Sheridan Smith Source

Sheridan attended the Laurence Olivier Awards yesterday, looking amazing, I love her dress! She also was at the Have A Heart Fundraising Day on friday, images have been added to the gallery, enjoy!

Ditching her Gavin and Stacey tracksuit for the girlie glamour of the West End, Sheridan Smith is starring in Legally Blonde the Musical. It’s a fresh chapter in her life that has brought not just critical acclaim, but also romance. Here, for the first time, she talks about the new man in her life

‘I was so worried that no one would take me seriously after years of being typecast as a tomboy,’ says Sheridan

Ten minutes into my interview with actress Sheridan Smith, and I’m still struggling to reconcile this soignée, stylish young woman, hailed as the West End’s classiest new star, with her trashy, tracksuit-bottomed television alter ego. 

‘I know, I know just what you mean!’ she chirrups delightedly in her high Northern voice. ‘I usually play slappers, and if someone told me that the chavvy bird off Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps had been cast as the all-singing, all-dancing lead in Legally Blonde, I’d assume she’d be rubbish, too.’

But here’s the thing: Sheridan, 28, isn’t rubbish, she’s utterly sublime – glamorous and sassy, with a powerful pair of lungs, a fabulous figure and impeccable comic timing. Janet from Two Pints – aka ‘Our Ant’ney’s’ girlfriend Emma from The Royle Family, and Rudi, the gobby sister of Smithy in Gavin and Stacey – gives a flawless performance as high-maintenance Californian rich-girl Elle. Sheridan so completely inhabits the role created by Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 film on which the stage musical is based that I didn’t think of Witherspoon once; or maybe just the once, to marvel at how I wasn’t thinking of her.

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I’ve got the gallery up to date with Sheridan’s latest appearances, twitter photos, Legally Blonde wallpapers, promos & posters and a stunning new photoshoot, enjoy!

Gavin and Stacey actress Sheridan Smith has spoken out about her love for her pet dogs – and how she sometimes struggles to fit into the bed alongside them.

Smith, who is currently starring as Elle Woods in the stage musical version of Legally Blonde, owns three dogs herself and, as a method of bonding with her character’s pet Chihuahua, regularly brings one of the five dog actors home to sleep with her.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Smith described herself as a “slack mum” when it came to her canines, who she admits “run riot” around her.

Shar pei Enid, pug Barry Manilow and Japanese spitz Trish all share Smith’s London flat with her and her new boyfriend, Band of Brothers star Ross McCall.

“One of the best things is that Ross has a dog, so he isn’t at all fazed by the fact I have three,” she told the newspaper.

Source: animalfriends.org.uk

On the tiny lane behind the Savoy Theatre, through the lovely stage door, and down corridors swooshing with costumes and wigs, we find tonight’s leading lady. Her room is full of glitter, pink cards and flowers, bright mirror bulbs lighting her small, pretty face. Then she sees me. “Hi-yerrrr!” Sheridan Smith bounds over, planting a smacker on my cheek, and asks if I want a brew. Her publicist insists that he can make us some. “Are you sure? I have a kettle!” She flicks the switch, shaking her head when it won’t stick. “Oh go on, then,” she laughs, rolling her eyes. “What a diva, eh?”

Sheridan Smith may not be a name that rings bells, but her critic-wowing turn in Legally Blonde: The Musical is likely to change that. You’ll know her face already, first seen on TV in The Royle Family in 1999, then a succession of TV comedies from Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps to Gavin & Stacey. Until now, however, she’s played second-fiddle characters, a girlfriend, sister and, recently, Jonathan Creek’s sidekick. So to play an American sorority girl, high-kicking and singing on stage eight times a week, should be quite a challenge — before you watch what Smith can do. Taking on the role of Elle Woods, a rich teenager who chases her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School, wangles a place for herself, and discovers her own academic talents, Smith brings warmth and impeccable comic timing to a character originally made famous by Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 movie. Smith also makes its fairytale storyline almost believable.

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Sheridan & Duncan are being interviewed on Steve Wright in the Afternoon on Radio 2 from 2pm today, so don’t forget to tune in! You can now listen to the show here!

Sheridan Smith has admitted that she is “gobsmacked” by the positive reviews she has received for her stage performance in Legally Blonde.

The Two Pints Of Lager and a Packet of Crisps star plays Elle Woods in the musical adaptation of the 2001 film starring Reese Witherspoon.

Smith said: “I’d set myself up that [the critics] might hate it, think it’s all a bit of fluff… It would be like, ‘Oh that girl off Two Pints is trying to do singing and dancing’.

“And I thought to myself, ‘Well, all I can do is my best’. The audience are loving it. I’m loving it. So the fact that the critics then enjoyed it, it’s just the icing on the cake really.”

She added of the play: “People can get really deep and think about it too much but to be honest it’s two and a half hours away from the freezing cold. It’s the credit crunch. It’s the show people need. It’s not Chekhov; it’s not hard.

“It’s got a sweet message about not judging people too much and being true to yourself. That may not be life changing message but people are going away happy and that’s enough.”

While the show was in preview, Smith expressed fears that she might be out of her depth in the role.

Source: digitalspy.co.uk

I’ve added a brand new layout to Sheridan Smith Source, hope you like it! I’ve also updated the gallery with the latest images including captures of Sheridan on This Morning, stills from Legally Blonde and photos of Sheridan’s first 2010 appearances, What’s On Stage Q&A & the Legally Blonde Musical Gala Night, enjoy!

Despite the cold, snow and myriad transport disruptions, theatregoers at our our sell-out Whatsonstage.com Outing to last night’s performance of Legally Blonde at the West End’s Savoy Theatre were in high new year spirits at our exclusive post-show Q&A, where we were joined by the musicals five principals – Sheridan Smith, Duncan James, Alex Gaumond, Peter Davison and Jill Halfpenny – as well as the show’s Broadway director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell.

The musical comedy, which premiered on Broadway in April 2007, is based on the 2001 Hollywood film in which Reese Witherspoon played California sorority girl Elle Woods who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School in an attempt to win him back.

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I’ve added captures of Sheridan from last nights finale of Gavin and Stacey, as always she was great, enjoy!