The EastEnders blonde had the following upbeat words to say about being an attractive actress in a high-profile soap: "I go to bed hungry every night. It's a sh*tty way to live. It's terrible and if I'm honest, yeah, it upsets me deeply. I miss being able to eat whatever want - I love food and love eating. But if I've had a big dinner or gorged on the kids' leftovers (she's a mum of two) I'll eat virtually nothing the next day. Maybe a bowl of porridge or a salad to try to even it out. I'm not a character actress (AKA someone with actual talent), I'm known as a femme-fatale actress who's got older (she's the ripe old age of 36). If I let myself go and put on weight, no one would employ me. I'd love to think it wouldn't matter, but I have done it - and I didn't get any work. This is the way I make my money and support my family and I have to do it properly. And if I don't do it, I don't have an income... At least I'm honest (not to mention perpetuating the cycle). I hate the way size zero women lie and say they eat normally. Women like Victoria Beckham and Nicole Richie haven't always looked that thin. Being a size zero means your bones stick out and you get a bum like an 80-year-old. But I know why they do it - because there is huge pressure to look your best." There you have it, all you aspiring "femme-fatale" actresses out there - living a sh*tty existence and going to bed miserable in order to have protruding bones and the arse of an octogenarian is the way to go apparently... or, in Samantha's case, a face that could cut glass. Seriously though, she should eat more. It'll result in a happier life, a decrease in ridiculous statements thanks to a heightened level of concentration and almost totally eradicate her near-alien features.
