Prenger lands Python stage role (From Western Telegraph)

Prenger lands Python stage role

4:48pm Tuesday 16th March 2010 in

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Jodie Prenger has landed the role of the Lady of the Lake in hit musical Spamalot.

Jodie, who was catapulted to fame in 2008 when she won BBC One's I'd Do Anything, will take on the saucy role in a touring production of the Monty Python show after she has finished her role as Nancy on the Lionel Bart musical Oliver!.

The 30-year-old said: "I've been very lucky to play such a fabulous part as Nancy in Oliver!, and now also to play the fabulous diva called Lady of the Lake - I'm over the Monty moon!"

She went on: " I love Spamalot so it's a great opportunity to take part in such a fun show. I can't wait."

Spamalot, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005, ran at the Palace Theatre in London's West End for two years before it closed in January last year.

Jodie won the Whatsonstage Theatregoer's Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her role as Nancy.

Her role as the lead female in Spamalot will be her first musical theatre performance since playing Nancy.

The UK tour will open on May 29 at London's New Wimbledon Theatre.

Meanwhile, Graham Norton has revealed that Jodie will head up the search for a Toto for a gala performance of The Wizard Of Oz.

At the launch of TV talent search Over The Rainbow, Graham was asked why the dog is only being picked for one performance. He laughed: "You don't want your family pet to move to London for a six-month run."