With the second season of auditions for Britain's Got Talent well underway, I thought I would share our experience of the previous series.
We had been stunting all day in Hyde Park, enjoying the sunshine and after having a BBQ retired back to our house to watch the premier of Britain's Got Talent on Saturday, June 9, 2008 at 9.25pm. As well as coverage on ITV1, we were also featured on ITV2's nightly spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent.
The main aim for the Celtics was to bring cheerleading into the limelight, to show the public what cheerleading involves. From our exposure on this program we received a lot of positive feedback, and believe that we took a step towards our goal. There was however a lot at stake with a chance to win £100,000 cash and the chance to perform in front of the Queen at this Royal Variety Performance.
At our first audition in March, the ceiling in the audition room was to low to stunt, but fortunately the waiting area had a ceiling that was just high enough (although I could touch the ceiling.) The first stunt we threw caught everyone’s attention and the whole room gasped since it appeared that I was being launched into the roof. But once we had established how much room we had, we threw as many stunts as we could. We were interviewed by ITV and ITV2 and thoroughly secured our places into the next round.
On stage at the next audition in front of a live audience, our routine went really well, showcasing some of our best stunts. The audience were really loud and supportive and the frequently heard “Off! Off! Off! Off!” chant (the audience had a say in the vote too) was no where to be heard. Simon Cowell, looked apprehensive and his interest was instantly lost when we announced that we were cheerleaders! He pressed his buzzer as soon as we started, but Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden saw us through to the end.
We had been stunting all day in Hyde Park, enjoying the sunshine and after having a BBQ retired back to our house to watch the premier of Britain's Got Talent on Saturday, June 9, 2008 at 9.25pm. As well as coverage on ITV1, we were also featured on ITV2's nightly spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent.
The main aim for the Celtics was to bring cheerleading into the limelight, to show the public what cheerleading involves. From our exposure on this program we received a lot of positive feedback, and believe that we took a step towards our goal. There was however a lot at stake with a chance to win £100,000 cash and the chance to perform in front of the Queen at this Royal Variety Performance.
At our first audition in March, the ceiling in the audition room was to low to stunt, but fortunately the waiting area had a ceiling that was just high enough (although I could touch the ceiling.) The first stunt we threw caught everyone’s attention and the whole room gasped since it appeared that I was being launched into the roof. But once we had established how much room we had, we threw as many stunts as we could. We were interviewed by ITV and ITV2 and thoroughly secured our places into the next round.
On stage at the next audition in front of a live audience, our routine went really well, showcasing some of our best stunts. The audience were really loud and supportive and the frequently heard “Off! Off! Off! Off!” chant (the audience had a say in the vote too) was no where to be heard. Simon Cowell, looked apprehensive and his interest was instantly lost when we announced that we were cheerleaders! He pressed his buzzer as soon as we started, but Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden saw us through to the end.
The judges verdicts; “Where are the pon poms?” asked Simon Cowell moaning and looking very unimpressed saying that “(cheerleading) is just an excuse for guys to look up girls skirts!” This didn’t go down well with the other two judges, or the audience and a loud “Boooo” erupted in the auditorium. Piers though it was “Different and entertaining to watch,” and believed that it was an act that the television audiences would like to watch. “I love it when young people get together to unite in a common goal, seeing you as a team on that stage giving it 110% makes me proud,” gushed Amanda. The Celtics were sent through to the next round!
We even had the opportunity to put Ant and Dec into stunts. Dec did surprisingly well, as the Celtics put him into an elevator stunt but Ant didn’t even make it into the load before falling on his back. The boys were very supportive of the Celtics and wished us luck before leaving.
James Hart described it as, “Absolutely crazy, the stage was huge, the audience were loud and the adrenaline was pumping, the only thing that spoilt it was Simon Cowell scouring at us.”
To view the our audition show reel visit the media section on http://www.celticcheer.co.uk/
Click here to catch a glimpse of the Celtics on stage with Ant and Dec in the wings
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