EastEnders star Kara Tointon is surprised by the public interest in her love life.

The actress, who plays Dawn on the BBC One soap, is rumoured to be dating co-star James Alexandrou but refuses to discuss their relationship.

"It's different if you're Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, but I'm not a Hollywood superstar," she told Celebs on Sunday. "It's weird that people care. Although I am awful, I get all the magazines and I read all the gossip about the celebrities' personal lives myself."