chelle Collins. We chat about how Michelle got into acting, childhood trips to the Palladium pantomimes, being told at school you can’t be an actor, doing a pottery GCSE, Drama School Rejection, her music career, the benefits of Equity, lying about being able to play the trumpet, her first TV job alongside Gary Oldman, auditioning for the part of Punk Mary on EastEnders before landing the role of Cindy Beale, theatres burning down left, right and centre, the tricks they used to hide her pregnancy on EastEnders, the fundraiser for actors she pulled off in lockdown, supporting local theatres, being proactive as an actor, how she felt about joining Coronation Street after being in EastEnders, her mad commute from Coronation Street to home and advice from our younger selves.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Michelle Collins

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing Michelle Collins. We chat about how Michelle got into acting, childhood trips to the Palladium pantomimes, being told at school you can’t be an actor, doing a pottery GCSE, Drama School Rejection, her music career, the benefits of Equity, lying about being able to play the trumpet, her first TV job alongside Gary Oldman, auditioning for the part of Punk Mary on EastEnders before landing the role of Cindy Beale, theatres burning down left, right and centre, the tricks they used to hide her pregnancy on EastEnders, the fundraiser for actors she pulled off in lockdown, supporting local theatres, being proactive as an actor, how she felt about joining Coronation Street after being i