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• Was adopted by her parents.
• Trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, which she began attending as a child. Classmates included Patsy Kensit and Sadie Frost.
• Appeared in a Julie Andrews Christmas special at age 6.
• After having her first son, she searched for and found her biological mother, a model from New York who was in London during the 1960s. She also discovered that she has a sister. 
• Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002, shortly after giving birth to her second child.
• Supports Breast Cancer Care, a British breast-cancer charity; ran the 2012 London marathon to raise money for it.
• Is an ambassador for Save the Children, an organization that helps children in developing countries.