It's been 6 months since Sister Act (where has the time gone!?!) and now it's the end of the Summer season, so I thought I'd better update my website!

I have had an awesome season flying out to Sensatori & Thomson Gold resorts in Cyprus, Turkey, Crete, Ibiza & Tenerife over the summer and the crowds have been fab - but nothing could have prepared me for what happened in July.....

I was asked to audition for the new West End show 'Motown The Musical' and audition I did! I was up and down the M1 like a yoyo over the space of 2 weeks to meet with casting directors, producers, musical directors, choreographers etc. On my last meeting with them i was told that there'd be an extra person on the panel and low and behold - there he was.... The man responsible for the greatest record label ever.... MR BERRY GORDY!!! I had an audience with the legend himself!! I cannot tell you how nervewracking  it was singing his songs in front of him but I did it! I was in the running to be in a West End musical...

Unfortunately this time it wasn't meant to be... I was too tall! Can you believe it?! Vocally - spot on. Acting - spot on. But when you're about 6ft in heels, sometimes it doesn't look quite right!

Obviously I was gutted, but as my good friend and fellow Soul Artist Audley Anderson rightfully told me -

"Hayles, it's not a NO...... It's a NOT YET."

So onwards and upwards - who else can say that they sang for Berry Gordy three times! So at this point - I just want to thank Clare, Steve, Jack & Natasha at TED for supporting me all the way with this, my fabulous husband, my loving family and my best friends as well 

This hasn't put me off at all..... in fact it's made me a heck of alot stronger!

What else has been happening?

I got to perform at Manchester's Transgender Sparkle event as well as Manchester Pride on the Sackville Boutique stage alongside Angie Brown, Kym Marsh, Ikenna, Misty Chance, & Kelly Wilde. Thanks to my good friend Tony Cooper (owner of Via Canal Street) for asking me to perform again - As a champion for the LGBT community he works tirelessly on these events which have been getting bigger and better each year. 

I've been teaching at drama & dance schools in Derbyshire and Leicestershire - the kids and teenagers were a joy to teach. I'm on the audition panel for Hairspray in my home town at the end of the this month - really looking forward to that.

So with Christmas on its way, I'll still be flying out to Sensatori Egypt and Tenerife over the winter months with a few UK dates in between. 

Keep an eye on my tour diary and hopefully I'll see you at a show soon!

Much love and stay blessed

H x