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Oh! what a triumph for the TV Nancy A tale of two Nancys: Jodie's joy after her shock win... but tears for judges' favourite Jessie 'You're too big to be Nancy' - what show producer said about hopeful Jodie Singer Jodie loses half her weight ... and is ready to become the next Nancy

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Oh! what a triumph for the TV Nancy

15.01.09
Jodie Prenger, the people's choice for the part of Nancy, was cheered to the rafters at the opening night of Oliver!... more

Oliver! needs more of a twist

15.01.09
What kept the first-nighters teetering on the verge of delighted hysteria throughout the almost £5 million extravaganza that is Oliver!?. ... more

A tale of two Nancys: Jodie's joy after her shock win... but tears for judges' favourite Jessie

31.05.08
Former cruise ship singer Jodie Prenger clearly wasn't the judges' choice to land the part of Nancy in a West End production of Oliver! ... more

The Nancy who can do anything: 17-year-old Samantha Barks

30.05.08
Nancy hopeful Samantha Barks will do almost anything to become Britain's next star of stage and screen... more

'You're too big to be Nancy' - what show producer said about hopeful Jodie

30.05.08
One Nancy's chances are looking to be rather slim, after Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber revealed some fear West End hopeful Jodie Prenger is 'too big' to play Nancy.... more

Nancy who can do anything

30.05.08
As these pictures show, Samantha Barks will do almost anything to become Britain's next star of stage and screen... more

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber would do anything to show his 'Nancys' a real good time

28.05.08
The finalists of BBC's I'd Do Anything, who are all battling to play Nancy in the West End production of Oliver, dined at The Ivy in Covent Garden with the show's main judge Andrew Lloyd Webber... more

I'd Do Anything to be Madonna: The 'Nancys' as you've never seen them before

26.05.08
The three remaining contestants in BBC talent show I'd Do Anything briefly stepped into Madonna's shoes to recreate some of her most iconic images. ... more

Backstage with the Nancys: The final five Oliver! hopefuls really will do ANYTHING to win

16.05.08
This is the third of Andrew Lloyd Webber's hugely popular BBC1 talent search shows. After discovering Connie Fisher for Maria in The Sound Of Music, and Lee Mead for Joseph, both have gone on to spectacular success. We're down from 12 Nancy hopefuls to five. With the quarter-finals looming and so much at stake, it's not surprising that the pressure is beginning to tell: tears, temper tantrums, rebellion ... more

Singer Jodie loses half her weight ... and is ready to become the next Nancy

24.03.08
Jodie Prenger is half the girl she used to be, but is double the woman. The singer, who on Saturday wowed judges on ITV talent show I'd do Anything, has lost more than half her weight and gained a newfound sense of confidence in the process ... more

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