It’s the stuff of bloke dreams - Martine McCutcheon and Denise Van Outen fighting over who gets to take their clothes off! But it’s all for a good reason, both girls want to play socialite Laura Henderson in an up coming film based on her life which will also star Dame Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins and Will Young. The $10 million dollar project will be set in 1930s London.

Martine as Monica - August 04
Martine McCutcheon is to play Monica Lewinsky in an upcoming film.

The ex Eastender caught the attention of producers watching Love Actually and has been asked to play the White House intern. Currently in the early stages the only thing confirmed by the good people at Fox is Martine’s part in the film - so they must be pretty sure that she’s the girl for the job.

Martine’s career ’not over’ - May 04
Martine McCutcheon has said that her career is still on track despite bombing in Hollywood.

The Cockney sparra is apparently disappointed in reports that she embarrassed herself in LA, getting drunk at the Oscars and offending high powered execs. She says that she went to Hollywood to see an agent and attend a couple of castings "it didn’t work out" she says "so I came home." The actress comments that she is happy staying in London for now although disappointed that it don’t work out in La-La land.

Martine ditches LA - April 04
Martine McCutcheon has given up on plans to become a Hollywood megastar.

The ex Eastender did have plans to follow in the footsteps of fellow Brit Catherine Zeta Jones. She jetted off to Hollywood straight after her role in Love Actually but has been brought back down to earth with quite a bump. The disillusioned cockney sparra said "people were shallow, they pretend they are interested in you then forget about you".you have to wonder what she expected from Tinsel Town!

Martine’s snog with Hugh - 24/10/03
Martine McCutcheon demanded retakes of kissing scenes with co-star Hugh Grant on the set of their new film Love Actually.

She revealed that she even used tongues to make her scenes with Hugh convincing, cheekily adding she went for a bit of method acting! Martine said demurely "I have to say it was an honour to kiss Mr Grant. I had to go again on numerous occasions because I didn’t quite feel I had got the moment right. There were tongues on some takes, when the director asks for tongues, you must give the director tongues’.

Modestly she went on to say "Richard Curtis wrote the part for me. He said they were trying to think of the girl that was real but was beautiful enough for the Prime Minister to fall in love with. I was kind of speechless." Bless her cockles.

I can’t take it no more! - 29/09/03
Former Eastenders actress and pop wannabe Martine McCutcheon has revealed that her stint in the West End production of My Fair Lady nearly drove her to suicide.

In her new book, Martine McCutcheon Behind The Scenes: A Personal Diary, the actress says: "My depression was so bad. My friends and family wanted to help but didn’t know how. I wanted to end my life. My career was out of control because of my health, and my relationships were, too, because I wasn’t much fun to be around."

All that has now changed, she stars alongside Hugh Grant in the new British flick Love Actually and is currently working on a new album and is loved up with current beau James Tanner.

Lovers tiff - 13/05/03
Police were called to Martine McCutheon’s Kensington flat to break up a blazing row between her and current boyfriend James Tanner.

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