Zoe Birkett: Reveals The Truth About Reality TV, Being a Performer & The Right Work Life Balance

‘It’s all about the work ethic’

Zoe and Kevin are currently both appearing in Rock of Ages and they take the opportunity to sit down together and discuss what it's like to be a performer and manage life in between.

Zoe Burkett, singer, actor and dancer was part of the first Pop Idol series and has continued to develop a successful career working as both as singer and actor and has appeared many musical theatre shows both touring and in the West End.

Zoe has a passion for life and a positive approach, there is something for everyone in this episode, listen in now

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Dancing was my early passion but an injury at 14 resulted in me changing my focus to singing.
• It wasn’t until others recognised and were positive about my singing that I started to think I could be a singer
• Being rejected at auditions was a devastating experience but my mum and dad were always there encouraging me to get back up and get on.
• People from the outside may perceive it as an overnight success but most people have been working and being rejected repeatedly before they find any success.
• When I made it through to pop idol I started to think I might be able to make singing a career
• When I was in the big brother house I stopped for the first time and thought about what I had achieved and had time to think about what my legacy would be
• It was life-changing, for the first time I thought about family and after leaving the house my life changed, I got married and am now mum to a little girl
• What I’ve learnt as a singer and actor is you get better with experience
• When I sang as a teenager I wasn’t thinking about the emotion and telling a story because I hadn’t experienced it.
• Now I’m able to connect with a song emotionally because I have experienced life and I’m a better singer because of it.
• The best performers in the world can change how you feel, and it’s because they are invested.
• Our job as performers is to deliver a truth to the audience so they believe it,

in order for them to believe we also have to be invested.

• Luck is when hard work and determination meet an opportunity, It is about preparing for an unknown opportunity.
• I feel I am successful; money does not define success for me it’s about how I feel.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I do a lot of my work late at night, I come alive at this time’

‘Often creativity comes when you create space for it’

‘As performers saying ‘no’ to something is quite scary and we worry about losing momentum’

‘Getting knocked back is part of the game’

‘The support I have in the North is phenomenal’

ABOUT THE HOST

Kevin Clifton is a professional dancer who has been performing & competing at the highest level for over a decade. Kevin has worked on shows like 'Burn the floor' & 'Rock of Ages' to 'Strictly Come Dancing' one of the biggest TV shows in the UK which Kevin won in 2018.

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