Mum - Zainab Masood

Status: Married, pregnant and grumpy.

Strong-minded, opinionated and tough-talking... I must take after dad. When she's stressed she can boost any cake shop's business. I'm quite scared of her.

Dad - Masood Ahmed

Status: Variable, but always below Mum

A postman and co-owner of Masala Queen. He's heroic - the years he's lived with my mother would have killed most men.

Brother - Syed Masood

Status: Do I have to?

Not sure how he became such a smooth-talker. My older brother can charm his way out of anything.

Sister - Shabnam Masood

Status: Too secretive to tell

She's smart. She managed to escape Walford. Instead she's discovering her roots in Karachi, Pakistan. At least that's what the postcards say. I have a sneaking suspicion she's living the high life in Dubai.

Friend - Libby Fox

Status: Going to Oxford. Unlike me. As you know.

She knows everything and can do just about anything. She can write a 3000 word essay, polish off a Dickens novel, see a play, and track down Darren all before 10am.

Brother's fiancée - Amira

Status: Just lovely.

My brother's fiancée. How she ended up with him, I'll never know. His appeal to her is the ultimate triumph of style over substance.