Martine Kimberley Sherrie McCutcheon ( born Martine Kimberley Sherrie Ponting , 14 May 1976 ) is an English singer , television personality and actress . McCutcheon 's first television role was the role of Mandy in the television show '' Bluebirds '' in 1989 . She also had minor success as one third of the pop group Milan in the early 1990s , but it was her role as Tiffany Mitchell in the BBC 's '' EastEnders '' that she is best known for , as well as her role in the 2003 romantic comedy '' Love Actually '' . For the former she won the 1997 National Television Award , while for the latter she received the 2004 Empire Award and the 2004 MTV Movie Award . She was written out of '' EastEnders '' at the end of 1998 and then embarked on a pop career , this time as a solo artist
2004 MTV Movie Award
2004 MTV Movie Awards
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