Fancy seeing you here!

Hey, lovely peoples, long time no see! Goodness, haven't you grown, have you lost weight, etc, etc.

So sorry it's been a while since my last blog - life's gone a tad topsy turvy since I got back from the States and I've barely had time to breathe in and out let alone actually DO anything, as you can probably tell from the flurry of blogs that have suddenly been added to this site. Is that the correct term, a 'flurry'? Perhaps a 'ramble'. No, a 'waffle' of blogs. Yes, that's much better.

Anyhow, it's been all go and I'm LOVING it. Aside from the usual everyday voiceover work I do there have been some other exciting bits and bobs happening so here's some of the goss:


SITCOM-ING TO A TV NEAR YOU!
The really exciting news is that I've been cast as the female lead in an upcoming sitcom and just had my first pre-production meeting in preparation for the full cast readthrough later this month. I'll be playing Sandi, a bass-playing rock chick with major attitude, and I can't tell you how excited I am about the shoot, especially smashing up a pyro-laden bass guitar for the opening titles. Breaking things + pyrotechnics = awesome. I can't say much more about it at the moment except that it's along the lines of 'Spaced' but I'll be sure to let you know more as and when. It's going to be all kinds of cool.


'UNCONVENTIONAL'
Last weekend I was playing slinky convention announcer Natasha in new darkly comedic short film 'Unconventional'. I first met the director, Jim, when we both worked on feature film 'Wasters' last year and it was great to be directed by him for the first time, plus it was shooting on RED so the scenes look amazing. Have I mentioned how much I want a RED camera? A LOT. More than tadpoles want to be frogs, more than Imelda wanted shoes, more than it's rained here since I got back from the States. THAT much.

Despite spending the majority of the day wiggling around in a ludicrously short skirt/low top combo and having my bottom repeatedly slapped by a brash American (it was in the script - honest!) it was a brilliant day and a real blast of 'Wasters' déjà vu - many of the same cast and crew were involved, plus both films required me to strut around in a skintight outfit and be letched at by the same male actor! I can't wait to see the finished film and once it's out I'll definitely let you know where and when it'll be screening - you're guaranteed a treat for the both the brain and the peepers (no, I'm not talking about my cleavage. Filth).


FROM DISNEY TO DOLLHOUSE TO DUSTERS
Over the past few weeks I've spent a lot of time in London, flitting between studios to lend my vocal skills to a great variety of companies. As some of you may know I'm the female voice of the Sci Fi Channel so I'm often at the Universal building chatting to viewers about what delights are coming up, and I was thrilled to hear that I'll soon be introducing the new season of Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse'! Yes, season 2 premiers exclusively on Sci Fi on Tuesday the 20th of October - that's NEXT MONTH, people! Having heard a few little tidbits about what we can look forward to from Whedon himself while I was at Comic-Con I can't express how madly cool this season is going to be and I'm hugely proud to be involved in some small way. If you haven't seen season 1 yet then do it. NOW.

I'm also the new voice for both Disney Channel and JML. Yes, if you hear an overly perky girl advocating the benefits of frothing up your milk or buffing away your unwanted body hair then chances are it'll be me. Hi ho, the glamourous life! The JML sessions mean I get to spend time in one of my favourite recording studios in the capital, The Sound Company, where there are always lots of interesting or famous (or both!) people mooching around the coffee area. Hurrah! The other day I finally discovered their not-so-secret biscuit barrel which is stuffed full of the most amazing nibbles I've ever seen. Apparently it's always been there so how I missed it is a mystery to me (I'm usually like some kind of biccie-detecting dousing rod) but trust me when I say that I fully made up for lost time. Om nom nom nom!


'SATNAV LIFESTYLE' IS NEARLY FINISHED!
Yup, the series we shot earlier this week is so near to completion I can almost taste it. The editing and sound is done and we've just got the final bit of grading to do this Thursday and that's it! For those of you who haven't already heard about 'SatNav Lifestyle' it's an 8-part webseries about a world where SatNavs control not only how people get from A to B but every other aspect of their lives, from dating to going to the loo. We were lucky enough to get the lovely Peter Dickson (he of E4 fame) and Emma Clarke (she of the London Underground) on board to provide the voices of our various satnavs and I played the lead character who decides to try and go it alone without the aid of satnavvy instruction.

I loved taking on the physical comedy crucial to my role and now with the addition of some truly hilarious satnav screens, lots of pretty colours and a kickass title sequence (all of which are thanks to Mr. Damian Hayes and Mr. Huw Bowen) this is shaping up to be something very special indeed. I've learned from past experience never to say exactly when something's going to be released as that's always guaranteed to release the fiery gremlins of doom onto any project, but fingers crossed episode 1 will be gracing the internets very soon.


ALSO IN THE PIPELINE...
In the next month or so I'll be shooting my scenes for a DVD about how to make horror films and as the presenter I'll be running through everything from makeup and FX work to lighting and props. I'll also be appearing in two more short films, plus working on my current screenplay, a comedy/horror feature film, and I'll be looking at old WW2 bunkers in preparation for shooting a short I penned last year which should be shooting very soon. Exciting!

That's all for now, kids. I'll do my best to keep a bit more up-to-date in future but... well, you know what I'm like! If you start to get withdrawal pains check out my page on Twitter, which I usually flutter about on a few times a day. And when I say 'flutter about on' I mean 'spend hours on' - it's my guilty pleasure so write to me on there and you're pretty much guaranteed a reply.

Take care, my lovelies!

Milly