Suzanne Shaw joins rollcall of Roxies in Chicago

The winner of the ITV series Dancing On Ice will become the 23rd actress to take to the stage as Roxie Hart, the showgirl accused of murder.

She joins a roll call of actresses including Denise Van Outen, Brooke Shields and Bonnie Langford who have played the part.

Shaw, 26, is best known for being a member of Hear'Say, the band formed from winners of reality TV show Popstars. She went on to star in the musical Summer Holiday, where she met Darren Day, with whom she had a tempestuous relationship.

She gave birth to his child in 2004 but Day abandoned her on Mother's Day the following year, famously announcing, "I don't do family." Since then Shaw has appeared in several reality TV shows, most famously ITV's Dancing On Ice, which she won in spite of suffering a chipped ankle bone.

The London production of Chicago celebrated its 10th anniversary last year and is currently at the Cambridge Theatre.

Show spokesman Peter Thompson said: "A change is as good as a rest and it is a deliberate idea to get different actors to play different parts.

"It keeps the show fresh and people love working on the show because it is terrific."

Suzanne Shaw will appear in the show from Monday 2 June for six weeks.

SUZANNE SHAW'S PREDECESSORS

* Ruthie Henshall, age 41, 27 Oct 97 - 14 Nov 98
Singer, dancer and actress born in Bromley and once dated Prince Edward. She appeared in Miss Saigon, Cats and Les Miserables before becoming the first Roxie Hart in the West End revival of Chicago.

* Maria Friedman, age 48, 16 Nov 98 - 5 June 99
She was born in Switzerland and her first language is German. Her sister is also in the business, and produced Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Woman in White. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, had surgery and was back working within days.

* Frederike Haas, age 48, 7 June 99 - 14 Aug 99
The German stage star also played Roxie Hart in Vienna in the first German language production of Chicago. She is a fencing enthusiast and has won several German singing competitions.

* Chita Rivera, age 75, 16 Aug 99 - 9 Oct 99
The musical theatre legend had 12 bolts inserted in her leg after a car crash in 1984, but within eight months she was back on stage. She starred in Chicago at the age of 66 for eight weeks.

* Maria Friedman, age 48, 11 Oct 99 - 12 Feb 00

* Josefina Gabrielle,14 Feb 00 - 12 Aug 00
She trained with the Portuguese Ballet Company and is best known for playing ballerina Ofelia in Auf Wiedersehen Pet. She has never told an interviewer her age.

* Petra Nielsen, age 43, 14 Aug 00 - 13 Jan 01
The Swede admitted that, like Roxie Hart, she is not unfamiliar with the inside of a police cell because she was detained by police after driving a motorcycle after drinking.

* Josefina Gabrielle,15 Jan 01 - 14 Apr 01.
This was her second appearance in the musical. She then went on to play single mum Debbie Black in ITV drama Heartbeat.

* Denise Van Outen, age 33, 17 Apr 01 - 15 Sep 01
The ex-Big Breakfast presenter had not been on stage for 12 years when she took the part but earned rave reviews from critics.

* Anita-Louise Combe,17 Sep 01 - 1 Dec 01
She began her career in Sydney, performing in the Australian premiere of Cats, and is one of the few people to have played both Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly in the current West End production of Chicago.

* Claire Sweeney, age 36, 3 Dec 01 - 16 Mar 02
The ex-Brookside actress was dubbed "the new Cilla Black" after her stint on Celebrity Big Brother, before she joined Chicago.

* Anita-Louise Combe ,18 Mar 02 - 27 Apr 02

* Denise Van Outen, age 33, 29 Apr 02 - 01 Jun 02
The ex-Big Breakfast presenter had not been on stage for 12 years when she took the part but earned rave reviews from critics.

* Anita-Louise Combe, 05 Jun 02 - 17 Nov 02

* Linzi Hateley, age 38, 18 Nov 02 - 06 Sep 03
The Birmingham born actress trained at the Italia Conti Academy and lives in rural Buckinghamshire with her husband and daughter.

* Frances Ruffelle, age 43, 08 Sep 03 - 16 June 04
She is the daughter of Sylvia Young who founded the famous theatre school at which Frances trained and where she began performing at the age of seven.

* Rebecca Thornhill, 21 June 04 - 18 Sep 04
The actress said playing Roxie Hart as her most enjoyable role ever. She went on to star in Putting It Together, a celebration of the music of Stephen Sondheim.

* Jennifer Ellison, age 24, 20 Sep 04 - 04 Dec 04
The former Brookside actress became Roxie thanks to her success in reality TV show Hell's Kitchen.

* Josefina Gabrielle, 13 Dec 04 - 29 Jan 05

* Jill Halfpenny, age 33, 31 Jan 05 - 09 Ap 05
The former EastEnders actress landed the role of Roxie Hart after proving her dancing credentials on TV show Strictly Come Dancing.

* Josefina Gabrielle, 12 Apr 05 - 27 Apr 05

* Brooke Shields, age 43, 28 Apr 05 - 30 Jul 05
The former child actress and star of Ivory soap adverts married tennis star Andre Agassi, but it was annulled. She also famously battled with post natal depression.

* Frances Ruffelle, age 43, 1st Aug 05 - 10 Sep 05
She sang for the UK in Eurovision 1994 and rose to stardom in Les Miserables before playing Roxie for ten months.

* Sally Ann Triplett, age 46, 12 Sep 05 - 28 Jan 06
She represented the UK in the Eurovision song contest twice and also appeared in Guys and Dolls, Cats and Grease.

* Linzi Hateley, 30 Jan 06 - 17 Apr 06

* Bonnie Langford, age 43, 18 Apr 06 - 8 Jul 06
She began her career as a child star in the 1970s and went on to become a companion of Doctor Who. She is the aunt of Summer Strallen, who is currently starring in The Sound of Music.

* Jennifer Ellison, age 24, 10 Jul 06 - 12 Aug 06

* Linzi Hateley, age 38, 14 Aug 06 - 23 Sep 06

* Ashlee Simpson, age 23, 25 Sep 06 - 28 Oct 06
The American pop rock singer is the younger sister of singer Jessica Simpson. She was widely criticised for using a pre-recorded vocal track on an American TV appearance.

* Josefina Gabrielle, 30 Oct 06 - 16 Dec 06

* Aoife Mulholland, age 29, 18 Dec 06 - 31 Mar 07
Born in Galway, she has also played Maria von Trapp in The Sound Of Music and has had to master English and American accents.

* Tina Arena, age 40, 02 April 07 - 05 May 07
Born as Filippina Lydia Arena to Sicilian immigrants in Australia, she had a top ten UK chart hit with her single Chains.

* Josefina Gabrielle, 08 May 07 - 13 Oct 07

* Sarah Soetaert, 30,15 Oct 07 - 03 Nov 07
She was named as 'the woman who broke Mary Poppins' heart' after she had an affair with the husband of Laura Michelle Kelly - the actress who played Mary Poppins in the West End.

* Frances Ruffelle, age 43, 05 Nov - 8 Dec 07

* Bonnie Langford, age 43, 10 Dec 07 - 23 Feb 08

* Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, 25 Feb -
She trained at the Danish National Theatre School, appeared on several Danish TV shows and is playing Roxie Hart at the moment.