B*Witched singer and Celebrity Big Brother contestant Edele Lynch is making her Kent stage debut in the Pirates of Treasure Island.

The family production, which is visiting three theatres in the county this spring, follows the story of Captain Smollett and his battle against an onslaught of evil pirates.

Edele, who struck fame with the girl band in the 1990s with tracks including C’est la Vie and Blame It on the Weatherman, will star as Grace.

She said: “I cannot wait to play a naughty pirate.”

She will be joined by CBeebies Sid Sloane as Captain Smollett, Ant Payne as Silly Billy Bones and Robert Pearce as Mrs Smollett. Edele recently visited the county and teamed up with dancers from the Linda Fryday Academy of Irish Dance in north Kent to practise some moves.

The Pirates of Treasure Island is at Gravesend’s Woodville on Monday, April 13, to Wednesday, April 15. Visit www.woodville.com.

It then moves on to the Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks on Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17. Visit www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk.

The show’s final stop is at Dartford’s Orchard Theatre from Monday, May 25 to Wednesday, May 27. Visit www.orchardtheatre.co.uk.