| Syd Chambers | |||||
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| EastEnders character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Nina Toussaint-White | ||||
| Introduced by | Diederick Santer | ||||
| First appearance | 6 February 2009 | ||||
| Last appearance | 11 December 2009 | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
| Profile | |||||
| Date of birth | 1985 | ||||
| Occupation | Nurse | ||||
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Sydney "Syd" Chambers is played by Nina Toussaint-White and appeared on screen between 6 February and 11 December 2009. After her first appearance, it was revealed that Syd has a deaf son named Noah.
In January 2009, it was announced that actress Nina Toussaint-White would join EastEnders playing Syd, a new love interest for Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements). Speaking of her part, Toussaint-White said: "I have been a fan of EastEnders for as long as I can remember and I am extremely excited to be working on such a great show. Finding out I got the job was exciting, but standing on the Square for the first time was amazing although very surreal." She added: "I'm looking forward to working with Charlie Clements and seeing what Syd is going to get up to."
Toussaint-White has subsequently claimed that the relationship between Bradley and Syd is an attempt to portray more interracial relationships in EastEnders. However, she also urged the soap to go further in trying to accurately portray the diversity of modern London. Toussaint-White also claimed that her addition in the cast of EastEnders was part of an ongoing process of including more ethnic-minority characters in the show.
The result of Syd's relationship with Bradley is directly linked to the high-profile storyline of Stacey Slater's (Lacey Turner) ongoing battle with bipolar disorder, and her subsequent sectioning.
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