I need to learn how to run 🏃‍♀️

[@emilygumal4658]

I kinda love that you didn’t have a boyfriend before shooting the show because Riley didn’t either. It made your reactions and interactions much more natural because you were NATURALLY acting as Riley and not faking it. I think you guys both did great acting as Jiley and the natural progression of the characters’ relationship felt authentic and natural, even though we know you guys were acting ❤️

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

Thank you!

[@mk_l0658]

i’m glad ur not being critical towards ur acting back then because for this being ur first acting job id say u did an outstanding job. I think the nervous/awkwardness u brought to s1 riley ( whether it was intentional or not) really made her character 👏🏽🫶🏾

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

Thank you! Yeah, rewatching it now I can see how my natural awkwardness really fit the character.

[@carlospaulo5947]

THAT INTRO! I remember laughing so much because it was so unexpected haha

[@tobichls]

7:57 It's crazy after all these years that there's scenes like this which I've never seen because CBBC cut the episodes shorter😅

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

Interesting...I never knew they cut some scenes out!

[@emilyburgess_]

Yeah innit. I can't believe that was what the original scene was! I can see why CBBC cut it but damn, poor stephanie

[@nfor.a]

yess i recently rewatched the first season on another website and it was so interesting watching the show without all the cuts

[@ilovappljuic]

I thought I was going crazy not remembering some of these scenes 😭 Now I really want to see them all

[@naomiling7423]

huh i watched on cbbc and i remember all these scenes lol

[@RachaelGrange]

Just got a cameo from Britt for my graduation and definitely would recommend. Apparently my sister was very last minute in purchasing it and she said you sent it in like 15 mins 😂. Anyway thank you for taking the time to make it, it really made my day!

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

That's awesome! Haha, I'm glad I got it to her in time

[@blaccademia]

I don’t know if you know Dance Academy, but on the topic of having dance shows like TNS at the time, I think Dance Academy is the only that could truly rival TNS only that it was definitely made for older audiences - if you haven’t seen it I highly recommend!

[@sylviamoussa2940]

can't wait for you to get to season 2 nationals...it's so funny esp the boys small group dance and jiley's duet is so BEAUTIFUL

[@Honeybobq]

Omg your a total badass at 8:27 like keep walking got me on my knees dying of laughter 😂

[@LexiBear99]

LOL the bleep being Dancelled haha love it

[@leahmarshall43]

I have lots of not tns questions like: 1. Can you do an apartment tour now that the renovations are finished because from what I can see it looks amazing!! 2. Do you still journal? I would love to see more of that (maybe on your other channel) 3. What are you book recommendations (fixtion and non fiction) xx 4. Can you talk a bit more (if you feel comfortable) about your ADHD diagnosis??

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

I will definitely dive into these on my other channel! Thanks for asking :)

[@leahmarshall43]

@@BrittanyRaymondOfficial yayyyy cannot wait

[@ellielovesdance1]

Every time Riley cries on tns it makes me cry ur such a good actor. Ull always be my fav

[@leahmarshall43]

I did learn the entire control dance …

[@reeseolivero5464]

i can’t believe it’s already been TEN years! my dad and i have watched the next step like a thousand times and we never get tired of it. you were always my favorite character and it’s so fun to get to see you react to your own show. i love these videos ❤

[@Rosie-bi5gz]

Math lovers unite 👊👊👊 I did half a bachelors degree in maths 'for fun' then became a French teacher

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

Haha love that

[@Taya-ocean]

I love math too!

[@matildangelica]

Yayyy your videos are literally the highlight of my week!❤️

[@BetsyPinnock]

YESSSS I was waiting for someone to post and i love your videos ❤😊

[@chargelisontour7683]

After watching the show when I was younger I still held a fond appreciation of it but since this series I think this show was much more fascinating than I first considered. The unique way it’s shot and written works really well for its format and it’s something you don’t see a lot in mockumentaries but it turns out so well. You’re performance in particular feels so authentic because of the nature of the show and the method you had to use, it’s like an even more genuine level of mumblecore like true fly on the wall stuff I think

[@ilay_ux]

Blackberry takes me back, wow. that and an ipod shuffle!

[@hermionelucy]

i thought the title wasn't real BUT IT WAS HAHA i love it

[@Abby_pepsimax]

I love TNS so much, and i love watching your videos! ❤❤❤

[@rachelis5581]

Another amazing video to brighten my Monday 🙂 Hearing that you hadn't had a boyfriend yet when filming the start of Jiley really explains why it felt so real and authentic. I think the nerves or anxiety about acting out something you didn't have lived experience read perfectly on screen as the nerves everyone experiences when going through the start of your first relationship. It was really relatable and truly props to you for that. You always brought such authenticity to Riley, which is why she is my (and many other people's) favourite TNS character. Excited to see the vlogs back and the upcoming Q&A!

[@BethanyVanderham]

Such a great reaction Brittany! Love the acting you did as Riley!❤❤

[@itzn0t5elena]

can wait for the q&a! i can only think of 2 - if riley got written back onto tns how do you think/want her to be written back on - do you still like banana chips - are we gonna see an apartment because it looks amazing that was 3😅

[@mia_13309]

Hi britt, i have a few questions I would love you to answer: 1. Did you ever wish James and Riley (Jiley) wasn't a thing or that you had a different storyline on tns? 2. What was your audition for the next step like? 3. What was your favourite tns season to film and why?

[@AgAusstar]

Thank you so much for revisiting doing these Brittany! Hope it hasn’t been too much trouble. Loved the ones you have previously done. ❤

[@emilygumal4658]

Question: In the deleted scene in TNS Season 2 that's called "Tumbling Audition", Riley says that James taught her how to do an aerial. Did Trevor ACTUALLY teach you how to do an aerial or did you learn at Joanne Chapman's? 😊 Love these videos so much and thanks for doing them! 😊

[@kyle9023]

12:15 OH WOW I remember backstageeee. I always thought it had like similar creators or something. especially since a few of the cast are in both shows

[@Honeybobq]

I love watching your videos so much because it’s so like entertaining and amazing and I love your reactions 😂

[@FortunaAMVs]

I watched TNS in the UK (CBBC) and I’m pretty sure the second part of Stephanie’s embarrassment scene where she overhears the director was cut. I’ve never seen it before (probably because it was seen as being too mean)

[@joshuaharper2624]

Same! The bbc episodes are edited a lot, most of the kisses were removed or shortened, and the mean stuff was cut out (like when Emily completely destroys chloe in a scene, the bbc version literally only said 'you need to be in b-troupe' it was like a 3 minute rant in the original). The Netflix version was different and it confused me a lot

[@ajlasivic7084]

Britt needs to talk about the Tour they went on!

[@renerm]

something that does upset me is that in the bbc version of the next step, there are a lot of missing scenes from this season that i only got to see when tns was on netflix for a while. for example the scenes this episode are with casting director talking abt how bad stephanie was after her voicemail to emily, + the emily and eldon kiss. it’s sad bc those are scenes that do add a lot more to this episode

[@joshuaharper2624]

And the first jiley kiss, you just see Riley pull away in the bbc version

[@renerm]

@@joshuaharper2624 exactly, tho i understand it being cut as they hadn’t been on their date yet. but there’s still so many oddly cut moments and lines, the majority of them do really take away from the watching experience and the show/season as a whole.

[@CrystalAGGARWAL]

Such a great reaction Britt!! You were a phenomenal actor ❤️❤️

[@hpcoolgirld534]

Question: Do you wanna continue reacting to the seasons you were in, after finishing season one? I would personally love it if you also watched 2 and 3❤

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

That's the plan!

[@alwaysrootingfortheantihero123]

@@BrittanyRaymondOfficialYAYYYYYY the next step seasons 1-4 are my comfort show for sure and i love your reactions they’re so funny

[@xyzabcrest]

And season 4 to see Brittany's reaction to Riley and Alfie

[@clareclark6535]

Enjoying this ❤ remember blackberries 😂

[@dancingsun2]

Omg a Backstage mention, I loved that show :') I remember when it started playing on Disney Channel US, and I hoped so badly that the same would happen for The Next Step so that it'd get more popular here haha. I think another similar show at the time was Dance Academy (another one of my favorites next to TNS), though the only similarities were dance and teen drama, and TNS started as Dance Academy ended.

[@ellielovesdance1]

I literally nearly screamed when I saw that you posted love you!!

[@joshuaharper2624]

I agree the same about maths, now i do a degree in it, and it makes no sense anymore. Its way better when you get a nice answer at the end and all your hard work is worth it (and you get the dopamine hit from solving the puzzle)

[@AlmaBove2010]

Let's gooooooo! Love the intro!!!! You're amazing! tysm

[@lottiehodgson2230]

That into you made was insane and i loved eatching it when gou first did it hahah, that 9 bot bop song was amazing too

[@ilay_ux]

10:27 I dunnooo, the snake game is a classic

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

Ohhh I forgot about that game!

[@thisisneats]

TAP! Yes Britt! Tap is the BEST! My all time favourite dance style and easily my best! You should absolutely get back into it! I just decided tonight as well that when I put together a new competition troupe at my dance school in September, I’m gonna do a huge tap number, just because it’s Tap, and when done right it sounds incredible 🤩🤩 Also, question; you mentioned about how you’d never had a boyfriend when you were filming season one, what was it like filming all the scenes with Trevor, and how much did you know in advance from the directors/writers about what was coming? I know that many actors in the past have been through similar, one that springs to mind is Mayim Bialik when she filmed Blossom, she’d never had a boyfriend or kissed anyone and suddenly she had to go through all that on set. Just curious as an actor myself what the mindset is like approaching and playing those scenes. Keep up the great work with the videos, inspirational as always! 😀

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

I'll try and answer this in a future video - thank you! Also yes, tap rules :)

[@Adrian-mh8op]

Hi I’ve always wanted to know why did West’s white wall intro never change from season 1-3 but everyone else’s did

[@thoraneh7365]

The tiny buttons on the blackberries though, why there were all the rage I will never know XD

[@Isla-Grace-Florence]

Love ur vids britt and ur stunning btw ❤

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

Ah, thank you!

[@Isla-Grace-Florence]

@@BrittanyRaymondOfficial OMG I might cry I’ve been watching you for so long😭

[@Fiaaaaaaaaa12]

Lol I live in the UK so the kiss and the director making fun of steph got cut out!!!! 😂❤

[@hmbracletes]

QUESTION: what season of tns was when the show started getting more popular and fans started to recognise you more ❤❤❤

[@ganja5602]

blackberries were super popular when i was in elementary school lol

[@mahatisathish4802]

How did you guys as a cast build chemistry during the first season since only some of you knew each other? (also I love the amount of adhd and autism in your videos)

[@sumayyahkhan8897]

It would be so cool if you reacted to The Next Step Live the movie!!!

[@Grapes_val]

JAJAJAJ THE INTRO

[@jxy8938]

Non dancer here, never danced at any level but i like the show regardless, would you consider hip hop or breakdancing as technique? Because the show always emphasised that technique is referring to ballet and contemporary, especially in the latter seasons (like s5 onwards)

[@micellaragua]

mockingariana3 usually mentions that hip hop does have its own kind of technique when she ranks dancers. But that’s a good question

[@emilygumal4658]

@@jxy8938 As a dancer, I would say that the different dance genres all have different levels of technique. Ballet and contemporary have what is known as more classical technique whereas hip-hop and breakdancing are known more as "street styles". All require different techniques and have different expectations and styles. The reason ballet and contemporary tend to be called more technical dance styles is because they started in studios and typically were for the richer students because you had to pay to take classes whereas hip-hop and breakdancing started in the streets where anyone could do them. With that being said, all the styles have different techniques and requirements to label you as "good" in a certain style.

[@emilyburgess_]

15:24 same tho 😂. I liked maths so i took it for A levels, just cus it was fun

[@micellaragua]

How hard is it? I’m still a few years before GCSEs but I wanna know

[@emilyburgess_]

@@micellaragua honestly? It is a lot of work, I was quite lucky because my other 2 A lvl subjects were mainly coursework, so there wasn't much studying, which gave me a lot of time to focus on Maths. But if you get a good understanding of the content in yr12, then yr13 isn't too much harder. But to put it straight, its probably not as hard as you might think :)

[@micellaragua]

@@emilyburgess_ ok thank you 🙏

[@Rianaa.b]

Omggg I love backstage I can’t believe they didn’t continue it.. I’ll have to watch that again

[@melodyrosemusic487]

Honestly think I’m gonna have to watch all the next steps again 🫶🏼 absolutely love the next step as someone who’s autistic I wouldn’t watch any tv I would sit in my bed room all day and it was so weird I connected to well to the show to the point my mum got my tickets to go see a concert and I remember being sooo happy, I wish they brought more seasons x

[@Catherine-Grace]

15:42 I have to agree I’m currently studying advanced higher maths even though I want to study music and drama at uni advanced higher maths is usually just for wanting to study maths or engineering at high level unis

[@ellislily]

I have another question 😂 (BTW tns was my favourtie show when I was little!) Was the show actually shot in the building that's shown?

[@tutdunsthemouse]

Yes I also wondered this all the time as a kid!

[@clarodestination6078]

I love your videos, I have good memories of watching the show. Question: What is your favorite character in the show? (besides Riley obviously)

[@noreenn187]

question: you probably watched season 5, and in season 3 Emily was like not that mean, she had a new personality and it was great. but then in season 5 emily e-girl came back hahaha. i just think that’s so funny. i don’t know if anyone noticed that!

[@emilygumal4658]

I asked this on your last video, so sorry if you've seen this already, but if you haven't, here's a question: Were you ever invited back for The Next Step and were unable to appear because you were busy shooting another show or something? We know about the work arounds that you and the cast and crew had to do for the Christmas Special because of Dare Me, but I was just wondering if you were ever invited back for Seasons 6, 7 (the parts that weren't the Christmas Special), 8 and 9.

[@Ella-tj1uz]

Question: are you going to react to other seasons? I would love to see you react to season 4!

[@JuanimondYT]

omg my question, so funny that you answered tap cause I am a tap dancer and would've LOVED to see more tap in the show (I think there was some but very little), if you have any videos of you doing tap I'd love to see pd: almost perfect pronounciation but the J would be like and h

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

Ah, so close on the pronunciation! also very cool that you're also a tapper :)

[@leahmarshall43]

gosh you look amazing

[@ultrazip]

I think the scene were the director and the guy was talking at the audition and the guy told the director Stephanie tanked it and Stephanie was crying in talking head about how embarrassed she was I don’t remember that scene at all I think cbbc cut it out the episode for some reason when it came out

[@joshuaharper2624]

They also cut out Emily and eldons kiss from this episode. The Stephanie scene was cut shorter, there was still mean bits but not the but where she hears them being terrible

[@Candy_flossVEVO-m9p]

Brittany Raymond are you gonna react to series 2 of the next step

[@LexiBear99]

I never had a Blackberry cuz I didn't get a phone till 8th grade, and it was something super basic. My Uncle used to work there tho.

[@hunterking3164]

Are you planning on reacting to other shows beside the next step ?

[@will3856]

we need season 9 riley reacts

[@kyle9023]

8:10 ive been a fan of tns for 10 years and have never in my life seen this scene it must have been cut for some platforms, is this the DVD?

[@thenextstepxzs]

it was cut out from the uk version

[@micellaragua]

I’m sorry if this is too much of a sensitive question but have you been diagnosed with ADHD? Bc I remember in past videos and in the podcast with Myles Dobson you mentioned things about ADHD

[@jxyden8380]

What’s your favourite season from what you can remember on the next step? Or what’s your favourite season you acted in?

[@emilycardoso8410]

Same I love math

[@mufasa1312]

What was your favorite and least favorite story lines of Riley’s?

[@squareeye1685]

My question is… Who was the better kisser, james or alfie??

[@micellaragua]

Oh snap 👀

[@harryj.watson]

I was a masssive fan of the show when it first came out, but i’ve always wondered like how often the dancers would be at the studio? like there was a scene when emily keeps them until midnight but then they supposedly go to school too? did anyone ever mention that or was it just brushed over? 😮

[@elizabethkamara3943]

Real I took calc 3 for fun my senior year I love math

[@matildangelica]

I have a question. I remember you saying long time ago that you injured your wrist, and that’s why it clicks or something like that? Could you talk a little about that? Like how it happened and if it affected your dancing? If you feel comfortable ofc!

[@christmaslover_101]

Q and A question! after watching season 7/8, what characters would you say are most similar to the og a-troupe?

[@Frog_appl]

In season 4 there was an anti bullying episode what do u remember about filming it and why did it happen?

[@zoecarpenter5152]

BLACKBERRIES??!!!! omg yessss… how did they disappear off the face of the earth??

[@taliaevans940]

Youre videos are very good well done , could you do a video on KZbin for my sister lola for her 18th birthday x

[@sylviamoussa2940]

omg that kiss was not on bbc! that's why i was so confused when he showed up to elite and asked her if they're together...i was thinking it happened too fast but i didn't know that happened😭😂

[@joshuaharper2624]

It was very confusing, like he just stalked her to her new studio and presumed they were dating- at least from the bbc version. With the kiss it makes a lot more sense. So much 'risky' (mean, or love) stuff was cut from the bbc version

[@sylviamoussa2940]

@@joshuaharper2624 yeah fr😭 i was so confused. but i think you confused it cause the bbc is the one without the kiss..

[@Taya-ocean]

what was what your favorite memory of filming season 1 or other seasons?

[@carysallan]

question not about you but how did actors playing west and Tiffany deal with the more contemporary bits of the dance. The next step always loves throwing in turns and kicks and that doesn't really correlate with their styles

[@ellislily]

I have a question, do you ever feel embarrassed by watching your old performance back?

[@BrittanyRaymondOfficial]

Sometimes yes! But I like to think it's a good indication that I have come a long way since then.

[@human-fd9kg]

What storylines do you wish Riley had?

[@spectreedits8769]

quick question and you probably wont see this but wasnt joanne chapman at nationals in the next step?

[@joshuaharper2624]

They did the dance with the cheese wedge thing, about getting up the hill, and the dark one from the semis-not the Charlie Chaplin one

[@Daidai-l3v]

Ik this sounds weird but did you ever feel weird having to kiss for a scene with James?😭

[@emilycardoso8410]

I’m watching season 9

[@UncleSpenkor]

what is that title 😭

[@matildangelica]

She changed it lol

[@jakes5236]

What was it before?

[@matildangelica]

@@jakes5236 something like ”riley reacts to jiley flirting and kisses in studio B”

[@emilygumal4658]

@@jakes5236 I don't remember all of it but it started as "Riley Reacts to Jiley Flirting 😏" and then something about Emily and Eldon and ❤️. Obviously my priority was Jiley 😂

[@UncleSpenkor]

@@jakes5236 it was ‘Riley reacts to Jiley flirting 😏 awful auditions 😥 and kisses in Studio B 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

[@onallyrose1996]

Why don't you like james and Riley together?

[@HollyPitt]

❤

[@emilymay2340]

I like you in the next step

[@linni9807]

Petition for Brit using her own home-made intro in the next reaction video👇