Ex-Eastenders actor who dated Emmerdale’s Roxanne Pallett tries his luck on Gary Barlow’s Let It Shine
HARRY Neale is going to put his singing skills to the test on the show - but is he as new to the stage as he appears?
HARRY Neale, an actor who has previously starred on Eastenders and had a West End career, is set to try his luck for a role in Gary Barlow's Let it Shine tonight.
The hunky 26-year-old is also the former flame of Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett - and the pair briefly dated for around six months in 2013.
Harry, who will go in front of the judges on tonight's episode of the new BBC talent show, has also already had an enviable career in the theatre.
Over the past few years, he has hit the stage as characters in Footloose alongside Busted star , Dreamboats and Petticoats and The Rocky Horror Picture Show amongst others.
He appeared for one episode in BBC soap Eastenders in December 2 last year - playing short-lived character Jimmy Summers.
Let It Shine pits wannabe West End stars against each other for a role in the upcoming Take That musical - with lead singer taking on the role as the head judge.
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The other panellists are fellow former popstars, Martin Kemp and Dannii Minogue and hosts the show with Mel Geidroyc.
However, the show has come under fire as it was discovered that FOUR hopefuls on tonight's episode already has careers in the theatre - giving them an unfair advantage on those using the show as their foot in the door.
However, Gary has defended the decision to let them compete, and said: “This is open to everybody — we have to open it to everyone.
“We can’t say, ‘Hey if you’ve been on the stage before you can’t come through the door’.
“The great thing about someone like Jason is that he brings with him two years of experience of being in a show.
“Now if he’s in a band with someone who’s had no experience and they’re 16 years old and they’ve left home for a year, he’s going to be an amazing support mechanism for them.”
Catch Let it Shine tonight at 7pm on BBC1.
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