My Television Debut

This morning I made my debut as a model on national Australian television! No, I’m not kidding! How you ask? I have a friend who interns for Channel 7. “The Morning Show” on Channel 7 was airing a segment on the perfect pose for different body types, but they didn’t have any models available to do it. So, my friend asked me and my roommate, Cait, to do it. After a lot of persuasion (and a little begging), we finally agreed to help her out.

The studio was much smaller than I had imagined it to be. They had three sets: one with a desk & green screen, one with couches, and another to stand by the windows. Cait and I sat in the green room, watching The Morning Show, until our makeup artists came to get us. We drank mochas while getting our hair and makeup done. I felt so glamorous! After we were done in hair and makeup, we went upstairs to meet the “pose specialist.” Her name was Mink, and she was BEAUTIFUL! She was extremely tall and skinny, and super nice! She manages a local modeling agency in Sydney. For the segment, we needed to pick something about our bodies that we want to hide in pictures. Cait chose her chin, and I chose my thighs. Mink taught us how to pose to get the most flattering angle.

In between commercials, we were rushed on set to take “before” pictures of us. I felt so uncomfortable. There were about 5 cameras on me and I had to hold my smile for way too long. Then we were brought upstairs to do a “teaser,” this was a segment that they would show in their “what’s coming up next” segment before the commercial break. Cait and I were told to strike really ridiculous poses, and then Mink would fix our poses to look normal and elegant. It was so cheesy!

Finally we were brought to set for the segment. They said that I was going on first. I started to panic because I wasn’t given any direction and I didn’t know what to do. They quickly briefed me, that I’d walk down a red carpet runway and strike a pose at the end of it while Mink and the hosts chatted about the pose. They told me which camera to look at and to always smile! Next thing I knew they were counting down from five, and we were live! At that moment, I started to walk the red carpet when the producer quickly grabbed me! I had to wait for my cue to go on (something important that they forgot to tell me)!

Half way through the segment, I was cued on camera. I walked down the run way and struck my pose. My heart was pounding. I smiled at the camera, but I had to smile for too long and I felt like I was starting to look ridiculous. Then Cait came on camera and I was to stand next to Mink. They talked about Cait and ended the segment. It was very quick, about 3 minutes total, I think. All in all, I had a great morning and a lot of fun!

To watch the TV segment, click here.