- 6 weeks ago
It's a highlight in the event calendar and this year was no exception. The stars were out in force at London's O2 Arena for Capital's Jingle Bell Ball. Some of the biggest stars in music were feeling festive on the blue carpet and were chuffed to be there in front of such a huge audience. Report by Jonesl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Get out of my pub!
00:00I'd be like, Ed!
00:02Every day I get angry that I missed that.
00:04Nice little drink and pretty hard with my friends.
00:30I've got a little Christmas bag here.
00:39Can you pick a candy cane for me and read the question out,
00:42and then you can keep said cane.
00:44Can I?
00:45Oh, I've got a big one.
00:46Oh my God, it's kind of pink.
00:48Okay, let's see.
00:50Which artist here tonight would make the best elf?
00:52Oh!
00:56Who would make a good elf?
01:00I don't know.
01:01Rizzle cakes.
01:03What do you always steal first from a Christmas selection box?
01:06I love the orange ones in the roses.
01:10So I love orange flavored chocolate,
01:11and no one else in my family likes it,
01:12so I get to keep them all.
01:14Banging.
01:15Who's more likely to end up on the naughty list?
01:18You or your best mate?
01:20My best mate is my sister.
01:21It will be her.
01:23It's gonna be her.
01:24Have you got a naughty sister?
01:25Um, she's older, she's still, she's a lot more, like, yeah.
01:32How you doing, lovely one?
01:33Nice to see you.
01:34Are you okay?
01:35Nice to see you again.
01:36You look amazing.
01:37No, you do.
01:38You do.
01:39Can you believe the little girl from Kent
01:40is playing the Jingle Bubble again on this massive stage?
01:43Honestly, it doesn't, it never feels real.
01:44It really doesn't.
01:45What a year you've had as well.
01:47Second album.
01:48Oh, I know.
01:49Crazy.
01:50I feel sometimes like a pinch me moment.
01:51I'm like, how, you know, it's just, it's also so cool to be back here.
01:55You know, I feel like an adult now.
01:56I think the first time I played, um, you know, a capital ball was when I was 21.
02:00So just to be back here, really being able to like soak it in now is really fun.
02:04I love it.
02:05And you came out of that room with Molly and Leanne.
02:06Yeah.
02:07Does that ever get normal just seeing amazing people like that?
02:09Oh, it was so cool.
02:10We were all having such a laugh as well.
02:11So yeah, it's really nice.
02:12It's just nice to be around supportive women and you know, we were all just having such a laugh.
02:16So how's your year been?
02:17Have you enjoyed the whole thing?
02:18Have you enjoyed the tour?
02:19Yeah.
02:20You know what?
02:21I actually really love it.
02:22Like I've had the best year and I think as well, like, I think just really finding myself
02:26within my music and finding what works for me, um, has just been like a dream come true
02:30and just to be really settled in my own like body and my own vibe, I think that's been so
02:34nice this year.
02:35Amen, sister.
02:36I love that.
02:37And what about the emotion when it comes to writing songs?
02:39Yeah.
02:40Are you quite good at that these days?
02:41How does it all work?
02:42I don't know.
02:43I mean, I was, I was crying in a soundcheck today because I was just like in the best way.
02:46I was just overwhelmed and just so happy and excited.
02:49So I think I'm very emotional and, uh, you know, sometimes in the writing process, you
02:52do kind of have those moments.
02:54But, um, yeah, I think, you know, I've just been able to really lock in and I think just
02:58being able to dive deeper than I, than I ever have really before is just so nice because
03:02it, it really is.
03:03It feels like therapy and it's kind of in itself just.
03:05But you're taking care of yourself.
03:06You're all right.
03:07You're all good.
03:08Absolutely.
03:09Health is, you know, always my main priority.
03:10You're a security guard these days as well.
03:11I mean, you're breaking up a fight at your gig lock.
03:13Oh my gosh.
03:14That was, no, that wasn't good.
03:17I was like, afterwards when I saw the videos back, it was like me being like, get out my
03:21pub.
03:22Like everyone was doing the memes.
03:23So that was quite funny.
03:24But yeah, no, that was crazy.
03:25At first I thought it was a mosh pit.
03:27I thought, well, is that what we're doing with good without these days?
03:29Is that like what the kids are doing?
03:30And then, and then, um, yeah, crazy.
03:32As long as you're all right and they're all right as well.
03:34So any song of yours turned into a Christmas song, what's it going to be?
03:37Oh, turn my song into a Christmas song.
03:40Oh, maybe House on Fire could be a Christmas song.
03:42Yeah, get some sleigh bells on that, babe.
03:44Yeah, yeah, get some crazy stuff right on that.
03:47And I was chatting to Molly and she said that her number one on her Spotify wrapped was herself.
03:51Was it yours?
03:52I haven't checked to be honest.
03:54I need to check.
03:55I haven't checked.
03:56It's really bad.
03:57I've just been focusing on my, my as an artist one, but I think it'll be Scissor for sure.
04:02I've listened to a lot of Scissor this year.
04:03So yeah.
04:04You're going to knock anyone's door and annoy them backstage, knock and run.
04:08Who are you winding up?
04:10Everyone.
04:11Every single one.
04:12No, probably Ed Sheeran because he's such a laugh.
04:14So I'd be like, Ed!
04:15Or go in there for a writing session.
04:17I know because I know that he gets his guitar out, doesn't he?
04:20So I'll be like.
04:21If I'm not back there, I say.
04:22If we get out and start writing a song.
04:23And ask him for it because he gives them away.
04:25So talented.
04:26And next year I want to see a big girl group get together.
04:29A little mash.
04:30I love that.
04:31Because we haven't really had it since Bang Bang and Jessie J and that lot.
04:33Oh, that would be so, I would be so down for that.
04:35I actually really want to do that as well.
04:36Who are you picking?
04:37Who are you going to hit up?
04:38Gosh, that's so hard.
04:39I love so many people.
04:41I would probably say Laura Spencer-Smith and Tate McRae.
04:48Amazing.
04:49Phil, RCA Records, make it happen.
04:51Right, there you go.
04:52Come on, guys.
04:53Let's get it going.
04:54I'm Lucy.
04:55You wrote a song about me.
04:56Love it, by the way.
04:57Yeah, thank you.
04:58Absolutely love it.
04:59That's good.
05:00It's not the most flattering song, so I'm sorry.
05:01Okay, that's all right.
05:02It's okay.
05:03I'm used to that.
05:04I'm not looking good at all.
05:05Just how much of a pinchy moment is this right now?
05:07I'm super excited, really, because I guess I'm kind of watching so many of my favourite
05:11artists perform here.
05:12I mean, Dua Lipa, who I went on tour with this year, has done it so many times and tours
05:15with, so I'm just really excited to be here, honestly.
05:18So with Dua, what's it like being on tour with her?
05:20Did you get to go to the pub?
05:21Did you have a little cheeky Guinness?
05:23I wish.
05:24I actually missed the party in Ireland when they got to the pub.
05:26I had to fly to a festival the same day, so every day I get angry that I missed that,
05:31but she's so sweet and so fun to be around, so yeah.
05:34Amazing advice from her as well, there's another lady in the business.
05:36Yeah, she was very sweet to me, because obviously everything for me has happened super quick,
05:40like I feel like in the last year or so everything's gone bonkers, so she was very good at kind
05:45of telling me to be able to write from, you know, you kind of need the in-between moments
05:48to write about, so she was very sweet.
05:50Hopefully there's a song about that time with her maybe coming soon called
05:53That would be really fun.
05:54Gutted I Missed It or something, because you know the pub.
05:56Yeah, sorry, do a wish we went to the pub together, really sad.
05:59It's like Miss Kinnis or something you could call it.
06:01Yeah, honestly, you should be in my job, honestly.
06:02I know, babe.
06:03I do love your poetry, I love that you've brought it to life for your music.
06:05Thank you so much.
06:06What about if you could turn one of your songs into a Christmas song?
06:09Oh, that's good.
06:10I feel like kind of Oh My would make a good Christmas song, even though the subject matter
06:15is a bit funny.
06:16I think it would make a great Christmas song.
06:18You could make it about Santa Claus, right?
06:19Yeah.
06:20Add some, add some of...
06:21I didn't say that, but I like your thinking.
06:23Add some Sleigh Belfin.
06:24And what happens next then?
06:25Give me a little tiny tease.
06:27I get to go away and write, which is really fun because I spent the whole year on the
06:30road and done like 120 shows or something crazy.
06:33So it's kind of nice to be able to take that and go and write about it.
06:36And then you can do a little collab today.
06:37Knock on Leanne's door.
06:38I want to see you and her together.
06:39Woo!
06:40I honestly nearly cherry knocked Ray.
06:42I did like one and I kicked a bit to it.
06:44It's like whatever.
06:45And I also want to see you sing the ring on the finger bit with Ray.
06:47Sing the ring on the finger bit.
06:48Can you give me any of it?
06:49I'm too scared of messing it up.
06:50They're going to tear me to shreds.
06:52But I'll practice one day.
06:54Do you ever think I might have?
06:56Honestly, I've heard great things about the Jingle Bubble and this is my first time.
07:01Did I think it was going to happen?
07:03No.
07:04Am I super grateful to be here?
07:05Yeah.
07:06Yes.
07:072025, what an incredible year for you.
07:08Yeah.
07:09What do you think the secrets been?
07:10Secrets to my success.
07:11Now a man.
07:12I think it's a lot of grace.
07:13A lot of gratitude.
07:14Just being positive and knowing like anything can happen at any time.
07:19Being prepared for anything that comes my way.
07:23I love it.
07:24Yeah.
07:25So backstage today, who are you looking to knock on the door and have a little chat to?
07:28I'm really excited to see my Ghania sister Ray.
07:31I haven't met her before so I'm excited to meet her.
07:34Can you do the ring on the finger bit?
07:35The rap thing?
07:36Oh.
07:37I want to see you doing those nails as well.
07:38I'll do the signals.
07:39The actual vocals.
07:40I've got to give her her props.
07:41She's amazing.
07:42She's incredible isn't she?
07:43She's really flying the flag for us.
07:44What about your Spotify rap?
07:45Who was your number one?
07:46Was it Ray?
07:47Who was my number one?
07:48It was me.
07:49I'm sorry.
07:50It was me but there was also, there was Skilibank, there was this Trinidadian artist as
08:03well.
08:04Yeah, I think I listen to a lot of Caribbean music right now.
08:07That's incredible.
08:08I'd love to see you doing a song with Leanne.
08:10Do you know her music well?
08:11Do you like her?
08:12I think she's amazing.
08:13I actually heard her new song called Friends with Russian.
08:16Yeah, it's really cool.
08:17So I'm looking forward to meeting her.
08:19I love it.
08:20And I love that your number one was yourself.
08:21That's really important though, to listen to your own music.
08:23I know Ed Sheeran does it as well.
08:25Just finally, what mischief are you up to in London then?
08:28What are you going to do?
08:29Me and me.
08:30After this I'm going to get a nice little drink and party hard with my friends.
08:34Yes, Caribbean rum and pineapple.
08:37Perfect.
08:38Great to see you.
08:39Thank you very much indeed.
08:40And you can keep that if you want it.
08:41Yeah, of course babes.
08:42Cool babes.
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