- When her boyfriend first met her, he sent her a text message pointing out that her name is an anagram of "Habitual Snog"!
- Her Coronation Street (1960) character Sunita Alahan became the 19th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Sunita had twins Aadi (played by Zennon Ditchett) and Asha (played by Tanisha Gorey), born on 13 January 2006.
- Underwent a hysterectomy in 2010 after fibroids were detected growing in her womb.
- Mother to Akshay Gulati (b. 19 October 1994).
- She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List for her services to the Cultural Industries. She lives in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
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