01/08/2016 The One Show

Hello and welcome to The One Show, with Alex Jones.

On tonight's show we have an exclusive that's going to take us

and all of you to dizzying new heights.

Yes, we've got the exclusive first look at the view from this,

the spectacular 530 foot i360 tower in Brighton ahead of it's

We're also reaching for the stars with a performance from an artist

who has sold over 44 million records and won two Grammy

But first let's meet a Hollywood star who's taken on robots,

Doesn't take her heels off, even to run.

Did you really keep those shoes on the whole time?!

Sometimes it's easier to run in heels isn't it? Listen, I'm all for

trainers, love sneakers when I'm running, but, because it was

appropriate for the character, I needed to kind of figure out how to

run in heels and I just realised it's about the tiptoes. You stay on

your tippy toes, gives you spring. It's how sprinters run anyway. So

you didn't have a stunt double then? No, I was doing that. There was a

wonderful stunt double because it's an action film. Her name is Whitney

and she's amazing. She did that. Big fan of the One Show

be talking all about your new movie Pete's Dragon later on.

As the value of the pound began to fall in the aftermath

of June's Brexit vote, there was talk of foreign holidays

becoming so expensive that Brits would be 'forced'

But should those who usually head overseas really see

Apparently. The big summer get away is upon us. While most would be

heading abroad, recent surveys have shown that pro-Brexit, a fifth of

businesses have had an increase in bookings for UK trips an one in five

are more likely to consider holidaying at home in a so-called

staycation. And, as the holiday-makers stop to refuel their

cars and themselves, I want to know, are they heading towards the airport

and far away lands or somewhere a bit closer to home? And what are

their reasons for doing this? Where are you guys going? Near Poole. How

does your trip here compare to one abroad? Just as good. Less hassle.

It would be nice to go abroad but it's just as fun going to another

place here. You have to go through the airports, the security, you have

got to have your bags checked and with children and a newborn, it's

impossible. Are you happy, little man? Yes. Where are you off to?

Weymouth to the caravan. It's a lovely place. The people are nice,

the weather is lovely. There are funfair rides. It's the traditional

coastal English town, I suppose. We are going to go and see Stonehenge.

Excited by it? Yes. The exchange rate is not in favour at the moment.

If you are going to spend euros, you are not getting a good rate. The UK

is beautiful, a lot of character and history. There is a lot to offer

here. The weather can be temperamental, but we were in the

south of France a few weeks ago and the weather was rubbish there. For

so many in the UK, a trip here is fine, but for a lot of us, a holiday

isn't the same unless you are heading abroad. Why didn't you

choose a holiday in the UK? I prefer to jump on a plane, go where the sun

is. Why have you chosen Portugal and not a trip in the UK? It's more

exotic, better for the kids, somewhere different for the kids.

Can the UK compare to Portugal? Given that it's cheap to travel

overseas and obviously... We are still a member of the European

Union. While we are, get in there! Poole in Dorset is a popular UK

destination, so I thought I would pop along there to see if they have

seen a rise in tourist numbers. We have seen an increase in year which

we put down to people having a great holiday experience and wanting to

come back again. What impact does the rise in numbers coming to parks

like this have on the local area? It's about cooperation, the local

attractions, restaurants, the town, and also they are investing

themselves. Do you think with changes in the pound and Brexit

factors have played a part in people coming here? I don't think that's

what's driving it. People are loving their holidays and if they love it

they'll come back and tell their friends. Alex Nick and their

children Maya and Max have chosen Poole for their seven-day UK break.

We have been abroad before but it's much more relaxed when you have

younger children and you are driving somewhere. We can pack a lot more

stuff to take with us. Will you go away from this seven days relaxed,

rejuvenated like how you imagine a holiday abroad to leave you feeling?

Yes, spending time with the family still, which is the most important

thing. So holiday not home is on the rise.

Is it really anything to do with Brexit do you think? Yes, and no.

People have always had holidays in the UK and the number of people

staying in the UK's gone up in the last five years, that's all before

brex so it in some ways it has nothing to do with it at all.

However, the Brexit vote weakened the pound, therefore going abroad is

more expensive and there are a few other things like heightened

security risks in places like Egypt or Turkey or Tunisia. Those people

who may have gone there four or five years ago may be staying in the UK

this year instead. What about the money? It's 1. 18 euros to the pound

today and back in January it was 1. 36, so in terms of having ?100 cash

and changing it for euros you would get 18 fewer euros today for your

?100 so if you were in Paris that would buy you three beers, if you

were in Bratislava, that would buy you 12, just in case that influences

your decision. It's not good for anyone when a currency becomes

lower. You say that but it's good for our home market because more

people are coming here. OK, OK, I have thought about it.

LAUGHTER. So people are coming over here on holiday. Where are they

heading for? Top three places. Where would you go first of all in the UK,

what is the most popular place? Pembrokeshire. Realry? I have a lot

of friends in brighton, but, you know the beaches are beautiful.

Brilliant film coming up with the massive tower on that. Anyway, carry

on? London. London. Edinburgh. Manchester is number three. Also in

the top 20, Reading and Southampton. Is Reading that dual of Berkshire on

your trip? Not at the moment. It's very well connected. Lovely new

station. Reading seriously? It's a nice place but I wouldn't think of

it as a holiday nest nation would you? Perhaps not, no. If people go

to the north-east it's about what they do, one in five people who go

to north-east go and see a live game of football. I can understand that

definitely. And see a few castles. In terms of Wales, 60% claim they

socialise with the locals. Not sure what they means. That means that

they are going to the pub. Yes, it does. So people are getting out

there, enjoying it. Well, if you are, have fun. They are lovely to

talk to, this lot. In just two days time we're

going on our very own Staycation - as we head to the village

of Weobley, and let them take over The villagers will be putting

on a bit of a street party for us, and running some traditional Weobley

games, which includes the first Now if your village also has some

unusual games we want Send us a photo and tell us

all about its history, the rules, the current record

holder and we'll show some Now to the fictional forest of

Millhaven where Bryce's film is set. Let us see the moment when your

character gets to meet Elliott the dragon.

APPLAUSE. Aw. It's just the most beautiful

movie, it really is extraordinary. But we understand that that

particular scene was pretty painful for other reasons? Oh, my gosh. So

here is what I should say. New Zealand has no predators. Like truly

there is no predators in New Zealand, so like Australia got all

of them and so there's not a creature to like go around and eat

the bugs. Help clean up, yes. And I was shooting this scene and there

were just these little might row scopic bugs that just were swimming

everywhere and were driving people crazy and I was getting ready to

shoot the e-Megsal part and then two bugs flew into my eye and then

disappeared behind my eye. So I have two little bug carcasses currently

in my body. Oh! Gosh. My eyes were watery. And the director was saying

"real tears"! It's a remake of the 1977 Disney classic and we were told

that you were worried about taking on if role originally because you

loved the original story and worried it would veer off a bit too much?

Yes. It's so sad because I realise I've become one of those movie-goers

that if like someone wants to remake a movie from my childhood, I'm just

like, how dare they! It's like, you know, you need to find new ways to

tell stories that resonated with previous generations. So I actually

like sneakily got the swrift, nobody knew that I found a way to get the

script. How did you get it? Maybe some friends who knew people who

were involved and I said, maybe I won't tell anyone until I'm on a

show in England. I got the script because I was most lie sceptical and

I was like, what are they going to do, how can they make it better, the

music and the dragon can't be better, it was such a great film.

And I read the script and I was, I mean, crying instantaneously and it

really touched me as a parent. The things that resonated so deeply in

me as a child remained intact in this film and I just love this

movie. It's classic Disney isn't it, hitting all the right notes. I don't

know what you want to say, but it's all about belonging and your place

really in the world and you doing what matters most for you? Yes,

exactly. This is a little boy who is alone, he's an orphan and he

encounters another orphan who happens to be a big fluffy green

adorable dragon. As you do. Yes, as you do in those circumstances when

you're alone and their friendship is just beautiful and time passes. Then

my character finds this little boy in the woods and it gets

complicated, lots of things happen and then it's triumphant in the end.

Did I explain the movie well? ! You did. Perfectly. It resonates with me

a lot. There is that kind of rural upbringing, certainly your character

just wants to be out in the woods and this, that and the other and

that mirrors your childhood because your dad, the legendary director Ron

Howard bought this farm. Is it because he wanted to give you that

sheltered upbringing? Yes. We moved to Connecticut when I was four and

our house was really lovely and we were surrounded by woods. I'm the

oldest of four kids and my younger sisters are twins and my brother was

born almost immediately afterwards whoops-Daisy, here in England

actually. So I spent a lot of time in the forest because, you know, my

parents were just trying to survive the younger kids and I would leave

in the morning and had an imaginary friend. We were going to the forest

to do grand speeches to kingdoms of tearies and there was a unicorn and

it was the whole thing and I would come back when it started to get

dark. It was just this very innocent, very pure childhood that I

had. Going to New Zealand and getting to, you know, be in the

forest and my children were there and, you know, it was really

meaningful to me. Sure. Pete's Dragon is in cinemas 12th August.

Take tissues. As Team GB settle into their

training camp in Belo Horizonte in southeastern Brazil,

they'll all be reflecting upon the blood, sweat and tears that

brought them this far. Marathon runner Tsegai Tewelde has

been through more than most to earn his place in Rio,

as Iwan recently found out. Since I was young, I had an ambition

to compete. Earlier this year, 26-year-old Tsegai Tewelde finished

12th in the marathon in London. His time is fast enough to earn him a

seat to Brazil. Representing Great Britain in the Olympics was

everything to me, it is the pinnacle of an athlete's career and the

sacrifice and hard work is huge. But Tsegai's sacrifice is another level.

He grew up in the secretive 1-party state of Eritrea that split from

Ethiopia in the 90s after 30 years of war. At 18 he was among athletes

chosen to represent Eritrea in the world cross-country Championships in

Edinburgh and their coach had high hopes. Did you run well? Not much. I

was supposed to run better. Tsegai finished a disappointing 19th in

unfamiliar conditions and along with his team-mates feared what might

happen when they flew home. Very early one morning, six of them

sneaked away to the top of the famous Edinburgh landmark Arthur's

seat for a crunch meeting. Were you scared? Yes, I was scared. I was

suffering. Everything changed for us, that day. They decided not to

fly home. Instead they pooled their money and bought six train tickets

to Glasgow. They went to the nearest police station to seek asylum and

they did not know that night would be the start of a new life. He

brought me to their first home in Glasgow. It may be rubble now but it

was once the Red Road flats made famous when the demolition did not

quite go to plan. How different was life in Scotland compared to home?

Totally different. Everything. Food. Drink. To help them settle in, the

Scottish Refugee Council pointed them in the direction of an

athletics club and was the coaching for a surprise. The six them

appeared still in the tracksuits for Eritrea. We were gobsmacked. The

club rallied to support them. The athletes repaid the club the only

way they knew how. They are a successful club that suddenly even

better at UK level, winning national titles. Life off the track has not

always been easy and Tsegai has needed operations to remove shrapnel

from injuries he sustained as a child in a landmine explosion. My

involvement is more like a father figure. The last eight years, he has

had ups and downs. It is not easy to come to a new country, settle in and

develop as a world-class athlete. It is clear to see that Tsegai has

become a big part of life of the club will stop it gives us

something, inspiration. And it makes us feel we could do that because he

started here. When you train with him you can ask for tips, how to get

faster, and maybe if you get faster you will be at the Olympics. Do you

feel safe here? Yes, I feel at home. Five of the Eritreans have been

granted British citizenship and the sixth is about to resit the test

soon. For Tsegai, his ambition to be an Olympian is about to be realised

and he will run for Team GB. In terms of John and others who have

been kind to you, what would be your dream from Rio to repay them? You

have a smile on your face, could you get a medal? Maybe. Good luck to him

and if you want to see how he gets on you have to wait until August the

21st, the last day of the Olympics. I cannot believe the Olympics are

almost here. Look who has come inside to join us for a chat, it is

Liao -- LeAnn Rimes. Unbelievably it is 20 years since your first single.

People could not believe how old you were initially when you first

started. I wasn't 13 and I am not 33 now, I just have a good plastic

surgeon! My voice was mature. For 13, yes. But I was still a baby. You

have a new album, Remnants, about love and all its guises. It is. I

look at love from many angles, receiving, giving love, standing up

for love, making love. It is a powerful record. It is kind of

finding your own self empowerment. It is inspirational. I had fun

making it and it was inspirational to make the record, it was a healing

record and I hope people get that out of it. And the song the Story,

where does it sitting? It was recorded by an artist in the States

ten years ago. By reference to the songs to the record label and the

head of the record label said, we don't know this song, you must cut

this. I thought, I have not thought about that, but I have always been

in love with the song and in my story it fits the beginning of the

next 20 years, it fits so well. It worked. You will be performing that

live outside shortly. I am sorry it is raining and it is a bit cold. You

know it is August? ! Anyone scared of heights,

the South Coast, or Marty We started the show

looking at holidays. And from this Thursday there will be

another massive reason Brighton on the Sussex coast is

famous for its seaside attractions, some controversial and outlandish

and some triumphs of engineering genius. Now there is a new

attraction to hit the beach-front and it is all of those things. After

two years of construction, a ?46 million super skinny, super tall

tower, the British Airways i360 is finally ready to open and I am here

for an exclusive sneak preview. It was designed by David Marks and

Julia Barfield, the same team behind the London eye. It is a moving

experience, it slowly rises from the ground to a height of 138 metres,

giving a magnificent view. You see a Panorama on folding. While most

observation towers are fixed platforms, this works slightly

differently. The 70 tonne pod is winched up the tower using eight

huge ropes attached to a massive counterweight, the same way a cable

car works, which means the central pole can be super-thin. It is

officially the world's thinnest tall tower, 40 times taller than it is

wide, but being tall and thin creates problems. It is more like a

flagpole, a palm tree, than a traditional tall building, which

makes it extremely vulnerable to the wind. The 6.5 beta foundations mean

the tower can sway up to one metre without anyone noticing, but because

of its shape, some gusts of wind can cause the tower to vibrate, making

for an uncomfortable ride. Doctor John Roberts is the chief engineer.

The wind blows around the circular shape and causes turbulence on the

far side, which makes the tower likely to move. We want passengers

to have a comfortable journey. This secret to stopping the tower

vibrating might surprise you. It is full of 76 tubs of water. We have

installed cladding on the tower, which filters the wind. The main

thing we have done is install a huge number of sloshing liquid dampers. A

small scale model here, and they are bigger than this. They run in a

circle mostly at the top of the tower. The water can radically

reduce the vibrations. Let me show you. I have built my own towers. As

you can see, we have a wobble problem but if I put in water at the

top this, to create a sloshing damper, when I give them a gentle

wobble, the energy is absorbed and this one comes to a rest much

quicker than this one. The vibrations caused by the wind are

soaked up by the water, stopping the tower wobbling. This clever

engineering means the pod will be able to keep operating, even in wind

greater than 40 mph, which is good news, as I have been offered a sneak

peak of the view from the top. This is the first time anyone outside the

i360 team has seen this view. The view is astonishing. It is a

beautiful sight. And even though the wind is blowing off the sea at a

pace, the pod is super stable. You cannot feel movement, the dampers

are doing their job, the tower is stable. At a cost of ?46 million,

the owners will need to sell more than 3 million tickets to get their

money back. It is a good job it can stay open in a spot of blustery

British weather. Brighton finally has another bonkers but brilliant

piece of engineering. Wow. The secret, water tanks.

Unbelievable. A brilliant place to propose.

Pete's Dragon is in cinemas from August 12th.

We're heading to Weobley tomorrow, so Matt Allwright and Angela Scanlon

with Ewan McGregor joining them on the sofa.

But playing us out with her new single, The Story,

which is out right now, it's LeAnn Rimes.

# But these stories don't mean anything

# When you've got no one to tell them to

# I climbed across the mountain tops

# I crossed all the lines and I broke all the rules

# But baby I broke them all for you

# Because even when I was flat broke

# You made me feel like a million bucks

# You do and I was made for you

# You see the smile that's on my mouth

# It's hiding the words that don't come out

# They don't know my head is a mess

# No, they don't know who I really am

# And they don't know what I've been through like you do

# But these stories don't mean anything

# When you've got no one to tell them to

I remember it so clearly. Girl power!