January was the most chaotic month and it was the most brilliant way to begin 2025! After a lovely family Christmas, I was ready to get back to work. Since finishing my course in September, I had been emailing agents and searching for opportunities all while anxious to receive my results; I was fairly confident I had passed as I had worked as hard as I could throughout my training, however there was still that little voice in my Autistic brain telling me that I could know nothing with any certainty until I received my results. 

And then on Monday the 6th of January, at precisely 2:37pm, I noticed an email had been delivered with the subject line ‘MADP Results’. I was out at the time with my sister but as I saw the notification we stopped what we were doing and found a small coffee shop so I could view my results, both overall and for my individual subjects. I wont bore you with too much detail but I will say that in three out of four modules my marks were above the distinction level of seventy, and in the other module I was extremely close to seventy - meaning my classification will almost certainly be a Distinction, I’m currently awaiting classification confirmation from Middlesex University. I was extremely pleased, the time, determination and hard work I had put into my course had paid off and was reflected in the results on my screen. Once I had obtained my results, I was no longer a student at London Studio Centre - scary but exciting!!

Recieving my results, and therefore no longer officially being a student, also allowed me to begin my professional singing lessons. This was a really big step and I’m fortunate to have such an amazing teacher, together we began to work on utilising the unique tone my voice has and selling it as a USP, while also plotting my career. We’re still working on these things now while also looking at deepening my technical understanding and working over areas I feel I need to develop. I’ve also had to submit many self tapes recently so I was extremely grateful for their support during that process too!

During this time another exciting adventure began to unfold. Coming into December, I was aware that the current tenancy on my flat in North Finchley would be ending in February. After living in Finchley for four years I decided it was time for a change. I was looking for properties elsewhere but rent was high and I’m going to be honest there was a lot of mouldy walls! I was also sick of renting. So as a bit of a joke, I suggested living on a narrow boat.