Day Four: AKA the day I got gropped by Nadia Bjorlin

Day Four

Already!? Dang. It was a cold wind swept day which is hilarious because there we were doing the ‘I’m acting not cold’ acting. Can get kinda challenging when your teeth want to chatter, but everyone pulled on the oversized sweaters and frolicked through the day in good humour. It was a full cast day as we took the cast photo which will be fun to see! I got to meet even more actors – like Galen and Peter and they were lovely though I might have made Galen uncomfortable when I kept mentioning that seeing I walked in on him getting changed that he could have the same pleasure with me tomorrow. lolz. He was very lovely. Gosh, how can anyone stand how lovely everyone is??? And there is so much gorgeousness going on – no matter you orientation that it really does hurt! I had the awesome pleasure of seeing a beautiful few scenes between Gina and Ani that will have the Giani fans squeeing, I’m sure and I swear the last scene of the day with Harrison had everyone doubled over with laughter, poor Crystal started to cry she was laughing so hard and each take was just as funny! I swear I’m falling in love with Nadia, she keeps dropping the most inappropriate comments my way out of the blue and I love it! There was, of course, the groping but no footage exits of it, it will simply have to live in my memory as pure win.

Jess was in and I’m trying not to freak her out by staring at her or following her – to debatable success, but how can I help it when she is so lovely and gorgeous and standing in my line of sight? I think I’m developing a level of cool around them now… oh, who am I kidding? I’m like a kid a Christmas who doesn’t know what to do with herself. So I went for a walk with Tina Sloan and Elizabeth Kiefer to collect myself, who are just delightful. I’m seriously running out of descriptive words to say how much I LOVE everyone!

I did have a little scene to shoot today which was so much fun. I love being in front of the camera and being part of this project reminds me of why I don’t want to have a 9 to 5. Where else can you sling your arm casually around the top boss (Crystal or Kimmy) and rub their shoulder? Exactly.

Again I could talk forever about being on set, but sleep beckons and I do want to be alive for my final scene tomorrow. I will say this though. There is an energy around this project that is bigger than the sum of it’s parts. I call this magic. It can be seen in the way things have grown through the dedicated hard work from the wonder team that is Crystal and Kimmy, it can be felt in positive goodwill that pours from all corners, it can be heard through the excitement of the fans. And this fan is super excited about Venice, season two!

xxAnita

PS Check out Kimmy’s blog at www.venicetheseries.com! It’s got the pictures and more goss!

Day Three: Heart thudding, banana dropping goodness...

What a day! So much happened, I don’t even know where to start! I got to meet a whole bunch of the cast today, got to see some outstanding scenes, great acting, have some awesome chats, snuggle some cute as dogs, do some wardrobe, some catering, driving people around… can you blame me that I didn’t tweet quite as much this afternoon (was it seriously 5 hours tweetless?) because I kinda fell asleep. Yeah, I know, you’re thinking really? I mean REALLY? That was until Michelle tried to put a wet willie in my ear and threaten to draw a moustache on me. Kinda woke me up.

So yeah, I got to meet Jessica and Nadia. Yes I did drop my banana and nearly spill my milk when I met Nadia and then had then had the surreal experience of Beth (@elizabethanncf – costume lady), Jesscia and I standing together as we felt our breasts… How to explain? It was a wardrobe discussion… and then we had to get our lovely Jess a bra which just happened to be Crystals and it would seem this is not the first time they’ve shared a bra. My mind naturally went straight to the naughty place. Another highlight was when Nadia called me sweet for trying to figure out who a car belonged to because it was going to get towed :) and sitting next Jess. Just sitting. Well I sat and she then called on her phone (that is one of the pics you would have seen on the V blog, www.venicetheseries.com) Oh and having a wee chat with Crystal about the awesomness of fans. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE THEM? I also took the chance to hand out the Team UK pressies and they loved them – Jess adored the little Lion for Ivy and said that Ivy loves lions right now. No haven’t met her or Brian but I hope to!

Only one scene for Jess today – a Giani scene which was just delightful. Yes, they dance and it’s yummmmmm. Urgh I love Crystal and Jess on screen together. And Jess used my bag as a prop. Is it wrong I felt so squeeful about that?

Also met Tina Sloan, Micheal Sabatino, Elizabeth Kiefer which I wasn’t expecting that and broke in to ridiculous grin and said really loudly “Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, So lovely to meet you!!!!” She was gracious and said hi back, lol. I loved Blake on Guiding Light! There was also a few of the guy actors and they were all very buff and good looking but to be honest I let Harrison and his husband Patrick (the hair stylist on the the shoot) and Michelle drool over that. And straddle that. I think I was busy cuddling Dude the sweetest dog with the most amazing eye lashes. Seriously. He might be at the fan event on Sunday and you can’t help but fall in love with him.

I have another small scene to shoot tomorrow so I’m looking forward to that at the beach so it should be fun times. I get to expose my pasty white skin to the world, I hope I don’t blind the camera! I gotta go, I could keep blogging but I do need sleep!

xxAnita