Lizzie Cundy has been cast in a new Hollywood movie, she has revealed it exclusively with MailOnline.
The 54-year-old TV personality will play a ‘fighter’ burlesque club owner in the dark psychological thriller, which will see her work alongside Game Of Thrones and Westworld director Neil Marshall, 52.
With filming on Compulsion set to begin next month in Malta, Oceans 8 star Charlotte Kirk, 30, will take on the lead role while also directing, having co-written the film along with her fiancé Neil.
Lizzie said: ‘I’ve been offered this new role and I’m absolutely thrilled! I am going back to my acting roots, which is my first love since I was a child.
‘I did WAG! The Musical in the West End, which I loved, and this new part of the movie is made for me, so I thought, why not?
“Step aside, Helen Mirren!” Lizzie Cundy has been cast in a new Hollywood movie, she has revealed exclusively with MailOnline (pictured Monday)
‘Life is for living and I want to do everything in life and live life to the fullest. It’s an exciting and feisty role, much like the real me.
Lizzie, who had a role in 2002’s Die Another Day, concluded: “I can’t wait to be on set… Step aside, Dame Helen Mirren!”
Although known for her posing and modelling, Lizzie is a trained actress, having studied at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama.
WAG! The Musical told the story of two working-class girls, who worked at a cosmetics counter in an upscale department store.
One of his clients was the character of Lizzie, Zoe, which he had designed for department store manager Mr. Frank, played by Olivier Award-winning actor Tim Flavin.
The production, written by Belvedere Pashun and directed by Alison Pollard, opened at the Charing Cross Theater in 2013.
Charlotte previously appeared in 2016’s How To Be Single, was the mastermind of 2020’s The Reckoning, and received two Global Independent Film Awards.
He gushed about the announcement: ‘Compulsion is my fourth film collaboration with Neil. We work well together and make great movies winning countless awards.
Looking good: Lizzie looked amazing when spotted just hours before the announcement
Exciting: The 54-year-old TV personality will play a ‘feisty’ burlesque club owner in the dark psychological thriller.
In her element: Lizzie said: ‘I’ve been offered this new role and I’m absolutely thrilled! I am going to return to my acting roots, which is my first love since I was a child’
Watch this space! ‘Life is for living and I want to do everything in life and live life to the fullest. It’s an exciting and feisty role, very much like the real me,” she added.
Fun fact: Although known for her posing and modeling, Lizzie is a trained actress who studied at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama.
“The critically acclaimed The Reckoning and Duchess, a gritty gangster flick, is now in post-production and will hit theaters later this year.
‘Compulsion is a dark psychological thriller starring two female leads. It will certainly keep you on the edge of your seat from her!
“I play Kimberly Diana, this is a gripping, action-packed thriller full of twists and turns, not just in the bedroom.
“Lizzie is going to do an incredible job playing the owner of the Burlesque club. For starters, she has legs that last forever, and she can act! The role was made for her.
“This film certainly has undertones of Alfred Hitchcock coursing through its veins, with a nod to the classic ’80s erotic thrillers Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct.
‘Watch out for our famous face…a blonde bombshell has been dropped and it will make Sharon’s iconic scene look tame!’
Meanwhile, Newcastle native Neil has directed episodes of Game Of Thrones in 2012 and 2014, as well as the 2019 film Hellboy, starring David Harbour.
He has also lent his talents to Netflix’s Lost In Space, NBC’s Hannibal and Constantine, and Black Sails on Starz in the US.
Couple: With filming on Compulsion set to begin next month in Malta, Charlotte Kirk, 30, will take on the lead role while also directing, having co-written the film along with her fiancé Neil, 52.
It comes after Lizzie claimed that she tried to get Meghan Markle a role in Made In Chelsea, before meeting Prince Harry.
The influencer previously said that she became friends with the Duchess of Sussex after the pair hit it off at a charity dinner in 2013.
And during an appearance on Monday at GB Newstold Nana Akua that the former Suits star was looking forward to joining the cast of the E4 reality show.
The former WAG said: ‘I was friends with Meghan for a while and really got along with her. A friend asked me to babysit for her at a charity event and I thought, “Who is this woman?” Actually, no one knew who she was.
Lizzie continued: “She wanted a boyfriend and she wanted to get into the show business scene and she wanted a job on British television, and she wanted to be Made in Chelsea, actually, the show.”
So I said, “Look, if I can help you, I will,” which I tried to do. I tried to connect her with Ashley Cole, actually the former Chelsea player, but she just wasn’t the type for her.
‘I said I would try to get her together with some boys, she wanted to stay in Britain. She wanted a British boyfriend. So in the end she kept that one and won the lottery.
MailOnline contacted Meghan’s representatives for comment at the time.
Talented: Charlotte previously appeared in 2016’s How To Be Single, directed 2020’s The Reckoning, and received two Global Independent Film Awards (pictured January 2023)