Gemma Atkinson will be Peter Pan
Tuesday, 12th August 2008
Former Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson is set to appear in panto in Manchester this Christmas.
The sexy actress - who appeared on last year's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me out of Here, will play Peter Pan at the city's opera house.
She told The Sun newspaper: "I've been offered panto a lot but it is always down south.
"I'd rather not do it than be away from my family at Christmas.
"This is 20 minutes from where I live. It's going to be great.
"I don't have to have acrylic nails, or hair extensions. I don't have to wear any make-up."
"I can just whack on my shorts and little green vest every day and get on with it.
"It's not glamorous at all. It is great to have a bit of change."
Atkinson - who played Lisa Hunter in Hollyoaks - will not totally avoid the glamorous side of her work this year though as she is starring in a Hollywood movie later this year.
Boogie Woogie is a comedy set in the London contemporary art scene that includes X-Files star Gillian Anderson, Heather Graham and Stellan Skarsgard amongst its cast.
Directed by Duncan Ward, the film it is based on a book of the same name written by Danny Moynihan.
Atkinson has enjoyed recent music and modelling success too, coming at number 18 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women List.
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