The Rest Is Football: Daly Brightness - Millie hits 210 appearances, a huge win for Villa and some (very) early Christmas cheer!

Episode Date: November 13, 2025

This week’s episode is jam packed with the highs and lows of football, and life. The girls celebrate Millie’s record-equalling 210 WSL appearances, re-live Villa’s superb win over United and break down the rest of last weekend’s WSL fixtures. Also, Millie’s fresh back from a midweek jaunt to Austria playing in the Champions League and Rach gives us a sneak peak of her Christmas decorations. You won’t want to miss Rach’s audition to become a commentator as she reports live on the Champions League action as we’re recording. GOALLLLLLLLL!!! British Gas is proud partner of the Barclays Women’s Super League and The Rest Is Football Daily Brightness. Powering the perfect Sunday with half price electricity every Sunday from 11am-4pm. Over a million people already use it to save money. Search ‘British Gas PeakSave’ to start saving. T&Cs apply - Up to 60 kilowatts per session. Eligible tariff and smart meter required. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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me and my lovely bestie. We have got a fun-filled episode for you, all things football and Christmas, of course. But first, our check-ins, bestie, how are you? Yeah, I'm good, I'm good. Can't complain. You know, obviously, good one on the weekend for us, which we'll talk about later.

You've had a bit of a big week, haven't you? Yeah, big week, a busy week. We've had a lot of travelling this week. I'm on minimal sleep today. Champions League, let's just like go step by step. How was that? Obviously, travel to Austria, talk us through it. Big, massive win.

Six-nil. Yeah, it was absolutely freezing. I'll tell you that for free. I watched a 2-0 and I thought, oh, it's going to be a white war. Yeah, to be fair, we absolutely dominated the game. But it took us a while to get the goals going, to be honest. Yeah, but I think that's been a bit of a story of your season. Yeah, I know.

And if you look at stats, like, shots on target we had for only six goals, we're kind of like saying, oh, we want more. but listen it's 6-0 it's a clean sheet I think in the new format it was mega important that we've got to win but also goal difference might matter like goal difference might come into play so you don't think that like as a player

especially as a forward group that constant commentary and that constant narrative of oh he's just not really converting much is a pressure because I feel like if I was yeah I know I've been a part of teams when it's like we need to score and he's scoring his score and it's like well yeah but we're conceding

so we're not winning you know so it's like you kind of have like back and forth but like you guys have you're always like right up there and you always create so much but obviously haven't converted as much as you've created so I think yeah I do worry about your forward group because you can create as much as you want but if it hasn't fallen like you know what it's like if it falls to your left foot and it hits the post like it's a very close chance you're not doing anything less than what you're used to doing but it's so much like pounding on you being like oh you need score you need score you need score you need score I think that

actually builds up more pressure. Yeah, and listen, I think we've been in this place before, and I think it's just managing the expectations. And also, I do think there's a habit where you can be looking at games and, like, even me there straightway, I'm like, we've had X amount of shots on target, and we've only scored six goals. But it's hard not to be like that when you're at a club like Chelsea, when our expectations are so high, and we look at stats,

and I think in your head you're thinking, okay, well, if that's a, you know, a team that's not sitting in a low block and are going to start threatening us, it's much harder. Like, we absolutely dominated the game. But against other teams in the Champions League, you might not dominate the game. So you might only get two or three big chances, so you need to convert.

But also, I think at the same time, it's like, okay, if you look at, okay, take Champions League out of it, like you look at the league right now, you're sitting second, right? Which is probably alien to you. But if you win 1-0 or you win 7-0, what's the difference? If I'd rather win 1-0 than 6-1, because I'd hate conceding. Yeah, exactly.

but I think as well it's like the only thing is is when you strive for more goals at 1-0 you keep a team in it like take our game

against Arsenal if we we could have scored it first two minutes we had like so many big chances that we should have absolutely buried

but because we don't take them chances we've left a minute and then it's 1-1 and then in actually they could have ended the game winning do I mean

the game could have gone two ways we could have won they could have won like we both created yeah but I also think that that's like where it becomes a bit of a problem

because if you lose to one people would say oh you're just letting in too many Yeah Listen you can never win There's like counteract It's like it all sort of counteracts itself But I just think that like

Yeah For us as players All we see is points on the board Yeah Like no one gives a shit About how many you put past someone Listen we've been part of the England team that won 20 nil one time

It's three points on the board At the end of the day I don't enjoy like 20 nil like No exactly I don't think that's good for the game I don't think highest scoring games are good for the game. No. Like, if I'm honest.

Guys, so, so sorry. I've had to move because I don't understand. I don't understand it. I've gone from E to Sky. I literally have thought by the best Wi-Fi in the neighbourhood but clearly something's wrong. So I've had to move. Well, firstly, guys, to anyone listening, she's lying because what she wanted to do is bring the festive spirit in because if you look behind her,

Santa Claus coming and tell. I really just wanted to sing that line What we were We were saying about high scoring games And I actually said I don't believe high scoring games Good for the game No, it's not But I was also saying

The only time having been at the In a title race The only time scoring a lot of goals Is really important Is when you need to like When the points are like dead even And I do think you obviously Can win a league on goal difference

We've done it previously it and that is the only thing. But I agree, I think sometimes we're so fixated on, oh my God, that needs to be 4-0, 5-0. And I think we've felt that this week, we've been a little bit critical on ourselves, like in meetings, we've come out of it. And as a group, we're like, okay, we need to, you know what?

It was a good performance. We've won, and that's it. But I just think it's also hard when you're so used to, like, winning and pushing and always needing to be better and always thinking of the next opponent, it's like a habit, you're always thinking, oh, need to score that, should have scored that, this needs to be better, that needs to be better.

where sometimes just appreciate that we've won. I agree. But sorry, my eyes were going because Penilla Harder's just scored at the most weird goal against Arsenal to make it 2-2 in. What's that minute? What's that minute? Two-two. Hold on a second. Is it 2-2?

Eighty-one, yeah. Harder just scored like the most. It came out of nowhere. She kind of like, she chipped the keeper. It's like a slow-mo. I did see Pete warming up her, warming up at half-time. And listen, she's an incredible player. Like, she was fantastic for Chelsea.

Baller, mate. Absolutely. Always are so good. But good time to score. Love a little bit of live. Yeah, sorry. I'm literally like, I feel like I'm literally at the game.

Oh, so what minute is it on? Sorry, I'm like well intriguing now. 2-2 at 82. I feel like I'm going to be a bit like a Spanish commentator coming in and be like, you were just talking. I'm like, Golo, Golo, Golo, Golo.

So we can move on in the podcast, but I'm going to be like the commentator. That's fine. Let's move on slightly to the fact that all we ever seem to do in this podcast is just hype you up because of all these acclades you can get.

No, stop, I don't like it. I don't like it. I love it. Best it, I like to live under my rock and that's where I like to be. Can you just, uh... Sit there and be quiet for a minute while I just gash you up.

210 appearances in the WSL tied with Jordan Knobbs, little peanut. That's so cute. Literally like two of my favorite people tied for the all time I love our little journey. Look at you, stop interrupt.

I've just told you, just like, rain in for a minute. I'm trying to deflect. I'm deflecting. Massive achievement, Bill. Like, you've got to be gas about that. I just, I don't know where people get these stats from and I don't know how people keep track because they just keep popping up out of nowhere

and I'm like, what the hell? But, yeah, it makes me feel old though. I'm like, Jesus, I've been around a long time. But I'm still only 32, I'm not that old. But that's what I mean, like you're not that old in relation to, how many appearances you've had. Like, that's such like a rare feat.

Like, thinking about how many people have played in the WSL and have had contributed that many games and still, you and Jordan, both of you are 32. It does make me proud, though, because I just think that's always something when I first signed for Chelsea, like I always wanted to be reliable. I wanted to always be available,

always be reliable, and I always wanted to be, like, remembered. Like, when I leave the game, I want people to remember, like, what I did in the game, like on the pitch and off the pitch. I remember having a conversation with Jordan when she'd broke the record last year and I was just like,

mate, that's like that's such an amazing achievement. The amount of people that have played in the WSL like there is hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that have actually appeared in the WSL but to make the act the most is that's a rare feat and oh

what's going, go la, go la, go la, go la, go la, go la, go la. Fires. Three, two. Holy shit. Hold up, hold up, hold up. What the hell? Who's scored? Bestie, come on, I need some commentary.

Wait, wait, we're just flying the flags. Bear with me. I'm trying to concentrate on you on this game, so I didn't see who's got. Forget me, I need the commentary. We need the commentary. What a game. Fair play to them, though,

because being two nil down against Arsenal and the Champions League against one of the best teams in the world. Yeah, exactly. Fair play, like, but I think that buying a bit a little bit like that, though, a bit up and down. but fair play coming back from that

that's not easy Golo Gola Gola Gola Gola Gola I literally feel like I'm like the Spanish commentator That's my You just need to talk really fast now And like be commentating on the game Anyway back to Millie Bright

Massive massive massive achievement And that's something like no one No one will ever take away from you Like people might overtake you But I think you're overtaking a record Like that you set And that's like I literally remember having this conversation

Because obviously Jordan sat next to me the change rooms last year and I was like like George I don't think you realize how big this is and like I don't think people appreciate

I think especially like in the modern game like a lot of people don't really appreciate like where it came from like I think we appreciate where it came from because we kind of like a crossover

it's a bit of a hybrid yeah exactly we're in sync we both said hybrid it was like a hybrid from the game was kind of nowhere and then it went to somewhere,

whereas I feel like a lot of the younger players now, no disrespect to them, but they've come in at a fantastic time where the game is everywhere. 100%. And I don't think people really realise what Jordan has achieved. I'm like, we're looking around in this room

and I'm like, this girl has won almost everything. Like, she's a serial winner. Like, she is one of the best, like, of all time. She set the standards. Yeah, and like one of my closest friends, followed by my bestie. Like, yes, give me that all day long. But I am really proud of you again and again and again.

Anyway, swiftly moving on. What are you eating? Two and gum. How are you going to say that, Mowams or pinballs or something? No, oh my God, I ate all the pinballs earlier. Oh, by the way, guys, let's just quickly do. Favorite sweet go, mine would be little nerds or pinballs. I used to bring you a pack of pinballs every camp, didn't I?

Every camp. What's your favourite sweet go quickly before we do football? Mine are. You know, like, there's, you know, You know the strawberry pencils, not the laces, like pencils with a white thing inside. So you can get them in Candy King in the Pick and Mix. Fat ones, like the short fat ones,

with sugar around them. That's the one. That is the one. Like, watch out Candy King. You've got a local hand grabbing. You know, you were a kid and you went to the cinema. Did you have a paper pick-a-mix? No.

I always say, try before you buy. Yeah, like no one's buying fudge because it's like four pounds of block of fudge. Do you know how expensive pick-mix is now? You can spend about 20 quid on it. Yeah, but to be fair, I actually think it's better now than it was because there was no cups back then.

So you would fill your bag and like, as a kid, you just fill it, don't you? You don't realize about the weight. So you started to learn like, oh, I can't have a fudge, or I can't have those ones that I like because they're heavy. So my bigger mix bags when I was a kid,

it used to be like flying sauces, cola bottles, strawberry laces, like all the thin, light things. And then my pockets would be full of like, Fudge. Remember Fredos, though? Used to be 10p. Do you know how much they are now?

It's a joke. It's ridiculous. It's a joke. But what I do like about Pickermicks now is it's cups. So it's not by weight. It's about the size of the cook. So I'm like shoving that shit. Yeah, but to be honest, I do like the bags

because it reminds me of being a kid. There's no gaps in my cup. Let me tell you, every hole is filled with a sweet. Every hole's gone. Rachel. God. And the podcast is. just taking a turn down a new lane.

Here we go. Anyway, back to football. Completely gone off topic. Your game, we've discussed mine. Could have gone either way. We just, yeah, but it's not the worst result in the world. We're still in a good place. Yours, fantastic result for you.

Yeah, surely you, surely you, after your not so pleasing result against Arsenal, like, draws against the top team, I'm sure you'll take it, but you obviously always want to win. Oh, yeah, 100% you want to win. I hope you turned your phone on and went, Fucking hell, Biller would beat Man United. I went, go on, bestie.

She's at it again. Do you know what? Secret agent. Really, really good win. Really good win, obviously. What was the game like? Because obviously I didn't get to watch it. So talk me through it.

I like, obviously, prior to this, a week before, I'm like gassing Man United up in the podcast. Man United. They've been playing amazing, haven't they? Yeah, they are. Obviously, I always want us to win. But I was kind of excited to see, like, live, what they were like this year because

I haven't obviously I've seen them on telly but we said about this though it's all right getting to the top but how long can you maintain your levels for that's the hardest thing is a long season but like I was watching it and I was thinking but like

we've talked about this like we seem to show up really a lot against the top teams so like yeah yeah we got beat by you right but you said it's one of your hardest games like we always one of the hardest games was last year

another beaters last year we drew with Arsenal we haven't had City yet and United like I don't know what I just love playing City as well. Yeah, I don't know what it is, but I was like, I went into this game going like, we're going to win.

Like, I hope you all believe this because I can shout you all from the rooftops from the bench, but like, you're going to win. You need to believe it, yeah. What do you think that is, like when you play, when you, is it done? Three, two. Yeah. What a comeback, that is, by the way. Yeah, I know.

I don't know. Like, I think, like, there's obviously a mentality shift when you play the top teams. It's always like, oh, come on, like, let's give them a hard game. But I don't think I've ever. really had that, I've always, like, approach every game the same. And I do actually think that most of the girls feel the same. Like, they're just very much like, oh, every game is the same, like, we just want to win. Yeah.

But I don't know if this is, like, unspoken thing of, like, upsetting a top team. And I think that's kind of how we've always been. Like, since I've been at Villa, it's always kind of been that way. But I don't think we've really got to see, I don't think everyone's really got to see how good we can be. I feel like you've been on a journey, though. Yeah, obviously buzzing Mary's God. Mary scored a nice goal. And obviously, Man United, they didn't record,

they didn't have one shot on target in the first half. Everyone will say, like, Man United played poor, right? But I think it's an... Yeah, but I hate when people do that, just because the top team dropped points. You have to give credit to the team that's won. Like, yeah, they might not have been at the best, but you can't discredit you guys.

We also probably made them play poor. Like, we... Yeah, I don't like when big teams kind of get shafted a little bit and just been like, oh, they just had a bad game. no, give credit where credit's due. It was a bit of a weird one because I don't think anyone was really on top it was quite even in terms of like possession

and stuff like that. It was kind of bit back and forth but back and forth to the point where it wasn't really low to chances like we had a really, really good chance in the first half before the goal you know, it's a great, great opportunity to score but then we scored that

and it was like I think like you saw like us kick on like it was like a new lease of life and like we just started to believe then and the flip side of us going like we want to beat top teams there's probably an element an element of top teams thinking

like whether you think it or not but like again it's like that unspoken thing of oh we're going to win this see I can hand on heart take to my grave that we have never ever said that you know why because I mean I don't think you say it like I don't think we like we don't say

oh we're going to beat these because they're a top team like we don't speak about it we like approach every game the same but it's almost like there's like underlying feeling and belief of like we're going to do something on the top teams whereas maybe an underlying thing from top teams might be like well we should probably win this like Man United haven't lost the game this season

so they're probably thinking okay middle of the table team should be an okay game and subconsciously thinking about PSG in the week I don't know I could be completely wrong but that comes with experience though that's what I'm telling you like we've been through that. We've been there as a team where over the years

like we've maybe looked one game too far ahead and then it's cost us and it's been a team where people expect us just to win and I always say in interviews like we'll win like 1-0 maybe and like straight away the media's like in an interview oh did you think you I mean did we not just win and get a clean sheet like you know exactly

it's the media that underestimates teams not actually necessarily us or any other big team but it's the media and it's the perception of oh Chelsea should just batter them and then even if it's just a 1-0 straight away the questions in the thing after is like do you think you could have done better and I'm like well no because we won

we did the aim of the game is to win and we did that so it's like don't discredit the opposition because we don't have that mentality but I personally think it comes from the media but anyway before we take a quick break We're just quickly going to whisk over the other games because they actually really want to talk about the London City game.

They beat Spurs 4-2. What a game that was, by the way. It was constantly back and forth. I was actually going to a baby shower that day, but we just had like 10, 15 minutes before that where... Yeah. We're like, oh, like, should put this game on. And it was 2-1 London City,

and then Summonin scored a worldly free kick. Like, to be honest, I'm going to put it out there between her and Lynn Wilms on my team. Like, free kicks of the season, both of them, they're like they're up there with absolute worldies but it's weird

because you put it down and me and me and Sarah both for like oh top corner like 100% she's scoring this like we've seen a move before same as like when Lynn takes one we're like goal

and it was two too and it was like five minutes before that goal five minutes after was what I watched and it was like Tottenham Tottenham all Tottenham piling on the pressure and I didn't have any signal

and then after we got back I like clicked on like my app and I was like London City 4 too I was like what the hell like completely against the run-of-play in the time that I saw. So good for them.

They're such a strange one. It's like, I was saying this. They're building, you know. They're building. But it's so random for me. Like, it's like you can't predict which way they're going to go. Like they've lost some games where I think, didn't expect you to lose that.

And then they've won games where I'm just like, well done you. Like obviously we know the talent that they've got. They're stats. They're absolutely stats. And we always said from the beginning, didn't we? Like it's about how they gel. and that was like the biggest thing, but... I think they are jelling though now.

Yeah, I agree. But they went from conceding a lot to now scoring a lot and I think that's the change. That for me is the game changer for them. That's where they're turning... Yeah, exactly. Doesn't matter if you can see two, three, four, if you're scoring five, six, seven.

Yeah, and spurs aren't easy. Like, again, another hard. I just think I'm absolutely loving the games like in the women's game because I think even Champions League, WSL, like the results are so interesting, the games are so tough. Like you said, you can't predict it.

You can't predict the games anymore. And I love that because I think it shows how competitive the women's game is. And I stand by at the WSL is by far the best league in the women's game in the world. It's the most competitive. It's the hardest league to play in. It's not just physical, but you've got to be technically able to play top football to break teams down, to win. And I just think seeing like fresh players in, new teams, like...

It's exciting, isn't it? It is. It's really, really. exciting at a minute. But yeah, I think it's a turning point for London City, so I think we're definitely going to see a difference. And just want to congratulate Nikita Paris. She also

made a 200th WSL appearance, so massive milestone achieved, so congratulations. Yeah, huge achievement. Well done, Keats, that's class. Everton, Man City, City 1-2-1, but again, close game. So obviously, Everton's goal, Gago, right, okay, I think she's sick.

Have you played, you've not played Everton this year, have you? Not yet, no. interested to see how you find playing against her because I think you'll love it and she'll love it. You know, it's one of those like mutual respect. You thrive in it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like I said to her after the game, probably shouldn't have said this, but she hadn't played much up until that game and I went to her. Literally, she's French. Probably didn't even understand me, bless her, but I went up to her and I was like, you need to go in your manager's office and you need to tell him, play me more. Because I was like, you were such a frigging handful.

Obviously I was on the bench and I was watching I was thinking my God this girl's a player like the way she moves like she's got it all like shift of pace

like turns on the pace like she's gone strength finishing I don't know I don't know there was

I don't know maybe maybe I've not seen enough of her but in that game against us I thought you cause us problems today and I think our defence have been insane but I know they're all agreeing

but like yeah she was a handful like you can always say can't you like 100% Even if you, you've just come on my screen, even if you batter a team, right? And the striker was clashed, you'd be like, she was a handful, though. Yeah, definitely.

You have to appreciate, like, the players in front of you. And even if you win, it doesn't matter. They can still be, like, one of the hardest opponents that you've faced. But a good win for City, and that obviously knocks you off the top with City winning and your drawing. But I think it's going to be a good race, I think, by the end of the season. It's getting interesting. It is getting interesting. Hempo back on the pitch

so good to see her back I think that's an amazing boost for city and yeah probably an area where they've they'll want to kind of add a little bit of strength don't get me wrong I'm a true Chelsea women's

hype woman but I think they'll be they'll be the ones that will cause you a problem this year I think I listen I think they all are and it's crazy I agree I think you can be at the top you can also quickly swiftly move down to

off. But I think on their day, I think on their day, they've almost like turned it on now. We're not at the knitted, gritty part either. No, no, no, we're not. We're still like...

You heard it here first. I reckon there. After Christmas... They're going to be the ones at all... That's when it gets tasty. Well, we'll see best here. But anyway, Liverpool, Brighton, one.

No, I actually thought Liverpool we're going to take all three. We're going to just storm into the league and be like, no, we're getting our first one on the board. but 93rd minute. But do you know what? I think about that Rosa Kofagi, right,

had a hard time at Arsenal, made the moon to Brighton. Like, it's almost like the same sort of storyline as Michelle Aegeman. Yeah. And I don't know. I just feel like, even Keats,

like the players that go to Brighton, they're always, always improving. They're always, always getting better. And, like, you look at Fran, like, she was obviously at the pinnacle, like playing at Chelsea. But I just see a smile in the face. see that they're like, they're improving and they're buying into the system, they're enjoying

it and happy for her to get that goal. That's a hard one to take though, 90 third mid, that is, that's a bitch, that is hard to take. It hurts, like, mad. I've been there at the club where you think, surely it's hard time, surely it's hard time, but you don't have that belief because it hasn't been your time. So you've had a series of games, a runner games where you've not won, you've not won, you've not won, you've not won, but it only takes that breakthrough of the one win

because I would never get ahead of myself like this time last year we were right at the bottom of the table and then we turned it around in the back end up coming six I think and Liverpool and Brighton were both those teams like I say Brighton now because it was in that but Liverpool was one of those teams that was like absolutely flat at fourth at this point of the year Christmas and then did you start to get overtaken

So I think it really is very much It's almost like a bit of a Like you're playing like a ball game Literally Until Christmas And then it's like No pun intended Why am I just so punny tonight?

I don't know best maybe it's festive spirit Maybe it's Santa behind you I don't know But listen final game West Ham Let's start one Same thing again though Right

Let's just go in the 97th minute West Ham are about to get their first win of the season It's crazy Like, you think it's there, it's there, it's there, and then all of a sudden it's not. But again, there's no coincidence. Like, it is that mindset. It's like, oh, we've got a hold on,

we've got to hold on, we've got to hold on. And I think this time last year, had we have played this game against Man United, would have either drawn 1-1 or they lost 2-1 because it's like, you're holding, you're holding, you're holding. Not at one point in that game did we think we need to hold on to this lead. It was like, just keep playing.

Yeah, exactly. I were fine. Whereas, I agree. I agree. When you're in that slump, it's like, oh, I've got to protect this with my life. And it's because you're so desperate for it as well. Yeah, you're just desperate.

Yeah. But listen, before we go for a break, also, my mum got me another jumper. They like these mental health jumpers. It says, light, brighter, and then on the back, I can't remember what it says. I'll show you after it. It's something like you make this.

That does not say brighter. What's it say? Light bringer. Oh, sorry, I. It's because... Are you all right? Light bring it. No, I'm running off three hours sleep.

And on the back, it says you brighten up this wheel just by being in it. That's nice. I actually saw somebody with a hoodie your hoodie that you said in the podcast last week. Yeah. This week. So shout out to you.

Right, guys, we will be back. We hope you enjoyed that first part of the episode. Jam packed with all things football. We will be right back. Welcome back to Daily Brightness. We are going a little bit different this time. So usually we'll talk a little bit about football and then do something else.

But today, we're talking about festivities. right? Because we spoke about it last week and we spoke about what people do on the build up to Christmas when's acceptable to put their trees up when's acceptable to decorate, this, that and the other right? So, back to the point where I was at the baby shower, right? I was thinking to myself, I just sat there thinking

she feels Christmassy. She feels Christmassy. Oh, I just feel something in my bones. I want to put my tree up. I was like, when is the right time? But when you want to do something, you will do it. for anyone listening. I was somewhere the other day and they were like,

oh my God, can you believe at number seven outside they've got their Christmas decorations up and I was like, oh, I can't believe I've got my tree up. Yeah, go on, have another judge. Judge again. Go on, you know what,

I'm not bothered. I'm not bothered. Like, everyone knows. Can people just stop judging and just let people do what they want to do? If you want to put your tree up on 1st November, go for it. Like, if it makes you happy, do it.

I came down this morning, right? It's dark still. So I've come down, as you know, when you're up early with the dogs, it's still dark. And like, the living room was bleak and dark. And I thought, I'm not turning the light on. I'm putting the tree on. And I put the tree on, and I sat there.

I've got my fire on, the tree on. And I just thought, how cozy is this? It's lovely. Right, so Rachel's got hers up. I did agree that I'm going to put mine up in the middle of November. Do what you want to do? Exactly. Do you let Sarah help?

Because I don't let anyone help me do my tree. because I know I'm going to take whatever you've put on. I think she's actually really good at it. I can't best it because I'm just going to, if someone puts it on, I'm going to remove it and I'm going to put it well. Yeah, don't get me wrong. I do go around and think, well, that one done.

My toxic trait is, can you help do the decorations? Actually, I'll just do it myself. Oh, do it all myself then. That's my toxic trait. I'm just like, can you actually help? And then I'm like, you've put it in the wrong place. Just leave it. I'll do it myself.

But I'm on, I like, keep going on, like, TikTok and, like, seeing, like, tips and like, oh you should do this. I'm like, how have I never thought of that? I definitely want to go more Christmasy outside. I always do, so you know my front door,

it's got like those two metal pillars and I wrap Christmas lights around them but I want to do some else outside. I always see people with lovely things in the windows like what to stick on. So we've got a massive like, it's like wicker almost reindeer that lights up. Yeah.

Massive. When you put out of the front, love that. Literally got that on the side of the road. So literally driving. not far from me and it's like Christmas decoration tin it's literally on the side of the road

and they like show you what they've got so we got a reindeer from there which was lovely do you have a reef do you have my reef? Really yeah do you know what I made it years ago

Jim Really unbelievable yeah see I need to do a new one because I've had that one for like five years now but isn't it mad like there's so many things you can do to

we just don't really know you could do it yeah I'm getting a bit more creative if you know. Yeah, me too, I think I am. Do you know what's happening? Remember the presents? We've got them, I think. Presents that light up, like them.

Yes, I love those. Oh, and the little gnomes, the Christmas gnomes what you sit on the side and the legs dangled? No, what are they called? The little men, what are they called? They're called them, little men, what they called? I don't know.

No, what they called the men? What men? Nutcrackers. Oh, them? Yeah, I've got a big one of them. We love them. I've not got one of those. They're lovely they are.

But tell you what I do like doing, I love going to a garden centre with Manan. Yeah, that's a nice thing to do. Because they have massive ones there. All right, which Christmas market are you going to? Well, we'll go to Birmingham, but it's just been a bit like lame. Can we do one this year?

Can we go to one? No, this year I want to go to Nottingham. This year I want to go to Nottingham's Christmas Market. But can you tell me when you're going and I would like to join if possible? Yeah, we'll definitely go. I think we should go. Also, Aldi. I honestly, why am I not sponsored by Aldi?

Like, I gasped them up on every. episode. Yeah, same with Yorkshire tea. I'm getting a bit annoyed. One of my friends sent them to me and was like, look at these candles, like, need to get one. And they're like the same as, I think it's like a white company

duke, right? You know, and they've got all like the pines inside them. Yeah. And like all the little decorations inside the candle. And it's got like burn time of up to like 220 hours. And it smells insane. Like all by cleaning products lead up to Christmas, a pine, love it.

Smells amazing. Give it to me. So their can be a show at the minute. Yeah, 25 pound instead of like 925 pounds. But yeah, I'm really in the Christmas spirit. Like I have had Heart Christmas Radio on for about two weeks. Yeah, I must admit, I've started the Christmas songs, but I'm definitely going to the range.

I mean, we play away again this weekend, so I don't think I'll have time to go this week. But Monday I'm off, I'm going to the range. I'm going to get all my baubles, all my decorations and it's going up. It's going up. It's less about it being Christmassy, but more just like, it's such a cosy light.

You turn all your lights off. You don't need your lamp on, you'd just put your tree on. It's just nice, isn't it? It's just happy. I did think Louis was going to, like, tear it down, but the only thing he's done is, you know, like the base of the tree

where you put, like, a little mat down. He's tried to, like, pull that over it. For God's sake. Right, before we get on to our block and delete and our gratitude, one thing you're looking forward to this Christmas. I think because obviously my wedding is around the Christmas period Missy getting married

Being able to just like sort of really unwind So I think I put so much pressure myself over the Christmas break And like you have to go to this person This person, this person, this person That person, this person And like you're never actually free While you're trying to keep up your training You're running

Then you've got to go there Then you've got to come back Then you've got to do a gym And you've got to go there Oh, nearly go la, gola, gola, gola. For who? PSG. I'm really looking forward to just

taking a little bit of a breather and just unwinding and processing life and like what the year and I think at Christmas is when I become really grateful and like really really yeah 100% enjoy what I've experienced over the year and like what I'm looking forward to

I think just yeah just being able to chill and be with my family I think it's such a family time isn't it I'm going home for Christmas this year driving home for Christmas I'm going to go and annoy you this shout my mum and dad.

Can't wait. He better be getting those bailey's hot chocolate's ready for me. Oh, and you tell you what I do love, a snowball at Christmas. Me, my nan and my mom, we all sit there, my sister's having a snowball. We love it.

Yeah, Bailey's at Christmas is the one. I feel about 80 though when I'm drinking it because it's such a like, I feel like it's like my grand loves it, but I just, I love it. We all sit there like little girls club and my dad's just constantly making and we're like, another one please.

But yeah, I'm really looking forward to spending Christmas, like actually waking up with my mum and dad on Christmas that I've not done it. That would be nice. That would be really nice. That would be really nice. And like, yeah, I just feel like, like you,

I'm going to be really grateful for the people around me and just actually taking that time. It's been a heavy year, man. Like a heavy year. So anyway, moving on to our block and delete. Guys, we absolutely loved the ones that you all sent in. Keep sending them in because we absolutely love them. But what is yours?

What would you delete from this week? I think there's quite a few from this week. but my number one is dog's being poorly because... Hard. Dexie's been really, really, really poorly and it's been a hard, hard week. Yeah, it's been a really hard week, actually.

What was wrong with her? So, took her to that on, I want to say, Monday. She just had, like, constant diary. Like, when I tell you, like, she couldn't take five steps without shitting all over the place, poor thing. But, you know, when you know the dog's ill, like, she kills up in the tight... Like, I've had it for seven years.

Yeah. She kills up in the tightest, little ball and you go near and she's like shivering it's took to the vets and they said she's yeah she's got an ear infection um like quite deep in the canal so like she had obviously like really bad diarrhea and i thought that the two would like go hand and how many get an infection it's just everything sort of goes but they were like no it's not related so that's a worry so it's been a bit of a it's been really hard and i think obviously because they can't tell you what's wrong like they try their best but it's like you think she's fine you go to sleep 10 minutes later

there's just like explosive diarrhea around the house. And I hate so much that it's almost like she feels like she's been bad for doing that. I'm like darling, go wherever you want to go. I don't care. Yeah, we'll clean it up. Absolutely don't care. You can go up the walls,

you can go up the carpet, whatever you want. Like, just get it out if you need to. Like, don't worry. It's so sad. You just want to love them. So that is my number one block and delete and there is many this week. I would say social media this week, because I just think it's just for me it's like social media has become a place where everyone just

says what they want and everyone just dishes out abuse like it's not harmful you don't know what's going on in people's lives yet you just have a god-given right to abuse people like I think every time I've clicked on social media I've had like an abusive message and it couldn't have come on a worse, like weekend, like the worst, which I don't need to, I'm not going to disclose the information and I'm not going to say what I've been through personally, because I shouldn't have to justify not getting abuse. And I just think, again, social media is becoming a place where you can say whatever you like, there's no consequences, you can destroy people's confidence, like, just well-being, just, yeah.

I just, I hate it. At times, I hate it. Other times, I love it. You get to share your memories. You get to connect with people. You get to, yeah, see what your friends and family are doing and share all these, like, memories and stuff. And then other times, I'm just like, I hate it.

It's such a horrible, horrible place sometimes. And, you know, you just try and, like, for me, it could be a stupid TikTok that I do. It makes me feel good. You know what I'm like, I'm goofy. I love doing stuff like that. and then next thing, 30, 40 comments later, I'll probably want to delete it

because it's just full of shitty comments. So it's just like, I'm bored of it. I'm absolutely bored of it. If I could just wipe everything and delete all my social media tomorrow and I didn't need it for work, then I'd get rid of it. For me, it's like not knowing, like I've seen some things or like some people have shared some things with me

and like maybe it's about you, maybe it's about me. And like, yeah, everyone's entitled to their own opinion. Like, don't get me wrong. But, like, yeah, they're really hurtful. Yeah. I had your mum on the phone to me this week. People think we're like...

And like you don't know about that, but I've had your mum on the phone to me like petrified and concerned about how you're feeling. And I just think that is such a frightening feeling and I'm trying to reassure your mum but then at the same time I'm concerned at the same time I'm receiving abuse. And it's like...

Exactly. That's like... It's just so, yeah, I mean, there's no point going into it because I think... No. I just think what, the only message is, not every opinion needs to be voiced, and social media isn't a place where you can just abuse, like, it's not, it's not, and I just, I just don't understand it.

Like, if you've got nothing nice to say, just don't say it. Don't say it. And nine times out of ten, these people follow me. They follow you, and then they still want to, like, I just, don't make sense, and that's the thing you don't see the effect that has on us, on our families, or on anyone else. I wouldn't want anyone else to receive abuse like we've received. And I think one of the things to take away from that is like no one on the outside knows what's going on behind closed doors, so whether that's positive, whether that's negative.

And equally, you don't need to know. This is a platform where it's almost like we can kind of like let people in to our worlds in essence, but really like you don't know the real things that are going on and I think that's what people need to be a little bit more cognizant of. Yeah, I don't

want to go into it anymore because I don't want to receive any more anything. If you don't like content, scroll past it. We're opening ourselves up because we've been vulnerable and that's kind of what we chose and I understand that but I just think like the level of abuse

this is I mean and it's not not just me not just you like the level of abuse I've seen over social media even in a year I'm just like oh I deactivated me Instagram account last week I was just like this is horrible and that don't I don't want anyone to get that mixed up

I'm not just talking about me personally or I'm talking about social media as a whole is so judgmental it's so abusive it's so entitled where I've got an account I can just comment on that I can give that person shit if you don't like something

just don't comment just scroll past it unfollow that person I think even me the worst part is is like your family see that having your mum call me the day I was like

oh my god this is really shit who bearing in mind struggles with anxiety and has struggled with depression in the past like now I know that's in my head

so I'm thinking shit now I've got to make sure mum's all right because of what other people that don't actually know me are saying But anyway, that's my block and deal. That is exactly why we need to be grateful for things.

Yeah, so we're going to swiftly move on to the good shit. There's a lot of good people out there, so thank you for your love and support as always. But moving on to our gratitude, Rachel, hit me hard. What is it? Mine this week is my shark carpet cleaner. And this is not sponsored. This is not an ad.

This is me. This is me spending 160 pounds on a carpet cleaner because my poor baby Dexie was really poorly and shit all over my entire house. and I thought, I need to clean my carpet, so I could, there's nothing that's been like... Hey, no wonder you got them, all your candles. I bet it's stung resting.

Yeah, it did. But I bought this thing, I thought, right, like, obviously I'm a shark lover, so I was like, I've got to go with shark, I'm going to get this one, bought it, thought, let's just try it. Oh, my God. Have you ever cleaned your carpet? Is it a carpet with a carpet cleaner? Yeah, I've got one of those suction things.

I did my sofa with it as well. No, the wet ones. Yeah, what pumps the water in? and then it cut, it all doors out, and you see it all. This, like, I thought I was clean. I don't even want it, I don't even want a picture of it, the colour of the shit. And, like, I hoover my carpets all the time. I'm very, like, I'm a clean person, right?

Like, I was, I was, but now, my carpet is spotless. Oh, besty, best it, besty. And I bought that and a, um, a steam mop for my downstairs. And, yeah, two things I'm massively grateful for. Yeah, that and vets. Yeah. Even though they could make us pay whatever it costs. Like, just grateful for people looking after our jobs.

Seriously, the vet bills are no joke. No joke. Consultations, like 80 pound? I don't know. Okay, well, my first gratitude is, I've got my boiler. Yeah, something to be grateful for, for sure. I'm very grateful for my boiler finally getting fitted.

That is exceptional. My second thing to be grateful for is you because this week more than ever you've known that I've needed you and I have not asked

I've not had to ask you I've not had to say anything you've just sent me that little emoji that's our emoji and I know what it means I'm just like a little bit of strength gets me through another day

puts all the shit to one side keeps me on the straight and narrow and yeah I just I really really think everyone deserves to have a person in the life that they can truly, truly, truly rely on. And you are my person, you always have been,

you always will be. And everyone needs that because fucking our life can get dark and tough at times and yeah, without you are. As long as we're holding the light on each other, it would be all right. Seriously. Darling, I've got a big arse spotlight and I'm keeping it on you forever. Oh, that's cute. I love your best.

Love you. Love you. But that is it. Right, guys, we hope you've enjoyed that episode. A bit of a longer one today and packed with lots of good stuff. But yeah, thank you for listening to Daily Brightness, keep supporting us. If you haven't already, Rachel, tell them what to do. Subscribe, like, do whatever you need to do, but listen to Daily Brightness. Sending your questions. Goodbye from me. Goodbye for me.