EastEnders legend Nina Wadia, popularly known for playing the role of Zainab Masood on the soap, shared some heart-wrenching updates from her personal life. The actress opened up about her son’s health issues, which often resulted in sleepless nights. Wadia has a 17-year-old son, Aidan, who is suffering from Type 1 diabetes, which has left the mother worried about his life. Keep reading to find more information!
Nina Wadia Opens Up About Her Personal Life
The Zainab Masood actress shared heartbreaking fears that a family goes through with a sick child in the family. The 55-year-old star spoke about this to the Daily Star and mentioned how her family’s life changed drastically after her she found out that her son had diabetes. She said, “Our lives changed dramatically straight after diagnosis. In the first couple of years, I barely slept, worried that he might hypo during the night so severely that he could die.”
While speaking to the publication, Wadia also added, “The level of worry is relentless and miserable. On an everyday level, things we didn’t have to think twice about became so complicated.” According to doctors, Type 1 diabetes is also known as juvenile diabetes. This is an autoimmune condition that occurs when the body mistakenly attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
Nina also reflected upon the struggles of travelling with her diabetic son. She said when her family plans a vacation, there is so much medication to pack, and above it they’re answerable to the security at the airport as to why Aidan’s body cannot go through body scanning, as it might turn his equipment off. This definitely sounds like a living nightmare for any parent, to see their kid go through so much every day. Kudos to Nina and her family for dealing with everything with such perseverance.
The former EastEnders star has written a little book for Key Stage 2 readers called ‘Bionic T1d,’ to support her kid. This reportedly came after Aidan was nicknamed Bionic at school after he had all new Tech on him because of his disease.
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As for Nina’s stint on BBC One soap, she left the show in 2013. The actress had a great tikme on the show. After leaving Albert Square, she joined the sitcom Open All Hours as Mrs. Hussein. The actress has also made appearances in Adil Ray’s sitcom Citizen Kane and Holby City.
Furthemore, she also spoke about her time in Walford on the Loose Women panel and said, ‘It was fun. I loved my time on EastEnders, loved it. I would go back in a heartbeat. It was one of those shows that when I was in it, I absolutely did enjoy it,’ she continued. Towards the end… I think I’m one of those actors that needs to be doing different things.’
We hope Nina gets everything she wishes for and his son gets better soon. In the meantime, for more such updates on EastEnders celebs, keep following Soap Opera Daily! Also, tell us in the comments if you’d like to see Nina return to Walford as Zainab.
