INT. LÁSZLÓ PAPP ARENA PRESS AREA - DAY
TITLE OVER: Sunday. 6 days until the final.
Reporters are waiting in the crowded press area.
MODERATOR
Ladies and gentlemen, representing the United Kingdom, Ms. Valerie Ash!
VALERIE (40) walks onto the stage in a shawl, waving to the assembled reporters. There is a big cheer. She takes a seat.
VALERIE
Hello everyone! Thank you very much! How do we start?
The moderator points to Reporter #1 and she gets up.
REPORTER #1
Welcome, Ms. Ash. Your rehearsals made quite an impact. How do you feel about it?
VALERIE
Well, thank you. First of all, I've been made to feel very welcome since the moment I arrived. The rehearsals went quite well. I feel confident that I'll make all my fans and Britain very proud.
REPORTER #1
Is it true you're hiding a baby bump?
MODERATOR
Let's get another question.
VALERIE
It's OK, I will answer. It's totally ridiculous...
Reporters wait with anticipation.
VALERIE
...how happy I am to share this news with you! I am expecting a baby and I feel very very blessed.
People applaud.
VALERIE
Phew! It's good to have an answer to all that weight gain nonsense!
The reporters laugh.
REPORTER #2
Will it affect your physical performance on stage?
VALERIE
Not at all. You know I've danced all through my 22-year career. And we have a great choreography which is perfectly safe for me to do. But I hope EBU won't mind a seventh person on stage with me.
People laugh.
VALERIE
Well, whatever, I've always been a rule breaker.
REPORTER #3
People are saying that you're doing Eurovision this year because you're not as popular as you used to be? What do you have to say about that?
VALERIE
Umm, I invite you to take a look around the room.
People laugh and cheer.
VALERIE
There's always one, isn't there? The truth is, I've always shared a fan base with Eurovision and there has been immense enthusiasm for me to do it. It's the world's biggest stage for music! I'm not going to the Jungle in the end, am I? (to the Moderator) Is that a thing here? Do people know?
REPORTER #4
Are you confident that you'll win?
VALERIE
Well I've heard a lot of arguments that I will win. And they sound very convincing!
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