Joanne Clifton is starring in 'Shrek The Musical' in theatres across the South. | ITV News Meridian
The role of Princess Fiona in Shrek is something former Strictly star Joanne Clifton has dreamt of playing.
She is a princess, but she isn't your typical princess. She's quite feisty, a bit more rough around the edges, a bit of farting and burping."Joanne Clifton is playing 'Princess Fiona'Featuring all the characters you know and love from the 2001 Dreamworks' film it's been at the New Theatre in Oxford, which has more than 1,700 seats. The cast of 'Pretty Woman The Musical' will also tread the boards at the theatre in December.
Joanne says, "I have sung since I was a kid and my brother has as well . I had little singing lessons and acting lessons and I was in the local operatic society in Grimsby when I was a kid, so I have been training but then I put all the effort just in to the dancing in my career and then when I stopped competing, I did Strictly and then did my singing lessons again."
I've been doing it with Anthony, who plays Shrek, and we're just such good friends. It only takes an extra look and we do get the giggles.""I have got I would say less than a minute to run off stage , I have about 5 people on me , I've got to change my wig, I've got to get the human Fiona dress off, get some padding on , then the Ogre Fiona.
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