Sussex

Scarlett, 30, who&#8217;s a regular on Ant &amp; Dec&#8217;s Saturday Night Takeaway trod the boards throughout December and early January as part of the Hawth&#8217;s legendary panto. Alongside Scarlett was popular kids TV presenter Nigel Clarke, from CBeebies&#8217; Baby Club, playing Dandini. 



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We caught up with Scarlett during rehearsals for the panto in Crawley. 



MUDDY: You&#8217;re playing the fairy godmother but be honest would you rather be panto villain?



No! I’d always rather be a fairy godmother than a villain. I don’t think I’d even be able to pretend to nasty, I’d end up going, ‘actually Cinderella don’t tear your ticket up for the ball you go and have yourself a good time!’



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MUDDY: What are your childhood panto memories? 



My favourite childhood panto memory is seeing the Chuckle Brothers (legends!) in Aladdin. I went with my primary school and I remember thinking wow I’d love to be on that stage one day. 



MUDDY: Any funny backstage stories? 



We always have such a giggle backstage. We just pull faces at each other from the wings. 



MUDDY: Come on &#8211; have you tried on the Ugly Sister&#8217;s frocks?



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I’ve never tried the ugly sister&#8217;s frocks on but I absolutely love them. They always have the most outrageously fun costumes. 



MUDDY: How do you keep a straight face &#8211; or don&#8217;t you? 



Sometimes on stage I don’t keep a straight face, that’s the joy of panto. If something goes wrong or something funny happens you can join in on the laugh with the audience. 



 MUDDY: Any problems remembering your lines? 



This is only my second pantomime but I’ve definitely got into a routine of learning my lines. I’ve found recording myself and listening back helps them sink in. 



MUDDY: And finally as we&#8217;re in Crawley what are your fave local finds?



I’m loving Crawley. Me and the rest of the gang tend to head to the Harvester for the salad bar and a good gossip!



Catch Scarlett in Cinderella at the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Hawth, Crawley (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/Show/d7a90481-8c61-eb11-aa0c-a9cd2f90d58e/cinderella" target="_blank">Hawth, Crawley</a> from 10 December &#8211;&nbsp; 2 January&nbsp;&nbsp;2022. 







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