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Who is Martine McCutcheon? Ex EastEnders star and Love Actually actress married to Jack McManus

The actress/singer/TV presenter released her album Lost And Found in 2017

MARTINE McCutcheon has tried her hand at practically everything in the entertainment industry - from singing to acting to presenting.

Here's everything you need to know about her...

 Martine McCutcheon is a singer, actress and TV presenter
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Martine McCutcheon is a singer, actress and TV presenterCredit: Getty Images

Who is Martine McCutcheon?

Martine McCutcheon is a 42-year-old entertainer from Hackney, East London.

She has been married to her husband Jack McManus since 2012, and has been with him since 2009.

The pair have one child together, a son named Rafferty Jack McManus, who was born in 2015.

In early 2017, Martine revealed on Loose Women that she suffers from both Lyme disease and ME - also known as chronic fatigue syndrome.

What's happened in Martine McCutcheon's singing career so far?

Martine initially joined pop group Milan in the 90s, but later stopped performing in order to pursue an acting career, landing the role of Tiffany in EastEnders.

But she left the soap three years later, landing her first number one after returning to music and releasing Perfect Moment.

The song stayed at number one for two weeks, and remained in the charts for 24 weeks.

Martine then released a string of singles, with five singles reaching the top 10.

She halted her music career again in 2002 after her third album.

In 2017 she released her comeback album Lost And Found which featured the single Say I'm Not Alone.

 Martine shot to fame in Eastenders as Grant Mitchell's love, Tiffany
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Martine shot to fame in Eastenders as Grant Mitchell's love, TiffanyCredit: BBC

What has Martine McCutcheon starred in?

Martine rose to fame in Eastenders as Tiffany Raymond, Bianca's best friend from school.

During her time on the show, she became known for her relationship with Grant Mitchell, and together they had a daughter together, Courtney.

However, when their relationship went sour, Grant tried to run off with the tot, and Tiffany was killed off after being run over chasing after them.

She was killed off in an explosive New Year's Eve episode in 1998, which saw 22million people tune in.

Martine was also known for her role in the hugely successful rom-com Love Actually - where she played Hugh Grant's working class maid and love interest, Natalie.

The actress has previously said she'd do a second Love Actually in a "heartbeat".

​Ex EastEnders ​star Martine McCutcheon​ ​releases her latest single 'Say I'm Not Alone'
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