Is It Just Me? - GUEST: Angela Bishop 📺

Episode Date: June 14, 2021

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Is it just me? A podcast by a couple of mitches. Alright, should we get our guest on today? Yes, Angela Bishop. She came in the other day. We're going to play it out for you now. She did. If you don't know who Angela Bishop is, it's honestly, she's an icon of Australian broadcast media. She's been in the biz 32 years at Channel 10, her whole career in one place, which is not something you can say about every media presenter. She's an entertainment editor and is the presenter of Studio 10.

We've been saying we're going to get her on the podcast for ages. We spoke to her about the time that she also rocked up to work hungover and had a bit of a blow up at a celeb because she had a bit of a short fuse. A big celeb. Because she was hungover. And also all the time she spent with Oprah in Australia. And yes, regular listeners, if you're wondering, I did ask her something that she thinks is

better than drugs and dick. She added to the list. She had a good answer too. She did. I embarrassed myself in front of her as a drunken fool weeks ago, so we asked her about that. And overall, it's a solid chat. Yeah, we loved it.

So here is us with Angela Bishop. Enjoy. Ladies and gentlemen, Angela Bishop is here! Here she is. Thanks for coming in, Anne. I'm so excited to be here. Thank you for having me. We're excited to have you, Mitch and I and Jenna. We're all your little media fans, aren't we? Of course.

That is so sweet. Thank you so much. It's one of those people that you just... I don't recall the first time I saw you on TV. You've just always been there, you know what I mean? Yeah. Well, how old are you now? 25. So, yeah, I've been at 10 seven more years than you've been on the

planet. Oh, good at maths. How many is that in total? I'm just thinking of the superannuation. That's ridiculous. All that cash. No, it's 32 years. I don't think they were even paying it when I started. I don't think it was law back then. Right. I think the first time I actually cemented your name in my brain as someone that I knew the name of, not just appeared on TV,

was when you were kind of assigned to basically follow Oprah around the whole trip. Were you by her side the whole time, really? Well, yeah, because what had actually happened, I actually knew she was coming before anyone else. They trusted, her team trusted me with the secret. And I'd pre-recorded an interview to run on the day with her. And back then she didn't do interviews because she didn't have to.

She had a show. And so it was like the first interview she'd done in about five years. And they trusted me with the information that they had told no one, this whole surprise that she was coming to Australia. And I had to keep that a secret. So I can be trusted with anything. I am the vault. Interesting.

But, yeah, so I was by her side for the whole time she was here in Australia, right there when she first landed in Hamilton Island and the two koalas started copulating in front of her. Oh, I forgot about that. Welcome to Australia. Two koalas. The marsupials are not shy. How long was she here for?

I can't remember. About two weeks, all in all. Remember Hugh Jackman fell off the... Yeah. What was it? He was on a zip line. Yeah, over the opera house. Yeah, from the opera house to the stage, which was in the forecourt.

Yeah. And it just went too fast and he slammed into the lighting rig on the top of the stage. She almost killed Hugh Jackman. And his beautiful face was harmed. Yeah. But he's fine. And you were there, front row, ten eyewitness news. I've got the stage. She almost killed you, Jackman. And his beautiful face was harmed. But he's fine. And you were there, front row, ten eyewitness news. I've got the shot. And the blood dripping from the sky.

I've never actually told you this, Angie. I've never told these two. But my first ever red carpet, and you were a red carpet fiend, right? You would have been too. I think thousands of red carpets, safe to say. Probably thousands, yeah. My first ever red carpet, I think I was probably 15, 16, was Anchorman 2.

Anchorman 2. Anchorman 2. We had Steve. We had Will. Yep. We had Ant-Man too this year too. Yeah, Ant-Man. Yes, you did.

Paul Rudd. We did. Paul Rudd was there. Was it Moor Park? It was at, yeah, Fox Studios. Yep, and my dad works in wine, so he supplied all the wine, and I wasn't in media yet. I was a kid. See. And Dad went, I've got tickets to and my dad works in wine, so he supplied all the wine. And I wasn't in media yet. I was a kid.

And dad went, I've got tickets to Anchorman 2, the premiere. And I got in a little suit and I gelled back my hair and I brushed my teeth twice that day. Wow. And flossed? And flossed. Oh, yeah, and I flossed. What, just in case Ang Bishop smelt your breath?

No, no, no. You're talking about the stars. Yeah, the stars, the stars. Anyway, we walk into the theatre, my mum and I, and who do we sit next to but Angela Bishop. Really? Did you? And I sat next to you and mum, and who do we sit next to but Angela Bishop. Really? And I sat next to you and mum was going, tell her you want to get into media.

Tell her you want to be on television. I was like, I don't know. And did you? And I did and you were beautiful. Really? I'm so pleased. What advice did I give you? Was it sensible?

It was sensible but also you gave me your popcorn because there was, you know how at these events they put little media packs on all the chairs? You gave me your popcorn. It was very sweet. That's all I remember. So you remember that more than the sensible advice I gave you. I can't remember what you said.

Which clearly was brilliant because look at you. That's right. Whatever I said, it worked. You can claim me. But yeah, that was my first Andrew Bishop experience. Mitch likes to claim that he's in and out of LA all the time, trying to sound like a rock star. But how many times have you actually been to LA

so I got asked that for a magazine article maybe about three or four years ago so I got the passports out and counted the stamps the stamps and I'd gone up to I think it was about 130 so since then I've obviously been more so we're probably talking maybe 150 times or so which I can honestly tell you is more times than I've been to Bondi. Yeah. Or Melbourne. You know, literally it's like getting on the bus for me. Wow.

And sometimes I go over and back on the same day. Oh. So actually you arrive at 6 a.m. on QF11 and QF12. I'm back in the days when we could fly. QF11 lands at 6 and QF 12 takes off at 10.30. So you can actually get a full day's work in and then head back. You could even leave your headphones on the seat and they'll be there when you get back.

And your blankie. Yes, your little pillow. Are you looking forward to the days where Zoom interviews are less of a thing? Because I hate them. I've just been doing some today. I was just chatting to Rose Byrne a bit earlier who's a fantastic great Australian

actress and so forth but it isn't the same. Even being in the old hotel room at the Four Seasons in LA there's just that you're bonding with someone when they're in the same room. The only thing I will say is what I have talked to a lot of rock stars at home, in their home

over this period and there's something about a lot of rock stars at home, in their home, over this period. And there's something about a rock star in his own home. He's super comfortable. Like Alice Cooper I was chatting to, you know, and I've spoken to him a lot over there. And suddenly he's like showing me around his house and very, very, very open and very, very. Well, just picking up the laptop or his phone.

Yeah, literally, yeah. Just having a go and taking it around because they're a bit more comfortable. So you get some extra stuff from them. So there's that payoff. But no, back in person would be great. Looking forward to flying back to LA. Yes. Yeah, and I've been about six times. So that pales

in comparison. I said it once, Ange. I said, oh, I'm in and out of LA and they've made it a thing. I overheard him interviewing someone and he's like, oh yeah, man, I'm in and out of LA. I'll see you next time. And I was like, you are trying to sound so cool. No, Ange,. No, you have to make that connection with these stars, right? Absolutely. And also I think you're manifesting your future there. You're putting it out there to the world. Thanks, the Ang knows. Fellow entertainment biz reporters.

I've got to tell you, Mitch is also, he was feeling a bit self-conscious a couple of weeks ago because he ran into you at a comedy show, right? I don't know. And you know that feeling, you know, especially when you're young and you first start drinking, where like the next day you get a bit of anxiety where you're like, I feel like I owe someone an apology. I don't know who or what for. Then you go through your texts.

Yeah, he had that feeling after running into you. He thought he was being a bit of a pest because he was so drunk. But what do you remember from that night? No, you were not a pest. Really? Oh, I haven't slept a wink since. Oh, my God. Go nine eyes now anytime you're ready.

Oh, God, my thyroid has been overactive ever since that day. Honest to God, it was that feeling of, because, you know, we haven't been out in a year and I haven't been drinking in so long. So it was my first night out. It was for Joel Creasy. What a great show. Oh, my goodness. I've never seen him live.

And it's like, he's so funny. Yeah, he's really good. He's so good with the crowd. Anyway, so we went back to, like, a friends and family after his parents were there and you we ended up sitting next to each other at the end and i was there were free drinks and i just oh my god i love ang i'm going to talk to her and i just went on and on and didn't stop and then hayden my partner the next day was like yeah you really went in with ang bishop i'm like i just love her so much oh i'm sorry do not apologize

no grudges being held there you go you're all good i actually i actually remember hearing a story of yours a while ago and this made me think oh ang bishop is also human thank god because it was a story about you basically rocking up hung over to work and you had a bit of a bit of a run in also with hugh grant is that right that's right i was I was in London and I'd had – I was in London for one night, flown all the way to London for one night, filmed all day. It was for Notting Hill, the movie. Oh, big movie. And so I'd filmed all day on the streets of Notting Hill

and there's lots of planes going by and people and doing things three or four times. Then I had one night in London so I caught up with everyone I knew in London that night because I don't get there as often as LA. You know, that's what I feel I spoke bit. And I really do it tough, if I can just give it. And we had rather a big night. I think, you know, I kicked the last sort of 15 people out of the room just when the

minibar finished at about 3 or 4 a.m., whatever it was. I had a full day of interviews the next day. From how early? Starting with Julia Roberts at 8. Oh, my God. But I was there. I was ready. I did it.

Professional. But the last interview was Hugh Grant at, I think by then it was 6pm, quarter past six, and my flight home was that night. Big day. And I'm waiting outside. I'm the next one in. And just as I'm about to go in, I hear Hugh Grant say, oh, actually, I'm getting a bit tired.

I might take a bit of a quick break. And I just went, oh, because I was on a time schedule to get to the airport. I have to collect all my tapes, as we did back in those days. And I went, you're tired? And he turns around and goes. And I said, right. Well, I only flew in yesterday from Australia.

I've done all these shooting to promote your movie and all these interviews today and I've got to fly home tonight and then put it all on air as soon as I get back. And I'm exhausted. And he goes, and I looked and I thought, I've either wrecked this and it's not going to happen. And he said, right, you win. We're doing it now.

Yes, come on in. Oh, my God. And he was, right, you win. We're doing it now. Yes, come on in. Oh, my God. And he was fantastic and he was funny and he was sarcastic. So I've got this whinging Australian to interview now. I can't stop whinging about how busy she is. That's quite fun, though. Who's the movie star in this conversation? And he was terrific.

But I did hold my breath for a moment because. He could have been a real diva about that and been like, well, bugger your interview. He could have just cancelled it diva about that and been like, well, bargain your interview He could have just cancelled it Is that how you just start every interview now? You're like, it worked once, I'll be your diva every chat Have you ever come across many divas in your time? I'm sure you would have

Not as many as you'd reckon Not as many People don't do that in front of the media They really don't Especially now where it will be on socials and out to the world don't do that in front of the media. They really don't. They really don't because it's you know, especially now where it will be on socials and out to the world. It's up on TikTok. It's got a million views in a minute.

No, they don't. People are good. People are good. They're nice. Speaking of TikTok, there have been a lot of videos where people rank their celeb encounters out of 10. People who might have been waiters at a restaurant, they're like oh, this person was rude. One out of 10. Imagine people who might have been waiters at a restaurant, they're like, oh, this person was rude, one out of 10. Imagine Ange doing that if she just went like full honesty.

It would be amazing. That would be so true. You'd have so many followers, Ange. She's shaking her head. She's like, no. Not happening. She's a vault, remember? I'm the vault, mate.

You are the vault. So how old were you when you started media? You're in your 20s, right? I started at Channel 10 just after I turned 20. Wow. Wow. Wow. Had you studied? Yes.

I have a political science degree from the University of New South Wales because I always wanted to be a journo. Yes. Great uni. I think so too, generally. Generally. Oh, well done. Alma mater.

Oh, yeah. Alumni. Yes, alumni. So I just wanted to be a journo. So I figured that was quite a good degree to do. And I was like what you'd call a normal journo, like general, you know, to politics and all the rest of it until 1994. I didn't know none of you people were born back then.

I don't even want to say in a year. But that's when I became entertained. There's question marks around Jenna's age, just quietly. We think she's actually 60. We're not quite sure. She might be meeting you. Well, that's when I became an entertainment reporter. So I've been an entertainment reporter

since then. And that wasn't much of a thing back then, was it? There wasn't like an entertainment section in the news. No, definitely not. Yeah, the glossies, right? I really had to pitch each and every story to get it in and so forth. But one of my early ones, I got sent over to New York to interview Robert Duvall and

Ron Howard, Richie Cunningham, you know, the director, and Glenn Close and Michael Cajun. That was my first big overseas trip to interview all of them. And I was told to come back with a really good promo line. Oh, my God. Or I'm toast. The show I was actually working on was Alan Jones Live. He had a current affairs show.

Oh, my God. On Channel 10. Wow. Okay, and I had to come back with a promo line. Now, Robert Duvall is very famous for a particular movie called Apocalypse Now, where he comes flying in on a helicopter and says, I love the smell of napalm in the morning, right? It's a very famous old movie quote.

So I asked Robert Duvall to say, I still can't believe I did this to this day, would you mind saying, I'm Robert Duvall and I love the smell of napalm in the morning but I love the sound of Alan Jones in the evening? Oh, my God. And he said, sure. That's clever, actually. And he goes, okay, rolling. And he says, hi, I'm Robert Duvall and I love the smell of napalm

in the morning and I love the smell of Alan Jones in the evening. Oh, that is genius. Which was of Alan Jones in the evening. Oh! That is genius! Which was just a slip of the tongue. Yeah. And I said, we're going to need that one more time if we could, but we kept that one for the goof reel. That's fine. Did Alan love it? Alan loved it. We ran it as the ad.

It was funny. How nervous were you for your first ever overseas interview? Yeah, you don't want to mess it up because, you know, you're on the plane to New York. Yeah. I was staying at this fabulous hotel. It was, you know, and I was wandering through Central Park on my own. Wow.

Clearly I hadn't, clearly SVU wasn't on the telephone. Yeah, yeah. Or I would have known better than to, you know, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, yeah, than to walk through Central Park. But, yeah, you just didn't, I didn't want to mess it up. I was. But, yeah. Wow. Do you, I didn't want to mess it up. I was, but, yeah. Do you get nervous now or is that not really a thing? If it's someone I love, if it's someone I worship,

I just don't want them to hate me. I don't want them to think I'm a dick. But, yeah, that's the only time I really get nervous. Were you very chatty as a teenager or as a kid or were you kind of shy? Chatty. Okay, so you've always had a gift for conversation. I don't know if it's a gift. I don't shut up easily.

Yeah, right. Whether people consider that a gift. I feel like that comes in handy when you're interviewing people. You have to keep the conversation flowing. You do. I mean, you're one of the most highly respected interviewers in the country and entertainment reporters. Yes, you are.

No faces. You are. Don't look shocked. I'm not looking shocked. No, you really are. I would say the, not one of the. The premier. You are. Don't look shocked. I'm not in shock. No, you really are. I would say the, not one of the. The premiere. Jenna's my new best friend.

My alumni from the University of New South Wales. I saw Richard Wilkins in a red carpet the other night. I went, go to bed, Dickie. Go to bed. Do not diss Dickie. Dickie is a good man. We love Dickie, but that wig, it needs to refresh it. He's releasing an album.

Is he? I saw that. Of his old Richard Wilde songs. Richard Wilde? Yeah. Is that what an old name is it? That was what he called himself when he was a singer. Oh, dear.

I didn't even know he was a singer. Neither did I. It's made us think that the old Channel 10 band, Hard and Fast from Behind, could get a few of the numbers out of the back catalogue. I remember when I was working, doing bits and pieces with Studio 10, I was chatting to the producers. We love you on the television.

Oh, it's mutual, darling. Let me tell you. I was talking to one of the producers and they were all convinced that at the time you were the unicorn on The Masked Singer. And I said, can Angela Bishop sing? And they were like, yeah, she used to be in a band. Is that true? I had no idea.

Yeah, we had a Channel 10 band. Wow. Because when we went into receivership one time, they cancelled the Christmas party. And someone came around to all the apartments and said, who can play an instrument? Who can be in a band? We need to find a band for the Christmas party.

We used to have in excess play at Channel 10 Christmas parties back in the day. And so now they wanted the people in, you know, because we had no money. And so they threw us all in a rehearsal studio and said, right, come up with two sets for the Christmas party. And we hardly knew each other. And it was many bourbons into the evening one night.

They said, we need your name now. We're making the posters. Oh, my God. And we came up with for whatever reason i'll never know hard and fast from behind and that was the name and it was put on this giant they painted a backdrop of a bull coming at you oh my god and it went in the paper so it was yourself who else uh it was people from all around the station so there were two cameramen uh a studio cameraman a da sound tech the audio tech was the drummer.

You know, it was just everybody who could do anything, we all went in together. And we've played on and off ever since. Really? For nearly 25 years. Is any of this on YouTube or no? You'd have to really dig deep. I don't think so.

I don't think so because most of those gigs, we did sell the most alcohol of any gig at the Bridge Hotel at Balmain ever and I believe that has yet to be beaten. Really? Well, our motto was the more you drink, the better we sound. That's this podcast motto too. It works a treat. But nobody had mobile phones and stuff.

Yeah, right. The olden days, people. I keep talking about the olden days. The olden days. It's got to be a bit more hip and groovy. Let's, you know... You definitely got to dust those off out of the Channel 10 archive. You're still in the building.

You've got to find those old tapes. That'd be amazing. If Dickie's doing it, you can do it too. Yeah, yeah. I want to hear Ange Bishop sing. I'm not going to make you do it now. I'm not going to make you do it now. Dickie and I did a duet once.

Really? Get fucked. That is amazing. Where? At the Bridge Hotel. Oh, my God. It was for a charity thing called Don't Give Up Your Day Job. So we had musos judged the entertainment

reporters for singing. And he played Kenny Rogers and I played Dolly Parton. Oh my god! And I'd picked up a white PVC nurse's uniform at Hustler Store in LA because I thought, where am I going to find a white nurse's uniform? I know. Hustler Store. And sure enough there was, where am I going to find a nurse's uniform? I know. Hustler's Store.

And sure enough, there was a choice of six. Yeah. And so I got one from there. Yeah, and we did a duet. Wow. We didn't win, though. Don't. Who won? Mark Holden gave us a touchdown, though.

Did he? Oh, back in the day. Oh, yeah, of course. That was a badge of honour. That really was. And did you have a logie? I do not. You know what?

I think we start the campaign now. I think that's disgusting. There's no category. Gold. There should be an entertainment reporter category. I agree there should be an entertainment reporter category, but you could get a gold. A gold?

Yeah. I'm not in the gold league. If Grant Denya's in the gold league. I'm not in the Tom Gleeson, Amanda Keller. Yes, you are. Sam Mack. Oh, please. Grant Denya. Don't you think she could be a

gold logger? Well, I work with Amanda Keller and I would say you're definitely in that. But Amanda Keller needs to win the gold logger. True. I agree. The fact that she does not have one yet is a travesty. She'll get one. Like, no one's worried about her. No. If anything,

you'll end up in the Hall of Fame at some point, surely. If Carrie Ann's in there. No. If anything, you'll end up in the Hall of Fame at some point surely, if Kerri-Ann's in there. Yeah. Well, I love what you're saying. I hear what you're saying. I love that you're saying it, but I can't see it. I can't see it happening. I'm more of the person

that's just permanently reporting on the ladies. I'll still be there on the red carpet. Who would report your will? In another 15 years. Wasn't it only a couple of years ago that it was the first time you walked it rather than reporting on it? Yeah, that was only two years ago. Get out.

The first time. At the Logies. Every other time. Yeah, I've never walked it before until the first one up in Queensland. What did you say? Screw it. I'm walking. No, I still reported and then ran out and did a bit of a walk

and then went back and reported some more. That's brilliant. Do you have two dresses just to be like, this is the walking and this is the reporting? I should have. Next time. Next time. You might remember me when I went on Studio 10.

Oh, my God. I can't believe you're bringing this up. Angel, we apologise. It was for the Easter show. I helped herd some goats. I was an intern. I made a pretty good impression. I think that. It's

coming back to me. You don't have to. It was the early days. I had a butt choice era and when they brought in some goats, they went a bit rogue. Jenna was running around the set. Yes, I was told not to go on camera, but the goats came towards me, so the camera obviously followed. You'd been training them

for days to do that, just so that the camera appearance happened? Yes. Indeed. Any intern that gets on camera, that's a win. Yeah. That's a win. How's your mum?

Because she's not really in the public eye anymore. Oh, she is. Did she? She's still working full time. She's on Sky News at night. Get out. Oh, yeah. Oh, so she's my competitor.

I'm night radio. She's night TV. She's on the telly with Paul Murray. Get lost. Yeah, and she loves it. Really? Yeah, she loves it. So she sort of crossed over into my territory, if you like. Yeah, I went to the TV world.

I said, you know, I never went and sat in the big green chair and had a go. But no, she's loving it. And she does a whole lot of charity work still. But yeah, she's on the telly. She loves it. What about your daughter, Amelia? Is she going to follow in the footsteps, get a job in TV like mum and grandma? You know, I don't know.

She likes making movies on her iPad. She's YouTube generation. She's making videos all the time. She's in quite a few of them. But I will say she did get a highly commended at the Stedford reciting Shakespeare last week. Really? Great. She did a nice little bit of the Stedford reciting Shakespeare last week. Really? Great. She did a nice little bit of puck from I'm In Someone I've Never Seen.

Yes, that's not an easy roll to nail. Not an easy roll to nail. I was very proud of her. Oh, how old is she? 13. Wow. Impressive. Good for her.

What is your advice, I guess, for the young ones? Because we have a very young listener base, you know, and we're all in our mid-20s and in the media and still hustling. I mean, I'll be listening to this advice. Oh, mate, we're all still at your hustle forevers and in the media and still hustling. I mean, I'll be listening to this advice. We're all still at your hustle forever. Yeah, right. And the hustling never stops. You don't stay at the same workplace for 32 damn years without a bit of hustling.

Exactly. What is, like, is there, like, a golden trick? Is there one thing that you live by? I have always just gone by the motto of keep your head down and your bum up and just work hard no matter what's going on around you. And so you just have to 100% focus on your job that you're doing and anything that you have, you know, if you've got your eye on something you want to do.

I've never done a five-year plan thing because I think you miss opportunities that come sideways. Yeah. Like when I got the phone call from the Working Dog Gang and they said, oh, we're doing a show, we're just going to sit around a desk and chat. It was called The Panel. And nobody was sitting around a desk and chatting back then,

let me tell you. That was not something that anyone did anywhere in the world. Yeah. And they said, we just want you to come on and just talk. And I'm like, oh, I don't know, I'm a reporter. Yeah. I write my script and I wasn't our mate Kate Langbrook on that show too that's where I first met Kate

yeah it was 10 it was yeah in the in 1997 or something oh my god yeah and so it was Rob Sitch Tom Gleisner Kate Langbrook Glenn Robbins and then I did the entertainment and uh Steve Quartermain did the sport. And it was amazing. And I thought if I'd had a five-year plan, I probably would have said no to that because I didn't know what it was. And it was the most amazing experience, this great opportunity that they gave me. And, you know, I loved every minute of it. Such a groundbreaking show. It was like the project before the project.

Well, you know, everyone's around the desk doing the chat now, including us. Well, you know, everyone's around a desk doing the chat now, including us. Yeah. And, yeah, so I just think you've got to be open to opportunities that come from wherever rather than thinking you can nail out a plan because you never know what's around the corner. You never know what's coming. Well, I didn't see my Studio 10 reporting opportunities

coming out of anywhere. So that was not on the five-year plan. But when it popped up, I was like, fuck, give it a crack. Why not? Yeah, and you're a natch. Total natch. Thank you. You are'll give it a crack. Why not? And you're a natch. Total natch. Thank you. You are a natch.

Thank you, darling. And I'm a natch with goat. You're a natch. Jenna, you with farm animals. The goat. With goats. That's it. Now, there is one very important thing I need to get from you, Ange, while you're here.

Yes. So we like to do a little PSA to our younger listeners who might be in a stage of life where they're a bit obsessed with partying and boys. We call it our list of things better than drugs and dick. Wow. We should have prepped you, really, and briefed you on this. It's an opportunity to appreciate the little things in life. So things that I've put on the list of things better than drugs and dick are a good crunch

of an apple, a nice stroll, a cool breeze, the smell of things better than drugs and dick, are a good crunch of an apple, a nice stroll, a cool breeze, the smell of rain. And every guest that comes in, we get them to add something. So is there anything that springs to mind for you? It would be climbing into my waterbed at night. Oh, I've got the waterbed. I've got the waterbed. You'd be the only one left, right?

Well, probably. So my husband was a mechanic. Yep. And he had a bad back, as mechanics do. And he found a waterbed was the answer. So after some convincing, when we first got together, I said, all right, I'll give it a try. Well, hello. You love it?

And you can heat it. So I get in at night and it's already warm. And in summer, you can cool it. Wow. Has it ever burst? That would in summer you can cool it. Wow. Has it ever burst? That would be my concern. They don't burst. Think Austin Powers.

Yeah. Is it round? It's nothing like that. Is it circular? It's nothing like that. One picture in a year. Like leopard print bed sheets in the shape of a heart. No shag, no mirror on the wall.

Velvet cut. No, no. Do you have to refill the water? I've never known how these things work. I have a man come in and he services the water bed. Services the water bed. Yes. Get that very clear.

Fluffs your pillows. No, he does that. They do stuff to it. They, you know, tweak it. Yeah, right, okay. My auntie had a water bed and I just used to love climbing in it. It's just wobbly. It's fun.

Yeah. I always used to get in trouble. My uncle had one. I was like, don't jump on that bed. You can jump on any bed in the house. It's not the bloody waterbed. Don't jump on it. No, no, no.

But I reckon that's what I'm saying to you out there, people. Bring it back. Bring back the waterbed. There's a reason it was big when it was because it's exciting and it's fun and it gives you a bit of adventure of an evening. We'll add it to the list. People have a misconception that it's like you're on a lilo. Yeah.

On a surfboard waiting for the big wave to come in. You know, you just put your wetsuit on and you climb into bed. But you've got to send this audio to 40 Winks. You should get some cash. You can't get them at 40 Winks. Really? It comes from a nice little family at Blacktown. They still make them.

They've been in the business for 30 years and they make them. They're just waterbed specialists, are they? They're just waterbed specialists. Wow. So I also feel like I'm supporting a nice family business. Small business. I do love small business, Mitch, don't you? I feel like I've been sold on this.

I need a waterbed. Let's make them cool again. It'll change your life. Bring them back. Make them cool. I'm single-handedly leading the charge. They'll get people walking in going, we want the Ange Bishop. There we go. Better than drugs and dick.

That's right. A waterbed. Ange, it was so good to have you on. We're such fans. Thanks for having me. I've had so much fun. We love you. An Ange for the gold Loki. 100% If anyone can get it for you, it's us. It's going to happen. I don't know. I think I'm

more likely to win a chook raffle soon. We'll see how we go. That's nothing to happen Do you think Oh I don't know I think I'm More likely to win A chook raffle So we'll see how we go That's nothing to sneeze at I take that I'm serious Every time I don't win The chook raffle

Thank you Anne Thanks Wow how good was that Love it Isn't she great I love her She's awesome Now guys

Angie's going to be hosting An exclusive Eight part Facebook watch series About Bold and the Beautiful It's called Inside Bold, so make sure you check that out on the Channel 10,

Studio 10 and 10 Play Facebook pages. There's plenty of places you can find it. But the first episode is up now, and it's got, you know, interviews with the cast, a bunch of people behind the scenes. So, yeah, go check it out, Inside Bold, the Facebook Watch series with Angela Bishop. Does she sleep?

She just constantly works. I know. Is it just me? You can follow the show online. Just search Couple of Mitches. If you don't, you're a dickhead.