EASTENDERS has aired a heartbreaking exit for one Walford resident as evil Nish Panesar’s revenge backfired.
Fans of the long-running BBC One soap know the twisted businessman is apparently dying, having been diagnosed with viral myocarditis.
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Following the news, his son Vinny reconciled with his dad – but he was secretly conspiring against him with his mum Suki.
The pair teamed up in a bid to seize control of the family’s business and assets from Nish.
Recent scenes saw Nish – played by Navin Chowdhry – learn his son was deceiving him and plotted his ultimate revenge.
EastEnders viewers saw the villain sign over control over for the Chicken Shop to Vinny.
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The business has long been used a means to money launder and Nish set up a transfer of £130,000 in cash, which Vinny would do.
However, it was all a plot to have Vinny intercepted by the police and sent to prison.
While Suki (Balvinder Sopal) tried to warn her son, he didn’t initially believe his father would do that to him.
But at the eleventh hour Vinny realised it was all a setup and didn’t go through with the exchange.
Arriving back at his mother’s house, Suki told him he needed to take the cash and leave Walford for good.
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Vinny was reluctant and insisted they could still salvage their plan to take Nish down once and for all.
But Suki said: “Vinny, he’s dying, which makes him a wounded animal with nothing to lose.”
She added: “He was willing to have you locked up in a cell, who was willing to let you die in prison.”
In heartbreaking scenes, Vinny accepted his fate.
Suki told him: “Despite everything, you have turned into a wonderful young man, so honest, kind. Please don’t let any of this turn your heart.”
Bowing out of his role, actor Shiv Jalota said: “Eve, look after her for me.”
However, as Vinny got into the waiting taxi in the guise of darkness, he was blissfully unaware it was in fact Nish behind the wheel.
As the car left Walford the credits rolled, casting doubt on his safety.
EastEnders stars who QUIT
MICHELLE Collins has seen her second EastEnders stint boost her bank balance. Yet what stars have quit this year?
The Sun exclusively reported how Michelle, 62, was down to £20,000 in her company accounts when she agreed to a shock back-from-the-dead return to Albert Square last year.
Her character, Cindy Beale, was presumed dead off-camera in 1998.
Yet what about the 2024 exits?
Earlier this summer, loyal soap fans appeared to note how Stevie Mitchell had “quit” the long-running series.
It came after Alan Ford enjoyed just six-months on-screen.
Bobby Beale actor Clay Milner Russell also left this year after five years in Walford.
Fans also feared Martin Fowler actor James Bye would “quit out of boredom” over recent storylines.
Additionally, a host of stars have quit the BBC soap for Hollywood fame.
One of the most successful stars to come from the BBC One soap is Rob Kazinsky.
He played Stacey Slater’s brother Sean Slater from 2006 to 2009, he has starred in Hollywood blockbusters Pacific Rim and Captain Marvel.
Ben Hardy, who quit EastEnders as Bobby Beale almost a decade ago, went on to break Hollywood the following year, when he starred as Archangel in X-Men: Apocalypse.
Since then, he has played Roger Taylor in Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and he starred in Michael Bay’s Netflix movie 6 Underground.
Michelle Ryan played Zoe Slater until 2005.
She starred as the lead in short-lived American series Bionic Woman from 2007 to 2008.
