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Former “X Factor” champion Shayne Ward will star in homegrown British horror movie “Skendleby”. Mark Jackson (“The Orville”) and Niamh McGrady (“The Fall”) will also star.

Ward triumphed on the second-ever edition of the “X Factor” in the UK in 2005 before going on to build an acting career and starring in iconic British soap “Coronation Street”. He has now signed to play archaeologist Dr Giles Glover in “Skendleby”, which hails from Rebekah Louisa Smith’s fledgling Doctor Rebekah Productions banner.

Smith has hitherto been known for her work for running the film festival consultancy business The Film Festival Doctor. (RTRS)