- She suffered from anorexia.
- She had a UK Top 40 chart hit in 1999 with the theme from Sunburn (1999).
- She was ranked #22 in the 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Cindy Beale (2010).
- She gave birth to her first child at age 34, a daughter Maia-Rose Collins on 28 September 1996. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend Fabrizio Tassalini.
- She was in attendance at the funeral of her former EastEnders (1985) co-star Wendy Richard (9 March 2009).
- She bat out Jacqueline Leonard and Lisa Maxwell for the role of Stella Price on Coronation Street (1960).
- She was eight months pregnant with her daughter Maia-Rose when she went on maternity leave from filming EastEnders (1985).
- She returned to work 12 months after giving birth to her daughter Maia-Rose when she resumed filming EastEnders (1985).
- Her niece followed her footsteps in 2005 by appearing in EastEnders (1985) (playing the part of Kylie)
- Her EastEnders (1985) character Cindy Beale became the 4th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Cindy had a son Steven (played by Edward Savage and then Aaron Sidwell), born 26 December 1989, and twins Peter (played by Thomas Law) and Lucy (played by Melissa Suffield), born 9 December 1993.
- Married her boyfriend of 10 years and fiancé of 4 months, Mike Davidson, at Islington Town Hall. Bride was wearing a white jumpsuit and a floral garland atop her head, whilst groom wore a white jacket over black shirt and trousers. They arrived in a white convertible. Her former EastEnders (1985) co-stars Adam Woodyatt and Michael Cashman were in attendance.
- Her niece Charlotte Graham played her daughter in Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001).
- She was ranked #20 out of 100 greatest EastEnders characters for her role as Cindy Beale (2020).
- She was ranked #29 in The 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Cindy Beale (2015).
- Delivered her daughter Maia-Rose via forceps.
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