He might shortly find some comfort, though, thanks to Shabnam Masood and Kush Kazemi, two former residents of Albert Square.
Zack seeks solace from Sharon Watts and James Bye’s Martin Fowler as he battles with his grief and what to do next. (Letitia Dean).
They give him advice on how to best assist Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), who is also in pain as a result of their terrible loss.Martin brings up Kush and Shabnam, and Zack gets motivated.
After a few days of not feeling their baby move, Kush and Shabnam were devastated to learn that he had passed away.
After that, Shabnam underwent an induction, giving birth to Zaair, their stillborn boy.
As Martin describes how the couple planted a tree to commemorate their own lost baby, Zack is struck by an idea.
Whitney declines to get involved when he tells her his intentions.She quickly changes her mind, though, after hearing some sage advice from closest friend Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams).
She has a change of heart, which makes Zack happy, and they can both take a minute to be sad together.
Will they continue to drive each other away, or is this a sign of things to come for them?
Back in 2021, Kush Kazemi’s existence came to an end. Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith), who shoved the well-liked character in front of a train, was responsible for his death.
Shabnam fled Walford in 2016 after meeting her daughter Jade again.