Sarah Poyzer (pictured), who has toured the world playing Donna Sheridan in the Mamma Mia musical for 11 years, has had a successful career as an actress and voiceover artist.
She has dominated the West End for her performance as a lead actress in Mamma Mia for over ten years.
Most recently starring in Olivier award winning West End show Come From Away, she has been employed by the BBC for at least 20 years working on hit shows Doctors, EastEnders and The Archers. Posting a screenshot on her Twitter and Instagram, the email read: 'Sorry for the delay – we have had the approval from the BBC to use the AI generated voice so we won't need Sara anymore.'
Ms Poyzer was waiting to hear back on whether it had been confirmed but was told they would be using AI instead.She was flooded with support in the comments with many industry professionals saying the same thing had happened to them too recently. She was flooded with support with many industry professionals saying the same thing had happened to them too recently
The BBC covered and backed the campaign heavily discussing it on the likes of Front Row and BBC News.
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