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Death in Paradise star lands huge role in new BBC drama after quitting crime series

Fresh from his exit in Death in Paradise, much-loved star Tahj Miles has landed a huge new rule in an upcoming BBC drama.The 22 year old star is best known to fans for playing Officer Marlon Pryce in the Caribbean detective series, but in this new role, Tahj will be taking on a mysterious new character named Daniel in a production of Mr Loverman. Based on Booker prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo's novel, Mr Loverman follows Barrington Jedidiah Walker, a 74-year-old man who is forced to hide his steamy affair with his best friend and soulmate, Morris, from his wife of 50 years, Carmel.
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Death in Paradise star cried after being rejected for different role five times
BBC show as police officer Naomi Thomas in the show's eleventh series.But she broke down after being originally turned away from another role in the show.During a recent interview with her co-star Tahj Read, who portrays Marlon Pryce, on his podcast, Shantol admitted securing a place on the show was a difficult task.The actress told how it took her three years to finally get the role she wanted.She said she had been turned down on numerous occasions since auditioning for the show for the first time in 2018."I did five auditions," she said. "And they kept saying 'Hey, we love your performance, but you need to change this and change that.'"The Death in Paradise star admitted she was overcome with emotion after receiving a job rejection via email.She said: "Tahj, I won't lie, I balled."I was so devastated and I cried, I was like 'This industry is so awful, why am I doing this?'"Unperturbed, Shantol continued to apply for roles in the show.She said: "That was 2018 and I got my agent in 2017 when I came here, and every year since then I've done 1,545 self-tapes, I am going to round it up to that."Every year I would send them an email saying, 'Thank you for still being here with me', because nothing was happening".Shantol was delighted when show bosses offer her the part of Naomi Thomas in 2021.Prior to working on the show, the Jamaican actress has five years of experience in the industry.She has had roles in several staged plays as well as a role in her first feature film, Sprinter, in 2021.
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