Shaheen Jafargholi has swapped Walford for Holby City Hospital, it has been confirmed.
The actor, 21, has already started filming on the BBC medical drama and will appear for the first time on our screens in the autumn.
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He will play cheeky emergency department nurse Marty, the Beeb revealed today.
Shaheen, who first shot to fame as a dimple-cheeked singer on Britain’s Got Talent, is understandably “delighted” about his new role.
He told The Mirror: “It’s been a whirlwind few weeks, moving to Cardiff, getting my head into a brand new character and meeting the super lovely and welcoming cast and crew.”
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He added: “I’m super excited as I have been a fan of the series for years so to get to be a part of it is fantastic.”
Casualty series producer Lucy Raffety added: “We are delighted that Shaheen is joining the cast of Casualty. He is a huge talent with such a warm screen presence and we know he will bring so much to the show.”
We’re told that Marty has a razor sharp wit, but he soon discovers that being an ED nurse takes more than a cheeky wink and a clever one-liner!
Shaheen left EastEnders earlier this year in one of the soap’s most devastating storylines ever.
His character Shakil Kazemi was brutally stabbed to death in a harrowing storyline aimed at tackling the knife crime epidemic in the UK.
His funeral aired last month and broke with tradition by featuring interviews with the real life families of knife crime victims.
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