Martine McCutcheon reveals huge TV comeback eight months after her split from ex-husband Jack McManus
Martine McCutcheon has revealed she's set to make a major return to television eight months after her split from husband Jack McManus.
The former EastEnders star, 49, took to Instagram on Thursday to gave a candid insight into her life and career.
In the clip, she shared that she recently filmed scenes for a show which she describes as being a 'number one fan' of, but remained coy on the details.
Sat in her car, she told her followers: 'Hello everybody, I hope you are good, I've just pulled over, I did the school run this morning a bit windswept got the window down just having a hot flush.
'I was looking at my Instagram and I realised that I actually haven't talked to you guys on here, just having a chit chat for such a long time because I've had so much going on and yeah it's been so much change.
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'I've still been managing to do my thing and get back to it, I did a show the other night that I am probably its number one fan.
'I'll share more with you about that nearer the time but loved it, loved it. I've been meditating for the universe and I've decided that I really want to do guided meditations and I want to help people.'
While she kept details of the project under wraps, Martine's comeback tease has sparked a wave of excitement among fans eager to see her back on screen.
Martine is best known for her role as Tiffany Mitchell in the iconic BBC soap EastEnders.
She has also starred in dramas such as Spooks, Agatha Christie's Marple, and Echo Beach, and appeared alongside Hugh Grand in popular Christmas flick Love Actually.
In addition to acting, she's appeared as herself on shows like Loose Women, Celebrity Gogglebox, and showcased her singing talent on The Masked Singer.
Martine had taken a step back from social media following her high-profile divorce from singer Jack.
The actress revealed in August 2024 that Jack had left her after 18 years together - days after she wrote a heartfelt birthday tribute to him.
It later emerged that the pair had put their £1.5million house in Surrey up for sale three months earlier, in May.
Yet after seven months and no luck securing a sale, the asking price has been slashed by £250,000, dropping from its original listing of £1.5million in May to £1.25million.
Martine and Jack now look set to make a loss, having originally purchased the property for £1.3million in June 2022.
The decision to lower the price comes just a week after Martine appeared to take a swipe at her ex in a series of cryptic Instagram posts.
In January, Martine shared a series of quotes on her Stories, and captioned one by vowing to 'keep the faith and look forward' in the wake of her marital split.
In one pointed post, Martine re-shared a quote which read: 'Sometimes, healing means telling people to f**k off,' with the caption: 'Absobloodylutely!'
She went onto share a poem, which said: 'And all this time, you thought you were falling apart, you didn't realise you were actually putting yourself back together.'
Alongside it she wrote: 'For anyone who needs this, keep the faith. Look forward - not back... and smile... you WILL be OK... Maybe even better than OK.'
Martine broke the news of her split in a statement that read: 'After much thought and consideration, Jack has decided it's best for us to separate after 18 years together and I accept his decision.
'We are both so very blessed and grateful for our beautiful, nine-year-old son Rafferty, who's [sic] happiness and welfare has always been, and will continue to be, our number 1 priority.
'We both of course, still cherish and look forward to being parents together to our wonderful boy for the rest of our lives...
'Whilst this decision has evolved over a period of time, we are still finding our new way forward as a family and kindly ask for some privacy at this time... especially for our little boy.'
She continued: 'Our love for Rafferty is something that will never waver or change and we obviously want to protect him and help him feel as safe and secure as possible.
'Many thanks in advance for your respect and support at this difficult time...and I continue to send Jack all the love, luck and happiness for the next chapter of his.
'Rafferty and I (as always,) are rooting for you! Thank you all, for the love and support, now and always...Martine xx.'
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline at the time of Martine's statement, Jack had said: 'There is nothing more to add. I will not be saying anything more about this.'
The couple married in 2012 in Italy's picturesque Lake Como, five years after they started dating.
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