Lindsey Takes on Trapeze Blue Peter Bite

This is Blue Peter...but mini.

Expect epic adventures, makes, bakes,

badges, pets.

Presenters - at your post!

We've only got five minutes to get ready for your Blue Peter adventure.

The flying trapeze - first performed in 1859

in Paris by a daring acrobat called Jules Leotard.

Leotard wowed crowds by flying through the air

and became famous across the globe.

So, it's thanks to old Jules Leotard that I find myself here

in a field in Devon, about to perform and jump off a platform

seven metres in the air in front of a crowd of hundreds of people.

Cheers, Jules (!)

Look...

'My trapeze story began two months ago.'

We would like you to come and perform at one

of the festivals we are performing at at the end of the summer.

-'It was scary at the start...'

-SHE SCREAMS

'..but the more I trained, the more confident I became.'

-Woo! Yeah!

-Yeah!

'I thought I'd nailed it but then my nerves got the better of me

'and I missed the big catch.'

-Let go!

-Ow, ow, ow.

-Just let go!

'I just can't do that in my final performance.

'Somersault Festival in Devon.

'For the thousands of people who come here,

'it's a place to chill out and relax,

'but for me, it's a little different.'

OK, I'll admit it. I am absolutely terrified.

Even though I've been training for two months,

I've now got to perform on a new rig

in a new place in front of a crowd.

The pressure's on.

Luckily, me and the team get a rehearsal before the show.

For my part of the routine, I have to pull off three tricks.

First, I'll have to get my knees over the bar,

hang upside down and then be caught.

Next, I'll swing and be caught by my ankles.

And last up, I'll perform the splits upside down followed by a catch.

Simple.

Everything is going to plan

until one of the team misses their grab.

THE CROWD SCREAM

You know what? Seeing Josh fall off there made me really scared.

I've never seen him mess up

and it just shows that anything can happen on the night and he's a pro.

If I do that, I've let everyone down and the show's over.

As the crowds gather, it's showtime.

Well, at the moment, the rig's ready.

They're all ready.

The question is, am I ready?

This is it. Let's do it.

Even though I must have climbed up the rig 50 times in training,

having hundreds of people looking on makes it so much more nerve-racking.

As the guys start the routine,

I just have to focus on getting my timing right.

CHEERING

This is it. My first swing.

It might not look like it, but inside I'm terrified.

I hook my legs. Now, I just need to make the catch.

I do it.

That's the first trick done,

but the hardest bit is yet to come.

Woo! Woo!

I have to trust that I'm going to be caught when I let go.

I am and it feels incredible.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Two down, one to go.

And finally, my last swing and the trickiest.

I have to jump when they tell me or I'll ruin all our hard work.

And I do.

I swing...

..and I make the grab.

I've done it.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Hey, thank you for coming!

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Did you actually have fun during the show?

I had the best time.

You were so scared at the beginning

and you've just pulled everything out of the bag

You've done amazingly well.

You've just done a flying trapeze show with us.

-It was the best challenge. Thank you.

-Awesome.

-It's been amazing.

Two months ago, I thought I had no chance of completing this challenge

but I did, and it felt incredible to fly through the air

on a flying trapeze.

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