How Butlin’s hopefuls audition to become a Redcoat

Only about a third of the people attending auditions today successfully make it through to the next stage.

Michaela Lorimer, one of the Butlin’s managers in charge of selecting candidates, says it is “really tough” to cut people from the process.

“Ultimately, it’s awful,” she tells me. “We don’t want to do that. But it is really important we find the right person to wear the Redcoat jacket.”

As the sun sets on the audition process, Miss Jickells, who was first through the door, breathes a sigh of relief.

She has made it through the tricky 60-second showcase by flipping and body popping in a street dance routine.

“It just feels amazing,” says Miss Jickells, who is now through to the last stage of the process.

The candidates are now awaiting the judges’ final decision.

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