This week has been a blast! I want to say thank you for making me feel so wecome and getting involved on the texts and phones.

Happy 50th Birthday to Jacko, on the text on the show today no-one but Emma from Kent had something nice to say about MJ...her words

"I would invite Michael to my 21st Birthday party" ahhh bless

I would take him to the hairdressers get him a perm, give him a hug and take him on holiday to get a tan.!!!!!

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By the way Smooth Criminal is my fav video of all time.....the dancing is INCREDIBLE!!

 See ya Monday from 4am enjoy your weekend!

Also please check out this young man, Reid Haggis, he is a wannabee and a huge Pussycat Dolls/Gwen Stefani fan!! He's one of the people we've been playing clips of on the show... He's very "keen" - expect to see him on America's got Talent soon - we found his Youtube channel - here's our favourite video of him "In Concert" - its his big opener!

Hey Guys

Max here I'm in for the lovely Mr James for the next few weeks. So far its been a giggle Producer Phil is such a lad he is always hungry and has given me an insight into the mind of a weird greedy man!!

This morning we had 3 loud ladies from Chelsea Ladies Fooball Club in...they were up for a laugh and at the same time were very fiesty and representing for Ladies Football!!

(l-r) Sophie, Lorrie, Max, Lianne

Oh my god i look like a 10 year old ..with my hair in a bun....and a no go area a banana clip.What was I thinking!!!!!!

That's it 2 days on Radio 1 and I'm letting myself go..tomorrow I will be back to my old glamourous ways!!! lol! This is more "me"....

Good morning! This title needs to be sung in the style of Cliff by the way. Oh, just to let you know that this blog might be a bit odd as I'm very asleep. And I'll tell you for why...

Got in at 5am this morning after a brilliant but absolutley packed evening. Firstly, I went along to Comedy Dave's evening session of his wedding for a few hours and it was a brilliant do. Couple of highlights...Carrie did Camilla Ice again in karaoke, and at one point, I looked round and Dominic had hijacked the bar and was serving drinks to everyone. Oh, and Rachel's cakes were amazing...and she was very paranoid that someone (I) was going to fall into them.

So, I had to leave the party at about 10pm to get to a gig I was doing at West Sands Caravan Park in West Sussex. Here is a picture of me in their Green Room:

It was a very funny gig last night. On before me was the One and Only, Chesney Hawkes, but, by the time I got there, he'd gone. Show and go. I was introduced on stage in the best way I ever have done. They played a piece of rousing classical music, stood me on the stage and then dramatically revealed me by swinging the curtains back! Smoke machine going off, strobe lights, Producer Neil laughing at the side of stage and me, 'the div', standing there. "Welcome along", I said, and then played Basshunter. Very strange. I played a few big tunes from my handbag of hits, met loads of lovely people and drove back to London to get about 3 hours sleep as I'm up now to fly away on holiday at midday!

So, in case you didn't know, I'm off for two weeks now and as much as I love my job, I'm so looking forward to it! It's been a brilliant but very busy summer and I'm shattered! So much has happened: Big Weekend, Mallorca, Newquay, covering Scott's show, Pendulum Live Lounge and the GCSE maths exam to name but a few. If you listen to me regualarly or even if you're a new viewer of the blog, just have a look back at the previous couple of months blog posts. I'd forgotten how much stuff has happened!

So, that's all for a couple of weeks. As much as I would like to blog from my holiday, I think it may be important for my sanity that I don't!

Oh, one last thing, Max from 1Xtra who is covering my show, is going to be doing some bits and bobs on here for the next couple of weeks. Make her feel welcome (along) and make sure you comment loads!

And here is a little video that I found kind of on the Olympics theme again. It made me laugh a lot.

Over and out.

Oh no! I forgot one other thing...

Remember on Friday, Tom Bateman from Newsbeat was wearing an increble shirt. I said it was like a patchwork quilt. Something that a bored Grandma would knit. Well, I said I'd take a photo of it for you:

I think that's all for now. Best I stop now I think? Yeah. Have a great couple of weeks. 

Hi there exam fans...

So today was the day. The Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJs found out their results of the GCSE Maths exam we all took way back in June. Have a peek here to see how we all got on.

In the meantime, here's a little video of me chatting all seriously about exams. You can't div around on BBC Breakfast. However, I told Chris Moyles that I'd touch my right ear everytime my brain was telling me to swear. And also, can you spot the sneaky little "welcome along" in the interview? 10 points to everyone who gets it right...

If you received your results recently and you could do with a bit of pro advice, then check out The Surgery pages, or call the Radio 1 exam line on: 0808 100 8000 (calls free from a landline but mobile costs vary)

Was wondering around delirious this morning after my little appearance on BBC Breakfast and I saw this woman having a massage and the proper 'cucumber treatment' in the middle of a department store!

Just made me chuckle.

Have a look at this video from the Olympics. It's just one of many examples from the diving that made me feel a bit guilty for watching it. Is it not a bit invasive?! What do you think?

Have a look here

https://iamneurotic.com/

I did a video for Fearne and Reggie's Request Show TV feature on Friday afternoon. I decided to do Coldplay's 'Violet Hill'. Have a look at the finished article below. I think the costume could do with some more work, as well as a few other things, but I think I've done the video justice. Kind of.

It's another fun way of requesting a song on their show. And it shows proper dedication to your favourite artists! You can do your own versions of these and send them to Fearne and Reg - just click here for the details.

The real video is below so you can see what this mess above is based on. On reflection, there perhaps aren't that many similarities. Apart from the violent hammer bit. Also, the real one has had 8 million views!

This is the Early Breakfast fantasy football team that you helped me pick yesterday. I've decided to call it "The Welcome Alongers" and here is the team:

Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that the Olympics in Beijing have started. Check out the BBC's very own mini site here, or, if you're really into it, there is of course, an Olympics blog.

However, if that isn't your cup of tea, for all your comedy needs from the Olympics, check these bad boys out:

Anyways, that's enough laughing at people blundering about.

If you are a keen follower of the Olympics, Annie Mac has got Jake Humphrey on her show today live from Beijing.

So, it's a miserable day in London and many other parts of the UK today, as Chris has been saying on his show. There goes summer. Typically, when everyone's back at school/college/Uni etc in September, it'll be scorching no doubt!

Anyway, recovered from my weekend in Newquay and I'm currently sitting around at work listening to a few bits of music. Had a listen to the new record from Daniel Powter - it's not the best. Certainly not a contender for Record of The Week anytime soon. I have similar feelings about Will Young's new record. Stinker.

However, there is a great new tune by Moby and Freemasons called 'Disco Lies', and something else that I think is going to be huge is a track called "Handlebars" by Flobots. Jo has been playing it lots, and loves it too - have a look at the video here on her blog. I first heard it on Colin's show about 2 months ago and it sounded flipping amazing in my car whilst I was bombing round town. I think it's going to be a BIG hit. Mark my words.

This afternoon, I'll be mostly going to the gym and listening to Noah and the Whale's album which was delivered to me yesterday. Excellent!

Welcome along to a blog post containing a few photos I took over the weekend:

 The view from the back of the stage:

The sun sets over Newquay:

 I played a little set in Berties on Friday night:

 This is Matt Fincham (the assistant producer on Chris' show) asleep on the world's longest train journey. He looks like Droopy:

Have a look at all the other amazing videos and photos from Chris' show at the weekend here.

WOW. Long journey that. 300 miles to be precise. Haven't slept since my 3 hours last night, therefore I am a tired mess. It's lovely to be here and the people at BBC Cornwall are extremely friendly. Bad news is that it's raining though.

Just popped into the studios Chris and I are in tomorrow to have a little nose around. No need to really but being a geek, it's always fun to press a few buttons and break stuff.

Continuing the theme of strange men. I saw this wacky character outside Radio 1 this morning...

This is a snapshot from some insurance advert on TV. I don't get why they chose THIS bloke?

What are your thoughts? I just don't get it!

It's the smile that I can't get my head around.

After a 5 month break, Cat, the show's LA Correspondent returned this morning. She lives in Los Angeles now but is originally from the UK.

From next week, she'll be popping up on the show to give us some insights from across the pond. A bit like Perez Hilton, but less annoying and better looking:

If you were listening this morning, I did my new game "The Wind Tunnel". It's kind of like those 'mystery sound' things you hear on rubbish radio stations but with a slight twist.

I play you one of my guffs and you have to guess what I had for dinner the night before. I found it quite difficult to do one this morning and it took ages. It took so long in fact that I got snapped on the webcam:

Let's not forget that this is the same studio that Jo Whiley uses to do her show too. Haha.

By the way, if at any point you think the show has got too weird, just let me know.

Sad news yesterday about Michael Vaughan stepping down as England cricket captain. He has been one of the most successful ever and is a fantastic player. I am a big cricket fan and when I used to captain my old school team, he was someone I really looked up to. Hopefully he'll win his place back in the team for the next series because when he's on top form, he's one of the best batsmen in the world.

Anyway, enough babble. If you're a bit of a cricket fan and want some very interesting insights, have a look at this great blog done by Jonathan Agnew (The BBC's Cricket Correspondent)

Just quickly, thought I'd shove this video on of me at Windsor races last week. I was asked to judge the 'best dressed lady' competition as obviously I am quite the expert on dresses and hats.

Here's me bumbling around looking all awkward:

I was chatting about this on Friday's show. It all started because of this little incident:

I woke up at about 1pm after a little nap on a muggy afternoon last week, opened the window and actually said out loud to my flatmate:

"ooo, we could do with a bit of rain to clear the air".

I couldn't believe it. I think I'm older than my 22 years. It's the sort of thing my dad would say. 

I asked you for your comments on the blog and during the show.

Here's some of my favourite texts from Friday morning:

- Gregg last week in a club i said "no way are they old enough to be in here" about some kids! Lee 23 lancs.

- Im 16 and i love time team :-( 

- You're getting old when you hear a remake of a song and remember, and prefer, the original! Lindsey, 26, essex 

- I baked a fruit pie 4 the village show and got 1st prize against all the old dears ! Rich in the red rocket ! 

- Im 25 and have been in bed by 9.30 for the last i dont no how long. X x x old, i think so. Ricey. Weymouth

If you've got some of your own ideas, just leave a comment on the 'comments' bit below...

AND...OH MY GOD. Another one happened to me today...I went out to do a bit of shopping and I bought a 'Bag For Life'. As I was leaving the shop, I hated myself a bit for realising what I'd just done.

Thought I'd better blog this as I haven't metioned it on here...

So, was sitting around in Green Park in London with a couple of old Uni mates and all of a sudden, my executive producer Piers rings me.

This is Piers:

So, although it was a double shift and I was an absolute mess by the end of her show, I felt so privileged to have them as my first Live Lounge. It was an incredible performance and widely regarded as one of the best ever. I said after they finished their cover of Coldplay's 'Violet Hill' that I hadn't heard many better Live Lounges than that. Without getting too corporate and nobby, this is the sort of thing that makes Radio 1 stand out. No one else can do that.

Check it all out here.