Pixie Lott joins the classic Sixties drama series Inspector George Gently next month when they start filming their second feature-length film on location in Northumberland for BBC One.

Inspector George Gently’s producer Matthew Bird says: “We were casting the second film of the new series of Inspector George Gently and were looking for someone to play Megan, an entertainer at the Blue Bird Holiday Camp in 1969. We were looking for an actress that could act, sing and dance and then I saw Pixie acting so brilliantly with Rowan Atkinson in their performance of Goodness Gracious Me (filmed for the NHS Organ Donation ‘From The Heart’ campaign). It was a brilliant remake of the classic Sixties song performed by Sophia Loren and Peter Sellers – and that was it! Pixie was very excited about joining the cast and we are delighted that Pixie is to make her TV acting debut in Inspector George Gently – we know she will bring something very special to the role.”

Pixie Lott says: “I love the fact that Inspector George Gently is a period drama set in the Sixties and I can’t wait to play the role of Megan. It will be great to be filming in the North East, and getting to play a role that gives me a real feel for the period.”

Inspector George Gently has become an audience winner and is renowned as a series that lovingly recreates the Sixties in perfect, nostalgic detail – starring Martin Shaw as Gently and Lee Ingleby as his sergeant Bacchus, they make the perfect police partnership, full of warmth, humour and attack.

The second film, written by Jess Williams, takes Gently and Bacchus to a family holiday camp to investigate staff and holidaymakers, when the body of one of the entertainers is washed up nearby. The colourful inmates of the holiday camp, from the flamboyant owner and his sister, to the chalet girls, performers, lifeguards and guests, throw the investigation sideways as Gently and Bacchus uncover a story of jealousy, ambition and the dark underbelly of the permissive society.

Inspector George Gently VII is filmed on location in Durham and the North East.

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Pixie Lott has revealed that her third album will feature a new turn in her music; it will have a Motown style to it and now the British star has revealed that she would love to duet with Bruno Mars.

Pixie seems to be turning her back on the her more catchy pop tracks, in favour of a more old school vibe.

On Wednesday night (13 March) the ‘All About Tonight’ star attended the Beat Party at the French Connection store on Oxford Street. Speaking at the Panasonic Technics Shop, she told Bang Showbiz: “I’ve just come from the studio just now, I’ve been working on it every day.

“It’s more like a soul-y Motown vibe, definitely a departure from my last album. I’m excited, it’s my kind of stuff.”

The pretty singer disclosed that she wants to make a statement by not collaborating with as many stars as she had done on previous records, but admitted doing duet with soulful hunk Bruno Mars would be her dream.

Pixie said: “This time I don’t think I’m going to collaborate too much because I did it loads on my last album. Because it’s quite a new sound, I think it’ll make much more of a statement if I don’t do as many collaborations this time around.

“But I really love Bruno Mars at the moment, his voice is amazing!”

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Other than looking frickin’ AMAZING at London Fashion Week, Pixie Lott’s been off the music scene for a while… and it’s left a huge pop-shaped hole in our lives *sadface*

So when we had the chance to catch up with her as she launched the new BlackBerry Z10 recently, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to get all the goss about her next album, fashion-y things and which celebs she wants to delete from her phone. Ooh, juicy stuff.

Yup, always ones to take the theme of the day and turn it into a slightly ridiculous game, we found out all the latest in the world of The Pixster, including:

1. Her new album’s gonna have a ‘souly vibe’ and it ‘won’t be too long’ ’til it’s out. She’s just making sure it’s all right and stuff. HAVE PATIENCE, PEOPLE.

2. We can’t expect a new fashion line anytime soon (sob), but she’s very much focusing on her new music (yay).

3. She’d delete George Shelley and Conor Maynard from her phone. Is the girl insane or just spoilt for choice? Hmm.

Check out our exclusive interview with Pixie below (note: contrary to the pic above, there weren’t actually 2 Pixies in the room at the same time. Unfortch.)

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What is Rowan Atkinson doing to Pixie Lott? All will be fully revealed if you tune into ITV’s From the Heart on Wednesday 13 February at 9pm.

This week, ITV is showcasing a campaign aims to raise awareness of organ donation and the NHS Organ Donor Register.

ITV News will be following the heart transplant team at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire and a range of ITV shows, including From The Heart, will highlight the shortage of organ donors.

From The Heart is an hour of entertainment which will see a host of stars give their time for the cause.

The show will feature numerous musical and comedy treats; Rowan Atkinson will put his stamp on comedy song Goodness Gracious Me, originally recorded by Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren. He’ll be joined by Pixie Lott.

Actor Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones) will mimic Mick Jagger alongside comedians Paul Whitehouse (as Keith Richards) and Harry Enfield (as drummer Charlie Watts) as they perform their version of Heart of Stone.

Hugh Laurie, lately seen in medical drama House, will also take part in From The Heart, as will cast members from comedy series Outnumbered.

Performances on the night come from Jools Holland his 17 piece Rhythm and Blues orchestra, McFly and Alexandra Burke. The X Factor winner adds a personal touch as her mother Melissa Bell has waited four years for a kidney transplant.

Dermot O’Leary hosts From The Heart, which will also feature personal stories of those who are on the waiting list.

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Whose advice would you seek if your boyfriend had cheated on you? Yup. That’s right, Pixie Lott. The ‘Boys & Girls’ singer has offered some advice for Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards after boyfriend Zayn Malik apparently cheated on her.

Malik was caught with Australian waitress Courtney Webb at his home in London at the end of January, despite being in a relationship with X Factor winner and girlband star Perrie Edwards. Now, Pixie Lott has revealed her take on the situation.

“No way would I stand by my man if he did that,” she tells The Daily Mail. “I’ve never been in that position, but it’s terrible. Girls should stand up for themselves. They don’t deserve to be treated like that – they can find a man who wouldn’t do that to them.

“If I was in that situation I wouldn’t stand for it.

“I feel so sorry for Perrie. She’s a lovely girl. I’ve met her a couple of times and she’s so pretty,” Lott added. “It’s a very sad situation.”

Pixie Lott has reacted to the situation with a more level head than fans of One Direction, who promptly bombarded the waitress involved in the situation with death threats.

One fan Tweeted: “Courtney Webb… we will find you and kill you. Sincerely Directioners.”

Another posted: “You are a freaking idiot if you believe that Zayn cheated on Perrie. I will personally haunt you in your sleep and maybe kill you.”

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They have been dating for a more than two years but Pixie Lott has revealed she is not yet ready to tie the knot with dashing lover Oliver Cheshire just yet – as she slipped into a little white dress.

Milk lover Pixie stunned in the all white Camilla and Marc mini-dress, certainly not a hint to her beau about getting wed, but simply because she was launching a new white mobile phone.

And the 22-year-old revealed to MailOnline that she had much more important things on her mind, including planning her sister’s hen do and concentrating on her new album, which will have a distinctive Motown vibe.

Pixie was at Phones 4u on Thursday morning to unveil the brand new BlackBerry Z10, with Phones 4u offering it in white before anyone else.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline the pint-sized pop princess revealed her sister got engaged on a family holiday over the New Year period.

‘It was a really good way to go into the new year because everyone was really happy. She got engaged while we were away and we were skiing so it just made it really lovely, everyone was really happy.

‘I’ve been made maid of honour I’ve been told, which is quite a task because I’m not the most organised of people. I’ve got to organise the hen night and stuff so I’ll get a bit of help off people like my Mum and stuff.

‘It’s going to be so much fun, I can’t wait just to have a wedding in the close family. It’s going to be fun.’

But the Kiss The Stars singer certainly isn’t in any hurry to tie the knot herself, telling MailOnline: ‘I think it’s too early yet. I still feel quite young to do that kind of stuff. But definitely at the moment all the focus is on my sister and her wedding.

‘They’re just starting to get a house together and I can’t wait for her to have babies.’

Lott was busy on Thursday morning promoting the new Blackberry device, dressed in head to toe white to coincide with the colour of the phone.

She even wore a white bow around her locks and complimented it with a white ring to ensure she was in keeping with the theme.

And she admitted she couldn’t wait to try out the new smartphone after being one of the first to test it out.

But for the petite singer her life at the moment is about creating music and she’s been busy in the studio over the last few weeks.

The star revealed album number three is more of a Motown vibe.

‘It’s exciting so the whole album’s going to be more that kind of style which is my favourite so I’m very excited to release some stuff from it. It’s really fun, I’m writing pretty much every day just to get it done so it will be out this year.

‘I don’t know if they’ll be surprised because they know that’s the kind of stuff that I love and I’ve kind of hinted at in the past so I want the whole thing to just sound that way. So I don’t think they’ll be surprised and I think it will sound more suited to me. I think hopefully they’ll just enjoy it,’ the blonde star added.

Pixie lives in Brentwood and has links to a few of the TOWIE stars thanks to her brother’s friendship with them.

But when asked if she would ever go down that route herself, she shook her head, before commenting: ‘My brother’s friends with a couple of people from the show and it’s just a great opportunity for them to have a great time and earn some money, so if you wanted to do proper serious singing or acting I don’t think you could go there.’

The singer, meanwhile, has been busy with her philanthropy work when she’s not been concentrating on her new music, even taking a trip to Zambia for Comic Relief in December.

Speaking of the trip she added to the MailOnline: ‘I went just before Christmas in December and basically I went and visited all the slums to see the work Comic Relief is doing and it was amazing.

‘Everyone there is just so thankful and grateful. We just saw the difference it makes, you know, when people donate money so it was really good for me to see with my own eyes.’

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