 In January 2012 , Anthony takes an interest to Amira Masood ( Preeya Kalidas ) , Amira states in EastEnders to Zainab Masood ( Nina Wadia ) that Anthony ' brightens up her life by treating her like a princess ' . Speaking of his relationship with Amira , Lapinskas told Digital Spy , " From the very first time Anthony saw Amira at the pub , he said she was a goddess . Since then , he 's been helping her out a bit , and she 's warming to him . You never know what could happen – watch this space . It could turn into something beautiful ! He added , " I think at first she might have wanted to use him to make Syed ( Marc Elliot ) jealous , but over a period of time , she might start warming to him . He is genuinely a nice guy and quite charming , so she could fall for him " . 
