{"id":378696,"date":"2011-04-12T19:38:08","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T19:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/12\/rupert-everett-to-teach-former-eastender-kara-tointon-to-speak-properly-as-rehearsals-begin-for-pygmalion\/"},"modified":"2011-04-12T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T19:38:08","slug":"rupert-everett-to-teach-former-eastender-kara-tointon-to-speak-properly-as-rehearsals-begin-for-pygmalion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/12\/rupert-everett-to-teach-former-eastender-kara-tointon-to-speak-properly-as-rehearsals-begin-for-pygmalion\/","title":{"rendered":"Rupert Everett to teach former EastEnder Kara Tointon to speak properly as rehearsals begin for Pygmalion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"137.56430903156\">\n<!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=y&#038;authornamef=Daily+Mail+Reporter\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daily Mail Reporter<\/a><br \/>Last updated at 8:38 PM on 12th April 2011<\/p>\n<p>Her Albert Square background makes former EastEnders star Kara Tointon the perfect choice to play Eliza Doolittle.<\/p>\n<p>But Pygmalion co-star Rupert Everett will certainly have his work cut out as he has been cast in the role of Professor Higgins, who is given the difficult task of passing off Cockney girl Doolittle as a society lady.<\/p>\n<p>However, Everett appeared to be taking on his job with relish as he and Tointon teamed up for the first day of rehearsals in London today.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/c27fbfaf225_468x607.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"607\" alt=\"He's got his work cut out! Rupert Everett and Kara Tointon pose on the first day of rehearsals for West End play Pygmalion\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s got his work cut out! Rupert Everett and Kara Tointon pose on the first day of rehearsals for West End play Pygmalion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The pair, who are said to have &#8216;electrifying chemistry&#8217;, smiled and joked around as they ran through their lines at the Menier Chocolate Factory in south London.<\/p>\n<p>Tointon looked relaxed in a pair of skinny jeans, T-shirt and pink cardigan at the rehearsal while Everett went for a relaxed look in jogging bottoms and a tracksuit top.<\/p>\n<p>Strictly Come Dancing winner Tointon is following in the footsteps<br \/>\nof\u00a0 Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews, and more recently Martine McCutcheon<br \/>\nand Claire Danes to play feisty flower seller Doolittle.<\/p>\n<p>Hepburn, Andrews and McCutcheon took on the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady, the musica based on Pygmalion. <\/p>\n<p>And the character of the Cockney flower seller who is moulded into a duchess remains as popular as ever, whether on stage or screen, whether spoken or sung.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"9\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/6c614379253_468x351.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" alt=\"The rain in Spain: Everett stars as Professor Higgins, who is given the difficult job of transforming Tointon's cockney character Eliza Doolittle into a society lady\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rain in Spain: Everett stars as Professor Higgins, who is given the difficult job of transforming Tointon&#8217;s cockney character Eliza Doolittle into a society lady<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/285ae00f582_468x382.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"382\" alt=\"'Electrifying chemistry': The pair are said to have hit it off after meeting ahead of the start of rehearsals\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Electrifying chemistry&#8217;: The pair are said to have hit it off after meeting ahead of the start of rehearsals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The celebrated George Bernard Shaw play will transfer from<br \/>\nChichester Festival Theatre, where it has already proved a huge success,<br \/>\nto London&#8217;s Garrick Theatre from 12th May to 3rd September.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/f45012c290_233x591.jpg.jpg\" width=\"233\" height=\"591\" alt=\"Casual but chic: Kara looked trendy in her outfit\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Casual but chic: Kara looked trendy in her outfit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The most famous actress to play Eliza is of course Audrey Hepburn,<br \/>\nwho starred in the 1964 film after taking over the role from Julie<br \/>\nAndrews, who played the part opposite Rex Harrison in the original<br \/>\nBroadway production.<\/p>\n<p>And Kara is clearly thrilled about the prospect of stepping into such<br \/>\nbig shoes, recently expressing her gratitude on her Twitter page.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old actress wrote: &#8216;Just want to thank u for all ur<br \/>\nfantastic tweets of congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And kindness.I&#8217;m bursting with<br \/>\njoy, it has been a dream come true! (sic)&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Her Strictly co-star Tina O&#8217;Brien added: &#8216;That is great news. She will make the best Eliza, she will be brilliant.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A friend of the actress told the Daily Telegraph at the time that Tointon was excited about taking the next step in her acting career by treading the boards in the West End.<\/p>\n<p>The friend said: &#8216;Kara is absolutely thrilled. <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She was wondering how on earth she could follow her success on Strictly, but now, thanks to Philip Prowse, who is directing the production, she has the chance to establish herself as a major star.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;She has already started rehearsals and the chemistry between her and Everett is electrifying.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tointon has had little experience in the theatre, but did take part in the 2009 pantomime season when she starred alongside then-boyfriend Joe Swash in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.<\/p>\n<p>But the actress, the reigning Strictly champion, is undoubtedly most famous for her role as Dawn Swann on the BBC soap &#8211; a character she portrayed for four years. <\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/a1a2520f199_468x449.jpg.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"449\" alt=\"Cockney lass: Tointon starred as Dawn Swann in EastEnders for four years\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cockney lass: Tointon starred as Dawn Swann in EastEnders for four years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/c27fbfaf225_468x607.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go here to see the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-1376182\/Rupert-Everett-teach-EastEnder-Kara-Tointon-speak-properly-rehearsals-begin-Pygmalion.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"Rupert Everett to teach former EastEnder Kara Tointon to speak properly as rehearsals begin for Pygmalion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rupert Everett to teach former EastEnder Kara Tointon to speak properly as rehearsals begin for Pygmalion<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:38 PM on 12th April 2011 Her Albert Square background makes former EastEnders star Kara Tointon the perfect choice to play Eliza Doolittle. But Pygmalion co-star Rupert Everett will certainly have his work cut out as he has been cast in the role of Professor Higgins, who is given the difficult task of passing off Cockney girl Doolittle as a society lady. However, Everett appeared to be taking on his job with relish as he and Tointon teamed up for the first day of rehearsals in London today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-378696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rupert Everett to teach former EastEnder Kara Tointon to speak properly as rehearsals begin for Pygmalion - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/12\/rupert-everett-to-teach-former-eastender-kara-tointon-to-speak-properly-as-rehearsals-begin-for-pygmalion\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Rupert Everett to teach former EastEnder Kara Tointon to speak properly as rehearsals begin for Pygmalion - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:38 PM on 12th April 2011 Her Albert Square background makes former EastEnders star Kara Tointon the perfect choice to play Eliza Doolittle. 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