She may be recognisable to millions for her past role on Coronation Street - but Arianna Ajtar says it is her business success that deserves to grab the headlines now.
Arianna had a dramatic role in the ITV soap as model Olivia Radfield in 2018 and 2019. But away from the soap, Arianna was already busy forging her fashion success story.
She launched Mars the Label in 2015, with just £3,000 savings and using her dad's living room as the base for the business in Bolton.
Now, after negotiating highs and lows of the business world, she has steered the company to become a multi-million pound success story.
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