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After the drug arrest she lost her panto wages and was dropped from other jobs including a lucrative film contract in Los Angeles.

This March she was given an eight-month suspended sentence and fined £ 10,000 for being in contempt of court over the photo of killer Venables, who has a new identity since his release from jail.

Five months later Tina drifts around in a floaty designer frock and Jimmy Choo heels for our exclusive shoot to mark her comeback.

As she talks excitedly about celebratin­g her ninth wedding anniversar­y, it is hard to imagine 18 months ago her life was falling apart.

Then she speaks about pleading for handouts and how she repaid the priest’s kindness by volunteeri­ng at her local church in Liverpool on Christmas Day and the humility the experience up a list of those who had over Flame. I went through IVF for her taught her. And she breaks down. betrayed her so she could and she adores me. She’s bright, intelligen­t,

She recalled: “I worked at St Mary’s call them out from kind, loving, very shy and reserved.

Church and fed 90 people who were beyond the grave. “She’s my girl and I just thought, ‘What destitute, homeless, had addictions, She said: “I wrote letkind of a person would I be to do this to a learning difficulti­es, and I was there ters to Paul, Danielle, four-year-old?’” from 10am to 7pm. Flame and one to my Now Tina wants others to learn from her

“Paul and my mum and Flame came mother, and the person mistakes and be mindful of what they post and joined us. handling my estate, on social media.

“It gives you perspectiv­e. One listing 24 people who She said: “Girls aged in their teens, 20s woman made me sob like a baby. were not to come crying and 30s have lost their way. We’ve spawned

“She was 90 and had spent the last at my funeral. a society of young people who think you 15 Christmas Days on her own, she “And I said, ‘When I’m have to look a certain way. It’s phoney.” was in a wheelchair, that just broke my dead I want you to name these Tina’s fortunes turned around after a heart. I sat holding her hand. 24 people as part of what took me to chance meeting with TV producer Colin

“She just wanted someone to listen this place to jump off this f*** ing Mckeown. She spent four hours sobbing to her. It was incredible.” bridge.’ Nothing compared to how I on the floor in front of him and he cast her

Tina says her dark times have made felt then. in Channel 5 drama Clink. her value the people around her who “I felt redundant, useless, I felt like He gave her cash to get her hair and are loyal and decent. a dirty, ugly piece of s**t and I thought make-up done and swept her off to the w inm When she was at rock bottom she they’re better off without me. Royal Television Society awards. Tina contemplat­ed suicide and even drew “One thing stopped me. The guilt said it was tough standing on the red ca an

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