ronny ferreira, played by ray panthaki, is the brother of ash (raji james), adi (ameet chana) and kareena (pooja shah). ronny is a dj, and has brief relationships with kelly taylor (brooke kinsella) and zoe slater (michelle ryan). he is stabbed by a gang while trying to protect his friend tariq larousi (nabil elouahabi), and needs to have a kidney transplant. when none of his family are a tissue match, tariq reveals that he is ronny's half-brother, and he donates a kidney to him.