Meryl Glynis Fernandes (born 1983)[1] is an English actress and presenter.

She played Afia Masood, a love interest for Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel) in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, originally making a guest appearance between 29 December 2009[2] and 5 January 2010.

[5][6] Born in 1983 to Harold and Ghislaine Fernandes, Meryl was brought up in London and went to Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green.

[8] She has also appeared in the highly criticised YouTube series, Living With the Infidels playing 'Jot'.

as a 'Workhouse Girl', in 1996 and sung in Il mondo della luna at the Royal Academy of Music in 2003.