Love Island's Amy Hart to make pantomime debut at the Kings Theatre in Portsmouth this Christmas

Love Island star and TV personality Amy Hart will join the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk at the Kings Theatre Portsmouth, running from 27 November 2021-2 January 2022, making her professional on-stage debut.

Hart will play the role of Princess Jill in the venue’s traditional family pantomime.

She will be joined on stage by the returning pantomime cast from last year’s production: the previously reported Portsmouth-born, X Factor finalist and one half of Same Difference, Sean Smith, alongside Pompey pantomime favourites with resident Dame, Jack Edwards, James Percy, Julia Worsley, Marlene Little Hill and Peter McCrohon.

A keen performer from a young age, former air hostess and cabin crew manager Amy has combined reality television work with a love for theatre, and has since moved into presenting industry red carpet shows.

She said: "Theatre is my absolute passion and pantomime is something I have grown up with so I’m really excited to be doing my first professional show after Love Island. The Kings Theatre is absolutely beautiful and I was so blown away when I first came here. There’s so much history and I can’t wait to perform on the stage as part of a pantomime family.”

Kings Theatre CEO, Paul Woolf, added: “I’m delighted to welcome Amy to our Pompey Panto family. With an incredible passion for theatre and the performing arts combined with a fantastic, infectious personality, she will be a real hit with our audience and someone who will settle in with our cast well.

“Last year’s pantomime was incredibly special for so many reasons and will live long in the memory. I’m delighted that we can get the gang back together and Amy is a fantastic addition to that.”

Tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk are available now here.