Our guest is Chris Fountain: @fountain1987

Chris is a friendly familiar face who’s career has included long stints in popular soaps Hollyoaks and Coronation Street. A real wanderluster he’s currently stuck out in Bali so lets check in and see how he is

In this chat we cover:

+ Been stuck out in Bali due to the lockdown

+ Rediscovering memories when helping his Mum move from their family home

+ Not formally been trained and how he got his break

+ The audition process and the mental toughness required to persevere

+ The wildlife that creeps around where he's lodging

+ Managing to stay afloat between different roles

+ Finding success from a young age and how to remain grounded

+ Charity football matches

+ How he treats first encounters with meeting people

+ His favourite Hollyoaks storyline

+ The relationship between the actors and writers when in a longterm character role

+ Having a wide range as an actor and wanting to push himself

+ The amount of people who have a say on a script being amended before it reaches the actors

+ His interesting trip heading to his screen-test for the role of Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street

+ Maintaining friendships when leaving shows

+ How soaps are shot to deadline and its mix sequence

+ The focus and mental toughness it takes for soap actors to produce the best performance

+ His deep respect for soaps and all who are involved in that world

+ Featuring on a Kay Mellor production titled 'Girlfriends'

+ His DJin and producing, passion and music taste and style

+ Current music producers he rates

+ The positive fallout of the music creatives after lockdown is lifted

+ His love of Marc Rebillet and wanting to emulate by doing his own challenge of performing live just him making music on the spot

+ Being grateful for the Blessing Life offers

+ His World view and personal outlook which has helped him overcoming depression, anxiety and losing people close to him

+ Seeing the Supermoon

+ The Love he holds dear for Burning Man

Be sure to tune in and tap into the good vibes that are gonna be oozing throughout each chat

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