People and parties
Flashmob hits city
Shaheen leads the flashmob.
Talent spotter
Swansea has more
Name: Emma Peel
talent than you age: 13
The band take might realise. We
to the stage.
LiveS: Carmarthen
profile the city’s best
SchooL: Llandovery College and attends
and brightest up and
the Mark Jermin Stage School
coming talent.
Tv: Emma has been filming in Ireland
after scooping the role of Katherine in
BBC drama The Tudors. She has also
had roles in Casualty, new BBC Wales
medical drama Crash and feature film
A flashmob left Swansea shoppers stunned as more than 150 dancers
You’re the Stranger Here, which wowed
suddenly began a routine. And one of those who had rehearsed in secret for
critics at the Cannes Film Festival.
the event was Britain’s Got Talent star Shaheen Jafargholi.
adverTS: Emma worked with Jamie
The 12-year-old joined his fellow dancers for the performance in Castle
Oliver on an advert for Sainsbury’s and
Square. He told Swansea Life: “It was all about being in Swansea and
appeared in an ad for Capri Sun drinks.
promoting the city. We wanted to show off and advertise what a great place
TheaTre: Emma played Pepper in a
it is to live in and visit.
production of Annie at the Lyric Theatre
in Carmarthen and Kelsi in a stage
“There were a lot of rehearsals, but it all paid off because we had a lot of
version of High School Musical at Queen
fun and it went really well. It’s great to be here with all my friends and have
a dance.”
Emma Peel
Elizabeth High School in Carmarthen.
The routine was performed to the theme tune of new stage show
Cappuccino Girls, which includes vocals from superstar Bonnie Tyler. Mal
Pope, who wrote the show, was also among the dancers.
Spotted
Greg Pritchard – who also appeared on Britain’s Got Talent – was also
among the crowd of performers while DJ Kevin Johns and Siany from The
Wave were on hand to help spell out “Smile — Ur In Swansea” with big
in the city
cards at the end of the routine.
Shaheen Jafargholi and emily
The surprise performance was choreographed in secret by city stage school
Tucker at a flashmob in Castle
boss Mark Jermin, who is also Shaheen’s agent. “It’s been difficult keeping Square… Katherine Jenkins at the
it under wraps because we’ve all been so excited. But Swansea has so Bay Radio studios and at the Pride
many talented dancers that there wasn’t a single foot out of place,” he said.
of Britain awards later that week…
Joanna Page at the premiere of
Imaginarium of Doctor Pannassus in
ExtraGossip
London’s Leicester Square… Lucie
Jones from X Factor in Idols on Wind
Street… matt Smith and Karen gillan
filming Doctor Who near Oystermouth
Katherine Jenkins.
Singer Katherine Jenkins has
Road… Shane Williams and James
tried her luck at TV quiz Who
hook partying in the VIP area of Play
Matt Smith.
Wants to be a Millionaire? to
nightclub…
raise cash for charity. The Neath
star teamed up with Gabby
Logan for a celebrity edition of
the show, which was filmed last
A film starring Eve Myles is set to have a special
month.
screening in the city. A Bit of Tom Jones also stars
Gavin and Stacey actress Margaret John, who is
“I’m not sure my general
expected to attend the event. The flick is being shown
knowledge was up to scratch
at the Taliesin Arts Centre on Monday, November 9.
– I was so nervous. You just
For tickets visit
www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk
want to do the best you can for
the charity. It’s luck whether
If you can’t get enough showbiz gossip – there’s
or not you know the questions
more on the air waves. Twice a week I’m a guest
at the end of the day,” she told
on Jay Curtis’s breakfast show on Bay Radio
Swansea Life. Katherine’s new
102.1FM. On Wednesdays at 9.20am and on
album, Believe, is out now, and
Saturdays at 11.20am we discuss the latest
the episode is set to air on ITV1
celeb news and gossip.
early next year.
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