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ITV ‘axes’ another reality show after just one series with host admitting ‘it’s a shame’-Meghna Amin-Entertainment – Metro
The talent show won’t be returning.
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Another celebrity-fronted ITV programme won’t be returning (Picture: Shutterstock / Lenscap Photography)
Another celebrity-fronted ITV programme won’t be returning to the channel, after just one series.
The home of This Morning and Love Island has been making a string of cancellations in recent months, with the likes of Ian Stirling’s CelebAbility and Buffering, Laura Whitmore’s weekend programme and Oti Mabuse’s Romeo and Duet all being axed.
And now, Zoe Ball and Alan Carr’s musical talent show Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream has been shelved.
The series, which aired in October last year, saw 14 hopefuls putting their singing, dancing and acting skills to the test, in order to win the ultimate prize of a role in the West End production of the hit Abba musical.
Zoe was a presenter on the series, while Alan joined Jessie Ware, Glee actress Amber Riley and West End star Samantha Barks on the judging panel.
Stevie Doc and Tobias Turley were crowned winners, going on to take the lead roles of Sophie and Sky and making their debut on stage at the end of January.
However, there won’t be a search for their successor, as ITV have clarified the show won’t be returning.
Zoe explained on her Radio 2 programme, according to The Sun: ‘We’re not going back to Corfu.
‘This time last year we were packing our bags to go there but – and it’s a shame.’
Alan, a guest on her show, replied: ‘I loved doing that show.’
An ITV spokesperson added to the publication: ‘Mamma Mia I Have A Dream was commissioned to celebrate 25 years of the musical, so was only ever intended to be a one off series.
The series saw Jessie Ware and Alan Carr as judges ,alongside presenter Zoe Ball, with expertise from theatre stars Samantha Barks and Judy Craymer (Picture: PA)
The search for the the West End’s new Sky and Sophie ended in December (Picture: ITV)
‘The show sought to find a new Sophie and Sky, who are now starring in the West End musical.’
After eight weeks of the competition, the final in December 2023 saw Zoe announce Stevie and Tobias as winners.
22-year-old Stevie, a musical theatre teacher from Glasgow, said: ‘This is just unbelievable. Actually unbelievable. I don’t believe that it’s happening.;
She added to PA: ‘I was watching my dad when Zoe was about to read out who won, and he couldn’t even look up and I was like, oh my god, this is just as big to him as it is to me.’
The winner takes it all! (Picture: ITV/YouTube)
Tobias, a singing waiter from Somerset, added: ‘I was quite nervous and hesitant to even apply for this show in the first place. But I thought it’d be such a great thing.’
The 23-year-old went on: ‘I just thought so many people would apply and I thought why would it be me (but) you don’t win the raffle if you don’t buy a ticket.’
Metro.co.uk has reached out to ITV for comment.
Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream is available to watch on ITVX.
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