As you may have heard recently my co-host Jake gave me the ultimate stitch-up and signed me up for Australian idol as a joke. I have to preface this whole story by saying, no I cannot sing, no I do not think I can sing. Do I still sing in the studio at work? Yes.
To get me back for always singing badly, Jake signed me up for Australian Idol, and after a bit of organising, the next thing I knew we were off to Sydney for a live audition.
Now although I’m so grateful for a free trip to Sydney and a very awesome once-in-a-lifetime experience, that didn’t take away the fact I felt like vomiting the entire time I was there. It was very cool to see all the behind-the-scenes aspects of what goes into the making of a tv show.
Chatting with producers who have worked with some big Aussies celebs and seeing all the behind-the-scenes filming was great. But, again, the nerves were next level. After lots of waiting around it was my turn to head down the tunnel to the studio and stand in front of the judges.
There I was, in front of Amy Shark, Marcia Hines and Kyle Sandilands, people I have seen on TV since I was young and when I was in front of them I didn’t know what to do with my hands! The nerves were next level, but luckily they were lovely and we all had a laugh at my terrible rendition of ‘Let It Go’ from the Frozen Movie. One of Kyle Sandilands comments was “You’ve made a very recognisable song, unrecognisable, it was that bad.” We all had laugh and the absolute relief I felt as I walked out those doors was amazing!
After the audition, we waited around until the production break and headed to Kyle’s dressing room. As we waited, we found time ticking away and could see the showrunners getting concerned as we still were meant to chat with him. As break time was almost over, around the corner he came, face timing his son and chatting with his wife as he waved us over and we introduced ourselves. And wow, he was so easy-going and funny, I forgot I was talking to someone who was so famous, he had such a relaxed manner and was lovely!
Never once making us feel rushed he took the time to chat with us, however, we had well and truly overstayed our welcome and had producers knocking on the door as they had more filming to do. So after a big day of nerves finally at 7:30pm after meeting one of my career idol’s it was time for a Savvy B, or 2 or 3.
And now, this weekend it’s Jake’s payback (cue evil laugh.) I’ve signed him up to perform with the Sydney Hot Shots this Saturday night at the Seabreeze Hotel!
Rach
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