Our Faye is saucy and sassy in 69 Shades of Black

The former Steps star who grew up in the town and trained at Anne Gale School of Dance said: “I thought this would be a really fun show to do and something totally different from my more recent theatre jobs.

“Christina Black is a successful business woman, the head of an advertising agency, who has taken a shine to her new employee – the hopelessly boring William.

“She has a hard-nosed exterior and likes to be in control – but she’s definitely not complicated and dark like Christian Grey. Our show is very light-hearted!”

Faye and her girlfriends read the original book – sometimes out loud - between venues on the Ultimate Steps tour and she’s hoping to see the movie with them now it’s been released.

She said: “I love a girly night out – getting ready together, catching up, putting the world to rights, venting about our hubbies, maybe a show and then drinking and dancing the night away.”

Faye made her musical theatre debut with Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Tell me on a Sunday and has appeared in many shows since, including Me and My Girl, Dial M for Murder and Eva Cassidy in Over the Rainbow.

But nothing beats being mum to five-year-old Ben.

She said: “He changed my whole perspective on the world and I am a better person because of him.”

> See 69 Shades of Greyat the Grove Theatre on May 8. Call the Box Office for tickets on 01582 602080 or visit www.grovetheatre.co.uk