FIRST EVER BLOG!

Well HALLO!

Here it is, my first ever Blog. Funny word huh?! BLOG. B - L - O - G - Ok, it's starting to sound funny in my head now! BLOG BLOG BLOG...! BLOGGEDY BLOGGEDY BLOG...!

Er, aaaaaanyway, what have I been up to warrant a Blog you ask?!! Well, my little creative fingers have been in a few new hot, tasty and rather exciting pies recently...

I returned home to British soil just a few weeks ago from the stunning Girona in Spain where I was filming a really exciting role for a new E4 television show! Do you remember "Playing It Straight" from, what was it now... like, 7 years ago? Well it is coming back in January 2012 and I am your new all singing, dancing Troubador! Basically, I am part of a fabulous double act named Pablo and Gerald the Troubadors and our role was to write the lyrics and compose the music on set for lots of songs that guide the viewer at home through the drama as it unfolds through out the 8 episode series. "But what is the drama?!" I hear you cry! Well "Playing It Straight" is a new reality dating show where 12 guys are all trying to convince one beautiful girl they are the man for her. But what they discover on the 2nd night in the Villa is that some of them are gay and some of them are straight! HA! And it is up to her to figure who is who by putting them through a series of tasks and challenges. If she picks a straight man at the end of their time in Spain they share £50,000 and if she picks a gay man he keeps the lot... And I am your singing narrator through out the series. EXCITING HUH?! PS Just to make it completely clear, I am NOT a contestant, I am a character!

In other news, I have been in lovely Oxford for a week now rehearsing for Panto; Mother Goose directed by Peter Duncan at The Oxford Playhouse, and it is all very exciting and hilarious. I've never been in a pantomime before. In fact I have never even seen a pantomime (mother, what were you thinking?!)

Now then, I am convinced, and I have been telling everyone I am playing the Young Prince, when in fact my character name is Dukes Son. I just can't shake off the Young Prince (oh I say!) Quite embarrassing on the first days' meet and greet when we all step forward and introduce ourselves and I say "Hallo, my name is Gary and I am playing the Young Prince" and the directer goes "er, no your not." HAAAAAAA!

We have the most cutest bunch of kids performing with us on stage too, so lovely and it really lightens the mood after a 7 hour rehearsal when they arrive... bless their little cottons. Although I am sure they'll be terrorising us before long!

While I am in Oxford I am determined to learn some new skills so I have picked up a guitar and am learning... I can already play "Ode To Joy" by Bach and I have only been playing 2 days... now working on "Let It Be" by The Beatles (only melodies tho, not full out funked up riffy chords or anything! Soon tho.) I also found a Tap Dance class which turned out to 5 middle aged women. VERY funny. I certainly shook things up there I can tell you. So, by the time I come home to London in January I shall be a tap dancing guitarist... my next big role perhaps???

See you soon.

Lots of Love
xxx