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She usually spends the build up to Christmas down under presenting I’m A Celebrity Extra Camp, but this year Scarlett Moffatt says she’s enjoying the festivities in Sunderland instead.

“I haven’t had the Christmas period at home in three years,” says the presenter. “I’m normally in the sunshine, but it’s difficult to get in the Christmas spirit when it’s hot, turkey on the beach just isn’t the same.”

Scarlett, who rose to fame on Gogglebox before winning I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, and then landing a job presenting the Extra Camp spin off, chose to spend Christmas in her native North East this year and asked Sunderland Empire, where she’s a regular theatre-goer, if she could be in their panto.

Panto bosses jumped at the chance and Scarlett is now gearing up to sprinkle some festive magic over Wearside as the Fairy Godmother in

Scarlett Moffatt and Cinderella cast limber up for this year's panto spectacular at Sunderland Empire