She has also published a book titled Thank you that's all we need for today a practical guide to musical theatre auditions for actors.
[3] The course has since been revised into a Master of the Arts with many alumni having success on the West End and Broadway.
She appeared in Victoria Wood As Seen On TV, performing in sketches such as "Shopping" and "At the Chippy".
She also appeared in 2008 on the ITV2 series The Passions of Girls Aloud, where she coached then Girls Aloud member Kimberley Walsh as she took on her passion away from the group to audition for a role in Les Misérables in London's West End.
She was one of the members of the United Kingdom jury at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, and made a rather controversial decision to rank Spain, who eventually ended last, in 2nd place.