Last minute changes before opening night.

Love Island star, Laura Anderson has dropped out of The Forum Theatre's Christmas Pantomime.

The "magical" show is due to start with the first performance this afternoon.

Laura was cast as The Fairy Godmother in Shone Productions origional take on Cinderella, but it was announced today that she would not be appearng in the show on opening night.

A spokesperson for the production at The Forum Theatre said: "We have been informed in the last few day's that, sadly, Laura Anderson is no longer able to appear in this year's pantomime at The Forum theatre in Barrow, due to unforeseen circumstances. All performances of Cinderella are still going ahead, and the role will now be played by Rosie Winter."