Now, ladies and gentlemen, it is time to find out who is going
to be tonight's Unexpected Star of the show!
CHEERING All right.
Every week on the Big Show,
we surprise a member of the public by making their dream come
true by giving them the opportunity to perform on this West End stage.
So, this is Leanne Jeffers. There she is.
APPLAUSE
She is a mother of two from Leeds.
Leanne loves to sing. It was her dream to be a singer.
She's devoted her life to her children,
but tonight, it's all about her.
And we are going to give her this special moment.
You up for that? APPLAUSE
OK, so Leanne is coming to our secret location, adjacent to
the theatre and tonight,
it is going to be a rather trendy, central London cocktail bar.
So, let's have a look at it, how it was earlier today.
And this is what it looks like now.
It's The Unexpected Bar.
We can go live now, I think, to that bar.
So, this is it, ladies and gentlemen.
This is live next door and there she is.
That is Leanne and that is her friend, Emma.
They are having a drink in a completely fake environment,
next to the theatre, OK?
So, it seems to be going all right. A few cocktails on the go.
OK, so we are going to spice things up a little bit here.
So, later on, she is going to be invited to go to
a new club that is opening round the corner.
It's down an alley and you go in through a door.
And actually, what is happening is -
she's coming into the side of the theatre, but she has no idea.
Then she's going to go along a fake corridor, which comes all the
way onto the stage here. The real fun is there's no door on it.
We are going to be the club.
So, we are going to have music in here,
we're all going to be on our feet, dancing.
So, she can't see us, she can just hear that this is the most
awesome-sounding nightclub ever!
And as she walks out of the tunnel,
I'm, then, going to pull it all the way back here
and she is going to be stuck in the middle of the stage,
you are all going to be on your feet, the lights are going to change
from disco to show business
and you are going to give her this unbelievable surprise.
Are you up for that? CHEERING
All right.
But who, you might ask...
..who could get her out of that bar and bring her to the nightclub?
How is that going to happen?
Well, I just so happen to have Westlife's Shane Filan...
WOLF WHISTLING ..waiting outside the Unexpected Bar.
I'm in contact with him, which means we are in contact with him.
Let's send him in now.
'Go on, Shane. Head on in.'
APPLAUSE
Shane, if you can hear me, point to the menu in front of you.
LAUGHTER 'Lovely.
'All right, Shane, approach the bar and just ask'
if you can use the loo, let's see if Leanne recognises...
Sorry, excuse me, do you have a bathroom, toilet?
The bathroom is just downstairs. OK. AUDIENCE LAUGHS
Westlife.
THEY GIGGLE
'All right. Shane. Can you come back and head to the bar, Shane?'
CHATTER
Ask the girls what they're drinking. What's good here?
Sorry, can I order a drink?
Two drinks, please, yeah. What's...what's good here?
Ooh, apart from you, darling? What are you drinking?
Innocent Chat On The Beach.
Innocent Chat On The beach? Yeah.
Oh, Innocent Chat On The Beach.
I'll have two Innocent Chats On the Beach, please. Thank you.
I used to follow you. You used to follow Westlife?
Oh, go away.
So, you've been at concerts and everything. Yeah! Ah, cool.
WHISPERS: She's chatting him up!
Cool. What's your favourite song?
Over the years, like...? Swear It All Over Again and Flying Without Wings. Swear It Again?
Beauty. Flying Without Wings, that's a great song. Yeah.
Shane, pick up one of those grapes...
It was just there! ..and say, "Do you want to see my party trick, girls?"
Do you want to see, eh... I've a wee party trick. Go on, then.
"I never ever miss. I never miss..." I never miss, usually. "..when I do this.
"I never miss." You ready? "OK, I'm going to throw it up and catch it in my mouth."
Drumroll. I need a drumroll. Give me a drumroll.
THEY DRUM ON THE TABLE. Here we go.
Ah! THEY LAUGH
I'll do it again, I'll do it again.
Right, drumroll, drumroll, here we go.
THEY DRUM ON THE TABLE
Woo! Wahay!
Thank you. Ah, dear. I love a grape, I love a grape.
The circus, next. I'll have to hit the circus, guys.
All right. Take your drink and sit down in the corner and say,
"See you girls later." Girls. Very nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.
Have a good one, sorry, yeah.
I haven't got a drink to say cheers, but. Sorry. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. Playing it cool, Leanne!
All right. Ladies and gentlemen, there is a disco about to hit this place.
Get your dancing shoes on, my friend,
because we're going to have ourselves a party.
So, let me show you the retractable tunnel.
So, over here we have disco lights.
And she can't see that there's a big... Cameras behind there,
because the lights are blinding her.
And then down here, this retractable tunnel,
we have our queue. Hello!
So, this is our... Ha! I'm leaving. I'm leaving the club.
Will you let me back in? Yes.
You don't need to stamp me or something? No, you're cool. Right.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the choir.
These people will be singing with Leanne later on.
Thanks, guys. All right? Let's come out of here.
It is really quite long.
All right, let's do it. Shane, if you can hear me,
maybe run your hand sexily through your hair.
Very, very good.
Shane, it's now time to invite Leanne and Emma to your gig
next door, and give them some free tickets.
Thanks, Jenna.
Sorry. Do you want to come through to the gig next door, like?
I'm on in about half an hour. If you want I can...
If you're not doing anything. Oooh.
I'm kind of leaving now... 'Ooh, saucy eyebrow!'
This is Richard, sorry, he's my tour manager. Hi. Pleased to meet you.
Hello. We've got free tickets if you want...
Do you want to finish up your drink? We probably should... Let's go now, we've got to go now. OK, cool. Sure.
I'll get you a proper drink next door. Oh, wow!
It's getting to the point she might be disappointed about all this,
because she thinks it's on with Shane.
HE LAUGHS
All right. If they're on their way...
I say on our feet, please, ladies and gentlemen.
Cue disco mode.
MUSIC: Le Freak by Chic
Hello. Hiya, Shane. How are you, buddy. I'm cool. Good to see you.
These are... These are coming in with me. OK. That's cool.
Yeah, no problem at all. We're just letting one in at the moment.
If you can just wait. OK. OK? Thanks a lot.
TOUR MANAGER: We better go get ready. All right.
You go and have a drink and I'll see you in there. Right. I'll be in in about 20 minutes, half an hour.
Cheers, buddy.
Take it easy, Shane. Nice seeing you.
I'll see you after for a proper drink.
Do you want to just stand here for me? Yeah, yeah, sure, yeah.
How are you? All right, thank you, yeah. Good.
You're looking hot, mate. Down from Leeds, so...
Thank you very much. Thank you.
AUDIENCE CHEER
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Leanne, our Unexpected Star of the show!
Look - if it isn't your dad!
What in the he...?! SHE LAUGHS
Oh, my goodn... What?!
We've been in this nightclub over here, which,
you might have noticed, isn't real.
Right. Yeah. I kind of gathered that, now.
It's actually the Theatre Royal. Yeah.
And we've all been waiting for you and watching you next door.
Really? Yeah.
Oh, my God. With the whole bar, who are in on it. Really?
All actors, not real. I think we can go to them, now.
There they all are!
Waving! MICHAEL LAUGHS
Have you any idea why you might be here?
No! SHE LAUGHS
Not a clue! I thought that that was actually going to fall down on me,
actually, when it just moved really fast. Yes.
I was like, "What's going on?" That would have been a very, very frightening moment.
Yeah, it was. Describe your feelings right now.
Shock. Erm...
Am I dreaming?
Everybody's here to surprise you, Leanne, because... Oh, gosh.
What is it you like doing in your spare time?
Looking after the kids and singing, and... OK.
Well, tonight, we're going to get you to look after your kids... No. We're going to...
In front of 2,000 people, you're going to sit and watch telly with the kids. No.
SHE LAUGHS
We're hoping that you will become something called
the Unexpected Star of our show... Right. ..And perform at the end of it.
OK. How does that sound? Yeah. Brilliant. We've got a whole...
Let me tell you something. You know all those people you just walked past
in the queue for this club? Yeah. They're actually all singers.
They're going to be your choir tonight,
for you to perform at the end of the show, if you'd agree... Oh, wow...
..to be our Unexpected Star of the show.
SHE LAUGHS Yeah! You up for it, Leanne?
Yeah, that's brilliant! All right, let's do it.
So, we're going to send you off backstage.
You've got to the end of the show to rehearse and get ready,
and then you're going to bring this house down. OK...?
Isn't that right, ladies and gentlemen?
THEY CHEER
Ladies and gentlemen, our Unexpected Star of tonight's show...
it's Leanne!
Thank you so much. If you just head over here, we'll look after you.
Please, give her all the love you can
and welcome to the stage
our Unexpected Star of tonight's show...
It's Leanne!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: You'll Never Walk Alone
# When you walk through a storm
# Hold your head up high
# And don't be afraid of the dark
# At the end of the storm
# Is a golden sky
# And the sweet, silver song of a lark
# Walk on through the wind
# Walk on through the rain
# Though your dreams be tossed and blown
# Walk on, walk on
# With hope in your heart
# And you'll never walk alone
# You'll never walk alone
# Walk on, walk on
# With hope in your heart
# And you'll never walk alone
# You'll never...
# ..walk...
# ..alone. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Amazing! Ladies and gentlemen,
our Unexpected Star of tonight's show, Leanne.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was amazing.
That was fantastic. Thank you. How did that feel?
Um... I feel like I'm dreaming.
I kept saying backstage, "Just nip me and wake me up,
"because it's just so bizarre."
And how good at lying are you?!
I know that somebody was in the wings, enjoying that.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Shane-o!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well done. Oh, thank you! Thank you. Congratulations.
That was amazing. Oh, thank you very much.
What about that, Shane? It was amazing.
Absolutely knocked it out the park.
Absolutely, in front of all of this, it's incredible.
Ladies and gentlemen,
what an absolutely fantastic treat that you've given us tonight.
I hope you've enjoyed it so much. Oh, yes!
Let's have a huge round of applause
for the actor extraordinaire, Shane-o.
And, of course, our Unexpected Star of tonight's show, Leanne!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE