EastEnders star rushed to hospital with 'painful and bloody' injury

29 September 2023 , 08:22

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Former EastEnders actress Preeya Kalidas thanked NHS staff as she shared snaps of her injury

EastEnders star Preeya Kalidas has been rushed to hospital following a nasty incident at the gym.

The actress, who played Amira Masood on the BBC One soap, was left in "pain, blood and throbbing" following the early-morning accident during a workout session. Preeya shared snaps of her painful injury with her followers on Twitter, the social media app know officially known as X.

The actress thanked NHS staff for assisting her following the accident - joking about one nurse's choice of words when seeing to her injury making them both laugh during her time in A&E.

"So up and about starting the day in the gym. Then trapped finger in door. Now In A&E .. moral of the story. Anything can happen at any point so LIVE!" Preeya told her Twitter followers.

Preeya Kalidas shared snaps of her injury with her social media followers

The former EastEnders star managed to laugh at the situation

The former soap star, who last popped up in Albert Square in 2012, went on to share pictures of her injured hand on her Instagram Stories. Preeya shared a short video of her right index finger being covered by a bandage after being seen by a medical professional.

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She went on to joke with her fans: "Also Thank you @NHSuk staff for being amazing. Through the pain, blood and throbbing the nurse made me laugh [and said] 'I need to put this on like a condom'." As one fan asked if Preeya was ok, the former soap star replied: "I’m all good thanks."

Preeya last year admitted she would be up for reprising her role as Amira, calling her time on EastEnders as one of the highlights of her career. Speaking to The Metro, the Bend it Like Beckham said: "I had the best time on that show – it’s one of the highlights of my career. I loved playing Amira so, absolutely, I would if there was a storyline as full of drama as the previous ones."

Looking back on her time further, she added: It was overwhelming. I used to watch it when I was a kid so it was bizarre walking on set and seeing people like Phil Mitchell. He came up and introduced himself. He was lovely – he wasn’t Phil, he was Steve McFadden so it was fine.

"I played Amira Masood and more than 11 million people tuned in to watch her wedding to Syed. I got to wear the most beautiful Indian outfit. The story was so poignant and it won best wedding at the Inside Soap Awards."

Zoe Delaney