Trivia

Was working as a waitress when she landed the role of Lola Pearce on EastEnders (1985).

Her EastEnders (1985) character Lola Pearce became the 26th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Lola had a daughter Lexi (played initially by Dotti-Beau Cotterill and later Isabella Brown) , born on July 23, 2012.

Ranked #83 in The 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Lola Pearce (2015).

Is one of twelve EastEnders (1985) actresses who despite their characters giving birth on the show have never become mothers in real life. The others are Wendy Richard, Susan Tully, Jan Graveson, Shana Swash, Emma Barton, Mimi Keene, Rakhee Thakrar, Lorna Fitzgerald, Tilly Keeper, Letitia Dean, and Clair Norris.

Is one of five British soap actresses to have acted out giving birth in a live episode. The others are Jennie McAlpine (Fiz Stape in Coronation Street (1960) on December 9, 2010), Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle in Emmerdale Farm (1972) on October 17, 2012), Sian Reese-Williams (Gennie Walker in Emmerdale Farm (1972) on October 17, 2012) and Tameka Empson (Kim Fox-Hubbard in EastEnders (1985) on February 19, 2015).

Is one of eight EastEnders (1985) actresses to have won the Best Actress Award at the British Soap Awards; the others are Barbara Windsor, Patsy Palmer, Natalie Cassidy, Kacey Ainsworth, Lacey Turner, Jessie Wallace, and Kellie Bright.