Teenager from Northern Ireland lands role in Cheetah Girls reboot

Sophie Lennon, 16, has been cast as Brooklyn in the upcoming Disney film "The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen" after a global audition.

• Sophie Lennon, from County Down, secured the role after a global casting search that attracted over 300,000 applicants.
• She will spend four months in Cape Town, South Africa, preparing for filming, including choreography rehearsals, studio recordings, and costume fittings.
• Lennon said she "genuinely thought I had no chance" and that her life has "changed completely overnight."
• She has received four record deal offers from major labels.