EastEnders fans are convinced they’ve rumbled a twist with new arrival Ayesha – after Nish Panesar asked her to return to Walford to reconnect with Suki

EastEnders fans are sure they’ve rumbled a twist after Ayesha came face to face with Suki.

Ayesha and Suki were former lovers, and she is the wife of the man Nish killed when he found out about their affair. Now fans are convinced they’ve worked out just why Ayesha is back – and are sure they’re playing Nish at his own game.

One fan theorised: “I either need Ayesha to team up with Suki & Vinny or if she sides with Nish she can play her own game with him. Either way I think Ayesha & Priya will both be catalysts to Nish’s downfall. Really need Ravi to be playing him too as that is a bonus.”

Laila Rouass – who plays Ayesha on the BBC soap – recently teased there are “lots of layers of emotions”.

Explaining Ayesha’s reason for meeting back with the Panesars, she said: “It’s been a real shock for Ayesha because there’s a lot she’s had to live with since she last saw Suki. When her husband was murdered, she never got to have her say about what happened, and she really needed to. That’s why she agreed to meet Nish when he contacted her.

“Back when it happened, Ayesha’s biggest emotion was anger, and in that anger, there was no space to talk to Suki. So, there are lots of layers of emotions now she’s finally face-to-face with her again.”

Ayesha knows what Nish is up to – but will her own feelings rule her head when she sees Suki again?

“Ayesha is not stupid. She can see what he’s doing. Remember, Ayesha lived next door to Nish for years and was close to Suki, who would have spoken to her about her husband,” she said, “As an outsider, you always see that manipulation more clearly than the person being manipulated. So, she’s well aware of what Nish is doing in trying to push her and Suki together. But there’s no doubt he’s right to think there might still be feelings there, given all that history between them.”