EastEnders fans baffled as ‘missing character’ returns with no explanation

EastEnders fans have been left confused after tonight's episode, which saw one character return to the Square without explanation after having not been seen in a while

Vinny Panesar

EastEnders fans baffled as they ask where Vinny has been(Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

It was a dramatic night in the Panesar household in the latest episode of EastEnders. Avani Nandra-Hart was visibly angry at her mother Priya after finding out about her outburst towards Detective Constable Callum Highway.

It came after it was revealed that the police wouldn’t be taking Avani’s complaint any further. The teen had lodged a complaint with the police after she was strip searched a few weeks ago, as the they suspected she was carrying drugs.

During the confrontation in the Panesar household, fans noticed that Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota) was sat in the kitchen with his family, after having not been seen on the show in a while. Vinny had a huge storyline at the end of last year leading up to the demise of his father Nish (Navin Chowdhry).
However, fans noticed that he’d been missing from the Square for a while before returning for an appearance during Wednesday’s episode.
Vinny EastEnders walking on street

Fans have been questioning the whereabouts of Vinny in recent weeks(Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan wrote: “Nice to finally see Vinny & Nugget in tonight’s episode in what feels like years although given how Nugget was defending Nish for months he had no right to speak to Avani the way he did today,” as another questioned: “Where has he even been the last 12 weeks?”

It comes after fans were recently questioning the characters whereabouts during Avani’s heard hitting storyline. Earlier this week, one fan wrote: “Nugget and Vinny not being remotely around during this Avani storyline is totally unbelievable & silly.

Vinny EastEnders

Vinny made his ‘return’ to the Square during tonight’s episode(Image: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

“I’m not even really a fan of either. Still they would at least pop in and out at times due to their sister/niece experiencing all of this. #EastEnders.”


A second viewer questioned: “Another episode of me wondering where Vinny is does he even live at no. 41 anymore, i see ravi there more than him!! looooool,” as a third agreed: “guys…where the hell is vinny?? We haven’t seen the guy in agessssss, it’s kinda weird!”

Shiv Jalota made his onscreen debut as Vinny Panesar on the Square in 2019 alongside his brothers Kheerat and Jags. During his time on the soap, he’s been involved in a number of hard hitting storylines, including the d.e.a.t.h of his brother Jags in jail in 2021.

EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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