Aadi Alahan Coronation Street
Soaps

Meet Aadi Alahan: Coronation Street mainstay and his family dynamics

Adam is playing Rob's best friend Josh

Aadi Alahan has been in Coronation Street since 2006. But who is Aadi, who are his family and who plays him?

Aadi Coronation Street
Aadi Alahan in Coronation Street is a well-known ITV face (Credit: ITV)

Who is Aadi Alahan in Coronation Street?

Aadi is the son of Dev and Sunita Alahan. Sunita died in 2013.

Aadi has a twin sister called Asha.

The characters were born on January 13th 2006, however they have been aged up and the siblings turned 16 earlier this year.

Asha and Aadi have two older half-sisters called Shareen and Amber Kalirai, who were born as results from Dev’s affairs.

As Dev was known for having affairs with his shop workers, it is thought he has more children.

Who plays Aadi?

Aadi is currently played by actor Adam Hussain.

In 2006, Asha and Aadi were played by triplets Hannah, Harris and Ria Ahmed.

From 2009 until 2019 Aadi was played by Zennon Ditchett. However in 2019, Zennon decided to leave the show to focus on his A-Levels.

In 2020, Adam took over the role.

Aadi actor Adam Hussain was in The Bay series 2

In series 2 of the The Bay, Adam played Josh, Rob’s best friend

In the second series Rob grew closer to classmate Claire and the two became a couple.

However Adam ended up confessing to Josh that he had feelings for him.

Adam plays Aadi in Coronation Street (Credit: ITV)

What else has Adam been in?

As well as The Bay and Coronation Street, Adam played young Nasser in the TV series No Man’s Land last year.

He also played Rafiq in TV series Absentia last year and in 2019, he played Mohammed in TV series Secret Life of Boys.

Poster

Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix and let us know what you think of the latest Coronation Street storyline with the teens.


Charlotte Rodrigues
Soap Contributor
Charlotte Rodrigues joined Entertainment Daily in April 2018, as Audience Engagement Executive. A huge soap fan, Charlotte then became Senior Soap Writer, delivering the latest storylines and spoilers to our followers.