I am writing this a day or so before the new site goes live. I have been running through the pages and media to try and make sure I have not missed anything. It took us many hours of compressing, uploading, downloading and converting segments to bring a lot of my media clips into the new site. My favorite clip can be found in the Archive section. It is from 14 years ago when I filled in for the amazing Patricia Moreno who was hosting the warm up on the FX Breakfast Show. I stepped in for a week while she took a well needed vacation. Patricia is also a dear friend of mine and someone I look to for inspiration. Please visit her site at www.satilife.com I remember that week with such fond memories. I had to get up at 3.30 am every morning to be at the studio by 4.30 am. I think the show went live at 6 am but I can’t be exactly sure. It gave me my first taste of being in front of the camera and I have to say I found it very exciting, even at 6 am during winter. In addition, my best friend to this day Lisa Wheeler was one of the “Spandex Rangers” Without pay and without fail she showed up for me every morning to support me and be there as both a friend and cheer leader. Little did I know at the time that she would continue and still continues to this day to be there for me. Lisa is also another person I look to for inspiration and to keep me honest and clear. Pay her a visit at www.lisawheeler.com I think The FX Breakfast Show may have also been the launching pad for several up and coming celebrities. Aside from Tom Bergeron, who was already zooming up the ladder of success there were several other “newbies” who went on to do very well in television. You may even spot one or two of them in my short clip. (PS Phil if you ever read this – go back to the Ft. Lauderdale Amazing Race audition tape from 2007. Team number 23 is still waiting for the phone call to say they were picked – we nailed it)

The one thing I wanted to share with you is my recent run in with Tom Bergeron. I worked with him over 14 years ago. While we often saw each other at Equinox 19th Street NYC , where we both worked out I had not seen him in over 10 years. Recently I saw him at the Equinox in Santa Monica, CA. I have now been living on the West Coast for 8 years and Tom was out here filming Dancing With The Stars. ANYONE who knows me knows this is my favorite show. I think I dialed in 30 times during last years final. Being British by Birth (although now a dual citizen) I am not apt to go up to celebrities for any reason, but for some reason on this Tuesday morning I felt compelled to share my insane addiction to the show with the male host. Plus as a side note Samantha Harris has taken several of my classes and as an additional side note is an amazing athlete and can make a boot camp class look easy. She works hard for that beautiful body and is also a lovely person on the inside. So long story short after saying “Hi Tom I am sure you don’t remember me but…..” Tom proceeded to remember my name and recall the exact situation of when and where we worked together. It was truly like talking to a friend who I had just bumped into last week. We proceeded to have a fun and very “present” conversation – he was ignoring his phone, texts and messages and took 20 minute out of his morning to “catch up”. I just wanted to share that I guess nice guys can finish first. Plus I am on his list for tickets to DWTS next season and NO that is not why I said hello.