Steph buzzed with excitement as a handler led her through the back corridors of the studio, her steps turning to half-jumps and she barely resisted the urge to start bouncing off the walls.
"The dressing room is through here, you'll be sharing with the rest of the guests," the handler told her.
Steph smiled, "That's fine! Thank you!"
The handler smiled back at her and disappeared down the hallway. Steph hesitated slightly at the door, but with a deep breath, pushed it open and walked into the room.
A man and a woman were already there, talking to each other in a way that Steph quickly identified as friendship. Steph had been told who was filming with her, and a quick google search the night before had given her faces to put with the names.
"Um, hi," Steph greeted, suddenly nervous.
"Hi sweetie," Meshel Laurie replied with a warm smile and a strong handshake.
"It's lovely to meet you," the man, Frank Woodley spoke up, his hair was currently being bothered at by a stylist.
He offered his hand to her, bending it at an awkward angle over his shoulder, and Steph shook it gingerly.
"Would you like something to drink?" Meshel asked, motioning to the drinks table set up with coffee and a small fridge.
"Oh, um no I'm fine. Thanks," Steph declined, and then shifted nervously on the spot.
The stylist had stepped away from Frank, who now literally bounced up to Steph. He smiled widely and took her hand again.
"Now we can have a proper introduction, I'm Frank," he shook her hand, "I'm the official Butt of Every Joke for tonight's show, feel free to join in."
"I'm Steph," Steph answered, "And I guess I'm the official New Girl?"
"Don't worry about it, Adam will look after you," Meshel reassured her.
"What will I do?" A voice asked, and Adam Hills poked his head into the room, "Ah! Stephanie, you're here."
"Yeah I am, I just arrived. Hi!" Steph responded.
Adam entered the room and shook her hand, "A pleasure to have you filming with us."
"No problem! I'm flattered that I was asked to appear," Steph replied with a smile.
"The Robins first Australian tour, of course we'd want you to come visit the studio," Adam told her, "Before we start anything I want to ask if there's anything you want to declare out of bounds for us to discuss?"
Steph's brow wrinkled in confusion, but then she grinned, "I- Wow. No one has asked me that before, thank you. It's not a huge issue but I'd rather we not discuss the.. intimate relationships of the band, we get asked quite a lot."
"Of course of course," Adam assured her, and then raised an eyebrow, "But while we're behind closed doors..."
He trailed off and waggled his eyebrows at Steph, she stiffened a little in apprehension but Adam just laughed.
"Sorry I'm just messing with you," Adam apologised and then looked at his watch, "Sorry I have to dash, I need to put my face on."
With yet another warm smile, he nodded his goodbyes to Steph, Meshel and Frank and then headed out of the room.
Steph took a deep breath. It was going to an interesting night.
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Date: 2010-04-09 01:37 pm (UTC)"The dressing room is through here, you'll be sharing with the rest of the guests," the handler told her.
Steph smiled, "That's fine! Thank you!"
The handler smiled back at her and disappeared down the hallway. Steph hesitated slightly at the door, but with a deep breath, pushed it open and walked into the room.
A man and a woman were already there, talking to each other in a way that Steph quickly identified as friendship. Steph had been told who was filming with her, and a quick google search the night before had given her faces to put with the names.
"Um, hi," Steph greeted, suddenly nervous.
"Hi sweetie," Meshel Laurie replied with a warm smile and a strong handshake.
"It's lovely to meet you," the man, Frank Woodley spoke up, his hair was currently being bothered at by a stylist.
He offered his hand to her, bending it at an awkward angle over his shoulder, and Steph shook it gingerly.
"Would you like something to drink?" Meshel asked, motioning to the drinks table set up with coffee and a small fridge.
"Oh, um no I'm fine. Thanks," Steph declined, and then shifted nervously on the spot.
The stylist had stepped away from Frank, who now literally bounced up to Steph. He smiled widely and took her hand again.
"Now we can have a proper introduction, I'm Frank," he shook her hand, "I'm the official Butt of Every Joke for tonight's show, feel free to join in."
"I'm Steph," Steph answered, "And I guess I'm the official New Girl?"
"Don't worry about it, Adam will look after you," Meshel reassured her.
"What will I do?" A voice asked, and Adam Hills poked his head into the room, "Ah! Stephanie, you're here."
"Yeah I am, I just arrived. Hi!" Steph responded.
Adam entered the room and shook her hand, "A pleasure to have you filming with us."
"No problem! I'm flattered that I was asked to appear," Steph replied with a smile.
"The Robins first Australian tour, of course we'd want you to come visit the studio," Adam told her, "Before we start anything I want to ask if there's anything you want to declare out of bounds for us to discuss?"
Steph's brow wrinkled in confusion, but then she grinned, "I- Wow. No one has asked me that before, thank you. It's not a huge issue but I'd rather we not discuss the.. intimate relationships of the band, we get asked quite a lot."
"Of course of course," Adam assured her, and then raised an eyebrow, "But while we're behind closed doors..."
He trailed off and waggled his eyebrows at Steph, she stiffened a little in apprehension but Adam just laughed.
"Sorry I'm just messing with you," Adam apologised and then looked at his watch, "Sorry I have to dash, I need to put my face on."
With yet another warm smile, he nodded his goodbyes to Steph, Meshel and Frank and then headed out of the room.
Steph took a deep breath. It was going to an interesting night.