ilex guess tristar Simon Louie Nicole on the x-factor celebrity with the audition the drop kicked them through to the live shows I feel safe enough I understand but as England and Wales gear up for their World Cup semi fans this weekend will Rugby professionals Ben Foden lemo Davies and Tom Evans scrum together for another try Ben Levi Tom here as well as their fellow England rugby player and a man who knows the means that we go we thought it'd be worth getting your room manager now these guys I mean voters now like living his dream
was an exceptional rugby player but this is everything he'd want to do and I'm sure that's probably the same for Tom and leave us yeah you always wanted to be a pop star is that what it's not a nickname wasn't it yeah yeah my nickname was Pop Idol and I was like growing up come on the Academy and yeah a few times the boys made me stand up in front of them on buses and stuff and sing songs well I've had my fair share of heckling ashtrays thrown at me and things like that but now
and it I've made it to the main stage so Tom obviously you've had the big experience of being in there in the spotlight being and strictly doing all sorts of shows and you're in the group as well as it as a youngster I was yeah many moons ago no it was a lot of fun but this is a completely different experience and doing it with these lads like get on so well and just have fun and that's what it's all about isn't it so Levi this is all new for you because you've got these two
old boys with you [Laughter] your you've got the moves in the talent though did you feel when they suggested this and how are you enjoying the experience yeah no it was it came out of nowhere really for me I got this email than my agent was like yeah they fancy seeing if you can sing and go down to London I was like this is never gonna happen like this isn't something that you believe is gonna happen and then as soon as we we sang for them they liked it on the end there yeah I'm just
not surprised really I mean I know Levi Stalin's on no Tom's and massive performer with but we've been after you play for English on you win your debut cap you go on the bus you sing a song and I remember mine was just like it was a woeful I just sang Fresh Prince of Bel Air's pretty nice pretty cliche but at an everyone hackles you Ted terror into you when Ben got up and song everyone's in tears because he was like incredible [Music] [Laughter] you are performing genuine pony am i right yeah we're giving the
people what they want this is this is some kind of Magic Mike oh she's what well what I say is let's believe there is a strip happening somebody goes you are still playing me you're still you've still got a contrast yeah how the club feeling about that because shouldn't isn't it that's what matches happening they've given me time off for this amazing and of course I've been we've not seen you since you got remarried yes congratulations Roma and quite well wint yes I say a whirlwind yeah now so August 3rd so nearly a month so
you've been married now longer than you knew me as well supporting so she enjoyed seeing is a pop star rather than this is the great thing about her she obviously she's American doesn't like anything about rugby doesn't know anything about X Factor so she's come over here with a with a clean slate so she's she knows me as Ben just yeah yeah so it's quite refreshing we saw that lovely sausage on your Instagram of you with the kids as well have they seen dad singing on x-factor they gonna come they're gonna come hopefully next week
and watch yeah they're actually gone to Universal so they've got mates like oh well I'm not there at all times but they've gone to go for a holiday so you've got to get through to the following week yeah exactly that's why we've got the code word for the clothes to come off just [Laughter] let's just mean obviously we kind of hear that asking very briefly about rugby this weekend there's as three men who've played internationally by your some age group yeah age group wise but you're still the star Victoria you'll be there at some point
and definitely what do you think I mean Tom you've got nothing there unfortunately they're out but full of England and Wales still being being in what their chance is you reckon yeah i speaking too eagerly I think England have a great chance especially with the weather if they get stuck into New Zealand early doors I think it's definitely there for the taking and I think Wales could turn South Africa over I know I was he wasn't so sure but I think you know they've got a huge game in them and they've been so consistent recently
with their performances so I'd love to see - there would be amazing one that that'd be great cred yeah same thing I think the England are in a really good place at the moment I hope England get to the final but New Zealand world-class yeah and he's got the youth hopefulness as well but you know if either the home nation side do eventually win the World Cup and there is a World Cup party we have you entertainment right here twice that would be very handsome not for public listen thank you so much for coming in
best of luck with the live shows as well it's gonna be fairly entertaining watching you and and don't put up with too much leave are there old boys remember they're gonna drag you down as we said you can watch all the Rugby World Cup action live an exclusive on ITV England New Zealand starts the coverage at 7:30 tomorrow morning and in the same time Sunday morning with coverage of Wales South Africa gay you
