The Crown’s Olivia Colman and Claire Foy will be seen battling it out over their shared role as Queen Elizabeth II in the BBC’s upcoming virtual Cinderella panto. Adding to the strong Crown flavour will be Helena Bonham Carter, who played Princess Margaret on the Netflix show – though The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy, who … Read more
She is starring in the online mega-panto Once Upon A Pantomime as the wicked queen Karona. And Kerry Katona took to Instagram on Thursday to share some behind-the-scenes shots of herself in character. The mother-of-five, 40, looked almost unrecognisable as she donned a black wig and gothic make-up to transform into her wicked queen role. Transformed: … Read more
They’ve been keeping each others spirits up during the last two weeks in the Welsh I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! camp. And Jordan North, 30, joked that he would be doing a pantomime show next year after enjoying Russell Watson‘s singing lessons on Friday’s show. During the episode, the tenor, 54, impressed … Read more
Julian Clary tried on his new costume for the London Palladium Pantoland spectacular yesterday and declared: ‘The show will go on!’ Julian Clary tried on his new costume for the London Palladium Pantoland spectacular yesterday and declared: ‘The show will go on!’ When the second lockdown started there were fears that the pantomimes and festive … Read more
Emmerdale star Lorraine Chase is suing for £100,000 over a reality TV abseiling accident which she claims ended her pantomime career. The former model, who shot to fame in the 1970s as the ‘Luton Airport girl’ in a series of Campari adverts, has spent recent years on reality TV and doing pantomimes. But the 69-year-old … Read more
PAUL THOMAS on… the coronavirus Christmas panto crisis facing theatres By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 01:20 BST, 2 July 2020 | Updated: 01:35 BST, 2 July 2020 Advertisement Share or comment on this article: