When she was the most famous hooker in showbusiness - thanks to career-defining roles in the 1986 film Mona Lisa and Kay Mellor's 90s TV hit Band Of Gold - Cathy Tyson had a reputation for being a bit chippy. She'd arrive late for interviews, answer questions dismissively and even turned Hollywood down after being told to lose weight. She's just returned to the acting world after a four-year break in which she went to university to study literature and drama, and how she's changed. Cathy Tyson alongside Bob Hoskins in Mona Lisa, she says Bob had a huge influence on her career
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Cathy Tyson discusses how the late Bob Hoskins inspired her acting
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She describes her love-hate relationship with the acting world
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Cathy claims she is much happier now that she is older
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
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Hollywood
@placeholder came calling but she was terrified when hints were dropped by agents that she needed to lose weight.
Cathy Tyson
Cathy Tyson
Cathy Tyson
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Many older actresses insist they're happier to have left their nubile 20s behind, but I've never believed any of them as much as I believe @placeholder.