When Natalie Cassidy quit her high-paying job on EastEnders , she took a terrifying financial gamble. Playing Sonia Fowler was a dream role, but it was also all-consuming, with her spending entire days on set dramatising Sonia’s increasingly miserable existence. However, thanks to savvy financial advice imparted by EastEnders icon Wendy Richard , Natalie was able to take the plunge, find new challenges and spend more time with her c ameraman fiancé Marc Humphreys and her daughters Eliza, 15,