EastEnders casts Footballers' Wives and Holby City star as mystery character from Suki's past

Little is known about the newcomer, but it will transpire she has history with Suki (Balvinder Sopal) and Nish (Navin Chowdhry).

Rouass has already filmed her scenes, which are due to air in early August.

Speaking of her exciting role, the actress shared: “I cannot tell you how excited I am to be in EastEnders! I was born in the East End and grew up there, and there was such a buzz when the show started.

"Even though I was little at the time, I can clearly remember the first episode, and Doctor Legg arriving at the flat where Reg Cox had been murdered."

Rouass revealed: "I’ve also known Navin Chowdhry for many years, so it was great to work with him again, and to do scenes with Balvinder Sopal and the rest of the Panesars as Ayesha reunites with them. This is a lifelong dream come true!”

Rouass is best known for her roles in Holby City, Primeval and Footballers' Wives.

She was also part of Strictly Come Dancing in the season 7 cast, where she placed fourth.

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