LITTLE Leah May Doolan certainly won't be short of aunties, uncles and babysitters - the youngster has a whole cast waiting in the wings to feed and change her.

At just 11-weeks-old, she is already getting a taste for showbusiness as mum is Louise Hart, one quarter of Bucks Fizz, currently starring in the Grand Theatre's summer show.

And Louise was certainly not going to leave her precious bundle behind for the summer - mum, dad Paul and baby have all decamped from Minehead to a house in Marton, which they share with the other band members, to spend as much time as possible with each other.

"It's important for me to have Leah here with me and I don't mind bringing her up in showbusiness," she told the Citizen. "I was speaking to Mo from the Roly Polys who was brought up like that and she said it never did her any harm.

"I'm very lucky really - we don't go from theatre to theatre and I'm only away from her for four hours a day. As long as she's mixing with other children and doesn't spend all her time with adults then I'll be happy."

Louise, 26, has been with Bucks Fizz for five years and compares it to being part of an extended family. She was just eight when the band first made it big by winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981.

Even though she followed the contest closely, complete with score card, she never expected to be doing the famous skirt routine 18 years later.

"My mum and dad were amateur entertainers in Plymouth and I was always dragged in if they needed children in the show, but I was never a good dancer," she said.

"I wanted to be a hairdresser and until I was 18 didn't know I could sing for a living. But I'm glad I got into it - I can't see myself doing anything else."

As for Blackpool, she's loving that too. "Everyone is so friendly and I get to do so much during the day. The show is going really well and you can't beat the captive audience."

Catch Louise and co in Comedy Bonanza 99 until October 30 at the Grand Theatre.

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