A diving instructor from Peasedown St John will be putting 900
members of the public to the test when she appears on a new prime-time
Channel 4 show.
Emma Farrell, 38, will be on Hidden Talent, hunting for someone with no prior experience to train to become an expert diver in just a matter of weeks.
Across the series nine participants will go from total
novice to top performer in a variety of skills including freediving,
opera singing, lie detecting and speaking foreign languages.
The rigorous large-scale testing of hundreds of people around the country is undertaken, overseen by scientists and academics, to find out if people have special physical, mental, sensory or creative talents that they were totally unaware of.
Emma, who is the author of the book One Breath, a Reflection unsecured loans on Freediving, is the series expert on freediving. She devised unique tests to find out if 900 members of the public had a hidden talent and then trained the winning participant.
She said: "The first issue was that I had to get through up to 300 people a day, none of whom were allowed to know they were being tested for freediving and in a room with no water.
"I had to invent a test for equalisation that could be done anywhere and then use specific medical questions to determine if a person might be any good.
"When I asked people to hum and move their jaw forward to see if it gets louder in one or both ears many people thought they were being tested for singing.
"I looked for healthy ears, sinuses and equalisation ability and then took one or two people each hour to perform a breath-hold walking test with a heart rate monitor to see if they had a strong mammalian dive reflex. bad credit loans
"It was so exciting to see people with no knowledge of their hidden ability shine."
Twelve candidates were then selected to join Emma for in-water tests at Crystal Palace before six joined her for two days at Vobster Quay for final in-water physical and psychological tests.
Emma then chose one individual to train .
She said: "Although I can't say who they are and what they did, I can say that I was incredibly proud of what they achieved in such a short space of time.
"The project represented the first time ever that so many people have been tested for a latent ability to freedive and shows what amazing hidden talents are out there."
During the programme the winner also takes part in yoga classes at Universal Yoga, where Emma is a teacher, to help improve their breathing, strength and flexibility.
Emma will appear Hidden Talent on May 1 at 9pm and again on May 29 with the winning candidate. She is also taking part in a live web-chat immediately after the episode on May 1.
Emma, who teaches freedving at Vobster Quay, has also taught TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to dive for River Cottage and has appeared on Britain's Secret Seas.
She hopes to dispel the myth that freediving is only suitable for very fit people.
Emma, who first began diving 12 years ago, said: "I first got involved because it looked really relaxing and peaceful. There is a common misconception that it is only for fit or young people.
Anyone can give it a go; in fact there is a world free diving record holder who did not learn to dive till she was in her 50s."
Emma Farrell, 38, will be on Hidden Talent, hunting for someone with no prior experience to train to become an expert diver in just a matter of weeks.
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UNDERWATER EXPERT: Emma Farrell exploring the deep
The rigorous large-scale testing of hundreds of people around the country is undertaken, overseen by scientists and academics, to find out if people have special physical, mental, sensory or creative talents that they were totally unaware of.
Emma, who is the author of the book One Breath, a Reflection unsecured loans on Freediving, is the series expert on freediving. She devised unique tests to find out if 900 members of the public had a hidden talent and then trained the winning participant.
She said: "The first issue was that I had to get through up to 300 people a day, none of whom were allowed to know they were being tested for freediving and in a room with no water.
"I had to invent a test for equalisation that could be done anywhere and then use specific medical questions to determine if a person might be any good.
"When I asked people to hum and move their jaw forward to see if it gets louder in one or both ears many people thought they were being tested for singing.
"I looked for healthy ears, sinuses and equalisation ability and then took one or two people each hour to perform a breath-hold walking test with a heart rate monitor to see if they had a strong mammalian dive reflex. bad credit loans
"It was so exciting to see people with no knowledge of their hidden ability shine."
Twelve candidates were then selected to join Emma for in-water tests at Crystal Palace before six joined her for two days at Vobster Quay for final in-water physical and psychological tests.
Emma then chose one individual to train .
She said: "Although I can't say who they are and what they did, I can say that I was incredibly proud of what they achieved in such a short space of time.
"The project represented the first time ever that so many people have been tested for a latent ability to freedive and shows what amazing hidden talents are out there."
During the programme the winner also takes part in yoga classes at Universal Yoga, where Emma is a teacher, to help improve their breathing, strength and flexibility.
Emma will appear Hidden Talent on May 1 at 9pm and again on May 29 with the winning candidate. She is also taking part in a live web-chat immediately after the episode on May 1.
Emma, who teaches freedving at Vobster Quay, has also taught TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall to dive for River Cottage and has appeared on Britain's Secret Seas.
She hopes to dispel the myth that freediving is only suitable for very fit people.
Emma, who first began diving 12 years ago, said: "I first got involved because it looked really relaxing and peaceful. There is a common misconception that it is only for fit or young people.
Anyone can give it a go; in fact there is a world free diving record holder who did not learn to dive till she was in her 50s."
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