A year after wowing with her performance in the dramatisation of Shannon Matthews disappearance in The Moorside, Sheridan Smith is set to take on another gritty TV role.
The actress is taking on the role of an ageing porn star in new show – Adult Consent – which will look at issues of “sex, power and consent.”
Written by Lucy Kirkwood, the play will investigate mother-of-three Jolene Dollar – played by Sheridan -who has been a British porn star for over twenty years.
Talking about the role – which will see her portray Jolene as she goes from seedy backroom to multi-million pound porn star – Sheridan said: “Adult Material tackles some really important topics, topics that Im sure will resonate with people up and down the UK.
“I think its taboo-busting drama which not only confronts these questions head on but is also a brilliantly brave and unabashed story told with real heart.”
Reflecting on previous roles, including Sharon Matthews in The Moorside and Cilla Black in the acclaimed series, Cilla, she added: “Ive played some truly fascinating women in my career, from all walks of life, and I cant wait to step into Jolenes shoes.”
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Sheridans latest role announcement comes just weeks after it emerged shes engaged to Jamie Horn – the boyfriend she met on Tinder.
According to a source close to the actress – who is said to be “head over heels” in love – finance broker Jamie proposed with a £10,000 ring.
“Jamie is very serious about her,'” the insider revealed. “He has introduced Sheridan to his mum already.”
“She doesnt wear the ring on her finger, shes got a necklace. She wears it there because she doesnt want people to see that shes got a ring.”
Seeing Sheridan happy is no doubt a welcome change for her fans after the 36-year-old suffered a mental breakdown after her father passed away from cancer in 2016.
“My life was falling apart,” she confessed, a year later.
Were pleased to hear things are looking up, Sheridan!
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