Sair Khan

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Sair Khan
Born (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 37)
Leeds, England
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Known for Coronation Street (2014–)
Children1

Sair Khan (born 11 February 1988) is a British actress, known for playing the role of Alya Nazir in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2014. In 2018, she competed in the ITV reality series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! .

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Life and career

Khan was born to Pakistani immigrants from Mirpur, Azad Kashmir in Leeds, West Yorkshire on 11 February 1988. She is of Pakistani descent. [1] Khan attended the National Youth Theatre from the age of 17. [2] She made her television debut in a one-off part as receptionist Nina Chopra in BBC medical soap opera Doctors in 2011. [3] [4] In June 2014, Khan made her first appearance as Alya Nazir in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street . [5] She has remained a regular character on the show ever since. Khan received a nomination for Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards in 2015. [3] On 12 November 2018, Khan was confirmed to be participating in the eighteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! . [6] [7] Khan was the third celebrity to be voted out on 3 December 2018. [8]

Personal life

In 2019, Khan split from her boyfriend Simon Lennon.

On 13 December 2023, Khan announced via social media that she was pregnant with her first child [9] with boyfriend Nathan Chilton and in April 2024 the couple welcomed their first child, a boy. [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Doctors Nina ChopraEpisode: "No Regrets"
2014–present Coronation Street Alya Nazir Series regular
2018 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! HerselfContestant; 9th place
2019 Celebrity Juice Herself1 episode
2019Hey TraceyHerself1 episode
2019Sink or SwimHerselfTelevision special
2020Rolling In ItHerselfContestant [11]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2015 20th National Television Awards NewcomerNominated [12]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Affair (shared with Ryan Thomas)Nominated [13]
2023 2023 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer Nominated [14]
2023 28th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceNominated [15]

References

  1. ↑ Bourne, Dianne (2 December 2018). "Who is Sair Khan? Coronation Street's Alya Nazir in profile". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "How I made my acting dream a reality on Corrie's cobbles". The Yorkshire Post. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 Bond, Kimberley (4 December 2018). "Who is Sair Khan? I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 2018 profile". Radio Times . Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Rebecca (12 November 2018). "Meet the I'm A Celebrity 2018 campmates from Rita Simons to Harry Redknapp". Metro. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Brown, David "Coronation Street: Kal's daughter Alya to sleep with Gary Windass, reveals newcomer Sair Khan". Radio Times. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014
  6. ↑ "Noel Edmonds to join I'm A Celebrity line-up". Evening Express. Aberdeen. Press Association. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "'Coronation Street' Newbie Sair Khan Dismisses 'New Michelle Keegan' Claims Ahead Of Soap Debut", Huffington Post , 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014
  8. ↑ McMullin, Kate (4 December 2018). "Who left I'm A Celebrity 2018 tonight?". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Coronation Street's Sair Khan blames filming schedule for split from boyfriend". Daily Mirror . 12 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Harp, Justin (9 May 2024). "Coronation Street's Sair Khan announces child's birth". Digital Spy . Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Rolling In It Episode 1". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (14 October 2014). "National Television Awards 2015 - Which soap stars made the long list?". Digital Spy . Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Dainty, Sophie (14 July 2015). "Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?". Digital Spy . Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. ↑ Cormack, Morgan (23 May 2023). "NTAs 2023 longlist revealed – SAS Rogue Heroes, Call the Midwife and more". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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