Life with Nat - EP98: Nat's Nieces #15

Episode Date: March 17, 2025

Eggs in a lasagna, what do you meeean?! Talking tarot, trips to the nail salon, hurricanes and plenty more. Enjoy! Please subscribe, follow, and leave a review. xxx You can find us in all places here; https://podfollow.com/lifewithnat/view INSTA: @natcass1 Facebook: 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

Tonight Matthew I'm gonna be who could I be what? I would yeah, who would you be if you had to do stars in their eyes? I'll be like sure I knew you were gonna say that I think I'd do Alanis call him do it what song really? Would you don't know what? Really? Because I'm here! What did you do? No. What? Do you remember? Probably ironic I reckon. Sooo ironic.

She's a lyricist. Or Anastasia. She's got some bangers. I was thinking more about who we look like. Well that's the idea isn't it, but they dress you up. Yeah I mean there's plenty of people who don't look like the person. Michelle McManus, was she a singer? She was yeah. And she did a plenty of people who don't look like Michelle McManus was she a singer? She was yeah and she did a fitness video I don't know. Oh what you do about her?

Oh yeah I thought you meant me or Subo. Oh yeah Susan Boyle. What did you do? Oh my god. Excuse me you know who I'd be? Honey G. Oh yeah! I say honey. You say G. Honey G. You actually do look like her. I know yeah. Maria B. Amy, OBS. Yeah you'd have to be.

Yeah of course. Cracking. Some of the best fancy dresses I've ever done. I'm a bit tired all of a sudden. A bit lethargic. Perfect. Right, anyway. Hope you're all well. Welcome. Hi. Maria, read that message out. Yeah, so I like to look at our comments on Spotify. Yeah. We only got one in the last one.

A lot of people don't comment. I know, the guy is, we love the messages and the comments. It's very important. It is important. Keep them coming. However, if it starts like this, don't bother sending it. So we had, oh my gosh girls, I always love, love, love listening to you, but this week, whilst driving and listening, you were driving me mad.

Oh, come in. Welcome to my world. And I do get this. You were talking so fast and it was really unsettling me. So bad. Wow. I had to turn you off 10 minutes in. No way. She's gone in. Don't play.

Went back on later as I always think you need to give people more than one chance. Then realised it was on 1.5 times speed. Such an idiot. But so glad it was me, not you. Enjoyed the rest as normal speaking. Anyway, so it wasn't us. Oh, that's good. I didn't know you could do that on Spotify. Oh, thank goodness for that.

And you couldn't speed up. Because we are quite speedy at times. Yeah, but that's funny. I'm glad it ended on a positive because I was a bit fuming. No, no, when I started reading it I was like, wow, okay. And then I saw it, I was like, fair play. We've had some lovely messages on Facebook from people as well, so thank you to all of those. I shall pop one up in a minute.

What are you doing? This thing's annoying. What are you doing? Having a fight with the wire. It's going to have to go. I mean, I don't know why you've got them on your phone. Because we went to River Island, do. No, I know. We made them.

Yeah, thanks for the mic. For Junior Andre. It was a random afternoon. What? He was a lovely boy, wasn't he? He was lovely. Really? He was with his girlfriend making them.

That's strange. No, but I like this because I think in London... That's what I think. Old transfer system on your phone. No, but... No, massive. No, but you did it. You can't. No but I like this because I think in London... That's what I think. Oh yeah. No but... No massive! No but you did it! You...

This is what I do in London! And you can't do what you want to do! But if someone tries to take that... Guys they're taking it. Let's just... for the video look. That's not... They're taking it. But yours is up my hand.

For the video. It's not. That's not. Oh I've for the video. It's not. You should just get one of the things that I had that you wear around you. Yeah that lasted long, where'd that go? I've still got it thanks. I don't go out anywhere to use it. Anyway sorry got on Facebook. Some lovely messages on there. I never go on there. Well you definitely should. Life with Nat podcast and we have some lovely bits and pieces. Just getting it up as we speak.

I don't know if I'm on there. No, let's have a look. Life with Nat. You must join. Go on in. Follow, I'm following. So. Do people still use Facebook?

There's a lot of listeners who like Facebook. Okay. Louise Pratt. Pratt, it's a bit's a shame, isn't it? Yes, shocker. Sorry Louise. It's not ideal. Sorry Louise. Love the pod with you three.

You can tell you have such a special relationship and are so funny together. I am not sure if I am on board with boiled egg in a lasagna. We've also had a voice note regarding boiled eggs. It hasn't gone down well so you two need to explain it. Have a listen to this. Hi Nath, it's Andrea in Chingford. I've just been listening to today's episode with your nieces and you were talking about lasagna and I've just had to rewind it a couple of times because you said you put boiled eggs in it. And in the words of your nieces, what do you mean?

I'm so intrigued. Like, does it go in the sauce? Is it a separate layer? I just don't understand. But I would love to know. Love in the pod. Bye. Boil the egg.

I think of it as a Sicilian thing. Yeah. Well, we've always done it. You just make your lasagna as normal with your layers. You boil your eggs, hard boil of course, chop them all up and just put a little sprinkle in on each layer. Yeah, like when you're adding your cheese, your bechamel, you just sprinkle of egg. But that is Sicilian, it's not Italian.

So maybe if you've been to Italy you might not have had it. It is quite random. However, if I do... It's really nice though. It is, it's banging and if I do a pasta bake say, I like to put some egg in there, some boiled egg in there sometimes. Yeah I never really do a pasta bake. However boiled egg in like a fish pie that for me is... Yeah it is a bit rogue though isn't it I guess in past. I think carbonara has egg in it. Well, it is egg. What do you mean? Carbonara is raw egg. You stir in. Yeah, that's what I mean. Well, it doesn't have egg in it. Egg is sort of the main part of it. Egg in it? I don't know why I said it like that.

Excellent. It's excellent. What do you mean? It's a sauce. It's a component. Yeah, I'd say sort of the key component to a carbonara. Okay, well yeah. But no, it's not exactly Italian, it's Sicilian. Don't knock it till you've tried it. It's lovely. Creams it up a bit, you know? But it is wheat. I get why people would think it is wheat. I get it. It doesn't seem like an obvious twist, does it? Yeah, but whenever I've done it for friends and... No, but people put baked beans in the bolognese.

Well, no, that's a disgrace. Yeah, but they do. That is a disgrace. No. There's someone up the school... You mean a chilli? No, I don't. I mean a bolognese. That's fucking mental. There's someone up the school who puts baked beans in their Bolognese and was moaning that I put peas in the lasagna. I said, what's that? That can't be right. Well, peas in a pasta is banging. I did it last night.

You did it. Yeah. But I love a pea. Italian sausage and pea. Oh, it was beautiful. Where did you get the Italian? Oh, you went to Figueroa. Yeah, I went to the Italian shop. That's good. Bridget Baker said, I love listening to all your content, but especially the ones with your nieces.

It's refreshing and makes me feel like I'm sitting with you girls chatting. I love it. It makes me literally lol. Thanks a bunch. So thank you, Bridget. Rachella Clark said, my favorite pod. I always look forward to them. Tracy Truman said, oh my goodness, what a fantastic pod.

I was crying with laughter. So we've had really lovely feedback from our last one. We had lots and lots of messages, really the unicorn picture. Oh loads. So people did find that very funny and also loved getting everyone's photos of their nans or their mums on the unicorn. And how much people bought them in places like Tenerife, they didn't spend a hundred quid like I did.

No, no. Talking of Lilo's blow up things etc. you showed me a very interesting thing for the garden this year. Yeah please get it. We spoke about that, that's what I sent you. We haven't spoke about it on the pod. Yes we have. Have we?

Not with me. Yeah I'm sure we said you sent me a blow up bar, pub for the garden. I just want like a pool with a sofa. This was a sofa so it's comfortable you can sit on it. So it was an inflatable sofa stroke paddling pool. Brilliant. I think you should get one really, do you? For us.

Yeah, you said you were going to do it this year, no? Says it every year. So we can look at the meadow, sit in the sofa pool, every day. It's just another thing to store though, isn't it? You've got loads of storage, you'll be fine. We haven't. Bold you in that garage. You need to do a little clear out,

a little cut, I'm going to do a car boot soon. How are you? We had a clear out this weekend. Did you? Did yesterday. Good. Done the garage, not loads, but just got, you know, already getting rid of baby stuff that he doesn't use anymore yeah that's crazy well the the bassinet like the the

bassinet no that's mine what you doing that no the bassinet to my pram I see what I mean yeah the lay down bit yeah it's crazy isn't it yeah but you know old bottles smaller bottles and express machine just bits that needed that were just still in a drawer that just needed to go. Yep. Even his play mat now. He likes it. I think because he wants to just be on the floor, he's sort of rolling around and... So yeah, we did that. It was good though. It was nice.

I mean, the weather just makes such a difference, doesn't it? Gives you a buzz, doesn't it? Oh, it's nothing better washing out. It's nothing better. Although I say it's great washing out. my washing never dries outside and it all falls on the floor because it's so windy. I have to say that that is a subject that I would like to cover because I know people can't wait to get their washing line up.

I still put it all out, I just bring it all in. My neighbour puts the washing out all the time. But if you're around to be able to, if the weather's shit, like if it's raining and your washing's out fuming. Finished. You need to re-wash it, don't you? Yeah. I just don't get it.

I don't get it. I still like to tumble dry it at the end. Nah. It goes crispy. Nah. I like a little tumble dry at the end. Especially with towels. Oh, I never, I wouldn't dry my towels outside, always in the tumble dryer.

You should dry the majority and then whack them in. Yeah. For a little zhuzh. Come out like Weetabix, doesn't it? Yeah. Ain't good for you. I like zhuzh in it. You shouldn't actually put softener on towels apparently.

Yeah I heard that. Why? There's quite a few items. Jim Ware you shouldn't put softener on. I put softener in everything smashes so much in it. Oh, always softener. It smells lovely. Don't put everything in the tumble dryer. I do. No, I don't put anything in it.

I chuck it all in. I put Mark's clothes, I don't, because he moans. Shrinks. I barely put stuff in the tumble. I do love using it. Shrinks everything though. But yeah, I did. I put some clothes out on the line and yeah, they didn't dry.

So I put them in the tumble dryer. Yeah, so far. You think it's a lot the line and yeah, it didn't dry so I mean, some were dry. Yeah, so. You think it's a lot as well, in it taking it out. No. Pegging it up. No, I don't think it's a lot of.

I don't peg it. But then that's, but here we have to peg. We have to peg. Because mine all just, all day, all I do is go keep hanging it. Every 10 minutes I'm out there putting it all back on. So I should just peg it. Have you got the new, the thing?

What thing? I was the starter of the thing. Oh you're the original? Okay. Have I got it? What is it? Just an era, really nice era. Like a, sort of like a squ-

Oh my one? I think you started it. Shut up, you're the boss! No, yeah, your one. No, the one that I bought. My one? Your one. That everyone has bought.

Yes. Right, it's not your product. Chill the fuck out. No I know. Jeez. She wants fucking commission. Aff has bought. Yes. Alright, it's not your product. Chill the fuck out. Jeez. She wants fucking commission. I'm gonna do it a Philly action link,

or whatever it's called. It's been outside all winter. It's been fucking blown across nearly the other side of the village. And it's still alive and kicking. Still good. Brilliant. No damage, no rust.

No, they're very sturdy. So I'm looking forward to enjoying that this summer. Yeah, I need to get mine out there. Small things. God, that's what I'm looking forward to. I do love to buy a new Aira quite often. Why do you call it an Aira? Is this an Aira?

What else is it? A closed horse. OK, or an Aira. Never heard it called an Aira. You've never... Nat? I've called it an Aira. Never heard that in my life. Well, you ain't... Thank, that's an error. What do you call your, what do you put your clothes over? 07788 2019 19. A clothes, horse or an error? Same crap. Same's talk about our gift. I'm going to read this out and then

we can talk about it. They got in contact with me on Instagram, a lovely trio of sisters called Anna, Sophie and Lucy. And they said, Dear Natalie, I hope you're well. We at Box of Hugs are avid listeners to your pod. We love how down-to-earth and honest it is and often we really feel like we're in the room with you. So much so that Sophie almost said bye to the Alexa when you were signing off the other day. Anyway, you mentioned a few weeks back when someone asked that you don't get sent much stuff, so we wanted to change that and send you each a box of hugs to brighten your day. So this company is individual gift boxes to reflect all the things that maybe your friend

or mum may enjoy. It's a lovely idea, especially if you haven't got time. What I liked about it is if you're at work all week or you forget or you just haven't got time to get to the shops. Or you don't know what to get. Or it's just a really. And it's like, there's always, you know,

I find you have those people where you want to get them a gift and you think, I'm going to get you something. You just don't know, whereas they can put together that lovely box of little personalised bits for whoever it is. It's thoughtful, isn't it? Really nice. And the fact that it gets sent directly. Yeah, I like that. And it's lovely getting something in the post. I think so as well. It's really lovely. So follow, please, and have a little look at Box of Hugs. And that will brighten your day and give you some inspiration for presents.

And maybe you will use it. Box of Hugs London. Oh, is that what it is? Go on. Box of Hugs London. Fantastic. So what did Anna, Sophie and Lucy send us in our boxes? Do you want to go first? I don't want people to think that we expect to get loads of free stuff and you know it's so overwhelming. I'm here for it. I'm not going to. No it's lovely and just perfect timing and so thoughtful so kind and it really, really made our day.

So thank you so, so much. So mine, quickly, I'll go through it. So we, me and the kids got a cookie each. Ruby's was a unicorn, which I thought was super. Perfect. And Alfie's was a llama. So again, what I loved is the girls have really obviously listened to the pod and taken note of everything we speak about and I think that's amazing. A little teddy each for the children. I got some nice rosy hand mittens because of my old aged hands, so thank you very much, can't wait to use those. Your hands don't look old. They are, they're wrinkly, it's gross. I got a Margarita cocktail thing which is my

favourite cocktail so I'm so excited. A box of frixine, sorry, a bottle of Prosecco, excited to drink that. A lovely mug, saying you are awesome. I am, so thank you. And then I love this as well, warmies, so it's like a lavender eye mask. I love this, I had it up my headaches and sleep, so I cannot wait to use that. And then some socks and sweets and chocolates, loads of little bits, a nice lovely little lip balm. beautiful so thoughtful so thank you so much. It comes in a lovely sturdy white box. It's really really gorgeous. If you received that as a gift you'd be very overwhelmed so thank you so much. I got some lovely bits I got a Supermum biscuit. I'm not sure if the calm stuff is because I am

100 miles an hour or if it's because I've just had a baby, but either way, love it. So some relaxing tea and some essential oil, another eye mask, I believe. I've not actually opened the box, but it's some sort of mask. A little lion, Carson the lion. Carson is so cute. Look at Carson little lion, Carson the lion. Carson is so cute. Look at Carson. Oh, I love that. For baby James, which is lovely. Lovely.

And a little book to put onto his pram. A lovely mug as well. And my favourite, which is just outstanding. You have really excelled yourself here, girls. Ladies, should I say. The 1% Club. Yeah, that's sick. The 1% Club quiz book.

Fantastic. So you can actually just sit and do it on your own. Yeah. You can set, like, if you're... Have you done it? Opened it? Yeah, it's brilliant. Is it? Again, it's... What's nice about it is if we're...

And we want to play a game and you're not getting a whole board game out, we can just have the book and you can ask questions. Very, very good. So really lovely. And obviously a little bottle of wine in there as well. Fantastic. And I got some fantastic stuff. I won't go mad, but lots and lots of beautiful things,

some gorgeous pencils, a really lovely to-do list. I got a cocktail also, and I got a lovely box, which is a pub quiz, which maybe we should have a little look into. I've got a beautiful candle because I love candles. And again, lots of other goodies, but just really thoughtful. You obviously do listen to the pod avidly and you know us really well. Yeah, really cleared it to each.

Thank you so much. What we're going to do is we've taken pictures of our boxes and for everybody else we're going to pop them up and you can see what the boxes look like. Yeah, thanks so much. Very kind. Really, really kind. Really kind. Talking of ball games, you stayed over didn't you, Maria at the weekend? I did. Did you play a ball game?

We played Deal or No Deal, which Ruby and Alfie loved. Aww. Yeah, we played. Well, it's quite an easy one for them to... Yeah. Really, really easy. Although Ruby just kept picking the box that was like closest to... Yeah, but she did well. She got all blues.

That's her method. And then Joni Ruud did? Oh, and then Joni, yeah, had a paddy. I can't wait for Deal or No Deal to come back on. I then Joni Ruud did. Oh, and then Joni, yeah, had a paddy. Can't wait for Deal or No Deal to come back on. I think it's like October time. Oh, we haven't got long to wait. You're missing it.

Yeah, love it. Yeah, it'd be nice to play it properly and finish the game, but yeah, I mean, it was late. The kids were tired. Joni was fuming because she lost. Mark made a deal, and then the banker came in with a higher offer and she was not happy. She went to bed in tears, she was furious.

I know. Yeah. Very, very competitive. She can't do it, she's not good at a ball game, is she? Yeah, they're funny, aren't they? Why is that, do you think? But I remember it. We used to play Monopoly, Dom was the worst, he used to just flip the board.

Yeah. Ruin it for all of us. What, play in frustration? Yeah, do you remember? No, that was the worst, he used to just flip the board. Yeah, frustration. Ruin it for all of us. What, play in frustration? Yeah, do you remember? That was, no, that was Eliza. No, Dom, I remember Dom. I don't remember, I remember not being able to play frustration with Eliza.

No, no, yeah. She used to go crazy if you got the gold. Remember? Yeah, the genie thing. The genie. The genie. I've never been worried about games. No, you said this before, you don't care. That's why I never want to go on your team, because you're not bothered. No, you need to be competitive. No, I've got no competitiveness in me.

Hmm, rubbish. But yeah, so Saturday you played your game. What are you... She's fiddling again. Sorry, sorry. It just makes a noise with the wire at the back, see? I know Natalie, but it's not set up properly. I come in here and it's all over the shop. Also what I loved about the boxes is I had

Elia, El's Bells, Maria, Roro, Linda, Auntie Linnie. And yours was Nat or Natalie. We've all got a nickname, you haven't. It's us. I'm sure people call me enough things behind my back. I think we just stick to Nat. Nat Nat. Nat Nat.

Boring, innit? Yeah. Very. Yeah, Saturday we did that. You did your tarot cards. What did you think? Interesting stuff. You know, you've never done mine.

I'll do them for you. I think it's, what's interesting about it is whether you like it or not she's picked the cards and they're relevant. They can't all be relevant. That's you do you not think of something oh yeah that's just there was some black and white some specific things that I said to Natalie if I had pulled that yeah if you had pulled that it would have made no sense yeah do you know what I mean? It is weird but I think you need to I start I need to sit down I took a photo of them and I need to I was starting to read some of the cards again and actually I'm not sure if the way we

were interpreting them was right I don't know I feel like you need to learn to read the cards a little bit, don't you? Yeah, well I'm just going from the book that comes with them and doing it that way. Yeah, but it's interesting when you read it online, some of the different interpretations and you're like, oh, actually, you can think of it in another way. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I need to sit down and do that. But no, it was interesting. And I only chose, what

was it? What was it? Minor, minor? Minor arcana. So you have the major, which is all kind of... The joker. The joker. The you have the major which is all kind of the joker, the devil. You could literally be talking another language. Fine. Well anyway, it was good fun. It was good fun. When I'm on TikTok and someone's doing tarot cards, is that believable? Bullshit. Oh, why? Because there's probably thousands of people on that. Yeah, but something like there was one I was into the other day and they were saying it's about they were doing tarot cards for cancer and the month.

It's all got to be a little bit relatable, isn't it? Oh, for your star sign? Yeah. Do you know what I mean? Maybe. If you want it to be. Because they're just reading the cards. They're pulling the cards and reading the cards.

Right. Yeah. And there'll be people sat there saying that cards. Yeah, and there'll be people sat there saying that's relevant to me, and there'll be people sat there saying it's not relevant. Yeah, I'm not sure. I think you can, with that sort of stuff, always make it fit you somehow. Yeah.

But I just think it depends, certain words and stuff. I don't know. It's very interesting. Yeah, I don't know, it is interesting. If I'd like to read them all. I said to Natalie, how often can you read them? Well, that's true. Yeah, I don't think you should read them often. I'd like to have them all. I said to Natalie, how often can you read them? Well, that's true. Yeah, I don't think you should read them often.

I'd like to have a proper reading though, so anyone out there, let us know. Yeah, should we do it all? I really want to. I'd like to. I'd like to do that. It's, we need to find someone. Because you can do them all online now. Someone might tell me different, that you should be in the same room.

I think I would like to be in the same room. Yeah. Yeah, I would like to be in the same room. Yeah. Yeah, I'd like to do it. There's a shop down in Covent Garden, the astrology shop, where they do a massive reading, but I think it's more about the moon, your signs, but they do you a year. You can go down there and they look at all your birth chart.

That's a lot. Let's just stick to what's going on now. I think that little shop in where? Yeah, that's true. She sometimes has people in there. Oh, does she? Maybe we should... I'll ask her. Ask her?

That'd be good. Yeah, sounds good to me. I know, I need some clear direction though, do you know what I mean? Yeah. She needs to be told what to do basically. I can do that. I was going to say we can help you with that. Yeah, you do enough, thank you.

Do this, have you done that? In respect to that one. Thank you for styling me. I had some lovely comments from people saying that I look nice I'll do enough, thank you. Do this, have you done that? Have you spoke to that one? Thank you for styling me. I had some lovely comments from people saying that I looked nice when I had my lunch and my hosting gig on Friday. I was a little bit involved with the bag. Oh yeah, yeah.

No, did sort of help you. Yeah, you did, yeah. Did you speak to them about that? No, so we need to talk about that quickly. Again, a disgrace. I got a new bag from Anthropologie, buttermilk yellow, so a very pale colour, and I've opened it up and it's got a bag organiser in it, another leather pouch as you do in a big bag, and it is covered in black stains.

Yes, not great. What's the organiser got to do with it? Well the bit inside has got, thank god it wasn't the outside of the big bag, but it's the bag inside that is filthy. I'll show you later. It's a piss take. So the actual bag wasn't? No, it is the bag, it's part of the bag. And it's leather and I don't know what it is, it's black. But you had to use it.

I had to use it because I've got it the day before. Maybe that's my fault for being unorganized, but it's not on. But you shouldn't be spending that sort of money and receiving items in that condition. Absolutely not. That's a bit poor. But apart from that, you look lovely. Thank you very much.

And a lot of it was lastminute.com because you are lastminute.com. Oh, it was good. But it looked lovely, really lovely. No, I loved it, thank you. And I was comfortable. Yeah. And then nice for later on. You did what. No, I loved it, thank you. And I was comfortable. Yeah. All done. And then nice for later on.

You did what I said, changed your jeans, got to keep the shoes on. Yeah. Yeah, really nice. And the lady made the shirt, Bo Carter, who I did it for. Yeah, lovely that shirt. And I thought, yeah, lovely. So it was quite a 70s vibe, felt a bit Abigail's party. You look lovely there, really good.

Thank you, thank you very much. Nice. That was an evening, bit of a strange one. Why? Just felt very nervous again. Really? Got to get That was an evening, bit of a strange one. Why? Just felt very nervous again. Really? Got to get over these bloody nerves haven't I? What, just presented?

No, it was just in a sort of a pub. She's taking a piss today. She's really aggravating me today. Can you just sit still? Oh, I'm really, I don't know. Yeah. Why can't you sit still? I don't know, I feel a bit anxious.

Oh. Go on. Carry on. Shocker. Well you went there and it's obviously a bit anxious. Oh. Go on. Go on. What's your problem? We went there and it's obviously a pub but it's sort of upstairs. It's called The Bedford.

It's a very famous pub where lots of people do comedy gigs and stuff like that so it's quite a big deal to go there. And I don't know. It's just sort of, I'd not thought about it all day. I had a nice lunch or whatever. Got there and suddenly it was quite a lot going on and here are your cards and I was like oh god I'm actually doing this now. So I got up and I was a bit shaky at first, my cards were shaking and I thought oh. Live stuff isn't it?

Yeah and then once I got into it it was really really good and I did a really good joke because there was a comedian with a witch and he called me up to do something and we were facing each other and I went we've got the same nose which got a very large laugh. So I started cracking a few jokes towards the end. So yeah, no, it was good fun. But it's good to get experience on these things because I'd like to host more stuff. Will you feel nervous then if you do a live show, do you think? I don't think so. Right. I think that's very different because it's my comfort zone. Is this light not bothering you? No, because I'm not still... Yeah, but you're looking at that. Awful. Gone.

Oh, sorry. It's alright. I'm going to sort all the lighting out soon. It's hurting my eyes. Get some proper lights from the top. Somebody haven't got this on the table. Exit on the table. Look at you through the ring and it's...

Through the glass door. Yeah, but sorry. Yeah, you think you'll be alright because it's you and... We've got an interesting one here though that we can speak about. Because I said it would be lovely to maybe do a local one. After chatting to Michael and looking at the year ahead, I've had a little chat with him. And I said we could maybe do the Spotlight at Broxbourne, because it's local, supportive. I said are you shitting me? You're crazy.

You can have a nice time on your own. You won't be doing that for this isn't it? Absolutely not. Why not? We're going far away, the furthest place we can go. Thank you. Scotland, we're coming for you. Yeah, we'll literally be in the spotlight, like everyone we know in the front row. Yeah, no. Thank you. I completely agree. It's great, you know, local. I don't know, it's the worst. Absolutely not. Yeah. Oh fair enough. And actually I wanted to keep an eye on ticket sales because if I know any names they're not coming. Yeah no, not happening. No, not for the first.

I thought local would be good. Alright fair do's, fair do's. I'll have a rethink. We'll reconvene, I think, on this. Let's go like near the sea or something. Some sea air. So I'm spying. Can? How many listeners do we have in Perth? Australia? I was going to say we've got quite a few in Australia.

Speaking of Australia, did you see the cyclone? No. Oh, we don't. You know I love a weather situation. You love a natural disaster. No but it was really bad. I was in one when I went travelling. Oh god, of course she was. I was. I went to Fiji, Cyclone. Was it scary, Maria? Where was I? Where is it? Did you say Cairns? Cairns? It is Cairns. Where was I? Where is it? Did you say Cairns? Cairns? It is Cairns.

Excuse me. Is that Brisbane? I went there. Cairns, up the top, is that? Yeah, I went there for about 8 hours. So when I was driving, would I have driven from Brisbane to Cairns? I can't remember anyway. I'm driving. I'm not driving. The coachman is driving. I was going to say, I didn't know you drove over there. The greyhound is driving. The water was up here. We were driving through.

Wow. So it just hit, but then we were here, we were driving through. Wow. So it just hit, but then we were flying to Fiji. Okay. And then when I'd got to Fiji, we had just missed the cyclone, but the devastation. Wow. It was insane.

Well this hit Queensland and New South Wales. Yeah. Cyclone Alfred. Oh really? But just, I know a couple of people there and I've seen their stories. Bad. And then I was looking on TikTok, just the beaches. Yeah, you know, it's all so beautiful and they're not destroyed for, well, I hope not.

But just the state of them now, it's just in the aftermath of the cleanup. It's crazy. I think that it happens more often than not. Yeah, really? Well, not more often than not, but it's more common. Yes, but so yeah, sending love to all the... Yes, I would shit my pants. We don't have to deal with all that stuff and all that cyclone stuff. The tsunamis and all that scares me.

Yeah, when there's water. I don't know why water scares me. I just think natural disasters are scary because there's nothing you can do about them. They are just gonna happen. But again, I like to follow them. You like to follow a lot of things. No, but you know, I like to, I'll go on Twitter and then I like to see all the things unfolding.

You can't imagine it, can you? I'm just interested in it. Not that I want to see people in misery. No of course. It just blows my mind. Do you watch those sort of storm chaser programmes? Things like that? No but I would like if there's a storm in America, you know bad one, I'm straight on it and watching it. Oh I love it.

I know what you mean. Like hurricane this one, that one. Yeah it's just because it's so we would never know what you mean. Like hurricane this one, that one. Yeah, it's just because it's so, we would never know what it's like. So when we went to the Dominican years ago, I was in the pool, you know, whatever, we was in the pool for hours, probably made some friends, chatting away. And then got out of the pool and my phone had been going mad. I think you'd just had, had you just had Ruby? Was she going gonna be four?

Yes, yes. No, you were here. You had your bunions done. Oh, lovely. How many years? We had a lovely couple of weeks then. Listen, Joni was born. Joni, sorry, Joni was born.

So it was a few months after that, you just had your bunions done. That's right. And then I had all these messages from, Do you not remember? She was around for two weeks, laying on the sofa, bought all magazines, it was the best.

Go on. Like all of you were... She was around for two weeks, laying on the sofa, bought all the magazines, it was the best. Go on. Like all of you were messaging me, are you okay? Hurricane hate... Matthew had just hit hating. I mean, how do you remember? Because then I was like, no, we're all good here. And we were sat by the pool,

and then they start to say, right, the hurricane is coming to us. So I'm like... You're excited. Here it goes. Which is... No, it's not normal behaviour. So then, I swear to you, right, we got out, we're by the pool, it starts going really

dark and I'm like, no, we'll be fine, Jack, it's fine. He's like, no, we need to go now. Everyone's sort of moving, they're moving umbrellas and I'm like, it's a bit of rain. So we stay, people start to disperse and then they're like, no, you should go to your room now. I was like, give it five minutes. It was coming, the rain, then it was heavy, then this rain just came down. dispersed and then they're like no you should go to your room now. I was like give it five minutes coming. The rain then it was heavy then this rain just came down. We're then trying to walk back to the room but you know my flip flops are all slipping. Anyway we get in the room it's really

raining. Was she drunk as well? No so well. Jack's got we've got in room I'm like I'm just gonna go and sit on the balcony. Yeah. I'm gonna read my book, open a little beer. And it was a covered balcony, but sort of like from the top, but had all this. So I've sat down, it was sort of drizzling. I've got so comfortable, I'm really excited. I've sat down, this gush of wind and rain has just wiped me out. I've walked in, I'm like sodden, the beer's gone over. Jack was like, just stay in the hotel room, shut the door. And shut up. And that's what happened.

And then yeah. Did it ruin the holiday? No, it was only for, I think it was like that day. Oh, Josh. And then it was all right. But yeah, I was adamant I wanted to be out there for as long as possible. No, yeah, you're nuts. I just, yeah, weird. Anyway.

There we go. Have you ever been in any? I don't think I have been in any natural disaster. No I've been quite fortunate but then I'm not really well travelled. What? No. It was a hurricane. It wasn't though was it? Hurricane Matthew that hit Haiti it was it was a... You must have just got the tail end, one of those ones. It weren't, she was in a fucking cyclone in Fiji, you know, water up here, and I went in a hurricane. You were having a beer on the balcony.

Oh no, I wasn't. I tried. No, obviously, yes, it didn't hit the Dominican. You didn't take any videos, nothing. Probably, but I think... She's got the tail end. She's got the tail end of it. Oh, don't. One day else you might get lucky.

Oh, no, don't say that. I'm joking. I'm joking. I don't want to be in it. I mean, that's really bad. We know some people though that we're in a shelter. Mexico. That we're in Mexico that had a hurricane. Oh really?

The whole holiday, they were just in a... A week, longer weeks. Was it? Yeah, well of course, because they couldn't leave. It was bad. That's awful, that's awful. We've got a message here for all of us. Hit me. Hello girls, I'm listening to Nats and Isis and you're talking about Nails. And Nails

is my forte. You should be going back and back and back to the same Nail Technician because they know you and they do what you like and they're good at what they do. That is what I do. My clients have been returning to me for like some of them 15 years. Yeah, being a nail shop hoe is risky business. You are right. But find the right tech. I'll come and do them for you if you like. Let me know. It's Vicky by the way and I listen to the pod on the rigs and I really, really want to help you with your nail dilemmas. There's absolutely no need to be schlepping around different nail salons to get the right result. So yeah, if you want to put me in, I can come and do all three of you at once. You let me know.

Cheers girls! Well you ain't got to ask twice. Vicky, get yourself round here. I'm sort these little bad boys out. I mean Maria's nails. No Jo, I did it this morning as well. I opened... Why does... You can't do this. I opened it when I was indoors.

Yeah. So it had loads of stuff. And it locked itself. Just done it here. But when you want it to lock, it doesn't lock. I've gone to open it. Oh my God, how this, how it's bruised, just kidding me. Yeah, I hate that.

It's got a pulse. Yes, exactly that. Well, I, on Saturday, visited another now shop. You've gone back to... Back to old times and they remembered me as well. Ah. The last time we went in there, they were a bit fuming with us. So we didn't go back.

Is that the little one? Yeah. On the side? Oh, risky. But really, really impressed. Look, I agree. You shouldn't move around. And anything else I do, like lashes, I always go to the

same person hair, but it's just something with the nails that I feel, we're just not there, we're just not in a good place. I could completely agree with you. That's her recommendation. But again, this is what I mean. These are disgusting. But this is what I mean. I've gone in there and I've had lovely nows

you've got in there dog shit yeah but I liked old Jess brr yeah he's gone where's he gone and that's where it's all gone because he was mine I went to him for two years maybe a year and a half perfect a little slip here and there, but we can let him off. But now it's all good. So look. Should we see where Vicky lives and if she wants to come and do our nails? Yeah, but just how long do they take? This is the other thing.

We haven't got time. And also now, I'm walking past a nail shop. There's enough of them in where that That if I see a free seat. Where? Where's where? If there's a free seat, I'm going in. Because I haven't got time. I do know.

It's a tough one. Lovely Mellie helped me on Saturday. She had the baby for me. Oh. I was in bed. I couldn't get through to Maria. We were up and out at nine o'clock. Had a lovely walk down the river,

ringing Maria to see if she wanted to join us. Yeah, but she went out with the girls the night before and she had a lay-in, bless her little heart. No, I just, you know, leave me alone, waking me up, literally my mom. You know, you're only laying. Unbelievable. So unbelievable, Geoff. So I just didn't want her to be fuming that we'd left her out, you know.

No, I know, I know. I can't win, I can't win. I would have been, I actually was gutted, I would have liked, that was lovely. Oh, it was such a nice walk. It looked was gutted. That was lovely. It looked lovely. Beautiful weather, got nice coffee. Maria there's a little message here from Pearl in Hull. Pearl. We've done that. Probably, we do it a lot. We do it a lot of friends. I just did one and you all pied me. Oh what one did you do? Through the glass doors. What one's that? When she goes and has a massage.

Oh yeah, the other day you two on your pod, you did something. Oh, Eddie's laugh. I know. It wasn't Russ, it was Eddie. And I was going, is Eddie not Russ? Kat said the same. I had a lovely message from Kat this morning. Honestly, she's so kind. She said, oh, I love your solo pod.

You've done really well, really enjoyed it. She always gives a little bit of feedback each year. She's very good at the old. She's absolutely cracky. It's because she wants to get on it. I know you do. Don't worry, you'll be on soon. For God's sake.

No, Pearl said, absolutely love the way your niece styled your outfit and makeup. You looked amazing. Does she do this for a living? She didn't do the makeup. That was my lovely friend, Sophie, who did my hair and makeup. I'm shit at makeup.

However, I think you could maybe start doing a bit of styling for people, Maria. I'm sure, babes. I've got a full-time job. Two children. I know, but... Little thing on the side, you've got to do it. Oh, yeah, like everything else. Yeah, lovely. Thank you, Pearl. That's very kind. It's not my job, but I'm starting to do a bit now.

It's good. You're very good at it. Thank you. No, yeah, it's like I can. It's easy with you. Don't know. I know you don't know. I know it works well. And that's the thing. You start doing people, you know, a random person that says, style me. Surely, I mean, I saw something actually. It was an ad for like a box that they send you. It's quite a clever idea.

Oh, was Louisa doing it? Oh yeah, it was Louisa. It was lovely Lou, my friend Louisa Lidson. It was, and I just was interested to see so I went through and did it but then you've got to start painting. I didn't want to. Of course. I think I saw that on Dragon's Den years ago. Yeah, there's been loads of things.

I've got friends that have worked in all of that sort of trying to do personal styling. It's hard, it's different when you've got a stylist you have a stylist that knows you, has worked with you a long time they get to know you. Could I have a stylist? Me in it? Come on then. What do you mean? What do you want? I need clothes. Don't we all? Well that's not what I want to hear from us, by the way. Well, I need a brief, Elia. I need the brief. I always help you.

No, you don't. You don't. That is such a bollocks. Well, my holiday's coming up. I need nice holiday clothes. Okay. I'll give you a budget. And they'll add commission on. Yeah, I'll chuck you a score. But no, that's very kind, thank you. I'll bring you

back a bottle of wine. No. Yeah, we've got a few bits coming up, haven't we Nat? Yeah, because I have to do my cover for my book soon, which is exciting. And you're going to have your orange hair for your book? Yes. Nice. So out of order, the hair's gone down really well guys. I love the hair I'm winding you up. It's just because you're going to change back quite quickly, I just know what you're like and then when the book comes out are you going to be like, oh I'm gutted I didn't have my short dark hair. No, no, no, no.

I don't think I'll be changing any time soon. You just moan that you've got to wash it and do it yourself. I know, it's just the washing of it all. Now I know why you get the blow-drys. With the extensions it is quite... Well I've done it myself hence the washing of it all. Now I know why you get the blow dries with the extensions. It is quite... Well, I've done it myself hence why it looks like this. Well, much a difference. Is it much of a difference?

I feel it's just more time consuming. Yeah, of course, because you've got a load more hair in it as well. Hopefully then she'll do it, take a bit more care and attention when you do it. It doesn't look that way, does it? What is happening? No, nothing. I've just not washed it since Friday. Alright, be fine. Let's wash it. But did you do it on Friday yourself?

I'll do it for you. Yeah, Sophie did it. Oh, fine, sorry. You wash it. Did she do it herself? Sorry, I was confused. You wash it and I'll do it for you. What, now? I've only got my hot brush.

That's fine. We'll wash it out. You can just go over it or something. Thank you. See, I don't know what I do with these girls. One's styling, one's helping. They do help me. I hope you help me when I'm old. We'll see. Depends how busy we are, how many kids knocking about

and all that. That's true. What's this twin thing you keep going on about, banging on about? Let's talk about that. She's obsessed. What do you mean? You keep talking about it.

She wants twins. You want twins. You have always wanted twins though. No, but maybe that's why it's just coming up because I've said about it. Why do you keep talking about it? I have always wanted twins though. No, but maybe that's why it's just coming up because I've said about it. Why do you keep talking about it? I don't talk about it. We've spoken about it before. She's manifesting.

She definitely wants twins next. I just proved to you. I just showed that to you. That's because it knows what you're talking about. I have not mentioned it for... Sorry, and shall we explain what keeps coming up on your phone? Oh, just one of those things like, this person reading this is going to have twins or give this lady twins. I need to read it and say it's going to give me a million pounds or something.

How do I do that? Talking of money, I did a little interview for the Times, which was all about... It was a Q&A. Lots of people do it every week. And it just... When did you buy your first house? What do you... Do you save? Do you have a credit card? That sort of stuff. So I did this little

Q&A, a little bit of promotion for my new documentary for Channel 4, whatever. But then when the headline comes out, it just says something along the lines of what's the point of saving you could get run over tomorrow? And it just annoys me when you do an interview and then one thing's taken out. Well, it's out of context. Out of context. How long have you been in this industry? And it just annoys me when you do an interview and then one thing's taken out. Well it's out of context. Out of context. How long have you been in this industry?

No, I know it's always going to happen when you do interviews. But also if that is your opinion, why does it matter? Because that is very true, what you've just said. No, I know, I know. I just feel that it can come across possibly a little bit inconsiderate. And that you're very blasé about it and I'm not. I'm personally, I've always said it and always will, with money, I don't hold onto it very well. I don't see it as an importance.

I've been very, very lucky and I know that. So I'm very, very lucky, very, very grateful. But you're talking saving. I think again, no matter, very, very grateful. But you're talking saving. I think, again, what you're no matter what you have. Yeah. It's all relative. So if you've got £10 or £100, yes, it's about you're going to save that £10 or go and spend it or save that £100 or spend it. Yeah. What I'm saying is, is it relative to you?

I agree. So that isn't your savings. Someone's savings could be £500. Someone's savings could be £50 grand. But you're going to spend that on the things that are relative to you're saving, someone's savings could be £500, someone's savings could be £50,000. Yes. But you're going to spend that on the things that are relative to you. Yes, that's true. So, what's... Some people don't earn enough to be able to save.

That's what I'm saying. That's the issue. Yes. There's some people that can just about feed themselves with the week. Yes. No. Some people can't physically save. I see people paying rent, like people paying rent in London or they can't physically save. I see people paying rent, like people paying rent in London or

they can't physically save. No of course, no, but that's a different, a whole different subject. But that's what I was saying. Right, that's what you mean. I was saying I didn't want to come across insensitive because some people just can't save. Some people can't save, people don't want to be renting and paying someone else's mortgage but people can't physically save up a deposit.

Absolutely. Some people can't have like a few grand in the bank for a buffer for when the tire bursts or your boiler goes. Or the amount of people I've spoken to this year where they're like, fucking hell, that's getting someone from work had to get a new boiler. That's all month. When those surprises come out was the woodwork.

Even with me, last month, I did dentist, opticians. I can't tell you how much I spent. Yeah. And I'm like, that's, all right, maybe I didn't need to see the hygienist, but I do need to see the hygienist. But it, you know. Well, you don't.

Well, no, but it's your teeth are important. It's health, it's still health, isn't it? But you've got to pay for that and it's a lot of money. My eyes, contacts and the glasses, I wouldn't have done it, didn't realise how expensive it was. Went to pick them up, she told me how much, I was like, sorry?

But ordered them, it was done. They get you at it, didn't they? Oh, you got a new contact test, you're like, it's like 100 different tests. Yeah, no, it's... That's a lot of money. It is a lot it's... That's a lot of money, Charlie. It is a lot of money. It is a lot of money.

But also, I do think if you are someone that is or can save, it's important to have that bit of money, but you've got to enjoy it as well. I do agree with that. You have, but... If you've got that sitting there, I think you should be able to go and enjoy it while you're here and...

I just don't under... I't... That's my thing. Personally for me, I don't understand why... I don't know why you would have a copious amount of money in the bank and not want to spend it and enjoy it and see people enjoy it. I just don't get it. That's just me. Yeah and some people would say they don't get it and they would say they like it. They would say that they're saving it for a reason, that they've got it all worked out, that they're going to give it to people at a certain time. Do you know what I mean? I don't completely get it. Yeah but we're talking about, that's quite extreme what we're talking about.

I mean we're talking about even just having, some people can't even just have a few grand saved. Even holidays, I went on holiday, I used my savings. That's what, you know, and again, that killed me to do that. Those people do. Yeah, but that's what I mean. And then that's why I wasn't being moany or I went to Dubai and it was no sun. But for me, that took me a long time to save that.

Of course. To get to sort of fucking holiday and then you're not even getting the, do you know what I mean? Yeah. So there's some people, you know, like, Disney's and all of that, I wanna do all of that. Of course. To get to sort of fucking holiday and then you're not even getting the stuff, do you know what I mean? Yeah. So there's some people you know like Disney's and all of that, I want to do all of that. That's going to take years to save up for. Of course. It's thousands and thousands of pounds. Especially if you go Disneyland Paris and Ruby wants a bell dress because that'll be about 400 euros. Can you imagine? So nice for a bowl of chips, whatever you do because you won't be able to find one. You can get a croque-mange-chort though for 180 quid.

Or a burger that's in a croissant. Do you remember that burger? That place is actually a disgrace. Real disgrace. I want to go though, next year maybe. Yeah, I'll come. Should we do it again with all the kids now? It would be great. It would be great. Shall we do it again with all the kids now? It would be great. It would be great. It would be great.

We should. It's my 40th next year. Do you want to go to Disneyland Paris? No I fucking do not. She just realised what she was saying there. We can get matching t-shirts with our names on them. Ro Ro's 40. Maria Turnpult.

With our Minnie Mouse ears on. People do do that. There's a lot of people. That's why I'm saying it. What about people going on their honeymoon? A lot. People get married there. Yes.

It's a lot. Florida? Different. I get. What, Disney? No, because you're not just doing Disney. No, I'm talking about adults on their own with no children who like to go to Disneyland. Adult Disney fans.

Okay, but hang on a second. Are you talking Disneyland? Because you've not been to Florida. There love Disney fans. Okay but hang on a second are you talking Disneyland because you've not been to Florida there's different parks so you just need to understand. I'm talking about two adults who want to go to theme parks on holiday. Or like on their own just going to like a date in Orton Towers. Well I think that's dependent. Me and Jack went to Orton Towers like six years ago, stayed up there, it was great. It's fun. No, that's weird, you're weird.

I'm saying that, I'm just... Somewhere like Florida, you is beautiful. You could go there for two weeks and you could just go to... You'd be like, oh, should we just go to Universal Studios for the day? Zepcott, Sylving? I don't know. No, I know, but it's grown-ups walking around Disneyland. I think that's what we're getting at.

Disneyland. Disney. With the characters. Having a photo with the characters. Character breakfast. Two adults in their 30s. Excited over Donald Duck. That's what I'm talking about. Yeah, okay. Fair enough. That's sweet. I fucking loved it. I mean, we got so... Oh, it was great. Oh, let me have a photo with Minnie. I have to say that I got really excited to see the characters. I did.

I don't think you can help it once you get sucked into it. And the old... Remember the... One thing I will say about that hotel, the hotel at Disneyland Paris... That was awful. No, no, no. The one thing was the madeleines in the morning. Oh, they were good. How unbelievable were they?

They were fresh, they were warm, oh they were so buttery. The Fox have got some of them in at the moment on a Saturday morning. Delicious. That is funny. That is funny. But yeah, we should look into that. I really would like to go. Yeah, let's do it. We'll have a look into it. If there's anybody from the PR department, we love it. We give it great press. So please get in touch. They have done it all up though. Remember when we left they said yeah we're doing it all up. I hope so because it looked like a fucking old people's home when we went. I couldn't believe the decor.

No they said we're refurbing it. As soon as you leave we're starting to refurb. And then do you remember we went to that little room to watch the fireworks because they were on at like fucking two o'clock in the morning when you go with the tiny children. I do remember. Really bizarre why it's so late. Kids are like, I just want to go to sleep. No, you're fucking watching the fireworks. And we went in our pajamas and robes

and they wouldn't let us go in. That's right. But it was like 11 o'clock at night. Stupid. And the swimming pool, I have nightmares about that. That was like motherland. It really, really was. That gave me the heezy genies.

I reckon if an inspector walked in, that would have been shut down. Closed. We would have all been leaving. Closed. It was small. I remember it being quite small. It was small, it was dark. It was hot.

And it was dirty. Children upon children upon children. It was awful. Yeah, nah. But we had a really lovely weekend there didn't we? No we did have a great time. We ate like kings. And all we said was let's just go to McDonald's because you can't go wrong

and we couldn't find the thing we looked everywhere then we found this steakhouse we was like we'll just eat here all full. We were like 50 euros for a burger. Come out of there. It's hot out the biggest McDonald's you've ever seen. steakhouse we were just like, we'll just eat here, all full. We were like, 50 euros for a burger. Come out there. Walked out the Beek's McDonald's you've ever seen. Yeah, yeah. I think the best night was when we went to the sports bar

and had hot dog and some chips. Oh yeah, we met that lovely guy. We watched the football. Yes, Liverpool. Liverpool. Oh, that was great. That was fun. And the buffet we said,

because we actually had some vegetable, they were like some cruder days, and we were like, give us the celery, give us cucumber. You can't survive on ham and cheese toasties. Or what about when we thought we'd go posh one night and thought let's eat in the really lovely restaurant. It was really bad. And I got like some sort of prawn, I think I got lobster. It was disgusting. Trust her having the lobster. Mine wasn't cooked and I said I'm pregnant. I said I can't eat that. It was so bad. But we got on fast track because this one was preggers.

That's true. No, we didn't. I didn't mean that. We didn't know. I didn't mean that. We'd spoken about this before and someone messaged me to say, you fucked up. You could have got fast track because I was pregnant.

We said, I just sat there. I can't go on anyway. Could have done. So yeah. Anyway, all I wanted to say was- Oh, sorry about money, yeah. Just wanted to say that you could die tomorrow and you should enjoy your money a little bit.

That was it. I know, but also you should save. Should I do? Yeah, no, everyone like, it's good to save. It's good to be sensible. It's good to be on top of it. We can't be frivolous at that age. And I don't think they, well, they must not do it anymore.

On Barclays, you used to be able to have jars. Yes. You loved a jar, didn't you? I loved a jar. Because you could do, so I had one jar, I'd sort of three different jars and one I'd do like a five for a week, one I'd do 20 quid a month, one I'd do a tenner every other week. So you could save up for Christmas. And they'd just be different jars.

And I thought, and you didn't really see, you know, a small one that had like a couple of quid in, so you didn't really see them. Well, it's great. I know lots of people who do Christmas clubs. Oh my God, that to me is unbelievable. I know a couple of girls that do it. Christmas clubs, they start now.

Whatever they want, seven pounds a week or four pounds. Actually, this isn't online. This is... No, this is cash. So someone has your, it pounds a week or four pounds. Actually, this isn't online. This is cash. So someone has your, it's a Christmas club. You give the money to the person. So say you had three mums at the school. You said, should we do a Christmas club? You get the money out, goes in an envelope

and it's each week. They do it at the labor club. I just do it myself. No, but you might, the point is you might dip into it if you need it. So that's what I liked about as the rewards. As theda Awards I can't remember, it's not like club card they don't last as long you have to use them quite quickly but you could put them into a Christmas pot which means you can't touch it but they can come Christmas period. So you can get all your drinks. So I did that last year. I always do that with my boots advantage points. Holiday stuff. I always...

What are you looking at? Holiday stuff. Sorry, I just got excited because I used to do that and I'd go and get my sun creams at my holiday shop and that would always pay for... No no Christmas. Oh. So I save mine until Christmas time. What you buying? Bits and pieces for Eliza. But you know what I don't like about that is you can't use, so say you've got a hundred quid on your boots and you spend a hundred fifty quid. Yeah. You can't use it. You can't do part, part. It has to be the whole amount. That's

annoying. That's stupid isn't it? No, because with Nectar you can do part and part. Yeah, but you should be able to. I'm really interested in about Nectar. I've never used my Nectar points. How do I look at them? How do I know? When you do your pay as you do, what do you call it? Help me. Scan and shop. Scan and shop. At the end it will say how do you want to pay and it will say Nectar card. And I can just pay? Yes.

I mean I've never used it so I should have a lot on there. You should have loads on there. I'm going to have a look. Can I look on the app or something? Possibly. I don't know. I haven't got the app. What about Monzo? Have you ever used that? No. No, me neither.

What is it? I don't know. It's like, have a card. It's a card. Like a card that you... So some people, what they do is they'll get paid. Yeah. They'll have a Monzo card. They'll transfer say 500 quid on the Monzo and that's what they want to spend that month on. Oh, okay.

Yeah, that's your... And also, yeah, and also I think you can use it abroad and you don't get charged and stuff. Oh, okay. A bit like a credit card. I don't really get that though because I don't get charged abroad on my card. Well, you must do because I said that and someone said you do. But I don't know. But yeah, credit card, well, yeah, but you don't pay it off.

It's not credit. It's like anything, isn't it? I think if you've got the time to look into these things, there's probably lots of little things. I mean, listen, just got to go to Martin Lewis. He knows all the tricks, doesn't he? Yeah, I like that jar thing. Barkley should bring that back.

Yeah, it was a real shame, but like, ping it. Cause we could set up like a Disney jar. We could set up whatever jar you like. But how? How'd you do that? You just I've got like an everyday saver. That's exactly what I use. But I don't know if that's still a thing. Yeah but that's good I wonder if there must be something out there. It's not an I say you just want to have you know it's like having a piggy bank. Exactly yeah. Yeah really good. I feel like there is something but I bet you get charged. Yeah, probably. Let us know anyone, but yeah. It's good, but yeah.

No, it's good to be on top of things and don't bury your head in the sand. Yes. It's the biggest thing. And credit cards are important. They're good to build up, obviously, your credit, but pay it off every month. Don't start going into interest. No, I don't. Don't have any.

I had an M&S one. Like a bank card. Yeah, and you can get like, I had a Virgin one once, that was good, because you get all your points. Yeah. If you know, like, your interest-free ones. No, a friend of mine said about, what card was it?

She mentioned a card, a friend of mine, and she said, if you start traveling more, because she couldn't believe I'd put to holiday abroad, she was all excited because she goes away a lot, a bit like you, else. And she said, I use this card. I don't know how I write that. I use, no, you love a holiday, didn't you? I use this card and whenever I book all my

holidays with it, then I get points. And she said, I get sometimes two seats free on my next holiday. So if you know- Yeah, but you should be, if you're, yeah, you absolutely should do that. We do that for like the avios points and stuff. But we're obsessed with premium bonds because the savings, savings accounts now, you're not getting much interest. No. I'm not obsessed because I never win on them.

Do you not? Mark loves the premium bonds. They're so good. Yeah. I'll never win these. every fourth of the month. Well, I've won 25, 75, 50, 100. I'm like nothing again. I haven't got any. I spent all mine.

Even if you win like 25 pound a month, it's more than, well, depending on what you've got. But obviously the more you've got in there, the more chances are you might win more. Yeah, yeah. Alfie, it's been smashing it. Well, it's numbers, isn't it? It's all based on your numbers.

Oh, it's good. It's a lot. What do you mean? Yeah. But you buy bulk of numbers. Yes on your numbers. Oh, it's good. What do you mean? Yeah, but you buy a bulk of numbers. Yes, yeah. Oh no, it's really good. But they might reinvest all the time, so what's that new you buy? Yeah, not really good. That's another good thing. And it's free money if you win and it's a bit of a buzz, isn't

it? Well, it's lovely and you're saving your money and it's somewhere safe, isn't it? Exactly. Which is good. Yeah. Oh, I feel like we've been very adult this afternoon. We have our moments. Oh that's nice.

I just snotted, sorry. What, um, oh. Sorry quickly. I didn't mean to. Could we just mention about Charlotte who messaged. Of course. She goes, her children go to my children's school. I did post about it on Nats Nieces and her Instagram is, I fucking told you so her Instagram is I fucking told you so but

it's IFKN told you so. Yeah she's just turned 36 and found out she's got cervical cancer obviously now she's going through her treatment but yeah just wanted to raise awareness and support and obviously we send her lots of love. Love you Charlotte. Yeah wishing her all the best. Wish you all the best Charlotte. That's hard. Very, very heartbreaking and hard. Hard start to the year. Very much so. And obviously me and Nat shared one as well

for lovely Lauren. Lovely Lauren. And you know I think Nat you obviously, you know our platform isn't as big but still having even 6,500 followers. It really helps. Getting a message like that, like I'm reading that last night,

I just thought if we can just post that and it reaches half of those people. Well it doesn't matter if two people put a pound into that, you've done something. And that is one of the main things I love about having a profile, that you can help people and it costs nothing. You just post, it takes me 30 seconds to do and they were so grateful about it. And that lady's obviously not got long to live.

And her lovely friend, you know, Emma, that's doing this for her. You know, even that going out, she's so grateful. And they must be going through such an awful time. So sending all our love to you all. Yeah. And even just hearing like, listeners say, how much should we make a difference, brighten up their day. It's like we're doing, we're just sitting here chatting, rubbish. We are, but-

Or even not, but you know, it's just lovely that everyone- It's company for people. They see us as friends, and some people haven't got loads of friends. Some people are on their own. Some people are, or some people are having really tough times and actually listening to us nagging away and having a laugh just lifts them up.

Well I try and like when I've listened to podcasts and how it's made me feel or helped me through situations it's just yeah it's obviously how I can relate to that so it's really nice to know that we're having that impact. On a lighter note do you want to hear something funny? Depends what it is. So you know my unit I bought for the bathroom. Oh do you know what I I bought for the bathroom. Do you know what?

I thought we were gonna end on a really adult note. What's happened? Oh, so I told you to get this unit, didn't I? That one you showed me. Yeah. So. What is it for? The bathroom.

Right. So the uncles come around Saturday morning to put it together for me. Yeah. Two hours they had done, they couldn't do it. around Saturday morning to put it together for me. Yeah. Two hours they had done, they couldn't do it. Right. Two hours it took them and I was gonna try and do it myself.

Oh, can Jack bring some tools so I can put it together? Oh yeah, sure. Ha ha ha. The boys go, I say I'll do a permit for the car, an hour, it will only be an hour. An hour later they're still looking at it, still just looking at instructions as a show, putting another hour on the car. Said yeah, I'll put another hour.

I picked up Ruby from drama, got back home. I said where's the unit? They packed it all up in the box. He said I'm taking it home. I'll do it at home and then I'll bring it round how they got on I don't know he just text me saying Mazza you know those brown round stickers they come with the unit so there were these stickers flying about so I'm saying it Alfie are these from your Lego and Alfie's like no mummy I don't think so and the boys are like no it must

be from your Lego it's not it's for the unit oh my. How are they going to get the unit to yours? Oh, Eddie, I don't know. Yeah, once it's built, is it not quite large? Let them get on with it. Bless them, you're very lucky. If it's not that large, then it's going back, so they'll have to take it all apart. Very good. I can see him now wandering,

like doing the walk from Hoddeston to where? On the bike. Yeah. Get it on the bike, honestly. No, they'll get it in the car. These things are not easy, though. It is crazy stuff, but yeah. Jenny, can I just say Mark's sister.

That's why you go to Ikea though. No, but Mark's sister is unbelievable. I remember buying Joni a wooden kitchen that came completely flat packed. She just gets the tools, gets the thing out. I just think, wow. Yeah, it's great. I mean, I speak about this all the time and people, I'm just not that way inclined,

but there are a lot of people who are very good with this sort of stuff. I can't imagine you sitting there doing Lego or anything. I like Lego. But you can do it? Yeah, I like Lego. Interesting. Yeah, I did the Friends Cafe in lockdown.

That was quite a difficult one. I'm good at Lego. I love doing the Lego with Alfie. It's very mindful. We did the Mario, What did we do? I don't know, but he just smashes it out on his own now. He doesn't even really need me, which is a shame. Yeah, it's good.

Joanie loves it as well. We spoke about this last time, but yeah, I'm going to have to get shelves because it's what you do with it all. Oh, I think you should smash it up, put it in the box and then go on. Oh no. Yeah, and then do it again. No, not you do it again. You get to play with them.

Oh, and if he plays with them, yeah, I mean, it's a nightmare. I've got one out there in the hallway. She's, they play with him for five minutes. I can't wait to do Lego. That is great. I want to try and get some shelves and he can have them in his room, can't he? Yeah, good idea. We should get our Lego down.

Our Lego down. From the loft. Why? Because it was so good. Yeah, it was the pits. I remember taking that drawstring bag with me to friends' houses, going to Michaela's house, sitting down and doing the Lego. Like a JD's pom-pom.

And it is the worst thing. No, it was like black with red on it. But I'd love to see the things that we used to sell. That's the toilet. It weren't. It was just a little round. I know. Yeah, we were imaginative, but I don't know where all that Lego come from. It was just like... Mark's got boxes of Lego, and Joni will have the box of Lego with all the bits. And just make it up.

And make it up. Yeah, but that's what we did. That's what I mean. Now, you're actually buying, oh, this, make this house, mate. I know. We used to make the houses. Make the houses. Make the presents, as I said here.

Oh, you beat me to it. There you go. Right, we better go. Right, I've got to go and sort your barnet out, don't I? I need to go and do some work. You do some work. Yeah, can you have a go at the barnet? Yeah, we'll have a look.

And maybe you could just have a quick look at what I'm wearing. Cheers. Love you. Bye. Love you, bye. Hi, this is Chris McCorsland. 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 here 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?

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