Rakhee Thakrar - Biography

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2023

Rakhee Thakrar
Profession: Actress
Best Known For: EastEnders (TV series)
Salary: Under Review
Net Worth: Under Review

Personal Details

Born on : February 29, 1984 (age 39)
Birth Name /
Full Name:
Rakhee Mansukh Thakrar
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Horoscope: Pisces
Father's Name: N/A
Mother's Name: N/A
Siblings: 2

Shivam Thakrar (younger brother)
Anuj Thakrar (younger brother)

High School: Taylor Road Primary School
University: Soar Valley College
Ethnicity: Indian
Nationality: British

Relationships

Sexual Orientation: Straight
Marital Status: Married
Married Date: September 2, 2017
Husband's Name: Vikash Bhai

Body Measurements

Height: 1.70 meter (5 feet 7 inch)
Weight: 58 kg (127.87 lb)
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Shoe Size: 6.5 US
Dress Size: 6 US
Breast Size: 34 inch
Waist Size: 28 inch
Hip Size: 35 inch
Bra Size: 34
Cup Size: B

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Who is Rakhee Thakrar?

Rakhee Thakrar is an actress by profession and British by nationality. She is best known for her work in the TV series EastEnders, Sex Education, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and films 23 Walks, Wonka.

Rakhee Thakrar in Sex Education (Source: Radio Times)

Rakhee Thakrar – Age, Parents, Siblings

Rakhee Thakrar’s birth took place on 29 February 1984 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. Her full name is Rakhee Mansukh Thakrar while the name of her mother and father is not public knowledge. She is not the only child of her parents and has two siblings – younger brothers Shivam Thakrar and Anuj Thakrar.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Rakhee Thakrar attended Taylor Road Primary School and later enrolled at Soar Valley College.

Her ethnicity is Indian.

Rakhee Thakrar – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Thakrar was in a romantic relationship with Davood Ghadami. After they broke up, she went on to date Vikash Bhai. She and her boyfriend married on September 2, 2017.

Currently, there are no reports of her and her husband welcoming any children together. Also, there are no rumors of divorce surrounding the pair.

Rakhee Thakrar, Vikash Bhai (Source: Bustle)

Rakhee Thakrar – Career

Early Days

Thakrar’s career began in the year 2004 with the role of Roopa Chauhan in the radio drama Silver Street, a role she played from 2004 to 2010. Her debut TV appearance was in the BBC drama Banglatown Banquet. This was followed by roles in the episodes of the TV series Doctors (2007, 2010), No Signal! (2009), Holby City (2010-2011), The Jury (2011), Peep Show (2012), among others.

Finally, Rakhee Thakrar was cast as Shabnam Masood in the TV series EastEnders. She portrayed the character from 2014 to 2016 for a total of 167 episodes and is considered her breakthrough role.

Films, Series

Over the years Rakhee Thakrar has starred in the films Juliet Remembered (2016), Love, Sex and side effects (2018), Running Naked (2019), Those Four Walls (2019), 23 Walks (2020), Wonka (2023), among others.

Moreover, she has also portrayed characters in the episodes of the TV series Sex Education (2019-2021), Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019), Criminal: UK (2020). She has also lent her voice to the video games Invizimals: The Alliance (2013), Invizimals (2013-2014), and worked in a stage production for Astronauts of Hartlepool  (2017), There or Here (2018), Paradise Now! (2022), etc.

Rakhee Thakrar in EastEnders (Source: Irish Mirror)

Co-stars

On the set of Wonka, Rakhee Thakrar has starred alongside Calah Lane, Tracy Ifeachor, Colin O'Brien, Simon Farnaby, and Ellie White.

Rakhee Thakrar – Awards, Nominations

For her work in television, Rakhee Thakrar was nominated for the 2014 TV Choice Awards and the 2015 Inside Soap Awards.

Rakhee Thakrar – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the net worth and annual salary of Thakrar is under review and will be updated.

Rakhee Thakrar – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles such as Twitter, Rakhee Thakrar is followed by thousands of followers. She is, however, absent from Instagram and Facebook.

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