Real life of Channel 5 Too Good To Be True's Kara Tointon - actress sister, famous exes and filming injuries

Kara Tointon has been on British TV screens for as long as most of us can remember. Her first appearance on EastEnders was initially in 1994 - a full 30 years ago.

Now, she's heading up a thriller on Channel 5 - Too Good to Be True which follows a single mum with financial woes as she is offered a dream job, no strings attached. Or are there?

The plot follows single mum Rachel who is on the poverty line, leaving her working all hours of the day as a cleaner to provide for her son. Out of the blue, she is approached by a wealthy businessman offering her a new job with better pay and shorter hours. However, after accepting she gets drawn further into his life and begins to question his motives.

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And as Too Good to Be True hits screens, also starring Downton Abbey star Allen Leech hits screens, we're having a look at who the 40-year-old actress is, and looking at her actress sister, famous exes, dyslexia and the injuries she sustained while filming her new TV hit.

How did Kara Tointon get into acting?

Born in Basildon in Essex, Kara's first paid acting role was as a dancer, aged 11 for Snow White in pantomime. As mentioned, her first role on TV was in EastEnders, playing a schoolfriend of Sonia Fowler.

She appeared as a school student once more in Channel 4's Teachers in 2001. But her big break was back on Albert Square once more.

What was Kara's role in EastEnders?

Kara played Dawn Swann in the BBC One soap, from 2005 until 2009. In the programme, her onscreen brother was played by Joe Swash, now married to Stacey Solomon.

In an interview with This Morning in 2016, Kara admitted that she had thought about quitting acting after she left EastEnders but she