Article: CONFESSIONs OF A PANTO VIRGIN; A shortage of dwarves, late entrances, forgotten lines, dodgy props and Sooty in the nude ...what happened when Anne Diamond made her debut as the Wicked Queen.

Byline: ANNE DIAMOND

LOSING my panto virginity has been a laugh. For the past month, I have been treading the boards in my five inch heels and one-foot high head dresses at the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent as the Wicked Queen in Snow White And The Seven Dwarves, and I can happily boast that the audiences absolutely hate me.

So much attention is usually paid to my weight, how I look and what clothes I am wearing that it's such a relief to step into my outrageous costumes every afternoon. I normally hate being the centre of attention, but I can happily hide behind the facade of my devilish makeup and relish the fact no one is judging me.

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