[1] As a child, Bettles appeared in various television advertisements, which included a public information film for the Green Cross Code with Bob Carolgees in 1981.
Bettles played the prominent character Fay Lucas between 1982 and 1987, who was most notable for having an affair with one of her teachers, Mr King (David Straun).
[3] Bettles was also featured on a special music album released by the Grange Hill cast, with songs written by Steve Wright, who composed the theme tune for Channel 4's Brookside.
The spin-off, entitled CivvyStreet, was set during the second world war, and looked back on the early life of some of EastEnders' senior residents.
During her time away from acting Bettles qualified as a beauty therapist,[2] and in 2005 she set up a specialist freight forwarding company called Kenvale Recruitment.