Biography

[2014] My heritage is really strange. I think I'm one sixteenth Indian. I'd love to do "Who Do You Think You Are?"

[2016] [on his passionate fan base] [The fans] have been amazing actually. They're a really supportive group of people. They've been fantastic and they've seen everything I've done, really. They've also made me some amazing rubber bracelets for each project that I've done since EastEnders (1985), which is really sweet. I've been touched by their support and I'm really grateful.

[2010] [on being asked if he watches himself on TV] I watched some of the New Year's wedding episodes [of EastEnders (1985)] with my mum and twin sister and I was absolutely dreading it because we don't get to see them beforehand. I've done emotional stuff before but nothing that massive so I was petrified. I was also very nervous watching it with my family but they were in floods of tears half way through.

[2010] [on how he stumbled into acting] I went to see my sister as Tiger Lily in Peter Pan when I was about six and I loved it. I enrolled in acting classes and then I actually did do quite a few shows with the Royal Shakespeare Company up until I was 16, which was brilliant. They've never had me back since, though!

[2016] When I left EastEnders (1985), I really wanted to get back into theatre because I don't like being away from any medium for too long. I think it's important to keep dipping your toe in and out of everything, otherwise you get rusty and you're not prepared for when it finally does happen. I think if I'd done 10 years on EastEnders, I'd have been dreading the stage, so it's been good to keep my foot in both camps.