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However, many at home said they had spotted none other than Jeremy Corbyn in the “Dame Academy”, which saw newcomers offered advice ahead of their productions.

“The dame is the heart of the panto, not to mention the cleavage and the frilly knickers,” presenter Matt Allwright had started.

The 47-year-old then interviewed three amateurs including Thomas, who was a doppelgänger for the leader of the Labour Party.

“Apart from a having a shave, what is your concern?” the presenter asked him, to which he replied: “This is my biggest concern. To shave or not to shave - that’s the question?”