Celeste Barber to star in new Netflix series

Aussie comedian Celeste Barber will star in a new Netflix series in a surprise role for the viral video creator.

Celeste Barber is returning to TV, with the Aussie comedian scoring a lead role for the first time.

Barber will star in Wellmania, a new comedy-drama series for Netflix.

Most recently she has been best known for her parodies on Instagram, where she has attracted millions of followers.

In addition to the starring role, she will also be the executive producer for the series that is based on the novel Wellmania: Misadventures In The Search For Wellness by Brigid Delaney.

Celeste in a Squid Games style outfit. Picture: Supplied

She posted a cryptic clue about the new gig on her Instagram, where she has eight million followers, last week.

“Sh*t just got real today. I’m so pumped and I wanted to post it here so it would stay and remind me how excellent and big the real stuff is,” she said.

Barber told The Daily Telegraph she made the post just hours after signing the contract and completed a photo shoot where she recreated some of Netflix’s most recognisable characters.

“The Instagram stuff started with the goal to get myself out there so I could work. And now that it’s happening,” she said, before admitting she’s getting emotional talking about it.

“It is why I’m taking photos of myself on bloody balconies to remember these moments. I’ve been working at this for so long and I’m still backing myself.”

In the series, she will play Liv, a food and wine journalist, who has to consult her health after a crisis in her life.

In the series, she will play Liv, a food and wine journalist, who has to consult her health after a crisis in her life.

She added that she always thought she would return to TV.

“I graduated drama school when I was 21 and went for all the Home And Away type roles and didn’t get them. All the really gorgeous pretty girls were getting the jobs. And that was fine. I always think I knew I would Steve Carell it and make my mark later on,” she said.

“I knew as I got older I would be more interesting to people and I’ve been fine with that. I’ve been fine with getting older. I look forward to it.”