Dan Osborne showed his support for wife Jacqueline Jossa on Monday night as he attended the opening of her West End musical, A Christmas Carol, at the Dominion Theatre, London.
The former TOWIE star, 29, was joined by their daughter Ella, five, ahead of the British capital bracing itself for tighter restrictions amid the coronavirus crisis.
Dan looked every inch the doting husband as he flashed a smile ahead of Jacqueline’s socially-distanced show alongside Brian Conley and Matt Willis.
The Celebrity Big Brother star cut a casual figure in a Coca-Cola branded sweatshirt and a pair of skinny jeans with white trainers.
While Ella looked adorable in a festive red sequinned skirt and a pink padded jacket ahead of her famous mother’s show.
Dan sweetly posed for photos with their daughter outside the venue. The couple also share two-year-old Mia, while Dan also has son Teddy, seven, from a previous relationship.
Other famous faces to attend on Monday evening included Emma Willis who was there to support husband Matt, Love Island stars Amy Hart and Amber Davis, Keith Lemon creator Leigh Francis and celebrity stylist Gok Wan.
The new show is a festive stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’ famous novel, with Brain Conley taking the lead as Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacqueline Jossa playing a female Ghost of Christmas Future.
Jacqueline, who will be taking on the role of Emily, has been sharing several behind-the-scenes shots to her Instagram ahead of the opening.
The actress is widely known for her TV role as Lauren Branning on EastEnders, but A Christmas Carol at Dominion Theatre will be her West End debut.
Last month, Jacqueline shed light on when she moved out of the home she shares with Dan and their two children Ella, five, and Mia, two, earlier this year.
‘It felt like everybody wanted to watch me fall apart,’ the TV star told The Sun. ‘I kept it in for a while, but then over lockdown it was a really good time and place for Daniel and I to go through everything — an opportunity for us to talk through it all.
‘For me, this meant turning to therapy. And because of that, I couldn’t be in the same house as Dan. There was no big argument or bust-up, and there were no other girls. Moving out was literally how I had to deal with it.’
Claiming she needed ‘space’ from her husband, the thespian added: ‘It really, really helped, especially in terms of communication, teaching us how to talk to one another better. Therapy is a really good thing, whether for yourself or for a couple.’
A Christmas Carol is one of the first shows to hit the West End after almost a whole year of shutdown amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Although the musical will be suspending performances from the 16 December following the announcement London will go into Tier Three.
In the meantime, the show will be COVID-safe and socially-distanced, onstage, backstage and front of house, with a large orchestra and a cast of over 50.
Joining Jacqueline will be Busted singer Matt Willis who will play Bob Cratchit, as well as Brian Conley as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Also starring will be Lucie Jones, Sandra Marvin, Martyn Ellis, Cedric Neal and Jeremy Secomb.
Of course Matt is no stranger to the theatre, having starred in Wicked and Little Shop Of Horrors in the West End.
Lucie has starred on stage in Waitress and Rent, shooting to fame on The X Factor as a finalist in 2009. She will play The Ghost Of Christmas Past.
Sandra (Emmerdale and Waitress) will play Mrs Fezziwig and Martyn (My Fair Lady and One Man, Two Guvnors) will portray her husband.
Cedric [of The Voice and Motown: The Musical] will be The Ghost Of Christmas Present, Jeremy [Jerry Springer: The Opera] takes the role of Jacob Marley, Rebecca Lock [Heathers] will play Mrs Cratchit and Sam Oladeinde [The Book Of Mormon) will be Fred Anderson/Young Scrooge.
The producers have plugged the show as ‘a Christmas event to reunite families after the hardest year in living memory’.
It has also been stipulated that those unable to attend due to being unwell or having to isolate will be able to exchange tickets free of charge up to 24 hours before the booked show.
A Christmas Carol is one of the world’s favourite festive stories, penned by Dickens in 1843.
