My role in the movie ‘Passengers’ – the voice of the Starship Avalon
I'm delighted to announce my involvement with the Sony Pictures blockbuster movie Passengers. It's a mega-budget sci-fi film starring a glittering cast - Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne and Andy Garcia. And, amazingly, me (well, my voice). I play the part of the Starship Avalon, the…
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NDAs, secrets and confidentiality
You know that thing people do when they've got something really interesting they're bursting to tell you but then they say they can't for legal reasons and end up coming across like a bit of a berk? Well Reader, I'm afraid that's me.…
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Happy Christmas! And welcome to the Biscuit Advent Calendar 2016!
Now I'm the first to admit that this is a bit daft. It all started with me and my mates on Facebook, as a sort of end-of-year celebration of our shared love of biscuits (ie cookies). Join in the fun! Each day of advent reveals a brand new delicious biscuit,…
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A selection of Christmas characters
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In the world of the pro voiceover, it's Christmas all year round to be honest. I did my first Christmas ad for 2016 in the first week of January. It's always Christmas in commercial-land. I was asked…
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Nervous clients and how to reassure them you really do know how to say words out loud
Sometimes, new clients need extra reassurance that you are indeed the right voice for their job. And of course, every client wants to know their hard earned cash is going to be well spent and know absolutely that they'll be delighted with the results. No professional voiceover wants any of…
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The oddest, most brilliant, most fascinating project I’ve ever recorded
Late last year I worked on the oddest, most brilliant, most challenging job I've ever recorded. And I say this as a woman who's played the part of a talking toothbrush. Truly, it was an honour. In 1890 (some time before I was born) Oxford University embarked on an…
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