Sorry I haven't written for a few days. I've had a lot on lately and haven't managed to find the time to sit down and do a blog. I've been very busy with secret things!
I've had a few nice jobs on this week, including two TV shows (one about me and one about what it's like to be a celebrity), I've done a photo shoot, I've given a few interviews for magazines (one for Reveal mag - more about that in a bit) and I've had a few meetings.
Yesterday I was with Rusty all day (he came with me to work) and we had a really good day. What I wanted to say about the interview with Reveal is this:
When the person interviewing you is really nice; you tell them FAR more than when they are just matter-of-factly asking questions. The girl who did the interview yesterday was so nice that I found myself telling her things I wouldn't normally tell in an interview (including some of the things I'm putting in my first novel, which until now has been totally top secret). I've done hundreds of interviews over the last 4 years and you'd be surprised at the different people I've spoken to and how they have approached interviewing me. Some are very professional, merely asking questions and not giving any sort of response to my answer - I then don't give too mush away as I don't feel like they are that interested. Some have even sounded totally bored when interviewing me (God knows why cos I'm a GREAT interview!! Ha ha), but of course if the person interviewing sounds bored then I'm immediately bored and don't want to tell them anything! Some have sounded almost like a fan, chatting non-stop about how amazing I am and how mush they love some of the things I've done - this then makes me feel slightly uncomfortable and I don't want to ramble on about myself. Some haven't done their research and that pisses me off (one I remember didn't even know that I was bullied at school - a commonly know fact - and that in turn meant that I couldn't be bothered to explain it). The interview yesterday with Reveal however was the perfect interview. The girl was warm and friendly, interested in what I had to say and she was nice with it. She knew her stuff about me; she had a laugh with me. She talked about my style (2 belts) and other things that I enjoy talking about. She wasn't a fan, she wasn't bored (or at least she didn't let on if she was), she just treated me like a normal person and asked all the right questions. Because of this I opened up and told her everything she wanted to know. In fact, it was so good that I thought afterwards she should give lessons to other journalists about how to get a great interview out of someone. She could really teach some people a thing or two.
I even had who I thought was a mate interview me once; that is I thought they were until they gave me a really hard time during the interview and I left feeling pissed off. They said they were "only doing their job", which is fine but ask me "why do you think people don't like you" or "why do you think you're seen as a slapper" and I'm not going to enjoy it. Even if you are only doing your job in asking questions like this, you're still not doing your job to the best of your ability because you're not going to get me to open up by making me feel like sh*t! Ask me "how do you pull so many men" or "do you feel better with or without make-up" and I'll chat all day long! So, the bottom line is, I've come to realise that the person who gets the best interview from me (or any celeb) is the one who is genuinely interested, non-judgemental, nice and friendly. I could use Chantelle as an example here: if an interviewer asks me "do you still speak to Chantelle?" I know they haven't done their research and that annoys me. I'm then not going to feel like chatting to someone who doesn't know even the simplest things about me. If a person says "were you angry at the way Chantelle treated you when you came out of the house?" then I know they know their stuff and will happily give them an answer. There's nothing worse than giving an interview to someone who still thinks Chantelle is lovely and that we could have been best friends! I'm real and I like the person interviewing me to be real. If they can see that Chantelle turned out to be two-faced and not very nice then I know I'm speaking to a real person. It's not hard. A person only has to look at this website to find out anything about me they want to know.
Anyway, I won't go on any more about it but I just wanted to say that cos I did have a great interview yesterday and it made me think about the reasons for that.
I'm going back to bed now cos the photo shoot I had for today has been postponed til next week (the photographer is ill). I went to my brother's gig last night with my mum, dad, Russ and my mate Jonny. I didn't get to bed til 1.30am and Lyla had me up again at 5am! She's just had her breakfast and I'm hoping she's tired enough to have a cheeky little hour so that mummy can catch up on some mush needed sleep!
I'll write again later on today when I get up!
Loads of love
xxx
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