The Debrief - Holiday Horror Stories | The Debrief Podcast

Episode Date: July 21, 2025

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Welcome to the Deep Breathe with co-host Kutty McNeil and co-host Katie Lee. Do you have an instrument to the radio or anything and think, God, I wonder if I had a voice for radio? I think we'd have a great radio show. I can't lie to you. I think we'd have a fantastic radio show. Back in the day, I don't know if we would a voice for radio. I think we'd have a great radio show. I can't lie to you. I think we'd have a fantastic radio show. Back in the day, I don't know if we would be cast in radio, though. I don't know if we've got the voice for radio. I know what you mean. I also, I really see for us the trajectory of doing like the Jamie Lang Sophie Haboe.

Me too. Where they're going to need replacement. She's pregs. She's completely pregs. So they're going to need replacements when they become parents. So I think that's where we're going. And there we go. And people will be like, they are sensational. And then we'll go on tour. Then everyone will be cheering on it. And then we just won't be able to get anywhere without a wad of cash being thrown at our face. Yeah.

And men throwing themselves at me. It'll just be too much. You'll have endless options. You'll have three husbands. One main one, one for sex and one for cooking. You'll have a great time. Yeah. Yeah, you'll have a great time. It's what a girl dreams of. Absolutely. Big time.

Would you like to hear my mantra? I'd love to hear your mantra. What is that? Okay. So my mantra for this week is kind of to do with the same. Now it's not a disaster. It's an interesting story for a dinner party. Love that. Love it. Got lots of those. Love it. Yeah. Yeah, right. You know what happens to you? Like, as if. I know. Just take that and think, that's from the notebook. Now,

my favourite thing in the world is when something happens to me, something funny, something fantastic, something catastrophic, who knows? The minute it happens, I start laying the story. Oh, and imagining it in my head and just kind of rehearsing how I'll say it over and up all at the part. Yeah, and rehearsing how it can be better. And then also like knocking in the different beats, the different dynamics. Absolutely. So then it becomes a staple story. And then then it kind of makes the rounds and go around different friendship groups. Oh, my God, I tell you about the time that like, Do you know what I'm telling you? Oh god, sit down darling, sit down. Oh my god, it was so embarrassing. Sit down. Oh, you'll die. Now, nothing more infuriates me than someone's telling

the story that I was there to witness. Yeah. And they tell it bad. I think shut your mouth, shut your mouth. It's an art. It is an art. Because I could be telling this so well. Just shut your sight. Just let me take up the storytelling. Yeah, let art. It is an art. Because I could be telling this so well. Just shut your sight. Let me take up the storytelling. Let me take the reins. Come on now. Exactly. Tell me your mantra for this week. My mantra is, I move through today with purpose, patience and presence.

Purpose, patience, presence. Love that. Patience is a big old one. Patience is a virtue. Just skew it if you can. It's often found in women and never found in men. Wow. Yes. That's fabulous. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the height of sexism. It's the state of our fucking country. I got told off for being impatient at the pub. So I was saying I submitted a self tape, the deadline was Thursday, Friday comes along, hadn't heard anything. And I was literally like, I was talking to my friends and I was like, well,

it's clear I haven't got it. Well, it's clear they hate me. It's clear I haven't got it. You know, these things happen, rejection happens, we move onwards and upwards and they were like, it's literally been less than 24 hours. Like chill the fuck out. But don't I deserve immediate respect? And I thought I submitted that shit on, surely they would have viewed it the minute I submitted that. Complete.

The amount of times I look on when I have to upload a self-tape onto YouTube. Wow. Unlisted link. Wow. Refresh. Like go back on. Boom. Boom. Boom. That's why when I had my email tracker, it was like fucking Instagram for me. I was obsessed. It's like so and so's open your email again. I'm like, just say you're obsessed. You want to shag me. Just say you're obsessed. It's fine. Yeah. Absolutely. Honestly. My song for this week is an oldie, but a goodie. Oh yeah, give it to me. I'm leaving on a jet plane. Don't know if I'll be back again. Glee. Glee. When I listened to that, I thought, Will Schuster, that was fucking fantastic. I was like, bring that back. Rewind. It's brilliant. John Denver, I'm leaving on the

jet plane. And I thought, considering I'm going to Bali in two weeks, I am leaving on a jet plane. I am. It's relevant to my life. Oh my God, have you seen these hilarious TikToks of being like, before I go traveling and they're just like in normal clothes and then they come back like after traveling, they're in these like hilarious bandanas and like hula skirts. Oh, that'll definitely be fun. I thought I've got to do that trend. I've got to. I can't wait to see all of it. Will you get me something? Of course I will. Will you get me like, like a key ring or something? Yeah, I could get you a key ring. Could you get me a shit t-shirt actually? A shit really? Something shit? I love like, you know, like my I love Lisbon t-shirt, like I love shit t-shirts.

I'll get you a shit t-shirt. We're going to a few La Brisa market in Cherokee. Get me like a tacky tourist t-shirt. I can do that. That's where I actually saw I almost purchased a t-shirt. The stuff is of four cats dressed as the desperate housewives and it says desperate housewives. I saw it on TikTok and I was like, I spent 30 minutes online trying to find it, found it on an auction site in Canada. And I'm like, do I get it? That is hilarious. I love that.

But I need to stop doing this. I'm like, I can't have more shit shirts than good ones. I have so many shirts to sleep in. I've got no going out tops. You do have fantastic bed tops. I love my bed top. They're very cute. But like, I'm not going to wear them to the pub. And when you find the right man, he'll be like, what a collection. That's something. What a collection. Wow. He'll be wearing my I Love Lisbon top. Oh, he'll be so proud. He'll be like, it's my girlfriend's. Tell me your song for this week. I have rediscovered PJ Morton. Now I was obsessed with PJ Morton a few years ago.

He is a singer and he has a live piano album and he has this song. It's an eight minute song where they're just fun. It's like from a live show that he did. I think he's an incredible performer. I think he's an incredible singer and songwriter, but it's called Every Crash. Big time on PJ. He released a song called Everything's Gonna Be Alright and he literally does this and it's like, everything will be, everything's gonna be alright.

And he literally sings that for like eight minutes, but just like riffs on it and people are joining in. And it's a banger. Okay, I'm gonna be down for that, P. And it's like jazzy fun. Right. Well, I'll be listening to that Tuesday morning. PJ. Oh, you will love that song.

I love it. Are you ready for Raka's? I'm ready for Raka,? I'm ready for Raka meditation. This week. Yeah. So last weekend I went to Richmond Park. Now the sun was a Shaheening. Yeah.

Okay. So I was out. I actually was in a swimming costume. Iconic. Full swimming costume. Getting me tan on. Yeah. The sun was beaming, was glaring.

Delightful. And even better afterwards when we left, I was checking all the mansions out. And I was doing, I'd live in that. Yeah. I'd live in that. Like you. And I'd live in that. Not that one necessarily. I've got given the chance I could, but I would prefer that one. Now, because summer's approachable, summer's here,

I think you need to get yourself to Richmond Park. Get a cute little picnic. Get a little ice lolly. Get an ice cream. Yeah. And have a day of sunbathing. Bring the speaker. Giggle into it. Honestly, yeah. I was honestly lying that being like, it's the simple pleasures. It really is. It's the simple pleasures in life. It really is. It is. I can't wait. I'm going to have an ice lolly after this. Ice lolly yummy. I got a packet of fabs. I love a fab. I only like the chocolatey sprinkly there. Oh yeah, that's all you're doing it for really. Yeah, that's what I'm doing it for. If they had a full ice lolly with chocolatey sprinkly

there. I mean, but then after I've done I could give it away. Do you know what though yeah do you know what you'll need is oh my god what they called a jubbly bubbly knobbly bobbly do you know do you not remember my younger sister used to be obsessed with knobbly bobbly's never heard of a knobbly bobbly knobbly bobbly ice cream oh my god no Nobbly Bobbly. So Nobbly Bobbly is a kind. Oh my fucking god. Yes. Let me see. They're kind of like fabs. Yummy. So I don't know if you can see from here. They look like that. Looks like so it's the outside it's chocolate. And then it's strawberry ice cream. And then the mid like the core of it is like choc ice.

I love choc ice. So my little sister used to be obsessed with the Nobbly Bobbly. I actually haven't seen those around in years. I'll have Nobbly Bobbs. They were constantly in our freezer. Oh my god. I wanted to get myself into the leech household. My parents would be like, they're for me, say, and I'd be like, they're mine.

Get a Nobbly Bobbly down my throat for sure. sure that me stealing all the nobly bobbly's. No, it's so yeah, you ready? See, breathe. I am. Let's see. Breathe. Right. So guys, today we're diving headfirst into one of the most universally tragic and hilarious experiences. Holiday

disasters. We've all been there. We've all had them, whether it's luggage or a fallout or missing passport or losing shit or your air tag. It's all happened, okay? So this week we've got many dilemmas that have been sent in about holiday disasters because it's the peak of holiday time. It's time. Now, I've got one that I'm going to read to you. Yeah, give it to me. So the subject line is first time meeting his family in Greece.

I would always verge away from meeting family for the first time on holiday. Yeah, people are first time on holiday. I think a Sunday afternoon barbecue or Saturday afternoon barbecue at his house with other people, perfect scenario. Also Saturday is really good because afterwards the Sunday you can kind of do your own thing with him and be like, God, how did it go? If you do it Sunday, you're anxious from Monday. Holidays are intense. People are also coming back from stress and trying to rewind and you really want to make lots of effort with people. Also, there can be tensions between family members. I don't know, but hey ho, she's done it. She's done it. Okay. Hi girls. I'm writing this from

the crime scene and I don't think I can cope with these people. So please help me whilst I debrief. Oh no. So my boyfriend's family lives in Greece and he invited me for the summer. And so I decided to fly out there for the first time to Greece and also to meet them. Very exciting. I was super excited, but also very nervous. You know, trying to make a great impression and say the right thing. My boyfriend had also said, oh, what a mistake. What a mistake. My boyfriend had also said how important it is to him to get along with his family. Oh no. As he is very close with them. So I was feeling the extra pressure.

Yeah. What's that about? What's that about? What are you doing that to her? Oh no. As he is very close with them. So I was feeling the extra pressure. Yeah, what's that about? It's really important that you do this. What's that about? Why are you doing that to her? Yeah. She's already nervous. She knows that she needs to make a good impression.

She knows to not shit, leave her shit downstairs and not clean skiddies. She knows to not offer to clean up. Okay. She knows to not offer. He has also had full disclosure with me that he was engaged before meeting me. And she was massively involved in the family. Oh God, that's extra pressure. They broke up as they felt it wasn't working anymore rather than anything sinister. Great, fine. However, from the moment I arrived at Thingsworth, the whole family spoke Greek

nonstop around me like I was invisible. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect you to change your language just because I'm there, but they did speak English. So I thought it was rude. I kept trying to join the conversation, but it was like I was some kind of ghost at the table. I felt so isolated. I was there, but not really there. And it became very clear that they were talking about me. They were all looking at me and at one point even pointed while they were speaking. Oh. The worst was his mother. What a shock. Honestly, she was awful girls. During dinner, she pulled

out this old photo of my boyfriend's ex-fiance. Also, can I add, not on her phone, a printed one. This woman knew I was coming, so either these pictures are getting out, or nonchalantly every day lying about the house, or she chose to print one off and bring it out. Oh god. And without missing a beat said, very different to her, she wasn't big like you. Okay. I was stunned. I felt like I was going to cry, but I didn't. Excuse me? This was supposed to be my welcome dinner and instead I got body shamed by my boyfriend's mom in a language I barely understood.

The whole trip felt like a nightmare, awkward silences, cold shoulders and constant comparisons. I tried to brush it off, but the whole experience crushed my confidence from what I looked like and who I was. It made me cry. I left two weeks early and my boyfriend decided to stay. I communicated with him that I was treated appallingly and I don't need to put up with this. He didn't drive me to the airport, so I spent a hundred quid on a taxi. Without this ever happening, I would have seen him being my future. But with this and thinking that his family would be in my life forever and he didn't stand up for me once, I'm not so sure."

That is a real, real shame. I think you need to have a conversation with him when he gets back and dive into it deep because he might be advocating for you behind the scenes and he's just not communicated that to you. Interesting. Okay. Yeah. But I think that is poor form not to at least check in or like drop you off or just ask if you're okay or even say anything when that comment was said because that's just out of pocket. Like so out of pocket.

100%. But I don't blame you if that's enough to put you off. 100%. Whilst you're not marrying your boyfriend's family. Like if he's not- It's a big part. That's going to be your Christmases. That's going to be a big event. Birthdays, weddings, potentially children if that's where you want to go. What is she always going to be like, oh, you've put on weight or say horrible things. You don't want to feel on edge. No, no, you really don't. I think him not going back home with

you is forgivable because if he can't get time off or leave or if his family does live in Greece, you didn't mention where you guys live. He might not always be able to see his family. So I get that. However, I think it's despicable that he didn't drive you to the airport. I think that is despicable. That is a bit of a shit. Because it's like, well, I don't want to waste petrol and also I have to do the debt and back so you do it yourself. He didn't say that. When he knew you were really upset and like distraught.

When he knew that you were crying. Oh, that is poor form. That's really poor form. In my mind, I feel this is breakout weather. I think it's sackable for sure. But I think you need to have a conversation. Because if Archie's family treated me like this and Archie didn't stand up for me, I'd be like, so not only have I been treated like shit, but you also don't respect me enough. Or you fear your family too much to not have an opinion. And that's an issue for me. I don't know what to advise. I'm stumped.

I think you need to wait till he gets back and you need to have a serious sit down, chit chat. Yeah. And I think you just need to, I think you just need to ask if anything has been like, what his opinion on the whole thing was. And if it's very like, if it's not, I'm so sorry. I really did. Once you left, I really had a go at them. It's despicable. It's not right. And I'm so sorry. Unless it's, if it's not that. Now I think it's you've got your answer. Yeah. Interesting. 100% I'm really sorry. I know I'm really sorry. It's horrible. And then know that you're a beautiful person inside out. Don't let that horrible. Yeah, honestly, it's better. Go on. Okay. So this one's quite funny. Brilliant. Okay. Hey girls. So I went on holiday with my bestie. Love it.

And when we got through the other end, we were waiting ages for our bags. Oh no. Thankfully, ours were the last ones out and we went on our way. Brilliant. When I got to the hotel and opened my bag, it had clearly been opened and messed with. So my packing cubes were open and everything was in the wrong place. I obviously panicked and my friend was great and helped me identify what was missing. So it was a few tops, a pair of shoes and a pair of sunglasses. So

whilst I was upset, I was glad nothing more valuable, including my laptop, had been taken and logged it with EasyJet on the off chance these things showed up. Brilliant. I had a lovely holiday with my bestie. And then when we got back, I bumped into her in town and saw that she was wearing the same top that I lost. Now call me crazy, but I'm starting to genuinely think she went through my bag and stole my stuff without asking, which is wild because we borrow stuff from each other all the time. I don't know

what to do because I'm scared to ask because I know it sounds insane. But I also have a gut feeling that this bitch has my sunnies. Stop him. Stop him. I think she's done it. Do you? Well, because I also agree that like, if someone if someone were to open and steal shit from your back, they take your laptop.

They take your valuables. They wouldn't take your top. That nice blue top that you know spray on you. No, they wouldn't. Like I do. Sunny's shoes. Laptop. Yes. I do think I do. Sonny's shoes laptop. Yes. I do think they wouldn't be leaving the laptop.

Like, I do think and if they've dug around enough to be opening up the cubes, like I just they would have seen the fucking laptop. I personally think that she might have had a ruffle around. I don't know what possessive because bad though with the gaslighter. Because I literally like, we borrow stuff from each other all the time. Constantly. But I wouldn't be like, going through you, I wouldn't see what you've packed, taken a few bits out while you weren't looking. And then gone.

And then go, Oh my god, you're so stoned. And then gone out for brunch in the fucking nevermind like what the fuck I do agree with you said like it doesn't make sense why if someone's rooting through the stuff to not take the laptop yeah they'd want your love to take the booby little tank your new new little top from Urban Outfitters. Yeah. Why should... I find that peculiar. But I get hard.

It's like, do you confront that? Because that's like... But it is a very loose inkling you've got as well. You've just seen your best friend wearing a top that you used to have. Thinks the same top. And you're like, oh my God, that's the same top. We have the same items of top. We have the same items of clothing. We have the same coat, jacket, top, shoes.

So it's like, again, is it uncommon that maybe she's like, oh my God, I love that top, I'm going to buy it. I'd ask her when you bought it. But wouldn't you tell her, like think of all the things that we have matching. I know you have a pair of those. I know you have the same New Balance as me. I told you that I got that red bandeau because I loved you so much and kept taking it. We have the same black leather jacket that we love, but we have the same North Face. We have the same Lulu leggings. Yeah. Like, yeah. I just, I think it's really peculiar. It's like a season item of yours, okay? You're dressing down, okay? I can't work, I love it. I mean, sit in the living room and going, you lost it. You lost it.

This is mine. And then you're in it. I do think, because she said it's a gut feeling. Oh, girls, girls, the gut is so strong. It's really wrong. And because it is a coincidence. Yeah. I just keep your eye out. Do you know what? Fuck me off. Top annoying, but okay. Whatever. Shorts annoying. Shoes. That's 200 quid. Yeah. Sonny's could be more. Could be more. That's f*** me off. Yeah. If you've got a nice pair of Sonny's that could be 300 quid. Yeah, literally. So like, actually the tops, the least offensive thing to steal. It's the Sonny's. It's the Sonny's and the shoes. Shoes is crazy. Shoes is crazy. Shoes is crazy. It's like what? Like surely not. So I'm maybe keep an

eye out if you see things start to like crop up, then I would say something but like your best friend wearing something you used to have maybe isn't the most uncommon thing. No, I yeah, I do agree with peach that I think if you see that the sun is on her head. Yeah, you fucking call her out. Oh yeah, big time. But the top, I wouldn't. No, I don't think so. I personally wouldn't. Yeah.

Good luck, girl. Good luck. Okay, should we do X? Yes. Okay, I've got one. It's a really good one as well. Okay, you ready? So mine is, if I come to someone and I'm like, I'm just, oh God, I'm

really nervous. I'm really worried. Oh my God, I'm just so stressed. Don't worry. Oh, well. Oh, it's fixed now. Do you know what? Call your fucking Sophocles. Like, I wish I said that to myself. Please. Oh, don't, don't. Why are you doing? Don't worry. Why? Don't worry about that. Oh, thank God you're here. It's like no one has ever said that to me. Solved it. You solved it. I'm not worried. You solved it. I'm not. Oh, God. I tell you what's on par with that is if you're really upset and someone just goes, oh, and I'm like, so you're not either going to I'm not asking for solutions.

No. But you're not going to support. I could really. I completely understand what you mean. That's so like, wow. Wow. Wow. It's art. It angers me so much. So much. Right. A neck pillow on a two hour fly. Why are you doing that? Long haul. Do whatever you fucking need. Foot hammock on it. Yeah. Eye mask on it. Green light. Back support. I'm on it. Yeah. If you're going to Spain and in your shank luggage you've got a neck pillow. Yeah. I can't deal with it. I actually cannot deal with it. I'm like, it's two hours. I've

never used a neck pillow. It's two hours. Are you telling me when you drive home? Are you telling me when you drive to Mom and Dad's for Christmas, you've got a neck pillow on? Imagine. Yeah, it's that kind of vibe, isn't it? Transport. Transport in London can be the same time as a flight. I don't bring a neck pillow on the tube. That is true. Why have you got a neck pillow? Maybe it's the theatrics of getting on a plane that people are like neck pillow.

I need a neck pillow. It aches me out. They also don't help you because they sell them everywhere at the airport. Obviously. Yeah, of course they do. Because they're like, get your neck pillow. Yeah. I'd respect that more buying it at the airport.

Yeah. It's kind of a- Bringing your own- Last minute thing like, oh fuck, should I? Oh, go on then. I'll have a cup of tea. If you're leaving your house with a neck pillow attached to your bag, tough. Never approach me.

Never. Okay, question. Question. I'm serious. And I'm silly. So my serious question to you is you can't travel in summer. Travel stay. What season would you want to travel in?

I'm missing winter. I'm leaving. Yeah. Get me out of here. Yeah. I love Christmas. Yeah. I love, love, love, love love love Christmas. So I would miss that. Depending on where it

would be good. I would love to go to somewhere hot during, because I hate the cold. The only time with it, you know what I'm like, the only time the cold is good is if you're going skiing. Is that Australian blood in you? It's the Australian blood in me. Because skiing, you're drinking, it is sunny, you've got a fucking great outfit on. Winter in London, no. Winter in general, no. I hate the cold. I hate it. Summer, I love it. I love it. I travel in winter. I've even said to my parents that I want them to buy somewhere

abroad so that I can spend six months of the year away. Do the timeshare. Yeah, do the classic. Yeah. Completely. Massive way. Right. I've got a great, silly question for you. Would you rather be stuck on a flight of about 18 hours, let's say, with a crying baby? Yeah. For 18 hours, nonstop. Yeah. For AC out non-stop. Yeah. And then it starts going

whee whee. It starts getting high-pitched. Whee whee. It's constant. He takes a breath and you think whee. Yeah. It's constant. Or a drunk person singing Mariah Carey. All I want for Christmas is you. Baby. You, baby. Baby. Really, take the baby. Any day.

Because I can unlock sympathy for that child. I think it's awesome, that child's not used to this. They're scared. They're uncomfortable. And then I also would then feel horrible for the parents. And you think, God, I'm just going to show I'm really sorry about that. I could probably block it out. I would want to smack the drunk singer. I would actually call the flight attendant and be like, arrest them. Arrest them now. If they did not stop, I would unfortunately ask someone to get violent because I'm like, you need to be quiet. I would have to say something and I would hate confrontations. I saw literally have excuse me I'm sorry not please for very considerate I saw this really cute

TikTok going on to the crying baby yeah this guy this dad with a newborn and he printed off little car packages for the people on the plane and it had Oreo cookies and earbuds hand wipes and it had a little note in saying hi, pretending to be the baby. And let's say her names. It was something it started with a T. Yeah. It's Tilly like, Hi, my name is Tilly. Sometimes I'm a really good baby. And sometimes I can really struggle. It's really hard to know. Please be patient with me. I hope you have a great flight. And he hands them out to people. I was like, Wow, my god, common baller. Yeah. What kind of flight is this commercial? This guy's got a printed easy jet flight. Fuck off. Yeah. I was like, wow. My god. I know right. And

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