Lucas Hartopp

My Lords, Ladies and everyone in between, welcome!

First of all, [clears throat] I must thank all the kitchen staff and everyone who's come together to create this amazing dinner, it's been truly wonderful. However, we are all here for a reason and it is to hear from Lucas, but before we do, let me give you some background information.

So, what can I say about Lucas, well he is a good friend and a kind-hearted soul. He is a master of many skills such as Chess, Kung Fu and all that useless knowledge of mythologies from around the world, which I'm sure he's never told you about... [waits for laughter] Although, without a doubt I'm sure you all know that Lucas was born in Southend Hospital on the 7th October 2005 and has gone on to do some great achievements. 

He attended the Fitzwimarc school in Rayleigh, where he played rugby and kept the team undefeated through the years, winning many trophies for his school. He achieved 10 GCSEs, notably in drama, media and English and so on and so forth,  [waves hands] and is now on his way to gaining BTEC UAL qualification at the highest grade: showing his editing, cinematography, directing and teamwork skills to achieve this.

Some interesting facts about Lucas... [turns page]

He shared his life with 3 fabulous cats: Hobbs, Tom Tom and Jasper. Unfortunately all have past, Jasper being the most recent.

Acquired certificates in first aid, concussion awareness and many others as a way to help his teammates when in desperate need.

He aced his driving test first time with only one minor.

Took on the challenge of the Silver Duke of Edinburgh award and didn't break a sweat.

Worked the graveyard shift as a scare acting, no pun intended. [Waits for laughter]

He's been slinging cocktails towards his Dad and his well known family of functioning alcoholics since his youth, then accomplishing the title of bartender and known throughout the land as an excellent mixologist. He switched to the darkside and joined the kitchen staff, slaving over hot stoves, but just like Darth Vader there is always a bit of good left in you and converted back once more.

Coached the next generation of rugby players, showing leadership, communication and working under pressure, just to name a few.

But within all this, he has a passion for films and TV shows, if you asked him what he thought about Game of Thrones, he would write you a 50,000 word dissertation as I'm sure some of you in the audience would already know [smiles and waits for laughter]. I believe his passion started when his Dad showed him 300 by Zach Snyder for the first time, he fell in love with the slow and fast paced action, the gore and the overall style, this led him to create his own stop motion videos, music videos and short films.

But enough of my waffling, I can tell you are all tired and I know some of you have nodded off, I'm looking at you Dave [waits for laughter], but without further a do, here is Lucas... [Loud cheers]