Dastardly Nish Panesar (Navin Chowdhry) is suffering from a terminal illness in EastEnders.

The villain disappeared at the beginning of the year after being disowned by the rest of the Panesars, when they finally saw his true colours during an attack on wife Suki (Balvinder Sopal).

However, upon his return to Walford, much to the horror of Suki and girlfriend Eve Unwin (Heather Peace, he told the clan that he was dying.

Since then, Suki and son Vinny (Shiv Jalota) have been plotting against him to get their hands on his business assets after he threatened to leave his estate to the Gurdwara.

Little do they know, he’s now found out their plan and is planning revenge…

So, what is in store for Nish in EastEnders?

Here is what you need to know.

Is Nish Panesar leaving EastEnders?

While no official leaving date has been set, the storylines have been really amplifying the drama for one of Walford’s most unscrupulous characters.

When Nish turned up on the doorstep claiming that the solicitors have sent him both copies of the divorce paperwork, Suki was sceptical, and the rest of the Panesars agreed to get the locks changed to stop him gaining access.

Unfortunately, Nish wasn’t able to be stopped that easily, and he managed to manipulate Avani Nandra-Hart (Aaliyah James) into letting him in.

In today’s episode he used her as a pawn in his game again, as he asked her to track down an old friend of Suki’s, Ayesha, clearly as a way to get his own back.

Is Nish Panesar really dying?

Now though, it’s been confirmed Nish Panesar was telling the truth about his ill health after all.