Scots singer Sharleen Spiteri lined-up for two acting projects

from The Sunday Mail by Billy Sloan - 14 February 2010

TEXAS star Sharleen Spiteri has signed up to make her bigscreen debut. The singer revealed she has clinched a deal for a film being shot in Scotland later this year - and showbiz pal Peter Kay also wants her to co-star in his next comedy.

Sharleen said: "The movie will be shot in Scotland and the producers have already got myself and another couple of actors in place.

"They're currently in talks with a big-name leading man, but I can't say who just yet.

"Peter Kay also wants me to appear in his new black comedy. For some reason Peter thinks I'm funny. I think it might be my face."

Sharleen releases new album The Movie Songbook, a collection of her favourite film songs, next month, and the 42-yearold singer has jumped at the chance to try her hand at acting.

She's even prepared to film a steamy love scene - on one condition.

"I don't mind rolling around naked in bed," she said. "But I would insist on a body double."

Sharleen has costarred with actors Alan Rickman and Jean Reno in videos for Texas hits.

She's also worked with Olivier Dahan, director of Oscar winning Edith Piaf biopic La Vie En Rose, in the promo for her solo hit, All The Times I Cried.

Sharleen even paid tribute to the famous morning-after the Oscars shot of Faye Dunaway for a photoshoot in 2001.

She said: "A French director cast me in crime thriller Three Blind Mice in 2001. I was to play a detective and the plot was full of murder and sex.

"I got as far as script readings with US actor Ed Furlong, who was in Terminator 2 and American History X.

"Then the 9/11 terrorist attacks took place and the world changed overnight. Finance was then pulled from the movie.

"It was such a low budget film I thought, 'If it's rubbish it will disappear but if it's good it will be an art house hit'.

"Either way, I thought it would be a good place to start.

"I was confident I could do it. I'd love to act."


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