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Claire Nimmo
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Personal Details…
Birthday: 2 February
Lives: Craigend in Glasgow
Years on Squad: This is my 8th year on the squad, that makes me feel old!
Occupation: Banking Administrator
Height: 5 something (I'm not too sure)
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Blonde
Nickname: Chocolate or Claire Bear
Star Sign: Aquarius
Questions & Answers…
Been dancing since: I was about 7 when I started which is later that most people but hey I'm still good.
Dance Experience: I've trained in disco, rock and roll, hip hop, slow dance, jazz and freestyle. I've also danced in different night clubs throughout Scotland for various DJs.
Favourite style of dance: I really love disco dancing, it's great to do and to watch.
What advice would you give to aspiring dancers? Always give your best and work hard. Enjoy what you're doing while you are performing.
Best advice ever given to me: Always smile when performing it looks so much better and enjoy myself.
What is your earliest childhood memory? I have a memory like a sieve, I struggle trying to remember last week never mind my childhood.
What I do to keep fit: Apart from training with the Rockettes at least twice a week I love going to classes in the gym like combat, boxercise, beat step and ass and abs. I also do my own workout in the gym to make sure my fitness and flexibility is good.
Three words that describe me are: Caring, honest and friendly
How would friends sum you up in one sentence? They would say I'm a very good and loyal friend and probably loads of other nice things, wouldn't you??
I'm happiest when: I'm dancing or out shopping, typical girl eh??
My claim to fame is: I went to school with Bob from River City.
My most unusual job: Dancing as Coyote on a bar.
If I had a different job I'd be: A lady of leisure, I would be so good at it
My hobbies are: Dancing of course, shopping, going to the gym and going out partying.
Pets: My big brother James and my boyfriend has a boxer Lennon, but he's more like a kangaroo with the way he jumps about, he's nuts.
Most people don't know this about me: I have loads of freckles on my arms and legs.
What would your Gladiator name be? Blonde Bombshell.
I've never been able to: Stop talking.
Things that really annoy me: Not getting what I want, or when you txt people and they don't txt back, Clayr Doolan does that a lot… I'm easily annoyed eh??
Favourite food: I love loads of things, but of the top of my head I would say prawns to start with then a nice steak medium rare with lots of mushrooms, nice potatoes and peppercorn sauce or a nice Chinese meal or a pasta dish… I could go on forever.
Favourite joke: A guy walked into a pub and asked for a grasshopper (cocktail). After he drank his grasshopper he left the pub. He was then walking along the street and saw a real grasshopper, the guy said to the grasshopper "here mate do you know there is a drink called after you" and the grasshopper replied "what, is there a drink called Frank?" hahahahah how funny is that??
Favourite movie: I love all the Bourne films, Matt Damon is fab in them all. I also love Dirty Dancing and Now and Then – that's a great chick flick.
What song will definitely get you up on the dance floor? I would dance to any song, slow, fast, rave, techno, r&b I can get moving to anything.
What CD do you have in your car stereo at the moment? I like this question because I can drive now yeha, I'm listening to R&B big hits just now.
If you could have a walk-on part in any TV show, what would it be? Hollyoaks just so I could meet all the babes.
What is your feel-good DVD that is guaranteed to cheer you up? The Sex and the City movie is fab and would definitely cheer me up.
What would be your ideal weekend? It would have to be lying on a warm sunny beech, and then going out for a romantic meal at night.
Favourite location in Scotland: I love Glasgow for the shopping, my back garden on a sunny day and Largs at the Viking Festival.
Favourite quote: "What goes around comes around; don't do to other people what you wouldn't like getting done to yourself."
Favourite colour: Pink to make the boys wink or black, no difference eh!
Favourite flower: Lillies or roses, feel free to send me some.
Favourite perfume: Chanel Chance
Favourite colour of nail polish: Red or bright pink.
Favourite sport: Dancing, gymnastics and ice skating.
Favourite chocolate bar: I like all Cadbury's chocolate.
Favourite cake: Marks & Spencer's cornflake cakes, they are yummy.
Is a Jaffa Cake; a cake or a biscuit? It could be both; it depends what way you look at it cause they are sold as being biscuit but the name jaffa "cake" makes you wonder eh. Doesn't matter what they are I love them with a hot cup of milky tea.
Favourite pizza topping: Mushroom, sweetcorn, red onion, peppers, jalapenos and chicken all on the one pizza yum yum.
What's your signature dish? I think it's hot and spicy chicken with sweet corn, broccoli and a small baked potato. I eat that at least twice a week.
What would your last meal be? I would like a prawn cocktail to start with then a nice big juicy medium rare steak with peppercorn sauce.
Favourite cartoon character: I liked Tom and Jerry when I was young.
Favourite Super Hero: Don't have one, I think I like Batman.
What is your favourite word? I don't really have time to think about things like that.
How would you spend £1million? Very easily on everything I wanted.
If you were to be Prime Minister for the day, what law would you pass? I would make our working week shorter but earn more money. Just too good to be true.
If you met God, what would you ask him? To let me see my dad again.
If aliens landed, what would you show them or teach them first? I would teach them how to do the splits.
What or who do you think you were in a previous life? I don't really think about things like that but I would like to have been someone really famous like Posh Spice or Alex Curren.
What do you think the Meaning of Life might be? God these questions are hard, not sure about that.
If you could time travel to the past and the future; where would you visit and why? I would go in to the future and see what it hold for me because I'm nosy and want to know if I'll ever be a lady of leisure.
If you could have a super-power for a day what would it be and how would you spend your day? It would be to fix the lottery numbers for the next draw so I would be a lucky winner. How good would that be?
If you looked in the trunk of my car you would find? About ten pairs of shoes because I'm not good at driving in heels so I change them every time I drive.
What ringtone do you have on your mobile phone at the moment? Pussycat Dolls, When I Grow Up. I think a few of the Rockettes have that on their phone, I got it from Annemarie, thanks chick.
What's your 'handbag essentials'? I have my purse, my make-up bag, my mobile phone, my diary and a pen in my bag at all times.
How many pairs of shoes do you own? I've lost count but I would say enough to easily open a shoe shop.
Heels or trainers? Definitely heels, the bigger the better.
Favourite outfit: My Rockette kilt and top, I love wearing them.
You are stranded on a desert island; you can only take 3 items, what would they be and why? My boyfriend Brian cause I hate when we're apart, fake tan because I'm paler than a snowman when I have none on and I don't tan no matter how warm the sun is and I would take my mobile phone to keep in touch with my mum if I couldn't fit her in my suitcase as well.
Best beauty tip: Don't wear mega thick make-up, looking natural is so much nicer.
Hottest new fashion tip: You can make a black dress look different every time you wear it depending on your shoes, bag and jewellery. Always have a little black number in your wardrobe.
Biggest hair trauma: When I had my hair cropped like a boy, it was awful.
If you could re-style any celebrity; who would you choose, and how would you make them look better? I would sort Katie Price's teeth out they are far too big for her mouth now.
Worst male fashion mistake: White shoes with black trousers are a no go.
Who would you want as your lead man in your movie? Matt Damon he was amazing in the Bourne films.
If you had to appear in a musical on Broadway which one would it be? I think it would be Dirty Dancing or Hairspray, I love BIG hair.
The person/people I most admire are: I admire my dad for being so strong through out his illness and my mum just for being the person she is.
What is the best gift you have ever received? I don't really have a best gift. Let me think… aww, it would have to be my Porsche, haha I wish.
If your house was on fire, what objects would you save? I would save all my clothes, shoes and bags.
What is your most cherished item? A Gucci purse my dad got me when I was 16, it's in a state but I will always keep that and a ring he got me before he died.
If you were on the run and had to change your name to ANYTHING at all, what would you choose? That's one that will take a while to think about… I'll come back to this question later.
Who would your ideal car passengers be? Anyone who is good at reverse parking because I'm so bad at it.
What is the best thing about being a Rockettes Dancer? Apart from going to Dubai and Italy and other great places to dance and getting the chance to be in a calendar every year it would have to be working with a great group of girls who all pull together and get on well. I would say the full package of being a Rockette is amazing and it's a great feeling at tryouts when your name is called to be part of the squad.
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