To avoid spoilers, I will not discuss what happened next, but I will say that the mystery singers had to stand on the podiums, totally still, for a REALLY long time, whilst each Judge passed their comments, witty remarks, and banter. The contestants Anton and Duban came to the stage and it was showtime! My Pilates’ training kicking in! ( thank you so much, Chiara ) Then the celebrity investigators Jimmy Carr, Alison Hammond, and Amanda Holden arrived on set with celebrity guest judge Fleur East. I had to really concentrate on staying still whilst the podiums moved sideways to create the walkthrough. Then presenter Paddy McGuinness arrived on set and we filmed his podium-splitting entrance. Firstly, all the mystery singers were called to the stage to film our poses on the podiums. Then the call for filming began! I can’t remember what time we started, but the filming took around three hours in total from which 50 minutes would be used in the final edit. Which made the show just as exciting for me as I hope it was for the viewers at home. The secrecy surrounding the gameshow was so high, that I was not able to formally meet or speak with any of the other mystery singers. She made me feel fierce yet feminine, a perfect kick-ass combination that could throw the contestants off the scent of my operatic training. I was then sent to Jo Jenkins, who managed my hair and make-up. Even the run-through was a blast, I could not wait till we would begin filming. I was then greeted by Annabel Williams, head vocal coach for Britain’s Got Talent, and I rehearsed my entrances and exits, my routines for “ Wuthering Heights” (Lip Sync Song), “ Think of Me” (Stage of Truth Song), and “ Bang! Bang!” (Celebrity Duet with Fleur East). Luckily my Mum had advised me that morning, to just soak up every drop of excitement from the experience and that kept me from getting too overwhelmed or nervous – Thanks, Mum!
There were so many neon lights, podiums, cameras, an elevated viewing dock, and much more. During this rehearsal, I was amazed at how awesome the set looked, I felt like I had been transported to a musical spaceship from Star Trek. Very Swanky! I was then called to set for my walk-through. We then left for the studio, where I was provided with a private dressing room.
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Before leaving for the TV Studio, I had a costume fitting at the hotel and like all the singers I then had a rehearsal of my part for the celebrity duet with vocal coach, Ulrika Bergelind and choreographer Claudimar Neto, so each singer was prepared should we make it through to the final round. The night before filming I was put up in a nearby hotel, which really helped me to stay calm and feel well prepared. The team thought of everything and worked so hard to make the singers feel like an integral part of the production. A massive shout out to Lucy Rutter and Mike Cloherty for making my first experience of working on a TV show run like clockwork. The production team, ( Thames TV, Fremantle, and BBC), really took care of the participating artists.