I completed 3 years of training at stage school to become a professional dancer. I worked for 3months as a featured dancer in the USA, in a show called 'The Spirit Of Christmas' in Hollywood, L.A, at the prestigious Kodak Theatre where they annually hold the Oscars. This was a huge achievement for me, as it was my first professional dance job straight out of dance college, and I gained my independence here, despite having to miss my christmas dinner as I was away from home! I was also very lucky to perform in Monte Carlo at the famous Monte Carlo Sporting Club in 'Dancing Queen', but had to be flown home early due to a broken rib!! I rested for a month and then they flew me back out, where I continued the rest of the show, which then came back to England at the Windsor Theatre Royal. I most recently toured for 6 months with the UK cast of a 70's musical called 'Boogie Nights', as a dancer and an understudy for one of the lead roles, which starred Alvin Stardust, Antony Costa from Blue,and Nick Bailey from Eastenders. I have performed in front of Dame Shirley Bassey, Al Pacino, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Simon Webbe to name a few, but more importantly my family and friends. While training, I worked extra hard to pass my qualifications to be a qualified dance teacher. Despite wanting to perform, and not specifically teach, this has helped me enormously in other areas, especially when working with children.

I trained for 3 years in Musical Theatre, so I can dance, sing and act which I thoroughly enjoy. I played the piano as a child, and have kept it up myself. I buy sheet music of soundtracks from films, and despite being 'distinctly average', I very much enjoy teaching myself and working at improving something. While training as a dancer to support myself, and to pay to travel for auditions etc, I have worked alot with babies and children, hosting childrens birthday parties,running summer activity clubs,taking dance classes, working in a creche, a gym and working at an after and pre school club. The ages here ranged from new borns to 11 so I have gained a good understanding of children.

I am very grateful to have worked for a couple of years now as a dancer, but I want to broaden my horizons. I have always wanted to be a tv presenter, but it is very hard to get in to, as obviously from a CV and photo, they can't see your personality. I never give up on anything and work hard at everything I do, and I am very enthusiastic so I will continue to network as much as possible and do my best to achieve this. Everyone I work with says I have the personality for it, but a lot of it is luck and being seen in this area, as they don't hold auditions like they do for dance/acting jobs. Another huge ambition of mine, is to make a difference with children. Through my job I have worked with, and been friends with many girls who have severe body issues and eating disorders.With a profile like Miss England, I would gain the opportunity to go into schools and speak to young girls.There is a lot set up for when girls are diagnosed, but nothing being done to stop them getting to that stage. If I represented Miss England, the girls would see me as a role model with a figure that is attainable- I am not skin and bones, and I go in and out as a girl should do.Girls look up to older girls and I think I would be a good role model. I could tell them of my achievements and that it was down to sheer hard work, and being skinny has nothing to do with it, because I'm not, im normal, I eat allsorts but I go to the gym quite a bit. They, as most women do compare themselves to magazines all the time and think they could never look like that, but what they aren't being told is that most of the images are ridiculously air brushed and aren't real. Size zero and 'celebrity' is everywhere, and when I was at school, nobody felt pressured to be slim,unless it was in their own head. Now it's everywhere, and these children should not be worrying about all that at such a young age. They should be carefree and enjoying being a child. I have an 11year old sister and at her birthday party last year one of her friends wouldn't eat pizza because she said she was too fat- it devastated me- she was 10 at the time. I would love to go round schools and give them confidence. Yes they should have a varied diet with healthy things, but they shouldn't be petrified to eat a bit of junk-they are children! I'd do a fun fitness class with them, and because I do go to the gym and keep fit, if they did have any hang ups,I'd want them to come to me and I could explain to them how to tone up- not really lose weight. If I had a profile and had been around a few schools, I would love to have a website where children could anonimously leave me an email if they have any worries or hang ups, that I could reassure them about. Young kids are often too embarassed to go to their parents, but if there was someone they looked up to a bit, and was young, but wise enough to have lived a bit and know a bit about things, it could make such a difference. Even if you got in to one girls head, it would be worth while. The latest statistics I think were that 40% of 8-12yr olds want to change the way they look and 15% want to be thinner..8 years old is so young to even think that for a second? Its appauling and I know magazines and the fashion industry make it worse, although they can't be blamed. We may have hang ups as adults, but the kids now are our next generation, so lets kick it in the butt now. I could even show these kids before and after photos from airbrushing of people and theyd stop striving for perfection that rarely exists.I refused to have airbrushing on my portfolio, because as much as I have hang ups like everyone else- I'm me, and I'd want to be hired for me, my talent and my enthusiasm, not because they think I'm thinner than I am.While they are still at school, confidence through drama etc and fitness should be made bigger, not just healthy eating. Being a nice person with a good heart is far more attractive than a face. At school I was friends with everybody whether they were popular or not- it was irrelevant to me, and kids can be so nasty so I think from a young person this should be told. A good hearted person is more important than who is popular, or who's got the latest designer whatever.Kids at school are petrified to fit in, and put up with things they shouldn't because they are scared to lose friends with their peers, but I'd like to tell them that when it comes down to it, you should be friends with those who would be there for you when you need them. I have a million things I'd like to help kids with, boys aswell. They probably wouldn't come to me with body hang ups, but if there was an email where they could, I'm sure they would ask a youngster if the thought of parents was too embarassing because I think I'm an approachable person. I don't think theres any point thinking too big in changing society, but small changes in the way children think and how they feel about themselves could easily be made, and I would feel happy and content at night knowing a little boy or girl somewhere feels less anxious going to sleep because they have been reassured or decided its pointless wasting their childhood worrying about little things. I'd love to go back to school, and I'd tell them so! I just know they'd listen to me. I'm so passionate about all of this so I'll stop rambling because I have thought about lots of ways I could help them and there isn't much more room to write!! I 'd just like to see the percentages of eating disorders go down, not rising as they are. My friend went down to 5 and a half stone at 18.Nobody should have to go through that.Children just see the fronts of magazines with lose weight, or hasnt she put on weight, or ooo look at her awful cellulite- i have cellulite and id show them!! They don't realise that you can actually die from wanting to be thin,stop yourself having children, and that when they grow up, boys don't like skin and bones with an unhealthy look anyway. At school, it's the only time of your life where you don't have to worry about money, a job, the bills, divorce etc, so let's make sure they enjoy every second, because when they are grown up in the big wide world they'll be gagging to be young and carefree again. I'm going on again so I'll stop!!