Charlotte Dawson on preparing for panto

Charlotte Dawson reveals what brings her luck before getting on stage and how she gets into character

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00:00Hi, I'm digital reporter Amy Seddon. Lancashire-born reality star turned actress Charlotte Dawson

00:07is currently part way through her run as the villain Abenaza in the Pleasure Beachers pantomime

00:13Aladdin. In the following clips, Charlotte shares what brings her good luck before going

00:19on stage and reveals how she gets into character.

00:24So my mum has done all my dressing room, we've got my dad everywhere in here and I feel like

00:29that brings me good luck. And then we've got my dad's Panto Dane costume here. Look at

00:37this cracking set of knockers, knickers, knackers, knockers. So this like really brings me good

00:43luck having my dad's costume in here in my dressing room. And obviously he just loved

00:48Panto and I just feel like, yeah, he's in the room with me, with us.

00:56How do I get into my evil, evil character? Well, I'm quite sexy as well. Well, I mean,

01:01I think I am. So I have to listen to I'm Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO. So I'm like, I'm sexy

01:07and I know it. I'm sexy and I know it. Come on Chelsea, you're sexy. So yeah, and then

01:12I just, I mean, it's always great if you have a bit of an argument that day as well. Do

01:16you know what I mean? That kind of helps because then you really take it out on stage. But

01:20obviously I don't like to do that. I mean, I'm quite moody when I go home. I mean, it's

01:24my hormones, but maybe it's my character still. Maybe I'm still Fawltylicious when I get home.

01:31Fuming, angry, pregnant.