About Zahra Ahmadi

*Zahra graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2005.

 *Her previous roles include Nasreen in the King of Hearts at Hampstead Theatre.

 *She loves to dance whenever she gets time, and enjoys all styles, including ballet, tap and jazz.

 *Zahra's a keen runner. She's already taken part in the 10k Race for Life, and hopes to complete the Great North Run, too.

 *Her favourite musicians are Razorlight, The Killers, Kayne West and Lupe Fiasco, though she says she likes most music apart from techno and heavy metal!

 *Her favourite EastEnders character of all time is Dot and she admits to feeling starstruck when she met June Brown.