The Chase star Anne Hegerty to feature in new horror film
Anne, who is also known as The Governess, revealed: 'I recently filmed a cameo in a very low-budget horror movie. I mean, it's so low budget I've been offered a share in the profits.'
The I'm a Celebrity star also told OK! magazine: 'It's called Deadcast, and it's about a couple of guys who do a podcast about the supernatural. They head off to Lincolnshire to interview people who've had spooky experiences, and end up getting more than they bargained for.'
Sharing details about her character, Anne continued: 'I play a woman who saw a UFO, put it on the internet and got massively trolled and ended up becoming a recluse.
"There's a scene where they interview me in my garden and I'm showing them where I saw the UFO.
'I say, 'they've been with me my whole life. It doesn't matter where I go, they follow me.' And just at that precise moment, an ice cream van passes playing Teddy Bears' Picnic. It was a lot of fun.'
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Also in the interview with OK! magazine, Anne admitted she once turned down the chance to appear on Strictly Come Dancing, ahead of the new BBC series beginning in a few weeks.
When discussing if she would ever enter the world of sequins, Anne said: "God no! My agent tried to get me to do it ages ago, but I couldn't even formulate the words to say, 'I think this is a bl**dy terrible idea.'
'I can't dance to save my life. When I'm in panto, you can make me sing a bit but, whatever you do, don't make me dance. Have everyone dance around me, like a maypole.'
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