Sair Khan

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Sair Khan
Born (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 36)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Known for Coronation Street (2014–)
Children1

Sair Khan (born 11 February 1988) is an English 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 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 the couple have one son, born in May 2024. [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]

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