Amanda Burton, 45, got her first big break playing yuppie accountant Heather Haversham in Channel 4's Brookside. Since then she has also appeared in Minder, Boon, Lovejoy and Van Der Valk.

The Ulster-born actress, who previously starred as Heather Haversham in Channel 4' s Brookside and Dr Beth ... Last night a spokesman for Amanda Burton refused to comment on the incident.