Life with Nat - EP88: Roro Solo

Episode Date: February 13, 2025

It’s like we’re back to the very beginning with this being only our second solo Roro episode! Chatting all things illness, unmasking, parenting woes and holiday excitement. 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 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.com. Where's where? Where's Wally? Where's Elia? Where Where's Wally? Where's Elia? Where is the Wally? It feels weird. It does feel weird.

But to the start, this is only our second one together. On our own? Yeah. Solo. No, not solo. A duble. A duble. But at least I get to sit in the comfy chair.

You do. Every cloud. Although it's not very comfy, it's a bit low. No, it's shit. least I get to sit in the comfy chair. You do. So every cloud. Although it's not very comfy. It's a bit low. No, it's shit. No, it's not. I've got some new ones. But yeah, poor Els.

But you're doing Els tomorrow. I don't know, poor Els. She just don't want to be here. No, she don't want to come tonight. She don't listen to the pod. She don't want to join in. I don't know why she does it. But anyway, she does.

But she can't come this evening. So we're going to do this, mixing it up. I'm going to do a little one with Roro and then one with Ells Bells. And it's good for me at the moment because I've got quite a lot going on with the old live rehearsals. So it means I'll bank a couple. And then you can all vote as to what one you prefer. Make sure you vote for me so I win. Do you think you are?

We're senders. Do the NTAs what are they the National Delivery NPAs is there an NPA NPA

National Podcast Awards I believe so possibly one day I think there are some podcast awards I've never heard of them I know but I think

you have to put yourself in for it that's weird which is very embarrassing no you can yeah you can do it all more admin for you

more work oh don't I've got some bits to do actually the reason I started off saying where's where is I've got to thank Becky and Fletch who sent a message

I'm going to post it up of a boat a canal boat and on the back post it up, of a boat, a canal boat, and on the back of it, it says, Where's Where? Genius. I'm assuming this is in the river. I hope so, but I've never seen it.

I think we should go and have a look. I'm going to look out for it next time I'm doing a run, maybe next year. Hi Nat, couple of years, huge fan of the pod, never missed an episode. I walked my baby Fletch. Oh never missed an episode i walk my baby fletch oh hang on i walk my baby fletch the dog i thought she had a baby and the dog no i walk my baby fletch the dog whilst listening along and i have a big smile on my face or i start laughing hoping

people can spot i have an air pod in you are fab the pod The pod is fab. On a deeper note, I just want to say how heartwarming it is to hear how close you are with your family and it's truly special. Is it? Unlike earlier, I do listen to the pod. Yes, you do. And I find myself cracking up on the train and people must look at me and think,

what is wrong with her? And the funniest thing is we're laughing ourselves. I didn't know I was so funny you are funny no I'm not funny you are hold on a minute lovely start

but we need to speak about the other night I know because it was I know I don't want to repeat it too much I know you've spoken about it loads

but again I've watched it from day dot and I think I want to say Patsy was she on the first day dot and I think I want to say Patsy was she on the first one yes

and I got her yeah she went out first go yes and I only got her not by her voice by the clues believe it or not

because now you've got no chance but I remember them saying something about LA and yoga or something right and I don't know why

but I just thought that's got to be Patsy and I was right but brilliant I loved it it is a bit weird what I just feel like

it went by oh no it's sad and no one really experienced it with you no that's a bit sad I know do you know what I mean

it is a bit sad it's a bit lonely yeah and now it's all done and it's like oh that's over then it does feel quite I feel sad because obviously we didn't know it was you It's a bit sad. It's a bit lonely. Yeah. And now it's all done and it's like, oh, that's over then. It does feel quite... I feel sad because obviously we didn't know it was you,

but we knew it was you. Yeah, but I couldn't share it with you. No. And you denied it. Yeah. And also I did think we would know. Yeah. That threw me.

And then there were some bits I thought, nah, can't I don't? And then there was other bits I thought, it does sound like you. But they do say on the show that the songs aren't, there was only one song that is a clue for you. Yes, it's true. The options of songs, there is one week which is the song week that's clues. But what I mean is you do get an input up to a point. But stay.

I know. That's our song. I know. So that was quite obvious to me. I don't know how I got away with doing that one, because it isn't a song that everybody knows, but I said I'd love to do it. If I get that far, please.

Yeah. Because it's just a song that I love. And Our House was, yeah, for all of us. But no, incredible. And I know you was really nervous. Yeah. And I get it. I mean, I've sung in productions.

I would never be able to do that now. Yeah. But even though you was in an outfit and no one could could see you did that not give you a little bit more confidence no did it not I was petrified really the most comfortable I was when you took it off yeah that's mad that weird yeah why I don't know I mean I used to sing when I was younger I know and stand and face the wall my uncles used to take the piss and go I'm going to sing us a song

go stand against the wall I couldn't look at people I was so embarrassed but yeah and the way you ended it yeah it was brilliant that it was proper good

that ending I need to watch it again I've not watched it since I watched it when I got back in I watched it when I got home in bed no I do want to watch it and everyone at work's been great. Went to work today and everyone was like, oh, so good.

I know like these shows, there's so many shows and they're like this. But that for me, it's just good old bit of fun, lighthearted. The kids have really got into it. Alfie, I promise you, out of nowhere, loved the bush. I said, why do you love the bush, mate? She's so cute, he said. I mean, do you know what I mean? It's just's just adorable it's good but it's just feel good isn't it it is feel good easy and then also i like the fact that it isn't a competition yeah so you don't feel like

there's any competition in it do you know what i mean well you know i know people stay but it's not a talent thing no but for some people it is like the professional singers or Macy Gray yeah exactly for you you're not a singer no so just a bit of fun and you got to the semi-final

I was cracking do you know what else I thought of go on example when was the last time we saw example when we were sat

in Gaucho exactly at the OT and I called him a c*** exactly and then he tweeted about it after do you remember yes When we were sat in Gaucho. Exactly, at the O2. And I called him a c***. Exactly. And then he tweeted about it after, do you remember? Yes.

Gutted, I didn't get to see him. I wasn't being rude, by the way. No, you wasn't. I was joking about... He was walking through Gaucho. It was in jest, something, you had seen him or you wanted to tick it, I don't know, it was a bit of a laugh. But then he tweeted and we were wetting ourselves. Was we going to see... We were going to see see someone Mumford and Sons was it what the O2 well maybe they were big back in their day yeah love a bit of Mumford I'm gonna chuck that on in the morning it was then wasn't it I think so yeah it was yeah but yeah that made

me laugh so when it was him you and him were on the stage. No, that is weird, being on the stage. Because he was bloody good. Wasn't he fantastic? He was very talented. Dom loved him. Yeah. He went to go and see him around Lisa, I think. Did they?

Random. But no, yeah, he'd done some good bangers. But yeah, funny. And the person you were thinking of earlier was Chris Eubank, by the way. I know, I've had 120 messages and all of the thank you very much listeners have just put Chris Eubank, full stop. But also, Robot Wars. Do you remember Robot Wars? Do I remember?

Do you remember us going? Me and my friend Carly came. Yep. Me and her spent the whole day riding around on Chris Eubank's scooter. Do you remember all that little scooter thing? Briefubanks' scooter. You remember all that little scooter thing? Briefcase and his scooter. Hello there, Natalie.

That is so random. And Shane from Boyzone. Robot Wars was unbelievably... But what was that? I don't really get it. It was a cult show about the robot

and then fighting it. People love it. It's a real cult thing still now to this day. Weird. Random things I've done. So random. Well, I've got something random to tell you.

And I just can't believe this. And Mark is right. He said, have you ever worked with Colin Salmon before? I said, no, I don't think so. I've got a picture of Colin Salmon in my downstairs loo. Who? Who plays George Knight Stop it

It's me in a photo And then I've realised When Wendy Richard died Yeah We did a photo shoot And he was friends Because I spoke to him the other day About the lady taverners

And honestly this charitable thing He's in my downstairs loo What and you're in the photo, obviously. And I'm in the photo, and we did a photo shoot, pretending to do Are You Being Served, and I don't remember me in the geezer. That's my memory. I can't even picture the photo,

but obviously next time I'm in there I'll have a look. How weird. Isn't it strange? It's just weird, yeah. It's just a small world, a big world, but a very small world. People crossing paths. It's strange. Absolutely. I feel world, but a very small world. People crossing paths. It's strange.

Absolutely. I feel like that happens a lot, though. But I feel like that happens to me a lot. I remember going travelling and ending up in rooms with people that are from around here. And then later on, someone I worked with married that person. Like weird stuff. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then whenever I obviously, when I went to work,

when I went there, I didn't know anyone. And then all of a sudden, everyone that joins, they always seem to know me. It's the weirdest thing. I got a running joke. My boss was like, we're not going to employ anyone anymore that knows you, Maria, because everyone knows you. Or they're your family.

It's just weird. I feel like that happens to us a lot. Wherever we go, it's like there's so many connections. Do you think that is sometimes down to me, being that sort of connector? No. Oh, fine. Oh, fucking hell.

This is choice. What do you mean? I just feel like sometimes I'm the connecting piece because people go, she's on the telly, and we know that she's fine. Fuck it now. So depressing. Do you remember?

Won't be long, no one will know me at all. Do you remember when I started at work and you joined, you come and met me for a drink? No. In London. Do you not remember that? When? When I first started at ASOS.

Yeah. And I remember I was going out with the guy, time i went out for him for drink with them for drinks and you said i'll come and meet you for a drink i was like yeah in camden was it camden mornington crescent no is it i think so i don't know i just remember you turning up and everyone being like the fuck they were like would you not tell us that that's your auntie i'm like oh i didn't really think but you know what I mean other people just don't get it do they

then you was on I wasn't there long then you was on Big Brother so that was that and obviously I was on watching it and in the crowd they'd seen me

and it was it I must have thought this is so weird funny old game innit for us it's normal but yeah and I think we take

well you just we've grown up with it yeah so I was speaking to people the other day and I was saying I was nine wasn't I

when you was in EastEnders er no you were seven sorry you were ten wasn't you yeah I was seven there we go

not going to really remember anything else don't remember anything different no going out to clubs with you

and I mean god knows how old I was. About 12. No, I couldn't have been. No, you were not 12, of course you weren't. Because I looked about 12 when I was 18. Yeah, you did. You did. I did as well.

All these kids look so grown up now. Yes. I mean, Eliza could go. Not that we should say it, but Eliza could go to a club now and get in. She looks older than me now. No, she don't, but she looks older. When I was her age, I did not look like that. It's crazy, isn't it?

It's scary stuff. It's quite nice they're not doing that. The kids enjoyed the other night, didn't they? Bless them. They really did. Oh, so good. I think they were a bit overwhelmed. Ruby was just looking at the TV like,

I'm confused, what's going on here. And obviously, again, I'm a watchy-standers, so they see it. And I remember now they'll, not Alfie anymore, but Ruby will go, oh, that's Auntie Nat-Nat. And I remember he used to do that. But again, they're just going to get used to it. It's going to be like, yeah,

they're not going to know any different. They won't because I'm not going to be on the telly anymore. I'm going to get no work. I'm just going to be sat at home. It's going to know any different. They won't because I'm not going to be on the telly anymore. I'm going to get no work. I'm just going to be sat at home. It's going to be an average Joe. Also, I'm a bit concerned. What about? What I'm going to do about watching EastEnders when I'm on holiday.

Well, we need to have words. Can't get it. Who books a holiday on the 40th anniversary week of EastEnders? It's poor. Half term, babes. It's poor. I know, I'm not going to say much after. Because it was four years ago.

Fucking made it up. I know when to do the anniversary. Do it on the 20th of Feb. What a dickhead. So I've asked Eliza yep to screen record do you think that will work what

screen record the episode on iPlayer and then send it to me every day oh oh it's not a lot of work that's not she's just got to put it on

on the phone on the phone iPlayer screen record it as if she's watching it and just screen record it and then send it to me she will not remember to do that

I will do it for you you won't though yes I will because I can do it at any time because it's on from 6am in the morning yeah but it's crucial

oh hang on a moment what do we know that week are they still showing it at 6am in the morning I don't know I bet they're not

and is it on every night Monday, Tuesday hour Wednesday wow I'm back Thursday you do need them though before no I need to watch them

we'll work it we'll work it don't worry we'll sort it but also I do yeah it's annoying I mean I've looked I've looked at how

I can illegally do it but no let's not do that it does fill me with dread and panic talking about this. Because it's next week. I know.

It's next Thursday. Oh, no. I do. I do feel quite anxious. Have you been rehearsing or are you rehearsing next week? No, we've done a little bit of rehearsing. I'm in the midst of loads of other stuff. And then we go full on rehearsals sort of this weekend.

Are you speaking a lot? I'm quite busy. You've got, well I saw a little advert today, a little poster, you on the front, so I was like, ooh, so you're quite in it. Bits to do, shall we say, yeah. That's exciting. I play quite a part in there.

Excellent. Well no, yeah, we need to sort that then. I'm glad I'm back to watch that because I don't want to watch it live, so I must watch the episode. If it's on iPlayer from six o'clock in the morning, I can do it for you. Why would it not?

Because I feel like they might not want to spoil it and it might just be on every night when it's on. No, surely not. Don't know. All right, let's find out. Did you see yesterday's EastEnders? Yeah. Oh, no, tonight's have you seen? No. Oh, because some

people watch it. I know, but loads of people watch it during the day. No, I watch it when I get in. Hold on, how did last night end? Oh shoot. Didn't see it. I've not seen either. I want to watch them tonight. Hold on. But tonight ends. Good one. Is it? Hold on, what was last night? I'm going to turn the, the sonia's light i've got to turn this video off i've got to stop watching my sister this is enough i'm about to turn it off so hold it i'm confused right hold on i'm a bit lost yeah i know what you're saying you watch it you've already watched it though i have you just keep but it But I keep watching it And keep watching it And keep watching it

Right I'm like this has got to stop Yolanda comes to see me Love Angela Yolanda comes round And then I'm like right We stop And I go to turn it off

And I say look Yeah And I see the doll's house In the background It is good Because he hasn't Has he bought the doll's house over He hadn't already

He bought some toys over Yesterday Or maybe he did that yesterday. He's a dope. Or maybe he's done it tonight. Right. I don't know. I haven't seen it.

I'm sure last night. Did it not end with, like, Denise? Denise, Denise. She's been amazing. Ravi. Have you seen the Radio Times cover? No, darling. Oh, wow.

Who's that? Look at Instagram, Radio Times, and look at the photo shoot that some of my lovely friends have done. I saw old Jack. They all look unbelievable. Oh, Jacqueline. She looked amazing. Didn't she look amazing?

Yeah. Fabulous magazine. Bloody hell, she looked hot. Radio Times, yeah, she looked beautiful. Radio Times. Oh, come on, girl. How good does she look? Stunning.

Di Parish? Yeah. Beautiful. Oh, it's all the wives. No, it's just the iconic women of Walford. Where are you? I'm not on there. Gutted.

You're too busy wearing a bush. Oh, a little glow up. That would have suited you. Nice though. Oh, Jill looks so good for her age, doesn't she? Check it out, everybody. Radio Times, Instagram. Have a little look at the photo shoot

that loads and loads of beautiful ladies have done. Kelly as well. Friends of mine at work. They look amazing. It's really worth a look. I love seeing everyone look glammed up. Nice, isn't it? Really good.

Really nice. Shame about me. It's a piss take. Old Sonia. Poor Sonia. What else has been going on? Well, it's nearly half term. You're nearly going on holiday.

How quickly has the first term of school gone? I know it's only a half term. How's it gone quick though? It has... It's been a very strange year. I've been ill for the whole year. Like, and that's no lies. No, I know. Those vitamins are working fucking wonders. Not. I know, ill for the whole year. Like, and that's no lies. No, I know.

Those vitamins are working fucking wonders. Not. I know. We'll give them a minute. I'm still ill. I'm ill. I've got a cold and I've now got a sore throat. Is it tonsillitis?

Who knows? Can't get a doctor's appointment. It is bad. So I found some penicillin in the cupboard and I'm boshing them down. And I know, I know, I know it's bad. That's really bad. I know. The backlash you're going to receive. I know I know I know it's bad That's really bad I know The backlash you're going to receive

I know But why is it bad? A. It could be out of date No it's not I checked Okay 2026 Well you

You've not been prescribed it So it's really bad To take antibiotics When you don't know What it's for Because your immune system You get used to the antibiotics I know but

They are for Tonsillitis that sort of thing yeah fair enough so smash them down yeah you want to feel all right for dubai um yeah and i've got a throat spray but yeah it's mad ill just ill and the kids i had the worst day of my life with them yesterday oh here we go that was really bad why was it so bad? Ruby was an absolute nightmare. She's not 100%. She was just... Please don't be on for holiday.

I know, literally. All the time. And in my head, I was like, I'm in all day Sunday. I did an order next day to next. I ordered loads of different shoes in different sizes. I thought, I'll take them there to next, pick the order up. We'll try them on in there then I can take the ones

back that I don't need perfect oh yeah perfect oh no she's screaming on the floor I literally just picked up the bag

walked out the shop yeah unfortunately she did follow me Alfie bless him so good she was screaming I don't

I want to go shopping what did she want to do she didn't know what she wanted to do she was she was screaming I don't I want to go shopping what did she want to do she didn't know what she wanted to do she was she was not right so I had a

the day of hell didn't do any packing just didn't do anything literally just cleared up spent my day just tidying up after them because they don't tidy up

they get everything out don't put nothing away they eat shit all day cook dinner hardly eat it it's just yeah awful so I just tried to make it

to bedtime to which then she wouldn't go to sleep for ages so I thought I'd only get an hour to unwind do you know what I mean

yes hard work it is really hard when you have a day like that when they're little it is one of the most draining days it's just horrible when you have a plan and it that's're little. It is one of the most draining days. It's just horrible when you have a plan and it...

That's the problem. I know, but I should be able to just do a bit of packing. Yeah. But having the plan, it means that your expectation has been ruined. Yeah. So immediately you've failed. I then had to do a whoosh delivery from Tesco's. What's a whoosh?

I was so good. What's whoosh? A whoosh. And they's a whoosh? I was so good. What's a whoosh? A whoosh. And they've heard of it? Yeah, it's like a delivery service. Brilliant. Really good. But I didn't buy enough milk, did I? Because I didn't know she was going to drink two pints in three hours. Oh, she's not well. So yeah, so I had to do the old watering down the milk at night hoped for the best but she did sleep

to be fair and she was good as gold this morning when we went to Italy first holiday abroad for a very long time Joanie was two and we

got to whatever airport it was and Joanie was baking hot I remember and I remember trying to ignore it giving her some cowpaw

but she was so hot and it was about four o'clock in the morning and Mark kept looking at me and I kept looking at him I said it'll be alright and we got out and she was sick

all over the floor in the car park I said it'll be alright we'll be alright and then we sat down somewhere to have breakfast and she spewed her guts out oh no

it just isn't very enjoyable when you haven't had a holiday for a very long time but I feel like And then we sat down somewhere to have breakfast and she spewed her guts out. Oh, no. It just isn't very enjoyable when you haven't had a holiday for a very long time. But I feel like, hasn't that happened a couple of times with you? My kids have always, yeah. You're always ill. Ill or broken arm. Yeah, gosh. Or broken bone. It's a lot, isn't it?

So it is, it made me a bit nervous booking some holiday this weekend, but I have done it. It's even me with the flight. We've got a night flight. Yes. Which is great because I'm thinking we should sleep and we need to sleep because we land at like

7am then we've got the whole day and you want the day exactly but when we went away last year they wouldn't let me take because she was older than

I can't remember one or two I can't remember what the age is they wouldn't let me take her milk through security so I had to tip that away so I felt great yeah I then could not I can't remember. One or two. I can't remember what the age is. They wouldn't let me take her milk through security.

So I had to tip that away. So I felt great. Yeah. I then could not buy milk for love nor money. Oh, wow. And we ran out of time. I really should have gone to like Costa or something, got them to fill it up. Yes. We ran out of time.

I thought it would be fine. I'll get it on the plane. Get it on the plane. No milk. They gave me like three of those sachet things. I just looked at him and she was the pits because all she wanted

was a bottle so now this time I mean she's older now but I need to be prepared but I think that's mad they don't but also it's really good for their ears

yeah because when the ears pop you're sucking and if they're used to their bottle that helps the ear popping as well well I just need

because I need her to sleep and I can't have I'm creating over milk but just leave yourself enough I need her to sleep and I can't have her creating over milk. Just leave yourself enough time to pop to boots. I know, I did all that. WH Smith, boots. No one had milk. It was the weirdest thing.

All right. But yeah. Well, you must do that. But yeah, so we are desperate for some sun. Yeah. Because this weather is insane. It is very grey. And I'm hoping a bit of sun and relaxing no alarms change of routine

it'd be lovely a little rest it's come home well i need to not be ill hopefully the little bit of vitamin d will do you good you're talking about vitamins i do have to tell you i think i've probably had 50 to 60 pictures of ladies pillboxes. Love it, don't they? You're not on your own. Thank you, guys. People like to be organised. They've got all their multivits in and felt highly offended. By Mark.

By Mark saying it's for old people because it isn't. Well, Mark said, it's a couple of tablets. I actually take five. I think putting them in a pillbox is a great idea. Brilliant. I haven't forgot once. It's really good. We've just got to get them to work now.

Well, yeah, they're not doing anything. How long does it take? Does anyone know? I reckon a couple of months to get all in the bloodstream. Nearly there then. Give it some time. But yeah, the kids have got school discos this week. Aww.

Yeah. Wrapping up, aren't they, for the end? They did a little charity thing It's called Disco seems a bit strong It's only half term Chill out Valentine's isn't it Fair

I'm guessing I mean I have not got an interest in it Because I'm so busy Valentine's Day Oh no I mean Couldn't care less Yeah I don't even know that day exists I'll be sunning in Dubai, hopefully.

Beautiful. Yeah, they did a little charity dance-a-thon thing last week. Lovely. Thank you for your sponsor. That's all right. They deserve it. For a little girl at school who needs to go abroad for an operation. Yeah.

I might actually... Put it up. I've asked the mum for a bit of information, and I'm going to put it on just to make everyone aware. Just put it up. There must be a GoFundMe or something. Yeah, there is. I have got that.

I'll post it actually. Put it on the GoFundMe. Yeah, I will. Even if people have got 20p. Yeah. And I mean that. It all makes a difference. I think they've managed to raise around half so far, but yeah, they don't longer do the

operation in this country, which is madness. So she's got to go abroad. But yeah, in Alfie's class. A story we know too well. Lovely little girl. Yeah. And Joanie, she been alright? First turn back?

Yeah, she's been okay I feel like she's not listening as much as she used to And I know she's a chatterbox But she's become quite rude Which is a worry to me Because it's Well, I think it's different when you're playing and you're cute And you're just so excited that you're not listening

But now she actively looks at me and sort of turns away from me. And it's sort of total disrespect, which I don't like. Or I'll go, brush your teeth now. Brush your teeth now. Brush your teeth now. Brush your teeth now. And I'll... Natalie, I'd do the same.

I'll say to Alfie, that's ten times. Why are you shouting? I said, because if you'd listened to me the first time I wouldn't have had to say it nine times and end up shouting I'll say the same and hands up

to anyone who doesn't shout at their kids good for you well done you're amazing because I'm telling you now I spend a lot

of time shouting but it's that it's a repetitive asking to say put your shoes on put your shoes on yeah put your shoes on I'll say Alfie

I've asked you five times put your shoes on put your shoes on yeah put your shoes on I say Alfie I've asked you five times put your shoes on exactly why are you shouting because I've said it fifteen times although I must say the dentist told me

the other day when I took the kids to I downloaded the Oral-B magic timer oh yeah oh my god

it has worked wonders oh brilliant that's good so what an app which helps the kids brush their teeth? They basically choose a character. So Alfie's like a stormtrooper, Ruby's a Rapunzel,

and it's a two-minute timer and it brushes off like a picture and they can pretend to brush it if you want to brush their teeth. They did that on The Apprentice one year, didn't they? They did. Do you remember them trying to do the thing? Do you remember? And it was absolutely diabolical. Have you seen any of it?

No, I've not watched it. Eliza really enjoys it. I do like it, but I just, I don't know. I do, but... The format's a bit... I just... They're just stupid. They cast it with gusto.

Which I get, I get that. But, and also he knows what business he wants at the end of the day, do you know what I mean? Well, I suppose so. Did you see him tweet about EastEnders? No. Yeah, he was fuming. He put Paul, but how's Bianca still in the lockup

when there's no toilet there? Sir Alan. Bucket, mate. Fuming. He's got a bucket. Yeah, and then we've got World Book Day coming up. He is obsessed with the crayon books. Must get them for Alfie.

What do you mean? Well, they're books for young. They sound young. They are quite young, but they're just really heartfelt. I've got, the first one is called The Day the Crayons Quit, and it's letters to Duncan, and they're the crayons of Duncan. And it's like, dear Duncan, you use me all the time. I'm exhausted.

Love blue crayon. And it's all the different crayons. But I've looked it up and on Amazon you can actually get crayon things. So that's what she wants. Oh, that's easy. If they do it in her size because she's quite old. I love the fact that she's still quite young. Yeah. But then she's not. I'll turn around and she's doing a. I love the fact that she's still quite young. Yeah.

But then she's not. I'll turn around and she's doing a TikTok dance. But where's she learning that? All this. What is it? But that's people from school, right? It's school because she doesn't watch it here. But how are they doing it?

Because I think they did it in Zumba even. They were doing TikTok dances in Zumba. Right. You can't really get away from that. That's the world, isn't it now? Mm. But she doesn't watch it. But they are doing them all at school and practicing them all and all that.

It's a hard one because I guess if they've got older sisters. Mm. No, it's not about older sisters. It's about having a mobile at nine. At that age. Eight. Gosh. Mm-hmm.

That's scary. Well, yeah. Well, now, yeah Yeah I've got that To sort out as well What do you think They're going to go as Well I'm

I need to read up on it And what Alfie kills me I'm like Alfie What would you like to do He said I reckon I'll be Alfie the tortoise From SEO Trot Perfect

Fantastic Where are we going to get him A tortoise outfit I have no idea I don't know I was thinking Could I make a shell? You could out of paper mache That's what I thought

I tell you what That's a brilliant idea Because you've got bundles of time To make a paper mache tortoise shell I remember I was in the Mercury When I was Well Book Day What did you go as?

Pinocchio I could as? Pinocchio. I could go as Pinocchio and not do nothing to myself. But I do remember mum using like a bleach. I'm sure she used like a bleach bottle. Yeah, of course she did. Of course it was a cleaning product. You better use the nose. It's good, though.

It's quite good. Well, it's not good for the nostrils. Oh, what? I'm sure she rinsed the thing out. If not, cleaned it well. Yeah, and then Ruby. I'm sure last year, in that state, in reception and that, they only did pyjamas.

But I need to read up on that. If not, she wants to be Matilda, which is simple. That's easy. Simples. A little red dress. But just another thing we need to organise. I know. But it's fine.

It's a lot. But yeah, I just really hope we get a good summer, Nat. I hope we do as well. You sent me a picture the other day, shall we tell everyone? What? Of an inflatable bar, which goes in the garden. Did you reply? And you fill it up.

Yes, I said, let's get one for the summer. How sick was that? So how do we explain it? Inflatable. So it's like a, yeah, inflate like a yeah big inflatable bar yeah but it's imagine a large paddling pool yeah and then inside the bar is yeah so you could stand and have a drink but the kids could play around yeah and they wouldn't annoy you whilst you're having a drink because they're playing in the water yeah but obviously i you'd have to be really sensible. If anyone has that as a business.

Let us know. Let us know. But we'll have to book it two days before when we see the weather. Yeah. Surely not. Surely we're going to have a cracker this year. Last year was poor. It was so bad.

Although I did, I can't remember when it was. Was it July? end of July? We did go to Devon. No, did we go to Devon? Dorset, sorry. Okay. And me and mum had a few good days on the beach. We got really lucky.

Did you? Yeah. Do you remember we went to Poulton's and I said to you it was dead? And then that evening we drove home and it was a storm. Do you remember when we had that storm? I do, I do remember, yeah. And it must have been quiet because everyone must have thought the storm was going to hit that day.

We got so lucky. You had a good day. What's this here? Hi Nat, the salmon on a Sunday debacle on today's pod really made me laugh because it's a bit of a thing in our house with fish and healthy food and the days of the week so generally I do the food shopping and my husband does the cooking and I normally have all the good intentions of let's have fish on a Monday we might have salmon or cod and then vegetables and couscous and then as the week goes on the meat comes in the carbs come in and then by the end of the week it's like full indulgence but if our

plans change and something happens as it does if I sort of suggest having fish on a Wednesday Thursday but particularly on a weekend my husband just will not entertain it he's like I'm not having fish on a Friday or a Saturday so that made me laugh because we can totally relate to that talking about weird things to eat on a Sunday last Sunday sunday we generally have a roast but last sunday we were at my nephew's birthday party and we had kind of picky bits you know party food in the day and when we got back we were sort of a bit hungry but not feeling the need for a full dinner so we had crispy duck pancakes me and my husband and the kids which we had in the fridge not from a takeaway just some supermarket but i thought yeah that's probably a bit of a strange sunday night day i'm not being funny but just having

crispy duck pancakes from the supermarket on a sunday evening yeah i'm not sure about that i thought she was going to say we've been to the party we've had a few picky bits and we got home and cheese and crackers cheese and crackers or a nice crumpet crumpet can't beat a crumpet with loads of butter on it yeah but no i, I understand exactly what she means by that. You start off trying to be healthy and then as the week goes on you feel like you can get a little bit naughtier each day. I've had four Jacob's crackers, thick butter and a glass of wine

and it's Monday. Yeah, and Jacob's crackers on Slimming World are not good. You're not allowed to have them. I love a Jacob's cracker. I love a cracker. You're not allowed to have them. I love a Jacob's cracker. I love a cracker. I think they're full of sugar. Oh, well. And butter.

That's what I fancied. I'm tired. Not like it. Survival mode at the moment. What about my tyre? What happened to the flat tyre? Firstly, how did you get it? Was it a screw?

No. What was it? I don't know. All I know is when I picked the kids up from school, it came up saying I've got low tyre pressure in one of my tyres. The pits. This was, oh, this was Thursday when I had to take the kids to the dentist and Ruby was also horrendous.

Right. Screaming outside, waiting to pick Alfie up. It was embarrassing Whatever Anyway get home She's still having a meltdown Yeah I'm stressed And Lisa and Dom had the baby

I wanted to get round there And see the baby Fantastic Have we not spoken about that? Not really Not since baby's been Well that Yeah we've got another little nephew

Little Frankie Charles He's so cute He's so cute He's a little dot Although I think Annalise said He's put on Eight ounces today Well he will do Beautiful Bless his heart But he's so cute he's a little dot although i think annie said he's put on eight ounces today well he will do beautiful his heart but he's adorable gorgeous the kids haven't met him yet

oh so i must get round it's just been a super busy time oh i'm so proud of him it's so beautiful so beautiful she's doing really really well yeah so much better than last time yeah she looks great she's up and about and yeah yeah, she seems more chilled. And herself. Exactly. It's hard, isn't it? It's a shock when you're, that emergency C-section thing. Yeah, it's traumatic.

It's traumatic. It's really hard. So to know what she was doing, to have a little plan, it's so much better. We've kind of had the same experience, exactly the same. But loads of people, a lot of people do with that first one. That's why they say a plan compared to an emergency

you can't compare it like it's completely different although she still said she didn't like she don't she wasn't great I didn't enjoy it how do you enjoy

someone shoving a massive needle in your back and cannulas and I'm not interested no absolutely not that's what puts me off over another one

what do you mean that's what puts me off having another one what do you mean that's what puts you off no it really does all of that bit if someone said here it's an hour old I'd probably go

lovely see I'll do the pregnancy and the labour and then oh you could spoon it onto me yeah happy days

alright maybe we'll do a deal yeah great so now with new cars they don't give you a spare tyre? No.

Did you know that? Not really. I know nothing about cars. I've got no interest in cars at all. Me, I'm the same. I just want to drive. I can't be dealing with all the other shit. I just want to get in and drive.

People say, oh, your car's awful. I say, don't get it. It drives. It gets me to work. It gets me home. I got in to get in and drive. People say, oh, your car's awful. I say, don't get it. It drives. It gets me to work. It gets me home. I got in it yesterday and it was on sport mode. I was like,

what the fuck is that? Why is it on? How do I turn that off? I mean, it was great. It was fun, but I don't need that. Then somehow it's back on eco and I'm like,

thank God for that. But I don't know what anything does. I don't get it. Anyway, boys have come. You haven't got a spare tyre. Nope,

I haven't got a spare tyre. They pumped it up, but they give you now a tub of something. It's like, I don't know what it is. Putty? No, you pump it into it, and I don't know if it's like a foam. Basically, we found out that it seals the wheel. It seals the wheel? Yeah.

Perfect. So it just sounds like some sort of game show on the wheel yeah so you can then drive to a garage and get it sorted out

to get it sorted so they do that the next morning Friday Friday I get in it and the pressure's down again

okay so I take it to a garage no not interested whatsoever so I was like okay fine went to then it was this poor guy in front of me as well exactly the same but he had a so I take it to a garage. No, not interested whatsoever. So I was like, okay, fine.

Went to, then it was this poor guy in front of me as well, exactly the same, but he had a proper puncher. So I followed him to another garage. Right. Lovely, so helpful. But she basically said to me, now you've put that in it, we can't test the wheel. So we need to get you a new wheel.

You just need a new wheel. Bastards. But it's not their fault. No, not them. I mean the putty, the whole idea of that is wrong because now the wheel is void. They can't test it because there's no now in it. It could have been wheelie wheelie good.

Wanted to do that joke for a while. Wheelie fan. Oh my God. wheelie fan oh my god yes it was a wheelie fucking annoying yeah yeah so they said because it wasn't a punch

well there wasn't a puncher there was no nails in it so it could have been fixed or it could have been the beading whatever the fuck that means anyway story is I had to get a new wheel

great 200 quid later fantastic thank you just before holiday just before everything yeah Story is, I had to get a new wheel. Great. 200 quid later. Fantastic. Thank you. Just before holiday. Just before everything. Yeah. My friend has just had trouble with her car as well.

I want to call these people out. MNF Motors in Edmonton have been sent to me by the angels, she said, which was lovely to hear. But she also said that big motoring world can go fuck themselves where's big motor i don't know who they are but basically she's bought a car it had a warranty it literally just stopped working what the whole car yeah the whole car right then it wasn't covered she's just been completely fucked about, basically. But this other company, she said, have been incredible, have helped her so much. Oh, good.

So we were just taking a piss out of each other, basically. And then I was saying about my tyre. And even when I went to the garage, embarrassingly, I then go back the next day and she's like, oh, yeah, your uncle called me. And I was like, oh, for fuck's sake. What's he say? I don't know.

Who knows? I said, yeah. My niece come in with a tyre, and I don't know if it needed a new tyre. I've looked at the wheel. Was it new? No. I'm not sure if it was new because it was dirty.

The best one is yesterday. No, Saturday. I'm at Annalisa's. He's come out, and he's having a look at the tyre. That's not a fucking new tyre. They haven't even changed the tyre. I said, what do you mean? That's it. He's trying to call them. Thank God they were closed.

And then that's why I got Mark to look at him. He's like, I'm coming around Monday. I'm getting a car. I'm going there. They've not changed the tyre. It's dirty. I said, I don't know, Tone. I said, they're not going to not change the tyre this is what I'm dealing with and I'll text him

that Saturday night so Mark checked it and said that's the new tyre he said oh okay then I thought he's going to go in there and just start fighting people but it got me on

thinking and onto the conversation not just women actually women but also anyone that is doing something that hasn't got any knowledge or experience,

you can just get screwed over. Of course you can. Cars is a, like mechanics, they must see, sure, not everyone. No, but they must see people coming. Do you know what I mean? And it's scary. Yeah, it is scary.

Even doing your house, Natalie. Oh. Or anyone doing it. Well, my house. With your lovely recommendation. Do you remember? Do I remember? It was Mark that spotted it when he was around my house.

I know, but then I went mad. Mental. Your banisters have been fitted. The spindles. The spindles were the wrong way round. All different way round. I mean, who does that? Apparently it's a design.

You losers, if you're listening. That's bad. That was really bad. No, because they can, they just say rubbish. And you know it's wrong. Yeah. Be it carpet fitting. How about when my carpet was fitted?

Yeah. I'm not going to mention the company. No, no. But it looked like the sea. Someone had laid the ocean out for me and there was waves in it. And they expect you to just go, oh, yeah, that's great, thank you.

I think you've got to tighten this up a bit. But you're having to tell them. Yeah, but they went, what do you mean as if I'm stupid? It's like I had my new carpet laid and then the painters were finishing off and I came home one day

and there was oh there's spilt paint all over the carpet well paint or white spirit and it was like bleach and the next morning I woke up and there was even more

he must have just kept it was a gift that kept on giving and I was heavily pregnant at the time I'm gonna have a heart attack and you know what they were so lovely they did a great job they weren't cheap but it was we had to have a massive it was horrible it was a horrible experience because number one they proceeded to tell me they didn't lay any dust sheets down but it wasn't them and I'm like but what do you mean? And he thinks I've done it and I'm trying to blame them.

I'm like, no, no, no, no, no, it's ridiculous. And that's what gets, it's upsetting because it's like, you're in my home, lay a fucking dust sheet down. Do you know what I don't like? No matter what situation you're in, be it a car, a holiday, I don't know, whatever, an item of clothing, decor in the home. I don't like being made to feel stupid when you know what you're saying is a fact or you trust yourself and people can be condescending and make you feel small. I don't like that.

Or also let your talking rubbish. No, you're very mad. Yeah. Like my spindles are, it's not a pattern, mate, because they're not, I get it if one I don't like that or also like you're talking rubbish yeah like my spindles it's not a pattern mate because they're not I get it

if one was one way and one was the other they're all random you've just not even looked at what you're doing and just put them all on but again as a grown man

you go I'm really sorry but talking to women and young women in a very condescending manner and it's not good enough no and I do we have to bring that up because it is true as women Talking to women and young women in a very condescending manner. Yeah. And it's not good enough. No.

And I do, we have to bring that up because it is true as women. You do get spoken to sometimes. Yeah. I mean, I've had great experiences with lots of people, but sometimes people talk to you and you think, you would not talk to me like that if I was a 50-year-old bloke. There's no way. Yeah.

Although sometimes I act like a 50 year old I've got a beard and I'm a bit rough so I don't get a bad deal and you do wear grandad's clothes and I won't tell her they scare the men but no I think that's why

and some people don't have that but I do think if you've if you're ever doing anything like even buying a hat anything but I also would imagine

it's the same for some people that are shy male that's what I'm saying I'm just saying shy people or just people who don't like confrontation

or are quite gentle say a guy that doesn't do any building or doesn't understand like electric do you know some guys my dad's like that

yes banker do you know what I mean intelligent wouldn't have a clue how to do a bit of carpentry no that's right

he could have the wall pulled over his eyes so it's always good to have to do a bit of carpentry. No, that's right. So he could have the wall pulled over his eyes. So it's always good to have someone with a bit of knowledge to know or get second opinions. A little bit of advice. But yeah, I think that's a good one, isn't it, for the callers? I wonder how many people have been ripped off one way or another. I said they're a programme, Rip Off Britain or something.

They make a series out of it every year. 07788 2019 19. Have you been ripped off? Well, we can do it. We can do a programme. We're doing that. We've nicked the LBC shopping thing. Oh, yeah.

We've got loads going on. I tell you, we're going to be so busy soon. Let's hope so. So I've got a job. What are you going to do? I'm going to sit in here and I'm going to talk. Then I'm going to have a cup of tea. Then I'm going to talk to someone else.

Then I'm going to have a nap. Then I'm going to have a walk. And then I'm going to have a chat with someone else. Sounds fantastic. There's some really nice little bits and pieces in the pipeline. Really boring. Can't talk about it. Yeah.

But I hope, yeah, there should be some bits coming up. Excellent. So it's all good. Oh, that's really lovely. I'm so jealous of your holiday. It's 31 degrees. Oh, it's going to be lovely. It's going to be too hot.

Don't burn now, will you? Promise me. Put a little bit of something on. No, I've got all the sun creams. Although I went to buy, I've got the kids sun cream. Yeah. And I thought I want to get just a couple of backups. And I like to do the spray one.

I do. Sometimes you just want to zhuzh them up. Well, I'm not doing any zhuzhing. £16. I know. £16. And it's a necessity. Well, it's not because you could just buy the cream like normal people.

Well, how much is the invisible spray? Yeah, well, how much is a cream no you can get them for six eight quid oh sixteen pound oh fair dose shame though

because then all your hands are dirty it's good to spray I know the thing is with that you over spray don't you or you get a spray

happy and it goes in an instant yeah it does it doesn't last long so yeah I'll put that back down well done you thank you

but yeah can't wait and then i'm sure i'll have some holiday stories i can't wait but last time it's mad because that's only when we just started the pod it was yeah well so yeah i'll um i'll keep a record make sure you post some pickies up yeah on that's nieces of the holiday thank you everybody for listening it was lovely actually just having a little bit of me and you time yeah makes a change I know

we haven't in ages but yeah I'll catch up with you when I'm back and it won't be long and I will have more time and we can do some nice walks yes

when you're working from home hopefully if you can get out just for 20 minutes half hour yeah absolutely and we can just spend a bit more time together even in the mornings

as human beings together rather than just grabbing time to do this and then not really seeing you I know life's busy and please record you send this for me

I will I'll sort it I'll do it I'll sort it maybe I'll talk to my boss and say can I have some episodes early or something could why

can we just sort out getting BBC iPlayer when you're abroad yeah why can't you do that I don't get it I don't know something to do with TV licence or something. All right, we'll look into it.

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