Troye Sivan’s Blue Neighbourhood
Troye Sivan discussed growing from YouTube into a recording artist and the continuing assumption that online creators were not serious musicians. He had begun singing as a child in Perth and later found a worldwide audience, but still encountered that stigma.
Troye spoke openly about coming out to his parents at 15 and online at 17. Seeing gay people represented on television had once frightened him while also proving that others shared his experience. His song “Heaven”, written specifically about coming out, became his favourite to perform after audiences sang its deeply personal words back to him.
Life on tour felt less lonely because familiar people and objects travelled with him. A particular candle made different rooms smell the same, while a blanket and room service gave hotels some consistency. He also hoped to work with MNEK and perhaps Olly Alexander.
Chris meets Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer arrived ahead of the FA Cup semi-finals exactly ten years after his final professional match. Chris had copied Shearer’s goal celebration in the playground and described the meeting as one of his greatest days at Radio 1.
Shearer predicted Crystal Palace might narrowly beat Chris’s Watford, then discussed Leicester City’s possible Premier League title and the difficulty of giving opinions that inevitably upset groups of supporters. Scott tried to contribute despite limited football knowledge, while Chris asked enough questions to make clear how important the encounter was.
Alan then judged Battle of the Bangers, bringing the feature unusually close to sport and giving Chris one final chance to impress his childhood hero.
Films, emojis and Real or No Real
Ali Plumb reviewed Bastille Day and tested planned films based on Monopoly, Where’s Wally?, Play-Doh and emojis. The proposed emoji film led to casting suggestions including Kim Kardashian as painted nails, Taylor Swift as the screaming face and Alan Shearer as the winking face with its tongue out.
The show also continued its stories of people withdrawing from reality television, extending the previous day’s unexpectedly large collection.
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