Chantal's Hollywood Adventures

So recently I've been super excited and nervous about the fact I'm moving to Los Angeles and going to the American Academy of Dramatic arts in July. I know it's still eight months away but having so much to prepare for, I can't help but think about it.  I have bought myself a little preparation notebook, which I've labelled 'Chantal's Hollywood Plans'. I know it may be a little silly, but it's the only way I can keep everything organised and work out what needs to be done. I have so much to do that I feel almost like I'm preparing for a wedding or something. I have visa's, driving licence's, apartments, fundraising and so much more to sort out all before May. I've never really been one of those people to leave everything until the last minute, in fact I love to organise things way in advance, as you can probably tell.  This is a big deal and I guess it's not as easy as booking holiday, it's way more complicated to sort ou...

Hey there my lovely readers, I'm going to be talking about something a little different today. Unless you've been living under a tree in the middle of nowhere for the last few months, I'm sure you're all aware of this whole stint with so called comedian and Viner 'Dapper Laughs', real name Daniel O'Reilly. Please don't feel offended by anything I write it's just my personal opinion and I do understand and welcome other ideas on the subject.  At first I didn't quite understand the whole excitement and hype about vines and quite frankly, after watching a few clips I was a little annoyed with the fact that some of these Viners are becoming 'stars' from these silly homemade videos. Lots of them now even have their own merchandise and clothing lines out, displaying their famous tag lines or slogans. I think its utterly ridiculous if you ask me, especially as actor's like myself bust our ass's off in drama school to be noticed f...

Hey guys, so on Sunday evening I attended the Starlight Celebrity Gala at the Garrick Theatre in support of the UK's children's charity Starlight . The Show was a compilation of different performances from music to comedy. The acts included upcoming British pop group EverYoung, Lucy and Libby as Eden duo, illusionist Jamie Allan, also know as the iMagician and the ventriloquist and finalist from Britain's Got Talent Steve Hewlett.  Walking into the packed Theatre, I wasn't really sure what to expect. There were a range of different age groups, from OAP's to children and young couples. It was really nice to see so many different people coming together to support a great cause.  The show started with the opening act EverYoung singing their own version of popular song 'All about that bass' by Meghan Trainor. I have to admit I'm normally quite critical when it comes to covers, but this version was extremely good. One of the male band members from EverYou...

In 2009 I had the amazing opportunity to appear as the role of Hannah in the UK's biggest Argos Christmas commercial. Whilst sitting in the reception room waiting to go into my audition I became quite nervous. Looking round the room to see so many different types of girls I really couldn't imagine what sort of person they were looking for. Normally when I go into go an audition there is a specific type of look, however, this time there was such a different mix of people that I really had no idea. I walked into my audition with confidence and introduced myself and my agency to both of the casting directors. They were extremely friendly and asked me to improvise a short scene with an older man. The scene was a little bit of a struggle as I found that the man that I was acting with didn't seem to interested in scene. I continued anyways regardless of this.  As I was leaving the room I overheard one of the casting director's saying 'oh I like really liked ...

Hey guys,  So today I'm going to be discussing how to prepare for an audition or casting, as well as, letting you in on a couple of my own casting disasters.  I've been auditioning now since I was about eight, whether it was for school productions, films, TV shows or drama school, I have been through them all. Although I have had some amazing feedback from casting directors, I've also had my fair share of outright cringing and disastrous auditions. This has definitely been a learning curve for me and has taught me how to do things differently.  Before we start, there's one thing I'd like to mention. You may follow all the tips and audition your little heart out, but still not get the part.  This doesn't mean that you weren't good. Rejection is all part of the process and I have learnt this throughout my career. I used to let rejection get in the way of my other projects. I constantly felt that I couldn't act as I didn't get as many auditions...

Hello beautiful people,  So my next review, which is actually going to be on time for once is for the latest horror film 'Ouija' 2014 directed by Stiles White. My best friend Robyn and I are definitely horror film fans if you haven't already realised, so we were pretty excited by the amount of horrors that were out recently due to Halloween. On Halloween we decided to make a deal that we would go and see every single one and I will be most definitely reviewing all of them. The next on our list will be 'The Babadook', but for now on with my review of 'Ouija'. For people who haven't seen the film yet or who have never heard of it, I'll give you a brief synopsis. A teenagers fascination with the spirit world turns sour, when she connects with a malicious spirit through the Ouija board, which ends with her death. Her devastated best friend Laine Morris played by actress Olivia Cooke, senses that something is not right and goes on a mission to find out ...

Hello my lovely readers, today I'm going to be reviewing the musical 'The Book of Mormon' from the creators of South Park. The story follows two young Mormons, as they're sent on their missionary to a small village in Northern Uganda. Their aim to bring their religious views to the people didn't quite go as planned, as the village is currently under threat and AID's is quickly spreading throughout the community.  Being in the performing arts industry I have a huge passion for theatre. Apart from my love of classical plays such as William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, I really do enjoy a good musical. I heard about this musical a couple of years ago, whilst on a trip in New York, where it was advertised as 'The funniest and most outrageous Musical around'. If it was going to be anything like Avenue Q, I knew I'd love it. As it was my 21st birthday celebration I thought, this would be a great reason to book tickets and who wouldn't want...