It has been 13 years since BBC's I'd Do Anything aired, the first of Andrew Lloyd Webber's talent shows to find a star for his musicals. The show sought a Nancy for Oliver!, hosted by Graham Norton. Here's what the contestants are doing now.
Tara Bethan, eliminated in week two, continued in theatre with roles in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Bugsy Malone. She later joined Welsh soap Pobol Y Cwm from 2011 to 2016, returning briefly in 2018-2019. She also judged Eurovision: Chwilio am Seren.
Francesca Jackson, who shared a flat with Connie Fisher, has appeared in Doctors and Holby City. She now plays Rhonda Gram in the West End's Tina Turner musical. Sarah Lark performed in Oliver! in 2010 and later in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre from 2015 to 2019.
Niamh Perry, who earned a distinction in her grade 8 singing, performed in Snow White and Mamma Mia! in Wales. She was a UK Eurovision judge in 2011 and featured on the soundtrack of Love Never Dies. Rachel Tucker, praised for We Will Rock You, starred in Wicked in 2010 and sang with Stacey Solomon for Children in Need. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for Come From Away and joined its Broadway production in 2020.
Samantha Barks, who finished third, played Nancy in 2011 and performed at the Oscars in 2012. Her rendition of On My Own charted in the US and UK. In 2020 she was cast as Elsa in Frozen. Runner-up Jessie Buckley turned down the Nancy understudy role, later appearing with Jude Law in Henry V and Tom Hardy in BBC's Taboo.
