In 2004, she starred in an episode of "French and Saunders" and also starred with fellow "EastEnders" actor Martin Kemp in the ITV drama "Can't Buy Me Love", which was watched by nearly eight million viewers. The programme was inspired by the real-life story of Howard Walmsley, who was jailed for fraud after pretending to win the lottery to keep his wife Donna (played by Collins) from leaving him. Their lives and marriage were subsequently turned upside down by the events that unfolded.