I’d Do Anything contestant, Rachel Tucker made her West End debut last night in Ben Elton musical, ‘We Will Rock You’.

Rachel expressed her gratitude to the BBC show which gave her the perfect springboard into the career she had always wanted.

Tucker told ITN: “It’s my first role in the West End, live in front of thousands of people, and I must say, I’m absolutely petrified. It’s very different to what I’ve done before.

“The programme for me was the perfect springboard. I was getting far in auditions [before the show] but just not far enough and it’s made me a household name now.”

We Will Rock You is showing at London’s Dominion Theatre.

I’d Do Anything reject, Rachel Tucker has landed the lead role in massive West End Musical, ‘We Will Rock You.’

Rachel was by far the most talented girl on the BBC show, and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber predicted great things for her career. It seems he was right!

“It is a dream part. We Will Rock You is one of my favourite shows. I first saw it when I was a student at the Royal Academy and loved it,” she said.

“I am beside myself with excitement. I just can’t believe it.”

Rachel Tucker, tonight, narrowly missed out on the chance to perform the role of Nancy on a West End stage.

Even after an AMAZING performance of Caberet on last night’s show, and wowing Barry Humphries in tonight’s acting task, Rachel ended up in the sing for the third time.

I suppose that it didn’t matter how she sang that song, Lloyd Webber couldn’t really save her again.

Tonight’s decision just shows how little these shows actually depend on talent and how important it is to be liked. Rachel was by far the best girl for the role of Nancy. She not only had the vocal skills, but she is the only girl who has succeeded week after week in the acting challenges. However, she is one of the more reserved girls, and whilst we feel like we know a lot about the other three, Rachel was still very much a closed book.

Should this have made a difference? My opinion is a resounding no! But obviously it did. People very often vote for who they like, and who they feel sorry for and tonight, that just wasn’t Rachel.

The silver lining of course is that Rachel will probably do very well despite tonight’s loss. She will no doubt have a fistful of job offers by the end of the week and she has had the sort of nationwide exposure that she only could have dreamt of before. It’s just a shame that she had to leave before next weeks final. I don’t know who to support now………