Alexandra Burke has landed a role in a new TV show 16 years after winning The X Factor.
The singer, 35, has joined the cast of the new Paramount+ drama Curfew, it was announced on Tuesday.
Bancroft star Sarah Parish and Doctor Who’s Mandip Gill will lead the six-part crime thriller.
The show will be set in a world where men must adhere to a strict curfew from 7 pm to 7 am every night.
They will be tracked 24 hours a day using ankle tags as part of the ‘Women’s Safety Act’.
Alexandra Burke has landed a role in a new TV show 16 years after winning The X Factor (pictured from December last year)
Alexandra won the fifth series of The X Factor in December 2008 (pictured performing during the series final)
A synopsis reads: “When the body of a woman is discovered, brutally murdered during curfew hours and abandoned on the steps of the Women’s Safety Center, veteran police officer Pamela Green believes a man is responsible.
“But in a world where men are subject to the curfew system, his theory is rejected.”
Sarah will play the role of Pamela, who. She could jeopardize the Women’s Safety Act as part of her search for the truth, as her actions attracted the attention of some very powerful people.
Mandeep will play Sarah, an employee at the labeling center where the body is found.
Pop star Alexandra will play Helen, a “well-meaning local school teacher and curfew advocate.”
Mayflies star Mitchell Robertson will also appear, playing policeman Eddie.
The show was commissioned by Sebastian Cardwell, deputy head of UK content, and Paramount+’s Paul Testar.
He said: ‘Curfew is an exciting addition to our slate of UK originals for Paramount+.
Bancroft star Sarah Parish and Doctor Who’s Mandip Gill will lead the six-part crime thriller (Sarah pictured in 2017).
The show will be set in a world where men must adhere to a strict curfew from 7pm to 7am every night (Madeep Gill pictured in 2018).
Mayflies star Mitchell Robertson will also appear, playing policeman Eddie (pictured in 2015).
“We are excited to collaborate with the team at Vertigo Films and a brilliant cast to bring this propulsive thriller to life.”
It comes after Alexandra broke down in tears as she revealed the immense guilt she felt when she returned to work just two months after giving birth to her first child.
She took minimal maternity leave to rejoin the touring production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2022.
Alexandra, who welcomed her second child with footballer boyfriend Darren Randolph, 36, in September last year, cried as she revealed a moment she pleaded with bosses to delay the start of a show because her baby was distressed and needed food.
said the singer in the Dirty Mother Pukka podcast: ‘There were times when I was about to go on stage and I don’t remember where I was, and my firstborn was crying and they were telling me “we have to raise the curtain” and I was saying “I need to feed the baby.” I said “Keep the show going.”
‘The pressure I had and felt to get my butt on that stage. I said, “Can you let me feed the baby because I’m crying on stage,” and you couldn’t open the show because I was there crying.
And as much as everyone said “the baby will be fine, it will be fine.” But I am her mother and I felt a lot of guilt, and I still have that guilt.
It comes after Alexandra broke down in tears as she revealed the immense guilt she felt when she returned to work just two months after giving birth to her first child.
Alexandra cried as she revealed a moment she begged bosses to delay the start of a show because her baby was distressed and needed to feed.
“Not even the baby remembers it, but I won’t forget it.”
Alexandra said it was a big learning curve for her and “I will never allow myself to be away from my son again.”
“I also have to say that although I felt that pressure, and that moment stays with me, of course I signed up to do that show and the curtain goes up at 7:30 pm every night and I’m very conscious of that.” ,’ she said.
‘There are thousands of people in the audience waiting for the show to start so I don’t blame anyone for that situation. At the same time, it still excites me.”