New Emmerdale star Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana has said that his character Suni will not be hesitant in striking up a relationship with Nicky (Lewis Cope).
The character - nephew of Rishi (Bhasker Patel) - arrived in the Dales last week for the impending wedding of his cousin Jai (Chris Bisson) to Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) and immediately clocked a newly-single Nicky.
Nicky is currently persona non grata with most of the village after he almost married Gabby (Rosie Bentham) under false pretences, even though his conscience ultimately got the better of him and he admitted to her that he is gay.
In upcoming scenes, Gabby is not best pleased to see Nicky entertaining the prospect of a dalliance with Suni in front of her, but Ramana says that Suni will give Nicky the benefit of the doubt.
"Suni basically doesn't waste any time – he just goes for what he likes," he told Inside Soap. "So, he was straight in [with Nicky], and I think it was reciprocated; but obviously what has happened with Gabby, Nicky was a bit cautious.
"It sort of starts slow before it builds. It's hard to learn that about someone you like, so I think initially he's not put off [by what Nicky did to Gabby], but he is a bit jarred by it.
"However, I think Suni is the type of person to make up his own mind about people. Also, perhaps in the past he has been judged before getting to know someone, so he doesn't want to do the same with Nicky."
Emmerdale continues weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
Neil Wilkes
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