HOLLYOAKS' Rishi Nair has quit the Channel 4 soap after four years. His departure comes after his character Sami Maalik confronted rapist Ali Shahzad (Raji James).
Actor Rishi made his debut on the long-running soap back in 2017. But on tonight’s E4 episode Sami made a huge decision, following drastic action he took in order to get a confession out of rapist Ali.
He decided to leave Hollyoaks and packed up his things, and said farewell to his family and his home of four years. However, it may not be goodbye forever, as Rishi has left the door open for a possible return to the show.
Speaking about leaving Hollyoaks he told the Daily Mail: "I don't want to say this is goodbye forever because we never know what the future might hold but I.
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