He issues an average of one disc a year and has just recorded his latest, an album of Burt Bacharach songs, due out in October. The same month he stars in the ultimate crossdressing role of Edna Turnblad in a stage version of Hairspray.

"It's a dream. I'd seen the show on Broadway for my Radio 2 programme [Ball Over Broadway]. And the film with John Travolta. I thought, this is what I'd adore to do. We can't all do juvenile leads for ever! This is the direction I'm going, as a grown-up character actor. To be entrusted with one of the most iconic roles in musical theatre is fantastic. I'll have wigs, makeup dresses. How pretty is that?"
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