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| 17 September 2001 Sara Marie's Bum Deal Australia, get set for the next instalment of the Sara Marie Fedele phenomenon. One of the most popular housemates will release her 1st single on October 1, entitled I'm So Excited (The Bum Dance), to be followed by an album full of "daggy but fun" dance songs especially selected by her. But that's not all. SM's got so many projects on the boil, it makes your head spin - not that it fazes her. SM is still SM, albeit more confident and polished, in contrast to her first nervous days out of the house, when she looked like, well, a stunned bunny. With so many people wanting a piece of her now, she's had to wise up pretty quickly, but is still "having heaps of fun." Occasionally bursting into trademark giggling fits, she gets most excited when talking about the making of her video clip (which will be shown on Ten's Rove Live this Tues) for her new single - a remake of The Pointer Sister's song. SM actually sings the the refrain (untouched, stresses the record company) and throws in the odd, "This is the bum dance - shake your arse." NW got the full story..... HOW DID THE IDEA FOR THE SONG COME ABOUT? I was talking to Sirens (who sing on the song, and featured on the BB single) at the wrap party, and we thought it'd be a fun idea. The reason I chose the song was that I get so many emails, and the thing people mostly say is "I'm so excited you've written back." I said "Why don't we do I'm So Excited, because everyone keeps writing that." ARE U HAPPY WITH YOUR VOICE ON IT? Well, I think everybody can sing. I like doing anything that's fun. I met Merril Bainbridge in the studio; I can't believe she gave me singing tips! DID U HAVE FUN MAKING THE VIDEO CLIP? It was hilarious! You're not going to think that I'm a try-hard wannabe pop star. I haven't tried to be anyone esle - it's just a bit of comedy. But singing is nothing that I wish to further. In the clip the girls are all looking like Destiny's Child and doing their dance routine, when I rock up in my car, grab my outfit and say, "I'm so not wearing this!" I chuck on my PJ's and bunny ears. There's a bumdance scene aswell, which is all fun. WE KNOW HOW CONFIDENT U ARE ABOUT YOUR BODY, BUT WAS IT STILL UNNERVING TO BE SURROUNDED BY SUPER-SKINNY PEOPLE ON THE CLIP? Nah, I worked with dancers for 2 years that were smaller than me, and I'm not the sort of person who's uncomfortable anywhere I am. U WEAR YOUR NEW LINE OF PYJAMAS IN THE CLIP - WHEN WILL THEY BE OUT? Before Chritmas. They'll be for boys and girls in all sizes in a few different colours. I designed them myself. YOU'RE ALSO BUSY AS AN AGONY AUNT IN SYDNEY'D DAILY TELEGRAPH, AND REPLYING TO LOADS OF FAN MAIL. WHAT'S MOST OF IT ABOUT? I get a lot of mail from parents thanking me for putting a lot of confidence in their kids. I get about 60 pieces a day. ARE U MISSING YOUR FAMILY NAD FRIENDS? Yeah, but this is something I'm lucky to be doing, so I can't complain. I'm living on my own, but I do have 2 goldfish called Ben and Blair.... SPEAKING OF WHICH, HOW OFTEN DO U CATCH UP WITH BEN AND BLAIR? I speak to them nearly evryday. They're like my best friends in the whole world. We hardly talk about waht we've got coming up. We don't even really talk about BB. I'm also really close to Anita, Peter and Ballerina (Chrissie). It was said that Anita and I were initially living together, but we weren't - people just saw us going shopping together. U MENTIONED IN THE HOUSE THAT U WERE INTERESTED IN SOMEONE BACK IN PERTH - IS THAT STILL THE CASE? I just said that I'd always love that person. But that's something I'd like to keep to myself. I haven't got a boyfriend. U CAUGHT UP WITH THE GANG ON SALE OF THE CENTURY, BUT WHY DIDN'T U PARTICIPATE IN THE QUESTIONS? Because I don't have to do what everyone else does. I'm not a follower. AND HOW ABOUT THE WEAKEST LINK: WHY DID U PULL OUT OF THAT? I felt Today Tonight didn't do a nice piece on me 2 nights before the show. They said I wouldn't get out of bed for less than $20,000, which just wasn't true. WHAT'S THE WEIRDEST THING THAT A FAN HAS DONE? There was a time when all of us were coming back from Rove in my first week out. This girl had decorated her whole car decorated with "Sara Marie." She was almost crashing into our bus, trying to get my attention. DO U EVER WONDER HOW U GOT HERE? Mmm. I remember I got home from work early one morning and I couldn't sleep, so I watched TV. I saw the ad for BB - I'd never heard of it before, but I wrote down the number. I left it until the next day to call. I thought, "As if I'm going to get in." Then I thought, "Oh, stuff it, I'll call." I wonder what my life would now be like if I'd got home just a little later and hadn't seen that ad..... SO WHERE TO NEXT? Who knows, although I think there'll be tv and radio down the track. I've never been one to plan too far ahead. Article from The Age |