2013 year review

So this year for me has been absolutely wonderful. I’ve had the odd problem such as sinus problems still continuing but everything else has been so wonderful it cancels out the odd bad thing.

Let’s start from the start.

So in January & February I met up with some girls off of twitter and went to Lime Pictures (where Hollyoaks is filmed) to meet some of the actors and I had an amazing time and out of it I now have a new group of friends. Emma, Lucy, and Rebecca. I then met Amanda in March at Kieron Richardson’s party.

So in the first 3 months other than these girls I met:

Emmett Scanlan x2

Kieron Richardson x2

PJ Brennan

Jorgie Porter

James Atherton

Claire Cooper x2

Danny Mac

Jessica Forest

Nikki Sanderson

Ashley Taylor Dawson

Jazz Franks

Jimmy McKenna

Ela May

In February came Justin Bieber’s concert I’d been to the my world tour and that was my first ever concert and this time for believe me and Holly took our little sisters who got on like a house on fire. It was such a great feeling to watch as my little sister experienced her first ever concert in the exact same place and seats as I watched my first one. She was in awe and nearly cried at the perfection.


Then in the coming months there was 3 PA’s of Emmett’s that I went to and it was so fun. The planning, the panic of every journey (it never went exactly right for me like nearly getting stranded in London with no more than £3) We also met Toby Everett on these trips and he’s fab too and each one was better than the last.

Then came an amazing opportunity to be an extra in a film with Emmett as I had pledged some money to help with the film’s budget. 3 days of filming, one day for a good 14 hours in Kingdom nightclub filming club scenes, one day started a bit late so I missed filming but then the final day me and the girls watched more filming take place and had a laugh and we met some other girls whilst there: Lis, Gabi, Tina, Louise to name a few and we met Nadia who was helping the boys with the film.

I then went to truckfest in the summer to see Emmett and got to see loads of cool trucks and awesome stunt bikers. Those trucks were bloody loud!

I also cut and donated my hair to charity (the little princesses) and raised £60 (+10 gift aid) for the charity stand up 2 cancer which involved standing up for 24 hours. Hard but definitely worth it.

This year also saw me and my mates celebrating being friends for 10 years and we’re all still so close, best friends a girl could ask for.

November came my parents birthdays and my 21^st. My friends through me a little party at one of the girls homes (including a stripper) before we hit the town. I then got to see Emmett just under 2 weeks later for the premier of the film. Also met Joe Tracini and Charlie Wernham that day.

Now it’s December, Christmas was amazing and Kieron and Gaydio had another party and Ela May was there as well as Kirsty Leigh-Porter. Year’s almost done and it’s just been a hell of a year. Much love to everyone and hope you had a happy holiday and wish you all the best for the new year.

Filming!

So I’ve had the opportunity to film with Emmett Scanlan (as an extra) 12/05/13 we were there from 9am-10pm and it was tiring but so much fun. I got picked for quite a few scenes so far (about 4 scenes) and it’s great watching your favourite actor in work mode and it’s even better when you get to work with them. It was all set in a club these scenes and it’s for his film personal appearance which should be out august 10^th so I’m super excited though I know I’m gonna cringe watching myself. We should be filming this weekend too but somewhere different (possibly the set of my favourite soap!) so I now have a new dress and such and I can’t wait because it’s such fun! And bless him he still made sure he came over to us a few times in the day to chat to us and take photos :D

Little update

Not a lot to report really. Had another blood test and have hospital Monday, miss Bondi being on TV (and realised they didn’t do any hangouts this year), I met Emmett again on Thursday (Such an amazing night!) and I think I’ve dropped a jean size because my skinny jeans are now seriously loose and I’m having to wear braces (or suspenders?) to keep them from falling down. Other than that nothing much has been going on. I met Emmett at a PA this time in a club. (I travelled 7 hours there and 6 and a half back… and nearly got stranded in London) Was lovely seeing him fresh off his holiday and in a nice relaxed atmosphere where he wasn’t knackered from filming for hours. He’s actually so unbelievably lovely. Could go on about that night for hours :D

Concert!

So 2 days ago (24/2/13) I went to see Justin Bieber with my best friend Holly, her little sister Sophie and my little sister Bethany. Now me, Holly and Sophie all went to his last show in Liverpool but it was our Bethany’s first concert (last time he was my first concert too). We got to Liverpool around 1 and had lunch and headed to the stadium to see if we could catch any of Justin’s crew (or Justin himself of course) We waited quite a while (at the back slowly getting closer to the front) and we saw his tour buses go in (and out and in) but we didn’t actually see the crew.

Then we went around the front and had to wait in the cold and hail until 6.30. By this time it was 4.30 at the latest. We got to the front of one queue and sat down, hugging together to keep warm. We decided we needed a way to get warm and stay positive and to help the time pass. So I got my mobile out and played as many of his songs as I could play in the time waiting. We sat there, swaying and singing out loud. We didn’t care how we looked and soon enough the queues grew and people starting joining in and those that were standing were also dancing too so it was great to see.

When we finally got in and sorted out the merchandise we were all buying and toilet trips etc we got to our seats (pretty close to the front on one tier) and Bethany looked so amazed and the show hadn’t even started. Dead on 7.30 Cody Simpson came out and done his set (he shocked us because we didn’t like him and were set to walk out but he was really good) then Carly Rae Jepsen came out and did her set and then we waited 10 minutes for Justin to come out.

His entrance was phenomenal as was the whole show. It totally blew my mind (and my ear drums lol) We had technical difficulties that meant we couldn’t take any decent photos or videos (the lighting made everyone look like unrecognisable white blobs) but I do have photos from other people that were there and I might find a video or two from the concert to post onto Google+. It was a long and tiring day but it was just the best! I thought his my world tour was incredible but this totally blew it out of the water.

update on all sorts

So I met Emmett again (and half the hollyoaks cast whilst waiting for him to come out) it was a long wait and his last day so we stuck it out and I got to give him a proper hug and he hugged me back as if we’d known each other the whole time he was working here and I kissed him and he kissed me back (on my jaw though I think he was aiming for my cheek) He came out and we noticed he had his Brendan Brady trademark moustache shaved off as soon as he filmed his last scene. The whole day was lovely and the cast were so sweet stopping for photos and hugs and a chat.

We have a new kitten today called Guinness but we might rename him. He was all big and brave against the dog and other cats yet he hid behind mum and shivered when I introduced a paintbrush for him to play with. He’s currently walking up and down my blanket. He’s only 7-8 weeks old but is already 100% litter trained by the looks of it because he hasn’t had a single accident.

My best mate went to Cuba for two weeks and now she’s back we’ve had a massive catch up and she saw the photos of me with the hollyoaks cast and her and her mum said I look like I’ve lost weight so maybe, just maybe my new years resolution is working?

Been ill not last week but the 2 weeks before that. It was a chesty cough/infection but it was also flu like symptoms so one minute I was burning and achy then I spent like 4 days with 2 duvets on me and still too cold. Hate being ill but I’m all better now.

Seems like I’m having a busy year already. Got a concert at the end of the month, a party with some of the hollyoaks cast end of march and some of the girls wanna go Manchester around April - May time. This year’s gonna be a good ‘un and so far is proving it.

Meeting Emmett

Yesterday was amazing! Just for those who don’t know I went to see one of my favourite actors before he leaves. My mum wasn’t well but I went with some mates and we could not stop laughing the whole time! Mum bought Emmett (actor) a little birthday chocolate bottle from Thornton’s and we got happy birthday Emmett iced onto it and having lunch I dropped some of my money. So I picked up the chair and dropped it straight onto his present! Managed to buy him another (Everyone got him something) So fast forward to when we actually got there and one of the girls lives 10 minutes away and goes all the time so she knows what his car looks like and everything and she said “Emmett’s here” and she’d been mucking around so for a second no one realised she was actually telling the truth.
He came out and was like “does anyone want me?” What he didn’t realise was that everyone out there was actually mainly there to see him (about 20 of us) and he spent time with us all. I got a photo with him and I gave him a kiss! He also signed my mums canvas picture of him (sister got it made for her) and I mentioned she wasn’t well and he put To Carol Get well soon and signed it. When I went over to give him a hug and get a photo my foot sort of rolled to the side and I nearly fell over him xD luckily his arm was already around me so I just wobbled. He just smiled and was like “are you alright?” Turns out his last week is next week AND my mum wants me to take her so I’m going to get to see him again before he leaves.
Also saw two of the girls that work there and got photos with them as well. They were all so lovely!

oh and he tweeted this after he went: To the simply wonderful women who have waited all day at #Oaks to shower me wit such thoughtful b-day gifts,I am truly honoured

We only waited like 2 hours tops. I asked to draw on him (was gonna write DILF on him in black sharpie for a laugh) and he was gonna let me but he had a business meeting and he said I could draw it on paper for him. I just laughed and went if you're going to a meeting I probably shouldn't write on ya its fine :D We just laughed :)

Ugh it’s so unbelievably cold right now! We’re meant to get a blizzard of snow during the night and Liverpool have had snow since 4pm (I live on the other side of the Mersey and we got nothing yet). The cold’s making me ache and to be honest I’m just tired, achy, my sinuses are still not sorted and I’m incredibly cold that 2 pairs of pyjamas and a blanket are keeping me warm!

The worst thing is I have coldest room in the house and we’ve run out of gas. We went to the shops and their machines aren’t working! Someone (brother) took the back of the plug of my electric heater and as much as I love snow it’s kinda ruining my weekend. I was so looking forward to seeing monsters inc. 3D with my best friend but it’s too cold and she’ll get ill before her holiday AND if we get as much snow as they’re saying then we’ll have no trains.

Apparently we’ve all been well prepared for this and yet there’s no gritters out yet that I am aware of. There certainly wasn’t any earlier!

Anyway the resolution isn’t going too bad. I’m eating less, exercising more but I haven’t joined the gym/pool thing yet because I haven’t had the money L Hopefully I’ll start visibly losing weight soon because honestly nothing feels better than people asking you if you’ve lost weight.