Hi Total Girls!

Roald Dahl has always been my favourite author, and this month I saw his books come to life! I was lucky enough to attend the Matilda The Musical media call and interviewed the talented cast.

The four amazing girls who play Matilda (they switch on different nights!) were so excited about my Disney microphone and were so pumped about appearing on Saturday Disney.

One of the questions I asked them was: “If you could have one magic power in real life, what would it be?” The girls all replied, “Invisibility!” Imagine all the things you could do if you were invisible. If I were invisible, I would probably join the Matilda cast and perform each night with the Matildas. No one would ever know…it would be hilarious!

I also interviewed the beautiful Miss Honey who explained just how important vocal warm ups are before each performance. I was on crutches during the interview (I broke my foot and ankle) otherwise I would have loved to practice my cartwheels with Miss Honey!

Mr and Mrs Wormwood also made me laugh. I was relieved to find out that they are a lot more approachable in real life. On stage, they are SCARY! Mrs Wormwood, also a fan of Roald Dahl, talked about how she still has her childhood copy of Matilda in her dressing room. It just shows that you can make your dreams come true when you really believe in something!

My absolute favourite book by Roald Dahl is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I felt as though we brought his pages to life during my recent interview with Anna Polyviou (a celebrity chef who has been on MasterChef!).
Anna and I went head-to-head in a chocolate cook-off. We had to make Anna’s famous chocolate “WAG-ANNAS”. Two biscuits, chocolate and an amazing selection of toppings came together to create magic.
Anna was slightly - ok way - better than I was! I love how Anna brings a unique energy to everything she works on. It’s one way to make your mark on the world! Can you believe she even brings along her own DJ when she does her cooking demonstrations. It’s all about having fun!

The highlight for me was the fact that our set was filled with real chocolate! Whenever we took a quick break, I’d help myself to some white, dark or milk chocolate. As you can see, the chocolate chunks were MASSIVE so I made sure I paced myself and only had a little bit at a time. I wish the Disney House was made out of real chocolate. Now that would be cool.

Until next time, keep smiling! Love Candice xx

PS: Saturday Disney is on Channel 7 from 6am-7am and then we switch over to 7TWO from 7am-9am.