Sair Khan

Not to be confused with Saira Khan.

Sair Khan
Born (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 36)
Leeds, England
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Known forCoronation Street (2014–)
Children1

Sair Khan (born 11 February 1988) is an English actress, known for playing the role of Alya Nazir in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2014. In 2018, she competed in the ITV reality series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.

Life and career

Khan was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire on 11 February 1988. She is of Pakistani descent.[1] Khan attended the National Youth Theatre from the age of 17.[2] She made her television debut in a one-off part as receptionist Nina Chopra in BBC medical soap opera Doctors in 2011.[3][4] In June 2014, Khan made her first appearance as Alya Nazir in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.[5] 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.[3] On 12 November 2018, Khan was confirmed to be participating in the eighteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[6][7] Khan was the third celebrity to be voted out on 3 December 2018.[8]

Personal life

In 2019, Khan split from her boyfriend Simon Lennon.

On 13 December 2023, Khan announced via social media that she was pregnant with her first child[9] with boyfriend Nathan Chilton and in April 2024 the couple welcomed their first child, a boy.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Doctors Nina Chopra Episode: "No Regrets"
2014–present Coronation Street Alya Nazir Series regular
2018 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Herself Contestant; 9th place
2019 Celebrity Juice Herself 1 episode
2019 Hey Tracey Herself 1 episode
2019 Sink or Swim Herself Television special
2020 Rolling In It Herself Contestant[11]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2015 20th National Television Awards Newcomer Nominated [12]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Affair (shared with Ryan Thomas) Nominated [13]
2023 2023 British Soap Awards Best Leading Performer Nominated [14]
2023 28th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [15]

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. ^ "How I made my acting dream a reality on Corrie's cobbles". The Yorkshire Post. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ Lewis, Rebecca (12 November 2018). "Meet the I'm A Celebrity 2018 campmates from Rita Simons to Harry Redknapp". Metro. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ "Noel Edmonds to join I'm A Celebrity line-up". Evening Express. Aberdeen. Press Association. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ^ "'Coronation Street' Newbie Sair Khan Dismisses 'New Michelle Keegan' Claims Ahead Of Soap Debut", Huffington Post, 16 June 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014
  8. ^ McMullin, Kate (4 December 2018). "Who left I'm A Celebrity 2018 tonight?". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Coronation Street's Sair Khan blames filming schedule for split from boyfriend". Daily Mirror. 12 September 2019.
  10. ^ Harp, Justin (9 May 2024). "Coronation Street's Sair Khan announces child's birth". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Rolling In It Episode 1". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (14 October 2014). "National Television Awards 2015 - Which soap stars made the long list?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  13. ^ Dainty, Sophie (14 July 2015). "Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  14. ^ Cormack, Morgan (11 April 2023). "British Soap Awards 2023 longlist: EastEnders' Ravi vs Corrie's Stephen". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  15. ^ Cormack, Morgan (23 May 2023). "NTAs 2023 longlist revealed – SAS Rogue Heroes, Call the Midwife and more". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.