Hello everybody, today I am going to be doing something that I love doing
that you all request quite a fair bit
which I havent done for a while
and that is a Q&A.
I've got some of your questions from Twitter and I'm going to answer them for you.
"Do you remember the first YouTuber you watched?"
I used to watch two YouTubers all the time
so the first one was panacea 81
which was Lauren Luke
and the second one was
oh my goodness
so it was Leesha who is x sparkage
I used to watch her all the time
To be honest she is kind of who inspired me to take the plunge
and do YouTube
because I loved her videos so much.
"Have you ever had a disastrous interview?"
I have done a fair amount of interviews
over the past couple of years
and there was one which I feel like I mentioned briefly
somewhere
but the woman came to my house
and she was just asking me all these questions that had absolutely nothing to do with what she was there for
since then I've learnt never to do interviews in your own home
if any of you out there are watching and someone wants to interview you
go "yeah sure let's go somewhere"
don't let them come into your house
she was really nosy
she insisted on seeing inside my wardrobe
and I was like "no it's not really that tidy"
and she asked me how I felt about the fact
that Miley Cyrus was really 'scantily clad'
and how I thought it was appropriate that she
was a role model for young girls
and I was like this has nothing to do with the interview
she then proceeded to say "well when did you lose your virginity?"
"I mean how old were you then?"
and I was just like [duck noise]
Obviously I did not answer that question
but it was really awkward and
I have had a fair amount of very awkward interviews
where the interviewer just persists on trying to push you
for the best headline they can get
however some are actually really lovely
it's a right mixed bag
"What makes someone a good friend?"
I love this question because I have so many friends,
who are all very very special to me
so I think the qualities that are most important to me are
someone who is caring,
caring is like the biggest thing
trustworthy,
a bit weird
I'm a bit weird and I feel like
if there's someone who I can truly be myself with
because they're caring they're trustworthy and they can kind of mess around with me as well
that's like the best thing ever
I think those are my top 3
caring, trustworthy and a bit weird
or able to get on my level of weird
"What is the craziest fan experience that you've ever had?"
Year 2 of the Radio 1 Teen Awards
me and Alfie were leaving out the back
and I think there was a woman who said
"your car is just out there"
and we were like "okay"
and she sort of waved us off "bye see you later"
she essentially released us into a mob of viewers
I couldn't see the car, I was like "okay right" The doors close behind us
"yeah see you later you're on your own now thanks for coming"
there was screaming, running, shouting, I got pushed up against - I didn't even see the car
But I got pushed up against the car and I really hurt my back
And there was people pressed up against me, against the car, and I could hear them shouting
Like because they were stuck too - because people were pushing from behind them
And they were going "Stop it give them space" and everyone was screaming
But they couldn't move because the people behind them were pushing them
And I was just like "Alfie??" Like I'd lost Alfie
And I was like "Oh I'm really sorry guys - I'm really so-"
I'm being too polite at this point, I should have literally just gone "GET AWAY"
My back was being pressed against a corner of the car I think it was the boot
At this point there's still no-one like helping us
So then I think I went like *that* in the end
Because I couldn't - like - cope It was all a lot, and it all happened VERY quickly
and then the next thing I know, I was actually in the back of the taxi
But I think that was probably the craziest fan experience
Because it all happened so quickly
But also in slow motion
it was the weirdest thing
And I just remember that it actually hurt my back
Besides that I think when Alfie had his book signing in Waterstones and there was like 8,000 people outside
And I just burst into tears I actually think I have a vlog of that
Is it in my vlog or Alfie's vlog? I don't remember But I was just very overwhelmed
It's a crazy crazy situation to be in
And I was just like - oh my god
Like people banging on -
I mean overwhelmed in like a happy way because I was safe in the car
But it was just crazy
"How is finalising book three going on?"
"Are you enjoying it?"
I had so much fun on Saturday -
- or was it Sunday? I can't remember -
I handed in the first draft manuscript
So it's all happening now
I still need to do my dedications and acknowledgements
but besides that the bulk is done
and I'm so happy
It was so emotional finishing the last line of the book
- in fact I almost cried -
I just really hope
- come November -
you guys love...
... where I've taken it.
That's all I'm gonna say
"Can you remember the first time you got your period?"
Yes I can.
I was 14 years old
I had a French lesson
It was tutor time
- which is kind of when they take the register
make sure you're still there
I think it's about twenty minutes before your last lesson
And I was sat on this -
we had like high stool/chairs
and I remember thinking
don't remember having a sweaty bum today
you know that horrible black tight trousers that girls used to wear
in secondary school, I don't know if you still wear them now, but
we used to wear them, the ones that
when you walked in a puddle they like flared out so big
and I just remember thinking 'its not a particularly stuffy day so i dont know why i feel a bit sweaty'
is that too much information? is that tmi? i dont know
so the chairs were grey, like a light grey and i remember
sitting on a corner for a bit
i dont know why i think they were just about high enough that you could have your feet on the ground
so people would just perch on the corners of them
and then i moved away and i looked at the stool and i was like
that looks a bit like a tiny patch of blood but
i dont think it is maybe that was there before
or maybe someone has drawn on it
'cause my tutor was a DT teacher
so there was a lot of pencils, pens
and it was the tiniest little mark
and I was like - nah i don't think it was
and then we went to French
and I remember walking to French
and saying to my friend..ist that..have I sat in something?
is that something on my trousers
and she looked, but we had dark navy trousers
which I feel like is the worst colour
if you've come on your period
'cause how would you ever know
and she sort of did the light walk behind me and had a little look
and I still actually do that now as a 26 year old
sometimes if I have a little panic I'm like I'm gonna walk ahead and you're gonna walk behind me
especially if you're wearing a white dress
you get paranoid - you get period paranoia
and she was kinda like no, no there is nothing there
and I was like oh ok
it's just a bit weird
at no point did I think to go to the toilet and check
I just felt like something was wrong
got into my French lesson and we were sat on like a
wooden bench
and I remember being sat there for the majority of the lesson
and I scooted along and I looked on the bench and I was like
is that wood staining?
or is that blood staining?
I just don't know
I got so confused and I was like
do you know what, screw it, I'm going to the flipping toilet
so I went to the loo and I
had nothing on me
I was one of these people that was really exited to start my period
I couldn't wait
However,
I didn't have anything in my schoolbag - just in case
because I just didn't think it will happen at school
I dunno why
so I came out the toilet
baring in mind that there was like 10 minutes of the lesson left
and I think I just stuffed tissues in my pants
I just hoped for the best
and...
I remember being on the schoolbag on my way home with my jumper wrapped around my back
so I sat on my jumper 'cause I didn't want anyone to see
just thinking 'oh my god'
it happened
there is no going back - like...
I'm gonna have periods now for years and years and years and...
I'm gonna have to go shopping when I get back, I was really, really exited actually
"Will you ever write an autobiography?"
I've had a lot of people ask me this
and I just feel like...
my life isn't interesting enough yet...
not that I feel like it will get more interesting, but...
I don't know, ehm, I feel like it might be something that I'd do
on like my thirtieth birthday or in my thirties
I feel like...
I don't really know if anyone would read that
Is my life really that interesting?
I don't know
Maybe, in like five years
if anyone is still interested by that point
There are definitely a lot of things I wish I could say now,
but I wouldn't be able to because I would either get in trouble or cause trama
However,...
in like five, six years
if I wrote an autobiography I could really tell it how it is
now..I think..and
There is certainly a lot of stories I'd love to tell
lets just put it that way
I've already sold ya
preorders go up on Friday - I'm joking
"How was meeting One Direction? They are my fav band, I need all the deets"
I realized
I never
talked about meeting One Direction, because
they all followed me - not all of them - but a couple of them followed me
on Twitter afterwards
so I felt like I had to play it cool and not really talk about it
storytime
I said in my last video - it was one of the most nerve wracking days
I felt like I looked crap and trust me
if there is anyone
you wanna look your best for
it's Harry Styles
yeah I'm not gonna lie, I really fancied him
the only thing I was really worried about was that they would think that I was really nervous and rubbish at interviewing them
I have no interviewing experience - so
there was the possibility of that. I interviewed them
erm, Harry and Niall and Zayn, Liam and Louis
so I had to do Harry and Niall first
so I walked in, there massive bouncer like walked me in
and Harry took off his mic
he was like sat over there on the other side of the room
he took off his mic
he came running over
he introduced himself to me
and to Dom my manager
who we called Don i think
which was kinda like funny and Dom was like no its Dom and he was like oh sorry Dom
and I was like hi I'm Zoe, he gave me a big hug
and he was so lovely
he kinda just hovers around us by the door
I think maybe he wanted a break from sitting in the chair
and he took me over to
this fridge that was full of drinks and sweets
and he was like "do you want a drink"
and I was like "I'm fine thank you"
and he said "what about a chocolate bar?"
he was like c'mon you need to pick a chocolate bar,
which chocolate bar do you want?
and i was like "ah I'll have a Dime"
so he gave me a dime bar out of his fridge
and I was like "thank you" and I was like
ok I'm about to do an interview
and I have a dime bar, so i think I gave the dime bar to Dom
and...
and then someone was like "Harry you need to come and sit down"
so he was like "ok"
when I sit down, did the interview he was so
so lovely as was Niall, they were both really chatty and really sweet.
and he was like "you did really well
he followed me on Twitter afterwards
I would love to know why he followed me, because...
I'll never know...
because I didn't ask him to follow me and I didn't give him my Twitter handle
so...
so he somehow found it or...
asked someone - I don't know
I would love to know the answer to that, Harry if you're watching,
why did you follow me on twitter?
and then I did the other three boy who were also all very lovely, but
there was just something about Harry
and I'm not just saying this because
I feel like he has always been one of my favorite members of One Direction
but he was just like, a bowl of like
happiness
and he went like above and beyond to make me feel
ok in that situation and
after he'd followed me I sent him a DM
and I said
I did not expect him to ever see it
and I said thank you so much for being
so lovely
and making me feel more relaxed
because I was so scared
i don't remember what he said, I wish I still had it, maybe I do...
How would I find it...
Ok, he said
"Thank you very much, I hope you had fun and you did a great job.
Don't worry .. hope your well Harry xx
and I was like
I think it was just really nice, because they are just like
normal human beings
considering how bored he probably was he was so lovely
that is meeting One Direction
"Is being a YouTuber sometimes hard?"
yes!
I'm not going to scoot around it
yes, sometimes it is hard
which I think...
for anyone, for any career they've chosen to go into they have that hard moments
and just because being a YouTuber may seem really easy to some people because
it's not something that their
working within or doing
and I just think like with everything
you're gonna have your down days and you're gonna have your updates, but the difference is
everyone else is gonna know about them
and I think that's the hard bit, definitely
besides that I love what I do so...
is it ever really hard or is it hard, but I still enjoy it...
it's a very grey
area, because it's a hobby and I love it
but...
i's my job and I earn a living from it and you know...
it's a big responsibility
it's a job that wasn't a job a while ago
so we're all learning and with the good days there come the bad days
and it's the same in any career in any job really, so...
that is my answer to that
I feel like otherwise I'd rumbled for far too long
so I'm really sorry if this video is a little bit longer than normal
but I did put two kinda epic story times in there for you
so I hope you enjoyed those
thank you so much for watching
and give the video a thumbs-up if you enjoyed it
and if you want more kinda chatty Q&A story time videos
and I'll see you again very soon - byeee