Contestants - when did you apply, get the call, the audition

**Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:00 pm **Warnings:** 0

There's a lot of talk about people wanting to get on DOND and most threads suggest that it takes a long time from application to appearance! So, I wondered if anyone could share their story about how long it was from application-call-audition-appearance, or any part of that sequence :bluelol

I can't remember the exact schedule of events for my step-daughter as she doesn't live near us and it's difficult to keep tabs on her IYKWIM but, as far as I know, she applied sometime during 2007, went for her audition in January 2008 and "got the call" in July to start recording on 7th October.

"The Call" was a complete surprise. She was sitting in her office when someone from Endemol rang to ask a few questions about her audition - just general stuff like "Did you find the venue easily?" "Was the lunch ok?" etc. They chatted for about 10 minutes then the person said "Oh, by the way, you're on the show"

SD nearly fell off her chair!! :smt103

**Joined:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:34 pm **Warnings:** 0

I applied end of jan 08 was called a week later auditioned week after then got call april to go on end of april
:laughing

Had the time of my life :smt023

Mine was well weird, I kinda applied and went to the audition fairly quickly, think it was like within a month or so, but then I heard nothing from my audition (I think it was like March!) until I got the call in December.

The call started well weird, just asking me to review the people who interviewed me...I couldn't remember who they were or anything, and the guy was like "Ah, that's a shame, cause you might wanna say hi to them when you come down to the show"

Was really random, and defo out of the blue. I did meet some contestants who had it all happen within like 2 months though, so it can be a quick turnover!

**Joined:** Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:51 pm **Warnings:** 0

andreacontestant wrote:

I applied end of jan 08 was called a week later auditioned week after then got call april to go on end of april
:laughing

Had the time of my life :smt023

Exactly the same here. Applied in Jan 08, Filming in June

**Joined:** Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:27 pm **Warnings:** 0

I applied at the end of 2006, had an audition in November 2007 and got the call in February of this year to film in April.

I got a call in January 06' Audition in Manchester Feb14th 06' then Filmed November 8th 06'(shown Christmas day 2006) Had the time of my life!!
Love Wrighty x

**Joined:** Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:44 pm **Warnings:** 0

I applied in January 08, auditioned in Feb & filmed in June & again in October after the summer break.

It was all so fast! My feet never touched the ground!

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