From Hayden!!

Where should I begin? The start would be a good place .

OK so after we had all discussed the best way to get tickets to Dancing With The Stars, I had been unable to contact Paulini, Tom’s busy and the waiting list is over a series long, I decided to ring Channel 7 anyway. I got the usual answering machine message “The waiting list is VERY long and you probably won’t get tickets this season HOWEVER if you would like to be on the standby list leave your name and number.”

So I decided to play on their sympathies. I said “Hi, my name is Hayden, and I’m one of the leaders of the Young Diva fan club. Since the divas are performing, should you need any seats filled I’m sure I can get some people to fill them for you.” I think I also mentioned something about it being Kelly’s birthday.

It worked, because the next day I get a call saying I can be on the standby list .

So skip a few days, it’s now Tuesday and as requested, I rang Sarah again and she told us our chances of getting in were pretty good. So a few hours later I was on the train rearing to go!  I met up with Luke at Flinders Street and we headed to the Transport bar for dinner. We ordered and they gave us these weird things that looked like tasers. We get talking and get the shock of our lives  when they started beeping saying “your orders are ready.”

Kelly showed up and ate her cold wedges . I gave Kelly a Starstruck CD with a classic Paulini track on it for her birthday, and Luke gave her a card. We chatted for a little while and then met up with Mel at Flinders Street. Then we were off…

Kelly drove us to the studio. Everyone who was lined up looked soooooooooooooooo old. We looked so out of place . Anyway, we got in and as standbys, we had to wait til the verrrrrrrrrrrry end, but we got in .

That show is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo boring! But fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinally the divas came out. They sounded soooooo good and looked soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo  hot . Shame their songs didn’t go for very long. It stuffed up the standing ovations we were planning… but even though I was sitting they still got a standing ovation from me .

All the audience members received a free copy of David Hobson’s new album, shame it wasn’t the divas . Ah well.

For some reason, Channel 7 got rid of the footbridge which usually hides us while we lie in wait for Paulini/divas . So we had no idea where they were going to get out. So we stationed ourselves one at every entrance, and only a few minutes after we all separated Kelly rings me and says they’ve come out. Luke and I ran and got to them before they even came out .

Emily and Kate were first out and they went kinda nuts when they saw us. Jess was next and was like  but was soooooooo nice. I got a photo with her (it’s coming ), and she says “It’s Hayden right?” and I’m like  “I’m Famous!!!” Tom was happy to see us as well, and was asking me how I was going and what I’d been up to. He looked impressed when I told him I was graduating in a month.

Then, the highlight of the night, Paulini comes out. There were a few people in front of us, so when she comes out she’s like  . Then she sees us and is all

“HAYDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Then runs over and gives me a gigantic hug and a kiss.  The only bad part was I wasn’t expecting it. If I had I might have done something with my lips… She gives Mel, Kelly and Luke a hug each and says to Luke “I’ve met you before, haven’t I?” And he’s like “Yeah I’m Luke” and I chime in “He’s the one who almost fainted the first time he met you.” When she finishes laughing, Paulini says to me “Where’s the rest of you? How did you get so gorgeous? To which I just laughed. When I finished laughing, she’s like “No, seriously, what have you been doing?” So I told her and she’s like “Maybe I should go on that…” and Kelly, Luke, Mel and I all say “Why?” Then Kate yells “Does that actually work?” so I make a few model poses and Paulini’s like “Most of him is missing! Of course it works!”

Then I asked for Paulini’s new number and she’s like “Sure! Sorry I keep changing it…” then gets her phone and says “I have to look it up, I don’t know it myself…” so I suggest giving her my number and having her prank me, which she does while laughing. It is soooooo lucky she pranked me because later on I tried to delete the old number, but deleted the new one as well . Thank GOD I had the number in my received calls hahaha.

Anyway, by this stage, Emily’s gotten into the car after acting like a total spaz  so I say “Emily, before you go, can you please do me a favour?” and she’s like “Sure,”…

“Could you please go back to your blonde hair? I love it!”

And then she just cracks up  and says “I keep changing my hair, so maybe I will  .” By now the girls want to leave so they all hop in, but not before we all sing Happy Birthday to Kelly. I get one more hug and kiss from Paulini  and then they head off. I make them laugh one more time by suggesting out loud that we follow the van, and then that was the end of our latest diva adventure.

THANKS GIRLS FOR MAKING THE NIGHT SO MUCH FUN AND WE’LL SEE YOU AT CAROLS IF NOT SOONER!