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After the show.
I'm going to put you out of your misery early and say there are no pictures of the after show drinks
My friend is there in a professional capacity and although she took us along as fans of the show, I didn't want to embarass her by asking for requests for photos, these people had just done a two and half hour show and wanted to unwind for an hour or so. Besides there was a group of three girls there that had won a competiton and they were screeching and giggling everytime they asked for a photo and getting the guys to sign their jeans, tops and goodness knows what else, the were going a bit over the top and I was trying to play cool
As they're on tour Jayne hasn't seen Lillia and Darren for quite a while and had lots to catch up on, re: up and coming performances, bookings and promotional stuff. She also wanted to assure them that she had been to their home and had their mail with her etc.
The show finished just after 10pm and the dancers/celebs tour bus was leaving for the hotel at 1130pm. They travel around the country on a tour bus apart from longer journeys when they fly (london to glasgow next week). Not all of the celebs and dancers were at the party, I never saw Camilla, Ola, James, Len (he was signing books downstairs, gutted!), Cherie or Rachel.
Tom was going somewhere to eat, Jodie was spending time with her family before leaving on the bus. Gethin's family were sitting near us during the show and they had good fun in the bar after with Gethin.
Naturally, we spoke to Lillia and Darren the most. They were very friendly and were talking about some work they were doing in Dubai after the tour is over.
We also spoke to Flavia, Matthew and Ian and they were all charming.
I got my programme signed for my eldest DD (Anna). She was thrilled when she saw it and is trying to talk me into buying matinee tickets for Saturday!
Don't think I could go again if I had to sit in "normal" seats
Ian was very nice and friendly to talk to and I love his note to Anna, "keep dancing". Cute.
Note to Mrs Custard Tart - are you loving that Matthew Cutler pic......?
We left the O2 squashed in a lift with Gethin, Flavia and Ian
For more pics and vids (including Kenny in his kilt) got to my photobucket site
http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/bb14/poppyanna/Strictly%20Come%20Dancing%20On%20Tour%20O2%205th%20Feb%2009/
This concludes my transmission.....