0:32:50 > 0:32:57.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08Many people dream of fame, success and life in the spotlight.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12But few realise it takes years of hard work.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17We're going behind the scenes of one of the most famous stage schools in Britain...
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Motivation, commitment, let's do it.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21It's got to be sharp, guys.
0:33:21 > 0:33:27..where pupils learn to cope with rivalry, sacrifice and rejection every day.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Russell Brand, Pixie Lott and Leona Lewis all studied here.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34But this series is about the talent of tomorrow.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36This is the School for Stars.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39# Number one. #
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Coming up on School for Stars...
0:33:42 > 0:33:45One of Jade's lead roles is in jeopardy.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Can you swap over with Rhianna, darling?
0:33:48 > 0:33:53Singer Eloise fights to duet with a chart-topping pop star.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55It would be amazing.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58And young actor Ross rubs shoulders with Dick and Dom
0:33:58 > 0:34:01and Girls Aloud at a film premiere.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03That boy, he's so confident.
0:34:07 > 0:34:13This year, the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Central London is 100 years old
0:34:13 > 0:34:16and with the centenary gala just two weeks away
0:34:16 > 0:34:22the students have moved to a huge rehearsal space for final preparations.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24# So come on, spin me around now
0:34:24 > 0:34:26# I don't want to go home
0:34:26 > 0:34:29# Cos when you hold me like this
0:34:29 > 0:34:32# You know my heart skip skips a beat... #
0:34:32 > 0:34:38It's been a busy time for everyone involved, particularly for Reece, Rhianna, and Jade.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Jade already has enough to do with one lead role in the gala,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45singing a love song alongside boyfriend Max.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49But when her best friend Rhianna missed an important rehearsal
0:34:49 > 0:34:54for a Latin number called In The Heights, Jade was asked to step in...
0:34:54 > 0:34:56leaving Rhianna devastated.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59And when Jade struggled to catch up with the new moves...
0:34:59 > 0:35:01That was absolutely awful.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- It could have gone better. - The worst thing I've ever done.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07..it was Rhianna who helped her through.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I've just got to be strong now, I've got to look ahead.
0:35:10 > 0:35:16The pressure of juggling lead roles and friendships is starting to take its toll on Jade.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I'm having real bad mood swings. I don't even know why.
0:35:19 > 0:35:24I was crying for no reason and everyone's like, "What's wrong?" I was like, "I don't even know.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27"I can't tell you." And they were like, "Tell me." I actually don't know.
0:35:27 > 0:35:33But the show must go on and it's time to see if all the practice has paid off.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36If you are in The Heights, you should be ready to go.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52While her best friend impresses in the lead that used to be hers,
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Rhianna has to make do with a background dancing role.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09Just as it looks like Jade and Reece have finally perfected the routine,
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Reece has a new challenge.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13In The Heights fight boys, right now.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16He's got to master a fight sequence with classmate Callum.
0:36:16 > 0:36:23The fight's going to be the hardest because we haven't really done that so hopefully it goes well.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Boom. Pow.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29Assistant director Carl Deschamps is a trained stuntman
0:36:29 > 0:36:35and without his supervision, Reece and his friends would not be able to perform this routine.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40This looks like a hit, when you go straight across, down stage.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43The main thing in this fight scene is actually safety
0:36:43 > 0:36:46because if you don't have that then it can all go wrong.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50So he goes for the neck, yes? He's going to turn you around.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55You're going push Jade up this way to get her out of the way. Boom.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Acting in a fight is challenging because you have to act the pain.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Ah, my ribs... Now I'm ready to fight again.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Let's set this up from the top, go through it again.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Ready?
0:37:12 > 0:37:18Making a fight sequence like this look realistic while staying safe
0:37:18 > 0:37:22takes as much work as the most complicated dance routine.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27Every move has to be perfectly placed.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32And some of Reece's punches are getting a little too close to Callum.
0:37:32 > 0:37:39The rehearsal that I just did, I caught Callum's nose when I was punching him, by accident.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41I'm really sorry.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45So I need to really practise and make sure I get it right before the show.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49I don't have all day so let's get it right, yeah?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Always hit up stage of the target.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55It's quite hard in the fight scene because everyone's coming in.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58'It's really hard for me to know when to fall and everything,'
0:37:58 > 0:37:59it's just really hard.
0:37:59 > 0:38:05It might be hard for Reece but at least he's only got one role to think about.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09Jade's still got her second lead to perform with boyfriend Max,
0:38:09 > 0:38:13and for her, things are going to get even more complicated.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Eloise is an ambitious singer with a huge voice.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24# Baby baby
0:38:24 > 0:38:27# I see you like this
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Ever since I was seven, I always knew I wanted to be a singer.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Like former pupil Pixie Lott, she started at school
0:38:32 > 0:38:38by going to weekend classes at one of the academy's associate schools when she was just eight years old.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40# There are moments of love
0:38:40 > 0:38:42# And there were clashes... #
0:38:42 > 0:38:45And now she's on a three-year diploma course
0:38:45 > 0:38:48and determined to make a career in the music business.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51'My ambition's to be a pop singer and do arena tours'
0:38:51 > 0:38:54and conquer the world.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57But before the world, Eloise needs to conquer the school
0:38:57 > 0:39:00and she's already getting a reputation as a serious talent.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- She's actually incredible. - She doesn't look like she has that voice.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09You just see her and she's a normal person and then she opens her mouth and it's like, "Whoa."
0:39:09 > 0:39:13She's the most amazing singer and she's beautiful. She's got everything, it's not fair!
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Eloise has one goal for this term - to land the singing solo
0:39:17 > 0:39:20on the closing night of the end of term gala.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25It's the centenary gala this year. It's a really, really big one. I think it's our biggest yet.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27'And it would be an honour to be a part of it.'
0:39:27 > 0:39:33Eloise has been asked to audition for the role of Felecia in the huge gospel number, Memphis.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40To be Felecia in it would be amazing
0:39:40 > 0:39:45but there's so many talented students here and I've got to remember that I'm only a first year at the minute.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50- Let's try it with Paige this time. - But Eloise is up against two older girls,
0:39:50 > 0:39:55with years more experience and they both want the role just as bad.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57'Lots of important people'
0:39:57 > 0:40:00are coming to watch the gala show
0:40:00 > 0:40:02'so everyone wants to be seen in it, really.'
0:40:02 > 0:40:06It would be an amazing opportunity, but it's not that easy because there are three of us.
0:40:06 > 0:40:12Whoever does get it won't only be singing to a crowd of celebrities and talent agents,
0:40:12 > 0:40:18they'll also get to duet with ex-pupil and chart-topping singer, Lee Ryan from boy band Blue.
0:40:18 > 0:40:24To be Felecia in the gala would be amazing, to be around all those past pupils that came here
0:40:24 > 0:40:30and it's been selected so it's really like on top of your game. It would be amazing.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Only one of these talented singers can perform on the closing night
0:40:34 > 0:40:38and gala director Hayley is yet to decided which of them it will be.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Constantly in rehearsals we're being watched,
0:40:42 > 0:40:45so we've just got to give it everything all the time.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Will her everything be enough?
0:40:51 > 0:40:56Just like Eloise, Ross dreams of a career as a performer.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01Ross is also a Saturday pupil at an associate school near his home outside London
0:41:01 > 0:41:06and has just finished playing Perfect Peter in the major feature film, Horrid Henry.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Take one.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12I've got all the little posters here from the film.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Jo Brand, Richard E Grant,
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Dick and Dom, which are pretty fun guys,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20and there's me.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Great looking at all the costumes
0:41:24 > 0:41:28and meeting Dick and Dom and Richard E Grant
0:41:28 > 0:41:33because they're like so famous and you're just like, "Wow."
0:41:33 > 0:41:38With the premiere just around the corner, Ross needs to find something fancy to wear for the red carpet.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43Today, I'm looking for a suit to buy for the premiere.
0:41:43 > 0:41:44Pretty cool, I like the grey.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47This tie... This tie is cool.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51These are nice, these sort of colours.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Green's quite vibrant.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56This is my first premiere
0:41:56 > 0:41:59and I want to look my best.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06Bow tie like that.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11What I'm going for is I sort of want the adult tradition but in a...
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- In a smaller version?- Yeah.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- I think I like this one. - You look good in that.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23I think I've found the perfect one.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27I think it will go really well down the red carpet and everything
0:42:27 > 0:42:31because, you know, it looks like my sort of colour.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Now that Ross has got his suit sorted,
0:42:33 > 0:42:36he's ready to waltz down the red carpet
0:42:36 > 0:42:39just like a true A-list superstar.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Many students leave the school to go on to big things.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Such as Dr Who's Karen Gillan.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52Final year student Hannah wants to follow in her footsteps
0:42:52 > 0:42:55and land a top acting job when she leaves.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59My ambition is to be in musical theatre. My strength's my acting.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Acting classes have helped bring Hannah out of her shell.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06I was always quite shy growing up,
0:43:06 > 0:43:12but performing means that I can hide and I come out and I'm confident.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14I really want to make a career in this industry.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16It's the only thing love to do.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19I can't do anything else, I don't think, anyway!
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Daisy Meredith. Daredevil tomboy.
0:43:21 > 0:43:26Hannah's been invited to audition for a new stage show - all about spies.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31And it's going to be tough because Hannah has to write and perform a scene all by herself.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34I was recruited because of my special skills.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37My sunglasses are X-ray vision
0:43:37 > 0:43:40and it means that I can see through windows and doors.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42I love performing to audiences.
0:43:42 > 0:43:47I get this buzz and this glow inside of me and I just light up
0:43:47 > 0:43:49and I like to think that I light up a stage.
0:43:49 > 0:43:55The audition is taking place at the theatre company's offices in central London.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57And the nerves are setting in.
0:43:57 > 0:44:01I've got a few techniques to try and combat my nerves.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03I try and distract myself and think about other things
0:44:03 > 0:44:06rather than what I'm just about to do.
0:44:06 > 0:44:10Now its time for Hannah to show theatre director Neil Foster what she's capable of.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- Hello, Hannah. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17But as she gets into the room for her big moment, there's a problem.
0:44:17 > 0:44:19I've just forgotten something.
0:44:19 > 0:44:20Do you want to go and get it?
0:44:20 > 0:44:23- Is that all right? - Yeah, no problem.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25She's forgotten some of her props.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28Got your agent kit there. Yes.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33Hi, I'm Hannah. Special agent and secret spy.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36These sunglasses are X-ray vision
0:44:36 > 0:44:39and it means I can look through walls and doors.
0:44:39 > 0:44:44And this mobile phone is my direct communications link.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49A few minutes later and the audition is over.
0:44:49 > 0:44:53- Great, that was very good. Thank you very much.- That's OK.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55'I think it went well. It was good fun.'
0:44:55 > 0:44:58It was a really quick audition. I was only in there a few minutes.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01Did my monologue and then my story and then I was out again.
0:45:01 > 0:45:06Hannah seems happy, but will it be enough to get that all-important call-back?
0:45:09 > 0:45:11As final preparations for the gala show continue,
0:45:11 > 0:45:14Jade has plenty on her mind.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18She's been struggling to juggle two lead roles,
0:45:18 > 0:45:20while keeping her friendship with Rhianna.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23I'm in the middle right now and I don't know what to do.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27Despite worries that she's weeks behind in her routine with Reece,
0:45:27 > 0:45:30they've managed to turn things around.
0:45:30 > 0:45:35Now Jade has to perform her Frank Sinatra love song with boyfriend Max
0:45:35 > 0:45:38which they've been practising for months.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42I'm not nervous. I think it'll be all right. I'll try my best.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44Just as Jade and Max are about to start,
0:45:44 > 0:45:47with best friend Rhianna and the whole school watching on,
0:45:47 > 0:45:49Karen makes a last-minute call.
0:45:49 > 0:45:53Jade? Can you swap over with Rhianna, darling?
0:45:53 > 0:45:55Rhianna, in you come!
0:45:55 > 0:45:59She's asked Rhianna to stand in for Jade.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03# We might have been meant for each other. #
0:46:05 > 0:46:09Rhianna only knows the song from watching on from the side.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13# Let's fall in love Why shouldn't we? #
0:46:13 > 0:46:15And now she's performing it to all of her classmates,
0:46:15 > 0:46:18with her best mate's boyfriend.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22What must Jade be thinking?
0:46:28 > 0:46:33Rhianna survived being thrown in at the deep end and Jade seems happy.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35They were really good.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38Rhianna and Max were really good, which was good.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40You did really well.
0:46:40 > 0:46:41I felt terrible.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43Why are you shaking?
0:46:43 > 0:46:45- I don't know. - Why are you shaking?
0:46:45 > 0:46:47I thought Jade was doing it.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50She was up there and then there's me. I'm up there!
0:46:50 > 0:46:53Max has got a theory about the last-minute change.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57They're trying to see who they can get the best out of so...
0:46:57 > 0:46:59I'm not sure what's going to happen.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01But how does Karen explain it all?
0:47:01 > 0:47:04When we've been running the show, what's become apparent
0:47:04 > 0:47:06is having one girl taking two lead roles
0:47:06 > 0:47:08and we've now had a look at the option
0:47:08 > 0:47:11of putting Rhianna in the Sinatra section.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14It was a test today to see if she was on the ball.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18Now Karen needs to decide who will keep the role at the gala.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20Will it be Jade or Rhianna?
0:47:24 > 0:47:27Eloise is up against two older students for the chance
0:47:27 > 0:47:32to perform on the closing night of the gala with singer Lee Ryan.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35To be Felecia in the gala would be amazing.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38Now Karen is putting up her final list on the school notice board,
0:47:38 > 0:47:42saying who will be performing which roles in Memphis.
0:47:42 > 0:47:46So, will Eloise be taking centre stage
0:47:46 > 0:47:48on the biggest night of the year?
0:47:52 > 0:47:55She did it. She's got the part.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57I'm playing Felecia with Lee Ryan,
0:47:57 > 0:48:00who I used to fancy when I was younger, which is a bit embarrassing.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03I'm really happy though, I'm really happy!
0:48:03 > 0:48:04See you guys!
0:48:04 > 0:48:06Its great news for Eloise.
0:48:06 > 0:48:07I'm so happy!
0:48:08 > 0:48:12But now the hard work really begins.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24For young actor Ross, it's a day that any young star would dream of.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27He's attending the premiere of his very own film.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32I'm at the Horrid Henry premiere.
0:48:32 > 0:48:36Everybody's busy with interviews and cameras and signatures
0:48:36 > 0:48:38and it's just hectic, really.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46As stars like Girls Aloud and Dick and Dom work the red carpet,
0:48:46 > 0:48:50Ross is getting his first taste of life in the limelight.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52It feels absolutely awesome.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56I really want to be a movie actor when I grow up because, all this -
0:48:56 > 0:48:57I just want to do it every day.
0:48:57 > 0:49:02And it looks like his co-stars have got nothing by praise for Ross.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04That boy!
0:49:04 > 0:49:06He's so confident!
0:49:06 > 0:49:09It's actually shocking how confident he is, you know, for his age.
0:49:09 > 0:49:13He's a really strong performer. He's kind of got it in him.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15He's a sort of natural.
0:49:15 > 0:49:19- All the kids showed us up like that. - It was a great bit of casting for the film.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21Ross, who plays Perfect Peter,
0:49:21 > 0:49:24he was in real life quite well-spoken and well-behaved.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27The big question is, what do people think of the outfit?
0:49:27 > 0:49:30His hat looks like the one that the director wore
0:49:30 > 0:49:32and he used to steal the director's hat.
0:49:32 > 0:49:36Nick, the director, used to wear a hat just like what Ross is wearing.
0:49:36 > 0:49:40If things carry on going this well, Ross better look after that suit
0:49:40 > 0:49:44because this might not be the last time he walks the red carpet.
0:49:48 > 0:49:52At the school casting agency, Steve has been waiting for news
0:49:52 > 0:49:56on whether Hannah has a recall for her spy-themed stage show.
0:49:56 > 0:50:00As a final year student, Hannah's desperate to land a job
0:50:00 > 0:50:03for when she leaves school and thinks this could be perfect.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06It's so me and I'm really, really suited to it,
0:50:06 > 0:50:11so I would love to get it and it would start me off really well.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13Steve calls Hannah with the news.
0:50:13 > 0:50:14PHONE RINGS
0:50:14 > 0:50:16Hello?
0:50:16 > 0:50:17Hello!
0:50:17 > 0:50:19Right, first things first - very, very well done.
0:50:19 > 0:50:20Recall.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22Ah, I'm so pleased!
0:50:22 > 0:50:26- Well done, it's brilliant news. - Thank you so much. I'm so pleased.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28No, I'm really pleased for you. You deserve it.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31- Thank you. - No worries, darling, take care.
0:50:31 > 0:50:34- OK, bye! - See you later, bye!
0:50:34 > 0:50:37A few days later, Hannah's back off to the theatre's office
0:50:37 > 0:50:39to audition again.
0:50:39 > 0:50:44And she wants the part so much, she's pulled out all the stops.
0:50:44 > 0:50:47Today I've got a few more props in my bag.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50My sunglasses, which are X-ray vision.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53Plasticine, that is an explosive device,
0:50:53 > 0:50:55a stapler, which is a life sign sensor
0:50:55 > 0:50:57so I'm going to clip it across the casting director
0:50:57 > 0:51:00and say, "You're alive". Hopefully he'll find that funny.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03I'm here and I'd like to get the job
0:51:03 > 0:51:05so that's what I'm going to focus on.
0:51:07 > 0:51:11So can Hannah up her spy factor for the second time?
0:51:11 > 0:51:13So, have you brought some stuff to do again?
0:51:13 > 0:51:14I have.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19I was recruited by a unit and we're based undercover
0:51:19 > 0:51:21in a youth club in Bond Street, London.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23I'm a black belt in karate.
0:51:23 > 0:51:27And I also have experts in electronics and gadgetry.
0:51:27 > 0:51:29My mother was a Russian gymnast.
0:51:29 > 0:51:33My dad, well, he's a double 0 agent. He's agent double 003 and a half.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36Apparently he's only half as good as James Bond.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38She's added more moves.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41Everybody back, it's going to blow!
0:51:42 > 0:51:44And the director seems to like the props.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47And this stapler is a life sign senser.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51You'll be pleased to know that you're alive.
0:51:51 > 0:51:52Very good.
0:51:52 > 0:51:53CHUCKLES
0:51:53 > 0:51:55Very, very good.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58- Great. - Thanks ever so much. Bye-bye.
0:51:58 > 0:51:59Thanks so much, Hannah.
0:51:59 > 0:52:03Audition over and Hannah phones Steve to tell him how it went.
0:52:03 > 0:52:04Hi, Steve, it's Hannah.
0:52:04 > 0:52:05How did it go?
0:52:05 > 0:52:07It went really well. I'm really pleased.
0:52:07 > 0:52:12He seemed to enjoy it again. He laughed all the way through it
0:52:12 > 0:52:15and, yeah, he seemed really sort of buzzy and as though he enjoyed it.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18- Well done, that's really cool. - Thank you.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22I will know by the end of this week what the next stage is.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25Whether it's... that's it, I don't need to think about it any more
0:52:25 > 0:52:27or whether there's more to come.
0:52:33 > 0:52:37Senior student Eloise is one of the best singers in school.
0:52:37 > 0:52:42She's been given a lead role opposite guest celebrity Lee Ryan from Blue.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44I'm playing Felecia with Lee Ryan,
0:52:44 > 0:52:46who I used to really fancy when I was young!
0:52:46 > 0:52:52But today, head of musical theatre Karen has received some bad news.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55Unfortunately Lee Ryan is not going to be performing in the gala.
0:52:55 > 0:53:00Lee Ryan's touring commitments means his lead role is up for grabs.
0:53:00 > 0:53:04So Karen has hand-picked three boys to audition for the part.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07Obviously I was excited about working with Lee,
0:53:07 > 0:53:09but this way I get to do it with my friends.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11They're in my year, all of them.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14You are now in competition with each other
0:53:14 > 0:53:16because one of you will be playing the gala.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18Karen wants the three boys to go head to head.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20Each man for himself.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23When you come out of the studio, you're back as friends.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25When you're in there, do or die.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28The boys now have just five minutes to prepare.
0:53:30 > 0:53:34It's a massive opportunity and I'm really looking forward to it.
0:53:34 > 0:53:39I'm really pleased to be put up for it but I'm absolutely terrified!
0:53:39 > 0:53:41It would be amazing to get it.
0:53:41 > 0:53:45To only be in my first year and have the opportunity to go up for it is so good.
0:53:46 > 0:53:47It's a huge event.
0:53:47 > 0:53:50There's people coming from outside, celebrities are coming.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52It's a really exciting thing to do.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54The waiting is over.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57These three friends are about to sing against each other
0:53:57 > 0:53:59for one of the biggest roles of the year.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02To be told, like, five minutes before your going to be going on,
0:54:02 > 0:54:06"This is the audition for the gala" - I would be so nervous right now.
0:54:06 > 0:54:11They each have just one chance to show Hayley and Karen what they can do.
0:54:13 > 0:54:14OK.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18# I went out with a young boy
0:54:18 > 0:54:20# My daddy sent me down
0:54:21 > 0:54:23# He said, son
0:54:23 > 0:54:28# Don't you never go to the dark side of town
0:54:29 > 0:54:32# I'm talking downtown Memphis
0:54:32 > 0:54:36# That's where the poor folk live
0:54:36 > 0:54:39# And I just saw Daddy
0:54:39 > 0:54:43# And then I snuck down anyway
0:54:43 > 0:54:47# It broke down all my senses
0:54:47 > 0:54:51# It made me feel so cold
0:54:51 > 0:54:54# See I was lost until I found
0:54:54 > 0:54:58# I was deaf until I heard
0:54:58 > 0:55:02# And in this world I found you
0:55:02 > 0:55:05# The music of my soul
0:55:05 > 0:55:10# The music of my...
0:55:10 > 0:55:14# ..soul #.
0:55:17 > 0:55:20# Soul. #
0:55:23 > 0:55:26Thank you, boys. Thank you, Eloise.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28The audition is over.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31I think the boys did really well.
0:55:31 > 0:55:34You could tell that they really let loose and forgot everything
0:55:34 > 0:55:37and just gave their best and they've done really well.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39But how do the boys think they performed?
0:55:39 > 0:55:40Yeah, I think it went all right.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43I was pleased with the song. I know it really well.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46I think it could've gone better but hey ho, it's over.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48I think I did OK, it's difficult to tell.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51I hear little faults you'd change afterwards,
0:55:51 > 0:55:55maybe more than other people would notice but it was all right. I was happy with it.
0:55:55 > 0:55:59It's now up to Hayley to decide which of the three friends
0:55:59 > 0:56:02will get the part and sing with Eloise on the big night.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05They've each got such brilliant qualities that they bring to the character,
0:56:05 > 0:56:08so Hayley's got a really hard decision to make.
0:56:08 > 0:56:14Another student waiting for news is aspiring actress Hannah.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18Hannah's had two auditions for a spy-themed stage show...
0:56:18 > 0:56:20Everybody back!
0:56:20 > 0:56:23...and knows the job would be the ideal start for her.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26It's so me and I'm really, really suited to it.
0:56:26 > 0:56:30The theatre company have phoned the school's agent Steve
0:56:30 > 0:56:32to let him know whether Hannah's got through.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34Have you got some news?
0:56:35 > 0:56:38- They really liked your audition. - Right.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40- Loved your audition.- Yeah.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Absolutely down to the final mix,
0:56:42 > 0:56:45but in terms of matching up the three people
0:56:45 > 0:56:49to play the young person's roles, the match was better elsewhere.
0:56:49 > 0:56:50Yeah.
0:56:52 > 0:56:53- I'm just gutted for you.- Yeah.
0:56:53 > 0:56:57You know, it's scant consolation now
0:56:57 > 0:57:00but, you know, I thought you were going get it.
0:57:04 > 0:57:05Come here.
0:57:08 > 0:57:12For Hannah, it's devastating news.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15Rejection is part of life for young performers.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17It's how you react that counts.
0:57:19 > 0:57:22So Hannah goes straight back into her next rehearsal.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24- Hannah?- Yes!
0:57:27 > 0:57:30Jade and Rhianna have been on an emotional rollercoaster
0:57:30 > 0:57:31over the last few weeks.
0:57:31 > 0:57:36And in their last rehearsal, Rhianna took over from Jade at the last minute...
0:57:36 > 0:57:38Can you swap over with Rhianna, darling?
0:57:38 > 0:57:41..to sing alongside Jade's boyfriend, Max.
0:57:42 > 0:57:47The two best friends are now waiting to find out who'll be playing what part
0:57:47 > 0:57:51and Karen pulls them both out of rehearsals to reveal her final decision.
0:57:52 > 0:57:56So I know you ran through the other day when we were at Hammerton Hall
0:57:56 > 0:57:58and there was a very quick change-over.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01I'd like to say well done here, Rhianna.
0:58:01 > 0:58:04You really stepped up to the mark and obviously poor Jade,
0:58:04 > 0:58:06it was suddenly, "Jade out, Rhianna in".
0:58:06 > 0:58:10But it was the only way I could make sure that we could see if you knew the choreography.
0:58:12 > 0:58:16And I just want to confirm that we are now going with Rhianna,
0:58:16 > 0:58:19you are going to be singing the Sinatra junior show
0:58:19 > 0:58:23and you are obviously continuing with what you have been doing.
0:58:23 > 0:58:26Excellent. Well done, my darlings.
0:58:26 > 0:58:30We just wanted to say, there was never ever really any rivalry between us.
0:58:30 > 0:58:32Rhianna, leave it cos I know there is rivalry.
0:58:32 > 0:58:34If there wasn't, it wouldn't be healthy.
0:58:34 > 0:58:36OK.
0:58:36 > 0:58:39You must always understand and appreciate you can be friends
0:58:39 > 0:58:41but you're going to be in competition with each other.
0:58:41 > 0:58:44It doesn't mean you're enemies.
0:58:44 > 0:58:48It's going to happen all the way through your careers,
0:58:48 > 0:58:51but don't be afraid of it and don't deny it.
0:58:51 > 0:58:54So the girls have had their original parts swapped
0:58:54 > 0:58:57and now they'll both have lead roles in the gala.
0:58:57 > 0:59:00I'm so proud of you!
0:59:00 > 0:59:03Jade's definitely happy for me cos she didn't like seeing me upset.
0:59:03 > 0:59:05- At least it's fair now though.- Yeah.
0:59:05 > 0:59:07So you get to do loads of love with Maxy!
0:59:07 > 0:59:09It's going to be so awkward!
0:59:09 > 0:59:12I'm really happy that we've both got something,
0:59:12 > 0:59:14that we're both happy for each other.
0:59:14 > 0:59:17It has been an emotional rollercoaster
0:59:17 > 0:59:21but now I can show my mum and dad how hard I've been working,
0:59:21 > 0:59:25how stressful it's all been and just for it to all end on a good ending.
0:59:35 > 0:59:39When you're reaching for the top, you have to be prepared for the highs...
0:59:39 > 0:59:41CHEERING
0:59:41 > 0:59:42..and the lows.
0:59:45 > 0:59:48We all fall down sometimes.
0:59:48 > 0:59:51The real stars are the ones that get straight up again.
0:59:51 > 0:59:54# Makes me that much stronger
0:59:54 > 0:59:56# Makes me work a little bit harder
0:59:56 > 0:59:59# Makes me that much wiser
0:59:59 > 1:00:01# Thanks for making me a fighter. #
1:00:04 > 1:00:06Next time on School For Stars -
1:00:06 > 1:00:11It's showtime for contemporary dance champion Callum.
1:00:11 > 1:00:13I'm really nervous, like, shaking all the time.
1:00:13 > 1:00:15And Reece.
1:00:15 > 1:00:18It went really well other than I slipped.
1:00:18 > 1:00:21And Nathan, Ben and Will find out which one of them
1:00:21 > 1:00:24will be singing alongside Eloise on gala night.
1:00:24 > 1:00:26We're going to go with you.
1:00:26 > 1:00:30This is life at the School For Stars.
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