MTV’s - Freshwater Blue
I have a chat to leads Nicola Johnson and Luke Scott about the hot, new reality, party series cruising around the Northern beaches for Scene Magazine, QLD.
So, you’re fresh out of high school as of last year?
Luke: No, not for me, I’m well out. Five years out to be exact. I’m the old one, the wise one of the bunch!
Nicola: He’s the veteran!
Let’s get straight to the gossip (Luke), I’ve been reading you’ve been hooking up with Annika Tyr-Egge, the resident bad girl of the show?
Luke: I don’t know where this has come from, that there’s been something allegedly between Annika, and me. I think Kyle & Jackie-O where trying to push this pretty heavily, apparently she had a secret crush.
Supposedly (Nicola), as it goes you were a little jealous of this crush?
Nicola (laughing): Hugely jealous (sarcasm), I don’t even know if it’s true. Is it true?
Luke: You’ll just have to watch?
Nicola: (a little shaken by this), did you really?
Luke: No…. but apparently she has a crush on me.
Where about are you guys from in Sydney?
Nicola: I’m from Manly; I went to Stella Marris with about six of the other girls. Then I left in year ten and went to a performing arts school to dance.
How were you approached for the show?
Nicola: I was sent for a casting by one of my agents who did dance gigs, she said it was a bit leftfield, a documentary on kids who leave school, a cattle call gig, so I called up the girls and managed to get them all to turn up. We didn’t even know what was going on. We met another group of girls (Annika and her friends) who it turned out we knew through mutual friends.
Luke: Everyone from the North beaches knows each other no matter what.
Nicola: Then Luke came into it at New Years; he came and partied with us!
You guys obviously knew each other before hand?
Luke: I was really good mates with her ex-boyfriend, so, it’s a little twisted.
Nicola: (laughing), it’s really not so funny.
It was originally going to be a youtube streaming, how’d MTV get involved?
Luke: From what I understand it’s really hard to get shows picked up here in Aust, so originally it was going to be played out in a series for online, through youtube or for websites or so… so they trailed this, but then it was almost immediately pulled down and MTV were onboard! I couldn’t think of a better network, or demographic, for the show as well, it’s just perfect they got involved.
I’ve read its Lugana Beach meets Sydney. How’ve you been reacting to the criticism?
Luke: Lugana Beach is about rich kids getting around in their daddy’s 200thousand dollar Merc. This is something people can actually relate to
Nicola: Half of us are still living at home, we all have normal jobs, no one works at Teen Vogue!
Teen Vogue for season two?
Nicola: Maybe…
Luke: I don’t think anyone would turn that down.
Nicola: I’m in!
What makes the show special, why should we watch your lives unfold?
Nicola: We’re just normal people. Everyone has their own story, their own little characteristics, past, and aspirations. It’s hard to relate yourself to Whitney or Lauren. We all have normal jobs, half of us are still living at home, and no one works at Teen Vogue!
What sort of audience is the show aiming for?
Luke: It’s a 4:30pm time slot, so, kids coming home from school. But we’ve had interested from people all the way up to thirty, thirty to forty. So, I guess somewhere between 10yrs and thirty.
Nicola: I was walking past the beach yesterday and these three old men drove past the beach and where like “Freshy Blue!”… So, yeah, it’s getting some hype.
What sort of character would you be; the bitch, the heartbreaker, the skanky chick (Nicola)?
Nicola: I’d be the girl next door, and that’s what I’m sure people are going to relate me to be. And then Luke is ‘the boy next door’.
Luke: I’m the nice guy, but then later on in the series things get a little more hectic.
Nicola: No one is a constant character; everyone has a little blow up moment where they loose the plot.
Examples… do tell?
Luke: Oh. You might have to wait and see. But I have an alteration with one of the Nic’s schoolies boys.
What sort of message is the show trying to push?
Luke: The show touches heavily on life after school. It’s amazing how much has happened over the time we’ve been filming. Everyone started with a boyfriend/girlfriend; friends have changed, people have moved on. It’s not tainted and it’s rough in places, people will love it!
Nicola: Everything has changed so much when you think about the year that has just past. Before MTV bought the show, the original doco was about ‘life after school’; they’ve caught this 100% in the show now. You leave the comforts of high school behind.
How has this changed for you?
Luke: I now do fashion design - I’ve got a pretty good job, I’m pretty set. I think people put too much pressure on the HSC, you find your feet and you make it for yourself.
What have you learnt about TV, the celebrity game?
Nicola: I’ve learnt so much from Toby, the way his mind works. You’re not protected against him. You don’t have your guard up. You’ll be talking to him and then, shit, a camera comes out of nowhere and it’s been shooting the whole time. You end up trusting Toby soo much that you pour your heart out to him.
Luke: You become friends with all the cameramen and all the audio guys, they’re like our counsellors. So, it’s like your just hanging out really. They’re obviously living this experience alongside you. They all know what’s going on.
Do you sometimes seek them for advice? Like, Billy (camera 2), should I hook up with this guy?
Nicola: Don’t laugh we had this conversation. But they don’t want to be bias, or anything.
Luke: They’re good at capturing the drunken moments.
Have you been attending any sweet parties recently due to the show?
Luke: Yeah, we went to the FOXTEL 100days of summer party recently, everyone was there. Ruby Rose on the decks, Erin Mcnaught, the top model girls, the FOXTEL faces. I didn’t run in with anyone, no altercations.
I read this morning about Jason Derulo?
Nicola: I met him at the Arias. We got chatting and we hung out a bit after the Arias, which was a Sunday. Then we spent the Monday, went to his concert on Tuesday.
Is there a season two in the making?
Luke: The whole of season 1 I think people are going to want to see what happens next. I think people will love it, it’s not tainted, rough at places.
Nicola: Season 1 doesn’t even touch the surface, eight 22minute episodes, to cover an entire year… I think people are going to be holding out to see the next season.
*Following article to be posted.. incredibly soon!
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