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Ashneet "Ash" Kaur Panesar is the daughter of Suki and Nish Panesar and the sister of Kheerat, Jags, Vinny and half-sister of Ravi Gulati. She made her first appearance on 29 August 2019. She is portrayed by Gurlaine Kaur Garcha.

Ash's main storylines include her Relationships with Iqra Ahmed and Peter Beale and her difficult mother and daughter bond with her mother, Suki.

Backstory[]

When Ash was a child, she shoved a green jelly baby up her nose, so Suki and Nish had to take her to A&E. her left nostril was bigger for a week. Nish would often sit on Ash’s bed and read her stories. When Ash started school, she would tell children at school her father was away in the Navy. Ash recalls spilling something on Suki’s brand new rug once, causing her to be mad. Ash found Nish laughing behind her bag. When Ash was nineteen, she had an abortion. She has had a difficult relationship with her mother before arriving in Walford. She also attended medical school for five Years.

Storylines[]

2019-2021: Arrival, relationship and split with Iqra and battle against racism[]

In August 2019, Iqra introduces Ash to Arshad and Mariam Ahmed, where she explains that Ash is a doctor. When the pair are in the club, Iqra introduces Ash as a friend which bothers Ash. When she brings up her annoyance with it, Iqra pulls her into a kiss in front of the Walford residents. In October 2019, it is revealed that Ash is the sister of Kheerat, Jags and Vinny Panesar. Vinny tells Ash that their mother is dying from cancer, to which she refuses to visit her. It is then revealed that when she was nineteen, Ash had an abortion which Kheerat disagrees with. As part of a "wife swap" event, Ash stays with Honey Mitchell for a few days. During her time there, she notices that Honey has an eating disorder, and encourages to get professional help. She later witnesses Honey throw Adam out, who is revealed to have known about her eating disorder but didn't care. Ash stops Iqra from getting involved, and the pair cheer for Honey for standing up for herself when she confronts Adam. When Kheerat, Jags and Vinny move into a house in Walford, Kheerat tries to make amends with Ash. He apologises for disagreeing with her abortion, but when she introduces him to Iqra, he disapproves of Ash dating a Muslim. In early 2021, the two split up after growing apart. In October 2021, ash experiences racism from a patient at Walford General Hospital, and later from Harvey Monroe, although Harvey did not intend on being racist. Ash is enraged at Harvey and reports him to Kat Slater resorting in her sacking him. After harassment from Aaron Monroe, Ash is even more furious at Harvey, however after a conversation with Dana Monroe, who tells Ash that Harvey never thinks before he speaks, she apologises to Harvey and asks Kat to hire him again, which he does.

2022-2023:Break, Becoming a GP, reuniting with her father and Exit[]

In January 2022, Suki Panesar can’t accept Ash’s sexuality and can’t bring herself to wear a badge in support of the LGBTIA+ community after the attempted terrorist attack by Aaron and Neil Hughes, due to her feeling uncomfortable with herself and feeling internalised homophobia due to her kiss with Honey Mitchell the previous summer. Because of this, Ash leaves Walford for Leeds to see Habiba Ahmed, Iqra’s sister, and her niece, Tyrion Ahmed, to get away from her. When Ash returns on 1 June 2022, Suki is happy to see her daughter again, however when she finds out Ash is immigrating to Canada, she deletes the email she was sent by the doctors surgery wanting to hire her as she wants her to work with Nina Gupta at the GP surgery she is buying. To make up for this. Suki buys ash a car, but later goes behind her back and registers Ash to complete her GP training with Nina. When Suki is told people are inside of 31, she goes over there to check for squatters, with Ash and Eve following her. Ash states Suki has always controlled her, and wouldn’t let her visit her father in prison, and leaves after this. When Kheerat finds Ben fighting in Peggy’s on 21 July 2022, he takes him home to get examined by Ash, with Suki being annoyed at him and when Kheerat says he’s taken something, Suki says it’s liberties. After seeing a photo of Jags, Ben reveals to Suki, Stacey and her kids that he called the protection off Jags leading to his death. When everyone says he’s lying, and Stacey says he’s making it up. Ben reveals it was payback for Kheerat having a secret relationship with Sharon Watts and saying Kheerat should’ve kept it in his pants, resulting in Kheerat punching him and strangling him when he’s on the floor, with Stacey, Vinny and Suki begging him to stop, however Ash encourages it telling Stacey he deserves it, however after this Suki reveals that Ben isn’t the reason for Jags' death, she is as she sent him to prison to cover for Vinny, filling all her kids with anger. Kheerat says the police were on to Vinny, but had nothing on him so she framed Jags as she was dating Habiba. After this, Stacey and Suki beg Ash to check if Ben is still breathing, which he is. When Kheerat visits Stacey at no.31 after she takes Ben home, Stacey says they need their big brother, but Kheerat says he doesn’t think he can do it, but after words of encouragement from Stacey, Kheerat returns to 5A. When Kheerat returns to 5A, Vinny is confiding in Ash, stating that it’s because of him they can’t turn Suki in, but Kheerat says it’s down to Ben and Suki. Vinny suggests turning himself in and revealing how they lied, but Kheerat says that neither Vinny or Suki will go to prison, much to the annoyance of Ash and Vinny. Kheerat gives Vinny a glass of water and Suki leaves her room, saying she’ll never forgive herself for sending Jags to his grave, and that asking the kids to forgive her is selfish, and that all she’s ever wanted was to protect and look after them. She stated that raising a family on her own isn’t easy and she hasn’t always got things right. She says that the world is cruel and dangerous, and doing and knowing what the right thing are is hard. She says that she’s made mistakes, kept secrets and hurt the kids as the three kids are the most important thing in her life and that everything she’s done is out of love for them. She begs the kids to say something, with Kheerat responding that he believes her about the three of them being the most important, but reminding Suki there were four of them and that Jags was just the bottom of the pile and that she would do the same to any of them, telling Suki they’re done, leaving the flat and bringing Suki to tears. The next day at Peggy’s. Ash, Kheerat, Vinny and Dotty meet with Vinny saying he can’t believe Ash is still going to the opening of the surgery, with Dotty telling Vinny to give her a break as it’s her job. Vinny says they’re not doing business with Ben so it shouldn’t be different, but Ash says Suki is her landlord and Nina is her boss, with Kheerat agreeing that Ash should keep Nina happy. Ash then gets a phone call, and while she’s gone Vinny says that Suki will try to win her round, but Kheerat and Dotty say she will fail. On the opening day of the surgery, Ash invites Eve to help prepare with her, Suki, Nina and Ranveer Gulati, but Suki says they’re all done so she won’t need Eve. Ash then shows Eve around. The GP surgery opens and the opening is attended by Suki, Vinny, Eve, Nina, Vi Highway, Ranveer, Honey and Karen Taylor. Vi talks to Nina about how practical it is to have a new surgery on her doorstep as taking multiple busses at her age is a tiring nightmare and that the doctors at her surgery are awful. Vi asks Nina if she can ask for her every time, but Nina avoids the question by telling Suki it’s time for their speech. Nina thanks them all for coming and states that they look foward to bringing the community the care and attention it deserves before welcoming everyone to the surgery. Suki then thanks Vinny for coming despite what had happened during this week, but Vinny says he’s there for Ash. At some point, Suki hires Sarah to be the receptionist, but she is not seen at the opening. Later, Honey talks to Suki about how some people don’t understand the pressure of being a leader, and when Suki asks who the person opposite them is, Honey says it’s a journalist and she goes to talk to her, the journalist mentions how she wants to hear about Ash, but Suki shows her Ash instead. Ash and Suki show the journalist around the downstairs consulting rooms and mention there’s more upstairs, and the journalist asks Ash how long she’s been training to be a GP, with Ash saying she’s still a trainee. Suki says that Ash was a nurse at Walford General before, and the Journalist asks if her lack of experience will effect the patients, with Ash assuring her it won’t and saying that she is trusted and respected in the community as they live local. The journalist then asks what people would think of the allegation that Ash aided in euthanising a patient, asking that if it’s true Ash explained to a grieving man how to end his dying wife’s pain. Suki tells her they don’t respond to unfounded allegations and Ash asks who she’s been speaking to, with the journalist saying she’s following a lead. Suki says she won’t be getting an answer and tells the journalist to leave. Suki asks Ash if it’s true, and Ash tells her that a nurse is trying to blackmail her for money and now he has gone to the press. Suki asks if it’s true, but Ash thinks she’s only worried because it’ll affect her reputation too, Ash then leaves, saying she’ll sort it. After this, Suki visits Eve at the Bap van, saying she needs help with the Ash situation, saying it’s serious. Eve then leaves to talk with Stacey. The ladies meet the journalist in the vic, threatening the journalist by exposing her old name and crimes of scamming the elderly, Eve tells her she can find more on her. The two threaten to send what they found to her boss, and the journalist agreed not to mention it in the article. Eve says to Suki she shouldn’t mess with Suki. Back at the surgery, Ash goes to tell Nina about the allegations, but Suki stops her by telling her the journalist isn’t an issue anymore, and Ash admits the reason she wanted to leave for Canada is because of the nurse trying to blackmail her. Suki says she doesn’t have to leave anymore, and apologises to Ash, but before Ash can reply she’s called away by Nina. When Eve, Suki and Nina begin to clear up after the ceremony, Nina says she’s glad it is open now so she can focus on her wedding to Ranveer, who then turns up, saying Ash was informing him of the six month plan for the clinic, Ash then says she’s planning on opening a clinic for the LGBTQ community, which annoys Ranveer as he doesn’t believe anyone should get special treatment, but Eve says the NHS has been providing specialised treatment to the LGBTQ community for years, saying that if he wants he can leave those patients to the bigots out there, joking that maybe they’ll offer them some conversion therapy. Ranveer attacks Eve by saying she’s one of those extreme liberals who thinks everyone should have the same opinion as her, with Eve saying that that is totally the same thing as supporting her community. On 28 July 2022, when Eve is in the minute Mart, Ash offers her a family discount but tells her not to get her hopes up as it’s only five percent. Eve says she’s not hungry and says she fancies a drink, and Ash offers to take Eve on a night out as thank you for the blackmail incident, and Eve accepts. Later, Ash talks with Frankie Lewis in the vic, telling her that her gut instinct is that Eve is into her and tonight she’s going to go for it. Ash then talks to Honey, telling her that she saw Jay and Lola together in Peggy’s. Looking close. Eve then walks in and the two move to Walford East. At Walford East, the two share drinks, with Eve saying she needs it. Ash calls Eve fit, and Eve returns the compliment, before making a toast to bring fit, free and single. Suki then walks in with Ranveer for her meeting, and Ash remarks that she’s like a rash. Eve suggests the two should go to the vic instead, but Ash says they aren’t going anywhere and they’ll have to deal with it. In their meeting, Ranveer recalls begging Nish to put a bid on a warehouse in Wapping, London. He then recalls Nish’s former saying, money in your hand is better than money in your mind. However, Suki keeps looking over at Eve in jealousy, Ranveer says that Suki is the one woman he wants to do business with, and the two share a toast to business, with Ranveer adding all the pleasures that come with it. After this, Eve says shes wants to leave, but Ash saying not to go because of them. Ash then tries to kiss Eve and admits she likes Eve, but Eve admits she doesn’t feel the same, saying she’s fallen for somebody and it’s complicated, saying she’s had to walk away from her and that she’s not completely over it. Eve then leaves and Ash stays there, embarrassed. Kheerat later convinces Ash and Vinny to move out with him to 41 Albert Square, angering Suki. Suki says that 5A is the family home, but Kheerat tells her it isn’t anymore and that he knows the landlord, Masood Ahmed, and he’s signed the lease. Vinny is hesitant at leaving, but Kheerat reminds him Suki is the reason Jags is dead. Suki says that Jags would want them to stay together, with Ash being angry she’s using Jags as an excuse to make them stay. Vinny realised that Suki will never change and agrees to leave. Kheerat invites Dotty, but Suki says it’s only to make her be alone and they’ll throw her out soon, and that she’s the one who took her in and treated her like a daughter, but Vinny reminds her it was him who brought Dotty in when Suki was happy to see her sleeping rough. Dotty tried to make peace and say they don’t need to leave so suddenly and to try talk to Suki, but the kids don’t listen to her.  After this, Suki stands in the kitchen and begs the kids and Dotty to stay. Kheerat says he can’t live or work with Suki, and that he’s buying Suki out of the businesses, annoying Suki as she’d only have the minute mart. Suki attempts to talk to Vinny and Ash, but they ignore her. Kheerat suggests getting a bottle of wine and toasting it to their new home, and Jags. Kheerat says Suki doesn’t deserve to be a mother, and Suki snaps, saying she sent the wrong son to prison. The kids later leave, with Ash taking Suki’s records. When Stacey comes to see Kheerat, Ash watches Hope and Arthur and they help her unpack by emptying boxes on the floor. Ash says it’s fine when Stacey asks.

On 11 August 2022, Ash visits Suki with Vinny after hearing about her mugging. Ash offers to look at Suki’s wounds, and suggests going to the police. Suki freezes and Ash asks what’s wrong, but Ravi walks in and says Suki is fine. Ash asks why he’s here and Ravi says he’s been with Suki since it’s happened as he didn’t want her to be alone. Ash tells Suki she can speak to her, and Suki tells Ash that she can’t and asks her and Vinny to leave. Ravi says it’s okay and that he’ll stay. The two then leave.

On 15 August 2022, Ash is approached by Honey, asking if everything is ok with her mum. Ash says she’s fine and asks why Honey’s asking, and Honey says it’s as she hasn’t opened the shop again. Honey says she would go check herself, but she’s busy with work. Honey then leaves. Ash later goes to 5A to check on Suki. Suki asks what she’s doing at the flat, and Ash says she was worried as the shops closed again, and asks how Suki is. She offers to take a look at the cut on Suki’s face as it may be infected, but Suki refuses, saying she wants to be alone. Ash later meets Nina in the cafe, asking her to examine Suki as she won’t let Ash, and she agrees to. Ravi then asks if it’s about Suki not opening the shop, and Ash says yes. Ravi says she’ll be back to herself in not time, but Ash says she feels its about more then a mugging. Nina and Ash then go to 5A, and Nina takes her blood pressure, with Suki saying she’s fine. Nina asks if Suki is stressed, and she says she wasn’t until the two ladies barged in. Nina asks if she resents having a daughter who cares for her. Nina asks Suki if she’s heard from Ranveer, but Suki says he’s Nina’s husband and it’s not his job to keep tabs on him. The doorbell then rings and Ash opens the door to Ravi. Nina prescribes Suki pills to help with her blood pressure, and Ash says that maybe opening the shop is the best thing to do, with Ravi agreeing. Nina finishes Suki’s prescription and leaves, and Ash tells Suki she will feel alot better when she gets back to work, she then leaves.

On 16 August 2022, Suki invites all her kids to Walford East. Vinny says they shouldn’t have come, but Ash says Suki has had a rough time so they should Atleast hear her out, saying she’s worried about her, Suki then arrives and thanks them for coming. Ravi then announces that Ranveer is staying in Mumbai for business and that him and Suki have brought the restaurant, fifty percent each. Ash asks why Suki is telling them, with Kheerat saying it’s to make them upset. Vinny says she wants the kids blessing, and Ash says that Suki was just pretending to be upset about the mugging, but Suki says that Ravi has been doing all the heavy lifting and that she has nothing to hide and that she doesn’t want anything from the kids. She then says her good fortune is her families good fortune too, and Kheerat wishes them the best of luck before saying he wants nothing to do with it and leaves, followed by Ash and Vinny.

On 22 August 2022, Ash is locked in the surgery by Stuart who is demanding an appointment. Ash calls Nina out of her office to speak to him, but it doesn’t help. Ash and Nina both try to explain his diagnosis was correct, but he doesn’t accept it. Ash explains that the mix of chemicals in his brain is stopping him from feeling things and that postnatal is just a name. Stuart starts blaming Bernadette Taylor, and Ash defends her. Rainie Highway then shows up an convinces Stuart to unlock the door.

On 14 September 2022, Vinny confides in Ash about his relationship issues with Dotty after he gets jealous of her friendship with Finlay Baker. saying he just wants her to love him the same way he loves her. Ash says that Dotty is probably somewhere feeling the same way as him. Dotty later admits to Vinny that she cheated, and the two break up. On 20 September 2022, Ash tries to assure Vinny that nobody will be talking about Dotty sleeping with Finlay soon and tried to get him to go the the Vic, but he declines. Later, Ash follows Vinny into the laundrette and tries to convince him to come out as he’s done nothing wrong and nothing to be ashamed of. Ash convinces Vinny to come for a drink, and when they exit the laundrette they find Dotty. Ash and Dotty have an argument, with Dotty asking if Ssh speaks for Vinny now. Ash says she broke Vinny’s heart, and Dotty asks if she actually broke hers as it was obvious Suki liked Dotty more than her, and Ash punches Dotty and the two get into a fight with Tom Cotton breaking it up. Vinny then gets involved, saying that Tom is Dotty’s dad, knowing so after Dotty told him what her mother, Sandy Gibson, told her at Christmas. . The next day, Suki is handing out flyers for the reopening of the restaurant, and Ash takes one to be civil, but she is later convinced to come with Vinny and Kheerat by Eve. At the event, Ash and Vinny ignore her when she tried to offer them a place at the restaurant.

On 27 September 2022, Ash finds Ravi looking around the shop, and asks how Suki is. Ravi tells her she’s fine and asks Ash what she thinks it is, but Ash says she can’t say because if client confidentiality. Ravi says she isn’t asking for details and that since he lives with her, knowing what to look out for would help. Ash says he can’t tell him anything Suki said to Nina, but reveals she doesn’t think it’s about the mugging, saying she thinks it’s about the family falling apart and that Suki should see a professional, Ash then leaves. Later in the Vic, Ash tells Janine she saw Scarlett with Linda in the cafe earlier.

On 29 September 2022, Ravi visits Ash at the surgery to invite her and Nina to Davinder’s birthday meal. Nina says yes, but Ash says she’s got appointments. Ravi says it’s a shame as Suki will be disappointed, and when Ash hears him mention her mum, she asks how she is, and Ravi says she’s ok, with Nina adding getting out the house with family will help, but ash refuses to budge, but Ravi tells her to meet him at Walford East, and Ravi uses Ash attending to manipulate Vinny and Kheerat into coming. Ash later goes to the restaurant with Nina, apologising for being later as appointments were overrunning.

On 12 October 2022, Ash finds Suki in the pharmacy. Suki says Ash’s outfit is a leather relaxed for a GP, and Ash says she isn’t going to work and she doesn’t need her mums advice on what to wear. Suki tells Ash she’s going to Mumbai, but Ash brushes her off, saying ok and wishing her good luck and a safe flight. After being convinced by Vinny who was influenced by Eve, Ash goes to the restaurant to wish Suki good luck, and stays for a drink. Vinny asks what the weather in Mumbai is like, with Kheerat saying it’s always hot. Vinny says there is a wet season, with Ash making a sarcastic comment. Suki says she should’ve taken them to Mumbai when they were younger. Ravi then comes over and antagonises Kheerat over the fact he’s hosting Stacey’s daughters birthday party. Suki tells Kheerat not to make a scene as it would ruin the family moment, and Kheerat then says they’re not a family anymore. Suki then leaves with Eve following her. After she leaves, Ash says Suki will never change, saying if Kheerat is going to show up to an event like this he should put in an effort, saying her and Vinny are hurting but still putting effort in as they want to move on, asking Kheerat if he wants to. Vinny agrees, saying it’s gone on long enough, and Kheerat leaves, and Vinny excuses himself to take a call. The next day, Ash arrives at the restaurant during Hope Fowler’s party, where she is reunited with her father, and she shares a tearful hug with him. Ash, Vinny and Nish later go to the Panesar house for dinner, Where Nish and Kheerat are reunited.

The next day, Ash asks if Nish is the reason Suki went to Dubai, but Kheerat assures her it’s for business, although Ash isn’t convinced and Vinny points out she didn’t let Nish use her address. Vinny says he’s going to call her as she deserves to know her husbands back, but Kheerat says to let him do it, just as Nish walks in. Nish comments on Vinny cooking, and then reveals he knows Suki is in Mumbai. At breakfast, Nish asks why they’re living in the house while their mother is across the road, Vinny tries to avoid it and Kheerat says they have to move on at some point before excusing himself to check on Debbie at the minute mart. Before he can leave the room, Nish asks about Ravi living with Suki, and Kheerat says they brought the restaurant together, and Vinny changes the subject giving Nish a mobile phone. Nish says he hopes Suki is okay as Ash excuses herself, saying she has her first patient soon. Nish says he’s proud of them all, saying they should call Suki later. Kheerat reiterates he has to check on Debbie, and Nish says he can show him the empire, but Kheerat says he has meetings. Nish says he should’ve warned them he was coming, and that it can’t be hard having him home, but he was protecting the family shop and says he’d do it again for all of them. Vinny says he should’ve been charged with manslaughter, and Nish says they’ll have dinner tonight before feeling a pain in his stomach, but plays it off as the chilli’s having an effect on him. Later at the GP, Nish brings Ash some chocolates, saying she used to love them, but Ash says that was Kheerat. Nish leaves them on the table and says some children can have them. Ash apologises for not coming to dinner, but Nish says it’s okay before saying the surgery is great, and saying her daughter is a great doctor. Nina then comes out and Ash introduces her to Nish. Nish says he was just with Ravi and he didn’t mention having such a beautiful step mother, and saying Ranveer punched about his weight, saying she should come for dinner when Suki is back. Nina leaves and Ash excuses herself to attend to her patients. After her shift, Ash goes to the Albert with Kheerat where he complains about NIsh being everywhere he goes, before he’s interrupted by Ravi. Ravi asks why he wasn’t told Suki is out of the county and asks when She’ll be back. Kheerat says he’ll let her know she was asking, and Ravi leaves after making a dog at Kheerat for not going to dinner with Nish. Ash asks why Kheerat didn’t go as Nish is making an effort for them, but Kheerat is distracted by a text about Vinny cooking dinner for them.

Kill count[]

Attempted murder victims[]

  1. Ben Mitchell (21 July 2022) (by proxy) - Encouraged Kheerat Panesar to murder Ben after Ben confessed to his role in Jags Panesar's murder.

Employment history[]

Occupation Years Active
Nurse at Walford General Hospital Unknown start date - 2022
GP at The Panesar House Surgery 2022-2023
Doctor at an unknown location in Canada 2023 to present

Residence[]

Address Years
41 Albert Square 2019, 2022-2023
Leeds 2022
5A Albert Square 2020-2022, 2022
Vancouver, Canada 2023 to present

Quotes[]


Background information[]

  • Despite being credited as "Ash Kaur", her full name is "Ash Kaur Panesar".
  • Her middle Kaur is due to the tradition that female Sikh children take the name "Kaur" on their Khalsa. Khalsa is an initiation rite that is comparable to the Bar/Bat Mitzvah rite in Judaism.
  • She is being credited as "Ash Panesar" from 26 July 2022 onwards.

See also[]

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