In the recording, an emotional Dot could be heard saying: What did that little girl ever do to live a life of losing everything she ever loved. She didn't do nothing, she just wanted someone to love her, to care for her, to pin her drawings on the wall. And I'm sitting here and I'm still alone.
When I started on EastEnders, and everyone hated Shabnam, like vehemently hated her, I remember feeling like I'd failed. I remember having this one day where I was crying in my bed.