0:00:02 > 0:00:06Millions dream of fame, success and life in the spotlight.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11But few realise what it takes to make it to the very top.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15We're back inside one of the most famous stage schools in Britain.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Can we take it from the top, please, and give it EVERYTHING.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24We'll be taking you behind the scenes
0:00:24 > 0:00:27as we follow all the highs and lows of the summer term...
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- It's heart, it's passion...- ..and show you what life's really like
0:00:30 > 0:00:34- for those heading for the big time. - # You're taking my heart... #
0:00:34 > 0:00:39You're so close, but we need to work at that level all the time.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42This is the School For Stars.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Coming up, Max gets flustered...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I don't know what I'm going to do.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51..Luca's nerves are put to the test...
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I am freaking out right now.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57..and the battle lines are drawn between Reece and Natasha.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Forget the shows, forget the GCSEs, this is where it's at at the moment.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02It's on!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09At the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12pupils spend half their day doing academic subjects...
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Las pizaritas, por favor, como se dice "I like fish?"
0:01:16 > 0:01:20..and half their day singing, acting and dancing.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24The pupils are encouraged to be all-round performers,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28but, of course, everyone has their favourite subject,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31and for Year 11 Steph, it's definitely dance!
0:01:31 > 0:01:33# I wanna, wanna
0:01:33 > 0:01:35# I wanna, wanna
0:01:35 > 0:01:38# Dance like it was the last dance of my life. #
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Dancing takes up most of my life.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Beyonce's music videos have inspired me
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and I'd just love to work with her one day.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Steph is currently taking her GCSE exams
0:01:51 > 0:01:55and the young dancer is determined to get the best grades she can.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57To me, academics are just as important
0:01:57 > 0:02:00as the vocational dance side
0:02:00 > 0:02:05so I'm trying to even out both halves of my education.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Steph has a GCSE English exam tomorrow morning,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12but finding time to revise isn't going to be easy
0:02:12 > 0:02:15because today she's got a massive rehearsal
0:02:15 > 0:02:18with one of the school's toughest teachers, Pat D.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19It needs to be lifted.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Either you've not listened or you don't understand.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25If you don't come up with the goods then I maybe have to rethink.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- I don't want to. - Pat's numbers are so full-on
0:02:28 > 0:02:32and you come out of her lessons and rehearsals dripping in sweat.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34In, out, up.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38The industry is tough so I am tough with them.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Come on, let's start it as we intend to go on.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Down, out, up!
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Today's rehearsal is for a jazz routine in the end-of-year show
0:02:48 > 0:02:50and Steph has the lead dancing role.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Steph, show me your first move, remember the...
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Yeah, it's too straight. One, two and three, four and...
0:02:57 > 0:02:58I'm very, very happy
0:02:58 > 0:03:01that I've been given the opportunity to have a solo in this
0:03:01 > 0:03:05and I just hope I can prove to Pat that I'm worthy of it.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07But the strain of balancing
0:03:07 > 0:03:09her exams and her dance is beginning to show.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I just don't feel 100%,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16but I've just got to remember the steps and get back up there.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Steph isn't 100% at the minute
0:03:18 > 0:03:21so I'd like to see a bit more from her.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23One, two, three, four.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Can we get a bit more?
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Tomorrow I've got English Literature, I've got two GCSEs next week.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34There's a lot going on at the moment
0:03:34 > 0:03:36and it's taking all my energy out of me.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39After this lesson which finishes at half six I've got to go home
0:03:39 > 0:03:42and I've got to revise really hard
0:03:42 > 0:03:44and be up early tomorrow to be here on time.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Will Steph find the time and energy to prepare for the exam?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Another student finding the demands of stage school life a challenge
0:03:58 > 0:04:00is Luca in Year Nine.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Luca joined the school earlier this year
0:04:03 > 0:04:06and when he did, he caused quite a stir.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11When Luca arrived and came here everyone had a crush on him.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Everyone did have a crush on Luca!
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- You, you're cute.- I'm not cute.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20He's really cute and he's really manly.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Ha, that's a hard one!
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Friendly, so funny. We have so much banter.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- Am I allowed to say banter? - You're so delicate, aren't you?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- He gets on well with Pia.- Shut up!
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Delicate? No, what? I'm a big man.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Luca is an internationally trained ballet dancer.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I trained in Italy for ballet for four years
0:04:46 > 0:04:50and now when I joined the school I began doing singing and acting.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55He has had a lot to learn in a short space of time.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Before coming to this school, he'd had no acting training at all
0:05:00 > 0:05:02and this term, he's got a major drama exam
0:05:02 > 0:05:05with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08also known as a LAMDA.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Luca has not done an acting exam before. To start with he was weaker,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15but he's getting stronger and stronger and stronger.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17He just needs to have more confidence.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20And it is nerve-racking the first time you do it.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23He's not done it before so I think that is also adding to it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Luca is teamed up with Mimi
0:05:26 > 0:05:29who has always been one of the school's strongest actresses.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34She's had distinctions in her past two drama LAMDAs.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37I'm really nervous because my LAMDA exam's on Sunday.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Do you know this one 100%? 100?- Yes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43OK, that's good. And we've got to do all our scripts
0:05:43 > 0:05:46and everything's got to be perfect today.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Just go over it in your head. Don't look at the lines any more.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53If you look at the lines, you won't be used to it.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55When it's like a duologue
0:05:55 > 0:05:58you have to make the other partner look good as well
0:05:58 > 0:06:02because she makes you look good, I make her look good,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04we look good together and the piece goes well.
0:06:04 > 0:06:11Time for the mock, but before they even start, Luca's in trouble.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Right, sorry. You're going to take a minute,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16I'll see another candidate and then you two can come in.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17you know this isn't how you're meant to be.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20You're meant to have your shoes on and have correct uniform.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23The socks need to be taken out of the trousers. Come on.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Ms Everisto is not happy, and neither is Mimi.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29I was ready. I was ready with my hair up and my skirt on
0:06:29 > 0:06:31and my shoes on, everything was... I was ready.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Luca's going to go and put his shoes on now
0:06:33 > 0:06:35and then we're going to start again.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I am guessing it might have annoyed Mimi a bit
0:06:37 > 0:06:41that I forgot my shoes cos she was prepared and I wasn't.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43so I sort of let her down in that.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45We're up next now and it's going to be fine
0:06:45 > 0:06:48and Luca's going to stop messing around now and we're going to go in.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Time to try again, this time with shoes.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01To the centre, and go a little bit further back, not too close to them.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Start, guys.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09In this piece, Luca and Mimi have to master Southern American accents.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Harry just died. I've been looking for ya'll.- You have?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Was it you that put them handkerchiefs on my desk?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I put a box of handkerchiefs on your desk.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I figured it was you. What was the idea, Ms Price?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- You needed them. - You trying to make a fool of me?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Thank you, call the next person.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32When all the mocks are over,
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Ms Everisto calls them back in for the verdict.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Mimi, beautiful tone of voice. - Thank you.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Luca, my dear, I need you to be a bit more Southern
0:07:43 > 0:07:45cos at the moment you're a bit, "Talkin' to me?",
0:07:45 > 0:07:48New York Gangster, "You talking to me?".
0:07:48 > 0:07:50So you've got to be a bit more southern drawl.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Because she's doing the southern drawl,
0:07:52 > 0:07:57so just, with your vowels, just elongate them a little bit.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Do you understand what I mean when I say that?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Give me a line and elongate the vowels for me.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Hi, preacher's daughter.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06OK, but you've just got to think about
0:08:06 > 0:08:11- being less New York and more Southern. OK?- Yes.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15At the moment, I'd say what you did today was distinction level,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17no lower than that, please, Mimi.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21I'd say what you did today was probably a high merit.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I just need a little bit more from you.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Mimi got a distinction in her LAMDA mock exam
0:08:27 > 0:08:32and she done really well, better than me. I got a high merit.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35But yeah, she's obviously an actor and I'm lucky to be her partner.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I'm feeling good, I'm really happy with my feedback
0:08:38 > 0:08:41and she said that it was distinction level, which is what I wanted
0:08:41 > 0:08:44and I'm really happy and I hope it goes as well as that
0:08:44 > 0:08:47in the real thing. It would be perfect.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I'm feeling well nervous.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I just don't know what to expect, but I'm hoping for the best.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00These students are always under pressure
0:09:00 > 0:09:03to prove they are the best and they are always competing,
0:09:03 > 0:09:06in dance, singing, acting...
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and baking cookies.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Yep, you heard it right - baking cookies.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Year Ten friends Reece and Natasha
0:09:17 > 0:09:19have a biscuit-based battle to settle.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22The other day me and Reece had a massive argument
0:09:22 > 0:09:24about who made the best cookies.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28So now tomorrow I've got myself into a cookie contest with him.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30I want to obviously win the competition.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I think I'm going to win. It's on!
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- Handshake!- I'm going to win this.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39I'm more nervous about this than I have been about a lot of things
0:09:39 > 0:09:42and it's a cookie contest! I really, really want to win.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44He has no chance against me.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I will make sure mine are better, definitely.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48All knock-outs need to be judged
0:09:48 > 0:09:52and stepping into this ring will be chief judge Estelle.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55My role is to judge the contest.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to base it on.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Definitely taste and probably appearance.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05There's a clothes shop voucher of £20 for the first prize.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08The stakes are high
0:10:08 > 0:10:12and Reece is taking this very seriously...
0:10:12 > 0:10:15# We don't follow no crowd... #
0:10:15 > 0:10:18..and has even made a poster for the event.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22But when he goes to put it up, he's stopped by Mr Voe.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Tell me, young lad, what's going on here?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28We're doing a cookie contest between me and Natasha
0:10:28 > 0:10:30to see who's got the best cookie.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- Are you a practised cookie cooker? - Yeah, I did a batch the other day
0:10:34 > 0:10:36and everyone thought they were really nice.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38You don't go halfway, you guys!
0:10:38 > 0:10:41We've got five things we're marking on.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Presentation, appearance, creativity. I need two more.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Taste might have something to do with it.- Did I not say taste?!
0:10:47 > 0:10:50THEY ALL LAUGH
0:10:51 > 0:10:54This is one of the biggest things ever to happen to Year Ten.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Forget the shows, forget the GCSEs, this is where it's at at the moment.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01The gloves are off and the oven mitts are on!
0:11:06 > 0:11:10While Natasha and Reece get ready for their cookie clash,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13the Lower Juniors are still in preparations
0:11:13 > 0:11:17for their routines from Seussical The Musical for the year-end show.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Can I have Cat In The Hat in the centre?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Seussical is very energetic and over the top
0:11:22 > 0:11:24and the challenge is to make themselves as big
0:11:24 > 0:11:26as the characters they play.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Year Nine Hannah plays the Mayor's wife.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34The best thing about being here
0:11:34 > 0:11:38is I'm doing what I love and I'm getting better at it
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and so when I'm older I can go out there and do what I want to do.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44But at the moment, Karen is worried
0:11:44 > 0:11:49that Hannah's Seussical performance isn't getting better,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51and she needs to take action.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53My biggest concern is the character Mrs Mayor.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Unfortunately, Hannah missed a lot of notes so she's already behind.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00She wants to audition good friend Natalya against Hannah
0:12:00 > 0:12:04to see if she would make a better Mayor's wife.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08'I did have the part of Mrs Mayor but now it is under threat.'
0:12:08 > 0:12:12I need to really up my game now to show that I am Mrs Mayor
0:12:12 > 0:12:13and I can do it.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18I'm about to audition for the part of Mayoress in front of Karen.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22'I'm a bit scared about it but hopefully it all goes well.'
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- BOTH:- # We're tiny little people blowing by in the air
0:12:25 > 0:12:28# Wondering how and why-y
0:12:28 > 0:12:29# We're on Who
0:12:29 > 0:12:34# The tiniest planet in the sky... #
0:12:34 > 0:12:37OK, let's stop there, stop there.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I'm finding it hard to believe in you
0:12:40 > 0:12:44because you two don't believe in yourselves.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47You haven't created this character or researched.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50I'm giving you homework to do tonight.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55You go home, I want you to find YOUR Mrs Mayor.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Tomorrow when you come in, you'll give me YOUR version
0:12:58 > 0:13:02so as soon as you walk in the room, I'm going to see her.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Neither girl has shown Karen the characterisation
0:13:05 > 0:13:08that makes Mrs Mayor such a funny character.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Can Hannah do enough homework to keep the role
0:13:11 > 0:13:14or will Natalya upstage her?
0:13:14 > 0:13:16'I know I could've done a lot better,'
0:13:16 > 0:13:20but Nat's obviously competing against me now
0:13:20 > 0:13:25and I need to...really up my game so I can get where I want to be,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28cos I really want that part.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35Steph has been rehearsing for the lead in Pat D's end-of-year routine.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37It's pushing her to the limit
0:13:37 > 0:13:39and it means she's had little time for revision.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43And this morning she has her English Literature GCSE.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47I don't feel completely ready for today's exam because
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I had a rehearsal till half-six yesterday
0:13:50 > 0:13:52so I didn't get home until about eight,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56and by the time I got home I was too tired to even pick up a book,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59so most of my revision was done last weekend and this morning,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01so I hope it's enough.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04The exam is minutes away
0:14:04 > 0:14:06and Steph is panicking
0:14:06 > 0:14:09We have 25 minutes.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11I'm going to fail, Ellie!
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- So am I, babe!- I don't even like reading!- Neither do I!
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- What does THAT mean? - That means it goes that way.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- I'm going to fail, Miss. - No, you're not.- Watch me.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I think Stephanie will be fine, actually.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28She's a very bright girl and can think on her feet, too,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31so I'm sure she actually knows much more than she thinks she does.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Look at the time, guys!
0:14:34 > 0:14:37This is it...
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Can Steph stay calm and remember all she's learnt?
0:15:00 > 0:15:04It's over and I'm quite happy with the questions that came up
0:15:04 > 0:15:07'and it just feels like a massive weight has been lifted
0:15:07 > 0:15:09'and I'm ready for the next exam.'
0:15:19 > 0:15:22It's also exam time for Luca and Mimi.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Inexperienced actor Luca is facing his first drama exam
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and isn't exactly oozing confidence.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- How are you feeling? - I am so nervous.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Same.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36I'm feeling really nervous cos I've never done a LAMDA exam.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38I don't know what to expect.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39I think it's good to be nervous
0:15:39 > 0:15:42cos I think it makes you do better, to be honest.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Failure's not an option. OK?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47It'd have to be a hurricane for them to fail.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51They are prepared to the absolute maximum.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55I'm going to say to you no more practical practising now.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- We're not going to practise? - No more practising,
0:15:58 > 0:16:03- cos if you start practising now you'll over-practise, OK?- Mmm...
0:16:03 > 0:16:07And come the exam, you'll have no energy left to do what you need to.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11I just want to you relax and think about your characters.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13OK? Chillax!
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Yeah, but I'm allowed to worry. - Chillax!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18I haven't done an exam before.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23Shall we go through it, just practise it, yeah?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- You know what you're doing. Relax. - No more, Luca.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28I am freaking out right now.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- Don't freak out. You know what you're doing.- I hope so.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33You're ready.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36I feel I want to practise but I trust Ms Everisto,
0:16:36 > 0:16:38so I'm just going to go with it.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- It's show time...- Ssh.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43..but can Luca hold his nerve?
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Luca is nervous but you don't know what'll happen when they go in.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- You needn't look at me if you don't like my appearance.- But I do...
0:16:50 > 0:16:54And nerves are good. Nerves drive you forward.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58I was only thinking how handsome you'd be if your face wasn't dirty.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07# Baby, I don't know what you done-done-done but you done one... #
0:17:07 > 0:17:11It went really well so I'm hoping at least a merit,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13hopefully a distinction.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I'm so happy that it's over and it went so well.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20We both did really well. Everything was perfect.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26At the beginning of term
0:17:26 > 0:17:29things between ex-boyfriend and girlfriend Max and Jade
0:17:29 > 0:17:30were all a bit...
0:17:30 > 0:17:32What's the word I'm looking for?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- It's very awkward. - It's awkward.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35- Awkward.- Awkward.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38But time has passed, so how are things now?
0:17:38 > 0:17:42# Now and then I think of when we were together... #
0:17:42 > 0:17:44'After we broke up we didn't talk as much,'
0:17:44 > 0:17:48but we're starting to talk and getting on really well as friends.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52It's no longer awkward. We're really good friends and I'm really happy.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54I think it's gone back to normal.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57'It would be hard not to speak to her again.'
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Things may be better but Max is still devoting lots of his free time
0:18:01 > 0:18:04to his new love, his guitar.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09'I started to learn the guitar and I've got a little obsessed with it.'
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Max is in a band with Luca and now Luca's acting exam is done,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17they are practising non-stop for an upcoming street gig.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19# But you're not here next to me... #
0:18:19 > 0:18:21We've been working on songs
0:18:21 > 0:18:24and think it's about time to do something with it,
0:18:24 > 0:18:28so we thought, "Why don't we just...busk?" Yeah.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32# Even the sun sets in paradise
0:18:32 > 0:18:36# I'm at a payphone trying to call home
0:18:36 > 0:18:40# All of my money I'm spending on you... #
0:18:40 > 0:18:42'Me and Max, we're good friends'
0:18:42 > 0:18:45so we do it for fun and we enjoy it
0:18:45 > 0:18:48as well as taking it seriously.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52# You turned your back on tomorrow so you forgot yesterday... #
0:18:52 > 0:18:57We're just focusing on practising and making our songs sound great.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Max has always been a great singer but for their band to be a success
0:19:01 > 0:19:02he must master the guitar.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Hey, Luca, what's the first chord?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07HE PLAYS SOME CHORDS
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- < E, E.- E?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12One of our biggest challenges during the busking session
0:19:12 > 0:19:15is probably going to be me playing the guitar
0:19:15 > 0:19:17because I'm not that advanced, to be honest.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21I've only been playing for two months now,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25and, yeah, it's quite hard to play the guitar
0:19:25 > 0:19:29because you've got a lot of different stuff on it to remember.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34But it looks like the relationship with his guitar is a bit rocky.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- HE PLAYS AN OUT-OF-TUNE CHORD - Argh!
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I don't think Luca's too impressed with my playing right now...
0:19:40 > 0:19:43No, that one doesn't work, does it? Er...
0:19:43 > 0:19:48..but hopefully I'll get it done and hopefully I can do it.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56It's crunch time for Hannah.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00She has to prove she is good enough to keep her role as Mayor's wife
0:20:00 > 0:20:05or she might lose this dream part to close friend Natalya.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09You go home, I want you to find YOUR Mrs Mayor.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I'm hoping just by having that gentle chat with them yesterday
0:20:12 > 0:20:16they will come back today and show me that they ARE capable.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Natalya is nervously waiting...
0:20:18 > 0:20:22I've just characterised Mrs Mayor in my head
0:20:22 > 0:20:25and thought of what she would be like.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28..but Hannah is still to arrive.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38It certainly looks like Hannah has taken Karen's notes on board.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41I think you're going to really impress Karen.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46I'm feeling a bit worried because Hannah's come in a full-on outfit.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48But I know all my lines.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52OK, guy... Ooh, hello, Mrs Mayor!
0:20:52 > 0:20:55It's time to find out who will get the part.
0:20:55 > 0:21:01Yesterday, I have to say, for me, was really disappointing.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04I'm hoping you appreciated how bad it was.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08You have chosen a very, very difficult industry to work in.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13You have a tough job but you have to make sure, guys,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16that this is a school that you apply yourselves
0:21:16 > 0:21:18and organise yourselves.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Natalya steps up first.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Ready, Natalya?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25# We're tiny little people blowing by in the air
0:21:25 > 0:21:28# Wondering how and why
0:21:28 > 0:21:30# Here on Who
0:21:30 > 0:21:33# The tiniest planet in the sky. #
0:21:33 > 0:21:36You can stop there, sweetheart, well done.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Hannah has made an amazing effort,
0:21:38 > 0:21:43but will her performance be as over-the-top as her outfit?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46# Each gust propels Ozone dust
0:21:46 > 0:21:49# How the heck do Whos survive?
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- # At any given moment we could crash to the ground... #- Timing...
0:21:52 > 0:21:55# Hitting the ground, oh, my!
0:21:55 > 0:21:56# Here in Who
0:21:56 > 0:21:59# The tiniest planet in the sky. #
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Well done. Thank you very much.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Both girls have impressed Karen, but who will get the part?
0:22:07 > 0:22:12- Can you feel the difference from what you did yesterday to today?- Yes.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15So why do you think that's happened?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Because I know my character more now.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Did you feel the difference?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Hannah, I'm going to say straight away, you've kept your part.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29# It's got to be you... #
0:22:29 > 0:22:33I am thrilled with that level of work now.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35I know where you can perform at.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39I don't want to see it less than that EVER, ever again. Well done.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40- ALL:- Whoo!
0:22:45 > 0:22:49It's the day of the cookie competition,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52and both Natasha and Reece have turned up the heat.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55These are the cookies which I made last night.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59They turned out OK but Tash's looks really nice as well
0:22:59 > 0:23:02so...I think it's anyone's game, really.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06I've seen Reece's cookies and I'm not feeling very confident.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I'm not saying I'll lose or he'll definitely win.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Some are a bit burnt but I hid them.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18It's going to be very close, I think, between us.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Cookie competitions don't get tougher this.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Let the judging commence!
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Here are the cookies.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44The winner...
0:23:47 > 0:23:48..goes to this cookie.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Reece is the King of the Cookies.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Yay!
0:23:59 > 0:24:01I didn't think I was actually going to win
0:24:01 > 0:24:03cos Tash's cookies looked so nice.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Me and Tash are such close friends
0:24:05 > 0:24:09and even though it was a contest between us it won't get in between us
0:24:09 > 0:24:12cos at the end of the day both our cookies were nice.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15It was just the case of who's one's better.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Well, I lost... So, it went well(!)
0:24:18 > 0:24:21But it was no big deal. It was just a friendly thing anyway.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Reece hasn't been mean about it at all.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I'm not going to be too big-headed about it
0:24:27 > 0:24:31but I am secretly pleased that I won and she didn't!
0:24:31 > 0:24:33# Number one! #
0:24:37 > 0:24:40After a full day of lessons,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Luca and Max head to central London to busk.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46But Max is still nervous about playing his guitar
0:24:46 > 0:24:48in front of strangers.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I'll try and play a little bit guitar.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Hopefully I can try and pull something off.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57I think it's good to be nervous, so, yeah, it should be fun.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Hit it harder, cos then it...
0:25:01 > 0:25:07The streets are packed but will anyone stop to listen?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09# I'm going to fight them all off
0:25:09 > 0:25:15# A seven-nation army couldn't hold me back
0:25:15 > 0:25:19# They're gonna rip it off... #
0:25:19 > 0:25:24The busking is starts off well and they're attracting a crowd.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28# Whoa! A seven-nation army couldn't hold me back. #
0:25:28 > 0:25:32CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Thank you.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36You have to play guitar. You can't bring it and not use it.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I don't know what I'll do. I don't know what to play.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42But when it's Max's turn to play his guitar,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44nerves get the better of him.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49We haven't... I haven't practised. Er, erm...
0:25:49 > 0:25:53# Going to pick up the pieces
0:25:53 > 0:25:56# And build a Lego house
0:25:56 > 0:25:59# If things go wrong we can knock it down... #
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Ooh, no.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06And the crowds start disappearing.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09You can play the guitar. You just do it.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Max's confidence is shattered...
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Oof! Right, let's go.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16..but he's not giving up.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19# I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
0:26:19 > 0:26:22# I pick you up when you get down
0:26:22 > 0:26:26# And out of all these things I've done
0:26:26 > 0:26:29# I will love you better now
0:26:29 > 0:26:34# I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind # I'd do it all for you in time
0:26:34 > 0:26:37# And out of all these things I've done
0:26:37 > 0:26:41# I will love you better now. #
0:26:41 > 0:26:43CROWD CHEERS AND APPLAUDS
0:26:43 > 0:26:46# I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
0:26:46 > 0:26:48# I'll pick you up when you're getting down... #
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Thank you.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53# And out of all these things I've done... #
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- Thanks.- Cool, man. That was good.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59At least people didn't walk away.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Ooh, I was so nervous. My fingers were like....
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- OK.- Couldn't have gone better, mate.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06I was nervous about guitar but, you know, like...
0:27:06 > 0:27:08How long? Two months you've been playing.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11That was great, that was amazing.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15If it wasn't for Luca, I'm sure I couldn't do it on my own
0:27:15 > 0:27:18so he's brilliant, he's a really good friend. So, yeah.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23We all get nervous...
0:27:23 > 0:27:26but nerves only show how much we care.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30And caring about doing your best is never a bad thing.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35# I think I love you better now. #
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Next time...
0:27:37 > 0:27:39things get tough for Estelle...
0:27:39 > 0:27:42It's hard. It is really hard.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45..exam time means double trouble for twins Duke and Jo...
0:27:45 > 0:27:47It's going to be lethal in there.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50..and Georgia struggles to keep up.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Not good enough. You're not a Lower Junior any more.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55This is life at the School For Stars.
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