Is Grease the one we want?

Updated 19.46 Sat Apr 07 2007
Keywords: Grease is the word, ITV1, Grease

Talent show Grease is the Word starts this weekend and its looking for the new Sandy and Danny for a revamped version of the musical.

Presented by radio DJ Zoe Ball, the show will follow the search for actors to play the lead roles in a new West-End production of Grease this summer.

"I think we've had a couple of moments where various people on the panel have been more concerned about having fun on a reality TV programme" - David Ian

The show features a panel of judges, including I'm A Celebrity star David Gest, pop singer Sinitta and theatre guru David Ian.

And David Ian is definitely a man who means business, especially when it comes to his fellow judges.

"I think we've had a couple of moments where various people on the panel have been more concerned about having fun on a reality TV programme than they have casting Sandy and Danny for the West-End, so there's been a few fraught moments," he said.

Could he possibly be referring to his fellow judge, eccentric funny-man David Gest? Either way it looks like Liza Minelli's ex will be providing some of the most memorable moments on the show.

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