Life with Nat - EP123: Scraping the Barrel #20

Episode Date: June 8, 2025

Another royally great scraping the barrel, with plenty of much camper trips to Iceland. Enjoy! x Please subscribe, follow, and leave a review. xxx You can find us in all places here; ⁠��https://podfollow.com/lifewithnat/view⁠⁠ INSTA: @natcass1 We're also on Facebook too: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifewithnatpod⁠⁠ A 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: ⁠⁠[e-mail]⁠⁠ SHOW INFO: Life with Nat - it’s me! Natalie Cassidy and I’ll be chatting away to family, friends and most importantly YOU. I want to pick people's brains on the subjects that I care about- whether that’s where all the odd socks go, weight and food or kids on phones. Each week I will be letting you into my life as i chat about my week, share my thoughts on the mundane happenings as well as the serious. I have grown up in the public eye and have never changed because of it. Life with Nat is the podcast for proper people. Come join the community. ♥️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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recording this on Saturday evening at half past ten after a fantastic meal. Didn't we have a lovely meal tonight? Yeah, it was nice. It was nice to see you and Joni. Sadly, no Eliza. I'm afraid that's kind of the new norm now. It's the creeping in. Teenage years wants to be around her friend's house. Fair enough. Don't blame her.

And saves us some money. At the restaurant. Not really. It's an extra mouth to feed that's gone. Happy days. I think Joni makes more than makes up for it. She does. To be fair. She does.

But it was a lovely meal. My fish cakes were delicious. I had one of your fish cakes. You did actually. You had one fish cake and you had a bit of my steak. I did. It's nice. I had like a bit of my steak. I did. It's nice. I feel like I've over eaten though.

The ongle can I just say. Yeah. It is quite rare for me. All those vegans out there will be loving this now. All of your vegan fans or vegetarian fans will think oh that's Sansa. I love vegan food. Yeah, but the vegan people won't like the meat. No okay. It's all very well you like the vegan food of course

you do. I do. Because you can eat a plethora of things. I can eat everything. But the vegans can't eat the fish cake you had. No. Or the steak. No fortunately it's not a restaurant review pod. It's lucky isn't it? It is, yeah. Yeah. Anyway, it was a lovely meal. I wasn't talking about the food. Sorry, you're the one who started talking about the food and said, oh, it was really

nice and started going into it all. You'd be good at food. Thank you. I can actually imagine you on a cookery. I can see you on like a master chef type cookery program. I've been asked to do master chef a couple of times in my career. And the reason I've said no to it is because it goes on for quite a long time and you have to be for me, you can't do that without putting your whole heart

into it because I love food. Right. I mean, having children, you'd have to be cooking continuously for four months or something. Having children, you'd be cooking continuously. What? You've lost me. I'd be in the kitchen continuously. I wouldn't be able to mother. Right. So I've always said no. Okay. Why are you smiling? What an excuse. It's the truth. Okay.

You'd have to all you just have to be cooking continuously. You've got to do it seriously MasterChef. Cooking continuously. Yes. One would hope that as you generally do most of the cooking. No, it's different, different level. Is it? Yeah.

Why's that? It's completely different. It's purees and deep frying things and wazzing things up and you know what I mean? It's not... What, so you wouldn't do a cookery program? No, I would love to do one. I'd love to do one. I'd love to do one.

Okay. Just MasterChef's a bit much. That's all. Lovely show. I thoroughly enjoy it. Looking forward to see who takes over Greg Wallace. I just gave an actual squeal of delight as my podcast automatically loaded without me prompting it as a scrape in the barrel. I jump for joy. Is that really sad? I think it might be. It's a reflection on how crappy my day is maybe that that is what has brought me to smile today and listening to Naomi Roastmark about his actual love for

podcasting was also hilarious. So much love to you both. You're both just joyous. You're what a combo, what a combo. I mean, Torvill and Dean, they've got nothing on you. You're such a pair. Anyway, lots of love to you both. There's a couple of things I wanna say to you, Laura, really. I don't know if I should take your message

as a compliment or not. Because firstly, you say it's really sad because you're having a crappy day and we're the only thing to make you smile I could take that both ways really and the second one is we're a right pair like Torval and Dean we can't skate which is the first there. We couldn't go on and do a Bolero, could we? Absolutely not. Imagine the penguins colliding. But yeah, thank you. I think I want to say thank you, Laura. Yeah, I'm not sure about that, actually.

Can I say as well? This is like an absolute traditional episode of this with me. Because it's Saturday. You couldn't be bothered to do one yesterday. That's not true. That's not nice thing to say. Sorry, I'm just quoting you. No, you said that. It wasn't that I couldn't be bothered. No, sorry. What was it?

Darling, I have no energy. No, no, no. I could not sit and do a solo one yesterday. OK. It would have been appalling. Well, who else could have done this with you then? Yesterday. Between Saturday, midday and now. No one. Right. So you literally have just... Scraped the barrel. Yeah. I have.

But that's why people love it. You're here for me aren't you? You help me. Another name for this could have been the last resort which I think is probably more applicable. I don't think it has the same ring to it. No? No I think scraping the barrel is good. I think the last result is a bit better actually. It's a bit similar to the last leg, that, isn't it? Not really. No? No. One's a television program.

Play on words because of the presenter. Yeah. He's brilliant, isn't he? Yeah. He's really good. He's very good. It's a great show. He is a good show.

I actually worked with Alex Brooker this week. And you're actually trying to compare it. No, I'm not comparing it to the last leg. Right, okay. No, no, no. No, good. No, no, no. We're going around now.

Please do. But I did do a job with Alex this week. Yeah, right. Can you tell us what it is? No. But lovely. Oh, it's so boring. I know it's so, my life is so boring at the moment

in terms of what I can say and what I can't say. Cause actually it's really exciting, but I can't say anything. That's why I can't really do one on my own. Cause you need to talk Mumbo jumbo. Okay. Cause everything I want to say, I can't say. Well, I apologize now for talking Mumbo jumbo. But it was lovely to see Alex.

He's a cracking guy. Really good fun. Very enjoyable person to be around. Great human being. Oh my God, now I feel like I'm listening to a kindred spirit with you and Mark on your little podcast. Hello Mark, how are you? Hope you're all right.

Well done with everything you're doing in the garden. Sounds amazing. The whole races thing I mentioned to you, didn't I, when we spoke about going to the races and I'm so pleased you're going to go because I think you're really going to enjoy it. It's such a lovely day and you don't have to go to like the big posh events. I go to places like Lingfield or Sandown. I think there's one in Chelmsford. There's Epsom Downs as well. They're sort of all local to me. And you just sort of look on the website, see what's on for the afternoon. You go along, have a couple of drinks, place some bets. It's just really nice. I really hope you have a lovely time

when you go. So I'm just in my kitchen making a cup of tea. You can probably hear me walking about using the fridge. Oh, what was the other thing you said? I'm just so excited for you like doing all these lovely things. Canal boats. I love to do a canal boat. There's some really lovely places. Sort of North, look on the Norfolk Suffolk Broads. I love to do a canal boat. There's some really lovely places. Look on the Norfolk Suffolk Broads. I think it's the Norfolk Broads. They've got some really nice little companies. I do think they are a little bit expensive though. They're a little bit pricey now than what they used to be, but it's so worth looking up. And there is a brilliant program on Channel 4. It's called Narrow Escapes,

and it's literally following the lives of people that live on canal boats. It's a brilliant little series. I'm just watching series one, series two's just been released, but I wanna live on a boat now. Anyway, have a lovely, lovely week. Love to all, bye. What I love about Claire from Swanley

is she genuinely just has a chat as if we know each other fully? Yes. Claire sounds like your sister Jenny. Well they grew up like four miles apart. Doesn't she sound a bit like your sister? Yeah she does but I used to spend a lot of time in Swanly. I know that's why she messages because she feels like you're the brother that she never had. Maybe.

I want to know if Claire went to Deja Vu. Was that a club? It was. Sounds like the cracker. Well around the time I was old enough to go there, it got knocked down. Oh! It got knocked down and I believe... Did you get back up again? I believe it became a beef eater.

Oh. Which I don't think I ever went to. Whiteoak Swimming Centre. Pardon? Whiteoak Swimming Centre. Amazing. The flumes were unbelievable. I used to go to the Sobell Centre, sort of Archway I believe it was,

and they had a wave machine. It was fantastic. That'd be too precise on where it was. Sobel, Sobel Center. Sobel? The Sobel Center, isn't it? But it had a wave machine that was fantastic. Yeah, Witeo didn't have a wave machine. It was great, really good. Quite scary at times. It was proper waves.

What was she saying about horse racing? She was just saying that she's happy that I'm going to go because I've said that I'm going to go. Okay. What are you laughing at? It's a bit like you said you were going to do a live show of this. Who's rattled your cage? No one.

Just an observation. That is in the making. Oh yeah. I just, I don't rush stuff. No. I'm not going to say I'm doing a show and I've got nothing to show and then people pay money and it's just me and you fucking doing this talking shit. I don't think I'll be there.

I need it to be a show. I'm not going to allow people to just come along and spend whatever it is when they can listen to it. It needs to be something a bit special. I'm looking forward to hearing what's going to be happening. Well you're involved. Am I? Yeah. How am I involved? I've got a really good idea for you. Okay don't don't no don't spoil it. Talking of getting things done. Yeah. How is your planting coming on? You had karma over the other week. It's lovely.

What have you got left to plant? Nothing now. You haven't done it all. Have? Have you? What, you've planted everything out, have you? You did about four things. You little trooper.

You've planted all of your seedlings. Can I just say. Hang on a minute. You're going to tell me now that you've got rid of the zip up thing, tidied it all up, put it back in the rafters of the garage, ready for next year. I bet you're even going to tell me that you've cleaned out all the parts ready for next year. Would you like a medal or a blue Peter badge? I don't want anything thank you. It sounds like you do. Does it? Did I ask you to do those jobs or did you do them on your own? I did them on my own. Thank you. Because

obviously I've not been working because nothing's being made in television at the moment for some reason. Dying Art. Yes. This is where it's at. Yeah. So my new job is sort of doing bits and pieces that you said. Although can I say that I planted out with Cara

everything that was strong and I left a few of the weaker. You're really getting on my tits. Everything that was strong. I left a few weaker. Did you? Things. What 70% of the plants.

No it wasn't. That's not true. Okay. That is not true. And everyone's seen pictures of my planting. I've put it online. Oh right. Yeah.

There wasn't, there wasn't that many left. And I wasn't pictures of my plants in. I've put it online. Oh, right. Yeah. There wasn't that many left. And I wasn't going to put them in, actually. Okay. But you kindly put me in a pot. Jesus Christ. Right. Okay. Give the man a medal. Honestly, you make me sound like

I'm bossing you around all day long. You don't boss me around at all? No, I don't. No. You'd know about it if I did though. Would I? Yes, you certainly would. We've got a lovely message here from Charlene.

And Charlene said, made the marmalade bar for the first time, followed your tweaks. Everybody absolutely loved it. Thank you for the tips. The extra citrus peel was spot on. You're welcome, Charlene. It's nice, isn't it? I haven't made one of those for months. You haven't actually.

No. It's because of Easter. It's been a lot of chocolate in the house. Yes. I've restocked the ice cream. So, you know, rather than having a little bit of cake, quite enjoy it, maybe an ice cream or a little bit of cake, I quite enjoy it. Maybe an ice cream or a...

Talking of ice creams, darling. Someone sent us... this is from the Worcester News. Nestle reveals why Maxibon ice creams were discontinued in the UK. The food and drink company is well known for a range of products, including Kit Kat Smartiesies Nesquik and Nescafe Coffee. Nestle has had several products from its range recently. In November last year Nestle revealed it was discontinuing its Caramac and Animal bars, much to the disappointment of fans. Nestle then revealed it was cutting breakaway in Yorkie Biscuit bars.

What's fucking going on? Yorkie Biscuit bars have gone? This is terrible news. I don't think that's Yorkie. I think it's just the Yorkie Biscuit bar. Nestle confirms why Maxibon ice creams were discontinued. Maxibon ice creams were also discontinued by Nestle in the UK several years ago. Fans have been crying out on social media for the ice cream return. Not happy about the company's decision to axe the product. Absolutely not. Sorry James. This is from Nestle to a fan.

Hang on, I'm going to get the email up before I got. Sorry James. It wasn't as popular as others in the range. So it's been discontinued, but we'll let the team know you'd like to see it back but we'll carry on selling it in Italy in Spain France Germany yeah basically Europe the whole of Europe we're not in the Europe we're not in the euro we know but I'm just using the word Europe just as I'm just saying maybe that's what it is maybe they've got the ass you. You never know, do you? It would have been sticking two fingers up.

Yes. Maybe. You left for EU, so you're not going to have a Maxibon. Possibly. That's quite a strong statement. I think the stronger one's been made, if I'm honest with you. But absolutely. Over Brexit.

But yes, if you want to go down that road. Well, you're the one alluding to the fact. I think it's a possibility. That's all I'm saying. You genuinely think they'd have stopped the Maxibon because of us leaving Europe? It's a possibility. That's a strong statement. Then you got a message from Faye, on holiday in Portugal, thought of Mark, love your podcast,

keep up the fantastic work. And here within the message lies Faye's picture of an ice cream board with three different types of Maxi Bonsai on it in Portugal. Thanks, Faye. There we go. What have you been munching on tonight? I saw you have an ice cream. I had a Lidl version of a Cornetto. How are they? Lovely. Fine. Nothing wrong with them.

Sorry? Nothing wrong with them. Sorry? Nothing wrong with them. Good. Was it a chocolate one or did it have nuts on it? Had nuts. Did it? Yeah. It's basically quite a classic prefab ice cream cone. Melted chocolate on the top. Yes.

You know that sort of thing. I do, yeah. Mm. Melted chocolate on the top. Yes. Yeah, that sort of thing. I do, yeah. But the sort of thing where you undo the paper around the top of it and the chocolate sort of withstands the shape of the paper wrapped around it. Do you know what I mean by that? I do, yeah. Well, they must pour it on melted and then it freezes for it to take that...

I put a bit of thought into it when I was eating it or shop. I wish I liked ice cream. Yeah. A bit boring. I don't know. No, no interest at all. No. I'm like a lemon mousse. Yeah. So do I. Lemon posset. It's getting a bit posh now. You're on a sort of MasterChef territory again, aren't you? Not really. A lemon posset is double cream sugar with a load of lemon in it. Hang on a minute.

Wait a second. A minute ago, you couldn't do MasterChef because you've got children. And all of a sudden, a lemon posset is the easiest thing you've ever made. I've never made one. It's like doing beans on toast according to you. No, no.

Oh no, it's easy. A lemon posset? I can do a lemon posset. It was in my magazine today that I was reading. So you could do MasterChef, couldn't you? Nothing to do with children. I don't know why you keep banging on about MasterChef. I just think you'd be good on a cookery show.

Okay. But you're good at cooking. That's nice. You'd have to on a cookery show. Okay. Is you good at cooking? That's nice. You'd have to do a good roast dinner though. Because that is like your best. There was a fantastic show on BBC Two a few years ago and it was called something like,

I wanna say, I don't know, Britain's Family Meals or Family Menu, Firmacam was on it, Ed Balls, but it was all family food it, Ed Balls, but it was all family food. So Ed Balls made a cracking shepherd's pie and it was just really quite wholesome, but I think they only did one series. It was a shame. I enjoyed it.

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No sugar added? Neutral. Refreshingly simple. Loved this week's ep with you and Mark. Just had a thought now you don't do the pod with Joe. I think we could get a cheeky bonus up on a Friday. Just 10 minutes or something. It could just be like a little correspondence one. Look at me giving you more jobs to do like you're not busy enough. Hope you have a fab weekend with the family. Look forward to Monday's ep. I just about get this. It's quarter to 11 at night. I'm trying to get out Mondays. You had all day yesterday to do a podcast.

I'll tell you something in a minute. I'm going to swing for you. I was really, really tired. I've got a stye on my eye. Why is that funny? This sounds funny. I'm just saying I have. Look, my eyes half closed. My body is telling me to have a day off. Yeah. I agree.

So that's what I did. And actually I do feel a lot better. I still feel quite tired, but I don't feel like I did yesterday. No. I feel like everyone I talk to, even in the pub, the bar ladies and the managers and that in there, everyone was saying they feel really drained this week. So I don't know if it's a weather thing, you know, it's been quite heavy. Could be hay fever.

Hay fever, weather, atmospheric pressure. Correct. Listen to you, Michael Fish over there. Hiya, I had to voice note in because today is a bloody good day. I think I discovered your podcast in like February time, I want to say, and I've been trying to catch up. And all the time I'm going to voice note in and think you can fucking voice note in about when you put your Christmas tree up in April, they'll think you're bonkers. So I've caught up today. So now I'm going to, this is probably the first voice note of many, I'm going to be a voice note in the shit out

of it because I'm up to date now. But yeah, absolutely loving it. Especially Nats Nises, it makes me laugh all the time when I really want to be a Cassidy. When I grow up, I want to be a Cassidy. Anyway, hope you're good. Have a good week and that and I'll look forward to the next podcast in real time. Take care. It's Ruth by the way from South Wales. Oh, I'll tell you something, Ruth. You can talk to me about putting your Christmas tree up anytime you like. So don't worry about that. No, Ruth is sensible though because Ruth knows that normal people talk about Christmas when

it's Christmas time. What on the 20th of December like you? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Ours is going up early doors this year. What like it did last year? No earlier. No. Yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no. No, no it is. Absolutely not. I'm getting the best out of it. No way. It doesn't last long enough. It's going up early doors. No it does. We're going to have darling, It does. We're going to have, darling, darling,

we'll have bonfire night and then up it goes. Telling you now, if you put up a Christmas tree. Yeah. That early. What are you going to do? What are you going to do? I'll take it down again. You're going to take it down.

You watch me. I will start storing it in the loft. No, you won't. I will. You won't. That's why it storing it in the loft. No, you won't. I will. You won't. That's why it's all in the cupboard because you have no control over it. As a very astute listener has already voice noted you. Yes. Just go up in the loft and get it.

I know. It's true. Talking about astute listeners and we have some fantastic, fantastically intelligent listeners. Which is remarkable. Have you had some sort of funny pill tonight or something? Certainly not, no. What are you suggesting by that comment? The sarcasm is at another level this evening. Is it really?

It's off the scale, off the charts. Our lovely Naomi has messaged Mark 28th of April, 2026. Welcome to life with Mark. Police head on. She's having a great go here at the moment. Police head on. We had a chat didn't we in the last pod about the legal age to leave children. Yeah.

Do you remember that? Yeah. Do you remember Naomi saying, 2024, I don't want to do the podcast, 2025? Oh, yeah. Right. So she's just carrying it on with, April 26, welcome to Life with Mark. It's very good. Very, very good.

She's on my wavelength. Anyway, she said, there isn't a set law regarding the age that you can leave a child alone. However, the government guidelines state a child under 12 is rarely mature enough to be left home alone. A child under 16 shouldn't be left overnight and a baby or toddler should never be left. Obviously, this is home alone, left overnight and a baby or toddler should never be left.

Obviously this is home alone, not just due in the pod room upstairs. There are two offences that you could be prosecuted for. Child neglect or leaving a child in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health. The harm doesn't have to happen, just be likely to happen. She said doesn't have to happen, just be likely to happen. She said I have been to jobs where neighbors have reported toddlers being left home alone and although they came to no harm the parent was arrested for negligence. So basically what I was saying was absolute bullshit. Which is what I said

at the time. Correct. And actually. Go on. No, it's fine. I'm not going to say it, I'm just going to say, because I'll just get penalized. Is Naomi a police officer? Yes. I see. It's good to know. Hiya Nat, it's Em from Norfolk here, from Kingsland.

Just wanted to drop you a message to say I've just started listening to the Making a Scene podcast because I am way behind the times. And in the episode entitled Text Regrets Strictly in the Walliams, something or other, I don't know, at 11 minutes 51 seconds, Matt Lucas states that he would love you to play him in the movie of his life because both Matt Lucas and David Walliams agree one absolutely fantastic actress you are. And I just thought that's so lovely. I wonder if Matt's seen that. So I hope you have and if you haven't go and have a listen. 11 minutes 51 seconds into that episode. But yeah, thanks for everything you do on the pod. Love to everybody.

And yeah, listen to you soon. Bye. I can't thank you enough for that because genuinely I hadn't heard that. I am going to listen to it. I haven't had a chance to yet, but to hear that Matt Lucas would like me to play him is a complete honour because I think when I look back at those two and I know people now say obviously it's dated. Of course it is. It's an old sketch show. But Little Britain for me, what are you doing?

I'm just seeing what you look like with no hair. I'd look like Matt Lucas. You do look like Matt Lucas. I know, yeah. It's perfect. You actually do? Yeah. All I've done is put my hand over where your hair is

You could squinting as well Yeah, you do look like him Well, anyway, he'd like me to play a big nappy on. Yep. We could like suspend you up in the air And then drop you down. He wants me to play you. It's not your sort of dream that we're after. They have a shooting stars. What's on the score is George Dawes. I remember George Dawes coming down. He used to come down from the gods. Yes, I do know. But how lovely of Matt and David to say that I'm a really good comic actress. That's a big thing. Isn't that lovely?

It's lovely that they've suggested that you'd be very good playing a bald man. No they meant that my comic timing's good. Well I haven't heard it yet. Hang on a minute, I don't think that was what the quote was. She said that they both think I'm a very good comedy actress. My comic timing's good. So I thought that was very, very nice and I will go and listen to that. I think I might be doing that at some point, possibly.

So that would be very exciting. What, you'd be on another podcast? Yeah, why? Are we going to talk about how nice evening out we had the other night at the Phoenix? Didn't we have a lovely time? That was good, wasn't it? When's that out? I have no idea.

You stole the show, didn't you babe? How did I steal the show? With stole the show, didn't you babe? How did I steal the show? With your one-liner, it was good. You did well. So I did a lovely episode of Pappy's Flat Share Slam Down and Pappy's has been going forever and it's a brilliant podcast. Go and listen to it.

It's really good. Three lovely men, really good comedians. Tom Perry, Matthew Crosby and Ben Clark. Well done. And I was on the panel and it was really good fun. Really good games like parlor games, but it was really good, wasn't it? And it was in the pub, in the pub near Oxford Circus.

And there was a little audience and Mark came with me. We had a few drinks. It was good, wasn't it? And you were on it, weren't you? First night out. Yes, Emma shoved a mic in my face. Now you know what it feels like. Hey.

A biggie pardon. And what did you say? Sorry, did you slurp your drink? What did you say? Did you slurp your drink, then? What did you say? Sorry, did you slurp your drink? What did you say? Did you slurp your drink, Vin? What did you say? I apologise Laura and Nikki for the slurping. And what did you say?

Sorry? What did you say? It was funny, wasn't it? I can't remember. You said something along the lines of... No, no, don't spoil it. No, that won't mind. But I don't remember what I said.

Well, I do. I was asked what you like to live with. Yeah. And I said I would lie. Hang on a minute. I don't think the episode's out yet. I think it's all right. I don't think we're going to ruin it. Okay. Do you? I think there was quite a lot of content. I don't know.

Other than our exchange. Right. I can't imagine Sue from... Balum, yeah. Wherever going, oh, I can't listen to that now. Okay. But I was asked, what do you like to live with? And I said, oh, I was going to lie, but unfortunately my other half is here.

So I can't lie to you, I'm an absolute nightmare. And one of the boys said, oh, where is he? Where is he? Mark? Mark? What do you like to live with? And Mark with a fantastic comedy pause said, I haven't got time, which got a very big laugh, didn't it? In your dry sarcastic manner. You've done it a lot of justice, that. That sounded quite funny.

Anyway, look it up when we're on it. It's really good. Arguably better to listen to the actual recording because you got a laugh. It did. Quite a large one. I'd say the only laugh bigger on the evening was my 1% Club joke, which I was very, very pleased with. I have to say, I've thought about that since. Is that bad?

Is that quite ridiculous that I thought that was that was quick witted. Is that a bad thing to say out loud? I don't know really. Talk of the 1% club. Yes. I was doing the Epsom Derby today. Yes, darling. Is it all right? Yeah, it's fine. Good. And I understand Lee Mack was there. Oh. And one of my colleagues spoke to him and mentioned that I was there thinking it was a thing to mention. And we never actually met up. He asked where I was and I was going to go and find him, never found him. Didn't tell you that.

That's a shame. That is a shame because every time I know that you're going to be with him I say get us on to not going out for next series. Yeah. You'd be good in a sitcom. I would love to do that, yeah. Do you know that Sir David Jason presented EastEnders with their soap award? Yes. That was good, wasn't it?

Good timing, yeah. What do you mean? You don't wish that you were there? No, I've interviewed him for an hour and a half on my own. Fine, thanks. Sorry. Talking of the Derby, by the way. What Derby? Oh, the Epson Derby. Yeah. I've done that for quite a while now. You have, yeah. Over the years. And in the old days, when the late Queen. Yes, she loved her horses, didn't she? But she would turn up and she'd make it an event.

Yes. And my friend Daniel, I was working with today, made a very good point. Yeah. Which is since the passing of the late Queen. I know what you're going to say. A lot of events now. Don't mean it, they're not special anymore. It's not the same.

No, it's not. I agree. It's a shame that. It wasn't really about, it's an interesting one because for me, it wasn't about the royalty side of it. It was about the royalty side of it. It was about the fact that she had been in a position of power, which was the Queen, she was the Queen, but it was about her as a woman and what she'd gone for in her life

and just the way she carried herself and everybody knew how hardworking she was for decades. And I just think everything she went to, she brought a special something to it because everyone respected her so much. Yeah. So I do think, like you say, at these events, she's dearly, dearly missed because they're not as special without her. Yeah. And it's true of many different things actually. It is, yeah. The Royal Variety performance. Yes.

Trooping the colour. I know. Do you know what? I once said trooping the colour and the camera that I do on that is just behind where the sovereign sits and watches the proceedings. And there was a particularly windy one, one year I remember. Had you had a curry? No, good job that line didn't come out on the papis comedy podcast. It would have got a laugh.

It probably would have, well considering what I said, got a laugh. It would said got a laugh. Yes, that would have got a laugh. Definitely. Yeah. And I just remember watching, you know, these little moments you have when you sort of see something out of the corner of your eye and her program blew out of her hand like it would anyone else. Yes. And I just remember looking down and sort of seeing this or looking over her shoulder and thinking where's my program gone? You know, I sort of half expected her to get up and do that thing where you sort of chase off and get your foot on it before it blows off again and goes a bit further.

And no, it was just slightly comical. I just remember seeing that. It is really interesting I think because you have sort of been within a distance of those sorts of people or her, been within a range, if you like, for a period of time also. So you've kind of seen that family in a kind of goggle box manner. That is true. And do you know, the first time, because yeah, you're right, I have been lucky enough to do quite a lot of events. Don't think you're lucky.

Well, it is. Okay. Yeah. And I remember the first time seeing the Queen go past and she was like right in front of me and like thinking to myself, and it was a long time ago and it was quite early on in my career and I do do remember thinking wow at some point it's reasonably likely in the future that I will be involved with you know the inevitable. But I had that fault when I first saw her which is terrible isn't it But I'm being completely honest. Yeah, no, it's fair enough.

And of course that did happen. Yeah. And naturally, because, you know, it sort of comes with the territory really. And yeah, I was very lucky. I have to be honest. Am I all right to say this? I don't know. It's my pod, so I think I am. But I really don't. I have nothing against

Charles or Camilla. I mean, I met them on Albert Square. They were very pleasant people to me. You've got a very good story about Camilla. That was quite funny, wasn't it? That was funny. Would you like to tell it? You've got it on video, haven't you? I've got it on video, haven't you? I've got it on video, yeah.

Video, listen to me. Look, you can do this. I mean, unless you want to save the story for another, I don't know, you could do it all special, couldn't you? We could do our royal stories. I haven't really got many, I have to be honest. I've got a few good ones. No, I think we should tell it. So I was lining up.

Charles wasn't king at the time. Wouldn't you say lining up? Well, we were all lining up, weren't we, to meet him? I see. And I was there and Charles came along. I shook his hand and we had a little chat. And then Camilla sort of was ushered from about 10 people before me to the left and her people were ushering her to sort of move along because they had

to be somewhere and as she wandered along she passed me and did sort of a double take and came back to see me, didn't she? She did. Which was quite nice I thought. That she recognized me. And what did she say to you? I have no idea I can't remember. You don't remember? No. You genuinely don't remember what she said to you? I've watched it, I used to watch you or something I can't remember. Yeah she said I've seen you growing up on the television. Yes.

You've forgotten that? No, I knew she said something. No, this is more interesting, this is way more interesting than the anecdote. You've genuinely forgotten what she said to you. Darling, I can't remember what people say to me. I talk to people all day long. Oh yeah, I mean for it. It doesn't matter if it's Camilla or Karen in Marx's. I talk to people all the time.

And don't remember what they say. Brilliant. That really means a lot that to everyone who's listened. No, I talk to a lot of people. If you're below Queen Camilla, she's not got a clue what you said to her. That's not true. All right. Okay. Yes, she did say that to you. She did say, I've watched it. Yes, I. Yeah, she did say that to you. But she did say, I've watched you. Yes, I knew it was about growing up and I've watched you for ages or whatever.

But yeah, it was very, very nice. And I just thought it was funny that she was on her way somewhere and she stopped her people to say, no, no, no, I must talk to this person. One of my favorite stories of Royals was I was doing a camera once which was pointing a royal box. Yes. At an event and basically spent about two hours sort of legitimately spying on the royal family. Well that's what I mean, yes, like big brother almost wasn't it? It was a bit odd.

Yeah. And that was solely the purpose of my particular camera for I was operating. And yeah, let's get that straight. You were doing it legitimately. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I wasn't like, you know, spying on them. No, no, that'd be odd. And anyhow, on that that day, it was a parade and there was a Trotters Independent Traders

free-wheeled van. Classic. Driving down on its way. And I knew it was coming. Our favorite. And I thought, oh, as it goes past, I'll get a photo. You know, like a personal photo on my phone or something. And I thought to myself, oh, I must be near. pass I'll get a photo you know like personal photo on my phone or something and I'll record

I thought to myself oh I must be must be near and I just remember pointing this camera at Princess Anne just happened to be on Princess Anne and I saw her spot the van she jumped up out of her seat I'm not making this up she jumped up out of her seat. I'm not making this up. She jumped up out of her seat, pointed and said, look, it's Del Boy's van. Now I'll be honest with you. I couldn't hear her because I was miles away. But your lip read. But it was a very simple lip. Yeah. She said that and then proceeded to slap her brother on the arm. At which point Charles points, turns to her and they're like, and the joy that these two people had for seeing Del Boy's van and the excitement I had thinking you two are also fans of Only Fools and Horses.

And I promise you that was what a moment. That is great. And that was never on the telly. No, no. And very few people ever, I mean I saw it. There'd be a vision engineer in a truck who may have seen it. And that was one thing. I'll never ever forget that.

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. You know Joni's got a calendar of only horses and horses in her room at the moment. Yes. Hanging on the window. Yes. She said she's made a song up about each month because each each month has got a picture. Right.

So it might be trigger and then there's a speech bubble. We'll say hello Dave. Yes. Or the next one will say And then there's a speech bubble. It'll say, hello, Dave. Yes. Or the next one will say. Oh, tomorrow I'll get her to do it for me. Yeah. It was just as we were going to bed and I was desperate to get her to bed.

So I couldn't listen to the song. Has she been writing on that calendar with her left hand or right hand? Right. But we've got a problem at the moment. It's not a problem. No, she's ambidextrous. She's changing.

Well, she's training the other side of her brain, the right side of her brain because she's using her left hand to do some writing. And I think that's, you know, something not to be deterred. Do you know? deterred? Yes. Yeah, I think that's okay. And do you know that I'm going to get it all wrong again and everyone's going to message in. But there is a fact regarding NASA and the amount of left-handed people that are employed by them. And it's not something that they ask. It's just it ends up being over 80% of people are left handed.

I know who told you that as well. Who told me that? Lance. Oh Lance, he did. But yes, that is. See if Lance was here now, I'd 100% trust Lance's take on it because he'd give you the absolute fact. Well he's a lefty like me isn't he? He'd give you the percentage.

Yes. He'd know what he's talking about. Yep. Well measured, sensible individual. What are you saying about me? You're a bit haphazard with your facts aren't you? We are creatives. Yeah, but you're a bit haphazard with your sort of facts.

I wouldn't say I'm a haphazard. Yeah, you can leave your kids at home for five weeks and not go home again. Doesn't matter if they're two. That's fine. It's completely... Didn't say it's fine. Right, okay. Anyway, she is using her left hand at the moment to do some writing. She is.

She's doing very well by what I can see. She is, but I... And you were worried about it. No, I'm worried because she can't do her homework with her left hand. Well, it's not bad practice. No, no, no. It's good. It's all for good fun, but she's right-handed.

She actually even knows what the word ambidextrous means now. She knew that earlier. My granddad was ambidextrous. My dad always told me that. My granddad. He's dead. When I broke my arm actually as a child, my left arm, I remember doing a spelling test of a hundred words. It was a sponsored spelling test. I did it all in my right hand. Well, you also eat right-handed. Yes, a sponsored spelling test. I did it all in my right hand. Will you also eat right handed? Yes, I do. Yeah. I do quite a lot of things right handed.

Also, Yeah. Your handwriting. Yeah. Would it be fair to say that it's not the most, Go on. It's not the neatest. I've got lovely writing in my eyes.

Okay. I suppose the question I'm asking is, are you actually just right handed and a bit a bit lazy? Because it would explain, you know, the birthday and Christmas cards. That's all I'm thinking. I thought about that before. You could put a pen in your right hand and all of a sudden you could be like a calligra.

Go on. A good, good handwriting. You never know. No. My right hand writing could be as good as your speech, couldn't it? Could be. I can only use my right hand. My left hand is useless. No comment. It's the Summer Big Red Sale at Canadian Tire. Save up to 50%.

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know. I don't shop at Iceland. I'd let you know. I don't shop at Iceland. Fantastic King Prawns apparently. Mr. McFadden told me that. It's a bit of a silly move on Iceland's part of that. Why? Because. They don't want people with a shopping bag

filling it up before they've paid for it. But you're gonna go for every two anyway. No, it up before they've paid for it. But you're going to go for a bit too anyway. No, it's not OK. Yes, it is. And also, if I was in Iceland shopping, yeah, am I correcting thinking the majority of the products in Iceland are frozen? You would be correct.

OK, so what's better to put your frozen products in a basket and walk around the shop or put your frozen products in your ice bag? Hang on. Hang on. Yeah. You've just changed that now. You've wiped out an ice bag. That's what I walk around with. That's my shopping bag. Oh, it actually is, isn't it? Yes.

It's the Sainsbury's one with the silver foil in it. Thank you. Whenever I go shopping and I use my shopping bag, it's a freezer bag as well. Do you know why? Because all you buy is fucking ice creams. Well, actually, you're not wrong. Do you know what?

You can get 44 boxes of chocolateoco Bons in one... you can! 44 boxes of 44 ice creams? 44 boxes. Shut up! I did 44 boxes and it was so satisfying. It's like a rectangular bag when it's full and it fits perfectly. And that's how many you bought? 44 boxes.

You've got a problem. It's bad. There's only six in a box. I'm being honest now. No, but they last for two years. You can't go wrong. If I go out in the freezer now, how many are left? Well, I've met a couple of times.

There's probably 60 boxes. I'm going to count them. I reckon there's 60 boxes. Every time I see you, you've got an ice cream in your mouth at home. That's a bit of an exaggeration. In the evening, there's an ice cream hanging out your mouth. It's not hanging out my mouth. I hold them and bite into them.

Hanging out my mouth. Who has an ice cream hanging out their mouth? It sounds good, though. It's a ton of phrase, isn't it? I don't know if it does. It sounds a their mouth? It sounds good those turn a phrase in it. I don't know if it does. It's not, it sounds quite. Your tongue can be hanging out your mouth. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

There are, there are times when those little small discs that you bought, what are they? Oh, very good. What are they? Joni likes those. What are they? They're like an Oreo rip off. Yeah, yes.

Yes. Absolutely. You do have those in your mouth without holding them. Do I? Oh no, that's what I'm, no, that's because I've come in and I... That's because you've got a chocobon in one hand. That's correct. And the keys for the garage in the other. And then you have that in your mouth. That's right. So I am right. Yeah, you're right there. Thank you. Yeah. Hi, Inet. Hope you're well this week and the positive vibes are running high. That's lovely.

They are actually. It's very good. Do you know what? Sometimes in life, certain things are just meant to be and cannot be over explained. By this, I mean I've never connected to a podcast as much as yours. And I find it's both the like-minded chitchat from your good self and the incredible community you have built that keep me coming back for more. It got me through the last 12 months as mum battled with chemo and radiotherapy and she is doing well now, as am I after the laughs with your pod provides me with. Anyway, this connected feeling was turned up a notch recently when I caught up on your recent holiday ep of you and the family enjoying your holiday in Cornwall. The reason being that my family, me, James and Freya, also holiday in Cornwall each year

and cannot get enough of the place. One day we hope to be there, possibly for retirement. Don't we all? Don't we all? We do, don't we? Be nice, wouldn't it? Yeah. What's more, we do love and constantly flop back to Watergate Bay, which you had mentioned on your pod. What a place. You know if you know.

So anyway, this lovely, lovely lady, Lottie, loves the pod and she goes to Colmwell all the time and she's got a question for us. And she said, we try to get to Col she's got a question for us and she said, we try to get to Cornwall at least three or four times in a year in our little camper van. We have converted a small wheelbase, a little Vavaro van called Freddie Mercury. It's a lovely name for a van with a pop top. So it's a cozy and snug camping life, but we wouldn't change it for the world. It's our oasis. So it's a cozy and snug camping life, but we wouldn't change it for the world.

It's our oasis. A little random question for your next step is, would you ever consider a camper van holiday for the four of you? If so, what parts of the holiday would you do? Hands on washing up in a bucket? Collecting campfire wood? And which parts would you fall to mark and equally the girls? I can answer that. Based on your individual skills, would it be smooth sailing or would there be bust ups?

So there you go. That's a little question and a lovely message from Lottie. I think we would love a camper van holiday. I think that would work perfectly. I would do the washing up definitely in a bowl. I'd be very happy to do so. I'd do all the cooking. You would definitely make the fires.

Yeah. What else needs to be done? I don't really know. Driving. Oh, you'd do that. Oh, would I? Yeah. Okay.

What else? Not much to be done really, is there? Driving, eating. I would really, really, really love a camper van. I've always wanted one. Would you really? Is that a joke? No, I'm being serious.

A vintage camper van, a proper one. Hang on, you've just added something in there. A vintage one. Okay, yeah. Proper camper van. Yeah, bit of a nightmare they are. Why? A vintage camper van, a proper one. Hang on, you've just added something in there. A vintage one. Yeah. Proper camper van.

Yeah. Bit of a nightmare they are. Why? They're expensive. Very difficult to maintain. Don't they look beautiful though? They are lovely. They're like little people.

Got little personalities. You know the engines are in the back? Yes. In the VW camper. I do know that. It's a nightmare. You ever tried to change an oil filter? No, but my friend Ali, who I'm working with at the moment, had one and she was sat in

the front and her husband was looking out of the window at her saying, get out, get out. And it was on fire. It was on fire. Standard. Very, yeah. I think, oh, it's a funny thing of them they overheat a lot with the engines in the back under the bed bit difficult to get that

everything's difficult to get to shame I can't remember so nice if it's a funny thing about the cooling system on them but you'll get a text someone will know what I'm talking about I'm not gonna be to proclaim to them. They're so nice. I do like the new ones. I do like the modern version of the vintage. They're quite nice. They are nice. Yeah. But should we get, should we be looking at that? And then we, where do they stay then in a campsite then? You just take that, take that somewhere. Officially, yes.

Yeah. Could you not just park it up sort of... Hang on a minute. On the vineyard, Trevor Bann Mill. Well, because we're friendly with them, they might even allow that, but I think technically you meant to ask. I just wanted to say I got a lovely message from Hayley here, and it's a beautiful picture.

And it says, Hi Nat, I hope you're really well. Just to say thank you so much for recommending Trevor Bumill for the wine tasting tour. I went yesterday for my 40th birthday celebrations with my mum and my mother-in-law and we had the most glorious afternoon. A few days in Watergate Bay is good for the soul. I'm so pleased you enjoyed it, Hayley. We love it there.

Isn't that nice? Gate Bay is good for the soul. I'm so pleased you enjoyed it, Haley. We love it there. That nice. I hope we get a free bottle of dessert wine next time we go. Cause I feel like a few people have gone down because of us. The apple crumble dessert wine. Oh, it's unbelievable. I absolutely adore that stuff. It's delicious. It is summer to me. In fact, the last time we sat outside in our garden, I enjoyed... what are you laughing at now? What are you laughing at now? It's just like being with Gilly Gordon all of a sudden. Sorry? You sort of talk about your wine and summer to me. This is funny. about your wine and summer to me. This is funny.

Anyway, it's really nice. It is lovely. You gave some to Abby. Abby loves a sweet wine. She enjoyed it. Yeah. Really good. Anyway, we're reaching an hour, which is remarkable. I do not want to do. I've been inspired after your last episode of your Life with That podcast. What's that, darling? I'm looking forward to washing my bra. No. Oh, we're going to get into bed. Yeah. Might make a little herbal tea or something.

Right. And we're going to enjoy an episode of Virgin Island, which you seem to be extremely keen to watch. I think it sounds hilarious, don't you? I don't know if that was the impression I got when I heard you comment on it, but yeah. Oh, I do love a little show like that, especially watching it with you. Oh yeah. It's quite funny, isn't it? It was like that How to Build a sex room that we enjoyed.

That was slightly different. Very enjoyable TV program. Yes. And very funny. Yes. Yeah. I think you're trying to swerve away from, no? No.

Oh no, okay. Really no swerving. Okay. Very up for it. All right, yeah. I'll letwerving. Okay. Very up for it. Alright, yeah. I'll let the listeners make their own mind up. Right, we better get into bed then. Thanks everybody for listening.

0778 2019 I do hope you've enjoyed today. I'll speak to you on Thursday. I don't know what I'm doing yet. Bear with me. I love you. Thank you darling. Thank you. Thank you. I love you too. Honestly, just don't worry about it, forget about it. I mean who signs off with that?

Honestly. Bye everybody, thanks for listening. Bye.