Life with Nat - EP87: THE MASKED SINGER!

Episode Date: February 10, 2025

Spoiler alert: NAT WAS THE FLIPPING BUSH and her family have just found out. Listen to their immediate reactions xx 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 now 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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Visit BetterHelp.com today to get 10% off your first month. That's BetterHelp, H-E-L-P dot com. Right, now we haven't got long. No. One of those kids is going to come't got long. No. One of those kids is going to come in any minute. Okay. So, it's Saturday afternoon. Yeah.

And by the time this comes out, a little secret would have been unmasked. Yes. Finally. And you've known all along. I have. I think we've done really well keeping it a secret here. It does sound like you though, doesn't it?

Yeah. Which I think, I suppose if you know, obviously 100% it's you. Yeah. But it still really does sound like you i just can't believe how long i've been bloody in it it's very impressive i'll be andrea core i love the cause when when you take it off and obviously i haven't seen it yet no when you take the mask off yeah do you get in a bit of a strop and sort of strut off no a bit of drama then come back again really annoyed no no that's good well done no i had a uh a good old chat with everybody i'm looking forward to tonight's one the most i suppose we've got to try and video it yeah you

well that's your neck of the woods not mine okay yeah i'll do a little camera plan and have a workout of how we're going to achieve it. It'll just be really lovely. So tonight I've orchestrated Ro Ro and Alfie and Ruby being around. Maybe Auntie Linny and Uncle David, not sure yet. But they're always round, so it's not a big deal to invite them round for a takeaway.

But obviously I would like them to see the unmasking, especially Alfie. We've got to watch it live because otherwise... invite them around for a takeaway but obviously i would like them to see the unmasking especially alfie we've got to watch it live because yeah otherwise eliza will be getting messages immediately no no it's got to be live that's why i really want us to have the takeaway about six early yeah because it's on at seven exciting it is exciting i'm looking forward to it my biggest worry is Eliza yeah because I think she's

going to say that I'm really embarrassing well she says that anyway so I don't think anything's going to change there that's true I think she's going to

like it as well I hope so I hope she's not listening in to this next door I know that'll be absolutely terrible no she won't be

she's alright does anyone guess you? no brilliant no I'm looking forward to seeing the reactions of the judges yeah yeah yeah No, she won't be. She's all right. Does anyone guess you? No. Brilliant. No. I'm looking forward to seeing the reactions of the judges. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's good. From what I remember, it was all a bit of a blur. I was so nervous throughout the whole thing. Brilliant. You could tell I was nervous, couldn't you? Yeah. My voice is shaking all the time. I'm not surprised.

Well, I'm not a singer, am I? No. No. I'd be pleased when it's out. Are you going to have quite a lot of attention, I think, regarding that? Maybe. It's just a bit of a laugh, isn't it? It's good.

I've had so many listeners say it's me and I've had to lie all the way through. So everybody, I'm really sorry, but you take an oath almost. And it is such a secret program such a joy to do but you can't spoil the surprise it's just the way it is and it has been brilliant but well done for all of you for guessing i've got one question i'm sure everyone would like to know the answer to go on have you kept the costume no ah what happens to the costume I don't know it's a really good question I'll find out but I did love my bush did you choose that

yes yeah what because of the double entendre yes yes right okay camp isn't it

funny yeah here comes bush have you trimmed the bush I couldn't help myself I had to go for it right right okay

what's that then one other question oh yeah please I like this I feel like I'm being interviewed some of the some of the clues

yes in the VTs yeah I'm very confused by well the researchers dig deep and when I say deep

I wouldn't even know it was me well so it begs a question are they clues they are all related to me but you would have to be me to know them I see and even I needed a reminder

of what they were and did you choose for songs me to know them and even I needed a reminder of what they were. And did you choose the songs? I had input into the songs, yes. I gave them a big list of songs and then we went through and then obviously each week you don't know any other songs or whoever's singing them so you know nothing about anyone else. So then you kind of whittle it down sing a few see which ones and then they sort of sort it all out it is an amazing process amazing and do you genuinely not know who the others are absolutely no idea nothing you are in a room you have your big hoodie which i've got a photo of actually i've

got the hoodie and the big visor hidden in the cupboard still. Okay. So I'll get that out to show the girls later, they'll like that. But you arrive in a visor, a balaclava and a hoodie and you wear that all the time. It says, don't speak to me on it, the famous jumpers. And then you're in your room, you get all ready and there's a very, very small amount of people with you

that look after you. And I have to say, one of the best jobs being looked after, never been looked after like it in my life. Amazing. Right, we better go in case anyone's listening in next door. All right, okay.

So what's the time now? Half two. I feel a bit nervous. Done some painting with Joni. I'm going to hoover the lounge, do a few bits, play with Joni for a bit. I'm sort of done today. It's lovely. I've got to hoover the lounge do a few bits play with Joni for a bit I'm sort of done today

it's lovely I've got a bit of washing to do but that's on now what are you doing for the rest of the day I'm just sort of waiting now till seven I have to say I've got to go and hide

some cameras are you be like Noel's house party Jeremy Beadle yeah they've all got to be portrait though which is a bit awkward for me

just do it on the phones I think just do it on the phone it's not got to be major but it is a bit awkward for me just do it on the phones I think just do it on the phone it's not got to be major but it would be lovely and then what I want to do if everyone's up for it is drag a few people up here later

to get their reactions well let's hope your brother doesn't swear if he is present when the reveal happens there's a bit of bleeping he's going to be required well if Big Dave's here he's going to do what he has Big Dave's here he's going to do

what he has to do I'm sure he won't I'm sure it'll be okay right then alright okay touch base later oh my god Oh, she's sweet but a liar A little liar

She's a beautiful liar Is that a song? I don't know I like take it off Take it off Take it off Brilliant I didn't know you could sing

Well I can't You did a good impersonation Take it off. Brilliant. Do you know you can sing? Well I can't. You did a good impersonation of someone. Take it off. Brilliant. Take it off. You helped Tuli in a karaoke man. No, no, no. You've done very well. You've done very well.

Was it fun to do? Yeah, excellent. Do you know what? It was. It was your lifetime away. The girls are later. The girls are later. And try.

Aww. Now we try. I stressed it. You need to do it. You need to do it. You need to do it. You need to do it. You need to do it. The girls are la-a-a, the girls are la-a-a. I'm dry. Aww. I'm dry. I scratched it.

You knew it was me though, didn't you? Take it. No, I did have inkling, but there were some moments where I thought, doesn't seem like you're really thinking about it, because you tell me everything. Yeah. There were minutes where I thought, nah, she wouldn't tell me. There's absolutely no way. Did you get to pick being a bush?

Eh? Did you get to pick being a bush? Oh, yeah. I mean, there was lots of different costumes and I thought, how can I not be a bush? Trim your bush, here comes the bush. Oh, so you chose that? Yeah. But the eyes do look like you.

In the middle of costume. Take it off, take it off. Baby Jane's got it, didn't you, Baby Jane? I know know it's sad that it's done the messages, everyone texting it's just I don't know what people want you to say it's mad because I'm like I wasn't convinced so I was like no it is her

then I was like no it's not her well imagine for me I've had so many people say it's you and I've got to lie because you have to lie but I think people maybe thought that we knew. Yeah. I don't know. But then also you feel like you would have known. So that's why I thought it can't be you.

Yeah. But it was so you. It was obvious. It was very obvious. And you actually got to the semi-final. Yeah, that's amazing. That's incredible. You did so well.

Wow. Very unlike me. I could have been the bear. She made me the face I can't forget. Here he is, this is David, everybody. You'll hear more from him soon. No, very good. Trying to wangle him on, everyone who's asking about him.

My favourite show. Now he's singing. Joel has no voice. I always wanted you to do that show. You always said that, didn't you? You mugged it off and now you're on it as a bush. I hope you got a mention. Oh, no.

And Ruby loved it. Right, Eliza. Hello. Well, at least you can sing better than I can. I'm shocked. What are you shocked about? You being on The Masked Singer. I mean, how have you hit...

I don't understand how you've hidden that at all. I physically can't understand it. I'm going to school, I'm getting people who I've never even spoken to before coming up, going, is your mum Natalie Cassidy? Is your mum on The Masked Singer? My mum thinks your mum's on The Masked Singer teachers emailing me is your mum the Masked Singer no they have not been I swear on my life I've had an email from a teacher and

then I'm walking past Mrs Cowan and she's like your mum's a Masked Singer I'm like I have honestly I have no clue and they're like yes you do no'm not. And then I'm getting messages after you've been revealed going, you knew, you're such a little liar. Why have you lied? I had no idea. I'm shocked. What did you think when the mask come off? Well, to be honest, I, for me, it was, I listened to you sing in the car.

So when I hear your voice singing, i know it's you and i thought is and then i thought is morgana robinson yeah doing you yeah and then honestly i'm honestly shocked what do you think alf alf what did you think about auntie nat nat being on the masked singer crazy what else what are you going to tell your friends say my auntie nat nat was on the Masked Singer? Crazy. What else? What are you going to tell your friends? Say my Auntie Nat Nat was on the telly. My Auntie Nat Nat was on the telly. I am a robot. Yeah, I'm shocked.

I can't believe it. When did you do that? So I did it last year. Do you remember last year when I had the four months off from EastEnders? Yeah. And Sonia was in prison and I was doing the documentary

for Channel 4 yeah in between that I said to you I've got a radio show I'm doing that's where you left the bloody mix

do you remember when I said to you oh I'm doing this it's really busy I've got that and that's what I was doing in between so I was super busy.

Did you tell Elia? I haven't told her. Did Elia and Maria know? I haven't told anyone. Are you sure? Anyone, anyone, but Scott,

my agent and daddy. Yeah. I mean, I'm shocked. And I'm actually a bit embarrassed. Why? Because now I'm going to have to go back to school and everyone's like,

I knew it. Yeah, but you didn't know. Yeah, but I had no idea. Well, tell them to listen to the pod. Get the numbers up. They won't.

Are you proud of mummy for doing it? Because I was very, very scared. Were you? I was petrified. Did you not hear me shaking? Shaking, yeah. It was a really hard thing to do. Yeah, but people didn't know it was you.

You're just, that's the, can you see through the mask you can see but very yeah you can see but it's sort of is it quite uncomfortable well it's mesh i can imagine you being quite uncomfortable in the costume no my costume was really comfortable but it was very very hot yeah um but you can't really see out of it you can just see where you're going to an extent what's joel domic like lovely yeah good as gold oh lovely but you don't really get to see many people and you have no idea who else oh really you've got no idea no that's why i've loved watching it because you're seeing who who you've been standing next to

like it's such you were next to was it prulie prulie macy gray andr, like legends. I can't believe it. Example. Yeah, that's mad. It's amazing. You were with Example. I mean... I went through after Example. Yeah, that's mad. Crazy, isn't it? Crazy.

But it isn't a singing competition. Did you know tonight's episode was out tonight? Yes. Is that why we all came over? Yeah. Yeah, I thought so. But it's been fun, right? Yeah, it's been great fun.

Aw. In case you hear a blowing noise in the back, it's just Alfie trying to blow up a balloon. Bless him. We haven't got a pump, babe. He keeps going on with these balloons. I know, he's obsessed with them every time. But I'm pleased your favourite character was Bush, Alf.

Yay! Bush is my favourite! I love you. Give me a kiss. Give Auntie Nat Nat a kiss. Give me a big kiss. Love you. Give me a kiss. Give Auntie Nat Nat a kiss. Give me a big kiss. Love you. Bye, everyone.

Aw. You've been embarrassed tonight. Yeah. We spoke about that. Let's get over the fact that you're embarrassed of Mummy. Yeah. Yeah? No, I'm very proud of you.

Aw. I think, here's a question, did you have a vocal coach in there? I did. Amazing. They were amazing. Really? Yeah. Were they really good? they were so good can

you get their number for me do you know what there is someone i'd like to get the number for yeah he was amazing oh please yeah really good i mean he can't turn a turd into gold oh wow well i'm a turd don't i can't really talk about me then I was like wow why don't you be a bit more rude no I mean I'm very proud of you he did very well for me but it's a little bit late isn't it it's a lot though

that's been a lot laying on my shoulders you know this whole time you've been waiting for it to come out so was it last summer yeah mad You've been waiting for it to come out. So was it last summer? Yeah. Mad. But I went to work. I had a hoodie and a mask.

You what? I had a big hoodie that said, don't speak to me, with a visor and a balaclava that I hid in my wardrobe that I was petrified you were going to find because you always root through my drawers. At work? Yes. No, here you always root through my drawers at work yes no here here you've been at work why do you have a hoodie that said don't speak to me because that's what you have to wear when you go there because no one can talk to you it's so secret eliza when you get

there you're just hidden yeah completely judges don't know who you are completely hidden no of course they don't oh yeah of course but of course. But no one knows you. It's mad. Apart from... The makeup artist and the vocal singer. Well, the makeup artist is at the very end, so they get to see you at the very end. But everything you do up to that point, you've just got...

Did Joel Domet know who you were? No, not up until... Oh, so it's a shock for him as well? Yes. Oh. It is so secret. I can't tell you. Wow. Really secret. Listen to this message okay Natalie Natalie Natalie Natalie I knew I knew it was you and I was so right you were so right and

I'm so annoyed because I had to go to work at half seven and I had to turn the telly off to come in and I've just caught up you smashed smashed it, girl. You're amazing. I knew it was you, though. I don't know how no one got it. You were amazing, and I wish you'd gone through to the final. Oh, thank you so much. To be fair, though, I am glad you've been unmasked. That was from Sazzle.

It's a good name, isn't it? What an excellent name. Brilliant. Sazzle. That's so cool. Harry, my friend friend Harry who always messages said I bloody knew it

listen to this one oh my god Nat I bet your inbox is going crazy tonight so you are the bush amazing you've got a great voice you did brilliantly

in oh my god I just cannot wait on the podcast To hear the reactions Of everybody Your husband And your kids The nieces

Your brother Oh Well Just Well done Brilliant Well done Bye bye

What accent is that? I really like that accent It's a lovely accent Isn't it? Yeah what is I don't know actually I'm going back To have a look It's Chloe Oh Thatcham in berkshire but i don't know if she's

from berkshire it's like um here's natalie and eliza about to sit down and watch the mouse it does it does sound like it sounds like that google box It sounds like that. Google box. Oh, Google box. This one's from Heidi. Oh my God, Nat, you sneaky so-and-so. Love it, love it, love it. So crafty. My friend Beck said, bloody knew it. Yeah, she did.

Should we phone Becks? Yeah, go on, phone Becks. I haven't even done my Instagram post yet. Yeah, you need to. I know, I will. Wait a minute. Oh, she's gone to bed. Oh, it's a shocker.

I know. Oh, well. Is Bex the lady that you said she was once stuck behind the tractor on the way home? That's correct. This is a message from Rosie. Hello, just finished watching the semi-final of The Masked Singer and it is now finally being revealed that you are in fact The Bush. I did think it all along that voice is really recognisable from listening to so many of your pods. Definitely, it's the list. So you did

an absolutely fantastic job but the judges not to get you as well that was amazing so well done you look like you really enjoyed it and I've really enjoyed watching it love listening to all the pods so keep it up and keep doing a fantastic job love listening to all the different pods with all the different family members oh oh hang on is it Bex yeah hello love all right reactions i'm doing a i'm doing a pod and i thought i've got to see your reaction honestly what i just said to my husband was she was so good when people kept saying to her it's you she was so good at that I don't know I don't even watch it I mean I feel so bad lying to people but you're in a contract I mean it's massively secret so you can't give it out you know well of course not so you just have to go along with it so I kept thinking I know it is

and then I kept thinking well it can't be because when people ask her, she's so good at, like, going, I don't even know what the format of the programme is. I know. I absolutely did. Last summer I was there in a hoodie. I was going to say, when was it? It was last summer. Oh, blimey. Yeah, I did it in my break. I was really busy.

Did your kids not even know then? No, Eliza's with me now. Say hello to Bex, Eliza. Hi, Bex. Hi, lovely. You all right? Yeah, I'm good, thanks. How are you? Yeah, what did you think then?

I screamed. Wait for the reaction video. Honestly. I screamed. Well, when they were getting unmasked, I've looked over at the bookshelf and my dad's like, set up a camera.

I thought, right, I've got the gist now. Yeah. And I looked around and I went, I said, you crafty little madam. I thought, right, I've got the gist now. Yeah. And I looked around and I went, I said, you crafty little madam. I mean, I don't understand how she's hidden it from all of us. I'm going around school. I've got teachers going, your mum's bush on the Marseille.

I'm saying no. So I'm going to go back to school now with people thinking that I'm lying. But I genuinely had no idea. I mean, you'll never trust her again, will you? Oh, no. no idea i mean you'll never trust her again will you oh no i just said to her listen whatever you think of mummy it pays for some holidays and your school fees it was all for a good cause absolutely listen that's why we do things are you well yeah i'm good thank you excellent chilled evening oh how lovely oh well good well i'm sorry to phone you so late, but I just wanted to...

Oh, don't worry. Do you know what? I thought I've got to see what Bex thinks, because I'm doing a pod for Monday, and it's like the Masked Singer special, and I thought I've got to ring you. Yeah. Honestly, I was like, I literally just said,

I've got a messenger, because I just... Brilliant, brilliant acting. There we go. There we go There we go see I've still got it Yeah Oh goodness me Well listen

Thank you so much for answering And I'll talk to you really soon Yeah alright take care Love ya Bye darling See you later Bye Bye

Ah See what I mean Yeah Proper pop friend Exactly What songs did you like the most Is that what I mean? Yeah. Proper pop friend. Exactly. What songs did you like the most? Our House.

Did you? And that one. What one? Was it Thank You For The Music? Oh yeah. That one. Really? Yeah.

I enjoyed them. Did you not think the first song Bush did, which was Wake Up Boo, and Daddy wakes you up in the morning with it. Did you not? What, Wake Up Boo? Yeah. How's it go? Summer's gone.

Oh, yeah. No. No? No, because we've always said the songs haven't, Maria's always been like, the songs have nothing to do with it. Ellie has said it, Maria's said it. They do a little bit though, don't they? But they do, but you choose them, so they have got something to do with it.

Does the costume have anything to do with it? But I'm trying to think, how does a bush relate to you? No, I just like bush, because it was funny. Trim your bush. Yeah, don't say that, it's really giving me the ick why because it's weird come out bush shut up um have i embarrassed you yeah no it was good it was good i really enjoyed i'm very proud of you that's very kind you could tell you're like when i sing i like my voice shakes like that that's why it's nerves darling honestly i shake

so no you don't understand the nerves well you do because you know what it's like to feel on a stage but that must be where i get it from well i'm sorry about the nerves i'm sure it'll go does evie get like that i have to ask her evie yeah i don't know if she maybe she does it she's done it so much now maybe she just it doesn't rephrase it but i guess opera is different to singing something like that because you can hear it more whereas opera it's very you know but she's super good yeah so i'm not sure all right thanks um no i'm not saying you're not um donna said the worst kept secret in tv ever yeah you were robbed babe i agree i don't see it as a competition at all, by the way. No, because it's just... I can't believe where I got to.

Yeah, semi-final is excellent. It's ridiculous. What I find bamboozling is you have no idea who's around you and you were stood next to example. I can't believe I was stood... I want you to sing the Nando skank with him. Chicken, chicken wings. Chicken on the phone, chicken on the floor.

Chicken on the phone, you eat chicken off the floor. Oh, so good. You're never touching my card. This is my card. You're never touching... I was listening to it the other day at school. That is not your... So good.

That is not your generation. It's mine. No, but it's the Nando skank I know but you're very young to know that no I it stood the test of time

you used to play it to me when I was six years old seven years old I've grown up with it and I played it in school the other day because we were talking about Nando's

in tutor period and Mrs Wilson let me play it and it was honestly hilarious it is the best it's the best I wish I'd known

if you haven't listened to it Nando Skank with Ed Sheeran and Example and they just made it up on the spot

with Ed Sheeran playing his guitar did they though what do you Example had a they are they've just got a man filming them

they're out the back of a concert they could have they could have had a chat before. Well, Ed Sheeran's... You can see in the thing that he's just making it up. You can see his head shake. He doesn't...

Oh, it's so good. No, it is really good. It is really good. Have a listen to this. I bloody knew it, Nat. Very well done on being a bush on The Masked Singer. Love your pod and can't wait to hear the story of your journey on The Masked Singer. Love you loads.

Vicky in Chesterfield. Oh, thanks, Vicky. It's lovely. It's so lovely hearing that people actually enjoy it as well. I know, but I feel really bad. Why? I just feel really bad that I lied to people, but it's not really a lie.

Yeah, but you're not lying. No, thank you. You can't tell people. You can't tell anyone. So no one get offended now? No. No, it's true. Going out on stage, Eliza, you get there in a car,

you've got your hoodie on, you've got a mask on and a balaclava. You turn up and you think, what are you doing? They're like, you've got to put your balaclava and hoodie on and your visor four minutes before you get to the studio. So that goes on in the car. Obviously, the drivers are told. And then you get there and you wander through. You can't see where you're going.

You go into your little little room you get a beautiful dinner which is banging actually really oh fantastic catering oh really oh absolutely fantastic and then one of the best was a steak minute steak with a rocket and tomato and red onion salad and fries i ordered that a couple of times yeah i bet you bloody did it was really good excuse my french um but yes uh and then you sit in your little room and you just wait to go on I ordered that a couple of times. Yeah, I bet you bloody did. It was really good. Excuse my French. But yes, and then you'd sit in your little room and you'd just wait to go on. And then you'd go down. Do you get help when you're put in the bush costume?

Yes. Did you like the boots? I really liked the boots. The boots were really lovely. The boots were great. And I had the best costume, girls. Really? They were absolutely fantastic. And they looked after me and they made me feel safe and I was so nervous I bet actually I can imagine you being really nervous I was so

nervous Eliza going out on stage and singing it's not what I do you've always said you don't think you could present live because you get nervous however what it's done is i was brave enough to do it and i thought actually it's not that bad as it seems it's not too i mean i was still really nervous but i think it's been a real learning curve for you when they shouted bush were you shocked that you were actually going to get a mask you're like oh my god i loved it i really... This is not a joke. Do they tell you when to take it off or do you choose when you're going to lift it off? No, no, no.

You kind of do all the shots. They know what they're doing. Yeah. But genuinely, I really wanted to go out in the semi-final, yeah. It's because I had a lot of work the week after and Ellie had just had baby James. So you wanted to... And I really wanted to be around.

When did... Oh, so it wasn't in the summer. Yeah. You didn't do it in the summer. James was born in October. Oh. So it was around my... September.

It was around my birthday when you went away. Now I know when it was. It was around your birthday. Yes, it was. You were. Take it off. But. It was around your birthday. Yes, it was. You were. Take it off. But I was here for your birthday. Yeah, but you were away the week before.

Do you remember? Yeah, no, I was away for the documentary. But it wasn't the documentary. It was the... No, no, no. No, it was because it was a week before baby James was born. James was born in the eighth. I know, but I was doing the documentary and then doing The Masked Singer

I didn't have to be away from The Masked Singer it was up the road babe where is it Hem Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead no way

yeah Bovingdon oh it was up the road oh my gosh yeah so there you go I'm shocked well done mum

proud it's a funny old game isn't it It is Excellent Excellent Should we see what other people have said Yeah Kirsty said

Oh Natalie You were fantastic on The Masked Singer I've been really struggling with things This last few weeks But watching you tonight Has really cheered me up And listening to the pod Always gives me a boost Thank you for being so down to earth and lovely kirsty isn't that lovely so lovely

so nice oh bless her this is a funny one tracy newman bush shock it's you ha ha ha ha ha sorry but once it was out you didn't stand a chance. Fab. All right, Trace. Give us a break. No, that was so good. The thing is, it was very obvious it was you. You can tell. I know, because I've got a lisp.

It's your lisp. And when you sing, you've got a very distinctive twang to your voice. It's very... There's something about it, and it's when you go... Because you can't... Sorry? Do you want to do it again? It's when you were going,

thank you for the music. It's when you did that. I could tell when you went, the music. I don't sound like... Fuck music. I don't sound like... Fuck me. I don't sound like Chris Akabusi. No, but that's...

It's not Chris Akabusi. Who is that? The boxer. I've got no idea. It's not Tyson Fury. No. Oh, I can't remember his name. I thought...

07788201919. You know who I mean. It's not Tyson Fury. No. Oh, I can't remember his name. be asked don't say that what perry menopause why are you saying you're not because you're 42 41 oh how rude sorry i knew it debbie coats i knew it bloody brilliant mark and the girls must be so proud you kept it hidden so well but i knew i think listening to your voice on the podcast and on the podcast with joe i just knew congratulations net great voice you are such a lovely person and so down to earth when you are chatting with mark or your nieces i feel like i'm there with you you brighten up my week thank you and well done again thanks debbie that's so kind so kind you find a lot of people with the same names i feel like you've had a lot of deb's, Debbies, Becks, Kirsties. Well, have a listen to this one.

Sarah said, Nat, you said you couldn't sing. You really can. I'm a singing... Sorry. Excuse me. I'm a singing teacher and you've got a lovely tone.

Aww. Thanks, Sarah. I'm a singing teacher And you've got a lovely tone Thanks Sarah Who knows where I'll be next Well you won't be a singer Definitely not Nah No way Singing's not for me Vicky has sent me a full-on notepad with everything on it.

I'm going to post it on Instagram. Oh, please show me. Oh, it's unbelievable. Pass it. Show me. It's fantastic. She's like Miss Marple. I bet this is what Jonathan Ross does.

Oh, wow. It's fantastic. Bear. Richard Blackworth.worth oh that's what daddy said Samantha Burt very good Pufferfish

Shona Shona can you imagine if Shona was on the stage with me I am gonna lose it Bush, Nat Cass

Wolf can't read that Sorry Kingfisher Did you get Bear? No you didn't get Bear Gutted Example

Who did she say Bear was? Richard Blackwood Yeah Daddy Fair In the final is Wolf Puffer and Crab I think Crab is

Who did we say? Gregory Porter Gregory porter that's it who is puffer fish because it's driving me mad and everyone's like oh you're on it you know you don't know you've got no idea i've heard on the internet perry edwards um from little mix yeah i said that and you keep saying that I didn't. I said it last week. I said it before you. I said that. What a beautiful voice, Eliza.

I remember being in my little tent. So there's all sort of little, by the stage, you've got all your little compartments where you get ready. And you can hear other people. Could you hear other people singing? And I heard Pufferfish do rain on my parade and i nearly cried well i did i had tears in my eyes her voice is absolutely amazing i cannot wait to see who that is after you did it yeah what would you do if it was shona i don't know

no i don't think it hard i'd have to listen to it now that's come up. Who sent that? Because that is an absolutely cracker. Vicky. That is excellent. Shona McG... That is... It could be Shona. It really could. Because Shona's voice is amazing.

Why have we not thought of that already? Yeah, why have we not... I don't know. Strange. Very strange. Very odd. But what a lovely evening. the family knew though didn't they oh yeah you made it so obvious you've invited everyone around on a saturday night you say that

we always have people yeah we always have people around the saturday night actually no that's true but i to be fair i didn't think of it until you were like, let's watch the Masked Singer live. We never watch it live. At least all my homework's done. Good. It's biology. I'm pleased. English. Is it all done? Yeah, all sorted.

Because tomorrow, we're going to go and see Jamie Balfwick on the Strictly Come Dancing tour. I'm so excited. So am I. It'll be lovely. Wait, so what are you going to wear? I am going to wear probably jeans and a shirt, you know me. I don't know whether to wear jeans or a nice skirt. I think a nice skirt would look lovely, Eliza.

A long black skirt with a white top and the leather burberry jacket. Yeah, perfect. That'd look lovely. Yeah. Gorgeous. I should do that. Do it. Ooh.

Yeah, I'm going to do it. Decisions, decisions. And where's this? Does that place? At the O2, I'm going to do it. Decisions, decisions. And where's this? Does that place? At the O2, apparently. It'd be good. Splendiferous. Eliza.

Mummy. You are going to look splendiferous tomorrow. Why, thank you, Mother. I love you. I love you. Sorry I fibbed. Yeah, you should be. But.

No, it's okay. You had to do it. Needs must and all that. It should be. But. No, it's okay. You had to do it. Needs must and all that. It's okay. I can just fib to you now. No, you can't. I love you. I love you.

Bye. Bye. What an evening. It's about quarter to 12 now on Saturday. I've had so many messages from all of you on Instagram, on the WhatsApp saying, I knew it was you. I knew it was you. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I couldn't. I wasn't allowed. That was a contract. And also it absolutely ruined the program. So you know why it's a secret. It's fun, isn't it? Otherwise it'd just be rubbish.

But yeah, it's very late. Everyone's gone home. We had a lovely takeaway and all the family were shocked. Some of them wasn't overly, they weren't overly shocked, but it was funny. And I think they were really proud. It is so weird thinking that I did that now. It was back in the summer last year, well September time last year and I was so scared going on stage and doing that, that you can do anything. If you put your mind to it, you can do anything.

And I've got the live coming up soon, the 40th anniversary of EastEnders, which is going to be absolutely petrifying. But I think that's given me a little springboard into being confident and putting your mind to something, having fun and doing the best you can. That's all you can do in life. No matter what you're doing, no matter what job you've got, no matter who you're talking to, what situation you find yourself in,

just do the best you can and that's enough. It really is enough. Thank you for enjoying Bush and thank you for listening to this podcast. You mean the world to me. Take it off. Oh, I'm gutting it's over. Hi, this is Chris McCausland. And this is Diane Boswell.

And we've got a new podcast, haven't we, Di? We do. What's it called? Winning. Isn't. Everything. Every week, me and Diane, we're going to be having a little catch up on the back of Strictly, aren't we, Di? We are.

I've missed you, Chris. I've missed you, too. We're going to talk some nonsense, so why not tune in? Available everywhere you get your podcasts.