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Singer and actress Marti Webb and former Big Brother winner Cameron Stout were clinging to the branches of a giant beanstalk yesterday in preparation for this year's panto season.

The pair form part of a star-studded cast that will take to the stage at HM Theatre in Aberdeen for a production of Jack and the Beanstalk...

...Former Big Brother winner Cameron Stout, who is no stranger to performing in Aberdeen, said: "I can't believe it's arrived at that time already. It's just amazing and it makes it extra special to be in the newly refurbished theatre.

"The first year I did Peter Pan and we were here. Last year we were at Hilton and now we're back."

He admitted he still got a bit nervous but said: "I feel a bit more at home now in Aberdeen and the audiences are always tremendous at the panto."

He added it was "really exciting" to be performing along side Webb, who is most famous for her role in Tell Me on a Sunday, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical written especially for her....