Matthews started her career in the BBC children's drama Byker Grove, portraying the role of Emma Miller from 1995 to 2003.
In 2003, she left the series to pursue a singing career after signing to Sony UK, and released a single, "Little Miss Perfect".
[1] An editor from Cambridge News noted that "Little Miss Perfect" is reminiscent of songs released by Canadian recording artist, Avril Lavigne.
"[2] Matt Gray of The Digital Fix wrote that the song "doesn't quite scan", and joked that it has "all the ferocity and attitude of a cute ickle Care Bear.
[6] After the death of her husband following a three-year battle with a brain tumour, Matthews launched The Happy Me Project online, her straight-talking brand of self-development.