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| Jodie takes West End Nancy role | Jodie takes West End Nancy role |
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| Actress Jodie Prenger has landed the role of Nancy in the West End musical Oliver! after winning the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything. | Actress Jodie Prenger has landed the role of Nancy in the West End musical Oliver! after winning the BBC talent show I'd Do Anything. |
| The 28-year-old from Blackpool, who chose to perform I have Nothing, burst into tears as host Graham Norton announced the winner. | The 28-year-old from Blackpool, who chose to perform I have Nothing, burst into tears as host Graham Norton announced the winner. |
| "Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm so chuffed," she said. | "Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm so chuffed," she said. |
| Jessie Buckley, 18, came second in the competition, which was decided by a public vote. | Jessie Buckley, 18, came second in the competition, which was decided by a public vote. |
| Cameron Mackintosh, who will be producing the West End show, said he was "thrilled" for Jodie. | Cameron Mackintosh, who will be producing the West End show, said he was "thrilled" for Jodie. |
| Both performers sang As Long As He Needs Me from the musical. | Both performers sang As Long As He Needs Me from the musical. |
| Jessie also sang The Man That Got Away in the live final on BBC One. | Jessie also sang The Man That Got Away in the live final on BBC One. |
| Earlier on in the evening Samantha Barks, 17, was eliminated from the competition after failing to impress viewers with her version of Dionne Warwick's Anyone Who Had a Heart. | Earlier on in the evening Samantha Barks, 17, was eliminated from the competition after failing to impress viewers with her version of Dionne Warwick's Anyone Who Had a Heart. |
| Three boys have already been selected to share the title role in Mackintosh's musical version of Dickens' Oliver Twist. | Three boys have already been selected to share the title role in Mackintosh's musical version of Dickens' Oliver Twist. |
| Unlike the 12 wannabe Nancys selected for the show, however, their fate was not decided by a public vote. | Unlike the 12 wannabe Nancys selected for the show, however, their fate was not decided by a public vote. |
| Lee Mead, last year's winner of the equivalent show Andy Dream Will Do who went on to play Joseph in the West End, performed on stage as part of the final. |