Actress Jodie Prenger has won BBC talent show I'd Do Anything, and has landed the role of Nancy in the West End musical Oliver!
Prenger, from Blackpool, who chose to perform Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing, burst into tears as host Graham Norton announced the winner.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm so chuffed," the 28-year-old gushed.
Jessie Buckley, 18, came second in the competition, which was decided by a public vote.
Cameron Mackintosh, who will be producing the West End show, said he was "thrilled" for Jodie.
Both performers sang As Long As He Needs Me from the musical.
Jessie also sang The Man That Got Away in the live final on BBC One.
After the lines closed, the judges, which included Torchwood star John Barrowman, singer and presenter Denise Van Outen and musicals star Barry Humphries, revealed their preferences were split down the middle.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, who announced he preferred Jessie, said afterwards, "It was always going to be the people's choice."
Twelve Nancys started the BBC show, the third to select a musical star, following How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and Any Dream Will Do.
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