 Sol is one of four main characters from series two of EastEnders : E20 , created by its team of thirteen writers , along with Asher , Stevie and Naz . Tosin Cole was cast in the role , and said , " It 's a privilege to work on something so big but so different . Everyone is fantastic to work with . I 'm really excited . " He said that he found it exciting and weird to work with the EastEnders cast , but they made him feel comfortable . However , he admitted to feeling nervous about having to dance in front of professional dance group Flawless in the series finale , saying that learning to dance was " very , very , very stressful . " The character and casting were announced on 28 July 2010 . The show 's producer , Deborah Sathe , said " I am [ ... ] proud of what the writers have achieved . [ They ] have created four new faces for [ Albert ] Square and their reaction to Walford life is really exciting . " 
