About Nina Wadia

Nina's best known for starring in the sketch show Goodness Gracious Me!

Her other roles include Alex in Chambers, Maggie in Perfect World, Rupinder in All About Me and Neena in the TV adaptation of White Teeth.

Zainab is not Nina's first role in EastEnders. She's appeared before as Nurse Viv, who looked after Michelle when she'd been shot.

Nina's previously played opposite her EastEnders on-sreen husband, Nitin Ganatra, in the play D'Yer Eat with your Fingers?

Nina counts "jumping off high cliffs and hang gliding down, preferably in one piece" amongst her interests. One of her most notable jumps being from the mountain next to Sugar Loaf in Rio.

She likes to listen to ska and salsa music.

When asked about similarities between herself and her alter-ego Zainab, Nina says: "We couldn't be more different. At least, I like to think so!"

Nina managed to scoop two trophies at the British Soap Awards 2009, one for Best Comedy Performance, and the other for Best On Screen Partnership, which she shared with her co-star Nitin Ganatra.