PICTURE MARK McKEOWN: Chontelle Strijkers-Bell chats with Australian Idol winner Stan Walker as he signs her copy of his debut album inside Marbecks CD Shop at Bayfair Shopping Centre yesterday.
She may have appeared a little bit awestruck at first but Arataki school girl Chontelle Strijkers-Bell soon found she had the perfect icebreaker when it was her turn to meet Australian Idol winner Stan Walker at Bayfair Shopping Centre yesterday.
The 10-year-old Year 6 Arataki School student had waited for at least an hour in the huge queue of fans who turned up to meet their idol who was signing copies of his debut CD.
She was able to brag to Walker she attended school last year with two of his cousins, Rangimarie and Marieka. His cousins were now at intermediate, she said.
Hundreds of fans waited patiently for their turn to spend a few minutes with Walker inside Marbecks CD shop and Chontelle clearly made good use of her time with her idol and held on to her signed copy of Introducing Stan Walker with both hands.
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