nina harris, played by troy titus-adams, appears between 1999 and 2000. the character was axed by john yorke, making her final appearance in june 2000. titus-adams was critical about the lack of material given to her, accusing the bbc of tokenism. nina arrives in walford looking for a fresh start away from her past as a prostitute. nina helped imprison her violent pimp vinny, a former boyfriend who had got her addicted to drugs and then persuaded her to turn to prostitution so she could feed their habit. nina stays with her aunt irene raymond (roberta taylor) and settles in by becoming a barmaid in the queen victoria public house.