Les Anges De La Téléréalité 6 - episode 16

A few stills from episode 16 of French reality TV show Les Anges De La Téléréalité season 6 filmed here in Sydney, Australia. In this episode Michael Boyd, choreographer Ame Delves and I are rehearsing our show on stage for the French talent.
Keep an eye out for us again in an upcoming episode!

Tonight....free show!

TONIGHT GPO Sydney is hosting a free showing of the Crystal Boudoir show, including my contortion performance, in conjunction with French reality TV show Les Anges De La Téléréalité 6 'The Angels of Reality TV' at 7pm in the Crystal Bar, 1 Martin Place, Sydney.
Filming only goes for half an hour so we ask that audience members please be on time!

The X Factor Australia

Last night I was very lucky to be asked to perform on The X Factor Australia alongside the lovely Jiordan Tolli in a circus themed rendition of No Doubt's hit song Don't Speak. 

I arrived around midday and headed straight in to hair and makeup with my wonderful friends makeup wiz Martin Bray and the fabulous Lores Giglio on hair. Martin created a Dior inspired clown look for my makeup complete with tiny swarovski crystals and black glitter eyes. My hair was crimped and sprayed black and accessorised with a large disc shaped hair piece decorated with glitter and a large crystal in the centre. 

After hair and makeup I headed out to the set for a quick rehearsal and camera test before the big live show that evening. I performed contortion on a small yellow and white podium at the front of the stage whilst various characters roamed around the stage behind me. Some dressed as fabulous sequinned clowns, ring masters and hula hoopists. The show was once again choreographed by the wonderful Squared Division. 

With Martin Bray in hair and makeup

 With Jiordan Tolli and dancers ready to hit the stage

Check out the video of my contortion performance below...

Tune in tonight!

Tune in to The X Factor Australia, 6:30pm on channel 7 to see me performing tonight alongside Jiordan Tolli!

The X Factor Grand Final

Tonight was The X Factor Grand Final and I was very privileged to be asked to open the entire show with a special performance involving a huge python, some amazing dancers and the top 11 contestants!
Read on and I will take you through the lead up to the big show including backstage, on stage, rehearsals and getting up close and personal with Bailey the python!

Day 1:
I arrived at stage 5 at Fox Studios for day 1 of rehearsals for the big Grand Final opening performance. The dancers and I spent a few hours learning choreography and rehearsing with the shows creative directors, The Squared Division.

Day 2: 

Back to Fox Studios for a very early morning of rehearsals and a directors run through with all top 11 contestants including Samantha Jade, The Collective, Jason Owen, Bella Ferraro, Nathaniel Willemse, Fourtunate, What About Tonight, Shiane Hawke, Angel Tupai, Carmelo Minzone and Justin Standley. 

Props backstage. The giant skull for my opening sequence

Day 3: 

I arrived bright and early to the set for a morning technical rehearsal, camera run through and to meet Bailey, the python I was going to be working with for my performance on the show!

I was so excited and slightly anxious to finally get to hold the huge python with only hours before he and I were going on stage live! Bailey is a 10 year old, 2.5m albino Burmese python and is the only one of his kind in Australia! Upon our first encounter I was a little uncomfortable with him constantly slithering around my face and his little tongue touching me, but the more I held him the more comfortable and confident I grew with him. 

Next it was in to hair and makeup for hours and hours with my favourite team Martin Bray and Lores Giglio. Martin was feeling inspired by the python in my performance so my head was airbrushed multiple colours to create an almost rainbow effect and netting placed over my face to create the lines for the snake scales to be drawn on. I was then decorated with various colours of glitter and diamantes to add extra sparkle. My nails were painted a midnight blue colour and dipped in holographic green glitter, and to finish the look off the top of my plait and the back of my head was painted with a mixture of hair gel and pink, green and blue glitter! 

In hair and makeup with Martin Bray

It was almost show time so the cast and crew grabbed a quick bite to eat for dinner in the catering tent, then we all went in to wardrobe to get our costumes on. I wore a specially made black lace catsuit over a black bra and high-waisted black underwear. 

Backstage ready to perform

Backstage with Samantha Jade

Bailey in his box resting before we go on stage

It's show time! I opened the Grand Final show after being revealed behind a giant skull adorned with roses which was raised up to the ceiling and performed with the white and yellow python. My contortion moves had to be altered due to the handlers requirements for the snake which included not moving too quickly or moving the snake around too much, so the original routine which included a lot more skills was adjusted before going on stage but even though we couldn't do the full routine Bailey the python was great and looked fantastic! I absolutely loved working with him!! 

The top 11 contestants, the dancers and I performed to the song On The Floor. It was a great opening number and even featured the ceiling pouring rain down over the dancers! 

After the show the judges came backstage and Natalie Bassingthwaighte even held Bailey too. 

With Guy Sebastian

 With Mel B

With Natalie Bassingthwaighte

 Backstage with Nathaniel Willemse

 Bella Ferraro giving kisses to Bailey the python

I had a great time on The X factor and after a long 13 hour day I could not wait to get home and get to bed! Let's not even talk about how long it took me to get that makeup off! 

The X Factor Australia

Be sure to tune in to The X Factor Australia Grand Final tonight at 7:30pm on Channel 7 to catch my performance opening the show with the top 11 contestants!

America's Next Top Model video!

I have finally uploaded my episode of America's Next Top Model! In this episode I join Benny Ninja in instructing the model contestants on the art of extreme posing. Check it out!

Dannii Minogue Style Queen Launch

Last night Foxtel held a fabulous launch of Dannii Minogue's new reality TV documentary series Dannii Minogue: Style Queen at one of Sydney's top restaurants ARIA.
The reality series follows Dannii and her best friend/co-designer Tabitha Somerset Webb as they embark on their journey to design and create their own fashion line, Project D. We were given a sneak peek of the show and it looks great. I can't wait to watch it, especially after meeting Dannii and Tabitha who are so gorgeous, down to earth and hilariously funny! The S word and the F bomb were dropped within the first 30 seconds of them holding the microphone!!
I was dressed, along with three other models in an array of gorgeous Project D dresses, all very classic and comfortable to wear, and enjoyed the delicious food provided by celebrity chef Matt Moran which was seriously yummy!
Dannii Minogue: Style Queen airs on Fox8 on February 23rd. 

 With the gorgeous Dannii Minogue

 Models and I wearing Project D with designers Tabitha and Dannii

Video: Unseen TV - Dannii Minogue: Style Queen launch

FACT: When I was little, apparently I loved Danni when she was on Young Talent Time so much that I asked my Mother to change my name to Dannii!

Beauty and the Geek

Last Thursday night the episode I was in of reality show Beauty and the Geek was on! I was hired to pose as a hotel guest at a 5 star resort to trick the geeks in their cabana pool boy challenge! First up mathematics champion Michael had to do anything and everything I asked him to do! I had a script giving me an outline of what to do and say to the geeks but then I could improvise and see where it went. I had to ask Michael to massage my feet, paint my toe nails, brush my hair, smell my perfume and ask him for fashion advice regarding skirt length and the amount of cleavage I should show by which he thought the more the merrier!! Haha!
Once I was done with Michael, I moved on to the pool bar flare bartending challenge where I had astrophysicist Tim make me a cocktail. Tim was doing his attempt at flare bartending when I told him to keep trying to throw the cocktail shaker higher and higher! He threw it so high that it went over my head and smashed on the ground just behind me! I was shocked and Tim went bright red. It was pretty funny. Tim didn't get a very high score from me after that though! He did give it another shot but it didn't taste very good to me!
The geeks were really lovely boys and although it was a freezing cold day on set, it was a fun shoot!

Michael my cabana pool boy

Shocked after Tim accidentally smashed the drink behind me 

Not the best tasting cocktail

If you missed the episode you can watch it on the official Beauty and the Geek Australia website.