The real life of Coronation Street newcomer Jodie Prenger - two engagements and where you've seen her before

Jodie Prenger is set to join Coronation Street next month as undertaker George Shuttleworth's 'fun and sassy' sister Glenda. The casting has been a dream come true for the 43-year-old actress from Blackpool.

ITV bosses say Glenda will hit the cobbles in August straight from the cruise ships and is sure to shake things up - quickly making lots of friends but also enemies in equal measure. And it won't be long before she finds her feet behind the bar of the Rovers.

But viewers will have seen the star before as she has had a glittering career on stage. Here is everything you need to know about Corrie newcomer Jodie Prenger.

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Jodie started out in cabaret performing in Blackpool before she shot to fame in 2008 with BBC's reality show I'd Do Anything. The singer and actress won the competition and went on to play Nancy in Oliver in the West End.

The performer has also starred in Annie as Miss Hannigan and as Kelly in Kay Mellor's Fat Friends the musical. Jodie also been in the National Theatre's production of A Taste of Honey, where she played a character called Helen, and has also done presenting stints as a regular contributor on The Alan Titchmarsh Show and This Morning.

Just like her Corrie character, she has also worked as a cruise ship singer, having appeared on Disney Wonder for several months as one of the main entertainers. But for Jodie, bagging a role in Greater Manchester's ITV soap has always been a career goal.

On her latest job, she said: "I know I sound like a soppy sod, but it’s been on my bucket list to be in Coronation Street since I was little. It’s an honour,