Something to Shout about! Lulu, 69, back on the West End stage after three decades
SHE may be reaching the milestone age of 70 this year – but nothing is going to slow down the unstoppable Lulu.
The Shout singer revealed yesterday she will be taking a leading role in a West End musical.
Lulu will join the stellar cast of 42nd Street – after more than 30 years away from musicals.
The show, a homage to Broadway, features songs including We’re In The Money, Lullaby of Broadway and I Only Have Eyes For You.
Lulu will play Dorothy Brock, who used to be a star in her youth, in the show at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
She replaces fellow Scot Sheena Easton, 58, who completes her run in the production on March 19. Lulu’s last West End role was in The Mystery Of Edwin Drood at the Savoy Theatre in 1987.
She said: “I’m still ticking – so why not? Age doesn’t worry me. I am blessed with having a lot of energy. I have always had bundles of it.”
Disciplined
Lulu had originally turned down the role, but is understood to have taken up lessons to “exercise her acting muscle”.
Asked about ageing gracefully, she said: “You have to be disciplined.
“I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I try to eat healthily. It’s impossible for me to stand still.” The music legend has previously been married to Bee Gee Maurice Gibb and hair stylist John Frieda.
She is set to tour later this year and celebrated her 50th year as a recording artist with her latest album Making Life Rhyme.
Signed to Decca records when she was just 15, Lulu shot to fame in 1964 with Shout and in 1969 won Eurovision with Boom Bang-a-Bang.
Recalling her early days, she said: “I always felt large compared to others when I was starting out in the 1960s.
“I used to think I was fat when I was younger but now realise that everyone else was just too thin.”