Trivia

She is the youngest of four children. Her father and two brothers are all London cabbies.

She gave birth to her first child at age 24, a son Myles McCallum in April 2000. The child's father is her boyfriend (now ex-husband), Spencer McCallum. In October 8, 2004, she married her boyfriend of two years, Matthew Macfadyen, in a private ceremony in their local Registry Office. She gave birth to her second child at age 28, a daughter Maggie Macfadyen in December 2004. She gave birth to her third child at age 30, a son Ralph Macfadyen in September 2006.

Won the TV Times best actress award for Bodyguard.

She was eight months pregnant with her daughter Maggie when she completed filming A Cock and Bull Story (2005).

She attended the Sylvia Young Theater School which also produced stars Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) and Nick Berry.