A close friend of Junella Valentine, whose body was found at her home on Monday, has paid tribute to her.

DD Ventura, 24, who works in the porn industry, was introduced to Miss Valentine through a mutual friend four years ago.

She said: “I want to let people know how loved and how loving she was.

“If I ever needed to talk to anyone, Junella’s is the number I would call. I thank god I had her.

“We are a very close group of friends and Junella was the one who brought us all together. She had friendships all over the country.”

The Kensington based actress added: “Her family are distraught. She was the one they would all go to.

“She was always there to help everyone.”

Friends and family of the 34-year-old do not yet know when they will be able to hold the funeral due to the ongoing investigation.

The death is being linked to that of a man who was found hanged in Grundy Park, Cheshunt, on Monday.

The results of the post-mortems are due tomorrow.