NEWS: RECORDING ARTIST AND PRESENTER FLEUR EAST TO STAR AS TINA TURNER ALONGSIDE KARIS ANDERSON IN THE WEST END PRODUCTION OF TINA TURNER- THE MUSICAL

From X Factor to the West End, Fleur East will make her theatrical debut from June 24th 2025, with the show announcing its extension until the 10th of January 2026.

Fleur East joins the cast of Tina - The Tina Turner Musical Photo Credit: Hugo Glendinning — Fleur East joins the cast of *Tina - The Tina Turner Musical* Photo Credit: Hugo Glendinning

The producers of the hit West End production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which is based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner and was produced in association with Tina Turner herself, are delighted to welcome TV and Radio presenter and recording artist Fleur East to the cast where she will share the role of Tina alongside one of its current stars, Karis Anderson. The musical, which today also extends booking until 10 January 2026, marks Fleur’s West End and theatrical debut. Fleur will perform in the musical from Tuesday 24 June to Saturday 13 September 2025. Patrons are advised to check the website for her performances dates. Tickets on sale now.

Fleur East's Incredible Career

Fleur rose to fame when she placed second in the 2014 series of hit ITV talent show The X Factor. Her widespread acclaim on the show where she performed Uptown Funk with Bruno Mars in the live semi-final, saw her bag a record deal with Syco and release the single ‘Sax’, which hit number three in the charts and stayed in the top 10 for seven weeks. In 2022 she was a fan favourite competing on BBC talent show Strictly Come Dancing, where she narrowly missed out on winning the illustrious Glitterball trophy with partner Vito Coppola. Since her success on Strictly, Fleur has become co-host of the BBC 2 sister show Strictly: It Takes Two and presents the Hits Radio Breakfast Show alongside Will Best and James Barr. Throughout her career, Fleur has also appeared on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, been part of the Saturday Night Takeaway presenting team, hosted ITV game show The Void and appeared in three episodes of Ted Lasso.

Producer Tali Pelman said “I am a huge admirer of Fleur, who has always struck me as an extraordinary woman; an exceptional talent who, like Tina Turner, will not allow herself to be defined by others. Fleur’s generosity, optimism, kindness and determination are all qualities that are truly Tina. She is a natural, and we are thrilled she has decided to make her stage debut in our musical. I am tremendously excited that our journey together has begun!”

The musical has been running in the West End for over 7 years, making it the longest running show ever to play at the Aldwych Theatre.

Developed in London together with Tina Turner, the critically acclaimed production received its world premiere in April 2018 and has subsequently broken all Box Office records at the Aldwych Theatre. Since its opening, 10 first-class productions have opened worldwide on Broadway, in North America, Germany, Australia, Spain and the Netherlands. A new UK and Ireland tour opened in March 2025 with a Brazilian production opening in February 2026.

The full 2025/26 cast will be announced in due course.