Waterloo Road teenager Bonnie Kincaid faces a dangerous situation in tonights episode (January 26) as she falls down a steep ravine while on a school trip to the coast. The shock accident occurs just after Kenzie Calhoun has exposed Bonnies relationships with both Scott Fairchild and Justin Fitzgerald, leading to a huge row between the foursome. Bonnies romance dramas are the least of her worries once she suffers her fall, but will anyone be around to rescue her following the tense showdown shes just had? We recently caught up with Holly Jack, who plays Bonnie, for all the gossip on the dramatic episode and her characters future. What kind of a reaction have you seen from Waterloo Road fans since you arrived on screen? Its been a huge reaction - the fans are very vocal and great fun! Ive got a lot more followers on Twitter and people seem to be really positive about the show. Theyre always tweeting what they think and its really nice to have such great support, especially when there are so many other new characters who have come into the show. Waterloo Road is also my biggest role because its a national television show with a lot more viewers than Ive ever had before. The reaction has been very exciting. How do you look back on your time filming with the show? It was great fun. The whole experience was brilliant as everyone was so lovely. We were filming for three months and spending pretty much every day together, so it was important to get on well with everyone - which we did! It was just a great experience as we were filming over the summer and we had beautiful weather in Greenock. For this weeks episode, we also got to go to a gorgeous location which was really fun. Did you enjoy filming Bonnies love triangle with Scott and Justin? It was really fun! The four characters of Bonnie, Scott, Justin and Kenzie have got very interesting storylines and we all worked together a lot. The three guys were so lovely to work with and we got along really well. As well as being a really fun storyline to be part of, I thought it really echoed teenagers lives very well - it rang true to me when I read the scripts. The story is so messy and there were a lot of things I could relate to from when I was a teenager and how confusing it can be, so I really liked that. Do the Waterloo Road fans have any strong opinions on who Bonnie should be with? Its quite mixed so far! Ive read quite a lot of tweets from people mentioning Jonnie - Justin and Bonnie put together, which made me laugh quite a lot! But Im not sure how people are going to react, because I think the audience are going to really like Kenzie as a character as well. Im not entirely sure how theyre going to feel about how it all develops, but Im interested to find out! Who do you think shes better off with? I changed my mind back and forth a few times when I was filming the series, but I was just hopeful that Bonnie would eventually learn her lesson and come out of the whole thing a stronger, more confident person. Fingers crossed that will be the case! What can we expect from tonights episode? Its a great episode. As soon as I read the script, I was very excited to film it. I could see that itd be a really fast-paced and exciting episode, so hopefully thats how it comes across on screen! Kenzie finds out that Bonnie has been seeing both boys and decides to use that against her. Bonnie tries to make out that shes not bothered if Kenzie tells the boys, but underneath she is quite scared of how they will react. Once all of the secrets start coming out on a school trip, it leads to a bit of a fall for Bonnie. She ends up slipping and falling down quite a steep ravine, so thats how it all escalates! With tensions running so high, the question is whos going to come and rescue Bonnie - if anyone? Were you nervous about filming such big scenes in only your fourth episode? Yeah, I was very nervous actually. Its quite a big responsibility when youre going to be such a big part of an episode. I was also very excited, though. When the stuntman came to ask me how much of the stunt Id be willing to do, I said I wanted to do as much as possible. On set that day, it was like being in a James Bond film because I had a proper harness on and had to abseil down the side of the ravine. It was a great experience as an actress - thats the kind of thing we sign up for! How much of the stunt did you get to do in the end? I got to do quite a lot of it, which was great and I was really glad about that. We did have a stunt double for the actual fall, so the bit where you see Bonnie actually falling off the side of the ravine wasnt me, thankfully! The girl who did the fall was great - she had absolutely no fear whatsoever. I got to sit and watch on the monitor when they were filming it and I jumped out of my seat when I saw the stunt. It was so odd because obviously the stunt double was dressed exactly the same as me. It was a very strange experience, but really cool to sit and watch her do it. How much notice did you get before filming such a big moment? We tended to get our scripts about two or three weeks before we started shooting, so I knew it was coming up. The producers and the stunt co-ordinator came and spoke to me about it a few weeks before we had to film it, just to make me aware of what was going to happen. That was quite nice as I could mentally prepare for it all! Bonnie also starts to get some malicious texts in this episode… She does, which is a shame! I actually feel really sorry for Bonnie because shes not a bad person. Shes a nice girl underneath, but shes just going through quite a traumatic time trying to find herself after coming back to school with this new image. Its Bonnies new image and attitude which sparks the negative texts and it is bullying. She suffers with that for a while over the next few episodes and she tries to find out whos doing it. So thatll be the next big thing for Bonnie to deal with! This kind of bullying is very relevant for young people, so were you glad to delve into it? I was, because thats what Ive always enjoyed about Waterloo Road - they really do explore these big issues that young people face. I think its really nice for young people to watch a TV show and see that these things do happen to other people too. They can also see how to deal with it, so I think its great that Waterloo Road is tackling that sort of issue. I feel quite lucky that I missed Facebook and Twitter being so big! When I was at school, it was all just taking off, but now I think theres a lot of pressure on young people to have social media sites and act and look a certain way on them. How did you feel about taking on Bonnies bombshell image? I was actually really excited because Ive never played a character that was quite so glamorous. When I first got the role, I was really excited that I would be wearing the tan, the fake hair and the nails. It was really fun at the beginning, but as I went on, it could become a bit of a chore! I had to sit in the make-up chair from 6am for an hour and a half every day for three months, but hopefully it will all be worth it for Bonnie! How did you feel about being part of Waterloo Road for the shows final conclusion? It was such a privilege to be part of the last series. I know a lot of people were sad that it was ending, but for me it didnt really feel like anything was coming to an end because it was my first series. I had three months to do the filming and I always knew that would be it. The show will go out with a bang and I hope the viewers will enjoy the last seven episodes that are still to go out. Weve heard that youre about to join the New York Film Academy for a month! Are you excited? Im so excited. Its the New York Film Academy but its the LA campus, so I get to go to the sunshine which is lovely! The course sounds amazing too. Its acting for film and television, so its exploring more of the style of acting that I love to do. They have some amazing guest speakers who go there and Al Pacino was there last month! Its such a great opportunity to get to go and experience it over there and Im really looking forward to it. Is it tricky to get a place? I think so - you have to apply by sending over your CV and showreel and then they get back to you. But they got back to me really quickly actually - I only had to wait for two days! They invited me to come along, so I was absolutely thrilled that I got a place for it. I go this week and I cant wait. Do you feel theres always more to learn as an actor? Oh, without a doubt - I dont think you ever stop learning as an actor. I always feel that the more life experience you have, the better actor you become, because you get a better understanding of different situations and human behaviour. What Im really excited about is getting a bit of the American vibe. I think American actors are very good at saying, Look at me - Im good at this while actors on this side of the world are maybe a bit more reserved. I think theyre a lot better at selling themselves, so Im hoping to come back with a bit of that! Waterloo Road continues tonight (January 26) at 8.30pm on BBC Three. The episode is also repeated at the later time of 10.45pm on BBC One.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:29:35 +0000