faye tozer is best known as a member of the squeaky clean pop group steps but she's embracing her darker fur—coat—loving baddie cruella di vil in a stage version of "101 dalmatians — the musical". kirsteen o'sullivan went to meet her. # tragedy # when you lose control and you got no soul # it's tragedy. ..# their upbeat dance tracks are iconic, and now steps' faye tozer is playing the lead in 101 dalmatians: the musical — none other than cruella de vil. i have had that rage and wickedness on stage before, and i feel like she's going to be a heightened extension of that, i literally can't wait to get my teeth into her. it's so lovely to do a role that is polar opposite to what people see me in as usual. faye has enjoyed a career spanning stage and screen. she says she loves theatre and is embracing the ageing process. there was a gap in my career, i think, where your�*e too old to be the princess and you're too young to really morph into the next character — the mother or whatever. i'm really finding joy in the character roles that i am being offered these days. faye is a busy mum, and be

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i also saw him with faye tozer , you know, so there's faye tozer, you know, so there's a couple of people been a lot of pressure on him and i think he's just gone now. you know what, i'm out of here. but, you know, dancing is you're an athlete. you know, they don't get that good by just doing a few jazz hands. you know, you're working so hard and i remember when i used to dance, you know, it was never good enough. you training all the time. blood, sweat, tears to be. especially the competition you want to win. >> you know, i think these celebrities are just looking for a bit of press. is that what it is? >> well, they might have come together and gone. oh, you know, but i just think personally, i think it's unfair on him. and also what concerns me, darren is moving forward. how are they going to monitor what is too strict and what isn't ? strict and what isn't? >> well, hayley, we're going to have to see hayley palmer there. thank you very much for coming in. glamorous and fabulous as even in. glamorous and fabulous as ever. now, folks , you're with ever. now, folks, you're with me. darre