Shameem

Shameem made her first appearance on 21 June 2011. She is portrayed by Seeta Indrani.

Storylines
Shameem is the sister-in-law of Yusef Khan and aunt of Afia Khan. She appears on 21 and 23 June 2011.

She appears when she arrives for Afia's mehndi to Tamwar Masood. She arrives before the mehndi to help out, at Kim Fox's bed and breakfast. Yusef introduces her to everyone, and Shameem takes an instant dislike to Kim and her sister, Denise Fox. Shameem is a witty and confident woman who is willing to drink in moderation despite her religion however she is also shown to be haughty and arrogant with a vicious tongue. She insults Denise in her own home and accuses her of wanting seduce Yusef. She is also annoyed at Afia for not doing a proper Muslim mehndi ceremony, though later agrees to it. She attends the mehndi and whilst she is outside, she overhears Yusef and his ex-wife Zainab Masood talking about their history. She suspects they are having an affair, and tells all the guests at the mehndi, leaving everyone shocked. When Zainab tries to prove that she is not having an affair, her husband, Masood Ahmed punches Yusef.