Kara Tointon fast facts

• Kara Tointon is a British actress, best known for playing Dawn Swann in the soap opera EastEnders.
• Birth name: Kara Louise Tointon.
• Kara was born in Essex, England in August 5, 1983.
• Kara Tointon is the 2010 winner of Strictly Come Dancing.
• Parents: Carol and Ken Tointon.
• Kara Tointon is 5' 5" (1.65 m) tall.
• She was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 7.
• Kara has brown eyes.
• She had a sister, Hannah.
• In January 2011, Kara announced that she and her Strictly Come Dancing partner Artem Chigvintsev are a couple.
• Kara Tointon has said that if she hadn't become an actress she would of gone to art college.
• Her father is an accountant and her mother is a housewife.
• She appeared in the movie The Football Factory as Shie.
• Kara Tointon enjoys Swimming, Painting, Skiing, Shopping, and Spending time with friends and family.
• Kara started her acting career when she was 7.