- Is fluent in Spanish.
- Was 7 months pregnant with her daughter Erin when she took maternity leave from filming EastEnders (1985).
- Was in attendance at the funeral of her former EastEnders (1985) co-star Wendy Richard on March 9, 2009.
- Travelled around Mexico and Central America as a dancer and magician's assistant with the Circo Magico Italiano (1986-1987).
- Was in attendance at the wedding of her EastEnders (1985) co-star Samantha Womack to Mark Womack on May 17, 2009.
- Was in attendance at the wedding of her EastEnders (1985) co-star Scott Maslen to Estelle Rubio on September 6, 2008.
- Studied at the London Studio Centre.
- Ranked #93 in the 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Jane Beale (2010).
- Was in a relationship with John Milroy from April 2009 to December 2014. Together they had a daughter, Erin Anne Millie Brett (b. May 2011).
- Returned to work 4 months after giving birth to her daughter Erin to resume filming EastEnders (1985).
- Originally auditioned for the part of Rosie Miller on EastEnders (1985). After seeing she wasn't right for the part, producers cast Gerry Cowper as Rosie and wrote the part of Jane Collins especially for Brett.
- Her favourite film is There's Something About Mary (1998).
- Was in a relationship with musician Dave Edwards for six years (2001-February 2007).
- Ranked #56 in the 100 Greatest EastEnders (1985) Characters of All Time for her performance as Jane Beale (2015).
- Was in attendance at her EastEnders (1985) co-star Lacey Turner's wedding to Matt Kaye in Ibiza on September 2, 2017.
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