EASTENDERS fans have been left shocked as they have discovered the real identity of Priya actress Sophie Levy Khan’s real-life mum - and she’s pretty famous. Sophie is best known for playing Priya Nandra-Hart on the BBC One soap, but it turns out acting is in her blood as her mum Shaheen Khan is an actress, too. 6 EastEnders fans were shocked to discover Priya star Sophie Levy Khan has a famous mum Credit: BBC 6 Sophie's character Priya arrived in Walford last year and has been at the centre of plenty of drama Credit: BBC 6 She gets her acting gene from her mum who starred in a huge 00s movie Credit: Alamy EastEnders fans were taken aback to discover that Sophie's mum Shaheen had a major role in the 2002 hit film Bend It Like Beckham .
Shaheen started in the movie as Mrs Bhamra. In the movie, Mrs Bhamra put a lot of emphasis on tradition, helping her oldest daughter Pinky (Archie Panjabi) plan her Indian wedding while also trying to coax her younger daughter Jess ( Parminder Nagra ) down the same path. She was more interested in playing football, becoming a star like her idol David Beckham, who has a cameo at the end of the movie.
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