Joss Stone Joins “The Tudors”

A singer who also wants to act. How original.

Like many before her, British soul singer Joss Stone has decided she wants to act too and has signed on to play Henry VIII's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, in Showtime’s drama The Tudors. Since Anne was only married to Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) for about six months, Joss won’t be around for too long, but luckily she doesn’t have to be beheaded either and she probably doesn’t have a sex scene.

The daughter of a German nobleman, Anne was betrothed to Henry in a marriage treaty between the Cleves Court and the king's chancellor after Henry was shown a portrait of her. But when Anne arrived in England, Henry didn’t find her attractive enough, so he had the marriage annulled.

According to Showtime, the upcoming season of the racy royal drama will follow the king as he weds Jane Seymour (Anita Briem) and then Anne of Cleves.

Stone previously had a role in Eragon