Martine McCutcheon
Martine McCutcheon
Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting, known professionally as Martine McCutcheon, is an English singer, television personality, actress and occasional radio presenter. McCutcheon had minor success as one third of the pop group Milan in the early 1990s, but it was her role as Tiffany Mitchell in the BBC's EastEnders that made her a household name in the UK. McCutcheon left the series at the end of 1998 to embark on a pop career, this time as a solo artist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth14 May 1976
goes-on matter ill
For me, the show must go on - it doesn't matter how ill you are, you get on and do it.
hard-work thinking hard
I don't think for a second that I'm the best at anything, but I know I'm really good at quite a lot of things because I work hard.
vegetables meat red
I eat foods such as fish, chicken, fruit and vegetables while avoiding red meat, dairy and wheat.
want safe mum
I want to make my mum's life and my life safe.
nice luxury poor
I love nice things - I consider Ralph Lauren sheets to be a necessity, not a luxury - but I've known what it's like to be poor.
running three pilates
I run or walk three times a week. I do Pilates, too, which is amazing - it makes you longer and leaner.
thinking style might
I think it takes time to find your natural style and learn not to be swayed by trends that might not flatter you.
eye decision made
I've grown up in the public eye, and every decision I've made has always been so public and often inaccurately reported.
supermodel
I've never pretended to be a supermodel.
stars thinking people
Any actress will tell you - it's really hard. If you're not an A-list Hollywood movie star, if you're in the middle, there are people who assume you wouldn't do certain things without even asking you, when actually you probably would. And there are people who always think you are busy doing something else.
family black-and-white phones
I love to snuggle up on the sofa wrapped in my duvet watching old black and white films, and catching up with friends and family on the phone.
magic eating wave
Eating lighter makes you lighter. No one can wave a magic wand.
fun feelings alive
A huge part of youth is how you behave: I'm always looking for fun and anything that makes me feel alive - that in itself keeps me feeling young.
men want condom
Some men send me condoms and underpants. I'm not sure what they want.