Coronation Street's Sunita Alahan star Shobna Gulati's life off-screen including famous exes Shobna Gulati is famed for her portrayal of Sunita Alahan in ITV's Coronation Street, having starred in the soap from 2001 to 2013.
Fans might also know the versatile actress, 58, from her role as Ray in the hit West End musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie, as well as playing Mari Hoff in the 2022 UK Tour of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, acting alongside her 30-year-old son Akshay.
Despite a bustling career since leaving the cobbles of Coronation Street, Shobna hasn't shied away from discussing the more challenging aspects of fame.
The star initially shot to fame with the BBC's Dinnerladies, had stints in EastEnders and Doctors, and was briefly a panellist on Loose Women.
However, in a 2020 interview with OK!, she confessed it was a "shame" that her soap character met an untimely demise.
