[post_page_title]Michelle Collins – Then[/post_page_title]
The popular British actress played the major role of Cindy Beale on the soap opera for ten years from 1988 to 1998, but with a break of two years in between. Her original role was only supposed to appear in 11 episodes, but she was so good at what she did that she ended up staying much longer. She was featured as the manipulative villain and the cheating wife of her co star, Ian Beale.
[post_page_title]Michelle Collins – Now[/post_page_title]
After her retirement from the show, she went on to star in the rival series, Coronation Street where she played for three years. She also starred in Real Women and Sunburn, two dramas from BBC. In fact, the actress revealed that she attempted suicide when the filming was going on for Sunburn, after she was distressed from her relationship with her ex partner, Fabrizio Tassalini, whom she also has a daughter with.