Martine McCutcheon Libri

Her story starts with a life on the run from a violent father, drinks, drugs, abduction and even an attempted murder, moving on to her early bid for pop stardom, early loves, her big break in EastEnders, the behind-the-scenes friendships and enmities and the shocking story of how she really came to leave the series.

Mandy Sanderson is turning thirty and has everything going for her - dark ebony hair and flashing black eyes - yet, so far, true love has eluded her. Then, on the night of her birthday party, surrounded by friends she adores, Cupid strikes as Mandy and the Jake Chaplin lock eyes across the restaurant and fall for one another in an instant.