- Worked as a dental nurse prior to landing regular acting work.
- Her favourite film is Withnail & I (1987).
- Trained at East 15 Acting School.
- Won the National Comedy Award of Great Britain supporting performance for her role in Afterlife.
- Good friends with Maxine Peake.
- Her character Philomena Cunk was initially designed as a posh middle-class woman, and she practiced her lines as such for the audition. She was then asked to perform with her natural Bolton accent, which was then used instead.
- One half of Two Episodes of MASH with Joe Wilkinson.
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