Sair Khan

Sair Khan (born 11 February 1988) is a British actress born in Leeds. She is best known for playing the role of Alya Nazir in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2014 and more recently appeared on ITV's reality TV show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[2]

Sair Khan
Born (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988[1]
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
TelevisionCoronation Street (2014–)

Career and personal life

Born in Leeds in 1988, Khan attended the National Youth Theatre from the age of 17.[3] She made her television debut in a one-off part as receptionist Nina Chopra in BBC medical soap opera Doctors in 2011.[4][5]

In June 2014, Khan made her first appearance as Alya Nazir in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.[6] 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.[4]

On 12 November 2018, Khan was confirmed to be participating in this year’s series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![7] Khan was the third celebrity to be voted out of the jungle on 3 December 2018.[8]

On 1 July 2019, it was confirmed that Sair would be taking part in Channel 4's new show "Sink or Swim" to help raise money for cancer.[9]

Sair is of Pakistani heritage. In September 2019, she split with boyfriend Simon Lennon.

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Doctors Nina Chopra 1 episode, "No Regrets"
2014— Coronation Street Alya Nazir Regular role; 420 episodes
2018 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Herself Contestant (9th Place)
2019 Celebrity Juice Herself Easter Special
2019 Hey Tracey Herself Series 1 Episode 4
2019 Sink or Swim Herself For Stand Up to Cancer

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. "'Coronation Street' Newbie Sair Khan Dismisses 'New Michelle Keegan' Claims Ahead Of Soap Debut", Huffington Post, 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014
  3. "How I made my acting dream a reality on Corrie's cobbles". The Yorkshire Post. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. Lewis, Rebecca (12 November 2018). "Meet the I'm A Celebrity 2018 campmates from Rita Simons to Harry Redknapp". Metro. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. 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
  7. "Noel Edmonds to join I'm A Celebrity line-up". Evening Express. Aberdeen. Press Association. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. McMullin, Kate (4 December 2018). "Who left I'm A Celebrity 2018 tonight?". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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