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Stunt Woman!

Nicola Hume | 02-05-13

It’s weird right, I don’t know if it’s just me or does anyone else go through phases of

- a few weeks of laziness

Followed by

- a few weeks of physical craziness??

Yeh?

We the last couple of weeks for me have been the latter.

Not only am doing random workouts…..just because….. for no reason…..I know…….what the hell is wrong with me… but it seems the last few shoots for O2 Guru Tv have been very physically demanding (basically lots and lots of running).

Yep so we shot a video for O2 Refresh which involved myself and co-presenter Maddie running through a park all day. Why not ey?

And even more recently we shot an episode for the Blackberry Q10. Now this was bloomin’ good fun I have to say. I felt more like a stunt woman than a presenter! Stunts included -

- Running up and down stairs

- Bumping into joggers

- fighting ninjas

- Crashing though cardboard boxes

And of course

- Running and diving for a dramatically closing lift! YEH!! THAT ONE WAS MY FAVOURITE!

This is all in the name of technology of course, I honestly couldn’t think of a better way to show off the features of the phone. Quite frankly it would be silly if the video DIDN’T include random ninjas.

So here’s the epic episode including all the stunts, plus a sneak peak video of what the famous ‘dive for a dramatically closing lift’ actually looked like.

That Underwater Shoot…

Nicola Hume | 05-03-13

Hiya!!

So last week was an awesome week. On Monday I was on a once in a lifetime shoot UNDERWATER!!

It was test the new water resistant Sony Xperia Z for O2 Guru Tv.

So when we heard that we’ll be shooting underwater, I can’t explain how excited we were! I mean how often can you say ‘yeh I’ve presented underwater’ ?!

Then came the medical………yeh…….a full on medical. We’re talking blood test, ECG’s, eye test, hearing test, exercise test, lung test….you name it we had it done. It was a tad intense for a 9 metre tank yes, but I can now officially tell people that I’m medically certified to work on an oil rig.

That’s the dream.

Then came the test run. We arrived at the underwater studios in Wickford, got thrown our wetsuits and jumped straight in. I have scuba dived before so the depth wasn’t an issue, the only challenge was getting used to the masks. They were not “normal” scuba masks as we need to be able to speak under the water, they covered your whole face. So the question is…….how do you pop your ears to get used to the pressure?!

Well, there was this prong type thing that you had to force against your nose to pop them…..was interesting.

Then came the shoot!!!!! A few days later we headed back to the studios to get cracking! All the crew were there, camera man, sound guys, director, lighting guy and we both had a safety diver each.

We jumped in our ‘O2 blue’ clothes and got in the water. Did I mention how warm the water was?! It was literally like getting in a jacuzzi!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

We were underwater for around 4 hours. We went wrinkly after the first 10 minutes, gradually lost all of our nail varnish (which I’m sure is probably still floating around in the tank somewhere), got through 2 tanks of oxygen and the weirdest thing of all – how often we had to go to the loo! I know! Weird! We went a long while without having a drink but went to the loo far more often than usual! Was the water seeping through our skin?!

Anyhoo, it was such an incredible experience and THANKYOU to all the crew who helped us out and were amazingly supportive.

So here is the out come…..see if you can spot the shark.

Enjoy

Nicola xx

Doin’ Me Own Fing

Nicola Hume | 22-02-13

Hi all! It’s been a while so thought if update ya with what I’ve been up to. Been busy as usual with O2 guru tv….. By the way next week we’re shooting an underwater shoot which I am too excited about. I’ll tell ya about that next week…..

ANYHOO….

I thought I’d start up my own YouTube content (why not ey?!).

So I launched my first video last week discussing the latest DVD releases, letting you know my thoughts and trying to recreate weird movie moments.

So this week is all about the Oscars. Well, all about ‘Les Mis’, how obsessed I’ve become with it and why I think it should win ‘Best picture’

…….because its amazing.

Seriously.

I love it.

A lot.

Maybe too much.

I think I have Les Mis fever….is there a cream for that?

Right so here’s the latest episode of ‘Nicola Talks’. Yes that’s the name of the show. Why? Because my name is Nicola…..and I talk…..so, yeh.

Oh by the way I had a right result with the background movie posters! The cinema has loads spare so if you ever want a poster, you know where to find them!! (Not at my flat, those are mine you hear me? MINE! You’ll have to get you’re own from your own cinema. Just be nice, say how amazing they are, say their popcorn is the best and BOOM the posters yours). Result.

So enjoy and I’ll update you next week on the underwater shoot.

Oh buoy I shore can’t wait!!

….that was a terrible water pun but water you gonna do?!

Nicola xx

 

Happy New Year N’ Stuff!

Nicola Hume | 08-01-13

I’m very much looking forward to seeing what will happen career-wise for me this year. Tis ever so exciting. ‘Year of the career’ n all that.

I’d like to say I have set and absolutely epic new years resolution but………..I haven’t. I haven’t actually set any resolutions at all.

Every year everyone is like ‘Oh I’ll eat healthy, need to start going to the gym, new year – new you etc etc’. The problem for me is, January is my birthday month so i’d much rather have the option of having cake and beer rather than a celebratory celery stick. Diet schmiet! Just eat well or burn it off afterwards.

I always tend to eat quite well anyway and just treat myself every now and again (more often than I should really) but I’ve decided I’m going to get cracking back on my ‘insanity’ workout at some point…….yeah…..at some point….when I can be bothered. Maybe next week…..unless I’m busy…..or tired….or it’s my birthday. Oh sod it, I’ll start after my birthday, yeah that’s a good idea. Good thinking Nicola!

In the meantime I’ll have a bit of fun at my friends Zumba classes, not that I’m the best dancer in the world (see pic, that’s me in every Zumba class)

Anyway, just wanted to wish everyone a splendiferious 2013

Boomchikkyboomchikkyboomchikkychikkyboom

Nicola