Katherine's G-A-Y and 'Album Out Now!' blog
Hi everyone!
What a week I had last week! It’s been unbelievably hectic in the lead up to the album release, I’ve literally not stopped. I’ll try and remember everything that I’ve been up to…
On Monday I was busy doing radio promo in Nottingham, Sheffield and Derby. Then on Tuesday I performed my new single ‘Bring Me To Life’ on GMTV. I was really keen to this song, even though it’s tricky one that I have to warm up my voice for, so I was up at 3am to start rehearsing. Lorraine was her usually bubbly self and was really sweet about the song, which was nice. I’m sorry I couldn’t stop and talk to those of you who were waiting outside; I had to dash off to a doctor’s appointment!
On Wednesday I was busy all day with interviews, firstly with two of the biggest TV Shows in South Africa, then additional interviews with various online publications in the evening.
On Thursday I had a really early start in South London for a shoot with OK magazine. We did the shoot at The Perch, a really cool studio that used to be a pub. When we arrived I realised it was the same studio where we'd shot the cover for Living The Dream! I really enjoyed the shoot, it was very autumn-inspired and I wore lots of pretty dresses and cute hair accessories. The magazine should be out in a couple of weeks so watch out for it!
On Friday I had a day full of promo - I did the BBC Breakfast News, Classic FM, then in the evening I did London Tonight…phew!
There was no sign of slowing down as my weekend arrived; in fact it was the busiest weekend I think I’ve ever had! Because I’ve been so busy with the album, I’ve hardly had time to see my godson, so on Saturday morning I got up early and went to see him. We played and had breakfast; it was a really nice start to the day.
Then it was over to G-A-Y for a sound check before going home to get ready. I had hundreds of body crystals stuck on me, which took 3 hours, but all my friends came round and we watched Strictly and my interview on Piers Morgan. It was weird watching the Piers interview; it actually made me emotional all over again! I have to say that since the show I’ve been overwhelmed by the support I’ve had from people saying how much they enjoyed watching it and how they had a good cry with me! I’m glad that I got to show the real me and I hope you all feel you know me a little better now. Anyway, then it was back to G-A-Y for the show! Jeremy (G-A-Y’s promoter) and I were a bit nervous because they’d never had a performer like me on before. The show went absolutely brilliantly though and the audience at G-A-Y sure know how to make a girl feel welcome! The place was packed and everyone seemed to have a great time. Thanks everyone for an unforgettable night.
By the time I got home and had the crystals taken off, it was 3am. I just collapsed into bed ready for my 6am start!
The next morning I was on Something For The Weekend. Simon Rimmer filled me on where I’d been going wrong with my lemon drizzle cake. Apparently you have to stir in the flour with a spoon, NOT a whisk, because the spoon stretches the gluten! Everybody seems to know about my lemon drizzle cake, I’ve had lots of orders!
On Sunday afternoon I performed at the NFL at Wembley Stadium. There was such an awesome atmosphere and it was so exciting to see the cheerleaders and the players (who were enormous!!).
By the time I got home I’d been working for almost 24 hrs straight so it was straight to bed for me! The next morning I was due for another 5am start for my performance on This Morning…but I’ll tell you all about that next week!!
Before I go I just wanted to remind you that my album was released on Monday! I’m so excited and the response has been brilliant. I hope you’ve all got your copy and that the Royal Mail hasn’t let you down!
Thanks for all your supportive messages, comments and tweets – IT MEANS THE WORLD!
Love to you all,
Katherine x
Wed 28 Oct 2009
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