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HELLO! spoke to West End performer Janique Charles about how she landed her dream role as Nala in the Lion King.

December 02, 2021 - 11:20 GMT Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon Janique Charles has come a long way from being a little girl with big dreams, singing and dancing at school in Trinidad. She currently has a lead role in hit West End musical The Lion King, and her story of perseverance and following her passion is one we could all do with reading.

When you were growing up, did you spend a lot of time learning your skills? Yes, my mum was very supportive. We didn't have a whole lot, but she put me through singing lessons. She was just singing church, and I would do that now and again, but she thought, OK, until the opportunities come, she needs to be prepared.

A-levels were coming around, I wasn't particularly excited about it because as much as I could do well in bio and physics and stuff like that, it's not what was making me happy. Everyone was applying to go to medical school and I just wanted to sing. One day a friend of mine saw an excerpt from the newspaper that Disney were doing auditions for their cruise lines. I went to the audition. I wasn't sure they were going to pick me, but they did.

I guess at some point you stopped touring and ended up in the West End? Yeah, I felt like the touring opportunity was amazing and it was everything I'd ever dreamed of and more, but I wanted to progress. You ask anyone about me, I will work hard and try to enjoy what I'm doing currently, but I know that I can't stay in one place.

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