When Lauren Drew plays the role of Celine Dion in Titanique in London's West End, she doesn't have to think twice.

For Port Talbot music stars, lifelong fans of the "Folk Queen of Power" is a dream come true.

Drew described Olivier's award-winning performance as a parody of the 1997 film Titanic, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

She said the character was “a lot of pressure” because she had to play Dion’s powerful vocals in my heart.

Drew started as a champion freestyle disco dancer at a young age, but while at school, she discovered her passion for singing and acting.

She trained at Neath Port Talbot College and then received a full scholarship from Mountview Academy of Drama Arts in London.

Drew said that growing up in a limited working-class family, she relentlessly funded her dreams and worked in various jobs since she was 14.

She said her family “sacrificed everything for me, so I did it for them.”

She said, now 32, she said there was something special about her hometown that created stars such as Sir Anthony Hopkins, Michael Sheehn and Richard Burton.

“I think the town will naturally breed very hardworking people,” she added.

After acclaimed performances in six matches of musicals and Legal Blondes, Drew reached new recognition in Titanique, including celebrity fans including Alan Carr and Amanda Holden.

Drew said audiences should expect a very different experience from imitating the film.

Drew, co-created by Tye Blue, part of the team behind Rupaul's drag race, said the show was "weird, wonderful, crazy, crazy" and "a real journey."

She added: "I need you to imagine a Titanic museum, Celine Dion collapsed and she said, 'Oh no, no, no.'. It's not actually what happened. I'll tell you because I'm there, this story is a fever dream," she added.

The show also icebergs with poor education star Layton Williams.

But for Drew, a solid performer, she said, it was all about giving the audience a pleasant escape.

She added: “I feel the world needs it now.

“You know, it’s just a crazy joy without apology.

"Everyone, every show, they stand at their feet every time, and there's no doubt that it's so much fun," Drew said.

In 2022, Celine Dion, widely known as the "Power of Power Ballads", reveals her battle with the stiff human syndrome, a rare autoimmune neurological disease that causes severe muscle spasms.

This affected her ability to sing and perform and led to her canceled tour dates.

Dion returned to perform for the first time since she revealed this situation at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, where she sang on the Eiffel Tower.

However, her health struggle is not mentioned in Titanic, which takes a more interesting, more deceptive approach to her legacy.

Although Lauren Drew’s portrayal of the 20 million record-sale Canadian star is an exaggerated version, audience expectations are still high.

"There is such pressure because people love her so much, she's such a weird person, but first of all, I know people want vocals, so I'm currently living like a nun."

Determined to “make sure people get their expectations from those who play Celine Dion”, Drew has been “a lot of water”, learning countless videos to capture the star’s signature behavior.

She said: “I’m a big fan of her anyway and over the years I’ve been told to remind people that she isn’t too far.

“Anyway, I was a little bit natural.

"But I watched a lot of videos, what she did when she was on stage, the flick of her hands and the pound of her chest, everything she did was very energetic and everything was very intentional," Drew added.

Hard work paid off for her as she was recently nominated for Best Actress in Musical.

Drew said she hopes her success can show people “not because they have nothing to do because they have no limits themselves”.