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Pallett credits "fate" for panto role

Published Friday, Sep 4 2009, 11:43 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly
Pallett credits

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Former Emmerdale star Roxanne Pallett has expressed delight over the venue for her panto debut.

The 26-year-old actress, who played Jo Sugden on the ITV1 soap, recently signed up to play the lead role in Cinderella at the Newcastle Theatre Royal.

Pallett has now revealed that the same theatre provided her first glimpse of life as a performer when she was 3 years old.

She told The Northern Echo: "I'm a great believer in fate and my mum told me, 'The Theatre Royal is where you saw your first panto'.

"She recalls me sitting down and my little legs being too short to touch the floor. So it's really special to be going back."

Pallett left Emmerdale at the end of last year in order to pursue a theatre career.

In June, she was forced to pull out of British Shakespeare Company performances after falling behind on rehearsals due to her Dancing On Ice tour commitments.
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