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Although she finished third on the series finale, she gained great publicity from appearing on the show and was promptly cast as Sally Bowles in the UK tour of Cabaret from August through to July Following her West End run, Ms. Barks finally got the chance to play Nancy as she was cast in the UK tour of Oliver!

She left the tour in April to begin filming, before returning for performances in Edinburgh, Leeds, Dublin, and Bristol, among others, until February During the final, she and the other finalists, Jessie Buckley and Jodie Prenger- who ultimately won the role, worked with Liza Minelli.

As a trio, the top three performed the classic Maybe This Time from Cabaret. In the ninth week, after performing When You Believe from the film The Prince of Egypt , Samantha got the lowest number of votes and came in the bottom in which she had to perform against the already experienced Rachel Tucker.

They had to perform Memory from the musical Cats together and in the end, Andrew Lloyd Webber chose to save Samantha with the words: "Last night Cameron and I were both saying that we thought both of you would be fantastic Nancys and now here am I faced with this. But I've got to make a decision and I've got to think of where the show ultimately for Cameron is going to go and I think I have to go with you Samantha". In the finals, Samantha performed Anyone who had a heart and got the least votes of the three Nancys, leading to an immediate elimination.

She came third with the words of Andrew Lloyd Webber: "Do you know what, I did think this would happen. But you've done so well to have got this far Samantha. Thanks to everyone and the panel for making it so incredible. Chelsea Ladies Hide Show Self 20 credits. Self - Vocalist. Self - Guest. Self - National Anthem Singer uncredited. Self - Potential Nancy. Show all 11 episodes. Hide Show Archive footage 1 credit.

Related Videos. See more ». Alternate Names: Sam Barks. Height: 5' 6" 1. Parents: Richard Barks Ann Barks. Relatives: Carl Barks sibling See more ». Edit Did You Know? Personal Quote: Do everything you can for yourself. Practice everyday. If you can't sing a certain song, sing it and sing it and sing it. Always throw yourself in the deep end and swim as hard as you can to swim up.

And that's all you can do--take risks and then work really hard because a certain element of things can be luck, but also the harder you work, the luckier you get.