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• Wrote her first novel, Anita and Me, in 1996.
• Appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1997.
• Featured on the British number one record, "Spirit in the Sky," performing with Gareth Gates and her co-stars from the BBC show, The Kumars at No.42, in aid of the Comic Relief charity, in 2003.
• Voted one of the 50 Funniest People in Britain by The Guardian in 2003.
• While on the BBC show Who Do You Think You Are?, discovered that her both of her grandfathers were involved in the struggle for independence in India.
• Was a guest at Prince Charles' wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005.
• Played Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2012.
• Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2015, for her services to Drama and Literature.