Aditya 'Adi' Ferreira made his first appearance on 5 June 2003. He is portrayed by Ameet Chana.
Storylines[]
Backstory[]
Adi's not as bright as older brother Ash, and his father was always disappointed in him. He works hard to keep his family happy.
2003-2005: Years in Walford[]
The Ferreiras move to Albert Square in 2003. Kareena Ferreira and Adi run a clothes stall on the market, Ash starts working at the local community centre, and Ronny Ferreira earns money as a disc jockey, managed by his friend, Tariq Laroussi, whom Dan Ferreira dislikes. It transpires that Tariq is in a secret relationship with Kareena, but the Ferreiras discover this after they split up, causing further animosity between Tariq and Dan.
Adi has a romance with Sasha Perkins, a pole dancer and escort, who he initially pays to pretend to be his girlfriend. He spends a lot of time trying to impress his father but fails.
Ronny is stabbed by a gang while trying to protect Tariq and has to have his kidney removed. However, it is discovered he was born with just one and will need a kidney transplant. None of his siblings are a tissue match, so Ash, Adi and Kareena visit their mother, but her kidney is not a match either. Tariq is forced to reveal that he is Dan's son, and he donates his kidney to Ronny. He explains that he thought having a mildly romantic relationship with his half sister would bring him closer to the family. Adi dislikes the fact he and Tariq are half brothers, but mellows towards him eventually. When bailiffs arrive to evict the family from their home, they board themselves into their living room, but eventually admit defeat and move into a flat with Sasha, starting a minicab firm called Toucan Cars.
Adi has relationship problems after Sasha cheats on him with Danny Moon, leading to the couple's split. Gangster Johnny Allen agrees to loan several cars to the Ferreiras' business, but three of them are stolen and Johnny orders the family out of Walford immediately or face repercussions.
Fight count[]
Punches[]
Total: 1
Individual characters punched: 1
Total punches: 1
Background information[]
- Adi was introduced along with the rest of his family as the first asian family since the Kapoor family.
Quotes[]
- To Dan Ferreira (first line): "Sorry dad, the train's were on the spout, engineering fault or something."