Controversial comedian Shazia Mirza lands part in BBC's EastEnders

Shazia Mirza - who has appeared on Celebrity SAS and Celebrity MasterChef - is best known for her boundary-pushing stand-up tours. In 2015 she was forced to rename her tour because of fears ISIS would attack venues over her fearless mocking of the terror group. But she's also an EastEnders superfan who begged bosses for a role on the show back in the 80s when she was a child.