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BLOG: The last days of summer….

Home. More laundry, jet lag central, but great memories. I haven’t been home longer than 24 hours in about a month now so it’s wonderful to see my cats, snuggle in my bed, and eat peanut butter out of the jar in my PJs. 

I thought before it kicks off on ITV2 next Thursday I’d give you a few more sneaky peaks at the new series of ‘Fearne and…’ 

A few shots of Craig and I a little tipsy at a club in Miami. 

The next morning I was forced to jog in 90 degree heat, thanks Craig!!!

But I did get a ride in his Ferrari!! 

Another random night out was the karaoke night in Beth’s favourite bar! I sounded like a dying cat whilst she rocked out like a pro! 

When I asked the cab driver in Portland, (Beth’s home town) what it was famous for he said Voodoo donuts. Purely out of intrigue I had to check this shop out. With a queue going round the whole block I soon discovered the demand for these mad brightly coloured and somewhat intense donuts! One you’ll spot has actual bacon on it!!!!

I also managed to sneak a week away in Italy after the whirlwind time filming in the states.

I mainly drank wine, read books, slept, drank wine, and read more books. Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffries must be checked out!!! What a feel good read!! Seriously, if you need some motivation or a kick start and your feeling down this is the book for you!! Also Craig David gave me a book called 11 Minutes by one of my favourite authors Paolo Coelho. It’s a beautiful book about a tough subject! 

I landed back from Italy with a bang as it was straight back to work from the airport to rehearse for Must Be The Music! The first live show was on Sunday, so no time to miss the wine, excessive amounts of coffee, and fresh salty ocean. 

I had a blast on Sunday! The 5 semi finalists on the first week were brimming with nerves and excitement. I watched from the side of stage as each of the acts individually upped their game to the max and gave performances of a life time! Pepper and Piano and Daithi were victorious!! I’m so chuffed for Pepper and Piano as that song really resonates with me and a lot of people out there. They are lovely mates who have a special connection. I’m also over the moon for Daithi who looked like a proper little rock star out on that huge stage on Sunday on Sky 1 HD! I was utterly gutted for Flow Dem as I am very fond of those cheeky boys and think their first song is brilliant. I think they now know they should have stuck with that tune for the semi finals even though they gave it 100%! I think there are big things to come for those boys anyway! 

Since the live show just two days ago Pepper and Piano are now number 4 in the midweek chart and are making money off their music getting 100% net profits!! GOOO girls!!!

We are all so happy and surprised by the support these new and talented artist have got from the public so soon. What on earth could happen this Sunday on the show? 5 more incredible semi finalists will battle it out to get a place in the Wembley final! EXCITING!!!

I’m back at Radio1 too which is nice as I missed my tea whilst I was away! We have two live lounges next week, Alesha Dixon and McFly who I LOVE as I’ve been interviewing them since they first came out years ago. They are hard working chaps who have become mates along the way. In fact, Harry bought me a very ‘interesting’ Christmas present last year! You’ll have to ask him about that!

I’m also really looking forward to my make up coming out in Boots all over the UK very soon!! It will give me such a buzz to walk in there and see it all and I hope you enjoy trying it all out or buying it for your girlie friends for Christmas!

Enjoy the last minutes of summer while you can. It’s my 29th birthday on Friday; I think I may pretend to be 28 again! ahhh 

Peace and Love

Fearne 

xx