"Welcome, welcome," Seth says brightly, "Tonight on my show, I'm joined by Beck Oliver. Beck of course can be seen starring in hit movie 'Romeo and Juliet' alongside his high school sweetheart, Miss Tori Vega. Beck has been praised by critics across the board for his performance, and became an overnight sensation and teen heartthrob only a few months ago. Now he's here with us so let's welcome him out!"
"Hi," Beck says, walking out onto the set and waving to the audience.
"Thank you for coming," Seth says.
"Thank you for having me," Beck replies pleasantly.
"So, let's get right down to it," Seth says, "You've moved in with Tori, haven't you? What's that like?"
"It's totally awesome," Beck replies warmly, "I get to spend all my time with my best friend, like I couldn't ask for anything more. But I don't get anything done anymore."
"What do you mean?"
"Well I enjoy her company too much," Beck laughs, "and I can't say no to her! I'll be reading a script before a meeting with my agent and she'll come in and be like 'Let's play Twister' and I'll be like 'Baby, I really need to finish this' and then she'll pout and kiss me or take her shirt off or something and I'll be like 'Yeah, Twister seems like a really good idea'." The studio audience laughs and he grins, insisting, "No, but really I love living with her. I just love Tori so much; I can't get enough of her. I mean physically of course – she's the most beautiful girl and so sexy and gorgeous and perfect. But at the same time, like mentally she's my perfect match. She always knows what I'm thinking, she always knows what's best for me, she's just great."
"Are wedding bells on the cards then?" Seth asks leadingly and Beck shakes his head.
"No," Beck chuckles, "I don't think we should be thinking about getting married when we're not legally old enough to drink alcohol. I'm certainly not saying never, but right now, we're happy the way we are."
"Now, you said that you and Tori spend all your time together, and you certainly weren't exaggerating. She's an advisor on your new film, isn't she?"
"Yeah," Beck replies, "She's gonna be on set almost every day actually – she's in between films at the moment and she loves working with Jackson Holmes, who's our director."
"How did that come about though?"
"Well the film I'm doing was originally a young adult novel called Virals, by Kathy Reichs," Beck explains, "Tori read the book when she was younger, read the whole series in fact, and loved it. She's read it like 20 times, so she's an expert on it, and when she heard that I was auditioning, she freaked out. She said that I was absolutely perfect for the role and called up Jackson, who she's known for years, and said she wanted to come on board the project as an expert advisor. He took some persuading but eventually he agreed and so she's basically gonna be on set to slap him every time he tries to make any drastic changes from the book."
"Did she not want to be in the film?"
"Of course she did, although she'd never admit it," he laughs, "The lead character is actually called Tory, which I think is fate, but she said that she's not ginger, she's not right for the role and she could never go against what Kathy wrote. She came to the auditions for that role actually and just sent a bunch of girls home because they weren't physically right for the part. Jackson was like 'They could have dyed their hair' and she was like 'So could I but it wouldn't make me right for the part'. She does have a small role, which she's so excited about, but no, she didn't want to play Tory."
"When does the filming get going?"
"About a month's time," he replies, "I'm really looking forward to it – there's a lot more stunts in this film, I have a lot more freedom with the character, I just like it a lot. So yeah, we're flying out to England in the next few weeks for the BAFTAs and of course we've got the Globes, and then I think we start filming just after that."
"A very different experience from Romeo and Juliet then? I must offer my congratulations of course on your Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations!"
"Oh thank you," Beck grins, "It's actually all been such a whirlwind, I can't believe I got nominated."
"The whole film did very well though, didn't it? How many nods did it get?"
"8 at the Globes I think," Beck replies, "because Kyle and Darryl both got nominated for Best Supporting Actor. And then it got 17 BAFTA nods, which again was just amazing. So obviously the film got one, Max got a nod, Darryl, Kyle and Jane all got one and then there were nods for all the crew, for the script, for our costumes, hair and make-up, the score, and then Tori and I both got two, because in Britain they have this thing called the Rising Star Award, which we were both so honoured to be nominated for."
"Obviously this won't be your first trip to the UK, because you went there on the press tour," Seth says, "but are you and Tori excited to go back there for the BAFTAs?"
"So excited," Beck replies, "We both loved England when we went there last time and everybody was so lovely and welcoming. It's so beautiful as well, and historic – if we ever had free time, I'd love to take her on holiday there."
"A honeymoon perhaps?" Seth teases and Beck rolls his eyes, "Anyway, with all the success you've had so far at awards, are you hopeful for the Oscars?"
"I'm just taking each day as it comes," Beck says honestly, "I've been so lucky to be nominated at all and I keep expecting my luck to run out. If I get nominated, that's amazing, but if I don't, I've got my whole career ahead of me and that's the best feeling in the world."
"Well good luck, Beck," Seth says, "And pass on my best wishes to Tori!"
"And the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama goes to… Tori Vega!" Eddie Redmayne starts to clap and I scream, hugging Beck and kissing him tenderly.
"Congratulations," he whispers, "I love you so much."
I nod tearfully, hug Max and Darryl and make my way up onto the stage, hugging Eddie and taking the award. "Oh my God," I squeal, and the room laughs as one, "Wow, like 100 people told me to prepare a speech. They must be feeling so smug right now. Um…okay, first of all, all the other women in this category – I idolise you, I can only dream of being as talented as you and I wish I could share this with all of you. I want to thank Kyle, for helping me through that scene that you saw right there – he made me laugh enough that I could get through it without crying. I also wanna thank Max and Darryl and John and Jane and the whole cast and crew of the film. This was my first ever movie and you guys made it just the best experience ever. I want to thank my best friends, André and Cat and Robbie and Jade and Rex, and my teacher, Erwin Sikowitz, who got me this gig in the first place. You've all taught me so much and I love you. I want to thank my parents and my sister, for always supporting me, but most of all, I want to thank my beautiful boyfriend and partner in crime, Beck. Getting to act in such an incredible movie with my best friend was more than I could have ever dreamed of and everyday was a joy. Beck, I love you so much and I couldn't do any of this without you. You're my inspiration, my guiding light and my best friend. Thank you for everything."
I go backstage where like a hundred people congratulate me and I pose for a bunch of pictures before I hurry back to my seat just in time to hear them announce the award for Best Supporting Actor. Jane has already lost hers, which I am gutted about, but with two actors in this category, we've got a good chance, and we all hold hands as Jared Leto announces, "And the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Supporting Role goes to…Darryl Brown!"
"Yes!" Kyle, Beck and I scream as one and we all jump to our feet, hugging Darryl tightly and shooing him up onto the stage.
"Whoa," Darryl says, "I just want to say to every single actor in that category, and in every category tonight, you are so so talented and I am honoured to even be in the same room as you. But Kyle, my man, tonight I'm sharing this with you. You and I went through this whole journey together, I could not have done this without you, and I want to say thank you. I also want to say thank you to Max, for taking a chance on me, and to my parents and my agent for believing in me. To Beck, because you taught me so much, and to Miss Tori Vega, the most amazing girl I know. You and I had so much fun on set and you helped me be a better actor. Thank you so much everyone, have a good night!"
I fan my face, trying to hold back the tears, and Beck puts an arm round my shoulder, laughing fondly. Next up is the Best Director category and I reach out, grabbing Max's hand and squeezing anxiously, but he misses out and fights hard to hide the disappointment on his face. The winning director thanks all the others, and he nods graciously, but it's clear he's gutted.
We sneak off at that point to get a drink, and then someone calls us back because they're announcing Best Actor. "And the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama goes to…Beck Oliver!" I burst into tears straight away – I am more excited for him than I was for myself – and I jump up, kissing him and hugging him tightly. "I love you," I whisper and he nods, winking. He reaches over, shakes Max's hand, hugs Darryl and Kyle and then hurries up to the stage, accepting the audience and tipping an imaginary hat to the audience, who are on their feet.
"This is unbelievable," he says, "I watched all of these award ceremonies when I was a kid – I never even dreamed I'd be up here getting an award. Okay, that's a lie, I always dreamed it but I never thought it would actually happen." The crowd laughs and cheers him on and he smiles. "Right, God, thank yous. I want to say thank you to my parents, who have let me run free for years, making bad choices and supporting me all the way. I want to say thank you to my agent and to my amazing teacher, Sikowitz, who found me not only the job of my dreams but also the girl of my dreams. I want to thank the Hollywood Arts graduating class of 2015 for standing by me and supporting me in everything I did, even when I had to sing. I want to thank Max Anderson, who took a massive risk when he chose Tori and me to play the leads in his vision. None of this would have been possible without him and I hope we made you proud. I want to thank Daz and Kyle and John and Jane and Sean and everybody involved in making Romeo and Juliet. Every single one of you was a key part in making the film the success it was and I want to share this award with every single one of you. I want to thank every actor that was nominated tonight – you're the reason I'm doing what I'm doing and you all inspire me. And finally, I just want to thank Tori. Tori, you make me the person I want to be instead of the person I am. You are everything to me and I love you. Thank you everybody and enjoy the rest of the night!"
I am in tears in the audience and I turn as the cameras turn to me, burying my head in Max's chest. Beck appears less than ten minutes later and pulls me into a hug, kissing me gently. A few minutes and one musical performance later, Neil Patrick Harris and Jennifer Lawrence are on stage to announce Best Motion Picture – Drama, and we all hold hands, waiting.
"And the award for Best Motion Picture goes to…Romeo and Juliet!" We all scream, hugging each other frantically. I run up onto the stage, not even sure whose hand I'm holding and then when everybody is assembled on stage, Beck and I shove Kyle, Jane and Max forwards to speak. "Wow," Max says, "This is ridiculous. It sounds awful but I totally made this film for myself. I've dreamt about making this version of Romeo and Juliet since I was a little kid, but this amazing cast and the beautiful crew made it so much better. I'm just so happy everybody else enjoyed it and I'm honoured to win this award. Thank you!"
"After rumours that Golden Globe winners Tori Vega and Beck Oliver were reprimanded on a flight to the UK, a fellow passenger has spoken out in their defence, insisting that the couple were perfectly well behaved. The woman, who has asked not to be named, said 'The girl was actually asleep before I even got on board. I heard her boyfriend telling the cabin steward that she's a really nervous flier and that she had taken some sleeping pills that lasted the entire journey. She was in the window seat and he had his arms round her – they looked so sweet. He didn't even move the whole way there, not even to go to the toilet; he didn't want to disturb her. He chatted to the cabin staff, to his fellow passengers and was perfectly happy to sign anything. He woke her up just after they landed and she apologised to everyone for not being more sociable before he rushed her off the plane. I don't know where these rumours came from, but they're just not true.'
Vega and Oliver both tweeted fierce denials of this allegation and it seems that nobody is quite sure where these rumours originated. The couple were flying to London Gatwick for the BAFTA ceremony on Friday, where they have both been nominated for two awards for their roles in 'Romeo and Juliet'. The film has been nominated for 17 awards in total, and they will be hoping for success after the Golden Globes the other week.
Beck and Tori won the awards for Best Leading Actor and Actress respectively, and paid tribute to each other in moving speeches. Tori Vega, at 18, became one of the youngest women to ever win a Best Actress Golden Globe, and she'll be looking to repeat that feat at the BAFTAs. She thanked her family, friends and the cast and crew of the film, before thanking her 'beautiful boyfriend and partner in crime' who is her 'inspiration, guiding light and best friend'. Beck, 18, responded in kind, thanking his parents, friends and the team who worked on Romeo and Juliet, before paying tribute to Tori, who is 'everything' to him and 'makes [him] the person [he] wants to be instead of the person [he] is'. Darryl Brown, who won the Globe for Best Supporting Actor, also paid tribute to the couple, while Max Anderson, director, stepped forwards to accept the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.
The couple also received exciting news this week as the Academy Award nominees were announced. 'Romeo and Juliet' has been nominated for 17 Academy Awards, including nods for Vega, Oliver, Brown and Anderson, as well as Jane Lawson and Kyle Harrison. If the couple win, they will both become the youngest Academy Award winners ever for their respective categories.
Tori and Beck will next be seen on the BAFTA red carpet on Friday."