They were like, “Well, we’ve not had anyone as big as you before.” I thought, “OK, will I have to put up with that for the rest of my career now?” Thankfully, producers are opening their eyes and having discussions for the better.’ She said: ‘It was my first adult job, and just a throwaway comment. She lives in North-West London with her cat, and is dating actor Oliver Ormson.įletcher has been outspoken on the issue of the theatre industry’s treatment of women, and body image.ĭuring her second stint in Les Misérables - from 2013 to 2016 - she was referred to by a senior member of the creative team as ‘our butch Éponine’, which knocked her confidence. #Katie webber exotic dancer plus#She didn’t go to drama school or university but wrote a blog and a self-help memoir, plus four romantic novels.įletcher, who lives in London, is providing a ‘tuck shop’ for the cast in her dressing room including fizzy drinks and chocolate bars.Īnyone who wants a drink or snack is being asked to write a joke in her Cinderella journal by way of payment. One girl made everyone’s life a misery, picking on insecurities. She said: ‘I had a difficult start to secondary school, missing the first month because of Mary Poppins. Everyone knew who I was, who my brother was - McFly were huge by then - and had made their mind up about me. Like Tom, she went to the Sylvia Young Theatre school. At nine, her West End career began when she was cast in Les Misérables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Mary Poppins. She started in showbiz aged five, in a Honey Nut Cheerios advert. The glass slipper and Prince Charming remain, but gone is the idea that you have to change yourself for someone to love you.įletcher said: ‘I do wish this version of Cinderella had been around when I was 17, because I’d have been obsessed.’Ĭarrie Hope Fletcher, 28, is an actress, writer and blogger - and the younger sister of McFly star Tom Fletcher ‘Yeah, I did get a few tweets that day going, “tell your mate Boris” and I’m like, “my mate Boris? What?” As if I’ve got a batphone!’ In keeping with her rebellious leading role, Carrie Hope Fletcher, pictured with Andrew Lloyd Webber, has spoken out in support of his rejection of Boris Johnson’s offer of help. ‘They have been friends their whole lives and suddenly everything changes.’ Prince Charming has left town and his younger brother, Prince Sebastian, is the love interest.įennell says that Sebastian is similar to Cinderella in that he’s always been overlooked, and that the romance springs from a point of friendship. But what of the show itself, written by British Oscar-winner Emerald Fennell?Īlison Boshoff reports on the musical that Covid couldn’t kill.Ĭinderella, played by Carrie Hope Fletcher, wears big black Doc Marten boots, with fishnets and black lace gloves and is scornful of the fairy-tale aestheticįennell says: ‘Part of that is the world of the godmother, a sort of megalomaniacal, terrifying plastic surgeon-cum-couturier who has made everyone in that town look the way they look.’ Sources indicate it’s likely to exceed £100,000 a week - possibly as much as £500,000 in all. It’s a financial disaster and he reveals that he will ‘personally’ bear the cost. He is to put on the production with the audience at 50 per cent capacity. #Katie webber exotic dancer full#However, Lloyd Webber rejected his offer of allowing the show to be part of a scheme to allow some theatrical productions to go ahead at full capacity, as it would not have helped other shows. Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to do ‘whatever we can to be helpful’ for the show. Thanks to the ever-changing Covid restrictions - dictating how many theatregoers can be welcomed to the venue - the £6 million retelling of the beloved fairy tale has been at the centre of an extraordinary political fracas.įor months the theatre mogul has been insisting he would open yesterday for press previews come what may, and he was prepared to go to jail rather than let down his audience.īut the ‘Freedom Day’ of June 21 was pushed back to July 19. Already it has been quite the show, and the curtain hasn’t even risen on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-awaited Cinderella.
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