Rukku Nahar has thanked 'EastEnders' for her time on the show after she made a shock exit from the soap last night (22.10.20).
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Rukku Nahar
The 24-year-old actress' character Habiba Ahmed - who first appeared in February 2019 - departed Walford in the back of a taxi just days after her boyfriend Jags Panesar (Amar Adatia) was sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit.
Rukku wrote: "BYE BYE HABIBA!!
Thank you @bbceastenders for welcoming me into one of the biggest soaps in the country! I’ve learnt so much in the last two years and I’m grateful to have made life long friendships
End of a chapter, onto the next one (sic)"
Jags was set up by his own mother Suki Panesar (Balvinder Sopal), who framed him for attacking Martin Fowler (James Bye), when it was in fact her other son Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota) who committed the crime.
Habiba suspected the Panesars had set Jags up and was left furious at her sister Iqra Ahmed (Priya Davdra) for sticking by her girlfriend, Jags and Vinny's sister Ash Kaur (Gurlaine Kaur Garcha), so she saw no other option but to flee Walford.
Some 'EastEnders' fans were also left fuming that Habiba had departed Albert Square, with one describing her exit as "underwhelming".
One tweeted: "Wait, was that really Habiba's exit? God, what a disappointment. I love Rukku Nahar. Habiba had so much unexplored potential (sic)"
Another wrote: "Had no idea Habiba was leaving Eastenders and that was her last scene! Such a shame as I really felt like some of the scenes from the past few weeks have been her best!
She will be missed (sic)"
One posted: "Habiba..... Has left???? Really??? #EastEnders
How underwhelming (sic)
And another wrote: "Sort it out eastenders what are you bringing characters in to give no storylines and let rid of them? I’m gutted Habiba has gone she had such potential. And what’s with all the female gangsters????? (sic)"