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Old 18-09-2014, 23:49
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The way she said the was going to gorge on ice cream after having the chocolate, made me wonder if this was foreshadowing Shabnams secret
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Old 18-09-2014, 23:52
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I wondered whether her comments, especially the ice cream one, had any significance as well.
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Old 19-09-2014, 02:39
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The way she said the was going to gorge on ice cream after having the chocolate, made me wonder if this was foreshadowing Shabnams secret
she is a stripper and pretending to be all good.
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Old 19-09-2014, 02:41
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We're definitely building up quite a few clues towards an eating disorder for Shabnam.

Remember there was a mention of her weight in her character description on the EastEnders? That has now gone, potentially because the story has been delayed for a while. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/prof...shabnam-masood
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Old 19-09-2014, 07:52
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I think you could be right!
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Old 19-09-2014, 10:37
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That'd be a fantastic idea for Shabnam - I'd love to see how it'd play out.

Loving Shabnam at the moment!
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Old 19-09-2014, 12:22
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Did I miss something with the job at the pharmacy? Or has she turned it down and can't bring herself to tell Mas?
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Old 19-09-2014, 12:31
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I wondered that as well. Has Eastenders ever done a bulimia/anorexia storyline before? Shabnam fits the profile of being quite a control freak and wannabe high achiever . I think the actress could pull it off.
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Old 19-09-2014, 12:35
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Did I miss something with the job at the pharmacy? Or has she turned it down and can't bring herself to tell Mas?
she went to tell Denise that she had been offered the job at the pharmacy but when she saw the state of Denise and her house I am guessing she thought that she couldnt let Denise down and decided to stay at the Minute Mart for Denise
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Old 21-09-2014, 10:18
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I noticed her poor relationship with food, too. A few weeks ago when, who was it, Denny (?) bought sweets and crisps from the Minute Mart Shabnam rolled her eyes and started talking about obese kids. She seems quite controlled by food.
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Old 21-09-2014, 10:21
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Sounds incredibly boring.
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Old 21-09-2014, 10:44
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Sounds incredibly boring.
Anything that brings this terrible illness which kills many people each year gets my vote. May not be thrilling viewing but needs to be shown

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Old 21-09-2014, 13:37
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I noticed her poor relationship with food, too. A few weeks ago when, who was it, Denny (?) bought sweets and crisps from the Minute Mart Shabnam rolled her eyes and started talking about obese kids. She seems quite controlled by food.
Well spotted! I think it sounds interesting.
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Old 21-09-2014, 13:58
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Yeah. It would be nice for her to become really mean and nasty like she was before then we slowly start to see her softer side due to her bulimia.
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Old 21-09-2014, 15:49
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she is a stripper and pretending to be all good.
What she is pretending to be a good stripper

Sounds incredibly boring.
I agree tbh. I love Shabnam and feel she deserves a bit more for her secret than this.

Yeah. It would be nice for her to become really mean and nasty like she was before then we slowly start to see her softer side due to her bulimia.
I wouldn't like this. She is what she is now. It would be wrong to change her back just so they could cement in a bulimia story line.
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Old 21-09-2014, 15:52
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I am sure the first time we saw Shabnam when the masoods first arrived it was hinted that she had issues with self harming, there were scars on her arm which Zainab made a sarcastic comment about but then it was never mentioned again
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Old 22-09-2014, 10:07
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Anything that brings this terrible illness which kills many people each year gets my vote. May not be thrilling viewing but needs to be shown

PJ
I don't see anything to be gained by having another story about eating disorders. Talking about them doesn't cure them. Giving them more air time might even get more people to try them.
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Old 22-09-2014, 10:10
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Is the actress the original Shabnam? If not, does anyone know who the original was?
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Old 22-09-2014, 12:37
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Is the actress the original Shabnam? If not, does anyone know who the original was?
No, she's on her second head. The first was played by Zahra Ahmadi and her character was quite different - much more into Western culture and having fun (Zainab caught her poledancing once).

Unlike many headswaps, the resulting personality change makes sense with Shabnam because she went to Pakistan to connect with her roots. She came back wearing the hijab and disapproving of Masood's relationship with a white woman (Carol). She is a lot 'more Muslim' than she was before.
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Old 22-09-2014, 13:45
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No, she's on her second head. The first was played by Zahra Ahmadi and her character was quite different - much more into Western culture and having fun (Zainab caught her poledancing once).

Unlike many headswaps, the resulting personality change makes sense with Shabnam because she went to Pakistan to connect with her roots. She came back wearing the hijab and disapproving of Masood's relationship with a white woman (Carol). She is a lot 'more Muslim' than she was before.
Thanks vestachelles
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Old 22-09-2014, 15:13
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The tension between Chris and Radders is still boiling over I see Anything that gives Shabnam a story is fine in my book.
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Old 22-09-2014, 16:12
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I hope that a bulemic storyline is on the cards for Shabnam, whilst I would actually have preferred a story like this for a guy its a story EE haven't ever tackled properly, I seem to recall Mick from the night cafe back in the 90s had a sister called Kim who made herself sick a few times but then the storyline was resolved pretty quickly.
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