Actress and musician Beth Ditto is joining the cast of the Fox musical drama Monarch in a leading role.Ditto will tackle the role of Gigi Taylor-Roman, the youngest daughter of country music legends Dottie Cantrell Roman (Susan Sarandon) and Albie Roman (Trace Adkins).
Although very close to her sister and heir to the crown Nicolette “Nicky” Roman (Anna Friel), in a family of superstars, Gigi has always felt like a bit of an outcast, in spite of her incredible singing voice.Created by Melissa London Hilfers, Monarch is described as a Texas-sized, multigenerational musical drama about America’s first family of country music, the Romans.
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