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Updated: October 29, 2004 11:44 |
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A letter in early February invited us to an interview in London - at the Royal Court Hotel in Sloane Square on 1st March at 10 am. Unfortunately, Sarah couldn't make it to London on that day because of her work, and so after a few frantic phone calls, Chatsworth kindly agreed to interview us in Manchester instead. They were also conducting interviews there, and so we went for our first interview at the Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester at 4 pm on Monday 6th March. Chatsworth had hired some normal rooms in the hotel. We waited with other prospective contestants in one room, until we were asked in for interview. The main interviewer was Kate Herbert. She was very pleasant and nice, and I think she particularly liked Sarah, whose "CV" for this sort of thing was very good!! Luckily, the first hurdle had been crossed, but there was still a long way to go until we would meet the Interceptor. |
The next hurdle was in the form of an assault course!! We were asked to be at a military base in Corsham near Bath - called Royal Arthur - on Friday 31st March. We had a great day there, performing all kinds of tasks and challenges - most of them set on the assault course. They were checking our fitness, and whether
we were willing to do whatever we were asked. I remember having to run flat out to the top of a steep hill, and once getting there, a cameraman appeared from nowhere, and someone was asking me questions about what I could see, and asking me to describe the view - not
so easy when you are shattered and can hardly speak!! We had to carry barrels right around the assault course, and crawl through mud, over fences - the usual hard graft.
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