV Writer Lynn. Tags: AJ Ahmed, Eastenders, Masood, Nitin Ganatra, Paul Sharma
In what might be described as a #brotherfantasy news snippet – given I’ve always had a bit of a crush on EastEnders star Nitin Ganatra who plays Masood – there was good news this morning as we learned that actor Paul Sharma has been cast in the role of Mas’s brother AJ.
Paul, who’s previously starred in The Office, Life on Mars, Dalziel and Pascoe, Doctors and Gavin & Stacey in the role of Stacey’s former fiancé Achmed – who we met when Uncle Bryn took Gavin and Smithy on a stag night in his local pub – will arrive on the Square later this year.
Described by the show’s bosses as “a cheeky chancer”, AJ – who reportedly makes major decision based on the results of tossing a coin – is set to cause havoc on the Square from the get go, and he manages to drag a – willing it must be said – Masood into his antics as the brothers reacquaint themselves.
However, it soon becomes apparent to Mas that AJ’s hiding something, and/or running away from something… Read more & comment »
