Ashvin Luximon, who played Asif Malik in EastEnders, has died aged 38.

The actor – who appeared on the long-running BBC soap between 1999 and 2003 – died on 23 July “due to an aneurysm”, his family have said.

His character, who appeared in 146 episodes of EastEnders, was a school friend of Martin Fowler, with the pair often getting into trouble together.

A webpage set up by his family paid tribute to a “loving son, brother and friend”.

“This site is a tribute to Ash, who passed on the July 23, 2022, due to an aneurysm,” they wrote.

“Ash’s unexpected passing has hit us all hard, but we want to take the time to remember his larger-than-life spirit.

“He loved and was loved by so many.

Rose Ayling-Ellis denies rumours she’s set to star in Doctor Who

EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis announces departure from show after two years

EastEnders star Samantha Womack reveals she has breast cancer in Olivia Newton-John tribute

“He sang a mean karaoke tune and had a voice loud enough to hear from space.

“He brought laughter and the best cuddles.”

Luximon, who was from Enfield, North London, also appeared in Grange Hill and TV series Hope and Glory.

His funeral took place on 11 August, with friends and family asked to “wear colour to celebrate his life just as he would have wanted us to”.

In place of flowers, mourners were asked to donate to charities including the NSPCC and men’s suicide prevention organisation Andy’s Man Club.

Pictures on the tribute website include the actor speaking at a wedding, an early secondary school snap and a recent black and white image of the actor in a frame with an oil candle burning in his memory.

His last appearance on EastEnders was in October 2003 when his character received his A-Level results and left to go to college.

Related posts:

‘It’s just spectacular’: Demian Bichir shares excitement over new Godzilla vs Kong film Glastonbury Festival gets grant as part of £400m Culture Recovery Fund Madonna and Levi’s pay tribute to Nick Kamen – ‘the man who made the 501 even more iconic’ Line of Duty finale, The Pursuit of Love and Oxygen Netflix urged to pull down Dave Chappelle’s new show after accusations of ‘anti-LGBTQ diatribes’ ‘I could never imagine anything like this happening’: Scott’s video as police investigate concert deaths Frozen star Josh Gad says there is ‘no need’ for third instalment of record-breaking franchise Alec Baldwin calls for police to ‘monitor weapons safety’ on film sets using guns Sting becomes latest artist to sell the rights to his music WWE legend Scott ‘Razor Ramon’ Hall dies at 63 ‘Warm, sweaty and ready’: Glastonbury fans in high spirits after avoiding transport woes ‘Hug your Pulp records’: Britpop band are getting back together