Martine McCutcheon

Martine Kimberley Sherrie McCutcheon née Ponting born 14 May 1976 is an English actress and singer She studied at the renowned Italia Conti stage school in London from the age of 10 She appeared in several billboard ads and television commercials as a child then won a part in the BBC childrens series Bluebirds in 89 after which further TV and theatre roles followed At 15 she was picked to front the allgirl band Milan who went on tour with East 17 but they disbanded in April 94 She earned her Empire and MTV Movie awards Her big break came in January 95 with the part of Tiffany Raymond in BBCs soap opera Eastenders and her role in the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually She was written out of EastEnders at the end of 1998 and then embarked on a pop career this time as a solo artist She has so far released 6 hit singles and 3 albums two of which reached Gold and Platinum status