 She has also appeared in numerous acting roles, most recently in an episode of "Waterloo Road" playing "Tasha Lefton", a diabetic pupil who went as far as refusing to take insulin so that she can lose weight, to be "Rochdale's next top model".Cairns was announced as one of the fourteen girls who participated in "Britain's Next Top Model, Cycle 4".During her run in the competition, she accumulated 3 first call-outs, tying with eventual winner Alex Evans, and one bottom two appearance.