Is that generally the feeling around West End circles as well as on here? Is she not very well liked by her peers?
It is in the circles that I move in! Even if people don’t actively comment on something she’s done.. there’s a pretty standardised eye roll that you’ll see when her name is mentioned.
We can all acknowledge that yes, she has a good voice - but there’s a difference between having a decent set of pipes and actually being able to sing well. Most of my peers have been properly trained (myself included) and actually put the work in. I know for sure that she really pisses people off when she harks on about how she didn’t go to stage school and that she’s just got to where she is on natural ability alone - like we’re still not at her level of “fame” (note I didn’t say success) even after years and years of training.
If she was maybe a little bit more humble about the leg up that her YouTube career/famous brother gave her then I don’t think people would care so much - she wouldn’t even necessarily have to acknowledge it, but the woman has absolutely zero humility. I know that not everyone is lucky enough to be classed as a triple threat, but I can’t think of anyone else in the industry (not counting non-MT celebs cast in say 2:22 for example) who have just ONE string to their bow and have landed as many high profile roles as she has.
The times I’ve met her she’s been downright rude so it gives me all the more reason to actively dislike her.