Marti Pellow lands role in Broadway's Chicago

Former Wet Wet Wet star Marti Pellow is poised to take the United States by storm after landing a starring role in the hit musical Chicago on Broadway.

Pellow played sleazy lawyer Billy Flynn in the West End version last year, and American producers were so impressed that they decided to sign him up.

He will be following in the footsteps of Denise Van Outen, who was the toast of Broadway when she appeared in Chicago as Roxie Hart.

The musical is currently more popular than ever after the success of the big screen version starring Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta Jones and Renee Zellweger.