In Episode 61 Seb and Verity take a day trip to the countryside to meet up with star of musical theatre, stage and screen, Wendi Peters. Many of you will know Wendi as Cilla Battersby-Brown from her 5 year stint on Coronation Street, but she has also had an outstanding career in musical theatre - most recently in the starring role as Diana in You Are Here at the Southwark Playhouse.
Wendi chats about maintaining vocal fitness in challenging roles, mastering home recording and become a tech pro. She talks about her early training - including some questionable improv dancing to get her Equity card - and how persistence and extreme letter writing ultimately led to success.
Seb and Verity ask Wendi about her time on Corrie and the pluses and minuses of being so strongly associated with one role. She recounts playing the notorious Pam Podger In Bad Girls and having to wrestle in a shower in a fat suit....
They discuss panto and three show Saturdays, Stars in Their Eyes and Flockstars. Harking back to previous Ill advised plans, Seb and Verity make a promise to start a #wendipetersforstrictly campaign....expect at least three posts with this hashtag!
You can follow Wendi on social media - https://www.instagram.com/wendi.peters/ and https://www.twitter.com/WendiPeters/
Here is a link to Wendi’s next production The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with tour dates and links for tickets: https://www.tiltedwigproductions.com/copy-of-lady-chatterley-s-lover
Wendi transforms into Kirsty MacColl on Stars In Their Eyes: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vIt0uyxN27c
Watch a clip of Wendi in her outstanding performance as Diana in You Are Here at the Southwark Playhouse: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Muk18nuUbZw
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