Ooops – this is German and means “a hearty welcome” to all of you!!
I’m new at Oddies and my name is Sabrina and no – I’m not German – I’m Swiss (and yes I do love chocolate – how can you not? Yummy!). I’m sure you guys know Sabrina the teenage witch??! Unfortunately, I don’t have a talking cat like Salem, Sabrina’s tomcat! That would be fun…
But I can assure you: I am not a naughty witch like Witchy and I would prefer to live on Good Oddie Island and be a friend of Sock Fairy and Wizzo rather than living on Bad Oddie Island and being badgered by Witchy!
I know that I’m challenged by the fact that Dan the superstar of the blog was my forerunner! However, I will try to keep up with his exquisite and bright blog entries!!
Speaking of bright: I’m sure you have always wanted to get to know Kate Bright, the director of Oddies a little better??? Well, I certainly have! That is why I decided to interview her!
Are you curious? I won’t let you wait… Here we go with the questions for Kate the Bright. This is another part of our series "Meet the faces behind the Oddies". But now let’s walk the talk! :-)
Hi Kate. May I ask you some questions about you and your history at Oddies? The readers of our Superblog can’t wait to hear what you have to say!
Katie, where were did you grow up?
I was born in Manchester in 1978 and I grew up in Haywards Heath in Sussex, 20 minutes away from Brighton. I have 2 brothers and 1 sister, one brother is younger than me and I am in the middle. My youngest brother rowed the Atlantic ocean last year. When I was 18, I moved to London. I became fascinated with this city when I used to go on daytrips with my family and I thought it would be very glamorous to live here. The glamour has started to fade slightly 10 years on!
Which profession did you aspire as a little girl?
When I was 13, I was obsessed with maps and I wanted to become a cartographer. But I then while I was studying for my A-Levels I became interested in Marketing & PR and really wanted to work in that field.
What have you done before you started working at Oddies and above all how did you become the director of Oddies?
After university, I worked in children’s TV working for the CEO of Fox Kids TV. I then went to work for a TV presenter doing PR and Publicity. After that, I worked freelance and represented clients I had met throughout my time in London. Then I did an internship for 6 months in an agency in Notting Hill with a former colleague from Fox Kids. This agency specialised in PR for children’s products. When the internship was over, I established my own business and then I was approached to work at ODDIES!
Have you ever been to Oddieworld? If so, which is your favourite character?
Ballet Oddie is my favourite Oddie character as pink is my favourite colour… Also I did ballet myself when I was a girl. I like Popstar Oddie as well because I am absolutely addicted to music!
If you could invent a new Oddie character, what would it be?
I would invent Rockstar Oddie who would have similarities with Mick Jagger. I am a big fan of the Rolling Stones and – believe it or not – I have met Mick Jagger once in person! He is a really nice man and I even managed to make him laugh!
What do you like to do in your free time?
I like to do Pilates and Yoga (relaxing sports – yes, sports can actually be relaxing too – this is no contradiction J) and Mountain biking. Apart from that, I dedicate a lot of my free time to music: I have been playing the piano for about 20 years (and I used to play the violin) and I love going to concerts and music festivals! More than anything though I like spending my free time with my family and friends.
What are your guilty pleasures?
Food! And even more important to me than food is my Sky Plus. I am addicted to it!
Last but not least, a picture of Kate Bright…with her brother Tom after he had rowed across the Atlantic Ocean!
Take care!
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