When Martine McCutcheon joined EastEnders as Tiffany Raymond in 1994, the role was only supposed to be a small one. But the star quickly garnered millions of fans and became the nation's sweetheart.
A staggering 22 million people tuned in to watch Tiffany's heartbreaking death on New Year's Eve 1998 as she fled The Queen Vic and her brutish husband Grant Mitchell to start a new life in Spain with their daughter Courtney.
Viewers were distraught when Frank Butcher's car came hurtling around the corner and ploughed into Tiff, who died in the middle of the street as one poignant tear trickled down her cheek.
But the exit wasn't the one Martine had hoped for. The star later claimed she'd only wanted time out to launch her pop career but was
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