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Interview with Jade Ramsey!

Jade Ramsey, best known for playing “Patricia Williamson” on House of Anubis, has starred in numerous British television shows and films, including a (2010) critically acclaimed coming of age film, Myth of the American Sleepover, about suburban teens. Read Glitter’s exclusive interview with Jade to find out why life behind the scenes of Anubis is a “mad house,” what it’s like being a twin, and who her celebrity crush is!

GLITTER: What is your character, Patricia, like on “House of Anubis?” Is there anything you would want to change about her?
JADE: I love playing Patricia!! She is very outspoken, not very girly, and pretty blunt. However since season 1, her character has changed quite a bit in some ways, so I am very excited for the fans to see season 2. I personally wouldn’t change anything about her, as I LOVE how the writers have written her. I put some of myself into her, but ultimately I think we are very different!! She takes things a lot more literally than I do, and also acts immediately without sometimes thinking, whereas I think I think about things in more detail and the consequences than she does!!!

GLITTER: What is the set of “House of Anubis” like? Any set secrets you can share? Have there been any funny/memorable moments while filming or off set?
JADE: House of Anubis set is SO SO SO fun!!!! We have a lot of laughs on sets, and lots of jokes. The crew from season 1 came back to shoot season 2 so we have spent in total about 8 months together with the same cast and crew so [we] all know each other very well. At the moment, myself, Alex, Ana, Brad and Nat keep getting into HYSTERICAL laughter A LOT in the middle of scenes, so we have to keep cutting and trying to compose ourselves. It’s often about something stupid, but I have to admit, I am mainly the one who starts laughing first and then no one can look at me, because it will set everyone off again! HOWEVER I make up for that by always cooking…my sausage rolls are legendary, and the crew beg me to make more each week! And I make a mean chocolate cake, Victoria sandwich cake, and cheesecakes….when it’s someone’s birthday I get informed so I can bring a cake in! I think if anyone visited the set they’d think it was a mad house! Brad’s either on his guitar or running around the set with his camera filming behind the scene footage, Burkely (the new cast member) and Alex just generally being loud or pushing Tasie into the boys toilet, which resulted in a broken window, Francis who plays Victor is hilarious, and always has a random, intricate story to tell, so yeah I love going to work every day!!!!! However as well as all the fun we all do work VERY hard, so I am most excited for everyone to see season 2!!

GLITTER: What’s it like having a twin? Do you ever experience sibling rivalry?
JADE: I LOVE being a twin! It’s amazing having someone so close, as we have experienced a lot of the same things so it’s closer than a best friend. You can tell them ANYTHING, and even if you feel you’re being boring / annoying it doesn’t matter!! No, we don’t really have sibling rivalry — we both do acting and both auditioned for Patricia, however Nikita, my sister, was ecstatic when we found out I had got the part over her and she has never once been jealous. She has actually visited Liverpool and is really good friends with all the cast and crew too!!! 🙂

GLITTER: Are there any other current projects your working on so fans can keep a look out?
JADE: Before Anubis season 2, a film I did called “Myth of the American Sleepover” was released in cinemas. You can now watch it on NETFLIX. It’s a great coming of age teen movie, which actually did really well at Cannes Film Festival and a bunch of other prestigious festivals so it’s definitely worth a watch!!!! 🙂

GLITTER: If you could have anyone guest star on “House of Anubis,” who would it be and why?
JADE: Russell Brand (I LOVE HIM…see my answer to celeb crush!!). He was in Big Time Rush and now I think he should come to House of Anubis as some crazy teacher, or maybe an evil villain!!! But I think he would be hilarious, and he’s British so it would fit in well!!!!!!!!!!!

GLITTER: If you weren’t acting, what career would you like to pursue?
JADE: I would love to work in something to do with prison / solving crimes. Being a detective I think would be a very addictive and rewarding job, if you were given a huge crime to solve I think it would be really interesting to piece it together! I would also like to work in a prison, so I could try and understand the people who commit awful crimes, and try and help them see the world differently. I also would love to be a casting director, and try and find really unusual and new talent for different films and TV shows!!! I think it would be cool being on the other side of the audition process!!!

GLITTER: Do you have a celebrity crush?
JADE: Yes!!!!!! Russell Brand!!! and I met him and spoke to him and got a photo with him!!! I was in shock! I NEVER get star struck, but I must admit I was a little shaky!! I met him with my sister in LA on a film studio back lot and thought we HAVE to speak to him. So we said “Hey Russell” then went and chatted! He was so friendly and really funny…he made fun of our accents and said we sounded like we were from the countryside of England… even though he’s English we have different accents!!! But my life is somewhat complete now I’ve met him…..now I’d love to work with him too, as he is HILARIOUS!!!!

GLITTER: In what ways has being in the spotlight changed your life?
JADE: Well for me, I have always wanted to be an actor and as a 7 year old kid, if someone had told me I’d be on a Nickelodeon show which is shown all around the world, filming in Northern England and living in Hollywood for half the year, I would have thought — WHAT NO WAY! So when I take the time to think about it in detail, it seems a little surreal. When we are filming the show, we are in a warehouse in Speke, up at 6.30 in the morning and work all day until 7pm, so it’s like its own little bubble, and you forget that tons of kids are going to be watching what we are filming!!! It’s when we go to the events or kids come up and ask for a photo, I’m like wow House of Anubis is this kid’s fave TV show, and they watch it just like I did with Kenan & Kel or The Amanda Show!!! It’s pretty amazing actually 🙂

GLITTER: What hobbies do you enjoy during your free time?
JADE: I love COOKING!! That is currently my main hobby, while I am on this job, as there are so many people on set to cook for and I can try different recipes out! I also bought a bike, so I enjoy cycling around Liverpool (although it has gotten pretty cold now!!) I also love seeing the latest films and going to music concerts!! Travelling too — I have to go to new places. One of my favourite trips was with me and my friends where we went and stayed in a remote place in California called Idyllwild. We stayed in a cabin and at night we roasted marshmallows on the fire, and went to cute little restaurants. They had epic omelettes and we painted plates. The town was so quaint that it didn’t seem real!!!