Inside Beyond Paradise star Zahra Ahmadi’s life – from quitting EastEnders to Death in Paradise
29.03.2024 - 10:14
/ ok.co.uk
Beyond Paradise star Zahra Ahmadi is known to fans of the Death in Paradise spin-off series as DI Humphrey Goodman's partner in crime DS Esther Williams - but viewers might recognise her from another high-profile role. Zahra, 42, first found fame in EastEnders as the original Shabnam Masood, and while it's been 16 years since she was last seen in Albert Square, the actress has plenty of other big-name shows on her CV.
Although she likes to keep her personal life private, Zahra is fast becoming a familiar face with TV viewers as she settles into her Beyond Paradise role with the series now back on our screens for season two. Here's all you need to know about Zahra's achievements, from introducing a legendary Walford family to the reason she worried she would never land her Beyond Paradise role.
Proud of her Plymouth roots Despite her first big role being in EastEnders, Zahra grew up far from the soap's London setting in Plymouth on Devon's south coast. She is proud of her south west roots and has even said getting the chance to play a West Country character in Beyond Paradise was why she wanted to be DS Esther Williams.
Zahra told the BBC: "I’ve never had the opportunity in my professional career to play a character from the West Country, so initially, that was the draw for me. I know it sounds really clichéd, but Esther is a strong, independent woman and I really respected that about her." Although she has lived by the coast, Zahra admitted that she had "a hard time in Guadeloupe" while filming a Death in Paradise episode because of the bug situation by the beach.
"I don't like bugs, so I had a lot of bug incidents in Guadalupe...", she explained to Sunday Brunch. EastEnders stardom Zahra had a gift of an early TV role
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