My moment on stage. I wasn't quite Clueless

Showbiz Ed offered her big break in the hit West End musical

- BY JANINE YAQOOB

"FANCY a part in Clueless The Musical?" an enthusiastic PR asks me out of the blue.

My initial reaction, in the style of Cher Horowitz herself, is “As if!”

I've been asked to do the weird and the wonderful in this job - but this is right up there.

I'd been to see the show at London's Trafalgar Theatre a few weeks before and was blown away by the slick performances, particularly that of lead Emma Flynn, who plays entitled Cher.

These guys are pros. My acting experience, however, extends to two nativity plays. And in one of those, I merely shook a bell.

But, as Clueless celebrates its 30th anniversary and the stage show gets ready to tour the UK, now is a wonderful time to get involved.

Even if I am flushed with fear... and if all the nervy public-speaking moments I've ever done are flashing before my eyes.

Nerves

The week before my West End debut, I pop in for a meeting with the wardrobe department.

A checked skirt with cute cardigan helps transform me, a 38-year-old mum-of-two, into a US high schooler from the 90s. That's no mean feat.

Then I get my brief: I'll be treading the boards in the party scene.