MICA Paris is known around the world for her soulful singing voice and collaborations with huge stars including Prince. But hers is a name we would never have heard if it were not for EastEnders.
The singer-turned-actress — who made her soap debut as the BBC show’s latest villain tonight — ditched her real name for Mica because of Walford’s Michelle Fowler, then played by Susan Tully.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Mica, 51, said: “Susan is an amazing actress. I’m such a fan. “My real name is Michelle and she was just so popular back then. “I was just about to get signed at that point.
And I thought, ‘Oh, she’s just too popular and my name will be too close to hers’. “At that point you don’t even realise how big the show was.
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