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Jodie Prenger (born 12 June 1979) is an English actress and singer, best known as the winner of
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'' I'd Do Anything'' on 31 May 2008 and the second series of ''
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'' in 2006. In 2022, she began portraying the role of Glenda Shuttleworth in the
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''.


Early life

Prenger was educated at Elmslie Girls' School in Blackpool and
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before starting work in the area as an entertainer. She has performed extensively on the
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circuit in
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and particularly her hometown of Blackpool and
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where she has also worked as an
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. In June 1998 she appeared in two different shows each night in two Blackpool theatres. First she had a solo spot in the ''Tiptoes Summer Spectacular'' at the resort's
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theatre before appearing 20 minutes later in one of the main roles in a
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production of the
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'' at the Grand Theatre. Prenger's first appearance on television came in 1999 when she appeared on ''A Taste for Travel'' on
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with her mother. In 2000, she took part in the
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show '' The Other Half'' on BBC One in which she had to pretend to be the wife of
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. Later that year, she played the role of the good witch Hurricane in a non-skating role in ''Halloween Spectacular on Ice'' at
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in
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. In 2001, she spent eight months as one of four main entertainers in a team of 19 aboard the
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''.


Career


''The Biggest Loser''

Prenger won the second series of ''
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'' in 2006, making her the first female in the world to win the show, starting the show a size 22 and weighing . During the series, she lost over . Her final weight was and she slimmed down to a size 10 before settling at a size 14/16. Prenger won £25,000 for winning the series. In 2006, Jodie Prenger was also featured on Charlotte Coyle's ''Fat Beauty Contest'' on
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, where Coyle searched for plus sized models for a beauty pageant. On 10 March 2009, Prenger appeared on ''
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'' and spoke about her time on ''The Biggest Loser''. On seeing a picture of herself after initially losing weight, she said that she believed she lost too much weight and became too thin at that time. She also commented that she believed all women should have curves.


''I'd Do Anything''

Prenger was the winner of '' I'd Do Anything'' on 31 May 2008, giving her the opportunity to play Nancy in a West End revival of the British
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'' at the
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. Prenger attended auditions for the show in
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in January 2008, and made it through to the final 42 at "Nancy School" from where she was eventually chosen as one of the twelve finalists to perform in the live shows each week. After her performance of "
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" in the first live show of the series, Prenger was the joint favourite to win. Panelist
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said, "I love you to death, you connected with everyone and told the story – that's making a good Nancy!" while Denise Van Outen, another panellist, commented that "Nancy needs to have a lot of life experience and I see that coming through in your performance. It was absolutely brilliant".
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, another panellist, who had played Mr Sowerberry, the undertaker, in the original
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West End stage production, said "You've got that toughness and also a tenderness. A beautiful performance and a fine actress." Head judge
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said that Jodie could "absolutely play this role." In week five Humphries said that Prenger was "destined for the West End", and in week eight Barrowman labelled Prenger his "perfect Nancy". In the week leading up to the final in week ten, the Nancy finalists posed for publicity pictures recreating some of
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's iconic images. Prenger posed in a
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to recreate the cover of the album '' Like a Virgin''. On 30 May, Webber revealed that theatrical producer
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, who produced the show in the West End, and joined the panel in week nine, was concerned about her curvaceous figure saying, "Cameron thinks she is a bit too big and has more or less said so". However, Webber defended Prenger, saying that she had both the vocal talents and personality for the role, saying "Jodie could be anybody's idea of Nancy – I can see it absolutely. She has got a lovely voice and a super personality. She has experience as well." In the final, on 31 May, Prenger performed a total number of seven songs including her performance of " As Long as He Needs Me" after she was announced as winner. She also performed " I'd Do Anything" with all the Nancy and Oliver finalists; "
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"; " Getting to Know You" from the musical ''
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'' with Laurence ; " Maybe This Time" from the film ''
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'' with
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and
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as well as also singing "As Long as he Needs Me" and "
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" from '' A Star Is Born'' before the final vote. Of her performance of "Son of a Preacher Man", Mackintosh said: "Jodie has convinced me that she could make a Nancy. You absolutely deserve to be in the final." Barrowman said, "every song she sings, you believe the words. I look forward to the day I can guest star with you on the West End stage!" and Webber said, "that was a very, very, very good performance. You have an outsize talent, and a very strong voice. I just don't know if it's going to be quite enough tonight, but it might be." In the second part of the live final, Prenger performed her favourite song from the series, "I Have Nothing", and Nancy's tragic love ballad, "As Long As He Needs Me". After she was announced as the winner, Prenger said, "You have genuinely given me my dream, I can't actually put into words how I feel. I'm so grateful and so chuffed. I'm just Jodie from Blackpool and to be here is my dream." Andrew Lloyd Webber said, "The people's Nancy. Jodie was always going to be the people's choice," adding " I think people love her, they love her open personality. I think they relate to that personality and I think that's what makes her Nancy for the public. Her strengths are her personality and her very, very strong voice." Mackintosh said, "I'm thrilled for Jodie, congratulations!" adding, "She is obviously the public's view of what they want to see as Nancy. She'll give a terrific performance and I really look forward to putting her into training and getting her into rehearsals." *Please note this is a list of her individual performances only


Theatre

In June 2008, it was confirmed that Prenger would be performing six of the eight weekly shows of ''Oliver!'' after it opened at the
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on 12 December 2008. She performed on Monday and Tuesday evenings, Wednesday matinees, Friday evenings and both the matinee and evening shows each Saturday. Prior to that she appeared in the
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in ''
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'' at the Queen's Theatre from 26 August 2008, in order to gain some experience of performing in the West End. ''
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'' opened successfully on 14 January 2009, and Prenger received positive reviews. On 16 March 2009, a new cast recording of the revival was released with Prenger and the rest of the cast. For her role as ''Nancy'', Prenger received the ''Theatregoers' Choice Whatsonstage Award'' for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. She played her final performance as ''Nancy'' on 27 March 2010, and was succeeded by fellow West End leading lady
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, who is best known for her role as Elphaba in the hit musical ''
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''. Prenger reprised the role of Nancy once more, for two one-off performances on 13 November 2010, whilst Ellis was absent. After winning ''I'd Do Anything'', Prenger was given a civic reception in her hometown of
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on 7 June 2008, with a specially erected stage in front of the
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where she performed several songs from ''
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''. On 24 August 2008, she performed in a "Music Under the Stars" event at the annual
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held near
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in
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. Prenger played the role of The Lady of the Lake in the UK tour of the hit musical ''
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'', which began performances at
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on 29 May 2010. She was also cast as Diane in the new drama series, ''
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'', about a group of friends who set up a female-only taxi company in a seaside town in Northern England. In 2015, Prenger played
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in the UK tour of the musical
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at Oxford's New Theatre. Prenger appeared in ''
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'' at the
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in London, alongside Owain Arthur who took over the role of Francis Henshall from Tony award-winning actor
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. Prenger played Elsie Tanner in the ill-fated '' Street of Dreams'', the ''
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'' musical written by Trisha Ward. The show finally premiered in May 2012 after its opening was delayed by more than a month at the
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and then was supposed to tour around major UK arenas, It closed after a couple of nights amid controversy. Prenger was in an episode of the food factory titled "Just Add Water". Jodie performed in the UK tour of Tell Me on a Sunday before taking on the title role in the UK tour of
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. In 2017/2018, Prenger played the lead role of Kelly in the world premiere of
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's ''
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'' alongside
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,
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, Kevin Kennedy,
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,
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and Rachel Wooding 2019 saw Jodie touring in
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alongside ''
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s
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.


Television and radio

In 2013, Prenger participated in ''
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''. Boyzone's
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had originally planned to participate in the programme, but was unable to compete due to private matters. Prenger then took his place on the show. Her first appearance was in the third heat on 2 March 2013, where she danced to the song " Word Up" by Cameo. She was saved by the public, and as a result, made it through to the final on 9 March 2013 where she finished second place to
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. In July 2009, Prenger was a guest panellist on ITV's ''
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''. She occasionally presented the midweek National Lottery draw on
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. In June 2011, Prenger appeared in an episode of '' Waterloo Road'', playing Linda Wickes. She has been a regular contributor on ''
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'' and '' This Morning''. Prenger also frequently sits in for
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and
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, when they are absent from their
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shows. On 4 December 2011, Jodie appeared on the
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show ''
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''. Jodie host's the weekly 'Mishaps Podcast' with ''
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'' actress
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and
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Other work

On 23 February 2009, Prenger released her autobiography, ''It's a Fine Life''.


Personal life

Prenger was engaged to her boyfriend, Steve Greengrass, who proposed to her after the Saturday show in week three of ''I'd Do Anything'' on 12 April 2008; a whirlwind romance which was featured throughout the series as their first date some three months earlier had been Prenger's audition in Manchester. She split from Greengrass a few weeks after the show's finale. In April 2012, Prenger announced her engagement to boyfriend of two years, Simon Booth, soon after her father Marty died of kidney cancer.


Theatre Credits


Filmography

;Television ;Guest appearances as self


Bibliography

*''It's A Fine Life'' (2009)


Discography

*''Oliver! London Cast Recording'' (2009) *''The Very Best of Glenn Miller'' (2010) *''Spamalot: UK Tour Cast Recording'' (2011)


References


External links

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