"Up Up and Away"

10 December 2009

Unfortunately conditions proved to be too windy for a safe launch in a relatively built up area. Even a pair of Landrovers weren't able to hold the balloon in check at around 20 feet off the ground. So all photo-opportunities involving Andrew, Aisleyne and some Sun girls took place around the basket only. Aisleyne was wearing the leather biker jacket she was given when she attended the Ed Hardy launch a few nights previously.

The event was also being held to publicise the launch of EdmontonTV, a community channel also sponsored by Andrew Charalambous. So Aisleyne supported the launch by giving an interview to the new station.

Asked first about her life since Big Brother she said, "It's been mental, mayhem, with modelling, TV shows, comedy acting for Charlie Brooker, writing my blog for Reveal magazine when BB's on. I love BB but the blog means I have to watch every night. It ruins my social life."

Turning to her autobiography "Aisleyne: Surviving Guns, Gangs and Glamour" - Aisleyne said that it wasn't a book about being on Big Brother. "I wanted to write it before that", she stressed, "It's about growing up in North London, moving at 16 into hostels, going through gangs and gun culture, about losing loved ones to gun crime. My boyfriend was shot and sadly passed away. I've led such a varied life. There are so many lessons I want to share with the youth of today."

"I think EdmontonTV community channel is a brilliant idea," Aisleyne added. "It's so clever. It can reach out and give kids confidence to write and perform plays or music or dancing and know that people can see their performances."

Aisleyne's full interview for EdmontonTV can be seen in the video section.

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