Kara Tointon

Kara Tointon was born to Ken and Carol in Essex. Together with her actress sister, Hannah (born 1987), Tointon was raised in Leigh-on-Sea. Both sisters attended St Michael's School, Leigh, and St. Hilda's School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.Tointon is dyslexic and had speech and drama lessons at school. She was diagnosed with dyslexia at age seven.She took part in LAMDA examinations, entering local