Wadia thrilled by robot vacuum cleaner

EastEnders star Nina Wadia has admitted that she has become reliant on a robot vacuum cleaner in recent months.

The actress, who plays bossy Zainab Masood on the BBC One soap, was presented with the iRobot product on Mother's Day in March.

"It's a fab little thing that runs around the house and cleans everywhere, then goes back to its charging pod," Wadia told The Guardian. "It also amuses my children - it childminds for me at the same time it's cleaning my house."

Asked how the gadget could be improved, she replied: "I'd give it arms and legs and teach it how to do the dishes as well."

Wadia added that she is looking forward to seeing more robotic products hitting the shelves in future years.

She explained: "Honestly, I think for any woman who is out working and has a home life, I think they should have robot butlers, robot chauffeurs, robot leading men - robot everything."

The star was recently presented with two prizes at the British Soap Awards in London.