Big Brother host Sonia Kruger 明らかにする／漏らすs how she landed the iconic 役割 as Tina Sparkle in Baz Luhrmann's 厳密に Ballroom

By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia

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She's the host of Big Brother in 2021, but in 1992 Sonia Kruger became a 世帯 指名する after 存在 cast in the popular film, 厳密に Ballroom.?

And now, more than three １０年間s after playing the 役割 of Tina Sparkle, the 55-year-old has 明らかにする／漏らすd 正確に／まさに how she landed the gig as the iconic character.??

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph,?the blonde beauty 認める she was meant to be a 'dancing extra', but she was an ambitious girl who '手配中の，お尋ね者 more.'

Iconic 役割:?Sonia Kruger is the host of Big Brother, but three １０年間s ago she became a 世帯 指名する after 存在 cast as Tina 誘発する in 厳密に Ballroom. In a 最近の interview with The Daily Telegraph, she has 明らかにする／漏らすd how she got the gig

Sonia said she knocked on the door of casting direct or, 約束 ツバメ. ?

'I knocked on her door and she said, bless her, "承認する let's have a 雑談（する）."

Sonia then told 約束 that she was a professional ダンサー who had aspirations to have a speaking 役割 in the film, too.

約束 went on to tell a young Sonia about the 役割 of Tina Sparkle, which seemed to 誘発する her 利益／興味, however the team wasn't casting for another year.?

にもかかわらず losing hope, Sonia said: 'But sure enough a year later she called me up and 招待するd me to audition for Baz and that was it. I got the part,' she 追加するd.

Taking the lead: Big Brother host Sonia was also a ballroom adviser in the movie and helped teach her fellow cast members how to dance

Taking the lead: Big Brother host Sonia was also a ballroo m 助言者 in the movie and helped teach her fellow cast members how to dance

Ambitious:?Sonia said she knocked on the door of casting director, Faith Martin.?'I knocked on her door and she said, bless her, "OK let's have a chat"

Ambitious:?Sonia said she knocked on the door of casting director, 約束 ツバメ.?'I knocked on her door and she said, bless her, "承認する let's have a 雑談（する）"

In the romantic comedy, directed by Baz Luhrmann, Paul Mercurio 星／主役にするs as Scott Hastings, an Australian ballroom ダンサー who?pairs with beginner-ダンサー Fran (Tara Morice) after his 無所属の政治家 style earns him the disdain of his 保守的な 同僚s.?

Together they 始める，決める out to 勝利，勝つ the 国家の 選手権 dancing 肩書を与える?and show the Ballroom 連合 that they're wrong when they say, 'there are no new steps!'?

Sonia was also a ballroom 助言者 in the movie and helped teach her fellow cast members how to dance.

S pecialising in Ballroom and Latin American dancing, she has 代表するd Australia at the Amateur British Ballroom 選手権s and was the Australian Ballroom, Latin & New Vogue Professional 支持する／優勝者.?

Oscar-winning designer Catherine ツバメ, who is married to Luhrmann, created 始める，決めるs and 衣装s for 厳密に Ballroom, for which she won two Australian Film 学校／設ける Awards.?

In 早期に 2014, mother-of-two Catherine was inducted into the Rodeo 運動 'Walk of Style' for her work on The 広大な／多数の／重要な Gatsby, directed by husband Baz.???

Flashback: Pictured, actor John Hannan (who plays Tina Sparkle's dancing partner Ken Railings),and Sonia Kruger

Flashback: Pictured, actor John Hannan (who plays Tina Sparkle's dancing partner Ken Railings),and Sonia Kruger

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