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\n\t\tMoney talks! (Picture: BBC\/Metro)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tMoney talks! (Picture: BBC\/Metro)<\/p>\n
Imagine a world or, more specifically, an EastEnders<\/a> without Martine McCutcheon<\/a>\u2019s sweetheart character, Tiffany Mitchell?<\/p>\n Well, if Martine\u2019s recent interview with iNews<\/a> is anything to go by, that world was very nearly a reality if not for one fact: her agent gave her a harsh reality check over the state of her bank account!<\/p>\n \u2018When I was offered EastEnders I really didn\u2019t want to do it \u2013 not because it wasn\u2019t a great job, it just wasn\u2019t the right job for me,\u2019 Martine said.<\/p>\n \u2018It was based in reality and it was everything that I was trying to get away from. <\/p>\n \u2018My agent said to me, \u2018Look, you\u2019re broke, you\u2019re working in a shop earning hardly anything, go for it and then if you get it, you get it, and if you don\u2019t, then don\u2019t worry about it. It\u2019ll be a great experience.\u2019 They were right.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t They totally were! Through Tiffany, Martine became the nation\u2019s sweetheart, with her \u2018Enders role propelling her into the stratosphere. It also, however, brought her an intense amount of fame:<\/p>\n \u2018The scariest kind of fame I\u2019ve experienced was definitely being a soap star,\u2019 Martine said.<\/p>\n \u2018Even though I\u2019ve done things since that are seen to be bigger or more credible, nothing prepared me for the attention and press I received when I was in EastEnders. <\/p>\n \u2018Tiffany was so relatable to people that they felt like they could just come up and hug you in the street. They felt like they knew you.\u2019<\/p>\n Who was Tiffany Mitchell?<\/p>\n \t\t Beloved Tiff\u2019 was introduced as a school friend of Walford royalty\u00a0Bianca Jackson<\/a>\u00a0(Patsy Palmer<\/a>), though she did step out of her flame-haired friends shadow and became an integral character on her own merit.<\/p>\n Tiffany was mostly known for her fractious and abusive relationship with Grant Mitchell<\/a>\u00a0(Ross Kemp<\/a>). After a one night stand, Tiffany discovered she was pregnant, not knowing if Grant was the daddy or her boyfriend, Tony Hills (Mark Homer).<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDon’t miss a Soaps scoop! Add us as a Preferred Source\t\t\t<\/p>\n As a loyal Metro Soaps reader, we want to make sure you never miss our articles when searching for stories. We have all the latest soaps news, spoilers, videos, and interviews, with a vibrant community of highly engaged readers.<\/p>\n Click the button below and tick\u00a0Metro.co.uk\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/p>\n \nAdd us as a Preferred Source<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \t\t The same boyfriend who was happened to be sleeping with her brother, Simon Raymond (Andrew Lynford).<\/p>\n Tiff and Grant married and her daughter, Courtney, was revealed to be his, though his abusive tendencies worsened, with their marriage devolving into a toxic, volatile mess. It reached a crescendo when she learned that Grant was sleeping with her mum.<\/p>\n \t\t For those keeping track, that\u2019s two of her fellas that slept with members of her immediate family. Couldn\u2019t write it, could you?<\/p>\n After an attempt to frame Grant for pushing her down stairs, Tiffany\u2019s good heart won out and she tried to end the scheme, while fleeing Walford with Courtney. <\/p>\n Grant\u2019s release, however, changed everything, and he gave chase to Tiffany, who, desperate to escape, ran into the path of Frank Butcher\u2019s (Mike Reid) car, which ultimately killed her.<\/p>\n Would Martine return to EastEnders?<\/p>\n \t\t We know! Tiffany\u2019s dead. <\/p>\n But that didn\u2019t stop Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), Kathy<\/a> and Cindy Beale<\/a>\u00a0(Michelle Collins<\/a> and Gillian Wright<\/a>) from turning back up in Walford, did it?<\/p>\n But the question is, would Martine be up for it?<\/p>\n In an\u00a0exclusive interview<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Metro\u00a0entertainment reporter,\u00a0Emily Bashforth<\/a>, Martine said: \u2018I\u2019ve never even really had a chance to think about it because I\u2019ve been so busy with the opportunities it gave me in the first place to keep going and keep evolving.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018Honestly, if they approached me and the time was right and the storyline was something believable and really amazing, I think it would have to be amazing for me to justify it, because if it wasn\u2019t, so many people would be disappointed.\u2019<\/p>\n Martine elaborated further: \u2018It would be a big pressure because Tiffany was such an icon, and it would be so easy to do her a disservice. But I would definitely do it if it was right, because I just loved playing her so much.<\/p>\n \u2018She just had no rules. She was fearless and feisty and an amazing character to play. For that reason alone, for selfish reasons, I\u2019d love to do it, but it would have to be right.\u2019<\/p>\n We reckon it\u2019s right. How about you?<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Martine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AD_160252510-27f4-e1775211009953.jpg\")
\n\t\tMartine didn\u2019t want to take the EastEnders role, but her agent convinced her (Picture: Moviestore Collection\/REX)<\/p>\n![\"Peggy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IP_509078-901b.jpg\")
\n\t\tTiffany had a tumultuous time in Walford (Picture: BBC picture archives)<\/p>\n![\"Soaps](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775242696_505_SEI_278522320-46a3.jpg\")
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\n\t\tTiffany met a grisly end (Picture: BBC picture archives)<\/p>\n![\"Martine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1390140619-4547.jpg\")
\n\t\tWould Martine return? (Picture: David M. Benett\/Dave Benett\/Getty Images for SHEIN)<\/p>\n![\"Martine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-881708098.jpg\")
\n\t\t\u2018It would have to be right\u2019 said Martine (Picture: Mike Marsland\/Mike Marsland\/WireImage)<\/p>\n
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