After that I phoned around a couple of
agents, did a little bit of research of TV
agents. There was one guy called John
Roseman. He owned the Roseman
Organisation and he sent me an email
and he said, “right, Kevin, you’ve got
something. I’m not really too sure what it
is but come down and I’d like to have a
chat.” So, my appointment with him was
like in a week’s time but in the meantime
there was an audition in the Stage. Sky
One were looking for presenters for
a programme called Boiled Egg and
Soldiers and anybody could apply. So
I went down to Sky, auditioned for that
all day. There were about 500 people
getting whittled down, down to just two
guys and two girls. I got down to the final
five and they called us in and I ended
up getting the job. I did that with Adam
Garcia who is now really famous. He’s
a great dancer, Australian. He’s one of
the judges on Got to Dance but he does
musicals and everything.
Then I went down to my meeting with
this agent who says; “Yeah, Kevin, great
to meet you. I don’t know what it is, but
there is something about you but you
know, give me some time.” And I said,
“okay, can I just ask you one question?”
And he said, “what is it?” So I told him
I’d like him to look after me and asked
him if I had a job would he be able to
represent me. He said of course he
would but he had no idea what I was just
about to tell him. I said, “Well, I’ve just
got this contract with Sky One. It’s for 12
months; it’s for a breakfast show, every
morning.” He opened his drawer, pulled
out a contract and he went, “this is what
I can do for you. Let me represent you.”
So he took me on. From that programme
I realised that presenting was what I
wanted to do. It’s what I’m comfortable
with, uses all my skills and I like talking
to people. I embarked on my TV career
then. And from that I just went on from
doing auditions for different shows. It
was really good doing the Boiled Egg
and Soldiers Show because it was live
TV; it was bit like The Big Breakfast. It
was more of a magazine show and we
had pop groups on there and comedians,
it was a great show actually.
JE: You must have met quite a few
famous people, have you ever been star
struck?
KD: In short, no. I’ve been in awe of
many people but star struck, no. Maybe
a little bit nervous to talk to people but
not necessarily star struck.
JE: So, who would you say is the
biggest star that you have either worked
with or interview?
I met the Queen a couple of times and she was
absolutely lovely. When I was in Starlight Express,
Michael Jackson came to see the show, he was a
huge fan and he came back stage.
KD: I met the Queen a couple of times
and she was absolutely lovely. When
I was in Starlight Express, Michael
Jackson came to see the show, he was
a huge fan and he came back stage.
The part that I played was one of the
Rockies, we were the cool guys. We did
a little rap in the show and we did all
the backflips and somersaults on stage.
Michael Jackson loved that element of
the show. I met him after the show and
he was amazing. I was just in awe of him
being in his presence because, for me,
Michael Jackson was untouchable. There
are not many people that can get near
him and he was standing in front of me
and I was having this conversation with
him. It was amazing to meet him. Michael
Jackson, at that time, was relevant to
me. I’ve met Tom Cruise; he was great,
really funny and really charming. I’ve met
loads of other people but, for me, that
was relevant to me.
JE: Let’s now talk about Blue’s Clues.
KD: The job came up through my agent.
He said: “They’re looking for a children’s
presenter for a brand new show called
Blue’s Clues. It’s an American show.
They’re looking for a boy or a girl. Do
you want to go for the audition?” I didn’t
know any of the history of the show or
anything. So, I went to audition. They
saw 100 guys for this role. They chose
40 out of that 100 and I was one of the
40. So, we had to the screen test and
then they took all of the show reels
and they sent it round to schools and
colleges all over the UK and they got
the kids to decide who their favour ite
was. So, the poll came back. My agent
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