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Heather Headley, “I can’t copy Whitney, I’m not that good”
Grammy and Tony award-winning Heather Headley plays singer Rachel Marron in the new stage production of The Bodyguard - the story from the film made famous by Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.
Heather joins Jenni Murray to talk about a role she regards as the “biggest challenge” of her career, “I can’t copy Whitney, I’m not that good”.
The stage production of The Bodyguard at the Adelphi Theatre in London opens on 5 December.
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