Single Ladies In Your Area - Dating In The Workplace

Episode Date: January 11, 2026

This week Amy and Harriet discuss the pros and cons of sh*tting where you eat AKA dating in the workplace. Isn’t it better to have your career in common? Is it awkward being your partner's boss? Or is spending too much time with a partner akin to spending too long in a rat-infested house?Single Ladies are recording a special LIVE edition of the podcast on Saturday 13 September as part of the London Podcast Festival! For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at [e-mail] Single Ladies In Your Area on Instagram @singleladiespodRecorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oh, hello, this is Harriet Kemsley, and I'm very excited to be back on tour around the UK with my new show, Flusi. As listeners of the podcast will know, I am really trying my best to be a bit of a flusie, but it's not going particularly well. The dates are on sale now. It's going to be autumn 2026. For tickets and information, head to plosive.com.com. Hello, I'm Amy Gledhill. And I'm Harriet Kemsley. We're both single and in our 30s. And we've found ourselves back on the dating scene And the landscape has changed Everyone has settled down But we're back out there

And we're desperately trying to figure out What the hell we should be doing So we're going to speak to experts Chat about dates we've been on If we managed to get any And share your tips and horror stories So we all feel less alone We might even get our exes on

Yeah, we'll see about that This is Single Ladies in Your Area Hello baby Hello baby Hello Oh, single ladies. Single ladies and babies.

Nice to be here. Nice to be here. It is, isn't it? It is. It is. It is. We're getting out there. We're doing things.

Yeah. Well, this week we're going to talk about working with a partner or fancying someone at work. It's dating and it's work. It's dwerp. Dwork. Dark. Dark. Dark.

Dwork, dwegg, dwegg, dweck. Okay. You look in pain. Is that not? Why are you in pain? I thought that's what you had to do. You don't have to do that. Okay, yeah.

Have you fallen for a colleague? Yeah, all the time. Oh yeah, that was a stupid question. Of course I have. If I'm in proximity with anyone for more than 35 minutes, I'm like, right, So obviously we're in love. Okay, so we're in love to what happens now. That's just what happens.

It's not me. It's my brain. There's some sort of short-circuiting loop that goes on where it's like, attach, claws in, I'm in love. I'll leave work. I'll never think about them again. But there was once, there was once,

so I was going out with someone, and it's when I lived in Hull, and then I, well, we're sort of seeing each other. Then I moved to London and then we were sort of doing it long distance, which I didn't think we would. And it was going really well. And then he was like, oh, I'll move to London. And I was like, yeah, that would be great.

Because then we can split the rent. And it was so expensive. That's hard. We was just in one room. And it was a living room. So there was Sophie Hagen, who we've had on the pod, comedian Larry Dean. Oh, the Streatham House.

The Streatham House. Oh, God, the other Streatham House. I was been the one that, believe it or not, was actually worse than that. one, but yeah. You were in the unacceptable one. Yeah. I was in the one that was real, real bad.

Yeah. But not a patch on what you had to do with. Mine, I had a cat, and I couldn't move the cat in because I didn't deem it hospitable for animals. That's how bad it was. Well, mine, I moved my boyfriend in. So we could split the rent of the living room

that I was living in. And if you're thinking, hey, a living room could be a bedroom. Yeah, sure. But this was the shape of a living room. It had a dining table in it, which we didn't know where to put it. So my bedroom had a dining table in six chairs and then a little bed in the corner.

Don't worry about it. It was fine. Was the bed full of rats? Yeah, it turns out when we moved out and we moved the bed, there was a rat's nest. Let's not worry about any of that. Wait, what? Yeah. It was, I mean, it was grim, but I was paying half the rain.

There was a rat's nest? Mm-hmm. In the bed? In the bed. Amy, I'm going to be sick. Was there actual rats running around? Yeah. What?

Yeah. Did you not see a rat? No. I never saw one. So I actually can't relate to you here. So the first place, me and my ex-husband brought together, we tried to buy a place for three years. And we couldn't, everywhere we tried to buy,

something would go wrong. It was just like, it was just chaos. We eventually found someone. It was like, going to be our home. It was so exciting. We moved in the pandemic. We moved in. There was a weird smell.

And we were like, oh, you know, that must just be because, you know, we've got a bit of a fix wrapper. That's why we could afford it. A bit of a smell. We're just going to have to get down to work. So we got down. to work, you know, I was on packing boxes. He was like just tearing out cupboards at the back,

but that's kind of where the smell was coming from, the smell was getting stronger, I would say, which was when then suddenly I heard like a crash and then Bobby say, Harriet, don't come in here, like in a voice that I knew was him trying to let me know not to come in and alert me so something was happening as I immediately went in.

Of course. And there was the biggest pile of rat shit you've ever seen in your life. I don't know if you've seen a pile of rat ship, but this was bigger. It was fucking nuts. And he was like, maybe it's mouse shit. And I was like, I've lived in London for 10 years. I know what mouse shit looks like. This is not mouth shit.

And then a rat ran out. It ran over his foot. It ran out the front door. An old woman walking past went, that was a rat. And we like, I didn't need you to tell us that. And then you might think, oh, great, the rat left. Now you can live in peace. No, no, no.

That was the rat mother. What happened when the rat mother left was that all the wrapped babies woke up. The walls, I cannot describe to you, started screaming. My cat was clinging to me. Like, it literally jumped me, and it was clinging to me in fear. We were, like, hugging each other. And the walls were screaming.

Rat babies were screaming in the walls. It was like a horror film. It was like dark. It was a pandemic. And we were like, what are we going to fucking do this? Like a lockdown, we don't know what to do. And we've just moved into our first home. I mean, maybe this was like,

a sign that divorce was coming. You could say that. You could say that. Oh yeah, when the walls were screaming. I don't think that's necessarily a good, man. And Bobby had opened a drawer, and in the drawer there was a sign saying, leave drawer open for rat wrangling. And rat wrangling, if you've never had to Google this, I'm thrilled for you.

Rat wrangling is a way that you can live apparently harmoniously amongst rats. So I do not know what was happening in this household. I don't understand. But I think that maybe they were, it just, It's a thing that got out of hand. It was just, it was so, we had to flee. Basically, we had to take the cat and flee, and we had to move in with Rosie and Red Richardson, like, 10 days into there.

Oh, God. Because it was just so bad. And then we found a man who was amazing. And he, like, gets inside the mind of a rat. Yeah. And he, like, jumps down. Rose Johnson recommended him because she once, a rat went through her front door and then got trapped in her house and couldn't leave.

And they'd just be sat there and he'd be trying to get out. He couldn't find the way out again. And this man was amazing and he like went out and we've moved back in. We never saw another rat. It's all good. And all the neighbours were like, we've never had a rat.

We don't know what has happened. We don't know if she's moved rats. Like it was just, I don't know what happened. But it was, it was so bad. That's so many rats. And so I'm,

I cannot believe you had a rat nest. Like that just makes me so upset. But I didn't know about it until up until we left. And then I was like, holy fuck. I was so scared. And we had like, we couldn't like leave rubbish in the bin because we knew the stuff in the kitchen

and I was like yeah but that's the kitchen I'm the living room which was yeah connected to the kitchen with a hatch like I couldn't be closed it to the kitchen but in my head I was like yeah rats rats they'd be fucking in my bed I slept on some fucking rats it's so good that we

are putting our standards higher they couldn't be lower they couldn't be lower they couldn't be lower Oh God, I hate rat. I hate rats. I did have pet rats, which is confusing, because I'm so scared of rats in the wild. Are you kidding me?

No. You were the original rat wrangler. I was a rat rangler. You lived harmoniously amongst rats. No, not harmoniously. I was still terrified of them in a way. Why did you have them? Because I want a dog, Harriet.

We've talked about this, but I can't get a dog, and I thought a rat would be big and like a dog. This is such a good metaphor for your love life. This is a perfect moment. metaphor. You want a dog but you accept a rat and you don't even like the rat. And I'm still allergic to the rat. You're allergic to the rat.

You're raising the rat. You're loving the rat. But what you really want is a dog but you just rather than just wait for a dog or accept a dog and think you deserve a dog, you accept a fucking rat. Yeah. That's so true. And I got

two rats from pets at home or pets for you, one of them. And one of them had really big balls And one of them didn't And I didn't know which one was like abnormal Because we're both boys But one of them honestly is balls Like you, I can't express to you

Because it was like a baby rat There was as big as its body It was mainly balls It was balls with a tail and a face right And then the other one, no balls And I was like, what the fuck is going on here? So I took them back And I was like, listen buddy

You're giving me two male rams but one of them has huge balls and one of them doesn't, which one's abnormal? And they were like, no, no, that's fine. Like the other one, the balls sometimes come out a bit later. Like, they're both fine. And I was like, okay, took them home.

Weeks go by. I take them back again. This one still has no balls. It's like, no, it's fine, it's fine, it's fine. Take it back a third time because the one with no balls is pregnant. And they were like, oh, right, yeah, no, that one's a girl.

and I was like, no shit, really. And I was like, well, what do I do? I said, I'm already struggling with two rats. I don't want one right if I'm fully honest. And now I've got... But why did you get them? Because I'm hog. This is more, this problem is more serious than I thought it was.

This is, I know. Jesus Christ. But then I had to give the boy one back and keep the pregnant one because we're like, we can't take a pregnant one back into the shop. So I was like... She had her babies. Yeah. So then I had a, I then had little rat babies.

How many? Just two. She only, she only had two. And then you had three rats? Then one of them was a boy. And I was like, this is a cycle that's going to go on for the rest of my life. So then I gave the boy to my boyfriend at the time you didn't want a rat. He had it in his student hall's bedroom, which was so small.

And it just meant that the whole place fucking stank. But I couldn't complain about it because I'd made him have this rat. and the rat that I had to give back with the big balls obviously I'd like named it and stuff and they were like, what's its name? Because if you've been like calling it, like might know its name a bit, what's its name? And it was called Clive Anderson.

And I didn't know what to say to them. So I was like, I just remember them going, what's he called? And I was like, posing, trying to think of like literally any other name that you could call a rat. And there was just this like pause. And they went, what's he called? And I went, Clive Anderson.

But the way I said it. It was like almost like I was angry, but I was like trying to think of any of the name. And I was like, come on, what could a rat, rat spotty, doggy? I can't have any of that. What was it called? And I was like, Clive Anderson. It's like, you're obsessed with Clive Anderson. Yeah, like, you're my Clive Anderson.

And then I was like, we'll just put Clive. I was like, just put Clive then. Yeah, that's totally fine. It's a match. Getting back to what we were originally talking about before. But it does all apply because this is, I was in a relationship with somebody that I worked with. Yes. Who was a colleague.

I was married to a colleague. You were married to a colleague. We were married for... I didn't know what I'd feel like what I'd want to talk show. We were married for about... Yeah, just over six years. But we were together for, yeah, over a decade. And it...

At that time in my life, like comedy was such a huge part of my life. There wasn't really spaced for anything outside of it. Yeah. And so the only relationship I could have had, I think, would have been with a comic who understood the... the patterns of it, the only time we'd see each other would be at night, you know, after a gig. Like vampires.

Yeah. Yeah. I think there's some real positives to anyone going out with someone in their same profession. Because it's just so, like obviously you're going to be interested in your profession. And even if you're not, even if you're just doing a job that you're hit, you still want to talk about it. And if someone really gets it, that's great to go home and be like, oh. It's like, obviously, comedy is a very niche. job but to go home and be like, oh, this happened at a gig and for them to go, oh, fuck,

that's happened to me. That's amazing. It's also really good to be like, hey, I'm going away for the entire month of August and then be like, yeah, of course, me too. Rather than being like, hey, I'm going away for a month to Scotland to make no money. And then I guess if you weren't in comedy, you'd be a bit like, well, that sounds shit. Like, don't do that. Yeah, but I think the thing I've realised now is that I want somebody that has a similar passion.

Like it doesn't even have to be a job. Like it could just be like a hobby that they really like. Just like something they're really invested in and they really love. But not the same thing. Yes. In a different field, I think. So you both have that kind of like slightly obsessive maybe thing, but with a different.

Yeah, that would be. Just a slightly different thing. That's a good thing. Like even it could be in the same industry, but not the exact same job. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. But it was really like, I mean, when it was good, it was brilliant because we worked together. We made a whole like, I mean, this is a story for another time,

but a whole TV series. series together about our wedding. And so it's called Bobby and Harriet Get Married. It was one of the best, worst, most chaotic moments of my life. We got the commission for the show seven weeks before the wedding. And we were writing, creating, filming it and planning a wedding. And it was just a very intense time in my life. But when it was great and when we kind of meshed creatively, it was amazing.

And even doing something like we've written other scripts together and even doing like roast battle together, which to a lot of people, especially Ladd Bible, they would say that is not a good healthy thing for a couple to do. I don't know if people are listening to know what Rose Battle is. It's basically it's more of a kind of American format, but they did it over here on Comedy Central where two comics make kind of the worst jokes you can make about each other

to each other. And so as a married couple, you'd think how awful. I found it very freeing because we were making jokes about the things that maybe you had shame in or you were trying to hide. And I like sharing things because when I was younger, I was so embarrassed and so ashamed of so many things. And so if somebody you love makes a joke about it and they still love you, like that is so free. That's great. Can you remember any of the jokes? Yeah.

I won because mine actually were meaner. But I can't repeat it. I actually can't repeat it. You find it online if you really want to see it. And people have because they mention it when they see me. But we worked on it together. So some of the jokes that he's making about me, like I wrote it and vice versa.

Like, you know, you act like it's off the cuff, but it was a thing that and you know each other's lines. And I worked backstage on it, like doing interviews for like the behind the scenes and stuff on other episodes. And it was so interesting watching them because the ones where there was like the most love were the best ones because you could see somebody like laughing being like oh I feel so seen like it's like so embarrassing but like oh my god you see me and you love me like this is such a like those are the wonderful ones the ones that

are awful it's when it's two people that don't really know each other or like clearly like like like each other like each other that much and then one person will say something and you can see the realization in the other person's face of oh my god everyone thinks this about me and they don't like me and then they just would switch to like a forced grin and like that was that was horrific. But I think when you are working with somebody that you, you love so well, you can get into such a flow. Like you know each other so well. You know each other's voice. You can work well together. But then the other thing that comes with that is the arguments. You know, there's not respect for your colleagues. Yes. Yeah. You can go to 100 very quickly. Yes. It's like when someone

you know, you know, when you're a bit like, you know, sometimes you need that like authority. You need that like then boundaries that you have with strangers or professional people or just colleagues where you don't just go like, what are you talking about? You can be like, excuse me, I don't understand. Yeah, we also had an episode on Bobby and Harriet where I teach him to drive. Okay. Yeah, that was, I think it's, yeah. Being up to much this weekend. Oh.

So have you worked closely with somebody that? Oh, yeah. So the guy that moved into the rats next. who needed a job. And I was working in an office at the time, in a box office. And I don't know he started working there like a few months. And he was like, can you get me a job? And I was like, yeah, I'll ask.

Didn't think this through like at all. Got him a job. So then we was like living together in the living room and then traveling to work together and then working together in a basement office and then traveling back together and then just sitting in the living room together. We've not been going out like that long.

He's a lovely guy. Like, he was really, really nice. But it's a, like, it's a real, real lot to put on someone. And then I got promoted and became his boss. I would love to see you as a boss. I was the worst boss of all time. With boundaries, I can't imagine you saying no to somebody. I can imagine you maybe begging them and saying,

please don't, no, don't. Please don't take your lunch break. Now we aren't going to have any stuff. And I'm saying, I am going to. And you go, okay. Yeah, I, that's it. I was, I'm not a boss, it turns out. You are in other areas.

Oh, yes. But not, I cannot run a team unless, unless they are my friends and they already respect me and don't want me to cry. Yeah. And because I got promoted above that and I totally get it, they'd all been there a long time, but they all hated this place so much. that none of them are doing their job.

And because I'm a little teacher's pet, I was like trying my hardest every single day. And I didn't realize I was fucking them up because I was doing the same amount of work as them, but like in half the time. No, that is bad. That is bad form, Amy. I didn't realize.

I was just trying to be like, hey, I'm like trying my best. And then they were like, hey, you're really good at this, promoted me. So then I was managing this team of people, including my boyfriend. And I was such a bad manager that, I would make me and Andy go in to work at 6am. Because if I was going, he might as well come with me.

We'd go into the office at 6am. I would do everybody's work before they got in because I knew they wouldn't do it. I would get into trouble. And he'd be like so pissed off that he was there. And I'd like go through and I'd like do all the, I'd put all the codes in these spreadsheets. I'd do all the emails.

So that when they arrived, there was just a tiny amount of work that they had to do. And I wouldn't have to ask them to do anything. thing and then I'd go home and I'd work on my laptop and I just remember I was working all the time because I was doing like five people's jobs because I was a bad manager. I was such a bad manager and once I had to fire someone, thankfully it wasn't my boyfriend, but I feel like it was close between him and this girl and she was an awful employee on every single level.

Rude, late, didn't turn up, was terrible at a job, like couldn't have been worse and I had to fire her. And it was clearly my boss was going like pushing me to do it to get me out of my comfort zone because he could see I was a shit manager. And I was like, I was so apologetic to this terrible, terrible employee. And then she was just like, okay, well, I'm going to sue you and you're going to go to prison. And I was like, yes, thank you.

Thank you, thank you so much. I'm so sorry, thank you so much. And then I was like really like saying to Andy, I was like, I'm going to go to prison. because she said unfair dismissal and all this and he's just like, no, no, no, no. She's had so many warnings and like she's, she's been like really rude to like loads of people.

So then he had to, so our relationship was so strained because of the dynamic. And also like if I ever had to tell him what to do, it was this joint thing of like he was the only person I felt like I could go, can you do this? Because he was my boyfriend. Yeah, because he loved you. So, yeah.

But also he would resent it because he'd be like, you're picking on me because I'm your boyfriend. I'm like, yeah, but I can't pick on anyone else because I'm scared of them. Amy, this is nightmareish. It was so bad. And then the Streatham house, the tenancy had ran out. So we moved for, I think, three weeks into a shared house in High Barnet, in a warehouse where the woman who owned it was a DJ and one of the most evil people I've ever met. And we lived in there for three weeks. and then we had to like leave because she was awful.

And then we moved into a studio flat above a Gregg's where the ovens were on and it was so hot and it was a new build and it was just, it was like literally being in hell and we'd get up, got on the tube, zone 5, go in, do our job, come back. And it was like, it was too much for the relationship. It was too intense. Yeah, none of that sounds good. None of it's like a laugh.

None of it's like romantic. Do you know what I mean? And like trying to have a laugh and it's like, Yeah, but you remember when you didn't do that thing on Tuesday when I asked you to? You know, it's like, it was really hard to like separate it. But he, like, he's one of the nicest boyfriends I've had. He was so lovely. And we really tried.

And he was, he was a comic as well. But it was both just doing, like, you know, open mics on the night. But then, like, we'd go to gigs together. I didn't drive. So he'd, like, everything we did together. But he, yeah, he was great. It just, it was too intense. Yeah, I think that's it.

I think living and working together, like, yeah, the house that I lived in in Streatham, I genuinely don't have many memories of it because I've blocked it out of my consciousness. It was so hard. I moved from this lovely house in London Fields that was just like this beautiful house right by Bordeaux Market. It was so lovely. But then I was like, I had this day job and I knew that I could move to Streatham. Our rent was £200 each a month. isn't that mad?

And so I knew if I moved there, I could move down my hours at work and I had a better chance of doing like stand-up full-time. But it was so bad. It was just full of male comedians. Oh, God. And to anyone listening, that's akin to living with rats. No, it's worse.

It's much, much worse. Than living with rats. There was just, I just couldn't, I couldn't look down. I couldn't look up. I just had to disassociate. I would like walk in the morning, like, to the bathroom. and you'd be like, what is that on the floor? Like, what is...

Like, it was just so bad. But then it was like... But there were also bits where it was like fun. But that and having a relationship and trying to build a career and then working with your partner sometimes. It just is chaos. Complete chaos.

But Bobby was always... Like, he was really good and we did work together really well. We did so many, like, mad things together. And he was really good. We did this series. It's called Pants on Fire on E4. And he was hired for it.

And the idea was that you had a partner and you had to do these like dares and then convince the panel that you'd done them or you hadn't done them. And he like really pushed to have me as his partner because he was like together like we're bringing out the best in each other. And like it was really supportive. And we were good together. Like it was funny. It wasn't ultimately good for the relationship, I guess. But one of the things we did is we went to Mexico City and we filmed.

We did a lucha Libra wrestling competition. And so we trained for three days in Mexico City with these proper Lucha Libra. Wow. Wrestlers. And it was amazing. But it was like, and like the training was amazing. And then we got there and it was like this proper luchelie. But it's what people in the city go to every week.

It's their entertainment. It's their sport. Wow. We got there. I was like, we are out of our depth. Absolutely. You know, we're so out of our depth. This just before we went on, a guy got stretched off screaming and covered in blood.

And he just got, he'd taken out of the ring because he was so injured. And the production crew just looking at us like, fuck, there's nothing we can do. There's nothing we can do to protect you. And then we had to go into that ring. The pair of us. So we both went in. So we both went in.

So there was a male and a female wrestler. And then we had this like, it was like choreographed. But I realized that the choreography was a practice. But what was actually happening there like in the rehearsal. When the guy body slammed me, he'd land on his elbows. And then when he jumped up in the ring with the audience like screaming and cheering, he did not land on his elbows. He properly like body slammed me.

It was crazy. They were, like, throwing us around the ring. And I think we both individually and Bobby were like, it's each man for themselves. There's nothing we can do to, like, protect each other in this moment. We just have to try and get through this. The worst bit was at the end, the rest of that, when you have these masks and they rip them off at the end,

and that's the sign that they've won it. So we had these masks, and he went to pull it off, and it got stuck on my nose. And I honestly, I thought he was going to break my nose. Like, he pulled it off so hard. And then we just kind of like staggered out of this ring. And you know, when you're like, this shouldn't, this isn't what we should be.

be doing in a marriage. This isn't what we should be doing. But we got through it and then we're like, got through that. Like, I guess it does make you stronger, but also, I don't know. I just don't know if you should do that with your love. You know what I mean? But it's nice to have someone who, like, you both made the decision to do that. And I guess not a lot of people would.

Exactly. So that's, like, there's definitely loads of positives in people finding similar interests in stuff. And I totally get why you meet so many like doctors who are with doctors and stuff because I just think it must be so hard to be so passionate about something and meet someone who's just not passionate about that at all.

Yeah. So like I totally agree with you where you said you just want someone who's passionate about their thing. Like I love that. I think passion and drive is like the most attractive quality in someone. But if they couldn't give a shit about comedy at all, I feel like I say to myself like,

oh, I'd love that. But then after a while, if you were living together for years and they didn't care about, not my comedy, but just like, I love watching comedy, I love quoting comedy,

I love talking about comedy. If they didn't like that or get it at all, I'd be like, oh. Yeah, well, it's like, they're not interested in you because it's like, at this point,

it is part of us. And so you come back and you want them to be like, oh, what happened in your day and to have some sense of understanding. And I think you can learn those things, but you have to be curious, like you have to be curious

and interested in the other person. Yeah. Amy, we've got to get out there. It's very interesting because we're having this conversation just after the infamous Coldplay CEO conversation. It's my favourite bit when he just slowly ducks behind the gate. It's so good. Well, the first time I watched it, I thought he ducked

and then put his hands up and waved, but it's actually someone in the crowd in front. Because I was like, what a strange move to be like, don't look at me, don't look at me. But it's not that. It's someone in front trying to get in the camera as well. I mean, his life, he'll be fine. So if you haven't seen it, so this happened a little while back.

There was a call play concert. They do the cam. Kiss cam. The Kiss cam, which many sporting events, many concerts do. And it zoomed in on this couple who were in an embrace. Like a very sweet, loving embrace. Yeah, the woman, like, stood in front of the guy. He's got his arms around her waist.

They're having a nice time. The camera comes on there. They both shit themselves. He ducks down. She turns around. And then there's this woman who I'm very interested in who's just laughing her head off. She like goes red because she like is like so like overwhelmed by the situation.

She just can't handle it. She's like, oh, they just got caught. I don't know what to do. She can't also duck because then what's that? So she's just left sort of like blushing, sort of laughing. You see how it happens at work. Like in that case it is in a fair. you see how it could happen.

It's just at work where it's, even if it's not an affair, it's not really meant to happen. Yeah, it's like a, it should be like a, it's probably going to be a secret kind of thing for a while. And then you're going in every day and it makes you a bit more excited to go in to see your crush. Yeah. There is something nice, I mean,

Kel's surprise coming from me, but there is something nice about having a crush on someone and working with them. It just makes, like, getting up a bit easier because you're like, oh, I'm going to see them today. And I think that's really nice. Yeah, I've never had a relationship with work outside of comedy. I've definitely had like crashes before.

Yeah. Yeah. And you're like excited for that person to arrive. Yeah. I always had crushes on people when I worked at York Dungeon. And it was so fun. It was so fun. You should go in every morning and you'd look at the rota to see who's on.

And there's normally about like 10 actors on. And you have a look. See if you cross over in the day or see if you've got like lunch together. Or you'd be like, oh, great. get to take over from them on the plague surgery. I mean, you literally dress as a full zombie and you stink and you look awful and you're dripping in blood. But then you're like, hey, it's time for your lunch now.

I'm taking over and you just have like a few minutes of flirting as zombies. And then he goes off and I'll be like, it was so good. And I remember one's kissing someone. I think he was Dick Turpin and I was in the pub. So I was just like a zombie wench. And we like snogged. And it was so cool. And then our makeup, like, around our mouth was so...

Like, it was like, we're wearing, like, kiss muzzles. Like, it was just such a mess around our lips. So you snogged at work? Yeah. Oh. It was really cool. I had a crush and a guy that I worked with. It was, like, before, when you had just have those day jobs,

like, I think there is something even more thrilling when it's, like, you're trying to do something. You both want to do stuff. And he's since, like, I haven't seen him in years, and he since become, like, very successful. And then I ran into him recently. And it was just an amazing thing of like, oh, look how far we've come, you know. We both wanted to do this thing.

And then now we've done it. It is, but then in a proper job. Oh, yeah. I don't know. Like, that is a... I think in a job that I wasn't... Because I'm so lucky that the jobs that I've done are quite fun. Even like before...

Like, the York Dungeon was very fun. But if I was working in an office office, I think a crush is the only thing that would get me through the day. I think I'd have to be like... I'd have to have more than admin to do. You have to... see the best in, you know, like the 68 year old guy there, you're like, you know, there's come on Gary.

You know, come on Gary. I love the way he has a handkerchief, you know. Like, you've got to find you like to get an exciting. You got to. Yeah. Exciting, a little crash. Even if you're in a relationship, a little crash, you know, a little. Yeah, how do you feel about that?

If someone's in a relationship and they have a crush on someone at work, don't act on it, but they just have a crush. How do you feel about that? Because I feel like it's fine for me to do. If my boyfriend did that, I'd be absolutely disgusted. I was doing it. Love it. If they do it, they can go fuck themselves.

Yeah, interesting. Isn't that weird? Isn't that weird? Because I feel like I can really genuinely, genuinely separate. Like, if I'm in a relationship, I actually don't find that many people attractive. It's just me and them. You sort of like turn it off, don't you? But like if I did have a little crush, I could totally never act, never be worried about,

am I going to act on it or, you know, but then I'd really. really struggle to believe that if they said, oh, I've got a bit of a crush on someone at work, I'd be like, well, that's my life over. I'm going to worry about that every single day, every single minute of every single day that you're at work. Like, I'd find it so hard to believe that they wouldn't act on it. Yeah, because I think they would. Yes. Because men equal rats, if you remember. I don't mean that. I mean that sometimes. Just the men you're attracted to me. No. No. No. God no. Can you let us know your stories?

Maybe it's something we could talk about on the Patreon. Oh, yeah. That's something I want to hear about. I want to hear disasters and... Sex on the photocopoeia. And sex on the photo. I had sex in the Miramaze. Is that even mean?

In the Roman section of the York Dungeon, there's a mirror maze where you go in and you get lost for a bit and then you open the door. The Yorkshire dungeon is a hotbed of sexual activity. It is because it's all young actors. You've got nothing to do. In summer, you have in no chance.

Winter, you're just, sat in the dark on your own for maybe an hour because no one's come around and then the actors gradually congregate and then you're sort of in the dark and it's a bit sexy and then you're like hey should we well whatever in the mirroramese so you had full sex in the mirror maze yeah did anyone come around uh no this was actually after work oh wow I know but what I will say is if you see your face in a mirror that goes on for eternity while you're having sex it does put you off ever having sex again because you're like I look like that Christ.

To be fair, were you wearing zombie makeup? Yeah, but it wasn't the makeup, but it's my expression. It was haunting. That was the scariest thing that I'd ever been in that dungeon. Like, ugh, what am I doing? You think you look so hot. And you just catch yourself and the reflection. It's like this, oh, yeah, it awful.

Sex at work, that's a fun thing. That's something I've never done. That's something for my bucket list. Something to tick off. Oh, okay. I love this. Okay. Okay.

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