That Gaby Roslin Podcast: Reasons To Be Joyful - La Voix

Episode Date: July 15, 2025

The fabulous La Voix joins Gaby to chat about joy and fun and laughter.She discusses her new music ('The Show Isn't Over' EP) and how she writes her shows whilst on stage, in front of an audience.They also chat about how La Voix came into being, why she still loves a good ole innuendo - and of course, Drag Race!Remember you can watch all of our episodes on our YouTube channel, where you can also see our bonus Show n Tell episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How wonderful to see you. It's gorgeous to see you. Now, we've met on so many occasions. And now you're stratospheric. I mean, you're part of RuPaul's world. The Lavois world has always been beautiful and sparkly and kind and lovely. And now you're part of, you're sort of, you're world famous now. Oh, stop it.

Well, a global icon, you could say. Global icon. to be humbled, Abby. But you know, thank you. That's a lovely thing to say. I've been doing what I've been doing for, gosh, over 20 years now. And like anything in this industry, you know, I very much live theatre and travelling around, and I adore it. And to get those little moments, with those little breakthrough moments, those little TV breaks, those little bits that get in. And as that profile raises, you know what it's like in this game, it's all about the profile and all of that. It's been wonderful to not get the TV breaks per se, as much as I would love that. It's a

about having a bigger platform to spread the laughter, the comedy, the joy. And that's what I love to do. So to get that light, slight break in, Rupol was amazing. I had a great time on that show. Did you enjoy it? I had the time of my life. Petrifying, the thought of doing it. Because you know what it's said? The edit looks petrifying. They make it look so fierce and so horrifically daunting and bitchy and challenging. The actual reality of the show was amazing fun. That's what every single queen that I've spoken to who's done it all says they have the best time.

It was like the best summer camp you've ever had with people you don't know and you just eat together and you sleep in the same hotel and you're thrown into these crazy scenarios and you would imagine that it would be, you know, dog-eat-dog, everyone for himself. And of course there is an element of that because you want to win and get through each week.

But you just pull together and it was lovely to have support and connection with people you've never met that are very much younger than me. because someone I'm, you know, 20, 30 years younger. But you're only 21, aren't you? Of course, of course. I was barely legal enough to do this show.

And that was amazing to make... I think when you get older, you become a little bit hardened to thinking, oh, well, you know, not that you know better, but they're going to think that you know better. So you're prepared for that backlash of, you know, the pressure's been on. You know, you've been doing it a long time, so you should know how to do it better. Do you actually feel that, though,

because Levoire has been around, as you say, 20 years, do you feel different now than you did then when you started? You still seem to me, I mean, I've known you for a long time and interviews you many times over the years. I don't think you've changed. You look in fact that you look exactly the same. It is extraordinary. Thank you. Good surgeon.

But you still, I mean, you're funny. You've got funny bones. You love what you do. You want people to enjoy what you do. So that's what I get from you. That hasn't changed. That hasn't changed. No, I don't feel any different.

I think you lose a bit of bravado of youth as you get older. So the nerves kick in more, strangely. Do they? So the gigs get bigger and then the nerves kick in, I think they do. I think the pressure to be, oh, you did a really funny comedy roast on drag race. So now we're going to go and see two hours of her do stand-up. They don't think that, but that's the pressure I put on myself. Oh, that's interesting.

And you almost feel like, it's easier almost before you get the TV breaks because you can, it's easier to be unknown and then people go, oh, I'd never heard of you, but you were amazing. To go like, oh, we love what you do. We can't wait to see you live. You sort of go, oh, cranky, you know.

But BGT, that was. Oh, my, well, BJ, happy, that was 2014. So that was, that must have been one of the first times I spoke to you. It must have been because it was, oh my word. It was the year of Collaboro, one. It was that year.

Yeah, over 10 years ago. I remember thinking the show had had its day back then, thinking I'm on the end of the show, but it's still going now. But people will remember you from that. They'll remember you from all sorts of things. But I hope it's all right. I want to talk about, obviously we're going to talk about your music, written by the people who write steps music. Excuse me. Excuse me. I was listening to it on the way in this morning. Oh, thank you. I'm so proud of it. I think it's so fun and so upbeat and just boppy and it's just, it is what it is. There's no really deep meaning. It's just good, frivolous pop that makes me dance and things.

It's totally what we need. It was big feel-good anthems. We need that. Yeah. Actually, that's what it is. It is properly an anthem. Isn't it? It's Eurovision meets steps, meets pops, meet all of that stuff.

Yes, it really is. But so the whole, the whole... So here's the thing. That's what I've always said. One day, if I have to go into a care home, I want to go into a care home run by drag queens who sing musical theatre all day. All day. But I think there's a TV show.

in that. Well, you going in a care home. No, a drag queen, a home run by drag queens that we all go into. I would go into that home like that. But there are people who, not people I know, or luckily not people we know, we hope. But there are people out there who just go,

drag queens, oh no, oh no. What is that about? Drag queens are always about. I think it's, I think, I think from a lot, there's different elements of it and I think what, with the art of drag, I think there is so many elements of it that are different and everyone tends to think of it as one thing

and it depends, a lot of people might have only seen it in a pub, maybe with a very potty mouth and very sweary and a bit crass, so I might see that side of it, so I might think, oh, it's a bit, it's not for me, it's a bit crude, or it's the other side of it where they just go, I don't understand why anyone want to do that. So it's that sort of unknown.

And nine times out of ten, I will get people, grown men who used to, I don't know, especially when I do a lot of the cruise ships. You know, they're all in the 70, they might have been in the Navy, they might have been minors, they might have been builders. And it's always them that come up to me and say,

my wife broke the tickets and I didn't know what to expect, but I've never laughed so much in my life. And it's always the grown, heterosexual, older men that have grown up. And they forget, they've grown up with, you know, Lily Savages. And, you know, all of that, and Danny LaRue's and go right back to, you know, so many of them that are grown up in that. And I think it was on the telly more than it was almost on the telly now.

And I think people think it's a new thing that's on the tail. Of course, Drag Race is a massive resurgence of people from Drag Race doing a lot of the quiz shows and interview shows. But it was mainstream presenting then. It was presenting. It was Dame Edna with a chat show. It was Savage on Blankety Blank. Yeah, I'm Savage. I'm, oh, I still miss him.

Every single day, he was such, he was a very dear friend of mine, as everybody knows. But you should have heard him when he talked about. people who didn't get drag. You know, you knew Savage as well. Oh, he was potty-mouthed about it and he would say it as it was. And he said there are people who are people who are scared and there are people who are fearful of the unknown and there are people who don't understand. So instead of slagging them off, just saying, okay, tell me about it.

Yeah. And he said, if you tell me. Go see a show, go, go see it. You know, you just say, oh, I didn't know what to expect. I didn't think it was for me. And I think, well, what were you expecting? What were you expecting before you walked in? Because whatever you were expecting, you haven't seen it.

You know, it's like just going to see a singer or an actress of anyone and going to go, you know, it's not for me. But you just don't know what they're like. You don't know. Do it. And I pride myself on doing two hours of really clever comedy that's not potty mouth. You work hard. I don't swear.

It's not, the innuendos are there. The innuas are clever, you know. You have to do that. And I pride that. I pride on that. But kids can see you and they wouldn't get those innuendos. Go straight over there? It's like pantos.

20 years of panto I've done. Yeah, you get it from that. And I adore it, and the impersonations and the comedy and the music. And linking it all together with the band and the comedy and the live singing for me is it's true variety what I like to deliver on stage. So it's for everyone. You can't say it's not for you. Come and see it. You'll have the best night.

You know what I mean? So when Lvoire, I don't know how to say it. So when Lvoire was born. Yes. I can't think of how to say it. So when... So when you were younger... No, I know.

But I know, but I want to be polite. When you were younger, when did Levoire appear to you? Oh my gosh. So when I go back, interesting fact, because you mentioned about care homes, my parents ran an old people's home. That was a family business. So I grew up in a care home.

So if that actual happened, it would be full circle if I ended up working in a care home. No, no, no, you're not working. You're looking after... Looking after you. Yeah, we're bathing you, basically. And singing musical theatre.

Finging music. Fabulous. I will leave on the toileting bit. I'm not doing that, Gabby. I've known you too many years. Someone else can do that bit. But, no, so I grew up and I remember always being obsessed with,

like a lot of kids, with dressing up, fantasy dress. Every birthday I wanted to be a fantasy dress party. I remember dressing up as a giraffe or a tennis play when Wimbleda was on or Dolly Part. It was never just spark. clothing, wigs and women's clothing heels.

It was anything, anything at all. It was always about playing into characters and entertaining. And at school as well. And at school as well. Oh my gosh, at school. Do you know the first time I ever put on a sparkly gold lame blouse and heels, I was 11, 10 or 11. I was leaving primary school to go to secondary school.

And they had a like a lever's concert. And I lip synced top of the world and dressed as Karen Carpenter. Oh my God, that's fantastic. At the age of 11. I mean, it was amazing. Yeah. I mean, I did Diana Ross when I left secondary school. And it's always been there.

So what did the other kids make of it? I remember, all I remember looking back is bringing the entire, well, it was a school hall. It wasn't a theatre. I mean, it was like the, you know, the gym. And all the parents came to watch it. I remember just hearing this laughter and sort of, not shock, but oh my gosh, this is not like any of the kids have done. The kids have done a gymnastic routine or played the guitar or, you know, and I got on there in a sparkly top and sang a song that that generation knew. I shouldn't have known the carpenters at 11, you know, and they all knew that.

And I remember thinking, oh, that's interesting. That's got the laughter from the adults. And I remember that being the hook of like, oh, I want to do that. I want to see people laughing or the entertainer. Kids, I think the kids... Did it go just straight over there? Yeah, I don't have a... I even don't remember worrying or thinking what the kids thought.

Wow. Just focusing what the audience. But you were never fully or anything for doing those things. No, not lucky back. Good. Yes. Not looking back. Oh, if I was, it hasn't affected me as an adult to remember it. I'm so pleased.

You think it would have been, wouldn't he? You would have think back in those days, back in the 90s when I was at school, it would have been very much, you know, something that they would have laid into you for. Oh, but I'm so pleased. Because another friend of mine who has been doing drag on and off for years, used to do it at school. And the kids never, never, ever, ever bullied him, but they used to just not understand him.

And he said he didn't really mind that. He didn't mind it, but he didn't understand it either because he loved it. Yeah, he knew he wanted to see him. Related to being slightly different, being slightly, slightly wanting to just not being interested in the boring academics side of the literature side, but just wanting to entertain and put on shows.

How can I make people laugh? Why does that make you laugh? Why does that make you sad? Why is that funny? And as I grew up, I remember not realizing I want, I mean, I never would have thought I would go into doing stand-up comedy shows and stuff. Really?

Never. Oh my God, no. But you've got funny bones. I think, yes, I knew what was funny, but I never would have thought I could have just stood up and done straight stand-up. And I remember when I first started just doing song after song after song after song and never speaking in between.

And then slowly getting the confidence of, oh, that joke and that joke. And then realizing now I would do comedy over the singing. Singing's so stressful. You've got to be warm and get your vocal health. Sorry, you just got an EP out. Yes, I shouldn't be saying that when we're trying to plug a song. But I find that more stressful than a comedy,

which if you'd said that 10 years ago, it would have been, no, that's crazy. I'm really. surprised. Because I love hearing people laugh and coming up with the stupid material and just being a buffoon and a clown, I just adore it. I don't want to take anything seriously. But, and you've gone through stuff, and recently as well,

and I'm so sorry about what you've gone through, but you just, I mean, you epitomise sort of my whole ethos about spreading joy and wanting people to feel better. when you don't hear the laughter do you do the try out gigs that people do? No, never do that Oh, you don't even do those?

Never do that I think I might just get the laugh Never do that Never do the, oh I'll do some work in progress shows I can't do that I need, I did recently a show at the Lyric Theatre on the Shepardtabby Avenue

It was sold out So it was like 2,000 people I'd written a whole new show I'd just come out of pantomime And the first time I did that show Was in front of that 2,000 people audience And... Do you not practice on anybody?

No, I can't do it. I remember once trying to work with a comedy writer, a great friend of mine, and he made me stand up in his living room and read this entire comedy script out. It was awful. I hated every second. And he was like, just do it, just do it. And to be fair, I learnt so much from him,

but I also learnt that I never want to do... I don't think any comedian likes rehearsals. So, okay, talk me through, getting ready for that show, that you do the first time in front of 2,000 people you just come out of panto, did you write it down? Did you write it down?

And I'll know, I'll get a laugh on that. I'll know from... And if someone else, I go, no, that would work for me. That'll work for me. Okay, move that word to there. So you write it? Yeah, I think, but it's more...

I almost hear it rather than physically write it down. So when I'm on stage, I have what I call my prompt sheets, and it'll just have words. It'll say things like, vegans, travel, you know, trains. And I'll know that I've got material on that, and I'll just riff with it. And sometimes, it's almost like having mini rant.

and you know you'll try it and you'll find a bit that laughs and if I've got a big laugh on a section I'll go, okay that's the peak sort of the landmine let's move on to the next thing if you try and over-eg it then it dwindles and it's learning what I call the landmines

so sometimes that can come really early and you'll go oh great that's a great joke and then you want to move on sometimes you can try for 10 minutes on that rant and you're getting nothing but I'm quite happy to say oh that didn't work did it or that got a bigger laugh

when I was in Manchester you know ways of getting myself out of it You know, thank you for laughing, both of you. You know, that's always a good line. You know, all of those. So I never let them know, I know that didn't work. If they know I know it didn't work, they'll still laugh with you. So you, and I mean, I've said this to you before, and I know you don't mind me saying it, you are wonderfully old-fashioned.

Oh, no, I'll take that. You're from another era and yet you fit in so perfectly now. You really do. You're what we all need, apart from anything else, because with the news and with everything, that's going on in the world. There's, you know, it's horrible and frightening and not very nice. But you're exactly what we need when people who don't realize you're what they need. Like you say about the man who comes up to you was a minor and he's on a cruise ship and he said,

I didn't know, my wife booked it. You're what people need and they didn't realize they needed you. Yeah, and I think people are scared to talk about anything at the minute. I think we've got this, the woke culture going on, the council culture. And when I say I don't live up to that or it's not that I'm saying I don't respect it, but I will speak as I find on stage in my show. And I don't mean in a crass offensive way by, you know, crossing lines. But we can still talk about things.

Let's try and understand them together. And what I love doing on my latest tour, which I'm planning on now and coming up, is I've got this whole new audience from the drag race world. You're going everywhere. You're going everywhere. I've just thrown in from Scotland yesterday. the highest point of the outer hebrides have flown up a propeller plane in

I didn't even though they still existed it was petrifying A what plane? A propeller plane A little prop player I didn't know what I was like oh my gosh Yeah In full drag

No Oh please No well I could do that But it's too much to take off during security You know the earrings and the jury Could you imagine? I'd be naked about it Could you imagine

Bebebebebebe be Can you just take that off madden I'd be naked going through No but I've got this whole You know a younger generation from drag race who are beautifully accepting and creating this whole world which is just stripping away all these things.

And as an older generation, we get so scared about, why did I want this and why did I want that? When you break it down, it's so lovely that, well, why can't we all just be the same and all be, get rid of the rules and the myths and it. And it's so pure in its essence, if you can let go of the fear, I think it's beautiful. I've then got the older generation from the cruise ship world

and all that stuff I've done. So, of course, put my show in a theatre, and it's a mix. So now I've got this drag race demographic and the old school audience that have followed me for years and I was on stage thinking I don't want to just go

oh I'll do those jokes for the drag race people but the others won't understand it so I'll do those jokes but the woke community might get offended I thought this is crazy so I said to people look we've got a huge mix in this theatre

let's all mingle in the interval and I'm going to pick a few people different generations at the top of Act 2 we're going to talk about something you've learnt from a younger person, or if you're a younger person, so from an older person. And I was like, right, so you Bob there

and you, you know, showering up there and, you know, someone down here called River with a primary colour hair that's, you know, new generation. You were going to pick on it, Anna, you've got to tell me something you've learnt that you didn't know from a different generation. And it was the best outening. What happened?

So a man who had a flat cap on, who was a farmer, said, I learned, and he clicked his hands in the air. And he went, I learn, sleigh, and he clicked his hands like this. which I can't stand all that clicking thing. I like an applause. I don't know even know what that means. I was thinking it's a Q&A.

And I was like, this farmer has just learnt this lingo. It's, you know, drag races. And I was like, you know what it means. Yeah, it means I've done really well. And I was like, this is amazing. And then the younger generation had learnt about ring doorbells. Oh, my word. The new generation, well, our generation still struggle with ring doorbells.

And we're like, hello, can you hear me? And all that stuff. Oh, my God. What a lovely thing to do. And it was just so lovely. So you've got your stand-up, you've got your tool. If people want to go, they go onto your way, you've got your own website. Yeah, Levoire.org, it's all on there.

That you've got, and you've got your music out with the person that writes for steps. It's just perfect. Why have you not done Eurovision? Oh, do you know what? Years ago I applied with a wonderful song. I thought it was great. It's called Kind of Groovy. It's on my Spotify.

It was a great, great song. And we applied, but then we just never got picked. That's what I was listening to this morning? Is that what it is? Yeah. I was listening to loads of your songs. Yeah, and it's on the spot to cry. And it's a great, really catchy song. But it's very Eurovision. We were going to do a video in Café de Parry and the song that got picked is very similar, Gabby,

and the video they filmed, even though we never said this publicly, it was in Café de Parry. So we were on the right path. I was on the right path. One day. You will. I'd love to do it. I think the whole thing is ridiculously camp. And I'm ridiculously camp. So you should be. The whole thing together would be an explosion of fabulous thing. Okay, so you've got the, you're single out, the EP out, you've got your tour, you've got all of that. You never not want something else because when I've interviewed you before he said, I'd love to do this, I'd love to do that.

TV shows? I'd love to do, you know, it's so funny. Everyone says that to me. And if, why it's not happening, I've... Well, blind dates coming back. Why don't you ask? Oh, is it? See, I'd love that.

You see, that's my... Panto with Silla, many, many years ago. Silla who was such a dear friend of savages as well. So, fabulous. I had amazing, amazing experience. So you're doing Blind Date, so they're doing it on Disney. Disney Bloss? Oh, nice.

Get in touch with them. Call them afterwards. I would love it. I just, what I would like is, I'd like to do a show. I've done, you know, Britain's got talents. I did Queen of the Universe on Paramount, Ruport's Drag Race, where you're locked away, your phone's taken off you. I'd like to do a show where I'm not being judged. Yes.

Where I can not have my phone, you know, I can speak to people in between films, all of that. Yes. There's not a competition would be nice. Because, yeah, okay, choose it. Presenting something. Working with everyday people. Okay, so what would you like to present?

I would love, I think blankety blank is a great format. I'd like to do a good old chat show, like what Dame Edna did, not where people come on and just... So why don't you just do that on YouTube anyway? I could do that. Of course I could do that. YouTube's the future and where it all is. And older people are watching YouTube as well.

There's no reason why I'm not except just being very, very busy doing my... I love that you're so busy. I love the live theatre. I love it. I think I'd like to do something with an audience because I'd miss the applause and I laughed at it. Absolutely. And that's what keeps you going.

Away from the show biz and everyone. everything. If you, when, when Levoire is just quiet at home and not Levoire, not being lavoirey, not lavoireing. Oh, you could see, you could be anything. Levoire. Levoire. You've made into a verb.

I love that. How's all of that? Do you get, are you able to put your feet out now? You know, I find it hard. You know, I remember you telling me before. Yeah, I'm really hard. Not very good at sitting. I'm not very good at sitting, doing nothing.

I like anything outside. I've realised my work is a lot in dark theatres. You're going on the lunchtime. You don't leave till the night. You're in a dark theatre. or even if you're in a TV shoot, it's dark and it's all the lights. Anything outside, gardening, walks, fresh air. It's almost that whole lockdown time.

I think they may really appreciate that amazing outsiders. And gardening. You know you're getting to an age when you love going to a garden centre. Oh, you're not going, garden, you're not. Garden centres. Lovouering at the garden centre. Cake and tea in the coffee shops. It's got to be done.

No, I can't play as lavoire. Well, I have opened a garden centre as Levoire once. You've... Gabby, don't judge me, please. Did you cut a ribbon? Did you rumour? Did you rumour? Were you?

Going to tell you this. Opening. They had a tiny stage that they built, which was literally like, you know, some pallets that had put a bit of wood on. And I was like, oh yeah, you know what it's... You get these things.

Oh, but it's lovely. On a lovely day, I'll come and do that. And I arrived thinking, oh God, and they wanted me to sing. And I was like, oh, God, I'm actually going to sing in this garden centre. So I put this little flowery dress on

and you're trying to be all on trend. And they had this PA system. with a microphone. And I was singing, there was a, you know, few people there, you know, waving and politely filming on their phones and going, this is wonderful. And there's a video of me singing Abba. And I'm trying to get everyone singing. And a woman walks past the camera with a trolley full of grow bags. She didn't even wait until I'd finish, Gabby, straight past the stage in front of me to go to the tilt with bags of grow bags. I thought that's when you've made it. Oh, my word. I love that. Put that video out on your

Instagram. Oh, that is hysterical. The things that we do. But you need, I'm just, I'm sitting here. You must have some odd things. You know, of course I have. Can you remember the odd? What's the odd? Can you remember certain odd things? Giving, hosting and awards where we crowned the street line painter of the year. Is it brilliant? But also, it's a real, it's a craft. But you never forget those moments. It's a craft. It's an amazing craft. Yeah, yeah. And I talked to them for quite a while about actually, because I was amazed how they did it. But it's those people that have those jobs that are genuinely fascinating. Yeah, but also those people are why we, you and I, are still able to do what we do.

Yeah, or still able to drive because I'm terrible driving. So without that line painter, I'd be all right. All those people who, thank you very much, buy our stuff, watch us, listen to us. Oh, 100%. They're the ones. And that is who I do my shows for. Yeah. And I would do that.

You know, I would rather have that than an end of it. celebrity-filled audience, I would rather have that, that woman from the Isle of Wight, that person who's a school teacher, you know, from Scotland and all that, because they have the most hilarious, we think we have bonkers lives, they have crazy things that happen to them, and I love talking to them.

Yeah. I remember, was it, was it, was it, I think it was a Graham Norton show years ago, never forgot this, and he had people on the sofa that weren't celebrities, but we all knew who they were, and it was the woman who was the feet at the end of the bill that used to walk away. It was the voice of BT that going to the number,

You've called, not be reckoned. And I thought it was the most amazing version of that chat show because we didn't know who they were. So their woman said, this is what I've done. And everyone goes, oh my God, it's your feet. They're more iconic than people have been in the industry for years. I remember interviewing the woman who was in the shaken vac advert. Oh, my gosh.

You do the shaken back and bring the freshness bag. Do the shaken back and bring the freshness back. We'll do the ad now. But, and that had more people going hysterical that it was that woman. It was a BBC 1 7 o'clock show called TV's Greatest Hits. And everyone was more excited about her coming on that than any of the big celebrities. It's so true.

Because they're just iconic. You grew up with them and it brings back memories of sat at home with your family watching television. You can paint almost where you were. You're like I said, you're ageless. So all ages, all demographics, all sexualities, all colours, all religions. They can come to you. and it's a safe place and you take elements of all of our lives

and you just make them funny. But you're not cruel. No, we all have the same worries and the same troubles and the same strives. Some people's worries and concerns of their lives obviously fall in different areas with regard to what you said, whether it's race or gender or sexuality,

but it's not what defines them. At the end of the day, we all still get irritated at the self-service checkout if we can't use it or we still get traffic or your phones or trying to keep up with technology, it's the same thing. I totally agree. Totally agree. And if you strip away the fact of being obsessed with,

oh, I don't understand what that bit means if they're trans. Get rid of that. Just have a chat about, you know. But also, really, really, really, and as corny and trite as it sounds, love is love. Let anybody, you know, just be kind, actually. And your act is about it's being kind. So have you planned a plan for already?

Yeah, but I just want to. Okay, go, go, go, yeah. I always say people, they won't remember what you said, they won't remember what you did, but they'll always remember how you made them feel. Totally. And it's the bottom line with anything. Yeah, totally.

And so being kind. If you know what to say, just be kind. Just be kind. Shut up. Shut up and just be kind. I should do that sometimes. Panto, yes, I'm doing Panto. No, you shouldn't shut up.

Don't never shut up. No, never shut up. I'm doing Panto. I'm doing Pantam with Scott Mills in High Wickham. Oh, are you? Doing Jack in the Beanstalk. I've never done a Jack in the Beanstalk. So I'm very excited.

I did it with Vernon Kay last year. I love Fern. Vern is... He's so good on radio. So good. So good. Very tall. Very tall.

Very tall. Perfect for you. So how high... Can I just say? It was like working with a 16-year-old lad. It was like... I had to turn into parenting mode. It was like, what are you doing? Like he would like hide props or, you know, just start rattling things or pulling...

In a wings at a theatre, live show. What does that switch do? You like, no, you just don't do that, do you? How lovely. I love that. He hasn't lost that. I mean, poor Test Alam was he putting her air out, working me. Have you done?

No, you haven't? Strickly. No. Would you? Yes, of course I would. Wasn't there a rumour? I do it just for the dresses. But wasn't there a rumour that you were going to do it?

There was a couple of years ago. Was there? I think it said. No, darling, it really... I'd be good at that best in the show. I could wear that rosette. Do you know who I think is amazing? Go on. Gloria Honeywood.

See, I think she should be a day. I'm so pleased you mention that. I say every year, she's still doing live television. And it doesn't matter. She shouldn't be. Don't talk about her age because it's always women. They always write about age. But she's doing live television and she is the age that she is.

Make her a dame. I wasn't talking about age. I was talking about the ability to hold the size of those necklaces up. I mean, they're getting bigger on a weekly basis. Her and proof. Can you, you can sing that song to her. G. G. L.O.R. A. Gloria.

Oh, yeah. I was going to sing your, what's your theme tune? Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, you can't think you can sing that one. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You can do that. Or you can sing, what's your favorite song? What's your favorite song?

Apart from your single at the moment. What my favorite song to sing? Oh, sing a bit of your single. Sing a bit of your single now. Oh, the new ones. We've got, um... Gone. So what I like about my song called The Show Isn't Over is you think it's going to be sad

because it starts with, Here I sit alone. In my hotel, it's 2 a.m. raining again. And you think, oh, it's going to be sad. But then it's all about lonely, I never feel lonely. Music's always been my friend, a passion that will never end. And it's all about. And it's all about, and then it goes, the show isn't over to the audience and together.

And it's all about that. It's all about, because people write these songs, don't it about like, I finish my show and I'm so depressed. I'm like, no, bring on the next show. Bring on the next audience. Bring on the next gig. That's why I like being busy. I don't like not being on stage.

I'm more sad when I'm at home on my own. That's why I go to garden centres. Keep going through garden centres. But more importantly, LeVois, keep doing what you do and keep going on stage and keep doing the live shows. And I hope to see you at number one. I think you, I think Glastonbury next for your music.

Oh, Glastory. Well, Shirley Batsky did it in Wellies, didn't she? I loved her for that. Glastonbury next. Blind Date on Disney. Blind Date on Disney. mind day and... And I'd like to do Vegas.

I'd love to do Vegas, Gabby. Have you tried? Have you asked? No, who do I ask? Is there a Vegas hotline? Mr Vegas. Mr. Vegas, if you're listening. Hi. Oh, she's on the phone. Oh, hello. Mr. Vegas.

She knows everyone. So, Levoire is sitting opposite me. Levoire would like to come and do Vegas. Yeah. Yeah, be Levoire. Yeah, residency. Yeah. Where Adele was, please. We want that one.

Yeah, that would be good. Yeah. They said call them. Lovely. Thank you very much, Mr. Las Vegas. And do you know when Adele disappears at the end of her concert and all that confetti, she just falls through the stage? Have you seen that clip?

No. Oh, so she finished her last song and this massive amount of like rose pedal confetti cascades so you can't see her. And when it's cleared, she's disappeared. She falls down through a trapdoor. Beautiful. What are you going to do? Well, I thought you could come with me with some party poppers

and we could recreate it on a much cheaper budget. You pull it and when there's streamers, I just quickly run off. Okay, fine, done. Perfect, done. Thanks, thank you, Levoire. Thank you. You know.