Joanne Clifton

Joanne Clifton was most recently seen playing the role of Polly in the West End and subsequent UK Tour of Fawlty Towers. Prior to this, she has played Princess Fiona in Shrek, at the Eventim Apollo and on the UK tour, Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray, UK Tour, Jacqueline in Windfall, at the Southwark Playhouse, Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, UK Tour, Berthe and Fastrada in Pippin, at The Garden Theatre, Janet in the No. 1 UK Tour of The Rocky Horror Show, Alex Owens in the No. 1 UK Tour of Flashdance, and Dale Tremont in Top Hat, where she received her second Offie nomination. Her first was for her acting debut as the Streetwalker in Iriving Berlin’s Face the Music.

Joanne is perhaps best known for her time on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. After winning the World Professional Showdance Champion and the European Professional Ballroom Championship, she joined the show as a professional dancer. During her time on the show she performed in the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour, won the Christmas Special with McFly’s Harry Judd, and went on to win the glitterball trophy as the 2016 champion with her partner Ore Oduba.

Joanne’s further credits include the UK Tour of Burn The Floor – Reunion Tour, the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, at the Sheffield Lyceum and The Grove Theatre in Dunstable, the Fairy in Jack and the Beanstalk, at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury and Friday Night is Music Night, on BBC Radio 2.