Thursday 22 November 2007

Britain's Got Talent!

Yesterday I took Drama Teen for an audition for Britain's Got Talent!! She had applied for it online ages ago, and forgotten that she'd even done it!! The letter came last week inviting her and she was ecstatic :-) I let her have the day off school, as the audition was quite a long way away and we wouldn't have made it otherwise - naughty mummy :-) And Little Miss Sensible also managed to be there to meet us at the train station, which was a complete surprise to Drama Teen, you should have seen her face :-) First she just glanced at LMS and didn't recognise her then she realised who it was, squeaked, jumped up and down and tried to squeeze all the breath out of LMS :-) We had time to get some lunch then find the audition venue, and then go and do some shopping. It was lovely to be with both my girls, that was the best bit of the day for me :-)

After shopping we went back to the audition venue, and queued round the building for our turn. Most people in the queue had thought that as we had an appointment time that we would be able to walk straight in - trouble is we couldn't and it was cold and starting to drizzle! We stood in the queue, shuffling a few steps forward every 5 minutes or so for over an hour!! Drama Teen was ready to quit after a few minutes - just like her daddy she doesn't like to queue!! But we persuaded her to stay and give it a chance. When we had almost reached the door we saw the snack stand and I bought us all a packet of crisps - if I'd known they were £1 EACH I wouldn't have bothered!! Oh well we were tired, cold and hungry so we ate every last scrap of our expensive crisps!!

Finally we got inside the building, only to join more queues!! First to register and give in our signed release forms and show Drama Teen's passport. Then another queue to get a sticky label with her number on which was over 52000 - that's how many people they auditioned!!! Wow!! Then we were herded into a pre-waiting room and left to sit down, at least we had comfy chairs and it was warm - a huge improvement on the outdoor queuing lol.

Next we were moved to the 'holding area' which was the waiting room proper. There were TV cameras everywhere filming interviews with different acts, which was quite disconcerting as I do NOT wish to be on TV - never, ever, at all!!! We waited there for, what seemed like hours, before an assistant came over and FINALLY called Drama Teen's number, she and a group of others were next!! Under 16s had to take a parent or guardian into the audition with them, and so LMS accompanied Drama Teen, while I stayed in the 'holding area.' The group went to the exit door, but were then asked to return to some chairs and be filmed being called and walking to the exit!! LMS was much more nervous than Drama Teen, who was very laid back about the whole experience and had sat reading a trashy magazine while she waited!

When the girls finally returned, we made our way out of the venue and chatted about what had gone on. Little Miss Sensible said the cameraman was very smily about the audition. The assistant outside said "Wow that was fantastic" and LMS said she knew her sister could sing, but where on earth did that fabulous, belt it out voice come from?!?!

The tapes of the auditions (they were filmed) will be sent to London to be viewed and decide who goes further. We won't know if Drama Teen has been chosen until the New Year. Drama Teen was completely happy with her performance, and says she did her best - and that's all we can ever ask of ourselves and our children, that they do their best :-)

I am so very very proud of Drama Teen :-) She has overcome a LOT to get to the stage where she can WOW people at an audition, and I'm getting all teary thinking about how brave and fabulous she is. Well done Drama Teen and good luck - you are a beautiful young lady with a fabulous voice and deserve the recognition this show could bring :-) Mummy and Daddy are VERY VERY proud of you :-)

6 comments:

suzanne said...

Thats so exciting. Fingers and everything else crossed that you hear some good news.

If you have a celeb in your family does that mean that the CCAA give your special treatment - Ha Ha !
Love S

Janet said...

Thank you S :-)

If she becomes famous I'll be sure to let the CCAA know lol :-)
Love
Janet

lara said...

wow that is so exciting i hope she goes far

Janet said...

Thank you Lara, I hope she goes far too :-)
Love
Janet

Anonymous said...

Well, give Drama Teen a BIG hug from all of us here and tell her we're very proud of her!!!
Cabbage Queen, Iowa Farm Boy and the Computer Geek ;>)

Janet said...

Hi Cabbage Queen,
I just gave Drama Teen her big hug :-)
Love and hugs to all of you
Janet


OUR ETHIOPIAN ADOPTION TIMELINE


25th May 2009 - See New Child again & Court Date

23rd May 2009 - Fly back to Ethiopia

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22nd December 2008 - Dossier back at DCSF

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