Kara Louise Tointon is an English actress, known for playing Dawn Swann in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. In 2010, she won the BBC competition series Strictly Come Dancing, and in 2015, she appeared a
Tointon filming on the set of EastEnders in 2008
Peppermint-coloured ballroom dress worn by Tointon in the 2010 series of Strictly Come Dancing,[according to whom?] which she won. Displayed at BBC Birmingham, it features "net underskirts, heavily stoned bodice and ribbon detailing".[quote needs citation]