Inside Hollyoaks' Maalik family - scathing rant, rival soap roles and return rumours

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Hollyoaks fans have been entertained by the Maalik family for over five years.Misbah Maalik and her relatives have been through a lot since arriving in the village back in 2017.From heartbreak and scandal to love and betrayal, the clan have been at the centre of the Channel 4 soap's biggest storylines.As Shaq Qureshi (Omar Malik) continues to go through a crisis of love in upcoming scenes, as he announces his plans to go on 30 days’ worth of dates.However, advice from Cindy Cunningham (Steph Waring) gives him a different perspective and he takes an even more drastic approach.Seeing no other option, the Maaliks resort to an intervention for Shaq, but can he be talked out of his decision?As the Maaliks dominate Hollyoaks scenes this week, Daily Star have taken a look into the lives of the stars who play or have played members of the family.Actor Nitin Patel played Kashif Malik, the father of Sami, Yasmine, Farrah and Imran, in flashback scenes in July 2018.Kashif was an accountant at the Forbes Carney Solicitors law firm and helped James Nightingale settle into his new job on his first day, and was welcoming towards him.In November 2012, under pressure from Mac Nightingale, James began to embezzle money from the company and he framed Kashif for the crime, despite Kashif trying to support James when Mac makes homophobic remarks about James.Kashif was arrested and later falsely imprisoned.

He ended up killing himself in prison.Sheebah is the mother of Sami Maalik and Azim Desai and Kashif's first wife.In November 2019, Sheebah arrived for Sami's wedding to Sinead Shelby (Steph Davis).Sheebah was eager to meet Sinead, but Azim lied that they were extending the superstition of the groom being unable to see the bride before the.