Deep Fake Neighbour Wars’ Francine Lewis disappointed by Kim Kardashian wardrobe : ‘I thought it would be flash but it really wasn’t’-Pierra Willix-Entertainment – Metro

Francine Lewis has been deep faked to look like Kim Kardashian (Picture: ITV / REX)

The real Kim Kardashian might have an enviable wardrobe full of designer goods, but Francine Lewis was disheartened when realising she wouldn’t get to dress up when playing her in Deep Fake Neighbour Wars.

One of the impressionists handed the responsibility of being deep faked and turned into a famous face, the former Britain’s Got Talent finalist was cast as arguably the most famous woman on the planet.

In the new ITVX series, which uses the latest in AI technology to turn impressionists into the world’s most famous celebrities, stars like Adele, Stormzy, Tom Holland, Olivia Colman and Harry Kane become embroiled in bitter neighbourhood disputes as they go about their everyday lives in normal jobs.

For Kim, she is far away from Calabasas and is instead pursuing a career as a bus driver in Catford.

So, when it came to the costume, Francine quickly realised things wouldn’t be as glamorous as she first thought.

‘It is quite funny because I remember when I was being measured for my clothes and I was getting all excited and thinking wow “what I will wear as Kim” and then I realised I was playing a bus driver from Catford,’ she said.

‘So, I was given a bus drivers outfit.’

Kim seems to love her new life away from Calabasas (Picture: ITV)

She also shared she had to wear a bikini for one scene, but it wasn’t what she was expecting at all.

‘When they said bikini, I thought it would be flash, but it really wasn’t,’ she added.

‘It’s Kim, but in a totally different world.’  

While it seems like there might not have been a need for hair and make-up, Francine spent two hours in the chair each day to complete the transformation.

‘I couldn’t believe it. After sitting in the chair for two hours and looking in the mirror, I was Kim,’ she said.

‘It did really help with the character and voice when you look and feel like them. It was brilliant.’

Adele is one of the other famous faces who has been deep faked for the comedy series (Picture: ITV)

Although Francine did also learn some of the finer details of being a bus driver like learning how to open and close the doors while in the driver’s seat, she did have a stunt double on hand.

It also meant they had to undergo the hair and make-up treatment, as seen above.

‘They had to have the full hair too, which looked brilliant,’ she laughed.

A self-confessed ‘massive fan’ of The Kardashians, it was Khloe and Kylie who Francine first started to try and imitate in her career, but she dived in and studied up on Kim for this role.

‘I had to watch her over and over again, but it wasn’t hard because I love watching her and she is someone I admire,’ she said.

She added that she now thinks she could fit into the family: ‘I want to be adopted. I am begging Kris to adopt me.’

Francine appeared on Britain’s Got Talent a decade ago (Picture: PRESS ASSOCIATION)

We might have to wait to find out what happens to Kim when tuning in, but where would Francine like to see her go next?

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‘If there was a season 2, maybe she could go from being a bus driver and could take a career change and maybe go into construction,’ she suggested.

‘She can wolf whistle some of the blokes on top of the scaffolding.’

Deep Fake Neighbour Wars is streaming on ITVX.

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