Jamie’s life story interview

PETER: What is your earliest childhood memory?

JAMIE: Eight years ago… I was a child back then… And two years – I was a baby and… I was – Inside me. The real one. It’s me inside my head. It’s the real me. Sometimes, it’s a little bit… A lot of stuff going on in my head, that’s all I’m saying. And in memory – Sometimes I lost my uncles… Around May they died because – around me. It is sometimes – I lost my granddad before Covid and last year. So, it is the same system. I lost them. [My] granddad and my uncle Mark and my uncle Nick. They looked out for me and my uncle Mark is teaching me to play cricket, teaching me how to shave. And play cricket. And my uncle Steve. No. My number two dad, Uncle Steve… is taking me out in Pocklington and [to the] pub with him and have a drink with him, with my auntie Vicky as well. All families keep it in the family. That means I got a heart murmur in history. So, because a heart murmur means in history. I’ve got [a] lovely family in my life. Everyone and my lovely family I got left. Sometimes, I was born before Pocklington back then because my mum left my dad, because my father hasn’t seen me in three weeks in the past. So, we moved on. And before Haxby, I started in Brunswick, me and Peter [were] gardening and cleaning horse poo. And in [the] barn. I got a new job because I was leaving Brunswick because I’m starting in Media and Media wants me. I am [the] right person to be here in Media.

PETER: What hot drink do you like the most?

JAMIE: Coffee, black coffee. A nice, strong coffee to keep me awake. And I like [a] nice coffee that Simon makes. I love that kind of coffees. And…

SIMON: So, the filter coffee you really like?

JAMIE: Yeah.

PETER: What cold drink do you like the most?

JAMIE: Sometimes I like Coke, sometimes. It’s [got] no calories on it and drinking beer as well. And I drink fresh orange juice and Kombucha and sparkling water. There’s a lot of drinks I like.

PETER: What is your favourite food?

JAMIE: My favourite food is takeaway, [it] is fish and chips because on bank holiday- we all have takeaway on bank holidays. [We] warm it up and get our comfies on and watch a film with it. 

PETER: What film do you like the most as a child?

JAMIE: Hook. Lord of the Rings, and Hook as well. 1991 in Hook. Because Hook is back for revenge for Peter and he should go back in Neverland, trying to remember about his mother and Peter was a baby. And [he’d] find a way to save his children from the evil Hook. That is my favourite film.

PETER: What’s your favourite fantasy film?

JAMIE: My [favourite] fantasy film is Hook. Oh, Lord of the Rings, sorry. Lord of the Rings and horror films. Scream 1, Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4, Scream 5, and Scream 6 and Scream 7.

PETER: You attend the Media service. What do you do there?

JAMIE: Media Service. I do everything. Filming and video and [on the] right system. [On the] back of my head, it makes me happy and everything I do, taking films [means photographs], and I’m doing a project with Simon. 50th anniversary project I’m doing and taking photos and podcast and music video on Fridays.

SIMON: With the pictures you’re taking-

JAMIE: Pictures…

SIMON: for the project…

JAMIE: Yeah.

SIMON: What did you go away and learn to do in Leeds?

JAMIE: Oh, yeah. I’ve been in Leeds, Hyde Park Picture House. Me and Simon been there getting a sandwich and we watched three films. Lord of the Rings films, back-to-back films. And all the way. Aragorn is from Eriador and is a Ranger from the North and he’s going to a mountain. There are [dead] people in mountains. And they go [on]to the boat… Same things, same characters. And he’s going down the West. Elrond gave Aragorn a sword because Aragon’s mum’s singing a song, in past songs. And Frodo Baggins, Aragon for Frodo. To help Frodo destroy [the] One Ring. And Pippin Took is drinking a lot of beers and a lot of smoke.

SIMON: We also went to Leeds. You learned how to do black and white-

JAMIE: Yeah.

SIMON: -… photo development?

JAMIE: I did. I learned for picture in black and white as well. I’m very good at it. And last time I’ve been, John from Leeds. I pressed the number 4 and test it out and the lights. And actually, it’s worked. It’s worked, the lights, it’s worked. I test it out. Every[one] comes out alright. Only one went out of power, I can do it.

SIMON: Yes, so in the dark room, you spotted-

JAMIE: The dark room.

SIMON: …the issue with the number four light.

JAMIE: Yeah, the number four light.

SIMON: And you were able to fix it.

JAMIE: Yeah. [I] tried to fix it.

PETER: What has been your favourite holiday?

JAMIE: My favourite holiday is Benidorm. [We] go out and sunbathe and we got an outside pool and outside bar. And we sunbathe on the step outside, near the terrace way. Lift back upstairs outside and that position in England [the] right position is – I’m trying to get. I know they lay on the left, but they should be on the right, not on the left.

PETER: You went to Silverstone Grand Prix. Who did you meet?

JAMIE: Silverstone F1 Grand Prix. I just met Lewis Hamilton because my old neighbour Laura and Scott. Scott is taking me and his son Alfie. [We] stay at night there in a caravan. And watching Lewis Hamilton. He won it. And I made a speech as well because F1’s got a video of it, the footage. All cameras [were] there. I got me and Lewis Hamilton, [I’ve] got Down’s syndrome, same, me and him.

SIMON: Does he have someone in his family who has-

JAMIE: Yeah.

SIMON: Ah, right. I didn’t know that.

JAMIE: Yeah.

PETER: You saw Manchester United play. Where was that?

JAMIE: Old Trafford is a place Man United played Brighton at Old Trafford. I’ve been there with my brother-in-law, Danny and his friend. And in the special box. And then… That voice on speakers. My birthday. My 21st birthday. And they all say happy birthday to me before [my] 21st.

PETER: Who was your favourite player?

JAMIE: Wayne Rooney because me and my brother-in-law sit on top, down the bottom left, [we] met Wayne Rooney’s brother. So, we just saw him. Us cheer for Man U. And… Yeah. That is my massive biggest birthday present.

PETER: You said you like fashion. What do you like to wear?

JAMIE: Fashion clothes. Call me sexy if you like. Yeah. Posing. Pose, like, I do a fashion pose. And I always wear a nice long jacket. I’m in fashion clothes, a lot of fashion clothes, a lot of jackets I’m wearing and jeans, I wear with my brown shoes and shirt and… I don’t wear ties and different shirts. Call me sexy how you like.