As many of you already know I am a actress, I am currently “Resting” as we call it and temping in-between, a friend suggested that try background work as it is good money and flexible hours. I sent my CV and photos to numerous companies and to my surprise got an interview with a company called “Another Face” (www.anotherface.com). Another Face is an established Supporting Artist agency, they supply background and walk on’s for many TV programmes including Holby City, Family Affairs and MTI. To register you have to pay £50, at first I thought this was a bit on a con, but the money is paid as a years subscription and helps cover the cost of adding ...  Read the complete review

When I saw IainWear's submission in this category (check it out it is very amusing), I knew I had to include my own little plug about my time in the spotlight. 1988 I was 13 years old and in the 2nd year of comprehensive school when a flyer was passed around asking if people wanted to apply for a new television show called 'Young Krypton'. I thought I would give it a go. I was pretty high in my year when we took any tests, and I swam, ran and played netball for the county so I knew I was pretty fit. I received the application form which I remember as being pretty standard, but one thing that sticks out in my mind is that I had to put down the ...  Read the complete review

I've always flirted with fame, you know. Well, to be honest, I've always flirted with pretty much anything, but that's not entirely relevant here. Sadly, up until recently, my brushes with fame have been infrequent, and never lasted long. The same is also true of my - no, that's not relevant either! I seem to keep bumping into famous people you see. It all started with a brush with (then) Southampton Football Club Manager Lawrie McMenemy in a hotel in Spain in the Summer of 1976, when I fell over my own feet and he picked me up. My parents were mildly impressed. I was two, so I just bawled. In 1990, I walked past most of the cast of ...  Read the complete review

I guess my whole story is deeply coloured by the fact that I am living in one of our former colonies, a place initially populated by criminals, riff-raff indentured servants and cast offs from nearly every nation on earth. In America a person is not validated, real or alive unless their existance is confirmed by being on television. It is the sole aspiration of nearly every person, to be seen on TV, other than the stars that are routinely on TV, then they pretend like they hate the limelight. But Americans are obsessed with being on primetime, hence their unhealthy fixation with "Reality TV" and shows like "Cops and American Idol". I must admit I have  Read the complete review

Yes I was once on TV - dressed in a bin bag. It all happened a long time ago... When I was young (about 7 or 8) all of a decade ago I was in the Brownies (junior Girl Guides). We used to have lots of fun playing and doing things to get badges to sew on our sashes, and attend meetings. Ah those were the days. Now I have a non-identical twin sister who is a whole minute younger than me, and she went to Brownies as well. Our Brownie "pack" was special as there were, including us, five sets of twins. Five sets! This was seen as a cute story to put in the local paper and on the regional news. The newspaper people came along and took a photo of the ...  Read the complete review