How 'Sonia from EastEnders' went from being the butt of the joke to cultural icon as Natalie Cassidy's Spotify podcast about odd socks and dreary weather hits number one because 'people love mundane stuff'

It is perhaps surprising that Natalie Cassidy - the real-life 'Sonia from EastEnders' who now lives in Essex - is at present dominating the Spotify charts in the UK.