Virgin on the Ridiculous
Dolly, Katie and myself had a great time a week or so ago when we recorded a film for a new Virgin 1 TV programme. Made by ITV productions, the show Kinky and Proud (part of the ....and Proud series) is expected to be aired in July though at the moment nobody - including the producer - knows when. It will be worth watching though as it features a nice messy scene between our differently sized sploshers.
As well as being interviewed, the girls took part in an impromptu sketch based on Dolly's rubbish superhero character, SuperDoll. Rescuing our hapless heroine (Katie), she has soon spilled custard down her bikini top...
a bucket of chocolate over her head and frankly made a mess of the entire rescue! This sparks a tit-for-tat food fight with both girls ending up topless and nicely covered in sweet stuff. Because the TV
crew wanted it adlib (though I also had to been seen directing) the sketch is somewhat more frenetic than usual with food flying everywhere including a vicious pint of cream thrown in Dolly's face by the oh-so-gentle Katie.It also includes a very sexy bit of cake sitting by Katie (into a large strawberry and cream gateau) whilst Dolly has to settle for her cake being pushed down the inside of her tights!
The crew came away delighted with what they had seen and the attitude of the girls - who hadn't stopped laughing all the way through. David the director said, "I didn't think it would be as funny as this! I'm very pleased." He then interviewed me and was probably less pleased as I rambled on for hours about the joys of sploshing. Well, they wanted me to sound "proud".
The hardest part for me (no innuendo, please) was their insistence on doing some 'profile shots'. These were moody bits where each of us had to stand staring straight into the camera for about two minutes, not moving or saying anything. For once I appreciated how hard conventional modelling is! My mind kept drifting and I'd start to look away. It wasn't helped by the fact that some of these shots were done on the beach in a howling gale with a group of local builders cheering us on - well, cheering Katie and Dolly on. The girls managed to concentrate fine. I was the problem. Still it got done.
Like I say by the time the girls had got showered and I'd done my interview, we were all tired but buzzing. Time for a drink (for Dolly and me, at least!). But first as we said goodbye, we asked David what he was working on next.
"I'm on holiday for a fortnight, then I start work on Dancing on Ice with Holly Willoughby," he replied.
Suddenly my befuddled brain (and maybe a few parts lower down) woke up.
"Really?" I said. "You know she is a bit of a sploshing icon - getting gunged most weeks on Ministry of Mayhem and pied dressed as a french maid?"
"No, I didn't!" David laughed. "I'll tell her!"
Perhaps she'll join the forum!
(Many more pictures from this film will be on the forum shortly.)