List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2006

Aadi Alahan, who first appears on 13 January 2006, is introduced alongside his twin sister Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) as the newborn children of Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) and Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin). Aadi and Asha are originally portrayed by triplets Hannah, Harris and Ria Ahmed. The characters were written out following Gulati's decision to leave the soap and depart in February 2006. The character, along with Sunita and Asha, was reintroduced in 2009 with the role recast to Zennon Ditchett. Ditchett opted to leave the show in 2019 to focus on his schooling, so the role was recast to Adam Hussain, who first appears on 15 April 2020. Aadi features in a new story following his recast as Asha becomes the victim to a sexting scandal. Hussain expressed his excitement at joining the soap and wanted to develop his "own twist" on the character. Hussain and Gorey were friends prior to his casting, which he thought assisted the portrayal of the twins' relationship. Gary Gillatt of ''Inside Soap'' praised Hussain's casting, commenting, "The new Aadi Alahan is really well cast. He has the same cocky swagger as his dad."

Aadi was born in January 2006, just before Asha. In March 2006, Sunita still hadn't got back together with Dev and decided to leave the Street with Aadi and Asha. In late 2009, Aadi and Asha returned when Sunita resumed her relationship with Dev. They moved into Dev's flat in March 2010, after Dev and Sunita reconciled. Aadi and Asha thought it was funny if Aadi went out onto the balcony of the flat, however, when Sunita tried to get him in she couldn't and Dev broke the handle when he tried to open the closed balcony door. After many attempts they failed, though Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey) was riding by and came to the rescue just as Sunita was going to call 999. In April 2013, Aadi and Asha lost their mother when Sunita died from her injuries following a fire in the Rovers - the fire being started by her ex-boyfriend Karl Munro (John Michie), who also turned off her life support machine at hospital. Following a video of Asha undressing for her crush, Corey Brent (Maximus Evans), being spread around the pupils of Weatherfield High by Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson), Dev was dissatisfied by the headteacher response, and enrolled Aadi and Asha into Oakhill School.

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