She was once the most talked-about woman in soap.
Millions watched EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth portray Kathy Beale, an Albert Square stalwart whose rape by wine bar owner James Willmott-Brown was one of the most viewed story lines in the history of the show.
Her life has been controversial away from the cameras too, most notoriously when, in 1992, Gillian – Gilly to her friends – was caught performing a sex act on her then fiance while parked on an A1 slip road.
Later, her colourful romantic life included an engagement to drug baron Dave Fairbairn.
I can reveal that, today, 70-year-old Gillian is
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