Martine McCutcheon
| Martine McCutcheon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting 14 May 1976 Hackney, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress, singer. |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jack McManus (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1992–2002 |
| Labels | Innocent, Virgin, Liberty |
Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting (born 14 May 1976), 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 she is best remembered for, as well has her role in the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually. McCutcheon was written out of the series at the end of 1998 to embark on a pop career, this time as a solo artist.
She had success with her No. 1 single "Perfect Moment". She released three albums to varying degrees of success, but her pop career stalled due to the poor reception of her third album in 2002. She has since appeared in various television programmes, in films such as Love Actually as Natalie, and on stage in My Fair Lady, where her portrayal of Eliza Doolittle won her a Laurence Olivier Award in 2002. She released her autobiography, Who Does She Think She Is? in 2000. McCutcheon is now regular panelist on the ITV daytime show Loose Women.
McCutcheon was born as Martine Kimberley Sherri Ponting at the Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital in Hackney, London, when her mother, Jenny Tomlin, was 19.
At the age of 10, Martine took her stepfather's surname when her mother met and married window cleaner John McCutcheon. Martine McCutcheon has a younger half-brother LJ.
At the age of 12, McCutcheon obtained her first acting role and was paid £350 to appear in an American television commercial for the drink Kool-Aid, which was followed by modelling assignments and bit parts in TV shows such as in the ITV police drama The Bill. She also appeared in the music video for the song "Caribbean Blue" by Irish singer Enya. By the time she was 15, she was part of an all-girl group, Milan, with two fellow pupils and landed a record contract and a gig touring as the warm-up act for the British boyband, East 17. Milan were reasonably successful, they entered the dance charts three times, but not successful enough to make a living and they disbanded.
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