Just come back from The Hollyoaks Music Show and OMG what a tiring day. TV is not glamorous in the slightest.
When we arrived (they didn't check tickets - you could just walk in). I didn't go to the begining because I was too busy craving J&E at their hotel with other fans. The Hoosiers had just finished their bit and J&E were next.
Just had we arrived we were told to go back some place whilst they changed acts. Everybody there were obvious Jedward fans and were all eager to get to the front so we were all huddled together. We must have waited 30-40 minutes waiting. We could hear J&E singing "All the Small Things". Don't know why they did it without audience first - soundcheck maybe?
Anyways - time finally came for us to go to the performace area which was the pub from the TV show. Some fans got inside, some fans had to watch from outside - behind the gate to the beer garden where the boys actually performed. I was behind the gate.
The shows runners and whatnot ran about sorting things out and J&E would keep talking to the audience either through their mics or by coming to the gate/going to the door of the pub.
John came to the gate and warned us Edward was going to crowd surf lol - Edward was just behind and was like "Who, me?" Shocked that he was 'volunteered' by his brother.
Rick Edwards was there to do the introduction and it took him 3 takes to get it right. He seemed like a moody prat.
Anyways, we didn't expect Edward to do the crowd surf because the gate had spears on the top and looked dangerous but during their first performance of it, he actually did it. Unfortunately his pants payed the price because he ripped them. Knowing Edward as we all do, he didn't keep it quiet and John was like "oh my god - he did too".
After that performance Edward got told off for doing that because he went out of shot but they like to please those their and like to give us a show. Whilst everyone was getting ready for the second performance. The stage director said "right, let's get ready to rhumble" and John (I love him for this) started to sing it a tiny bit. Colour me happy.
During the second performance of it John did the crowd surf in the pub itself so they got their turn at grabbing for a twin too. They were just jumping about everywhere basically but it was really good because there was a band there too - no backing track.
There was a contest where J&E had to choose a person they thought danced the best and that person got to win a prop from the show. They chose a girl near the front and they had to announce her TWICE. Low and behold the girls excitement waivered after the second time lol.
Rick did a little interview with the boys but the audience couldn't hear it. We'll have to wait til it's aired. I hope to god I'm not in it.
The process was a bloody long one but J&E made it soooo worth it. They were amazing and spoke to everyone they could.