GOOD NEWS !! EastEnders star, 31, ‘happy’ as she announces engagement

Former EastEnders star Gurlaine Kaur Garcha has confirmed she is engaged.

The star portrayed the role of Ash Panesar in the show from 2019-2023. Ash is the daughter of Suki (Balvinder Sopal) and Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry).

Gurlaine recently updated her Instagram to reveal to her followers that her partner Max has proposed.

The picture that confirmed her engagement sees Gurlaine sipping on a drink in Ibiza, Spain. Gurlaine’s ring can be seen on her hand, shining in the sun.

‘V happy & v engaged!!!!!!’, she wrote in the caption alongside.

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: Gurlaine Kaur Garcha attends the Longchamp University Cocktail party at Goodenough College on February 22, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Longchamp UK)
Gurlaine played Ash Panesar until 2023  🌐 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔.𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐 – 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍
Gurlaine Kaur Garcha as Ash Panesar, EastEnders
Ash is Suki and Nish’s daughter  🌐 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔.𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐 – 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍

Plenty of her EastEnders friends congratulated her in the comments section. Shiva Jalota, who plays Ash’s brother Vinny, said: ‘Ahhhhhhhh CONGRATS XX’, while Ruby Allen star Louisa Lytton wrote: ‘CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!’.

Balvinder Sopal shared love for her on-screen daughter and said: ‘Oh my days!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS BABY.’

Ash Panesar’s final scenes aired after she was offered a job in Canada.

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Much to the disgust of dad Nish, she decided to accept, but it came after Suki used some reverse psychology to push her towards the decision.

Controlling Nish was furious when he worked out what Suki had done, and took it upon himself to try and convince his daughter to stay.

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