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BIG INTERVIEW by Serena Lacey FirstNews Issue 819 25 February – 3 March 2022

What can you tell us about ˣ˛ˢˡ˘˧ˢ˖˛˔˧˔˕ˢ˨˧˦˖˛ˢˢ˟ʟ˪ˢ˥˞

YouTube’s Reframe series? ˔ˡ˗˪˛˔˧˘˩˘˥˜˦˚ˢ˜ˡ˚ˢˡʡʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞˜˧
˜˦˛˨˚˘˟ˬ˕˘ˡ˘Ѓ˖˜˔˟ʡ
It’s all about teaching kids the skills
they need to balance life online What do you like to do
˔ˡ˗˟˜˙˘ˢ˙Є˜ˡ˘ʡʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞˜˧˜˦˥˘˔˟˟ˬ when you aren’t online?
˜ˠˣˢ˥˧˔ˡ˧˙ˢ˥˞˜˗˦ʡʴ˟ˢ˧ˢ˙
ʼ˟˜˞˘˧ˢ˪˥˜˧˘ʡʼϠ˩˘Ѓˡ˜˦˛˘˗
people watch my videos and
˪˥˜˧˜ˡ˚ˠˬЃ˥˦˧˕ˢˢ˞˔ˡ˗ʼϠˠ
˧˛˘ˬ˦˘˘˧˛˘ˣ˥˔ˡ˞˦˧˘˥˔ˡ˗
˖˨˥˥˘ˡ˧˟ˬ˪˥˜˧˜ˡ˚ˠˬ˦˘˖ˢˡ˗
˧˛˘˛˔ˣˣˬʟ˝ˢ˞˘ˬʴ˗˔ˠʟ˦ˢ˜˧Ϡ˦
˕ˢˢ˞ʟ˔ˡ˗ʼ˔˖˧˨˔˟˟ˬЃˡ˗˧˛˔˧
nice to get involved in a topic
ˤ˨˜˧˘˖˔˟ˠ˜ˡ˚ʡʼ˝˨˦˧˚ˢ˜ˡ˧ˢ
˧˛˔˧˜˦˜ˠˣˢ˥˧˔ˡ˧˧ˢ˛˔˩˘˔
˧˛˘ˢ˙Ѓ˖˘˔ˡ˗˜˧Ϡ˦˝˨˦˧ˠ˘
˖ˢˡ˩˘˥˦˔˧˜ˢˡ˔˕ˢ˨˧ʡʼ˧˪˔˦
and my thoughts, so it is

YouTube
˩˘˥ˬ˘ˬ˘ʠˢˣ˘ˡ˜ˡ˚˧ˢ˛˘˔˥
ˤ˨˜˧˘˧˛˘˥˔ˣ˘˨˧˜˖ʡʼ˟˜˞˘˧ˢ
˧˛˘ˢ˧˛˘˥ˣ˔˥˧˜˖˜ˣ˔ˡ˧˦Ϡ˜˗˘˔˦
˚ˢ˙ˢ˥˔˗˥˜˩˘˔ˡ˗˟˜˦˧˘ˡ˧ˢ
ˢ˙˛ˢ˪˧˛˘ˬ˕˔˟˔ˡ˖˘˧˛˜ˡ˚˦ʡ
ˠ˨˦˜˖ʡʼ˔˖˧˨˔˟˟ˬˤ˨˜˧˘Ѓˡ˗
ʼϠˠ˥˘˔˟˟ˬˣ˥ˢ˨˗˧ˢ˕˘ˣ˔˥˧ˢ˙
˧˛˘˧˥˜ˣ˧ˢʵ˘˟˙˔˦˧˔˜˥ˣˢ˥˧
˧˛˘ˣ˥ˢ˝˘˖˧ʡ
˘˩˘˥ˬ˪˘˘˞˩˘˥ˬ˘ˡ˝ˢˬ˔˕˟˘
˔˦˪˘˟˟ʮ˜˧Ϡ˦˝˨˦˧˔ˡ˛ˢ˨˥ˢ˙˧˛˘
Do you wish there’d been

G LE D
˪˘˘˞˪˛˘˥˘ʼ˖˔ˡ˟˜˦˧˘ˡ˧ˢ˔

R UG
more information about

“I ST
ˣˢ˗˖˔˦˧ˢ˥˦ˢˠ˘ˠ˨˦˜˖ʡʼ˟˜˞˘
ˢˡ˟˜ˡ˘˔ˡ˗ˢ˙Є˜ˡ˘˕˔˟˔ˡ˖˘ to cycle and go to the gym
when you started out? ˙ˢ˥˔˪ˢ˥˞ˢ˨˧ʮ˜˧ˠ˔˞˘˦ˠ˘

TO FIND A
Yeah, I think it would have been ˙˘˘˟˚ˢˢ˗˪˛˘ˡʼ˗ˢ˔ʨʾ˥˨ˡʡ
˨˦˘˙˨˟˙ˢ˥˗˘Ѓˡ˜˧˘ʡʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞ˢ˩˘˥ ʼ˧Ϡ˦ˣ˥ˢ˕˔˕˟ˬ˔˟˟˧˛˘ˡˢ˥ˠ˔˟
˧˛˘ˣ˔˦˧˙˘˪ˬ˘˔˥˦˪˜˧˛˧˛˘ ˦˧˨˙˙˧˛˔˧ˣ˘ˢˣ˟˘˗ˢʡʼ˗ˢˡϠ˧
ˣ˔ˡ˗˘ˠ˜˖˜˧˛˔˦˙ˢ˥˖˘˗˔˟ˢ˧ have any unusual hobbies
ˢ˙˞˜˗˦˧ˢ˧˨˥ˡ˧ˢˢˡ˟˜ˡ˘ˠ˘˗˜˔ʟ ˢ˥˔ˡˬ˧˛˜ˡ˚ʔ

BALANCE”
just because they couldn’t do
ˠ˨˖˛˘˟˦˘˗˨˥˜ˡ˚˟ˢ˖˞˗ˢ˪ˡʡ Online can be a dark
Reframe is so topical because place sometimes, so
˞˜˗˦˔˥˘˦ˣ˘ˡ˗˜ˡ˚ˠˢ˥˘˧˜ˠ˘ have you got any
ˢˡ˗˘˩˜˖˘˦˧˛˔ˡ˧˛˘ˬ˛˔˩˘˘˩˘˥ advice for dealing
˦ˣ˘ˡ˧˕˘˙ˢ˥˘ʡʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞ˌˢ˨ˇ˨˕˘˗˜˗ with negativity online?
˔˚˥˘˔˧˝ˢ˕˖ˢˠ˜ˡ˚ˢ˨˧˪˜˧˛˧˛˜˦ ʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞˜˧˜˦˔˟˪˔ˬ˦˘˔˦˜˘˥˦˔˜˗
WE caught up with YouTube star and Blue
ˣ˜˘˖˘ˡˢ˪ʡ ˧˛˔ˡ˗ˢˡ˘ʟ˕˨˧˛˔˩˜ˡ˚˔˧˛˜˖˞˦˞˜ˡ˜˦˜ˠˣˢ˥˧˔ˡ˧ʡ
Peter presenter Adam B to talk about a
brand-new online series that looks at social ˊ˛˘ˡʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞˕˔˖˞˧ˢ˗ˢ˜ˡ˚ˌˢ˨ˇ˨˕˘˩˜˗˘ˢ˦˜ˡ
ˌˢ˨˥˝ˢ˕˜˦ˢˡ˟˜ˡ˘ʟ˦ˢ˗ˢˬˢ˨Ѓˡ˗˜˧˛˔˥˗ ˠˬ˕˘˗˥ˢˢˠ˜ˡʥʣʤʨ˔ˡ˗ʥʣʤʩʟ˧˛˘˥˘˪˘˥˘ˤ˨˜˧˘
to keep a good balance? ˠ˘˗˜˔˔ˡ˗˛ˢ˪ˬˢ˨ˡ˚ˣ˘ˢˣ˟˘˖˔ˡЃˡ˗
˔˟ˢ˧ˢ˙˧˜ˠ˘˦˧˛˔˧ʼ˪˔˦˚˘˧˧˜ˡ˚˕˔˗˖ˢˠˠ˘ˡ˧˦ʡ
a balance between life online and real life.
˂˩˘˥˧˛˘ˣ˔˦˧˧˪ˢˬ˘˔˥˦ʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞ʼˣ˥ˢ˕˔˕˟ˬ ˊ˘Ϡ˥˘˔˟˟˛˨ˠ˔ˡ˔ˡ˗˜˧˔˙˙˘˖˧˘˗ˠ˘ˣ˥˘˧˧ˬ˕˔˗˟ˬ
˦˧˥˨˚˚˟˘˗˔˟ˢ˧˜ˡ˧˥ˬ˜ˡ˚˧ˢЃˡ˗˧˛˔˧˕˔˟˔ˡ˖˘ʡ ˔˧˧˛˘˦˧˔˥˧ʡʼ˧˧ˢˢ˞ˤ˨˜˧˘˔˟ˢˡ˚˧˜ˠ˘˧ˢ˚˘˧ˢ˩˘˥
ʶˢ˩˜˗˙ˢ˥˖˘˗ˠ˘˔ˡ˗ˠˬ˙˔ˠ˜˟ˬ˧ˢ˧˛˜ˡ˞ˠˢ˥˘ ˧˛˔˧˙˘˔˥ʟ˧˛˔˧˔ˡ˫˜˘˧ˬˢ˙˪˛˔˧ˣ˘ˢˣ˟˘ˠ˜˚˛˧
˖˥˘˔˧˜˩˘˟ˬ˔˕ˢ˨˧ˠ˔˞˜ˡ˚˖ˢˡ˧˘ˡ˧ʟ˔˦˧˛˘˥˘Ϡ˦ˢˡ˟ˬ
˧˛˜ˡ˞˔˕ˢ˨˧ˬˢ˨ˢ˥˦˔ˬ˔˕ˢ˨˧ˬˢ˨ʡˀˬ˔˗˩˜˖˘˙ˢ˥
˦ˢˠ˨˖˛ˬˢ˨˖˔ˡ˦˛ˢˢ˧˪˜˧˛˜ˡ˙ˢ˨˥˪˔˟˟˦ʔˊ˜˧˛
˔ˡˬˢˡ˘˦˧˔˥˧˜ˡ˚ˢ˨˧ˢˡ˦ˢ˖˜˔˟ˠ˘˗˜˔˜˦˧ˢ˝˨˦˧˗ˢ
ˠˬˢ˧˛˘˥˟ˢˡ˚ʠ˧˘˥ˠˣ˥ˢ˝˘˖˧˦˟˜˞˘Blue Peter, I
˜˧˔ˡ˗˝˨˦˧˙ˢ˖˨˦ˢˡ˧˛˘ˣˢ˦˜˧˜˩˘˖˥˜˧˜˖˜˦ˠʟ˪˛˜˖˛
felt it was like a juggling act and I had to make
ʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞˜˦˛˜˚˛˟ˬ˜ˠˣˢ˥˧˔ˡ˧ʡʼ˧Ϡ˦˚˥˘˔˧˛˔˩˜ˡ˚˚ˢˢ˗
˦˨˥˘ʼ˛˔˗˖˟˘˔˥˧˜ˠ˘˦˙ˢ˥ˌˢ˨ˇ˨˕˘˔ˡ˗˖˟˘˔˥
˖ˢˠˠ˘ˡ˧˦˔ˡ˗˦˨ˣˣˢ˥˧ʟ˕˨˧˛˘˔˥˜ˡ˚˪˛˔˧ˬˢ˨
˧˜ˠ˘˦˙ˢ˥ˠˬBlue Peter˖ˢˠˠ˜˧ˠ˘ˡ˧˦ʡ
˖˔ˡ˜ˠˣ˥ˢ˩˘ˢˡ˙˥ˢˠ˧˛˘ˣ˘ˢˣ˟˘˪˛ˢ˪˔˧˖˛ˬˢ˨
ʼ˪˘ˡ˧˧˛˥ˢ˨˚˛ˤ˨˜˧˘˔˙˘˪ˠˢˡ˧˛˦
ˢ˥˙ˢ˟˟ˢ˪ˬˢ˨˥˩˜˗˘ˢ˦˖˔ˡ˕˘˥˘˔˟˟ˬ˛˘˟ˣ˙˨˟ʡˊ˛˘ˡ
˪˛˘˥˘ʼ˪˔˦˦˧˥˨˚˚˟˜ˡ˚˪˜˧˛˜˧ʟ˕˨˧ʼ
˜˧˖ˢˠ˘˦˧ˢ˛˔˧˘ˢˡ˟˜ˡ˘ʟ˧˛˘˥˘˜˦ˡˢ˘˔˦ˬ˪˔ˬ˧ˢ
ˠ˔ˡ˔˚˘˗˧ˢˢ˩˘˥˖ˢˠ˘˧˛˔˧˔ˡ˗˦˘˧
˖ˢˠ˕˔˧˧˛˔˧ʡʼ˙ˬˢ˨ˣ˨˧ˬˢ˨˥˦˘˟˙ˢ˨˧˧˛˘˥˘˧˛˘ˡ
ˢ˨˧˔ˣ˟˔ˡ˔ˡ˗˔˦˧˥˔˧˘˚ˬ˔ˡ˗˗˘˔˟
you have to be willing to accept the good and
˪˜˧˛˜˧˜ˡ˧˛˔˧˪˔ˬʡʼ˧˥˘˔˟˟ˬ˛˘˟ˣ˘˗
˧˛˘˕˔˗ʡ
˔ˡ˗˖ˢˡ˧˜ˡ˨˘˦˧ˢ˛˘˟ˣʡʴ˟ˢ˧ˢ˙
people ask me what it’s like to be
What’s coming up for you on Blue Peter
˔ˌˢ˨ˇ˨˕˘˥ʡʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞˪˜˧˛ˢ˨˧˔Ѓ˥ˠ
this year?
BBC

schedule, that life balance can

˕˘˖ˢˠ˘˥˘˔˟˟ˬ˦˞˘˪˘˗ʟ˦ˢ˛˔˩˜ˡ˚
˦ˢˠ˘˦ˢ˥˧ˢ˙˦˖˛˘˗˨˟˘˜ˡˬˢ˨˥
˗˔ˬʠ˧ˢʠ˗˔ˬ˟˜˙˘˜˦˩˘˥ˬ˜ˠˣˢ˥˧˔ˡ˧ʡ
ˇ˛˔˧˛˔˦˗˘Ѓˡ˜˧˘˟ˬ˛˘˟ˣ˘˗ˠ˘ˢ˩˘˥
˧˛˘˟˔˦˧ʤʥˠˢˡ˧˛˦ʡˀˬˠ˨ˠ˛˔˦˧˛˜˦
˥˨˟˘˪˛˘˥˘˪˘˗ˢˡϠ˧˛˔˩˘ˣ˛ˢˡ˘˦˔˧
˧˛˘˗˜ˡˡ˘˥˧˔˕˟˘ʡʼ˧Ϡ˦ˣ˥ˢ˕˔˕˟ˬˢˡ˘ˢ˙
˧˛˘ˢˡ˟ˬ˧˜ˠ˘˦˧˛˔˧˧˛˘˘ˡ˧˜˥˘˙˔ˠ˜˟ˬ˜˦
˔˥ˢ˨ˡ˗˧˛˘˧˔˕˟˘ʟ˦ˢ˜˧˜˦˥˘˔˟˟ˬ˜ˠˣˢ˥˧˔ˡ˧
˧ˢ˧˔˟˞˔ˡ˗˟˜˙˧ˬˢ˨˥˛˘˔˗˨ˣ˔˪˔ˬ˙˥ˢˠˬˢ˨˥
ˇ˛˘ˬ˗ˢˡϠ˧˧˘˟˟ˠ˘˕˘˖˔˨˦˘˧˛˘ˬ˟˜˞˘˧ˢ˞˘˘ˣ
˧˛˔˧˥˘˔˖˧˜ˢˡ˙ˢ˥˧˛˘˖˔ˠ˘˥˔ʔˇ˛˘ˬ˛˔˩˘ˡϠ˧˧ˢ˟˗
ˠ˘˔ˡˬ˧˛˜ˡ˚ˬ˘˧ʟ˕˨˧˧˛˘ˬ˛˔˩˘˧˛˘˜˥˘ˬ˘˦ˢˣ˘ˡ
˔ˡ˗˧˛˘ˬ˔˥˘˟ˢˢ˞˜ˡ˚˔˧ˣˢ˧˘ˡ˧˜˔˟˟ˬ˔˕˜˚ˣ˥˔ˡ˞ʟ
˕˘˖˔˨˦˘˧˛˘ˬ˞ˡˢ˪ʼ˟ˢ˩˘ˣ˟˔ˬ˜ˡ˚ˣ˥˔ˡ˞˦ʡˆˢ
˛ˢˣ˘˙˨˟˟ˬ˦ˢˠ˘˛˜˚˛ʠˣ˥ˢ˗˨˖˧˜ˢˡˣ˥˔ˡ˞ʡʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞
˧˛˘ˣ˥ˢ˗˨˖˘˥˦˔˥˘ˢˡ˕ˢ˔˥˗˪˜˧˛˧˛˔˧˧ˢˢʟ˦ˢ
ʼ˧˛˜ˡ˞˜˧˜˦˝˨˦˧Є˘˦˛˜ˡ˚ˢ˨˧˧˛˘˜˗˘˔ʟ˔ˡ˗˧˛˘
ˣ˟˔ˡ˙ˢ˥˧˛˔˧ʡʿˢˢ˞ˢ˨˧˅˜˖˛˜˘˔ˡ˗ˀ˪˔˞˦ˬʟʼϠˠ
˖ˢˠ˜ˡ˚˙ˢ˥ˬˢ˨ʔ

Catch Adam in Reframe, which aims to help young people learn the skills they need for life online.
The Reframe series is available to watch now on the YouTube Spotlight UK channel.
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