Jodie is Nancy on I’d Do Anything
It was a night of finals last night. Over on ITV, George Sampson won Britain’s Got Talent, and on BBC1 , Jodie became Nancy on I’d Do Anything. I haven’t really followed I’d Do Anything but did get into it over the last two weeks.
I wasn’t sure who I wanted to win - but was probably learning towards Jessie. It seemed like she could have been a unique Nancy, and her duet with the Oliver last night was really great. Samantha, who went out first last night, seemed almost too strong to be Nancy. Stunning to look at, she has a kind of icy determination, and such poise that I wondered if perhaps she couldn’t capture Nancy’s vulnerability. Later on in the show, there was a collaboration between Samantha and the other runner former contestants as they performed Never Forget by Take That. All the rest had a look on their faces like “I hope you’re looking at me”. The look on Samantha’s face is more “I know you’re looking at me”. I actually think she could easily be a successful pop star.
Coming down to Jessie vs Jodie, I did think Jessie would edge it and she had the support of both Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh, who described Jodie as the “film Nancy” (and Jessie as the “Dickens Nancy”). And maybe it was being the “film Nancy” that swung it for her as we’ve all seen the film and maybe we just saw Jodie as being able to slot into that role more easily. Anyway, well done to Jodie who should be on the West End stage later this year.