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Jordan Daley, 13, London

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I've been interested in performing for most of my life. I was always the first to volunteer for a school play, and in primary school I was known as "The Actor".

It all started when I was in Year 2 and I saw a flyer for a drama, dance and singing Saturday class. I started at the Saturday class a few weeks after that and really liked it. I was in many plays, including the Wizard of Oz and Cinderella, and I won an award for star drama.

I had been there for three years when the manager announced that as the drama teacher was leaving, the school was just going to concentrate on dancing and singing. I was dismayed. I liked the dancing and singing but it was drama I really enjoyed. I stayed for the last end of term show and awards ceremony. I was happy to win the personality award. But I left the school for the last time that night.

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