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EastEnders Confirms New Storyline for Popular Character with Incurable Condition
EastEnders works with the Epilepsy Society to depict Nugget’s diagnosis and daily life impact, raising awareness about a condition affecting 1 in 100 people, experts say.
- On Monday, EastEnders depicted Davinder “Nugget” Gulati, played by Juhaim Rasul Choudhury, having his first seizure after symptoms linked to a recent head injury.
- To ensure accuracy and sensitivity, EastEnders has worked with the Epilepsy Society to portray Nugget’s epilepsy diagnosis authentically, a show spokesperson said.
- The NHS defines epilepsy as a brain condition causing seizures that cannot currently be cured, though treatment often helps manage it, with symptoms often starting in young children and people aged over 50.
- According to the Epilepsy Society, EastEnders will show how Nugget adapts to living with epilepsy, aiming to reduce stigma and spark conversations, as they said `By showing what seizures are really like and how to support someone with epilepsy, Nugget’s story can spark conversations, reduce stigma, and help bring the condition out of the shadows`.
- On a popular BBC soap, the storyline could reach mainstream viewers and help guide them to NHS and Epilepsy Society resources, as Clare Pelham said `One in 100 people has epilepsy, yet many keep it hidden because of stigma.
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The Independent (US)EastEnders character diagnosed with sensitive condition that will spark conversations
The Epilepsy Society hope the storyline will ‘spark conversations and reduce stigma’
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EastEnders' Nugget receives devastating diagnosis amid 'hidden condition' - The Mirror
EastEnders favourite Nugget Gulati will be diagnosed with epilepsy as the BBC soap tries to raise awareness of the "hidden" condition and the teenager will have to adjust to living with it
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