George Peters (East Enders) - Sasha Perkins

Sasha Perkins is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Jemma Walker.

She was initially shown as Adi Ferreira's escort friend in 2003, whom he hired to pretend was his girlfriend at a wedding to impress his father. Originally a guest character, executive producer Louise Berridge opted to bring her back the following year, offering actress Jemma Walker a 6 month contract. Walker commented in 2004, "I think she's a bit of light relief around the place Sasha called herself an 'escort', but I think she was actually on the game. But she doesn't have any issues with it. You do what you have to do to survive." Sasha was reportedly brought in to spice up the Asian Ferreira family, who were heavily criticised in the British media.

Sasha began a relationship with Adi and moved in with him, bringing her pet snake called Lionel. Walker has commented, "Adi's shy and hasn't had much experience with the ladies. Sasha's had enough mess her around and now she wants someone to settle down with."

Sasha joined the Ferreira family mini-cab firm - they named the company Toucan Cars after her toucan slippers. She eventually realised that Adi was not right for her; she cheated on him with Danny Moon and then ended the relationship. Following this she slept with Billy Mitchell on the rebound, and left Walford. In reality, the character was one of many to be axed by executive producer Kathleen Hutchison following a media backlash and falling ratings surrounding the soap.