EastEnders icon Nina Wadia has confessed that she was asked for a selfie while she was in labour.
The actress, best known for playing Zainab Masood in EastEnders and appearing in BBC's Goodness Gracious Me, has revealed she was shocked to be stopped by a fan while she was about to give birth.
The 54-year-old said that the bizarre encounter happened while she was being rushed by medics while in labour with her son Aiden.
Nina, who was a former Strictly Come Dancing contestant in 2021, explained that she had to refuse someone a photo and said it was “unusual” that the fan didn’t consider how inappropriate they were being.
She told the Daily Star: “The strangest place I’ve been recognised was when I was giving birth. They asked for a selfie. It was really odd timing. It was a slightly strange sensation.
"It was a very unusual time to ask. It’s not a good thing to happen when you’re mid-delivery!”
She added: “My response was, ‘How about not now… maybe after’.”
The mum-of-two said she usually enjoys being recognised by fans and she loved the EastEnders character.
She said: “I get recognised from EastEnders all the time. I love that the character was that special to people. It means something to me. I’m very happy about that.”
The star has been married to composer Raiomond Mirza since 1998 and together they share a 16-year-old son named Aidan and a 19-year-old daughter named Tia.
Earlier this year, Nina explained that she developed anxiety-induced insomnia when she first had her children.
She said: "I wish somebody had told me when I decided to have a family that I'd never sleep again. The night is where my anxiety lies because I'm a worrier. If an issue or a problem is upsetting me, I will not sleep until I find a solution and a lot of times, that solution doesn't exist.
"First, Tia had colic for three years, so I'd lie awake all night worrying about that. Over the years, I'd wake 15 or 20 times because of restlessness rooted in stress over everything in my life from my house to my career."
She also explained that back in 2017, Aidan collapsed on the flight home from Thailand and was subsequently diagnosed him with Type 1 diabetes.
Nina added: "For the first two years of his life, before we got a Dexcom G6, which sounds an alarm when Aidan's insulin levels drop, I never slept more than two hours a night and that was broken sleep.
"I'm quite an anxious person and fret about everyone's wellbeing, so when this happened to Aidan those worries reached new heights. I'd lie awake wondering if he would have an attack and go into his room every three hours to prick his finger and check his blood glucose levels."
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