BBC Share By Charlotte Rodrigues Aug 26 2020 By Charlotte Rodrigues Aug 26 2020 Tenet: Himesh Patel's Eastenders character called the wrong name by Eamonn Holmes Eamonn appeared to get two characters confused EastEnders This Morning Share By Charlotte Rodrigues Aug 26 2020 By Charlotte Rodrigues Aug 26 2020 Tenet star Himesh Patel appeared on This Morning and Eamonn Holmes made an awkward blunder when he got his EastEnders character’s name wrong. Himesh, who played Tamwar Masood in the BBC soap from 2007 until 2016, most recently starred in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet. The actor appeared on This Morning to talk about his latest role. The conversation moved on to Himesh’s time in EastEnders. As Eamonn spoke to the former soap star he asked: “Well my friend you have have been doing it for years and most people will know you from the movie Yesterday, but a lot of people will know you from being in EastEnders for nine, nearly 10 years there playing Masood in EastEnders.” Eamonn Holmes got Tamwar and Masood mixed up as he chatted to Himesh Patel about Tenet (Credit: ITV) However Hamish’s character was called Tamwar and Tamwar’s father was called Masood. Article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Although Eamonn may have got the character’s mixed up, Tamwar’s last name is Masood. But despite the error, Himesh didn’t correct Eamonn. Himesh Patel on his time in EastEnders Speaking about his time on EastEnders, Himesh did say: “Playing Tamwar for that amount of time was amazing and a great training ground and I think you have to be on your game everyday. “There’s so many scenes to film and so much work to get through. You have to think about you know moving between different scenes in the same day. And yeah I really enjoyed my time there and I think when you move on to big films the scale gets bigger of course. Himesh departed the soap in 2016 (Credit: BBC) Read More: EastEnders fans shocked to see what Gray actor Toby-Alexander Smith is like in real life “You’re looking at bigger budgets and bigger worlds that you’re playing in, but you still have to have that discipline of work everyday and knowing where you’re at, filming out of order. You know it was a great training ground.” Leaving EastEnders: What has Himesh Patel been up to? Himesh’s alter ego Tamwar left Walford in 2016 to go travelling. https://www.instagram.com/p/By28TokB3tL/ Read More: EastEnders fans predict Honey and Jay affair after soap confirms they’ve ‘bonded’ Meanwhile Himesh has landed himself several TV and film roles. In 2019, he starred in Yesterday alongside Lily James and Ed Sheeran. He has also starred in TV series The Luminaries, Avenue 5 and Station Eleven. Leave us a comment on our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix and let us know what you think of this story. Good to Know Share By Charlotte Rodrigues Aug 26 2020 By Charlotte Rodrigues Aug 26 2020