The Rest Is Football: Daly Brightness - Q&A: Festive Special

Episode Date: December 26, 2025

What was the highlight of Millie and Rach’s year? What was the best advice they received? And what are their resolutions for 2026? Which food would they choose for their New Year’s Eve party platter? And what will they be wearing on the night itself - sparkly outfits or PJs? 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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PeekSave requires a smart metre and normal standing charges apply. Welcome to Daily Brightness, the Christmas and end of year Q&A episode, final one of the year, Millie. We love this one, so let's absolutely bash this one. I bet there's some amazing questions, so we'll dive right into it. I'm excited. And the first one is, what was the highlight of your year? Getting through it.

I think getting through it, to be quite honest. I think, do you know what, I've learnt so much. much this year. I think for me the highlight is I think finding happiness in the hardest times and I think it's like a lesson that it can always be worse like something someone else can have a bigger problem or I think things put your life into like perspective and yeah I think in the hardest year literally the hardest year of my life like I think I've I've still found happiness and I think sometimes that's a really really hard thing to do and you know more than anyone, that Jesus Christ's year has completely broke me. But yeah, still managing to like

kick on and be successful and, yeah, just stay strong within yourself when things are completely wearing you down to still find happiness as, I mean, I think it's been a miracle for me to be quite honest. So yeah, I would say it's been a very, very challenging year, very testing. But I think, again, the highlight is I've still got my people around me and And I've still got the ones that are going to be there through thick and thin. And I'm very grateful for that. So, yeah, I would say finding happiness in the darkest times. I love that.

I really like that. Yours? You've been, I've had a hard year and you have continuously shown how you have strength to get for it. But I would say the highlight of my year is starting this podcast because, you know, like I'm always grateful for football and family and friends and things like that. But this was new this year. This was something that we have.

I've wanted to do. We like put a dream into reality. We work with some amazing people doing it. And I get to like, I get to have some time with you every single week guaranteed. And I love that. So I think that's been the highlight of my year. Hopefully this has been a lot of other people's highlights of their year listening to our podcast too.

I'm sure some people probably sick of the sound of our voices. But we love it and we love you. So yeah, that's my answer. Good answer, best it. I think this has become like a little bit of an outlet as well. I think everyone thinks because we live in the same country. We're like, oh, you must see Rachel all the time. Like, you must see Mill all the time.

It's like, no, no, no. We barely get a day off to ourselves, let alone, been able to travel up to Birmingham or travel down to London. So I am looking forward to 2026 being hopefully a little bit calmer and us being able to have a little bit more time together. But I'd agree. Shout out to our team on the pod. You guys have been amazing and giving us an opportunity

where I get to see my bestie every single week, solid, no interruptions, hour plus on the pod, therapy ticked, good vibes, good feels. But yeah, I love that answer, H. Really, really grateful for it too. Bring on 2026, baby, let's go. Does your ideal New Year's Eve involve comfy pajamas or a sparkly outfit? Nice question. 100% comfy for pyjamas, because,

You'd be lucky if I'm still awake at midnight. I've never actually liked New Year's Eve. No, I agree. But it's my dad's birthday. So even more so now, it's a really hard day. I used to, like, I grew up going to the pub for his birthday. It was like, although it was New Year's Eve and everyone was going for New Year's Eve, like so many people went for his birthday.

And that was always so fun. So I have done that before since he's, like, not been with us. I have gone and done the same thing to sort of. kind of carry on the tradition, but it's quite hard for me. So I think New Year's Eve is usually a really chilled day for me. Like, I don't want to be, I don't want to be really surrounded by people, maybe go for a couple of drinks and a meal or something. But, yeah.

Yeah, I'm at home and in bed by like 8 o'clock. I don't like that day. So, yeah, that's me. No sparkly outfits. Yeah, PJs, comfy checks, I think that's me. I've been out a couple times on New Year's Eve, but I don't really like it. I think it's overrated. Yeah, and too many people, everything's expensive.

You can't get a taxi. No, and I'll just wake up with that, oh, happy new year. I'll fall asleep, wake up, happy new year. And that's it. It's just like, it's done and dusted. I just think it's still a day as well, isn't it? Yeah, you start a new year, but it's literally yesterday. And people say, what's the difference between, what's the difference between Christmas?

And I'm like, well, Christmas is the whole of December. It's not one night. Yes, you've got Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but Christmas is a celebration of December, not just. But that leads to the next question, which is, do you have a new year's resolution? I don't. I think they're nonsense. Because everyone says, oh, this year I'm going to get at gym all time. Oh, I'm going to cut chocolate out.

I'm not going to have it. Yeah, and it lasts until, and then like, again, dry January, right? People do that and then just get absolutely fucked up in February. Literally. Because they can, and it's like, what was the point? Yeah, I just think New Year's resolutions are a bit wishy-washy for me. Fair play, if people stick to them. Fair play.

But the whole year, not just January, the whole year. Yeah, it's a new year. resolution it's not just like first week of January right that's it myself a night out on town of January no like I mean if you want to do that do it roll with what you want to roll with but yeah I don't I'm not a big fan of that I just like to think okay next year my focus is to be happy like like keep developing the podcast like I'll do things like that but I don't have like oh I'm not I'm going to cut out the teller I'm never going to eat a chocolate again yeah I'm absolutely

going to eat chocolate and sweets I love pick a mix like I'm I'm not going to say things that I'm not going to be able to sustain. Yeah, me either. That's like, yeah, a little bit. A bit of a bugbear that, actually. Same. It annoys me. Getting angry.

Getting annoyed. Moving on. Oh, I like this because I love food. What's your ultimate New Year's Eve snack platter must have? Cheeseboard. 100%. That's the whole of Christmas, to be honest. Cheese.

Oh, my God. I just love cheese, me, mage. We love it. Love cheese My dad loves it as well Yeah My dad used to love cheese And Andy my brother

He could feel like He could just eat a block Of extra sharp I'd rather have cheese platter than a meal I'd rather have loads Oh me too Like picky bits

Than a meal That's the thing That's like Takeaway the must have For me it's all about Picky bits over December Yeah I'd say we're similar

on that So our platter would be like cheeses Maybe some like little meats Like picky bits Some like chutney Cris Crackas dips That sort of stuff

Sweet's chocolate Obviously probably have some leftover mince pies from Christmas. What you're looking at? Is it Louie? Staring up me through the window. Yeah, picky bits all the way through December for me. Lovely stuff.

Right, what's a new skill or hobby you accidentally discovered you were good at this year? Do you know what mine is? Singing. Singing at shower. Mine is breaking on a pool table. Go on bestie. Go on pool table at the trading ground

in the players lounge and every time I break a pot, every time. That's sick that you've got a pool table. Yeah, I love it. Play every day. I don't think I've developed a new skill or... Actually, I've figured out that I actually could be quite good at golf. Yeah, because you can absolutely leather it.

Yeah, I did actually have good feedback because I did go to them and I was like, listen, you know, I'm like a proper beginner in it? I'm not like, I'm not going to try and boast that I'm like something when I can absolutely have never played golf. They're like, oh, if you actually practice and get less, you could be really good. I was like, oh, okay. So then that's 2026 There we go Come on What's the best piece of advice

You received in 2025 And who gave it to you That's gonna get your brain thinking that While you think I'll go It was my mum That gave it me Shout to Mama Bee

Love you Internally I was going to say internally Then She Obviously again My mum like you Knows everything from this year

And she always said Like Mill Think about it Can it you, if it can't let it go. I can't remember for that. Was it word for word?

But I was like, oh shit, it can't actually. Like, if it can't actually kill you, like, just let it go. It's not worth, it's not worth your energy. And I've started, I have started, like, living by that now. And just like, I'm, you know me, I'm, I'm a sensitive person. I'll let things sometimes get to me that I like irrelevant or, do you know what I mean? It's even a relevant person giving an opinion or it's in a relevant situation that's it's not actually important to my life

but yeah she always reminds me she's like did it kill you though love that's what she says did it kill you lovey no it didn't move on she says lovey a lot I actually don't know what that's a good piece of advice you know well done Nicola I actually don't I don't know what piece of advice

I've been given this year I can't think I'll have to come back to you it'll come back to you midweek I know it will you'll text me and be like I've thought of it yeah probably what's the funniest on what is the unexpected moment you shared together in 2025, 100% tonight, Josephine. Oh, best, that, that for me is the best night of 2025.

Yeah, it was unbelievable. Hands down, it was, it was, and I didn't expect it to be that good. Because it was quite last minute, like, it wasn't very properly organized. And it just was so funny. It wasn't properly organized everybody because Miss Stubborn over there didn't want a hendoo, and she didn't, I don't want a hendoo, we're not doing it. And then all of a sudden, we're doing a hendoo. Yeah, and it was the best night ever, so shut up.

Yeah, and it was, but you shush your mouth, you. Yeah, best night of my 2025, that. Yeah, it was quality. So funny. Can we go back in 2026? I want to go back. I was telling all the girls, like, I was like, we need to go. It was so funny.

But then I think, once I've been now with that group of people, I don't, you expect the same sort of thing, but I don't think it would be. Anyway. But it's always the people. It's the people you go, if not the places that you go. Very true. A big believer in that. That is my biggest advice from 2025.

Right, guys, we're going to take a quick break. Good questions so far. Super excited for the second part. Back soon. Welcome back to Daily Brightness, the second part of our last Q&A of the year. First half a bit of Gooden. and let's finish this strong. Right, if you could guarantee one thing for yourself

in the coming year, what would it be? Peace and happiness. A freaking holiday. Get me out of this country now. Get me a holiday, actually. I've got a nice place to look forward to in the summer so I've got a little trip booked. Maybe we've got a little trip booked.

Where are you going? Spain. Nice. Family's going to Spain So I've got that to look forward to But yeah I think a little bit like self-care I know

I know what you're saying You know bestie You get what I'm saying Yeah I think like peace and happiness For this year I think Yeah just calmness Please for the love of God Like I know I've got to take

chaos on my neck Good vibes Can we just Can the world just calm it down for me in 2026 Please for the love of God Before I go grey That'd be great Oh love this question

If you could borrow one trait from each other to tackle 2026, what would it be? I would say your strength and resilience. Not much left, best it. Yeah, but you've used you might have used it all in 2025, but I'll borrow what you did have to start 2026.

Love that, that's really cute. I'm going to borrow from you. I think how you like regulate your situations, and I don't even know if you feel this about yourself, but you're always, you're a little bit more logical than me. I'm very emotional thinker.

But I think I'm logical with everybody else, but myself. Like, I can regulate everyone else's emotions, but mine, I'm like... Yeah, but I think you do it without knowing. Maybe. I really think you do it without knowing, like, and I don't think anyone, you're... Well, I know you better than anyone, but you're the hardest person to read. You keep, you're very good at keeping everything internal. I'm like, I'm like a firework, like, angle, upset, like, everything's flat.

playing out at people. But I used to be a lot more like that. I actually had this conversation with the girls on the team of the day and I was like, you're a bit of a mirror for me because when I was your age I was exactly the same where you are

but like now I'm a lot more like I'm able to like compartmentalize life events like teach you a lot don't they? Good question that is like that. The way you regulate I would definitely take that and your DIY skills

like give some Greedy, isn't it? Selfish. You've fauna. Where is one place in the UK you'd love to explore more next year? Scotland, we want to go on that trip. Yeah, I'd love to do that.

I want to get the camper, get the dogs, off we pop. But you know, like, one place I've never, ever really been is, like, really, like, Cornwall and, like... Devon is gorgeous. Yeah, I've never really spent any time there, so that would be nice. Why don't we have a little week down there with the dogs. Take a camper van.

Yeah, shall we? We'll take Polly. Oh, Polly on tour to Devon here we come. But Polly couldn't fit all of the dogs. Dexie would rip someone's head off if they were all in there. I'll razz down at Bima. I follow us. Actually, I'll meet you there.

No, it'd be right, laugh. We should definitely do that because there are some really big places in the UK. They are, they actually are. Oh, I like this. A little bit light hard. If you had to describe your hopes for 2026 using only three months, Which would you choose? Smiley face.

But which smiley face? One with the little rosy cheeks. Do you know what? I'm going to think about this and I'm going to text it into the chat. Yeah, we're going to come back to you and we're going to put our emojis in our chat and then we're going to put them up on the Instagram

and social so you can see. Because I don't want to be impulsive which I normally hand and just like, bang, bang, bang. And I'd be like, well, I've done that. think about it. Yeah. Delete. Do you have any tips for keeping your dogs calm during New Year's Eve fireworks? No, but please if anyone has, send them my way because my poor little Dexie is just petrified. I know, it's horrible. Can we just, I just put my TV on super, super loud, make sure they've got loads of chew toys, like stuff like that, I just try and, and

honestly, just be present with them. Do not leave them on their own. Like, if you're a dog owner, don't leave your dogs. Yeah, absolutely don't. They're so anxious. I hate it. Where is your dream holiday for next year? South Africa, Safari. Oh, sick.

You've topped it. Just, I'm not even going to answer. I'll just leave it as that. I need to get in touch with Kazler about safaris. Yeah, you do. That's sick. That is top. That's what I want to do for my honeymoon.

Gone. Last question. Oh, my God. Last question. Would you rather know, happens in your life in 2026 or be completely surprised. Completely surprised. I want to know.

Actually, I want to scrap that. 2025 was shite, so I want to know what was happening in 2026. If I don't like it, I can change it before it happens. You can prepare. Yeah, you know what I mean? Yeah, I don't know. They were some amazing questions. I could change.

They were, thank you guys. I've really enjoyed that. What an incredible episode. Brilliant questions. We're so, so excited for the future. So many good things to come. Thank you all for supporting us in 2025. And I wish you the best of luck for 2026 and a happy, happy new year.

Yeah, happy new one here. Stay safe. Don't do anything I want.