From 2005 to 2009, Kara Tointon played Dawn Swann in EastEnders.
Kara Tointon has reportedly had relationships with James Alexandrou and James Bourne from Busted, but started dating Joe Swash in 2008.
In 2010, BBC Three announced that it had commissioned a documentary Kara Tointon – Don't Call Me Stupid, in which she examines the extent to which being dyslexic has affected her.