0:00:02 > 0:00:05Many people dream of fame, success and life in the spotlight,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08but few realise it takes years of hard work.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11# We are not what you think we are
0:00:11 > 0:00:13# We are golden. #
0:00:15 > 0:00:17We're going behind the scenes
0:00:17 > 0:00:20of one of the most famous stage schools in Britain...
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Motivation, commitment. Let's do it.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24It's got to be sharp, guys.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26..where pupils learn to cope with rivalry,
0:00:26 > 0:00:28sacrifice and rejection every day.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33# Don't give it up when you're young and you want some. #
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Russell Brand, Pixie Lott and Leona Lewis all studied here,
0:00:36 > 0:00:40but this series is about the talent of tomorrow.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43This is the School For Stars.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Coming up...
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Rhianna and Jade fall apart...
0:00:50 > 0:00:53You need to move on, OK? Cos this isn't good.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56That was awful. Never danced so bad in my life.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59..as their friendship is put to the ultimate test.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I'm in the middle and I don't know what to do.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Fiona's last day of school brings joy...
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Whoo! WHOO!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08..and tears.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10The school's most experienced students
0:01:10 > 0:01:12go head-to-head for a dream job.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16You're now in competition with every one of the people in the room.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27It's the summer term at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30# Because we are
0:01:30 > 0:01:32# Your friends
0:01:32 > 0:01:35# You'll never be alone again... #
0:01:35 > 0:01:38As well as all the normal lessons,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41everyone is busy preparing for the end-of-term gala.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44# Come on!
0:01:44 > 0:01:48And one and two and three and four and...
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Rhianna is one of the lucky few to have a lead role in the gala.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54She's playing Vanessa in a routine called In The Heights,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58a fast-paced, all-singing, all-dancing Latin number.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Rhianna had to audition against her best friend, Jade, to keep the role.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06The decision is that we're going to stick with Rhianna,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- and you'll be understudy.- OK.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11But last night, Rhianna missed an important rehearsal,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and today she's arrived to find out some bad news.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Her part has been given away to best friend Jade.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Last night, apparently, there was a rehearsal,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23which I had no idea about.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26In this school, rehearsals are as important as lessons
0:02:26 > 0:02:28and, for missing one,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Rhianna has been demoted to the role of Jade's understudy,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34so she'll only play the part if Jade is ill on the night.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36This role meant everything to me.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40And now just to be told, "You haven't got it," is a real shame.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43I am happy to get that role, I'm really happy. But it's just...
0:02:43 > 0:02:45It's just... It's the guilt.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I'm in the middle and I don't know what to do.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50It's hard to stay friends when you're in competition.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Today, Rhianna and Jade are sat at opposite ends of the canteen,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58and Jade takes the opportunity to confide in her friend Estelle.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Rhianna's really upset.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03I was like, "What's wrong?" And she's like, "It's FINE!
0:03:03 > 0:03:06"I'm your understudy now." I went, "For what?" "For Vanessa."
0:03:06 > 0:03:07No, Jade's doing my part now.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Because I...
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I missed rehearsals which I didn't even know about, so...
0:03:14 > 0:03:16But why do you feel bad?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Because I feel bad for her. And then she was like, um...
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- "You know how much this means to me."- How much does it mean to you?
0:03:23 > 0:03:26But I feel terrible, I feel horrible.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32Jade decides to take her plate over and sit with Rhianna.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I'm gutted, really,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37because I would've rather have been told that I wasn't in it
0:03:37 > 0:03:40when I had the audition in front of Hayley and Simon.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44'Me and Jade are fine. I just...
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I don't want her to, like, get all funny with me.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49I hope she doesn't.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54'We're really good friends and I don't want this to come between us.'
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Jade now has just a few days to learn all the dance moves
0:03:57 > 0:04:00in time for a dress rehearsal at the end of the week,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03when she'll have to perform the whole routine, in costume,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05to the show's director.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Taking the role over from Rhianna, I'm feeling the pressure now.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13# There's a fire starting in my heart... #
0:04:13 > 0:04:17The clock is ticking, so Jade's been given the afternoon off
0:04:17 > 0:04:19to train with fellow lead dancer Reece.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21It's a lot different now, cos obviously
0:04:21 > 0:04:25they're two different people and two different characters.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28So while Rhianna works on her French,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Jade and Reece are working on their footwork.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Since I've been doing the part for such a long time,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38it's really easy for me to know it, but the pressure's really on Jade.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Latin dance is demanding.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43This routine features over 300 different moves
0:04:43 > 0:04:45and Jade needs to learn all of them.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48It has to be good, it has to be perfect.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49# We could have had it all
0:04:49 > 0:04:51# You're gonna wish you
0:04:51 > 0:04:53# Never had met me
0:04:53 > 0:04:54# Rolling in the deep... #
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Inside leg and outside leg.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58SHE YELPS Like that.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59I'm feeling so sorry for you.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Where Rhianna was doing it, I have to be just as good at that.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04But just... I have less time!
0:05:04 > 0:05:09The show's in three weeks, and she's got to learn everything and then...
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I'm scared. I'll be able to do it, I know I will.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16You have to just keep breathing, cos if I get, like, all worked up,
0:05:16 > 0:05:17I could crumble.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23So can Jade learn all the dance steps
0:05:23 > 0:05:25and stay best friends with Rhianna?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's going to be a tough week.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Fiona's also got a stressful week ahead of her.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40It's her final week of GCSE exams,
0:05:40 > 0:05:44and once it's done, she'll be leaving the school forever.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46My GCSEs are really important to me.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49They're important to everyone, but I want to do my A levels,
0:05:49 > 0:05:53so I need to get as many as I can get to do my A levels next year.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Fiona has been at the school for four years,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59but has decided she wants to leave and study at a London college.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01But the college will only accept her
0:06:01 > 0:06:03if she gets good grades in her exams.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I'm very nervous.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08SHE SIGHS
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Fiona's exams have been going well, but she still has two left -
0:06:11 > 0:06:14GCSE science at the end of the week,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17but first it's GCSE dance.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25The exam is a few minutes away
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and Fiona is running her routine one last time.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34So this dance is me alone in a room for a minute and a half.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38It's based on a feature of the natural world, which is a whirlpool.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I start off with really slow motions and gradually build it up,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43like a whirlpool does.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45I end up running round the room in a big circle.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Obviously dancing, not running.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I've been preparing this dance for about six months now,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54so the past six months is all coming down to today.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58Practice over,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Fiona's moments away from being called into the exam room.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03'I hate waiting.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04'I'm a really impatient person,
0:07:04 > 0:07:08'so I can't sit somewhere and wait for something.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10'I prefer just to get it over and done with.'
0:07:15 > 0:07:17There's a little gap that I can just see through,
0:07:17 > 0:07:19so I can see the examiner from here.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24'My mind's kind of blank, which is kind of worrying.'
0:07:24 > 0:07:29She's been practising this routine for months, and now it's time.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32How will her whirlpool dance go down with the examiner?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Fiona's got to dance for a minute and a half.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47She won't get the results for at least a couple of months,
0:07:47 > 0:07:51but right now, Fiona knows whether she's danced well or not.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Yeah!
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- How did it go, then?- So well!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Did it?- I'm so out of breath!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I feel really bubbly and...
0:08:01 > 0:08:04a lot better than when I went in.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06GCSE dance is out of the way,
0:08:06 > 0:08:10but Fiona still has one last exam - GCSE science -
0:08:10 > 0:08:13and she desperately needs it to go well if she's going to stand
0:08:13 > 0:08:18any chance of getting into the college she wants.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21The school encourages every pupil to achieve success,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23both in and out of class,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25and Reece is well on his way
0:08:25 > 0:08:27to making a career as a professional performer.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32I've always loved to dance, no matter if it was at a party or in my room.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Reece has his lead in the gala with Jade,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37and he's had professional success, too,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40playing young Simba in the West End production of The Lion King.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44We decided to make a collage of Lion King.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48And that's me in the middle, but it don't really look like me,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51cos obviously I'm wearing a wig and all face paint and stuff.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54It gave me a lot of experience in the business,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57because obviously that was my first real job.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01But even with all his experience, Reece stills feels the pressure.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03This week, with Rhianna being dropped,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05he's worried about the dress rehearsal.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Hi, Mum.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I can always talk to my mum. She's always there.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I'm upset for Rhianna because we were doing it from day one together.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- You're piggy-in-the-middle.- Yeah.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19My mum's the greatest mum in the world and we're always close.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Focus on yourself. Make sure you do the best job you possibly can.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- You be Reece and it'll be fine.- OK.
0:09:25 > 0:09:32Hopefully one day I'll be famous and rich and I can spoil her rotten.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39It's Reece and Jade's big day.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41With three weeks until the gala,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45show director Hayley Newton and assistant director Carl De Schomp
0:09:45 > 0:09:48want to see run-throughs of all the big numbers.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58It's the morning of the first junior run-through
0:09:58 > 0:10:00and it's absolutely crazy around here.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03There's hair being done,
0:10:03 > 0:10:08there's costumes being sewn into people.
0:10:08 > 0:10:14Very exciting. The pressure is definitely on for the kids right now.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Jade and Reece are nervously waiting for their run-through.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21The pair have only had a few days to work on their Latin dance routine
0:10:21 > 0:10:24after Jade took over the lead role from Rhianna.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27It is stressful because we've got to run the whole show
0:10:27 > 0:10:30and do the finale and do it with costumes
0:10:30 > 0:10:33and Jade hardly knows any of it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Jade's not just worried about the dance,
0:10:35 > 0:10:38she's worried about her best friend.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40It's mixed emotions.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42I'm excited, but every time I walk past her
0:10:42 > 0:10:45it makes me feel even worse.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Rhianna is now the understudy.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Today, she has to watch as Jade prepares for the part
0:10:50 > 0:10:52that was hers until a few days ago.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57- Rhianna, what's the poses for the der, der?- What's the girls' poses?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00It's... One...
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Rhianna's doing her best to stay strong,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06but now she's seen the dress she would have been wearing,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10it's all become a bit much for the Year 9 pupil.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18RHIANNA SOBS
0:11:18 > 0:11:19- I'm fine.- Are you sure?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27I know it's hard for you, but this is only one part.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31There are going to be hundreds more to come.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35You've got to keep your head strong.
0:11:35 > 0:11:41# I told you to be patient and I told you to be fine... #
0:11:41 > 0:11:45I feel awful because Rhianna's crying her eyes out
0:11:45 > 0:11:47and I'm sitting here having my hair done.
0:11:47 > 0:11:53# ..I'll be with you, but it'll be a different kind
0:11:53 > 0:11:56# Cos I'll be holding all the tickets
0:11:56 > 0:11:59# And you'll be holding all the fines. #
0:12:03 > 0:12:06When I saw Rhianna break down in tears,
0:12:06 > 0:12:11it made me feel a bit upset cos Rhianna's one of my closest friends.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I could feel how she feels.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Can you just come and make another straight line in front of me.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23It's time for the dress rehearsal.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28The whole cast, including a tearful Rhianna, are called into the studio.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Karen, the head of musical theatre, is quick to spot she's upset.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36What's happened to this person who's suddenly crumbled?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40You've lost the lead, you're understudy. If Jade's ill, you're on.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43If you're like this, I need to know now.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47If you're not capable of being understudy,
0:12:47 > 0:12:48I need to find another one.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51It's gone. You need to move on.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53This isn't good. This is not good.
0:12:53 > 0:12:59This isn't the Rhianna I know and I don't know why this has happened
0:12:59 > 0:13:05because the Rhianna I know is so professional and so focused.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08You are a very talented young lady, get focused and get over there.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Although it's going to be tough, Rhianna has to accept
0:13:11 > 0:13:15she's the understudy and must watch as her best friend takes
0:13:15 > 0:13:18centre stage in front of gala director Hayley Newton.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20OK, Jade, you start in the centre.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Jade and Reece now have to focus on the dress run.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28They've only had a few days to rehearse, but the time's come
0:13:28 > 0:13:32for them to prove to Hayley, the school's senior staff,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and everyone in their year that they can dance together.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44The routine starts well and Jade and Reece are dancing confidently,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48but things are about to take a turn for the worse.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Jade heads off stage when she's meant to be in the centre.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57From that point, Jade's routine falls apart.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01She's out of time with the other dancers...
0:14:03 > 0:14:06..gets her cues wrong again.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10Callum has to point her in the right direction.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13All Rhianna can do it watch as her best friend struggles
0:14:13 > 0:14:15to make it to the end of the routine.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21That went absolutely awful. I've never danced so bad in my life.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23It could have gone better
0:14:23 > 0:14:26because there was a bit where she forgot where she was
0:14:26 > 0:14:29and she went to come off stage with me and then ran quickly back.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31If that's how it's going to be on the show,
0:14:31 > 0:14:33they need Rhianna to do it.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37For Jade and Rhianna, things can't get much worse.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40They both know something needs to change.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Every year students spend at this school,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52more and more is expected from them.
0:14:52 > 0:14:58The older they get, the tougher the dance routines and auditions get.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02For Essex boy Mitch, his day is about to get extremely tough.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Mitch is a senior, and, along with all of his classmates,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09he's about to embark on his hardest audition yet.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Thank you for coming along today.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15A cruise-ship company has come to look for dancers and singers
0:15:15 > 0:15:17to perform on their luxury fleet.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18It's a dream job, and if Mitch gets it
0:15:18 > 0:15:22he'll be sailing around the world for eight months.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26We look after all of the onboard production shows
0:15:26 > 0:15:30for the entire fleet, so that's seven ships at the moment.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32It'll be great to graduate
0:15:32 > 0:15:35and go straight into a cruise, working for eight months
0:15:35 > 0:15:36and getting paid.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Mitch has never landed a big role in his life
0:15:39 > 0:15:43and he's always struggled with nerves at major auditions.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45He's hoping he can hold it together.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49I think I'm getting less nervous the more and more I'm doing it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53When I first started doing auditions, I was shaking,
0:15:53 > 0:15:58but now I've got to get out of that mind frame of being nervous.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Got to try your best.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02His best better be good
0:16:02 > 0:16:05because travelling the world performing on a ship
0:16:05 > 0:16:09is not just Mitch's dream job, every senior here wants the same.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13This is a real audition, we have real jobs to give away.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17You're now in competition with all the people in the room.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22It would be amazing to get this job
0:16:22 > 0:16:24cos you're travelling and doing what you love.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32You get to travel and see the world. You get a nice tan as well.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37It's tough cos there's some good girls in there
0:16:37 > 0:16:39so we'll just see.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40As the audition heats up,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44the judges start to split the dancers into smaller groups.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50They may be friends off the dancefloor,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53but on, it's every student for themselves.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57The judges only need a handful of performers, so Mitch can't mess up.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Joe, if you could go stage right. And Mitchell.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Mitch is called to the floor. Can he hold his nerve?
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- It's over, but how did Mitch do? - The dance was full-on.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33It was quite technical, but it was a good dance as well.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35They never give the game away.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Mitch is happy with his performance,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40but he's got to wait until the singers' audition
0:17:40 > 0:17:41to find out how he's done.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47# The name on everybody's lips is going to be Roxy... #
0:17:47 > 0:17:52# I was an impossible case, no-one ever could reach me... #
0:17:52 > 0:17:54For Danielle, who's in her final year,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58this would be the perfect first job after leaving school.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59I'd love a career in showbusiness.
0:17:59 > 0:18:05'What I love to do most is singing and acting combined together.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07'I love the ability to connect to an audience.'
0:18:07 > 0:18:10When you get the cheering and applause at the end of the show,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12it just...makes you so happy.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15You've done your job. And, erm...that's what I love.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I'm about to audition in that room.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23Well, it's fine, and then my nerves just get to me. But I'm OK.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26It's when I set foot into that room. We'll see how it goes.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29And I've got a bit of hay fever, so I'm sneezing everywhere, so that's not good.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30Thank you.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Ready?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Danielle's moment has arrived.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39THEY MURMUR
0:18:40 > 0:18:41PIANO STARTS
0:18:41 > 0:18:46# I don't want to show off no more
0:18:46 > 0:18:52# I don't want to sing tunes no more
0:18:52 > 0:18:55# I've made up my mind.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59# That's it! I quit!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02# I'm leaving it all behind... #
0:19:02 > 0:19:07SHE HOLDS LAST NOTE
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- Very good.- Thank you very much. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- How'd it go? - Ooooh, I'm a bit shaky.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Yeah, it was OK.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Oooh! De-stress!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24The auditions are over.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28After a brief discussion with Steve and Nina from the school's agency,
0:19:28 > 0:19:33the casting directors name the students they want to call back for a second audition next week.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Are they going to get a recall?- Yeah.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Aspiring singer Danielle and wannabe dancer Mitch can do nothing but wait
0:19:39 > 0:19:44until Steve and Nina call them back to the school agency to reveal if they've been given a callback.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46'This is the worst part, waiting.'
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Most of the time it's a disappointment, so...don't mind.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Again, the sixth line down on the page...
0:20:03 > 0:20:08Today Fiona has her final exam before she leaves the school forever.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12If she does well enough, she'll take her A-levels at another college.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Hey! Your last day ever. - Ever.- Ever, ever.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18This is the last day I'm ever going to be in this uniform.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22So it's all pretty emotional, my last exam...which I'm happy about,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26but then I'm leaving, so I'm not going to see some of these people for ages.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Fiona's final exam is GCSE science, and she needs it to go well
0:20:30 > 0:20:34if she's going to get into the college that she wants.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39If I get Cs, it still won't be good enough. Like, I've got to get Bs in pretty much all my exams.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Fiona's final exam is here.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50But, when it's all over, will Fiona be celebrating?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Handling pressure is all part of school life.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Senior students Mitch and Danielle are anxiously waiting to see if
0:21:02 > 0:21:06they'll get a callback to the next stage of the cruise-ship auditions.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11One by one, the hopefuls are called up to the agency by Steve and Nina.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Only a handful of students will be successful,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16and already some have received good news.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23Eventually it's Mitch's turn, along with five other dancers.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- Hello. You all right?- Yeah. - Thanks for coming back up. Erm, OK.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Ellis, Daryl, Mitch,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Charlotte P, Paige, Joe.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42All of you, recall. So well done. You did a really good job.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Very good. Very, very good.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- Well done!- Well done, guys. See you later on.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50'Yeah, got a recall, which is really cool.'
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It's just another step closer to, like, getting a job really.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Really happy, it'll be wicked.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Mitch and his five fellow dancers have got callbacks.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00They'll audition again next week,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03but where does this all leave singer Danielle?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07- Hello, lovely. You all right? - Yeah, pretty good.- Yeah, good.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- Well done today.- Thank you. I really enjoyed it.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13First and foremost, they were really impressed by your energy,
0:22:13 > 0:22:17and they thought your performance was good.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19So that's good.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21He's going to call you back in.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24She's done it. She's got a recall.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26So obviously you did a great job.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31And they told me that I have a recall to be a singer on the ship.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34And I'm so happy! It just gives you confidence, you know what I mean?
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Thank you. Oh! Thank you. Yes! - Well done.- Thank you.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40It is a dream come true.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Like, you dream about it for the whole three years
0:22:42 > 0:22:45that you've been here, and even longer before that.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48I'd love...I'd just love to get it.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50It's great news for Mitch and Danielle.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52They're through to the next round.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54But there's still a long way to go
0:22:54 > 0:22:58if they're going to land a dream job sailing around the world.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Fiona's final GCSE exam is over.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08She's happy it went well and the whole year are buzzing,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11especially superstar dancer Layton.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12That went really well actually.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I thought it would be harder and it was quite easy, so...
0:23:15 > 0:23:18We just got told we have no more exams now.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21So we can just focus on doing the show.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23If you're doing the show, and if you're not
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- then you can just have a nice summer holiday, like you.- I'll just go!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30For Fiona, this marks the end of her time at the school.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I'm just so happy it's over.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34SHE WHOOPS
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Never have to go in there again.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39That was my seat at the front, always sitting there writing.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Never again.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43But, after the initial joy,
0:23:43 > 0:23:48the realisation that she's leaving school for good starts to sink in.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51This is it now, I can go if I want and never have to come back.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54I've got to go to my locker now. This is it, it's my last day.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Oh, I'm just really sad to leave. I'm really scared.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02It's a big old world, and you don't realise until you start to leave.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05But it's been a rollercoaster of four years
0:24:05 > 0:24:07but it's been the best four years of my life.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09I've got to go.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14# Go on and take a bow
0:24:14 > 0:24:20# But it's over now. #
0:24:26 > 0:24:31It's been a stressful week for Rhianna, Jade and Reece.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36Rhianna lost her lead role to Jade, who then underperformed at a hugely important run-through.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Reece has been caught in the middle
0:24:38 > 0:24:41and now it's the hot topic around school.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43I think the hardest thing for her
0:24:43 > 0:24:46is seeing someone else do the part she loved so much.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51- You could tell she loved doing it. - And seeing her best mate do it.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55I think Jade really wanted to get the part and she kind of thinks, "Yes!"
0:24:55 > 0:24:59but then she feels guilty because Rhianna and her are really close.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03The gala is now less than three weeks away.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Five, six, seven and... And turn, out and down.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Today Reece and Jade have an emergency rehearsal
0:25:11 > 0:25:13to get the routine back on track.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Rhianna is still on the sidelines
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and Jade is still struggling with the difficult choreography.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Jade, stop. Where are you supposed to be?
0:25:25 > 0:25:29She desperately needs help with her dance steps
0:25:29 > 0:25:31if she's going to be ready for the gala.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36Luckily, the one person who knows the part better than anyone is happy to help.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Jade, when she's in the corner, when she's there, you're kind of...not...
0:25:40 > 0:25:43You're right over there but you're kind of there, just like...
0:25:43 > 0:25:45and then you go like...
0:25:45 > 0:25:46I'm trying to help Jade out
0:25:46 > 0:25:49because obviously I know the routines well
0:25:49 > 0:25:52and she's just starting to get the hang of it.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Just go, dah...dah...
0:25:55 > 0:25:57OK, and... OK, everybody together.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59'Karen's given me a lot of support as well.'
0:25:59 > 0:26:04When I was really upset she went to me, "This isn't the Rhianna I know."
0:26:04 > 0:26:07It's gone. You need to move on. OK? Cos this isn't good.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10If there's anything that I know that she doesn't, I'm going to tell her.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I'll go over it if you ask me, yeah?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Jade still has a long way to go until the routine is ready but,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21with Rhianna by her side, she knows she doesn't have to do it alone.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I've just got to be strong now. I've just got to look ahead.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40I love that part, that what's done is done now,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42so I've just got to let her do it
0:26:42 > 0:26:46and I'm just going to cheer her on whatever she does, because she's my best mate.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51In this school, friends are very important,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55even though sometimes you might have to compete against them.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00It's not always easy.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08But when it really matters a good friend is always there for you
0:27:08 > 0:27:09no matter what.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Next time on School For Stars...
0:27:21 > 0:27:26Mitch and Danielle go up against professional performers at their callback audition.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Let's go for it. We're only going to see this once.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33And Layton is tested as he lands a major acting role.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36I'm not as confident at acting as I am dancing.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38I am out of my comfort zone.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41This is life at the School For Stars.
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