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EastEnders fans confused after messy error on BBC soap

EastEnders fans confused after messy error on BBC soap

It comes as the BBC soap showed Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) discussing a 'sweet 16' party for his daughter Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James), who is set to celebrate her birthday soon.
In the scene, Avani was also joined by her older brother Davinder 'Nugget' Gulati (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury), and he recommended the siblings start inviting friends ahead of the celebrations.
Avani then told Ravi: "Dad, I'm only 16 once y'know?"
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But her brother then implied he will be turning 18 soon, as he said: "And my 18th ain't far away. I've got to celebrate that too."
EastEnders fans 'confused' after 'messy' error on BBC soap
However, Nugget's comment has left many viewers puzzled by his real age, as they thought he was only due to turn 17 soon.
Someone wrote on X, formerly Twitter: 'So confused about the age gap between Nugget & Avani? He's meant to be born in Sept 2008 & her in July 2009 (making them Irish twins, born 10 months apart). But he reckons he's 18 soon & yet is in the same class as Denzel who said he was 17 soon (October)? Help! #EastEnders'
One responded: 'He would be 17 in September 18 next year, my son was born Jan 09 and he is now 16 1/2. I hate when tv programs and films don't follow through with continuity, it's just messy and lazy!'
Here is our schedule for this week's #EastEnders. See you on Wednesday for double trouble!
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This viewer commented: 'Apparently nugget is 16 and is going to be 17 in September but he's saying that he's turning 18 so I'm confused about that too.'
Another posted: 'Nugget is nearly 18? Why is he still in school ? #eastenders'
Meanwhile, this X account chimed in: 'I think they've given up on continuity with the ages of these 2.'
But others argued: 'It's probably just a mistake however he could be saying that because 18 is the bigger birthday because 16, 18 and 21 are seen as bigger milestone birthdays than those in between so those birthdays are more likely to have the big party that they are talking about.'
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Additionally, some noted it's not the first time characters' ages have suddenly changed, as a fan put: 'It's just tradition. Sharon was 13 in 1985 and 17 in 1986.'
A social media profile replied: 'Fondly remembering when Ian's birth year quietly got shifted from 1970 to 1969…'
Did you notice this EastEnders blunder earlier this week or did you think Nugget's comments about his 18th birthday made sense? Let us know in the comments.
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