Number One :D

WAHEEYYYY JLS are number one on this weeks official chart with their new single 'She Makes Me Wanna' ft Dev. I am extremely happy that the boys got the number one spot in the charts this week!! They deserve it for all the hard work they put into their music. They give 100% to their fans and us fans repay them by buying their single and getting them to that top spot!

I can't describe my feelings because I'm just so overwhelmed with happiness! That's all I am feeling for them right now, happiness.

I would love to see how JLS are celebrating their 5th number one and the fact that they have broken the record for the most number ones an act that came from the x-factor have got!

Extremely proud. That's all I can say. In some ways, it's slightly overwhelming! :D

Well done JLS, I hope you're as happy as I am. Well of course you are, you're probably dancing around indulging in all things nice.

The cake JLS had to celebrate their 5th number one!

J-J-Jessie J

‘DO it like a brother, do it like a dude’ *turns down music*. Yep, this one is for you Jessie J, one of my biggest inspirations in life.

Many people look at celebrities and think ‘oh your life is so easy’ but that is definitely NOT the case! There are meetings that need to be organized, fans that need to be pleased, and paparazzi to avoid. Imagine yourself doing that, recording songs in a studio, writing songs in a studio and now imagine yourself doing that with a heart defect. Not so easy is it? Well that is the reason Jessie J is a HUGE inspiration for me. She manages to handle all of this and she never wallows in self-pity.

Born Jessica Cornish, the 23 year old musical star has always wanted to sing. At the age of 17 Jessie J was part of a girl group called Soul Deep. Although the group had no record deal, Jessie J still stuck to it for 2 years but was soon plucked up by Gut Records. This record company offered her the chance to become a solo artist, this means she left the girl group. The girls in the group had no bad feelings towards her and they respected her decision. However, to Jessie’s dismay, Gut Records soon went into liquidation. This caused worries about whether she would be able to break into the music industry by being a solo artist. At the time there were already many emerging solo artists in the UK including Cheryl Cole and Adele. This made it very difficult for Jessie J to make her break.

However, little did she know that across the seas, there was a contract waiting for her with her name on. Sony signed Jessie J as a songwriter. This lead Jessie J down a path of success and opportunities, this included her being given the opportunity to work with Justin Timberlake who saw the potential which lay within her after watching her sing ‘Mamma Knows Best’, a song written by her at the age of 16, on YouTube. He told her she had an incredible voice and for someone who had been recording videos for viewers on YouTube, it was possibly the best thing anyone could ever say and the fact that it came from an internationally known music star made it even more amazing. This was her chance to emerge into the music industry and after supporting the likes of Chris Brown , Jools Holland and Cyndi Lauper she emerged. 

Unfortunately, Jessica’s journey wasn’t all that easy. As well as having to deal with knockbacks within the music industry, Jessie was also battling with a heart defect. This caused her to suffer a minor stroke at the age of 18 however; she didn’t let this slow her down. It made her come back with vengeance after all, she had just been signed to Sony, her career was just about to kickstart!

Sitting in that hospital bed made Jessie J realize that no matter what, shit happens because she had always made sure she kept fit, ate healthy and never got into anything to sabotage her health. This could have happened to anyone and no matter what, it was going to happen and she appreciated that. Jessie didn’t want to waste any time feeling sorry for herself or letting others control her career, she put herself in gear and told her record company exactly what she wanted her album to look like.

Although, the emerging of her album did come as a slight surprise because ‘Do It Like A Dude’ was going to be sent to singer Rihanna to see if her record label liked it for her but instead, Jessie’s record label insisted it be her debut single. They were amazed by the song and the potential it would have. Fortunately, their belief in the song as Jessie J’s first single paid off as it went straight to the top of the charts peaking at number two in the UK.

This was the start of a huge thing for Jessie J and shortly after the release of her debut single, the number of her ‘Heartbeats’ [fans] was steadily increasing and I am proud to say I am one of those.

I don’t just like her music though. Jessie J is a real representation of hard work, determination and achievement. Despite all her issues, she has overcome the knockbacks and has shone brighter than ever imagined. She doesn’t hide behind the make-up and glamour, she shows her real self. I mean, which artist do you know that would sing in their pyjamas on YouTube?! The fact that she does this shows how the perfect image is not what she’s about, it shows how she is about happiness, enjoyment and self expression.

The lyrics of Jessie J’s songs are all about being who you want to be, being who you are and standing up for what you believe in and what you want. This is inspiring to so many people who receive her music. She has even stopped a person from killing their self now how can you say she is not inspiring?

Jessie J appeals to a young audience, and this makes her refraining from drugs and alcohol even more significant. She is a strong supporter of a healthy body and she feels she can never perform on stage with alcohol or drugs in her body. She has even said that if she didn’t have a heart defect, she still would never touch alcohol or drugs, it’s just not for her.

I honestly adore Jessie J so much for all her hard work, courage and determination. Without Jessie J’s story, I would have given up on my dreams a long time ago. Seeing someone prove that celebrities can be amazing role models is great because I do look up to a lot of celebrities and I’ve stood my ground and said they ARE inspiring.

Jessie J is a beautiful person inside and out. I will always be proud to call myself a Heartbeat, no matter what! She deserves all the success she gets, after all you will always get out what you put in! I love you Jessie J!! 

Pictures scanned from GLAMOUR magazine 

Fresh New Look

So after months of wandering what it would be like to get a full fringe cut into my hair and finally, I got it done!! I was so nervous to get it done because I hadn't had a fringe in such a long time! I previously had a side sweeping fringe but soon got fed up of it and decided to grow it out. Then I found that my hair was totally boring and pretty much had no style to it apart from layers so I basically dared myself to get a full fringe!

I'm totally glad that I got it done because I think it looks real nice (not to sound big headed) and I've had compliments from friends & family telling me how great it looks!

I start college in September so the idea was to go for a new look for college because it's a new start. I've never been so pleased with my hair before and this is the start of the new me now. I know it sounds a bit cheesy but college is my chance to start fresh and a new haircut is part of that!

I'm all ready for college and I'm so excited :D

T4 On The Beach

Weston-Supermare.... the base for one of the biggest festival of the year.. T4 On The Beach and this year, I was lucky enough to get myself some tickets to go there!!

I arrived at Weston-Supermare on Saturday 9th July, a day before the actual event. I spent the day on the beach waiting by the railing which separated me from the backstage area of T4 and I managed to catch a glimpse of a few celebrities such as Dappy and Tulisa from N-Dubz, Rick Edwards the T4 presenter (I stood next to him :D), I also saw girl band Parade and a few members from boy band The Wanted. After about half 6 I began to head back to my hotel as I had enough of hearing Nicola Roberts constantly rehearsing 'Beat of my Drum' haha! I did get to hear Katy B, Jason Derulo and Midnight Beast do their soundcheck :)

When I got back to my hotel room I had a shower, which was unpleasantly freezing, and I prepped my hair for Sunday. Then I watched a bit of television and hit my pillow because it was an early start for me the next day.

Sunday morning 5 am: Time to wake up and get ready for a VERY long day. I shot right out of bed when I heard my alarm because, although I had a long day ahead, I was extremely excited! More so for the fact that I was going to see JLS again haha!

Anyway, I managed to get ready in about 45 minutes which was like a record breaker for me and I got all my stuff together and dumped my bags in the car and headed off to the beach to queue up to get into the T4 area. I got there at about half 6 and was quite close to the front of the queue. At about 7 the queues began to get really big and I began to think how lucky I was to be at the spot where I was. The people at the very front of the queue had been camping just so they could get the spot at the very front of the crowd. It really made me think 'wow, these people are so dedicated' I thought getting up at 5 was bad enough, I admire them for camping out on the cold and windy beach!

At around 8am, people began to get restless and tired and everyone just wanted the gates to be opened so we could kick start the show and enjoy the rest of our day. But soon, Georgie, the T4 presenter, came out to film clips showing the build up to T4 on The Beach and the crowds went wild when she walked past with director telling the crowds when to cheer and when we were live on channel 4. It was very exciting and gave a taster to how exciting the day would be.

Whilst waiting in the queue I heard the lovely Olly Murs doing his soundcheck, it was great because everyone was singing along to his songs, dancing and cheering. Then next up to soundcheck were the one and only, yep... you guessed it, JLS! I heard them singing 'Beat Again' and 'Everybody In Love' I couldn't stop smiling and singing and when I first heard them, I'm pretty sure I screamed a little! It was nice when everyone was singing along to their songs!! About 10 minutes into JLS' soundcheck, the gates were opened. Everyone tried to rush forward and I saw the queues around me swiftly moving forward. 'Why aren't we moving?' I thought. All I could wee were crowds forming around the stage and there I was, still stood in the queue. It turned out the security checking our queue in were very slow and were thoroughly checking everyones bag. Luckily I took a very small bag so I didn't hold the queue up too much!!

When I passed the gate, I attempted running but saw security stooping others from running for safety reasons so I decided t walk instead. I still managed to get a spot close to the front on the left hand side of the stage.

Then came the news I never expected to hear. I couldn't believe it when I heard it, JLS were cancelled. I was totally gutted. I nearly cried but held back the tears because I knew I would look a fool if I cried! I just counted my blessings because i got to hear them do a bit of their soundcheck so I did hear their voices and I caught a glimpse of them from far :) It was all explained that the problems holding them back from performing were production problems, totally out of the band's control.

So, as JLS were supposed to be the first act to perform, the now first act was Olly Murs who totally blew the crowd away with his amazing vocals and dancing! He was amazing!!

All the acts were amazing. My favourites were Midnight Beast, Olly Murs and Alexis Jordan. But all in all everyone was brilliant and I managed to get so many great pictures of all the acts :)

The sun held out well for us too and by the end of the day, many people had sunburn and unfortunately many people failed to keep themselves topped up with fluid and fainted. Luckily the stewards and paramedics saved the day and as far as I know, everyone was ok. The stewards also handed out cups of water to people who asked for it which helped a lot!

Towards the end of the performances, I managed to get even closer to the stage which meant a better view and better pictures, that made the 4 hour wait worth it!!

Traffic on the way back was horrendous and it took about an hour to get out of Weston-Supermare alone! All together, it took 5 hours for me to get home!! I was starving when I got home because all I had eaten was a few spoonfuls of coco pops and a couple of sweets but I really couldn't be bothered to eat. It was past midnight and I was tired so my bed seemed like the best option!

I had a totally great weekend and I would love to do it all again but I just don't know wether I will have the chance to. Let's hope I do hey?!

That's how close I was to Rick Edwards

[Tilt your head] It's Olly Murs

I would highly recommend going to T4 On The Beach to anyone who like the wound of the acts performing there. The atmosphere is brilliant and everyone gets so involved and enjoys it a lot :) Do be prepared with wellies and prepare to be pushed and shoved a little but honestly, it WILL be worth it. Get there early and you'll get a great spot!

For all you The Wanted fans

Turn It Louder.. It's Parade

N-Dubz gave a great erformance.

Prom...

It was my prom n Friday 1st July and my gosh it was amazing!! I had such an amazing day and it panned out exactly how I thought it would!

Preparations began at about 2:15pm when I got my hair done. It took about 45 minutes to get my hair done. I had it all up in a bun type style with a 'bee hive' (that when you back comb your hair to make it puffed up) and I put a white flower clip in my hair to add effect. My hairstyle was different to the usual 'half up half down' hairstyle that people usually choose to prom. After having my hair done, I headed home. I got home at about 4:00pm because I travelled about half an hour to get my hair done and had to stop at a few shops on the way home. So when I got home, I started to do my make up. That took about half an hour. After that, I just relaxed for a bit and had a cup of tea :)

When it got to about 6:00pm I got my dress on and had a few pictures taken with my family. I should get the pictures through soon so I will post them when I get them. :)

Then I just had to wait for the car t come and pick me up. I went in a black Jaguar XF. Very nice car! I got to the prom venue for about 7:35pm. Pretty much everyone was already there so I felt awkward walking past everyone to try and find my friends! haha!

As I went in I went to one of my teachers who was putting a corsage on everyone. She put one on my dress and commented on how nice I looked. A lot of the teachers were fascinated with the hand jewelry which I wore because it was a bracelet which has a ring attached to it (again I will post the picture when I get it).  Anyway, when I found my friends I just screamed at one of them I was like 'ABI!!! YOU LOOK SO NICE' and she was kind of like 'INAYAH YOU LOOK AMAZING' haha! She did look absolutely gorgeous though! And she had a ring which looks just like Kate Middleton's engagement ring!! It was amazing because she and I are huge royalists haha!!

As we walked into the room and got settled at our table, we had to think about who we would vote for as 'best dressed male' and 'best dressed female'. I voted for Abi as best dressed female hehe :) Unfortunately, she didn't win but the male I voted for did win :).

The starters were promptly served and it was tomato soup with basil. It wasn't the best tomato soup I've ever had although on boy on my table ate about 3 bowls of it!! I didn't even finish one! Anyway nest up was the main course. I had the vegetarian option which wasn't too appealing. It consisted of boiled carrots, tagliatelle verdi, some vegetables that I had never had before (apart from the mushrooms) and something which looked like yorkshire pudding but wasn't quite that and it looked like potato but I don't think it was that either! I had a couple of bites of the food but didn't even manage to eat half of the dish! While we were eating my friend Abi managed to drop some chicken but luckily it fell on the napkin! haha!! I also magaed to dip part of my bracelet in the soup!

After the main course, we decided to queue up to have our photos taken. The deal was that we would get one free photo and you could either buy 1 photo for £5 or 2 photos for £8. I left with 3 photos because I went for 2 photos for £8. I was really happy with how the photos turned out, I think everyone was.

Dessert was chocolate tart with raspberry coulis, a dollop of cream and half a strawberry. It was very tasty but I couldn't finish it because the chocolate was a bit too rich! I ate the strawberry though :D hehe

Then, after a few speeches from the teachers, everyone made their way to the dance floor and had a little dance. Me and Abi decided to head outside into the garden because we couldn't dance to some of the music haha!! We took a few pictures on our cameras whilst we were outside. It was a lovely little set up with small tables and chairs which came in handy when our feet were absolutely killing and needed a rest!!

The night was good, I think everyone had a really good time and it was lovely to see everyone glammed up and enjoying themselves. For me, the best part of the night was when the S Club 7 song 'Reach for the stars' came on and me and Abi didn't stop dancing and singing!! It was just great to see everyone so happy and excited!!

By the end of the night I felt like my feet were ready to fall off and I was having trouble walking. Thankfully they have recovered!!

I will post the pictures as soon as I get them through because I don't want to put the ones of me and my friends up haha! :P

My conclusion of that night: after hard work you should always enjoy yourself. Never give up an opportunity to let your hair down after you have focussed on nothing but work for so long. If you're still in school, make sure you DO go to your prom! :D