She got her big break in one of the nation’s favorite Christmas movies of all time, Love Actually.
And 20 years later, Martine McCutcheon is still popular with retailers offering lucrative sponsorship deals for her to advertise or become the face of their brands.
In honor of her Love Actually character, tea lady Natalie, the 46-year-old actress, has partnered with McVitie’s to launch a campaign to restore the declining workplace tradition of taking a daily tea and biscuit break.
It’s the latest in a series of ads the star has promoted – from Flora butter to children’s toys to makeup and fashion.
Last December, Martine proved to be a successful influencer with retailers such as John Lewis, Vodafone and a gift card company playing her iconic role as Natalie to drive sales.
Nation’s Favorite: She got her big break in one of the country’s favorite Christmas movies of all time, Love Actually. And 20 years later, Martine McCutcheon is still popular
Lucrative: It’s the latest in a series of ads the star has promoted – from Flora butter to children’s toys to makeup and fashion
Iconic: In 2002, Martine captured hearts when she played the humble love interest of Hugh Grant’s prime minister in Love Actually
In images released on Wednesday, Martine looked stunning in a bright pink suit with a ruffled shirt.
She paired the light outfit with silver heels and tucked into a chocolate digestive as she posed by a tea cart in an office.
In addition to her sponsorship deals, Martine has also embarked on a modeling career after being signed by Elite modeling agency, which has represented supermodels including Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford.
The actress spoke last year about how she turns down most job offers to spend time with her husband Jack McManus, 38, and their son Rafferty, eight.
The former EastEnders actress explained how she won’t have another child to share precious childhood moments with.
“We only have one child and I don’t want to miss anything. I’m not going to get another one to experience those moments with. When jobs come in for myself and Jack, we say, “Family first for us,” she said.
“Rafferty is so precious… we are so lucky to have him. And what’s the point if we’ll never be there to pick up or drop off school?
Tea, anyone? In honor of her Love Actually character, tea lady Natalie, the 46-year-old actress, is teaming up with McVitie’s
Fancy a cookie? In images released on Wednesday, Martine looked stunning in a bright pink suit with a ruffled collar shirt as she posed with a tea cart
Festive: In December last year, Martine proved to be a successful influencer with retailers such as John Lewis, Vodafone and a gift card company that relied on her iconic role as Natalie
Sponsorship deals: Martine pictured here is promoting a dress for a John Lewis Christmas party and fun children’s toys
“We have to say, ‘OK, take that job and leave the other three.'” It’s hard. You want to be able to do them all, but you just can’t.’
Martine played barmaid Tiff in EastEnders for four years until the character was hit by a car on New Year’s Eve 1998.
After her soap opera days, Martine achieved a No. 1 single in 1999 with the song My Perfect Moment, and won a Laurence Olivier Award for her West End performance of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
In 2002, she captured hearts when she played the humble love interest of Hugh Grant’s Prime Minister in Love Actually.
Recently, Martine stunned the nation when she was revealed as Swan on the hit TV show The Masked Singer.