Clips
Music played
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The Black Eyed Peas I Got A Feeling
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Elton John Your Song
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Carpenters Close To You
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Nicole Scherzinger Jai Ho
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Judy Garland Over The Rainbow
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Nicola Roberts Beat Of My Drum
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Rod Stewart Tonight's The Night
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Girls Aloud fan Leah Colebrooke duets with her idol
10 year old Leah Colebrooke has battled through some tough times after being diagnosed as a type one diabetic when she was just six years old. This potentially life threatening condition has never affected Leah who loves to sing, dance and perform. Her mum Helen nominated her saying it would be a dream come true if Leah could perform in front of millions of people.
Leah Colebrooke performs with Nicola Roberts
John surprised Leah at school when, during an impromptu talent contest, he revealed that it was all a set up and that Leah would be coming to the Tonight's the Night studio to duet with one of her singing idols, Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts. The pair performed the Elton John classic "Your Song" and received a standing ovation. -
High Flying Granny
72 year old Pearl Manson had the shock of her life when John surprised her and revealed that she could zip wire across the River Clyde! Pearl had come to the Tonight's the Night studio with her family to watch the show and had no idea about the surprise John was about to spring. Pearl says she wants to do things that her grandchildren would remember forever - and whizzing across the Clyde at 40 miles an hour was certainly something they would remember.
See our Zip Wiring Granny in action -
John Barrowman Ballad
Paula Banks is a mum in a million. She's got three children, is a volunteer at a special needs school in the West Midlands, and performs in her local choir. Husband Carl nominated Paula saying she was a constant support to their family, and was a tower of strength when he lost his parents recently. Paula and Carl's son has ADHD and now Paula works with children who have a similar condition. John surprised Paula, who thought she was there to watch the show, and performed The Carpenter's classic "Close To You".
John surprises Paul with a special song -
Bollywood Twins
Sunny and Shyam are inspirational twin boys. They run a local community project called "Screen Idolz" which is a youth performing arts group designed to keep young people away from trouble and channel their energy into performing. Their father Ash nominated them saying they are role models in their local community and deserve the opportunity to perform in front of a big audience.
See our Bollywood twins in action
John surprised the boys when they attended a dance audition for an upcoming Bollywood themed music video - it was all a set up of course and John revealed Sunny and Shyam would take centre stage and perform a high energy routine on the Tonight's the Night stage. Nicole Scherzinger sent the boys a good luck message after hearing about all their hard work. -
A Wizard of Oz dream
12 year old Bethany is an exceptional young girl. Her parents Tracey and Steve are both profoundly deaf and Bethany is a constant help to them - signing, interpreting, and helping them communicate. When Bethany was born she contracted a rare Neuroblastoma cancer,and the only music that would soothe her was the song "Over the Rainbow". Mum Tracey nominated Bethany saying she asks for nothing and deserves the chance to shine on the big stage.
Bethany performs with Danielle Hope
Jodie Prenger was drafted in to help John and she surprised Bethany while dressed as a butterfly! Bethany was then whisked off to meet Danielle Hope, the star of "The Wizard of Oz", who invited her to come to the Tonight's the Night studio and perform the musical's most popular song with her. -
Cycling mad Clare meets her cycling hero
Clare Muir is an extraordinary woman who puts the needs of others first. She runs a local community centre in Berkhamstead where she hosts a series of activities designed to keep young people off the streets. In addition Clare also fundraises for a project in Kenya where she's helped finance a school, provided vital medical equipment and funded an operation for a young girl with a clef palate. Ailish, one of those inspired by Clare, nominated her saying she does so much for other people and it's about time she had a treat especially for her.
Clare Muir meets Chris Boardman
For Clare's surprise, John was in a box! Yes, a large package was delivered to Clare and she had no idea what it was - after much debate she accepted the package only to have John burst out of it and reveal that she was off to cycle with Olympic champion Chris Boardman - not only that, she'd be racing him at the 2012 Olympic Velodrome which hasn't even been used yet by professional competitors.
Credits
- Series Producer
- David Hall
- Presenter
- John Barrowman
- Participant
- Nicola Roberts
- Participant
- Danielle Hope
- Participant
- Jodie Prenger
- Executive Producer
- Louise Rainbow
- Executive Producer
- Eileen Herlihy
