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| 1 | Announced that she had once again suffered a cocaine relapse, having been clean for 2 years, upon discovering that her boyfriend George Arnold had had an affair with her best friend (3 October 2016). |
| 2 | Was in a relationship with George Arnold, who is 19 years her junior, from November 2015 until October 2016. |
| 3 | Ranked #47 in The 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Sam Mitchell (2015). |
| 4 | Revealed that despite being clean for 13 years she suffered a cocaine relapse whilst on holiday in Magaluf in April and has since taken cocaine an additional six times, even sleeping with a drug dealer during another Magaluf getaway, resulting in the break-up of her engagement to Tom Richards (17 August 2014). |
| 5 | Separated from her 2nd husband Kevin Jenkins in January 2014 after 12 years of marriage. |
| 6 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 23, a son Kai Jordan Westbrook on November 23, 1996. Child's father is her now ex-boyfriend, Robert Fernandez. |
| 7 | Was in a relationship with Robert Fernandez from 1996 to 1998. They have a son together. |
| 8 | Announced on 11 June 2014 that she had miscarried her future 3rd child, her 1st with fiancé Tom Richards, on Saturday 7 June. The baby was due in December. |
| 9 | Was engaged to Tom Richards, having been in a relationship with him since February 2014 (April-August 2014). |
| 10 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 27, a daughter Jodie B. Jenkins on September 5, 2001. Jodie was delivered via emergency C-section as she was in a difficult position in the womb and was named after her mother's favorite actress Jodie Foster. Child's father is her fiancé (now estranged 2nd husband), Kevin Jenkins. |
| 11 | Took a 3-year hiatus from acting between 2010 and 2013 in order to run a pet grooming business with her husband in Los Angeles, California. |
| 12 | Her favourite actress is Jodie Foster. |
| 13 | Released her autobiography, "The Other Side of Nowhere" (April 2006). |
| 14 | Her EastEnders (1985) character Sam Mitchell became the 22nd woman on the soap opera to give birth. Sam had a son Richard (played by Henri Charles), born on 1 September 2010. |
| 15 | Ranked #37 in the 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Sam Mitchell (2010). |
| 16 | Was replaced by Kim Medcalf as Sam Mitchell in EastEnders (1985) after being sacked by producers twice during her time on the show. |
| 17 | Is one of 8 EastEnders (1985) actors to compete on Dancing on Ice (2006). The others, in chronological order, are Gemma Bissix (Clare Bates), Todd Carty (Mark Fowler), Bobby Davro (Vinnie Monks), Nadia Sawalha (Annie Palmer), Sam Attwater (Leon Small), Laila Morse (Mo Harris) and Matt Lapinskas (Anthony Moon). |
| 18 | Was given the nickname Winkle by her father Andy at an early age. |
| 19 | Had breast implants in 2000 after the birth of her son caused her breasts to decrease in size. However in 2002 she had to undergo emergency corrective surgery when one of her saline implants ruptured. |
| 20 | Participated in the 2nd series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002) in 2003, but finished 9th after quitting the show because she missed her children. |
| 21 | Was involved in a car accident with boyfriend Robert Fernandez. Sustained severe facial injuries and a dislocated eye, but had no long-term or major disfigurement due to corrective surgery (1998). |
| 22 | Is a close friend of former EastEnders (1985) co-stars Barbara Windsor, Gillian Taylforth, Ross Kemp, Letitia Dean, Adam Woodyatt, Michelle Gayle, Sid Owen, Patsy Palmer and Martine McCutcheon. |
| 23 | Her former EastEnders (1985) co-stars Barbara Windsor, Michael Greco and Dean Gaffney were in attendance at her wedding to Kevin Jenkins. |
| 24 | Struggled with cocaine addiction from 1988 to 2001, resulting in her spending time in rehab in order to beat her addiction. |
| 25 | Is one of 10 EastEnders (1985) actors to compete in I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002). The others, in chronological order, are Sid Owen (Ricky Butcher), Elaine Lordan (Lynne Hobbs), Dean Gaffney (Robbie Jackson), Marc Bannerman (Gianni di Marco), Joe Swash (Mickey Miller), Lucy Benjamin (Lisa Fowler), Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher), Laila Morse (Mo Harris) and Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell). As of 2016 she and Elaine Lordan are the only 2 to have quit the show. |
| 26 | Married van driver Ben Morgan after being together just 8 weeks; she used his surname professionally during their marriage. |
| 27 | Was offered the role of child-molester Natalie Buxton in Bad Girls (1999) but turned it down. The part was then given to Dannielle Brent. |
| 28 | Auditioned to replace Deborah Gibson as Sandy in the West End production of "Grease" in 1994, but Sonia was cast instead. |
| 29 | Was in a relationship with pop singer Brian Harvey (1991-1995). |
| 30 | Lived with a family friend for months along with her brother when she was 13 because her mother was suffering from cervical cancer and had to have a hysterectomy. |
| 31 | Attended The Sylvia Young Theatre School (1981-1989). |
| 32 | Began modelling at the age of 7 for the supermarket Asda, before going on to model children's fashionware in Next catalogues and then become the face of high street store "Tammy Girl". |
| 33 | Competed in the 5th series of Dancing on Ice (2006) in 2010, partnered with professional ice-skater Matthew Gonzalez, finishing 4th out of 14 celebrities. |
| 34 | Has an older half-brother Justin Drew (b. 1970) from her father's previous marriage as well as a younger brother, Andrew Jay (b. 1981). She also has a half-sister Georgia Elizabeth (b. 1997) from her father's 3rd marriage. |
| 35 | Daughter of Andrew and Susan (née Maynard) Westbrook. Her father works as a carpet contractor whilst her mother is a shop assistant. |
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