Last week I had the very great pleasure of attending a video shoot for Mr Jah Wobble‘s new track, Blow Up. I was asked by Paul Gorman (Yes! He of the superb book and blog, The Look. Very chuffed I was too…) if I might like to be a Sixties-styled extra and, naturellement, I jumped at the chance. Also, naturellement, I managed to fail to take my camera with me on the shoot so you’re best off going and having a butchers at Paul’s blog about the day (in case you didn’t already).
The very awesome Jenny Drag of The Priscillas was a stunning companion and vastly superior in the ‘rhubarb, rhubarb‘ department as well. My only prior experience in such things, a small chunk of my life dedicated to attempting to get into drama school aside, was as an extra for a ‘lesbian cafe scene’ in some strange teen drama I somehow got involved with (in a wardrobe capacity). I was pretending to be a lesbian, but it didn’t involve any method acting. I’m not stupid, I wasn’t being paid.
Pint-sized Peelpants on tiptoe with the gorgeous Jenny Drag
Anyway, the day was fascinating, very entertaining where Mr Wobble was concerned and I was given slightly scary eyebrows by the grumpy make-up artist (which was also entertaining). My dress is a black and cream Joy Stevens of California number, if anyone is vaguely interested, and I’m wearing my dearly beloved Aristos velvet coat in the shot with Lloyd Johnson (I really look like I’m ignoring him horribly, certainly not the case – he was fabulous….I was either trying not to move for fear of my make-up and hair falling apart or for fear of Lloyd falling off the arm of the very [jah] wobbly chair).
I will let you know when I know of the video being completed, so you can all crowd around your monitors to see my arm acting. Perhaps.
p.s I had forgotten this Jah Wobble song from way back when. I remember loving it, but I can’t have had a clue who he was!
Liz Eggleston 
You look fantastic! Even with scary eyebrows which are required so they show up on film.
What a cool experience, you look fab, love that aristos coat!
Ah, you look so cute!
You look great. For a real 'Blowup' look got my website for the film: http://www.blowupthenandnow.comCheers, Ian.
You look wonderful and beautiful (which of course you are) It's really lovely to see photos of you for a change. xxxx
This looks like such fun, and I can't wait to see the video. You look fabulous, btw. Another btw – mum tells me she was briefly an extra on Coronation Street in the early 60s, and had to learn the "rhubarb rhubarb" routine, passing as one of the crowd in the Rovers Return. Despite the kind advice from Ena Sharples (apparently she was a complete sweetheart in real life), mum never pursued a career in acting. Which is probably just as well because she's a terrible actor.
Caught the blog over at The Look when it came out and it was soooo fab to see you there, you look ultra fabulous.I would have loved to have spent the day there spending time with you but you can imagine my horror at having a make-up artist coming toward me with an eyebrow pencil, not to mention the lecture I'd have given them on service industry rules about grumpiness. LOL!If I'd turned up they would have hidden me behind something anyway as my style ideas were heading towards Peggy Moffit at vast speed. Wild make-up and peacock feathers stickout out the top of my hair and everything.Can't wait to see the video with you in it! 😀 😀 😀