Alexandra Burke has landed a role in a new TV show 16 years after winning The X Factor.
The 35-year-old singer has joined the cast of the new Paramount+ drama “Curfew,” it was announced Tuesday.
Bancroft star Sarah Parish and Doctor Who's Mandip Gill will star in the six-part crime thriller.
The program is set in a world where men must adhere to a strict curfew from 7pm to 7am every night.
As part of the Women's Safety Act, they are monitored around the clock using ankle tags.
Alexandra Burke has landed a role in a new TV show 16 years after winning The X Factor (pictured in December last year).
Alexandra won the fifth series of The X Factor in December 2008 (pictured appearing in the series finale).
A synopsis reads: “When a woman's body is discovered, brutally murdered during curfew and left on the steps of the Women's Security Center, veteran police officer Pamela Green believes a man is responsible.”
“But in a world where men are bound by the curfew system, their theory is rejected.”
Sarah will play the role of Pamela, the. could endanger the Women's Safety Act as part of her search for the truth, as her actions are attracting the attention of some very powerful people.
Mandeep will play Sarah, an employee of the marking center where the body is found.
Pop star Alexandra will portray Helen, a “well-intentioned local schoolteacher and lockdown advocate”.
Mayflies star Mitchell Robertson will also appear in the role of police officer Eddie.
The program was commissioned by Sebastian Cardwell, deputy chief content officer, UK, and Paul Testar for Paramount+.
He said: “Curfew is an exciting addition to our UK original programming for Paramount+.”
Bancroft star Sarah Parish and Doctor Who's Mandip Gill will star in the six-part crime thriller (Sarah pictured in 2017).
The program is set in a world where men must adhere to a strict curfew from 7pm to 7am every night (Image by Madeep Gill in 2018).
Mayflies star Mitchell Robertson will also appear, playing police officer Eddie (pictured in 2015).
“We’re thrilled to be working with the team at Vertigo Films and a brilliant cast to bring this propulsive thriller to life.”
It came after Alexandra broke down in tears as she revealed the immense guilt she felt returning to work just two months after giving birth to her first child.
She took a short maternity leave to rejoin the touring production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2022.
Alexandra, who gave birth to her second child with football boyfriend Darren Randolph, 36, in September last year, cried as she told how she once begged her bosses to delay the start of a show because her baby was distressed and had to be fed.
The singer said on the Dirty Mother Pukka podcast: “There were times when I wanted to go on stage and I can't remember what venue I was at and my firstborn was crying and they said, 'Curtain has to go.' “go upstairs” and I thought “I have to feed the baby”. I said “stop the show.”
“The pressure I had and felt to get my ass on that stage.” I said, “You might as well just let me feed the baby because I'm crying on stage,” and you couldn't open the show because I stood there crying.
“And as much as everyone said, 'The baby is going to be fine, it's going to be fine.' But I'm her mother and I felt so guilty, and I still feel that guilt.
It came after Alexandra broke down in tears as she revealed the immense guilt she felt returning to work just two months after giving birth to her first child
Alexandra cried as she told how she begged her bosses to delay the start of a show because her baby was distressed and needed to be fed
“It's not like even the baby doesn't remember, but I won't forget that.”
Alexandra said it had been a big learning curve for her and she would “never let me abandon my child again”.
“I also have to say, even though I felt that pressure and that moment stays with me, of course I signed up for this show and the curtain goes up every night at 7:30 p.m. and I'm very conscious of that,” she said .
“There are thousands of people in the audience waiting for the show to start, so I don't blame anyone for this situation. “At the same time, it still makes me emotional.”