- Was in a relationship with former EastEnders (1985) co-star Steve McFadden (1999-2003).
- Ranked #38 in The 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Lisa Fowler (2015).
- Ranked #34 in the 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Lisa Fowler (2010).
- Her EastEnders (1985) character Lisa Shaw became the 11th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Lisa had a daughter Louise (played initially by Brittany Papple and later Tilly Keeper), born on 5 November 2001.
- Participated in the 9th series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002) in 2009, finishing 11th out of 13 celebrities.
- Is one of 10 EastEnders (1985) actors to have competed in I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002). The others, in chronological order, are Danniella Westbrook (Sam Mitchell), Sid Owen (Ricky Butcher), Elaine Lordan (Lynne Hobbs), Dean Gaffney (Robbie Jackson), Marc Bannerman (Gianni di Marco), Joe Swash (Mickey Miller), Charlie Brooks (Janine Butcher), Laila Morse (Mo Harris) and Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell).
- Met future husband Richard Taggart on a flight to Dubai in July 2005; they became engaged 3 months later.
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 36, a daughter Bessie Jo Taggart on 21 November 2006. Child's father is her husband, Richard Taggart.
- Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 40, a daughter Rosie Taggart on 13 April 2011. Child's father is her husband, Richard Taggart.
- Returned to work 8 months after giving birth to her daughter Bessie in order to film an episode of Kingdom (2007).
- Returned to work 5 months after giving birth to her daughter Rosie in order to begin rehearsing for the stage adaptation of "Peter Pan".
- Delivered her daughter Bessie via Caesarean section.
- Is a fan of Coronation Street (1960).
- Daughter of John (1946-2016) and Josephine (née O'Connell) Baker (b. 1943).
- Older sister of Benjamin Baker (b. 1974), from which her stage name derives.
- Maternal granddaughter of Matthew (1910-1992) and Lola (née Fisher) O'Connell (1914-1988).
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