Jodie Prenger has joined the cast of Coronation Street. The 43-year-old actress is perhaps best-known for her appearances on the BBC's I'd Do Anything in 2008, which led to a prosperous career in the West End. Her role in Corrie will mark the actress' first time in a soap.
The actress and singer will arrive on the cobbles in August and play Glenda, the sister of undertaker George Shuttleworth, played by Benidorm's Tony Madeley. In recent episodes, George has been struggling after childhood bully Frank Bardsley turned up in Weatherfield. Jodie will begin filming on the soap on Monday, June 20.
Following her casting, Coronation Street boss Iain MacLeod said: "Glenda sails in fresh from the cruise ships with a whiff of the exotic, quickly making best friends and enemies in equal measure." Jodie, who is no stranger to working behind a bar as Nancy in Oliver, will begin working at the Rovers Return in the soap.
