A CORONATION Street star has called for the return of a huge BBC talent show – 18 years after rising to fame on the programme.
Jodie Prenger began on the soap in 2022.
Although back in 2008, she launched her musical theatre career by winning talent show I’d Do Anything.
Hosted by , the contest sought actors to play Nancy and Oliver Twist in the West End revival of Oliver!
Jodie, 47, beat the now-Oscar-winning actress Jessie Buckley, 36, to the role of Nancy.
Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh were the driving forces behind the search.
And speaking to The Mirror, Jodie gave her support to bring the format almost two decades on.
She told the publication: “That show made me, it gave me the springboard to be here.”
“I don’t know if I would even be on Corrie without I’d Do Anything. I’d love them to come back. I would love it.
“I’d love them to do another one.“
Jodie suggested potential future series could be focused on finding new portrayers for Mary Poppins or Phantom of the Opera.
She concluded: “I think we should start a campaign. I think let’s start a campaign”, adding someone should contact Lloyd Webber, Mackintosh and Graham Norton.
I’d Do Anything’s judging panel included , and the late Barry Humphries.
It was part of a run of similar shows in the 00s, launching names including West End star Samantha Barks.
The first show, aired in 2006, was titled How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?
Connie Fisher won the role of Maria in The Sound of Music West End production.
One year on, Lee Mead won the part of Joseph from Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat through Any Dream Will Do.
The final search aired in 2010, named Over the Rainbow, and Danielle Hope won the role of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz.
