Tulisa could have a great film career - director

Tulisa could have a great film career - director
Tulisa could have a great film career - director (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

Tulisa Contostavlos has great potential for an acting career, according to Arjun Rose, who directed her debut acting role. The X Factor judge appears in British horror film Demons Never Die and the director said she was 'captivating' on screen, even though she had never acted before. Arjun said: "She was amazing. She has this star quality. She was in this small room to start with and there was a group of crew and everyone was quite excited to have her there and when she started she was just totally captivating "So I think she's got a great potential career, should she choose to, in the acting world." The director added that casting the N-Dubz star, in a role inspired by Drew Barrymore's cameo in Scream, turned out to be quite easy. "Funnily I just said 'Look, I really want Tulisa to play this role', which was kind of a homage to Wes Craven's Barrymore. "And we made the phone calls and she came back to me and said 'Can I have a slightly bigger part'. I said yes, rewrote it and gave it back to her and she said, 'Yes, I want to do it', and that was it." The film, released on October 28, was produced by Luther star Idris Elba. He said: "Tulisa does a really good job. As I've been telling everyone - she kills it!"

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