X Factor star Lucie Jones makes huge Glastonbury debut ‘with surprise special guests'
EXCLUSIVE: An X Factor star is making a huge Glastonbury debut 16 years after her appearance on the show, as she teases some exciting surprises along the way
Former X Factor star Lucie Jones will be making her debut at this year's Glastonbury Festival 16 years after her stint on the ITV show - and she promises some huge surprises.
Ever since finishing eighth place on the series, which featured Olly Murs and Stacey Solomon, the 34-year-old has made a name for herself in the West End, starring in iconic productions such as We Will Rock You, Legally Blonde, Rent, and Les Misérables.
Now, Lucie is set to bring musical theatre to Glastonbury for three nights, as she promises "cool surprises" during the "huge celebration of music and theatre."
Avid festival goer Lucie was overwhelmed when she received the call - and she knows exactly what the festival is missing. Speaking exclusively to the Mirror on what fans can expect, Lucie said: "When I was there last year, I was like, 'why is there no musical theatre here?' I was just walking around and I was thinking, these people would love a bit of defying gravity.
"I think a lot of people think of musical theatre as like jazz hands and tap dance. But that just isn't the style that I do. It's going to be super upbeat and you're going to know every song. There's a bit of that in musical theatre, of course, but it's a whole world of other stuff as well."
However, Lucie won't be alone. As well as a full band, the star teased some special surprises and guests. "There's a couple of friends that I've got that are playing at Glastonbury who, quite possibly will be joining me, or I'll be joining them during their set," she said. "I'm really excited about one or two of them. It's going to be super cool and they're not necessarily musical theatre acts."
Lucie, who represented the UK in Eurovision eight years ago credits the X Factor for "changing her life". The series produced a number of stars including winner Joe McElderry, who Lucie still keeps in touch with now. "'I'm going to Ibiza tomorrow and I'm going to see Joe McElderry," she said.
Lucie, who also revealed that she still keeps in touch with mentor Dannii Minogue. "Danni's still my mentor now," she said. A few years back, the star portraying Elphaba in the West End production of the musical Wicked, as she revealed Dannii was the first person she called when she got the role.
"It was about 7 in the morning in Australia, and she called me and I was on the train and she was like like screaming, she's just a wonderful human being," Lucie said.
As well as performing at Glastonbury, Lucie will also be starring as Jenna Rink in 13 Going On 30 - The Musical which will be showing in Manchester Opera House this autumn.
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