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Whey!
Speaking of jazz hands, it is the Royal Variety, how does it feel to be performing here?
- Special. - Feels good.
Special. I think it's very special for Tom and James because when they were, like, nine
they played to role of Oliver at The Palladium.
Back at The Palladium.
And James, it's James's third Royal Variety.
It's where we began our lives on stage.
You've gone full circle, you've come back here again.
We've come back home.
Yeah, it feels like a homecoming.
Is it nerve racking? Is there an extra pressure because there are royals?
It's a very prestigious event. You're surrounded by a lot of other amazing artists and talented
people so you gotta bring your a game to the royal variety.
You want them to like you, so you do your best.
Do you have to be very well behaved? Do you go, 'Right, we have to tone it down guys'?
Or are you like-
No, we kinda wanna push it. I mean, the ideal would be to see Prince William and Kate doing
a bit of Air Guitar in the box.
Give us an example of some air guitar.
Ah, Dougie's the best.
Uh.
Come on.
So what we gotta do?
Can you do the music for me then?
Wooh! Love that!
It's 'cause he's got the hair.
Hair guitar!
There you go.
Look at that.
I think mines a bit too long now. So, obviously you've got the Royal Variety, but there's
loads of other stuff going on with you guys at the moment. You've celebrated a year together
this week, is that right?
- Yeah. - That's right.
Done a year. Done a year. Made an album.
- Going on tour again. - Going on tour.
Going on tour next March/April.
A lot's happened in a year.
And how has it been this first year? Has it been like a relationship; are you in the honeymoon phase?
Yeah.
- We're still in the honeymoon phase. - Feels like the honeymoon phase.
We're still in Barbados on a beach.
It's been an amazing year. We truly didn't expect it. We thought we'll do the tour and
then that was it but then we ended up making an album and going on tour again for round
two, so it's been amazing.
So when the idea first came around it was like, let's just give this a go but you had
no idea- Everyone loves you.
Yeah, there was no grand plan, long-term scheme. We literally were just playing it by ear.
We're still doing that.
Yeah, we don't like thinking too far ahead. We're having fun and everyone else seems to
be enjoying it and long may that continue.
And I mean, it's hard to compare from your other separate bands but is this more fun?
Equally fun? Or?
It's different. You can't compare, it's totally different.
It feels new. Someone's thing just fell off.
That's yours Dougie.
It's like having an affair-
This isn't what it looks like.
It's like having an affair but your wife being totally cool with it.
Or being present.
It's more like a threesome.
Swingers! We're the swingers of the pop world.
This is a swingers party right now?
This is a full on swingers party.
Yeah, we'll go with that.
I can't leave without asking about the hair, Matt.
The hair?
It's just phenomenal.
What hair?
I keep forgetting I've got it. I got it done last night. My hair's still sore.
Is it?
Do us a twirl. Do us a twirl!
It looks the same all the way round.
- Wow. - Oh, wow!
I wasn't getting enough attention in McBusted so I thought what can I do to steal the limelight?
That works. And does Emma like it?
Emma rolled her eyes as I came in last night. No, she likes it, she digs it.
Emma's done it as well.
Yeah, Emma's done it as well, yeah.
Your meeting the royals, you've gotta do a royal handshake, can we give it a practice?
Pretend I'm the Duchess.
Oh, that's a really good point.
What do we say? What do we say?
I don't think you say anything.
You speak when you're spoken to.
I think they kind of give a slight- So I'll start with you James.
Well they don't- They offer the tips of their hands. The Queen does.
The Queen does.
Yeah, the Queen does that. You just hold the tips.
I'm gonna go for a handshake like this.
Oh. Oh yeah, the royals'll love that.
I like that. I like that.
That looks like you're being knighted. So maybe not.
I'll just go with a standard. I might go with Robin Hood.
Good one Matt, nice and firm.
Nice, firm.
Like that.
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Whey!
That's the winner. I'm all flustered now. Well, thanks so much guys.