0:00:02 > 0:00:07Millions dream of fame, success and a life in the spotlight.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10But few realise what it takes to make it to the top.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13You've got to be extra special for someone to look at you.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14We're back.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18Down and a-up and a-back and a-over.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Inside one of the most famous stage schools in Britain.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32London's Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts where, for some pupils,
0:00:32 > 0:00:36dreams of a career on screen and stage really can come true.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Pose, pose, pose, pose.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43This is what life is like for those seeking the big-time.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45They should be mesmerised by you.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51This is the School For Stars.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Previously on School For Stars -
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Max needed help with his dancing from best mate Luca.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Now, the dynamic duo are taking music to the street.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08But will they hold their nerve?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- Yeah, there's a lot of people here. - There is. Bit nervous, I guess.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- It'll make it really good.- Yeah.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Having had big success as a TV star, Layton's now
0:01:17 > 0:01:21passing on his knowledge and helping others follow in his footsteps.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I was one of these kids once.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30And she may have already tried out for a big TV show,
0:01:30 > 0:01:34but nothing could have prepared Mimi for the audition of a lifetime.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Are you serious?
0:01:44 > 0:01:48This term, everyone's been fundraising for the school's Trust.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51As this is a fee-paying school, the Trust helps scholarship pupils
0:01:51 > 0:01:56pay their fees and Karen's come up with another idea to make some cash.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59One that could be a record breaker.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02I set out a challenge for some of the kids to actually come
0:02:02 > 0:02:06forward to be able to do the splits and I'm hoping to break a record.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Karen wants to break the jump split world record, currently
0:02:10 > 0:02:13held by dancers at the famous Moulin Rouge theatre in Paris.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Five, four, three, two, one, go.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21To beat the current record, Karen needs 62 pupils to jump
0:02:21 > 0:02:25down into splits, one after the other, in less than 30 seconds.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:34 > 0:02:37I need to time it now, OK?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40With neither dancing nor splits being his forte,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Max has opted to sit out and time the practice attempt.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Ready?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Five, four, three, two, one, go!
0:02:49 > 0:02:51One, two, three, four, five, six,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 13, 14...
0:02:54 > 0:02:56How quick was that then, Max?
0:02:56 > 0:02:57He didn't time it!
0:02:57 > 0:02:59SCREAMING
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Oh, Max.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14It's not all fund raising and breaking records though.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19For the year 11s, it's GCSE exam time and everyone's hard at work.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Well, almost everyone.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Eden has got quite a short attention span, I mean, yeah,
0:03:30 > 0:03:34she does sit at the back of classes just messing around a little bit.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- Who turned that off? - Eden.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Eden's punctuality is not really that good.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45Eden's always late.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49I think that's just kind of her, she's never really on time anywhere.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Sorry, I'm late.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I...was stuck in traffic.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57SHE CHUCKLES
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- I was late this morning... - Good afternoon!
0:04:00 > 0:04:03..because of traffic again.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06To be fair to Eden, she's missed lots of lessons recently
0:04:06 > 0:04:07because she's been ill.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10But with her GCSEs literally around the corner, it's more
0:04:10 > 0:04:12important than ever that she makes up the time.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15She can't afford to slack now
0:04:15 > 0:04:17because all of the 11 years of school is going to go to waste
0:04:17 > 0:04:20so she really needs to just get on top of things.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24It's stressful because where I have missed a lot of lessons,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I have to work even more harder.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31And one subject she really needs to do well in is English Lit.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- TEACHER:- Act two, scene four.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Act two, scene four.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40And, Eden, what are the names of the twins?
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Oh, Sebastian and, is that right, the girl and the boy?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Sebastian and Viola. - Viola.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Why's she asking me questions?
0:04:52 > 0:04:53THEY LAUGH
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Yes, I think Eden needs to be a little bit more focused in class.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00At the moment she's not showing the understanding I'd expect
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- at this stage. - I am working hard at the moment.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05I do concentrate and I do know stuff about my English.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09What's the duke asking Cesario to do there?
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Erm...
0:05:13 > 0:05:14..I don't actually know.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18In all of her run up to her GCSEs, Eden has been getting D grades
0:05:18 > 0:05:21and she really does need to be working towards those C grades now.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25At the moment I think I'm giving about 80,
0:05:25 > 0:05:2780%, 70%.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31But I will give 120%...
0:05:31 > 0:05:33tomorrow.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38If Eden wants that C, she has to knuckle down and revise hard.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Thanks, Miss.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44But with time running out, will she be able to do it?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Anyone wants to go to lunch today, they better do some decent hops.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Getting good academic grades is important.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08But the real reason everyone is here is to be a star
0:06:08 > 0:06:12and year ten Mimi is already shining.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Mimi's a great actress.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- Two years ago I purchased this cream. "Anti-aging".- OK.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21I've aged.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Some people have to really try to act, she doesn't.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27It just comes to her and just looks good.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29That is false advertising, that.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32That is false, I could sue you, I could have you.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37Probably one of the most instinctive young actors I've worked with.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40When I read the words "anti-age", I expect to not age.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43She's really ambitious and she's dedicated.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44You want to have a look?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46She's a bit of a nutter as well!
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I look like Susan Boyle, love, have you seen my face?
0:06:48 > 0:06:49LAUGHTER
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I really love acting and that's obviously where
0:06:52 > 0:06:56I see myself in the future and it's what I want to do with my life.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00I like to do comedy and different accents.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Where are you going now?
0:07:02 > 0:07:04To rustle up a delicious salmon fillet.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Dennis, it's midnight.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09School principal Anne's more than aware of Mimi's potential.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13There's something about her, when she performs,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17you find yourself warming to her instantly.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21But it's one thing being recognised within the walls of this school.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25What really counts is the industry, and Mimi's about to be given
0:07:25 > 0:07:28a real chance to make a name for herself in TV.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I'm just going up to the agency to talk to Anna
0:07:31 > 0:07:34because she wants to speak to me about something.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- Hey, morning. - Morning.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41Right, this is a bit of a rush for you but can you go to
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Elstree Studio today? It's to workshop a new part in EastEnders.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Yeah? Oh, cool.- Yeah?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49So there's some new characters going into the square,
0:07:49 > 0:07:50maybe a new family.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53What they'll do is they'll put you in a room with some other
0:07:53 > 0:07:56actors and see how you interact and give you a scenario to act out.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58OK.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01'They think they're putting a new family, or something,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04'into EastEnders and they want me to audition for it.'
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So excited. Oh, my gosh.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Auditions don't get much bigger. This could be life-changing.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Getting called for auditions is one way to showcase your talent.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25But if pupils want every chance to make it,
0:08:25 > 0:08:29they also have to do things off their own back.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Which is why year ten busking duo Max and Luca are rehearsing hard.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37BOTH: # It's empty in the valley of your heart
0:08:37 > 0:08:41# The sun, it rises slowly as you walk... #
0:08:41 > 0:08:44'Luca and I used to busk together quite a lot last year
0:08:44 > 0:08:48'and we haven't actually been since so it's starting to warm up now'
0:08:48 > 0:08:51so we want to get out there and start doing it again.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55BOTH: # And I'll find strength in pain
0:08:55 > 0:08:59# And I will change my ways. #
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- We need to go over that harmony again.- Yeah.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02I'll just go higher.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05They want to hit the streets as soon as possible,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08so take rehearsals back to Max's house.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12And picking them up, it's Max's mum who wants to know all about it.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Max, have you thought of a name for your busking duo, for you and Luca yet?
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Not really.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Who's doing the singing and who's...? - We're both singing.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22You've got to sort out who's doing the high harmonies,
0:09:22 > 0:09:24who's doing the low ones. I could always do it.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25No, you couldn't.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- She can fill in when... - I could join your band.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- You're so embarrassing. - ..it's your day off.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Well, you must get your singing from somewhere, right?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36It's from his grandmother.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39There's not much we can do in school with instruments and stuff
0:09:39 > 0:09:41because of our busy schedule and all that.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44But, yeah, that's basically why we're here so we can get piano
0:09:44 > 0:09:46and guitar working together.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- What note is it?- A.- A?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Max and Luca are really good friends, they complement each other
0:09:53 > 0:09:56and whereas Max wasn't too keen to do the dancing at school,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Luca's brought him on in the dancing and whereas Luca wasn't too keen
0:10:00 > 0:10:02to do the singing, Max has really pushed him in his singing.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04So they're a good duo, the pair of them.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- Ready?- Yeah, just give me a count in or something.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09BOTH: # In the middle of the night
0:10:09 > 0:10:12# I may watch you go... #
0:10:12 > 0:10:15With the peace and quiet of Max's room, the boys' idea is to
0:10:15 > 0:10:19practise as much as they can, free from interruption.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22They just didn't count on Max's mum.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- How far have you got with it? - Yeah, yeah, we're going all right.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- At the moment...- We know what parts we're singing
0:10:27 > 0:10:29and we know what, what instruments come in when.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Are you going to be all right? - Yeah, we'll be fine.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- All right, see you. - I'll keep an eye on him.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- OK, see you. - Bye.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38# In the middle of the night
0:10:38 > 0:10:41# I may watch you go... #
0:10:41 > 0:10:44# There'll be no value in the strength... # DOOR OPENS
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- How's it going? - Yeah, it's good.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Yeah? Do you want a drink?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Oh, cheers, thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- Right, pineapple juice. - Yeah, Mum, we don't need that.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54You do. If you're singing a lot, you do.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56# In the middle of the night
0:10:56 > 0:10:59# I may watch you go... #
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Max, make sure you've brushed your teeth and you're in bed by 8:00, OK?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- I'm going out now. - Mum, bye.- See ya, bye-bye.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07DOOR CLOSES
0:11:11 > 0:11:17A new day at school and the day of the English Lit GCSE exam.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Everyone's nervously cramming in as much last-minute
0:11:20 > 0:11:22revision as they can.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24What's onomatopoeia again?
0:11:24 > 0:11:28That's like bang or woof.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Everyone that is except Eden.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36I'm not really nervous actually. I know a lot about English Lit.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39I've done quite a lot on the train this morning.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I don't want to go into my exam with loads of revision
0:11:41 > 0:11:43because then I'll just forget it.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45So if I just chill out and think of it in my head
0:11:45 > 0:11:49instead of people getting me nervous, I'd rather just chill out.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Eden's confident she's done enough. But has she?
0:11:54 > 0:11:59Either way there's nothing more she can do because now it's exam time.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Go.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Start giving it. If you want it, it's here.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Do you know what I mean? Standing in front of you.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Karen's still after pupils for her split jump world record attempt,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33so the lower juniors are limbering up.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Hold yourself there.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39So far this term, Sadie has struggled to do the splits.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41She wants to be part of the record attempt,
0:12:41 > 0:12:45but with Karen only picking perfect splits, the pressure is on.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49I'm a little bit nervous about my splits because at the start
0:12:49 > 0:12:53of the term, I wasn't very good at it but I do think I've got better.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56OK, guys, can I have you in a straight line please?
0:12:57 > 0:12:59I can't do these.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07If you cannot do them, there is no point being in this line.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09I don't want people this high off the floor,
0:13:09 > 0:13:14I don't want a bent back leg, I need a full split all the way down.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16CHEERING
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Your turn.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19OK, ready?
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Let's go down, and, one, two, three, four...
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Sadie not only has to do the splits but she has to hold them.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and 17,
0:13:32 > 0:13:3418, 19, 20.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Let me see it, baby. Good girl, it will be there.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I did it. I did the splits.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Karen said I will be there. I'm happy I'm in, yeah.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47I know that she was really worried about her splits
0:13:47 > 0:13:50so I'm really happy and I'm sure that within a couple of weeks
0:13:50 > 0:13:53she'll actually have that nailed so I'm very pleased with her work.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55It's one thing being able to do the splits,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58but can the lower juniors do it fast enough?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Three, two, go.
0:14:06 > 0:14:073.7 seconds.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09THEY CHEER
0:14:09 > 0:14:10It's quick.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13And when it comes to the real thing, they could very well be in with
0:14:13 > 0:14:15a chance to smash the record.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Oh, that actually really hurts now.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26For Eden, her English Lit exam is over, but how did she do?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I'm happy with myself because I answered all the questions
0:14:29 > 0:14:32and I knew quite a lot in the exam actually.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34The questions weren't that hard.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36When I saw them, I thought I was going to get scared
0:14:36 > 0:14:38but I weren't and it was all right.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42It's smiles all round, although she's not going to know for sure
0:14:42 > 0:14:44until her results come out in August.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52For Mimi, the waiting's over.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55She recently auditioned for a major high-profile role
0:14:55 > 0:14:58and she's just been called into Anna's office.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Will it be good or bad news?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- Now, remember the audition you went for for EastEnders?- Yes.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10And the workshop you did?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Well...
0:15:13 > 0:15:15you've been offered the role.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20So congratulations.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Are you serious? - Very serious, yep.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26You're going in as a new regular character in the square...
0:15:26 > 0:15:30..and you start...next week.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Next week? - Next week.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Your life is now going to change, Mimi,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36you could be on EastEnders a lot.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Well done.- I can't believe it, I can't believe it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42No, you deserve it, you did a good job.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44I can't believe it.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46THEY LAUGH
0:15:47 > 0:15:49You're going to be working very hard.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52You've got eight episodes to shoot straight away
0:15:52 > 0:15:54and they're going to make a very big deal about you
0:15:54 > 0:15:58coming into the square so, oh, and don't tell anybody.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- Well, mum. - Keep it closed.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Keep it closed, yeah.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- Thank you so much, Anna. - Congratulations.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07MUFFLED: Thank you.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Bye-bye, honey.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12I didn't think she was going to say it, I thought she was going to
0:16:12 > 0:16:16tell me about another audition, but, I got it. I can't believe I got it.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Yeah, this is definitely like a dream come true because it's,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24like, this is what I want to do
0:16:24 > 0:16:28and I can't believe I actually got it, I actually can't believe it.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32It's a massive role, but Mimi can't tell anyone as EastEnders
0:16:32 > 0:16:36want to keep their plot lines top secret.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38So for now, Mimi has to go back to class
0:16:38 > 0:16:41and behave like it's just a normal day.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42I'm desperate to tell everyone.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I sort of, like, sometimes I think "Oh, I could just tell one person,
0:16:45 > 0:16:46"just one person".
0:16:46 > 0:16:51But there is someone who knows, and she's just as excited as Mimi,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54although maybe not for the same reasons.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56I'm a big EastEnders fan.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58I'm going to have to learn to keep it a bit cool when we get there
0:16:58 > 0:17:00and not go "Oh, it's the Vic!".
0:17:02 > 0:17:05And Mum better keep her cool today as Mimi's been called down to
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Albert Square to say hello to her new workmates.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I'm very excited about meeting all the cast
0:17:12 > 0:17:15because obviously I've seen them on the TV.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I think it's going to be a bit strange because you know them
0:17:17 > 0:17:19as someone else.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I don't know, I think I'd accidentally call them
0:17:21 > 0:17:24by their character names by accident and that would be really
0:17:24 > 0:17:28embarrassing cos they'd be like, "That's not my name".
0:17:28 > 0:17:29- Are you ready?- Yes.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30- Are you excited?- Yes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- Nervous?- Yes.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Yeah, OK, let's go.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36It's been an exciting few days for Mimi,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39and now a great end to the week.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53It may be the weekend but for Max and Luca, the work goes on.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58They want to help Karen raise money for the school fund so they're
0:17:58 > 0:18:03hitting the streets of London's famous busking hotspot, Camden Town.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Me and Max haven't been busking in quite a while
0:18:05 > 0:18:08so we've got to see what we can do to get as much as we can.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11We're going to give all the money to the charity as well so,
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- it should be good fun. - Yeah, should be good.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Last year they made £2,000 from busking,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18but it's not easy.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22You need a permit from the council, have to agree a performance spot,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25then get an adult to mix with the crowd to keep an eye on things.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- Yeah, there's a lot of people here. - There is. It'll be all right.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30Yeah, it'll be good fun.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Bit nervous, I guess.- We've just got to make it really good.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- You want to do it now? - Yeah, let's do it.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38BOTH: # Stretch out my life
0:18:38 > 0:18:41# And pick the seams out
0:18:41 > 0:18:44# Take what you like
0:18:44 > 0:18:47# But close my ears and eyes
0:18:47 > 0:18:50# And watch me stumble
0:18:50 > 0:18:55# Over and over
0:18:55 > 0:18:59# But love the one you hold
0:18:59 > 0:19:04# And I will be your goal
0:19:04 > 0:19:07# To have and to hold
0:19:07 > 0:19:10# A lover of the light. #
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Thank you. APPLAUSE
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Success. The first song's gone down well.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22We did good, we did good. We got money for charity and it went well.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25But there's more money to raise, so, boys, you better play on.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27We need to make this kind of like a bit, you know.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Make it good, make it good.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- You want to do Too Close?- Yeah, yeah, do Too Close, let's do that.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34# Which way is right
0:19:34 > 0:19:35# And which way is wrong
0:19:35 > 0:19:37# But how do I say
0:19:37 > 0:19:40# That I need to move on?
0:19:40 > 0:19:46# You know we're headed separate ways
0:19:46 > 0:19:52# And it feels like I am just too close to love you
0:19:54 > 0:20:01# There's nothing I can really say... #
0:20:07 > 0:20:13A new day at school, and there's a very special buzz going round.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Mimi's secret of a major role in EastEnders is finally out.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20And it's quite literally big news.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22That doesn't look like her!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24She looks really nice.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26It's just so strange seeing her in a newspaper.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30It's like one of our family getting into a massive thing.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33So we're all, like, going round the school going, "Ah, she got into it".
0:20:33 > 0:20:35It would be really cool to, sort of, see Mimi on telly
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and be like, "Oh, I know that girl".
0:20:37 > 0:20:39It's EastEnders, everyone watches EastEnders.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41It's going to be weird that we're going to be out with her
0:20:41 > 0:20:43and people are going to keep coming up to her
0:20:43 > 0:20:45and we're just going to be standing there, like...!
0:20:45 > 0:20:47We're the friends.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Sort of shows that it is possible, that you come to the school
0:20:51 > 0:20:55and you do work hard and you can be in a show like EastEnders
0:20:55 > 0:20:58or something big and you can sort of make your life.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01The whole school's excited,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05but in assembly, the chat's a bit more down to earth.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Has there been any fundraising, guys? Any ideas?
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Fresh from his busking triumph, Max has a surprise for Karen.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- So how much have you raised? - 110.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16- Yay.- £110.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21By giving their hard-earned cash to the Trust,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Max and Luca are helping future students of the school.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27I think this is awesome, I think this is amazing,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29and I think that the kids don't appreciate
0:21:29 > 0:21:31how many of them could do this
0:21:31 > 0:21:33and I just think that effort, doing that, is amazing,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36to support each other and support the Trust,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I'm really thrilled, really proud.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Fundraising may be going well, but with the end of year show looming,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Karen still has a lot of work to do.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Jive talking.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I've got a little bit of Essex in there.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It's the biggest event of the term
0:21:56 > 0:21:58and rehearsals are happening everywhere.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02You want to be in the business, let's go.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05We're going to be here ten till six, no joke.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08One, two, three, four, five, six.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10One, two, three, four, five.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Pretty much everyone in school's involved. Everyone except Mimi.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Mimi, can you just sit out, darling, just while we do the vocal?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Because work on EastEnders is so intense, Mimi has to leave
0:22:28 > 0:22:33school while she's filming and will be taught on set by private tutors.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36So she can't be in the end of year show.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I'm not sad that I've got it, I'm just, like, it's a bit sad that
0:22:39 > 0:22:42I've got to, like, I'm not going to be able to see people every day.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45I'm used to coming in and seeing everyone every day
0:22:45 > 0:22:47so it's going to be really strange.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53For Mimi, it's a harsh reminder that with success comes sacrifice.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55It's a bit overwhelming, like,
0:22:55 > 0:22:59that I'm not going to be doing this any more.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Everything's about to change.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07When he landed a major part in a BBC3 series, the same thing
0:23:07 > 0:23:11happened to Layton, so he's the perfect friend to give Mimi advice.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13When you left school did you, like, miss it
0:23:13 > 0:23:16and was it really strange and stuff, like?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Erm, I missed, like, sometimes I felt that I missed out on,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21like, having fun with my friends and stuff,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24because you're going to be away from the classroom so you're not going
0:23:24 > 0:23:27to be in your friendship group as much, you're going to miss things.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30But, it's amazing on set, and, I don't know,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34I hated it when they were like, "Cut, time to go to tutoring now".
0:23:34 > 0:23:38It was the worst but you've got to get it done, work and play.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40I suppose it's work-work, isn't it? Double whammy.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Are you nervous about it at all?
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Yeah, I'm nervous because, like, obviously everyone else there,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47I'm the only new person, everyone else knows each other.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I'm just going to go in and start, like, they're, like, acting and...
0:23:50 > 0:23:52They'll be so nice to you, I'm sure,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54because they've all been new once as well.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58Yeah, I suppose. You being recognised on the street and stuff.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I wouldn't say I'm Victoria Beckham / Beyonce / Gaga,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04but, obviously, every now and again.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I'd be really freaked out because no-one ever recognised me,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09I've never, like, done anything like that before.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- I'd just be like, "Hi". - I guarantee you it will happen.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- You'll have to get used to it. - It will happen.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Well, yeah, of course.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19If you're going to be on TV, like, every night on a TV show that
0:24:19 > 0:24:23everybody watches, just enjoy it, I think.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Sometimes a chat with someone who knows just what you're going through
0:24:27 > 0:24:28can make all the difference.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40Layton's success in the industry has given him a lot of experience,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43so much in fact he now wants to share what he's learnt...
0:24:45 > 0:24:48..so he teaches dance at an associate school.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51With classes happening on evenings and weekends,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54these schools are for people who can't attend the main school,
0:24:54 > 0:24:58and it's how Layton kick-started his very own career.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01I came to this associate school in 2010.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03I started coming here just as a student
0:25:03 > 0:25:05and then a couple of years on when I got older,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08I started assisting the teachers and stuff like that.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Now, I've got a couple of my own classes.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13I do ballet, tap, jazz, but today I'm doing street dance
0:25:13 > 0:25:16and I've got a full out class to do today
0:25:16 > 0:25:18so we're going to be busting some moves.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23One...and two,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25with a fist, and it goes round, three,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28and it pushes, four, to the side.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Round the head and push aside.
0:25:33 > 0:25:39Boom and hack, hack, shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, boom.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40I love giving back
0:25:40 > 0:25:43and trying to give what I've learned from college during the week.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46If I do, like, a really cool routine or inspired by a teacher,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48I can try and come here
0:25:48 > 0:25:50and give my energy to the students too so it's really nice.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53And Layton believes in teaching how he was taught.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Can I just see a whip? And whip, whip.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57A little bit of fun.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00If I had hair, you'd all be blind. Again.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03But ultimately hard work.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Let's go with the muzak.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Five, six, here we go.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19I know it's a good class when they're responding to the choreography, the kids,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22when they're, you know, smiling, having fun.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25I love the way he teaches dance.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28It gets everyone going, it's really exciting.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34He's really an inspiration and he's, like, amazing to work with.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40His dancing inspires me, there's nothing else to say.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47I was one of these kids once, 11 years old, here for fun.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50For all they know, there could be an audition down the line,
0:26:50 > 0:26:51it gets really serious
0:26:51 > 0:26:54and they're going to be in it for the rest of their lives.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Hard work, self-belief
0:27:05 > 0:27:09and dedication can help on the journey to stardom.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12But it's not just getting there that matters.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17A true star will always remember where they have come from.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30Next time on School For Stars, Luca brings a new meaning to the
0:27:30 > 0:27:32expression "break a leg".
0:27:32 > 0:27:36You move, you get up off your bottom, and I will send you home.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37All eyes are on Marni
0:27:37 > 0:27:40when she performs at an exclusive agent's showcase.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45I'm trying to stay cool but it's, like, bubbling away underneath.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47The pressure is definitely on.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51And will Sophie get through her drama exam?
0:27:51 > 0:27:53And if I'm giving you a tough time, it's only
0:27:53 > 0:27:55because I think you're worth giving a tough time.
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