Raye, wearing a black, formfitting Versace dress, can hardly contain her smile as she thinks about that legendary Christina Aguilera riff in Burlesque. You know, the one at the end of her “Show Me How You Burlesque” number, where her voice does cartwheels up and down a scale? Yeah, Raye knows it perfectly. “When I tell you I studied that run, I studied that run,” says Raye. “YouTube, me. The living room. Door shut. Play, rewind. Play, rewind.”

It just so happens that Raye is sitting in Aguilera’s living room, admiring the colorful art on her walls (there’s an iconic Banksy painting on one). They’re about to meet for the first time, and Raye is quickly going over the list of questions she has for the diva.

“She’s ready,” a voice says from the distance. Seconds later, Aguilera struts down a burgundy staircase that matches her blouse. At the bottom of the stairs, Raye is waiting excitedly. “You look beautiful!” Aguilera tells her as she leans in for a hug.