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[Hannelene]

Hi all

I have been a member for a little while but never posted anything until now. I thought it was time to start posting:p

Looking forward to getting to know you all better:thumbsup:

I love TV I could class myself as a TV addict and over the years I have watched most soaps that are around. Love all the UK soaps except for Eastenders - can't stand the storylines- sorry-.

I would like it if they brought back Howards Way, Dallas and Knots Landing as I got into these shows when they were on UK Gold.........

[Abigail]

Welcome Ladypink :D I'm sure you'll love it here, we're all very friendly and don't bite.

The number of programs I watch has gone down, I just don't have time anymore. I watch House, Home and Away and Casualty religiously. Sometimes catch The Bill.

Hope you post loads, it's always good to have fresh faces around here.

Abigail :)

[Hannelene]

Thanks so much for the welcome. I have been a member for too long now and have never really posted as I used to just use the site to check what was happening in the soaps I like to watch. Then as the weather has been so bad today I thought I would post =]

[DaVeyWaVey]

Welcome ladypink, I hope you enjoy it here. :)

Happy posting :thumbsup:

[Abigail]

I used to be a lurker too :p

There's always fun to be had on here and there's always a shoulder to cry on, as I know all too well recently.

Hope you keep posting after today :)

[Hannelene]

Welcome ladypink, I hope you enjoy it here. :)

Happy posting :thumbsup:

Thanks so much I hope I do too!:cheer:

[Hannelene]

I used to be a lurker too :p

There's always fun to be had on here and there's always a shoulder to cry on, as I know all too well recently.

Hope you keep posting after today :)

I will be posting after today after going through most of the topics on here I can see I will never stop posting!

I wished I had posted sooner instead of remaining hidden for so long :(

[Perdita]

Welcome ladypink. I too would love to see Howards Way again :D
Happy posting :)

[Hannelene]

Welcome ladypink. I too would love to see Howards Way again :D
Happy posting :)

Thanks the welcome :)

Howards way is one of those shows that when it first came out - I was too young to really appreciate it. Then a few years ago I got into the show in a HUGE way when it was repeated on UK Gold. I was hooked. I have even bought a few episodes of the show on Ebay. The show was good, it had it all - maybe UK Gold will change their early morning line-up again and show it again..........

[Abigail]

What's Howards Way about? I've never heard of it.

[Hannelene]

What's Howards Way about? I've never heard of it.

Howards Way was a BBC drama that started back in 1985 and was on the air for a number of years before coming to an end. The show documented the yatching life of people in a local community called Tarrant.
Some people think it could of been shown with an idea in mind for it to be the British version of Dynasty or Dallas. As it tried to have the glamour of these 2 shows.
The show at first was focused around a family called the Howards then it expanded to other characters in this English drama like: Ken Masters, Charles Frere and Jack Rolfe.

[Layne]

Welcome welcome welcome :)

[Chris_2k11]

Welcome to the boards, keep posting! :D

[Hannelene]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone, I plan to keep posting and hopefully get to post on the shoutbox one day :cheer:

[Abigail]

I think you need 150 posts to use shoutbox. You're not far off :)

[Hannelene]

That's reasurring to know as I can talk for England :)

[Hannelene]

I think you need 150 posts to use shoutbox. You're not far off :)

It is less then that as I recently posted and the option to post in the shoutbox appeared.

[Kim]

It was moved down to 50 and either having been a member for 28 days or 30, I think.

Welcome to the boards :)

[Hannelene]

Thank-you for the info and the welcome :)

[Chloe O'brien]

Hi Ladypink weclome to the boards. Glad to hear you've made the leap of faith and decided to come and chat. You'll love it on here.

[Hannelene]

Thanks very much I hope so I tended to chat on other newspaper sites then on here, everyone is so friendly here :)

[Tannie]

Hey (: Welcome to the boards. We're all friendly, althrough there are times i personally can be a bit hyper/wacko but yeah. Hope you enjoy it.

[StarsOfCCTV]

Welcome to the boards :D

[Pinkbanana]

Welcome abroad, or something like that... :lol:

Everyone here is very nice, but on heavy medication... :thumbsup:

[Hannelene]

Hey (: Welcome to the boards. We're all friendly, althrough there are times i personally can be a bit hyper/wacko but yeah. Hope you enjoy it.

Hey there :)
Thanks for the welcome!
I'm hyper and wacko also!!!!!!!!

[Hannelene]

Welcome abroad, or something like that... :lol:

Everyone here is very nice, but on heavy medication... :thumbsup:

'on heavy medication' I should fit right in!

[Hannelene]

Welcome to the boards :D

thank you:thumbsup:

[Abigail]

but on heavy medication... :thumbsup:

Most definitely 8-)

[Chris_2k11]

you seem like you'll stick around :)

[Hannelene]

yes I'm here to stay - Cassandra is going nowhere :)

[Abigail]

Cassandra, you should be able to use the shout box now. You've been registered three years and you have over 51 posts.

Or do you only get access if you've been posting 28+ days and have 50 posts?

[Hannelene]

I got access sometime today after my 50th post

[Chloe O'brien]

Come and say Hi get your butt on shoutbox. Alcohol mandatory.

[Abigail]

Oh and if you have cake, chocolate or waffles, it's also mandatory to share with the other folk on the box.

[Hannelene]

I would I always share :)

[di marco]

Hi! :D hope you have fun here, everyones really nice :)

[Hannelene]

Thank you :)

[Abbie]

Hi sorry for the late reply but welcome to the boards :D Glad you started posting :D

[Hannelene]

Really enjoying it thanks I wished that I had posted sooner instead of blending into the background for so many years!

[Tannie]

Hey (: Welcome to the boards. We're all friendly, althrough there are times i personally can be a bit hyper/wacko but yeah. Hope you enjoy it.

Hey there :)
Thanks for the welcome!
I'm hyper and wacko also!!!!!!!!

We may get on then (: not that we wouldn't get on. Seriously ignore me i'm hyper yet again...

[Hannelene]

Hey (: Welcome to the boards. We're all friendly, althrough there are times i personally can be a bit hyper/wacko but yeah. Hope you enjoy it.

Hey there :)
Thanks for the welcome!
I'm hyper and wacko also!!!!!!!!

We may get on then (: not that we wouldn't get on. Seriously ignore me i'm hyper yet again...

Of course we will get on and how are you apart from being hyper today?

[Tannie]

Hey (: Welcome to the boards. We're all friendly, althrough there are times i personally can be a bit hyper/wacko but yeah. Hope you enjoy it.

Hey there :)
Thanks for the welcome!
I'm hyper and wacko also!!!!!!!!

We may get on then (: not that we wouldn't get on. Seriously ignore me i'm hyper yet again...

Of course we will get on and how are you apart from being hyper today?

I'm good thanks. Minus my sore foot and prom shoes that are lush i just can't wear them cause of my foot. urgh. you?

[Hannelene]

Hey (: Welcome to the boards. We're all friendly, althrough there are times i personally can be a bit hyper/wacko but yeah. Hope you enjoy it.

Hey there :)
Thanks for the welcome!
I'm hyper and wacko also!!!!!!!!

We may get on then (: not that we wouldn't get on. Seriously ignore me i'm hyper yet again...

Of course we will get on and how are you apart from being hyper today?

I'm good thanks. Minus my sore foot and prom shoes that are lush i just can't wear them cause of my foot. urgh. you?
How did you hurt your foot?
I'm good thanks I have 3 days off from work so I'm really happy :)
Tomorrow reality hits me as I have an essay to start and finish so I'm making sure I get as much online time today!

[Tannie]

Twisted/Cracked a ligament/tendant (one of the two can't remember which) and i've torn something in my foot is well.
I hate essays luckily thats me finished school just i'm now dreading college. Mainly cause of the essays and the fact i'm shy.

[Hannelene]

sorry to hear about your leg sounds so painful! So is your leg plastered or something? When is your prom?
College for me finished some time ago just I have signed up on an Open university course this year to start my degree as I wanted to work and study - not easy but keeping myself focused seems to be the key to keeping me interested :)

[Tannie]

Nope luckily she says it should heal itself in two weeks and if it doesn't i'm to got to my GP.
I'm hopinh to go onto uni after my college course.
What Degree you doing with the OU?

[Hannelene]

Childhood and Youth Studies through the OU
What degree would you like to go on to do?
And I hope that you foot gets better soon.x

[Tannie]

Childhood and Youth Studies through the OU
What degree would you like to go on to do?
And I hope that you foot gets better soon.x

History i want to be a history teacher when i grow up:D or when i'm older lol.
Thanks :)
Is the course good?

[Hannelene]

So far so good first bit seems focused on social science and the essay that I will be doing in connected to evolution.
Not bad so far just finding the time in the day when not working to pick a book up doesn't happen every night :(
Have you decided on the uni you want to go to?

[Tannie]

So far so good first bit seems focused on social science and the essay that I will be doing in connected to evolution.
Not bad so far just finding the time in the day when not working to pick a book up doesn't happen every night :(
Have you decided on the uni you want to go to?

aww :( that sounds intresting through.
Stirling Uni's one of the better uni's for History here. But Edinburgh Uni is closer to me so either of them preferably.

[Hannelene]

Sounds good have you already applied?

[Tannie]

Nope cause my college course is a 2 year course. So i'll apply around 2011.

[Hannelene]

What are you currently studying?

[Tannie]

I will be studying Higher History, Admin, Modern Studies and Int 2 English. Althrough it depends on my English mark when i get them back.

[Hannelene]

So did you just start you A Levels recently?

[Tannie]

nope i'm doing them when i head to college

[Hannelene]

Oh so are you about to finish your gcses then? Having exams now?

[Tannie]

We're different up in Scotland. But what i've just sat are a bit like GCSES (i think!) but i've finished those:D

[Hannelene]

I hardly know anything about the Scottish education system compared to the English one. I know one thing about Scotland that you don't pay for uni fees compared to England if I'm right?

[Tannie]

Yeah you are they get paid for you up here. I'm useless when it comes to the education system in England. I sit there thinking eh? lol but i get some of it.

[Hannelene]

Lucky you to have that opportunity!
England should follow and make further education free also

[di marco]

England should follow and make further education free also

i agree with that lol! wont help me now though :(

good luck with your degree, you must be more motivated than me

[Hannelene]

England should follow and make further education free also

i agree with that lol! wont help me now though :(

good luck with your degree, you must be more motivated than me

If I had known years ago that the education system was free I would of moved up there as it seems to be a beautiful place and they seem to have the right idea on how things should be run.

Thanks for your kind words it does take some motivation I have been up since 2am studying now I'm having the rest of the day to myself :)

[Hannelene]

What did you or are you studying di marco?

[di marco]

England should follow and make further education free also

i agree with that lol! wont help me now though :(

good luck with your degree, you must be more motivated than me

If I had known years ago that the education system was free I would of moved up there as it seems to be a beautiful place and they seem to have the right idea on how things should be run.

Thanks for your kind words it does take some motivation I have been up since 2am studying now I'm having the rest of the day to myself :)

2am?! thats mad! :eek: i think its only been recently though that uni in scotland is free

[di marco]

What did you or are you studying di marco?

drama. just finished my third year, only 1 more to go! :)

[Hannelene]

England should follow and make further education free also

i agree with that lol! wont help me now though :(

good luck with your degree, you must be more motivated than me

If I had known years ago that the education system was free I would of moved up there as it seems to be a beautiful place and they seem to have the right idea on how things should be run.

Thanks for your kind words it does take some motivation I have been up since 2am studying now I'm having the rest of the day to myself :)

2am?! thats mad! :eek: i think its only been recently though that uni in scotland is free

I know it's crazy but I do have a few days off this week so I planned to sleep later. The main thing is that the work is done! I have stopped procrastinating!

[Hannelene]

So would you like to be on tv or working on the stage for theatre work? which one would you like to do?

[di marco]

So would you like to be on tv or working on the stage for theatre work? which one would you like to do?

i dont really have a clue yet lol! when i started i wanted to do tv/performance work, now i sort of wanna be a stage manager but the pay is really crap so i dunno. at least ive got another year to decide! or i could always do a pgce after cos i wouldnt mind being a primary school teacher maybe so i could have that to fall back on!

[Hannelene]

I'm interested as I have never known anyone to take on such a course. What made you choose this one?
Do you perform like sing, act and dance?

[di marco]

I'm interested as I have never known anyone to take on such a course. What made you choose this one?
Do you perform like sing, act and dance?

well it was my best subject at school along with maths (and all the maths open days were really boring and i couldnt see myself only doing maths for 3yrs!). and id been at my local dance and theatre school for about 12yrs since i was about 3 til it closed down so ive always liked doing it. and as i didnt know what i wanted to do i thought id choose something that i enjoyed and that i was good at. well i dance and act, my singings not bad but im not really that good so i dont really sing that much

[Hannelene]

I hope that it works out for you :)
I'm sure that you will do fine.
I bet the industry that your in is pretty competitive as so many people around want to break into tv and acting

[di marco]

I hope that it works out for you :)
I'm sure that you will do fine.
I bet the industry that your in is pretty competitive as so many people around want to break into tv and acting

thanks :) yeh thats why ive sort of moved away from the performance side cos its so competitive. according to one of my lecturers the average actor only earns about £1000 a year from acting work

[Hannelene]

That much. In some ways that isn't too bad as most average paid jobs pay around that wage. But I suppose with anything if you start from the bottom you have to start off at a low wage before you hit the big time!

[di marco]

That much. In some ways that isn't too bad as most average paid jobs pay around that wage. But I suppose with anything if you start from the bottom you have to start off at a low wage before you hit the big time!

£1000 is hardly anything. even on minimum wage you can earn about £8000 a year! i think even rent alone would come to more than £1000, especially in london which is where most of the work is. unless youre a well paid actor you need another job as well to live on

[Hannelene]

£1000 starting out in any industry is not bad - to go into something expecting more and you haven't got the skills yet is a bit dreamy.
With something like that it could mean living at home for a bit longer and saving or risk getting into serious debt.

[di marco]

£1000 starting out in any industry is not bad - to go into something expecting more and you haven't got the skills yet is a bit dreamy.
With something like that it could mean living at home for a bit longer and saving or risk getting into serious debt.

how can £1000 not be bad when you can earn 8 times that on minimum wage? the reason its so low is cos most of the time you will be out of work. unless you were completely relying on your parents for rent/bills/food/transport. tbh i dont think you could find anyone who would be happy earning that a year and could honestly say they could live off it

[Hannelene]

If I was living at home still and I was earning that I wouldn't be upset or I may have to take on a 2nd job.

[di marco]

If I was living at home still and I was earning that I wouldn't be upset or I may have to take on a 2nd job.

thats what im saying, you would need a second job, which wouldnt be easy if you had to keep taking time off for auditions/acting work. if it was a normal job earning that for even only working 2 days a week you would be being severely underpaid for that doesnt even work out half of the minimum wage for 2 days a week work on minimum wage (which you would get at least £2500 for). £1000 might seem a lot but when you compare it to minimum wage which is what everyone should be getting if they are working, you see that actually it is a lot lot less in comparison. and thats what most actors would be earning their whole life each year from acting as its only around 1% that get a big break. so yeh actings not really worth it lol!

[Hannelene]

I was never aware that the acting world would be so under paid as I mentioned earlier in the post I have never known anyone that has got into this industry whether it be from the top or the bottom. I just assumed like with any job if you start out then you had to expect that the money wouldn't be much. But if this is how it was going to be for numerous years before I hit the big time if it was me then I would possibly have to choose a different career. As you have to survive and it would be hard to do so by what you said.

[di marco]

I was never aware that the acting world would be so under paid as I mentioned earlier in the post I have never known anyone that has got into this industry whether it be from the top or the bottom. I just assumed like with any job if you start out then you had to expect that the money wouldn't be much. But if this is how it was going to be for numerous years before I hit the big time if it was me then I would possibly have to choose a different career. As you have to survive and it would be hard to do so by what you said.

yeh if it was just a few years it would be alright but most people will never hit the big time as there are just so many people who want to do it. really if youre lucky then youll be ok otherwise i dont understand why people carry on trying after 10+yrs. maybe theyre just hoping, i dunno, but to me it doesnt seem worth it. ill just do another aspect of drama/theatre/tv that isnt as competitive to get work for!

[Hannelene]

If it was me and I was in that industry I would probably try solid for about 5 yrs hoping to either be on tv or some kind of mainstream work. If that led nowhere I would be happy to act and be on a stage somewhere. As long as I was performing it wouldn't matter.

[Abigail]

90% of actors are unemployed in the industry. Always helps to have something to fall back on.

[Hannelene]

From reading all of this it seems like an industry where one week you could be employed and then the next week you might not be so lucky.
Makes me realise how lucky some actors are - the ones that have seemed to of made it

[di marco]

If it was me and I was in that industry I would probably try solid for about 5 yrs hoping to either be on tv or some kind of mainstream work. If that led nowhere I would be happy to act and be on a stage somewhere. As long as I was performing it wouldn't matter.

youd have to be lucky even to get stage work


90% of actors are unemployed in the industry. Always helps to have something to fall back on.

thats why the average earning is only £1000 a year cos most of the time you dont have any work, and why i dont wanna peform anymore!


From reading all of this it seems like an industry where one week you could be employed and then the next week you might not be so lucky.
Makes me realise how lucky some actors are - the ones that have seemed to of made it

yeh thats exactly what its like. even mainstream actors dont always have work, just makes it easier as the work they do get pays more

[Hannelene]

Risky business :(
Why do people head into it? Is it to try and be a big star or because they have a passion for acting?

[Perdita]

Probably a bit of both. You obviously have to have the passion and I expect that all performers hope to be talent spotted one day and then get a lucrative contract. But passion must surely be top of the list. :)

[Hannelene]

Passion has to be what keeps you in the industry

[Pinkbanana]

That much. In some ways that isn't too bad as most average paid jobs pay around that wage.


£1000 is a pathetic amount of money, its not a wage you could live on.... you must be able to get much more than that being on the dole...

I think actors do it for the love of the profession, cause for the majority, it certainly aint for the money!!! :lol:

[di marco]

Probably a bit of both. You obviously have to have the passion and I expect that all performers hope to be talent spotted one day and then get a lucrative contract. But passion must surely be top of the list. :)

yeh i think it is a bit of both, though as my lecturer said anyone whos says they only do it for the passion is lying as if that was the case you wouldnt mind doing amateur stuff etc. i think its also the fact that if youve been trying for so long you dont wanna stop cos you might have just missed out on your opportunity

[di marco]

That much. In some ways that isn't too bad as most average paid jobs pay around that wage.


£1000 is a pathetic amount of money, its not a wage you could live on.... you must be able to get much more than that being on the dole...

thats what i was trying to say lol! you can definitely get a lot more on the dole

[Hannelene]

You have to keep trying as you may make it if you stop you may always regret not going further :(