Anthea Turner thought she would clean up with her one-woman show at Preston's Charter Theatre.
But so far the former Blue Peter presenter is not exactly wowing the crowds...having sold just a handful of tickets for her show in the city.
The star – famous for stints on the National Lottery and Wish You Were Here – is taking part in two "audience with" theatre shows.
The show, which is due to take place on March 16, is described as "a fascinating and entertaining evening with TV's Anthea Turner".
Anthea, 49, plans to show audiences her secrets of being the perfect housewife, including "10 things she can do with a lemon, and other tips for good and effective housekeeping."
But the £16.50 tickets have not proved popular – with only two tickets sold before the weekend.
The Lancashire Evening Post understands more tickets were sold on Monday, but sales had hardly made a dent in trying to fill the 780-seat theatre.
A spokesman for the Guild Hall and Charter Theatre said: "We are confident sales for Anthea Turner's show will achieve our expectations and we are looking forward to welcoming 'The Perfect Housewife' to Preston.
"With many of our shows, due to the financial climate, we are experiencing a peak in sales in the last week or two before the show, so sales for this event are as expected considering the show is four weeks away and marketing campaigns have not started."
The venue said it could not confirm how many tickets had been sold so far, but was selling "gradually".
And a second show due to take place in Grantham, Lincolnshire, next Thursday has reportedly sold only 43 seats at £12 each.
A spokesman for Clive Conway Celebrity Productions, which is staging the show, said: "We would expect tickets to be sold in the last two weeks. And the brochure for the Guild Hall has only been around for two weeks."
The presenter also presented a BBC Three series in 2006 called Perfect Housewife. According to promotional material, she also plans to share "anecdotes from the world of showbusiness".
The Guildhall Arts Centre in Grantham was unavailable for comment.
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