0:00:02 > 0:00:05Millions dream of fame, success and a life in the spotlight,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08but few realise what it takes to make it to the top.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10You have got to work harder.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14We're back for series three
0:00:14 > 0:00:18inside one of the most famous stage schools in Britain...
0:00:18 > 0:00:21One, two, three, up.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23..London's Italia Conti Academy Of Theatre Arts...
0:00:26 > 0:00:30..where, for some pupils, dreams of a career on screen and stage
0:00:30 > 0:00:31really can come true.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38This is what life is like for those seeking the big time.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43This is the School For Stars.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Previously on School For Stars,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Tilly found herself struggling with the pressures of school.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53It's gotten to the point that I'm crying and I never really cry.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55But when Anna calls her into the agency,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58it looks like things could be about to change.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00This audition is a really big deal for me.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08It's make or break time for Tommy in the flash mob routine...
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I don't even know what I'm doing.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12..but he has more than his dance moves to worry about...
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I've split my trousers.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16..and old friends Reece and Rhianna
0:01:16 > 0:01:18have some new rivals to contend with.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23This time it involves a famous actress,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26an elephant's bum and an awful lot of mess.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27HE GASPS
0:01:30 > 0:01:31To achieve their dreams
0:01:31 > 0:01:36and stand any chance of finding paid work in film, TV or stage,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38it's important that the students here learn the key skills
0:01:38 > 0:01:41of hard work, discipline and punctuality.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47And one, two.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Ballet class has already started,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51but year nine pupil Niki is running late.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Hello, Niki, hallelujah.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Sorry, I didn't know we had ballet, I thought I'd change at lunchtime.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Just come, you, like you are now, come because I desperately need you.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Thank you.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Temps leve.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Still facing down to this corner...
0:02:07 > 0:02:10..a jete devont de cote.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Normally Miss Wilkins wouldn't accept a latecomer,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18but with ballet exams looming, she's made an exception for Niki today.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- One, two. Thank you, Morgan. - PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- CLASS:- Thank you, Morgan.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30I have a ballet exam coming up soon and a modern exam next Sunday.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34As an examiner, I wouldn't be happy with that.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Face your quase.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37My ballet prep's going OK.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40It's a bit scary, though, because I've missed a lot of classes
0:02:40 > 0:02:43because of, like, dentist appointments and everything.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Niki's very capable of achieving the highest mark,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48a distinction in her ballet exam.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52But not if she doesn't pull her socks up and work hard.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I really hope she does get a distinction,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58but I need to carry on giving her a kick up the butt.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01And, Niki!
0:03:01 > 0:03:03And Miss Wilkins fears seem well-founded today...
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Front!
0:03:04 > 0:03:07..but Niki herself seems fairly relaxed about it.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I've still got a couple of weeks to practise, well, a week,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13that should be OK.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Hmm. Maybe just a little too relaxed.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25It's fund-raising term
0:03:25 > 0:03:28and the school is having a cake-baking competition
0:03:28 > 0:03:30in aid of an animal charity.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Friends Reece and Rhianna are off home to start cooking.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36The ambitious duo have planned a four-tier spectacular.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41We are hoping to do this design.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43So we've got the two top layers
0:03:43 > 0:03:45and then the two, two bottom layers.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48These are going to be like chocolate fingers, stuff like that.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50And then we've got Revels for rocks and stuff
0:03:50 > 0:03:52and we've got the animals to put around it.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55But they're not the only ones set on winning.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57There most definitely is a competition
0:03:57 > 0:03:59in the competition.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Definitely.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Because Reece and Rhianna are also baking a cake
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and we plan to beat them.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06We are going to beat them.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07With flying colours.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Definitely.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- BOTH:- Literally.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11THEY LAUGH
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Charlie and Abi are making their cake
0:04:14 > 0:04:16shaped like an elephant's bottom.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Is that a good elephant's bum shape?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I do think it's a good elephant's bum shape, indeed.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24We need a little leg slit.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28I'm going to pretend that I know what I'm doing.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30But it's fine, it's fine. I'm on it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Over at Reece's, things are definitely not going to plan.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37HE GASPS
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Oh, my gosh, I'm going to have to soak it up, she's not going to know.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47(I spilt the whole of the green dye!)
0:04:47 > 0:04:50(Reece! Reece, quick!)
0:04:50 > 0:04:51She is coming!
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Can you pass the icing sugar? Quick! Pass the icing sugar.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Are you guys all right now? - BOTH: Yeah.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Reece!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Nothing.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Oh, my goodness, I actually think it's going to stain.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Oh, I just broke the glove.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I'm actually quite proud of that, you know.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12I think that is quite a nice bottom.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Our cake has enough to beat them.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20We sort of think that we've got it in the bag hopefully.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24Can't touch us.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Abi and Charles are equally dancey
0:05:27 > 0:05:29and equally confident
0:05:29 > 0:05:32and think their elephant's bottom is shapely enough
0:05:32 > 0:05:33to beat Reece and Rhianna's zoo.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Well, we have a good chance.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39We have a good chance but I wouldn't say we have it in the bag just yet.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Well, almost.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51One, two, three and four.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55The bake-off is not the only battle taking place.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Anna, head of the school's agency, has just had an urgent request
0:05:58 > 0:06:03from a major TV show to send some of her girls over for a tough audition.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Oh, my name's up there. I didn't know that.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10And one person who's very happy is Tilly as she hasn't had
0:06:10 > 0:06:13an audition for over six months.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14What do you think it's for?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I don't actually know, it's actually quite exciting.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Year ten Mimi gets paid work much more regularly,
0:06:19 > 0:06:23and has also been called in to see Anna about auditioning.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Audition.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30They're joined by year nine student Alice.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I haven't had my name up on the board for ages.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35It's been quite quiet recently.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Yeah, I think it has.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39You don't really know when it's going to happen, though,
0:06:39 > 0:06:40when you've got your name on the board
0:06:40 > 0:06:42and you're just looking for the day for it to come up.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44It's a big surprise the next day.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46And it's like, "Oh, hello, how are you doing?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48"My name's there, that's my name."
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Girls, come on.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Sit down.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Now this is quite a tricky casting.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Basically it's going to be a new TV series,
0:07:01 > 0:07:06which they're using students from the age of 13 to 15
0:07:06 > 0:07:08to play adult roles.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11So all the dialogue is adult.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12These are the lead parts.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15So, Mimi, you're going up for Emma.
0:07:15 > 0:07:21And Emma is rather sort of a glamorous housewife type.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22She's very glamorous, she's blonde,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26so they might have to do something with your hair, should you get it.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27Not everyone gets auditions.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Even though I've had quite a few, it's always really exciting
0:07:30 > 0:07:33when you get them because you just want to go and really try hard
0:07:33 > 0:07:37to get it and get the job and stuff so I feel really excited.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41And Tilly, you are going up for the part of Peaches.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Ooh.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45And she's the kind of, like,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49gregarious, slightly naughty one out of the four.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52This audition is a really big deal for me
0:07:52 > 0:07:55because I haven't had an audition for ages
0:07:55 > 0:07:59and I'm just happy that Anna still sees something inside me,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01that I can show to casting directors.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Keep in mind when you're doing it that you are playing adults.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08So I wish you the best of luck.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09- Thank you.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11All right, honey, see you soon.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15It's completely different to what any of us have been for before
0:08:15 > 0:08:16and if we don't get it, at least we've
0:08:16 > 0:08:19gone for the experience and we've tried it.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21I'm just really excited.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Year nine student Niki has been falling behind and missing classes.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Now ballet teacher Miss Middleton has sent her to
0:08:38 > 0:08:42Miss Wilkins for turning up to class in the wrong outfit.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45It's teaching them that if you turn up for a job or an audition
0:08:45 > 0:08:47you need to have the correct kit with you,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50so if we let it happen here,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53then they will be completely unprepared for the world ahead.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Go and get a note from Mr Clarke... Mr Vote,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58because that is not acceptable for ballet.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Absolutely not, go down now. - OK.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03And you've got a ballet exam, Niki.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Well, you might have.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Go on, get down there now, quickly.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10I left my bag on Friday in the changing room
0:09:10 > 0:09:14and I can't find it now and it's got all of my stuff in it.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16So it's off to the headmaster.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Well, yes, you look ridiculous
0:09:18 > 0:09:19you won't be doing a ballet class in that.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21You're out of class time.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I think you'd better go and put your blues back on.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Mr Vote has ordered Niki to put her school uniform,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28known as the blues, back on,
0:09:28 > 0:09:32and she now won't be allowed back into dance classes today.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34With only a week to go before the exams start,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Niki really needs to start taking things seriously.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40So I suggest you do something about it.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46We can only do so much and you have to meet us halfway.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48That is still unacceptable for class.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Sorry, Miss Middleton.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52OK, goodbye. Here we go, then, first positions.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56The staff hope that by throwing Niki out of class
0:09:56 > 0:09:59it will teach her a valuable lesson.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03I think she is reluctant to discipline herself
0:10:03 > 0:10:04because it's hard.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07You know, we can't do it all for them
0:10:07 > 0:10:11and unfortunately the business doesn't have room
0:10:11 > 0:10:13for those that are not willing to put the work in.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Niki is only just realising how seriously
0:10:16 > 0:10:19her teachers are taking her forgetfulness.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Niki needs to pull her socks up.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24So we are looking at Niki to take her grade five ballet exam
0:10:24 > 0:10:25in the next few weeks.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28If she repeatedly misses class
0:10:28 > 0:10:30or when she does turn up doesn't know her stuff,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32then we cannot put her in.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Whilst everyone else is preparing for their exam,
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Niki doesn't even know whether she'll be taking hers.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42I feel really bad because, like...
0:10:42 > 0:10:44if I am doing my ballet exam
0:10:44 > 0:10:49at least she should have said, "OK, put some..." I don't know,
0:10:49 > 0:10:54"Put a T-shirt on and something and wear that and then just join in."
0:10:54 > 0:10:56It's crucial that Niki can convince her teachers
0:10:56 > 0:11:00she is ready for her exam, and time is running out.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08It's the day of the charity bake-off
0:11:08 > 0:11:11and the students have spent the past week baking
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and are arriving at school with their amazing cakes.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Year eleven pupils Reece and Rhianna
0:11:18 > 0:11:20arrive with their four-tier masterpiece,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23convinced their creation is head and shoulders
0:11:23 > 0:11:25above the rest of the crowd.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Still, they sneak a peek at the competition.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29That one does look good.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Yeah, that one does look good.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Oh, very nice.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38My cake took me for ever to make.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41It took me three days to make all the animals.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43And now I can give it to people to eat.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Wow!- OK, that is amazing.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Whose is that? Whose is that?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Sadie's. Oh, my goodness.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Look in there. Yeah, big cupcake.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Big cupcake.- Look at that.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I know. Thanks for that, Steph.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Some are amazing,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03like, a threat amazing.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Reece and Rhianna's friend and biggest rival Charlie
0:12:07 > 0:12:08arrives with his cake.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I'm being quietly confident about my cake.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I'll probably eat my words when I see the rest of them.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17But for now, quietly confident.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Tell him, Mum.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Charlie's not the only one feeling confident.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Mimi is fitting in a last-minute rehearsal
0:12:26 > 0:12:29with her mum before heading off for her big TV audition,
0:12:29 > 0:12:34and she's dressed especially for her role as a glamorous housewife.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Do you want to do it without the script? Do it without the script.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38I'll try not looking at it, but...
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Yeah, just leave it here. OK.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44So Mimi's been very lucky and she's done quite a few jobs.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47She did a film last year for the BBC
0:12:47 > 0:12:50and then she also did a CBBC show
0:12:50 > 0:12:54where she played an American line dancer, so really different.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56And she's done some really good theatre as well,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59so she had a main character part at the Royal Court
0:12:59 > 0:13:01and she's done some commercials.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03So she's been really, really lucky.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05She's even done a computer game.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Mimi's such an old hand at auditions that even today's big casting
0:13:08 > 0:13:12doesn't faze her in her bid to become an actress.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I've always wanted to be an actress since I was young.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19I really liked watching them on TV, I was like, "Oh, I want to do that."
0:13:19 > 0:13:21So, yeah, I really enjoy it as well.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24So it's good to do something you enjoy.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26As is the case in many auditions,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28cameras are not allowed to film inside.
0:13:31 > 0:13:32How did it go, Mimi?
0:13:32 > 0:13:33So good, it was so good.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I went in and then because I was worried about the hair
0:13:36 > 0:13:39and she said, "Oh, your hair is so nice, it's so thick."
0:13:39 > 0:13:41And I was, like, "Thank you."
0:13:41 > 0:13:44And we did it, we just went straight in and did it
0:13:44 > 0:13:45and then she was, like,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48"That was brilliant, that was so good, don't need you to do it again.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49"Thanks very much you can go."
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Good, good, good. Well done.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Yeah, now that I've done it and I've got a good response
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I really want it now, so if I don't get it I'll be really sad.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01But I'm glad I got to go in and do it and she got to see me,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03so I'm happy.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Grade five ballet students have finally got their exam timetable,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22and Niki has been given a provisional time.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Niki, 1.10.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28But Niki has missed so many classes this term,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31she's still to convince Miss Wilkins that she's ready to take the exam.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Right, you've got five minutes to go a get yourself ready for ballet.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Is that the leotard you've got for me today?- Yes.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39That's the only one you've got?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41It's not a ballet leotard, is it?
0:14:41 > 0:14:42I can get one.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44You will do for next week but at least it's better
0:14:44 > 0:14:48than what you were wearing the other day because that was awful.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Have you got pink tights with you?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Yes, I've got ballet shoes too.- Have you got your ballet shoes?- Yes.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Right, I need to see you dancing.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56I need to make a decision
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- as to whether you're going to do this exam or not.- OK.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02I don't think you've got your head in the right place yet.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04So I need your head in the right place,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08I need you focused and I want to see what you can do.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- OK.- All right, off you go. Goodbye.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Hopefully, she's going to take it on board.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17This really is her last chance to show me what she's made of
0:15:17 > 0:15:19and if she doesn't show it to me today
0:15:19 > 0:15:21I'm not going to be able to enter her for her ballet exam.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24She really needs to get herself together.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Arriving on time with neat hair and the correct outfit,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31at least Niki may be in with a chance this time.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Out, out.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Again.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37But Miss Wilkins is really going to put Niki through her paces
0:15:37 > 0:15:40before she decides to make her final decision.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42You started with your knees coming this way.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Right foot in front, brains focused, please.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47The only person who can do it is you.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Thank you, Morgan.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- PIANO MUSIC PLAYS - Two, three, four.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Jete, temps leve, pas de bourree, jete.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58SHE SCREAMS
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Three?
0:16:00 > 0:16:04No, I wanted four. Hands up who did it four times.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05- Two.- Three.- Four?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08If you can do it three, why can't you do it four?
0:16:08 > 0:16:09I don't know.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I'll tell you why, it's because you thought, "This is good."
0:16:12 > 0:16:15And out came the Niki smile and it all went wrong.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Keep that focus.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20You've got to keep that focus.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Thank you, Morgan.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- And... - PIANO MUSIC PLAYS
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Miss Wilkins is desperate for Niki to do as well as she knows she can.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33So she's not going to take the pressure off
0:16:33 > 0:16:34her disorganised student.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37No. Yes.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Front, front.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Thank you. Lovely, but do that every time,
0:16:48 > 0:16:50not just when I'm on your case.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53I think my ballet class went OK.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Miss Wilkins was a bit pushy towards me but I think it was OK.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03O-one and a two-ooh-ooh-ooh and a...
0:17:03 > 0:17:05But it still remains to be seen
0:17:05 > 0:17:07whether Miss Wilkins' strictness has paid off
0:17:07 > 0:17:09and Niki will be allowed to take her exam.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14No monkeys, no monkeys, long...
0:17:14 > 0:17:17No, no, no.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Stop dashing ahead.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22I am going to put Niki forward for the exam.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Hopefully by me being on her case, then I will get what I want.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35It's the afternoon of the bake-off and former pupil Claire Sweeney
0:17:35 > 0:17:38has been invited back to judge the competition.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Wow!
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I'm loving this one. This is so cute.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Ain't that great? Look at that one.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Great, isn't it?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I'm very excited. Are you, Charlie?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- I'm very anxious. - I'm very anxious.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55We don't reckon that we beat Reece and Rhianna, but...
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Theirs is really, really good... unfortunately.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I quite like this one because I just like the fact
0:18:01 > 0:18:02that she's done the back of the elephant,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05she's done the elephant's bum. Which is lovely.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07I hope that she looks at our one, though.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Well, she's going to look at all of them, Rhianna.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13OK, well, I hope that our one stands out, you know...
0:18:14 > 0:18:16With the result about to be announced,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20School Principal Anne introduces the famous actress and judge.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23I'm really, really pleased that Claire Sweeney's
0:18:23 > 0:18:24come to judge this for us.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27She's one of our old girls, and I say that but she's very young.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Less of the old!
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Which ones have you chosen?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34It's been so hard,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37but I have gone got two joint-firsts.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Amber...
0:18:41 > 0:18:42and Sadie.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44CHEERING
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Reece and Rhianna and Abi and Charles have all lost out
0:18:49 > 0:18:50to a couple of junior bakers.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Well done, everyone, it was so brilliant.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I'm happy because I came joint-first with Amber in the cake competition
0:18:56 > 0:18:59and I'm really happy about that.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01I can't believe I won, I'm so surprised.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Maybe it looked too good. I don't know.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Maybe it was too good to the fact that they thought
0:19:07 > 0:19:09that we didn't make it, sort of thing?
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Yeah, maybe.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22It's Sunday and the morning of Niki's ballet exam
0:19:22 > 0:19:24and, for once, she's arrived an hour early.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I'm feeling really, like, excited about it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I'm not scared about it because I've worked hard
0:19:31 > 0:19:34and, like, I've been pushing myself.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Miss Wilkins is also here early to help her prepare.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43It's all part of it, they have to look right.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46My hair's curly.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47OK, where's your hair grips?
0:19:47 > 0:19:52Miss Wilkins does her hair to help her look perfect for the exam.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Goodness, Niki, look at this.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I've never seen you look so gorgeous.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Now she's looking immaculate, it's crunch time.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06During the exam, cameras aren't allowed into the room.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Right, well, we've just sent Niki and her friends in
0:20:13 > 0:20:16and they seemed very together.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19They looked lovely, so fingers crossed.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26An hour later, Niki's ballet exam is over,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29and Niki thinks she has cause to celebrate.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32I think my exam went really well.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35I did my set leg very well and I didn't get anything wrong,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37so I'm really happy.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Looks like she's done all she can.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Now she'll just have to wait for her results.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Hip, hip, step, turn, step.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57One, two, three, four, five.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58This has to literally go.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Senior student Cameron has been busy choreographing
0:21:01 > 0:21:02a flash mob routine.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05A flash mob is when a group of people blend in with the crowd
0:21:05 > 0:21:09and then suddenly surprise them with some kind of routine.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11For ever. Hip, hip.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Juniors Ella, Jade and Tommy have all been picked to dance
0:21:14 > 0:21:15alongside the seniors
0:21:15 > 0:21:17and it looks like they're doing the Juniors proud.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I am quite nervous because I want to show that
0:21:20 > 0:21:21the juniors can do
0:21:21 > 0:21:23what the students can.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- Because I think we're capable of it. - Yeah.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Tilly's dad has arrived to take her to the TV audition
0:21:37 > 0:21:40for extrovert bar-singer Peaches.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Tilly has even bought a new outfit to help get into character
0:21:43 > 0:21:46and catch the casting director's eye.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Peaches is quite a bubbly character
0:21:48 > 0:21:51and she stands out from the crowd
0:21:51 > 0:21:55and everyone does what she tells them to do.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57That's very similar to what I do
0:21:57 > 0:22:00because I'm quite a bubbly character and I'm quite bossy.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Tilly's self-confidence has been low recently
0:22:08 > 0:22:09and after a few knock-backs,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11today's audition has helped her realise
0:22:11 > 0:22:14she can still achieve her showbiz dreams.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Yesterday I was upset and to deal with it
0:22:18 > 0:22:21I just have to think about the good side of it.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Think of my cup half full than half empty.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31It might be weeks before Tilly finds out if she has got the job.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33I've just come out of my audition for the role of Peaches
0:22:33 > 0:22:35and it went really good.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37They really liked me, I hope.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39It's given me a really big confidence boost right now
0:22:39 > 0:22:42because I've been feeling really funny recently
0:22:42 > 0:22:45but now that they've said that I've done everything really well
0:22:45 > 0:22:47I'm just happy, really happy.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52After just a few hours of rehearsals,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Cameron's crew are about to perform their flash mob.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57The idea is to entertain the surprised shoppers
0:22:57 > 0:23:00and hopefully raise the profile of the students' chosen charity,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03as well as earning it loads of money.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05I've just texted them, saying, "We go in five."
0:23:05 > 0:23:08It's important everyone blends into the crowd
0:23:08 > 0:23:09before they start dancing
0:23:09 > 0:23:11and Cameron has some concerns.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I'm worried about the public not stopping,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16not supporting the cause that we're doing it for,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19walking through the middle, getting kicked in the face by a lift.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22People just forgetting it or not hearing the music or
0:23:22 > 0:23:23there are so many things that could go wrong
0:23:23 > 0:23:25but fingers crossed they won't.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27But there's no time to be nervous.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30With all the dancers, including Ella and Jade,
0:23:30 > 0:23:31hiding around the shopping centre,
0:23:31 > 0:23:36the big moment has finally arrived and the show's about to begin.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39MUSIC: "Fame"
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Some random man just joined in, that was hilarious.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58The flash mob is attracting the shoppers' attention,
0:23:58 > 0:24:00but will everyone remember their moves?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21There's Jade pretending to be a shopper, waiting to join in.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32And any concerns Ella had about learning the routine were needless,
0:24:32 > 0:24:33she's nailing it.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03And there goes Jade.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Now it's year seven pupil Tommy's chance to prove
0:25:06 > 0:25:07he can keep up with the seniors.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Five, six, seven, eight.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Here comes Tommy's big Fame jump moment.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Here we go!
0:25:47 > 0:25:48And he's done it.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Whoo!
0:26:07 > 0:26:09It's all over as quickly as it began
0:26:09 > 0:26:12and the dancers fade back into the crowd they've drawn.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14The shoppers are really impressed.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16I was just sitting here having my lunch
0:26:16 > 0:26:19and all of a sudden, music everywhere.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21So I enjoyed the dancers in stereo.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I just thought they were just normal shoppers
0:26:25 > 0:26:27and then out of nowhere they just started dancing.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28It was really good.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32I wasn't expecting it. It just started, which was like, "Whoa!"
0:26:32 > 0:26:33It went really well,
0:26:33 > 0:26:38except from that I split my trousers doing the Fame jump.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- It was fun.- It was good, it was fun. I love it because it's spontaneous
0:26:42 > 0:26:44and everybody thinks "Where did that come from?"
0:26:44 > 0:26:47I love everyone's reactions, it's brilliant to watch as well.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Ready? Three, two, one.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51THEY ROAR
0:26:51 > 0:26:54The students have not only performed to their highest standard,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57they have also raised lots of money for charity.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I'm so pleased and so proud of them all.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03They've done so well for so little rehearsals so I'm happy.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06So it all goes to show
0:27:06 > 0:27:10that a little bit of forward planning, hard work and discipline
0:27:10 > 0:27:12can lead to great things in the world of show business.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Next time on School For Stars,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Niki receives a devastating blow about her future at the school.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28I'm here for you all the time, all right?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I'll miss my friends, I'll miss everyone.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Top director Hayley is back from LA
0:27:32 > 0:27:36to select dancers for a performance at a famous football club,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40but for one of those selected, things take a turn for the worse.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41- Oh, you've ruined everything! - Sorry.
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