The Rest Is Football: Daly Brightness - Would You Rather…

Episode Date: May 22, 2025

Would Millie rather win the World Cup with England or the Champions League with Chelsea? Would Rach rather spend the day being her mum or her pet dog Lexi? And crucially, given a choice for life, would the girls only eat potatoes or rice? Our pair also delve into what gives them the “ick” - both on and off the pitch - and they reminisce about how they staved off boredom during the Covid-hit Tokyo Olympics in 2021.  For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before we get into today's episode of Daily Brightness, we just want to say a huge thank you to Shaw for helping bring our podcast to life. Obviously this is something that we've wanted to do for a while, teaming up with Goldhanger was an absolute no-brainer for us, but I think it's more just probably to get our points out there. I think like before Rach, it's about bringing Daily Brightness to life and I think when we first invented it, if you like, it was all about communicating with each other, having that safe space to kind of be a little bit vulnerable and just showing our raw authentic selves and I think for us the podcast is that and that's why I think we're extremely grateful for sure to give us that opportunity and kind of bringing it to life and allowing us to now you know have it on a

wider spectrum and connecting with the fans again but also some of the things in the women's game that really need to be better and the problems and boundaries that we still face and I think as players current players as well we can really touch on that and you know hopefully bring a little bit of attention but ultimately it's just about sharing who we are as people and yeah like I said we're really really grateful that Shora have given us this opportunity and supported us since day one. Obviously it's been amazing that Shore have backed us from the start and all the way through this now but exciting to have them be alongside us for this exciting summer of football and they'll be with us every step of the way so we're grateful for them to be alongside us sharing this journey as well.

So thanks again to Shore and thank you all for tuning in hey everyone welcome to the rest is football daily brightness this is our q and a episode and rach we have got a lot of would you rathers so we're going to rattle through those and then we've got some more questions coming after do you want to hit us with the first one love the would you rathers, so we're going to rattle through those and then we've got some more questions coming after. Do you want to hit us with the first one? Love the would you rathers, don't we? OK, first one. Would you rather, from Phoebe, be able to fly or be invisible?

I'll let you go first. I'd love to be able to fly. Same. I don't think I'd like to be invisible. No, I'd be like... Sometimes I feel like that anyway. How many times have we gone for breakfast or something and we've said in the morning, you go, oh, yep, just say it to myself, no worries. I feel like that quite a lot of the times, to be honest.

I'm basically invisible, so I'd like to fly. It'd be sick to fly, though, wouldn't it? You can go anywhere. Sick. Imagine, yeah, I just want to go to Spain. Put my little boots on. Let Buzz light you. Straight to you. Good. Good start.

Courtney, play for England together again or play for the same club for a season? Right, so as much as I'd love to play for England

again with you, I think for me it's the same club for a season because we've never done that. And we get to see you at every day then

rather than just 10 days. Could you imagine the content? I'll have a word with boss if I get it yeah so definitely same club for a season yeah

next one best dick would you rather this might be a bit of a sensitive subject for you win the Champions League or win the World Cup

I am literally waiting for the moment for you to win this bloody Champions League to be honest I'm sick of it I can't pick I cannot because

I've reached the final of both and lost both Go on then gun to your head which one I'm going to get so much hate either way Don't sit on the

fence Champions League Interesting Then I've completed it I think that's because that one's just really eating

away at you isn't it Really eating away at me and I feel like I've won everything else domestically that's the one I want It's eating away at me that you've not I've won everything else domestically. That's the one I want.

It's eating away at me that you've not won it either. I mean, obviously I want to win the World Cup as well, but I want to win the Champions League. And I want to do it

with Chelsea because I've been there from the start and I've gone through, like, there's just so much tied to it, yeah.

You can't get hate for it, Bess, it's your choice. If anyone hates you and comes to you, come for me, darling. Well,

suck it, I've said it things that you wouldn't think go with this question brilliant I'm not even going to answer that to be fair that was probably

just aimed at you innit brilliant okay well next question go scuba diving or skydiving skydiving yeah I've done scuba diving

which I do love but skydiving I'm an adrenaline junkie I'm not allowed to scuba diving or skydiving? Skydiving. Yeah, I've done scuba diving, which I do love, but skydiving, I'm an adrenaline junkie. I'm not allowed to scuba dive because I had a few, remember when I was younger and I had them problems with my heart? Yeah, but did I ever tell you the story when they tried to make me fail? When I was trying to get my scuba diving thing, I had to go to the doctor's office with my asthma and they had me on the treadmill, they had me up the stairs, they were trying to make me fail the test, like they couldn't make me fail test like they couldn't make me fail i was like i'm fine yeah because medically they were concerned about signing me off with my asthma at the time that i

did it but i was like i'm fine i'm literally fit as a fiddle at least they're trying to protect you yeah so let's go start skydiving all right perfect when we're doing it you know what though my step dad made a really good point the other day actually actually, sorry to go off topic. And he was saying like, we should do something like this on the podcast. Like, let's say someone said, go skydiving or do something out of your comfort zone. And then we can raise money for it and give it to our charities.

That is sick. Good idea, isn't it? Shout out, Jim. Cheers, Jim, mate.

That's like when we did that baking thing. Yeah. I think we should do something like a bit outside your comfort zone, something you wouldn't do every day non-sporty so guys anyone listening send in your suggestions for me and rachel to do something together three things a year we'll do three things a year where we raise money for charity so get in your first three right next one take a penalty to win a final or try and save a penalty i think i'll take the winning penalty i'll take the winning penalty 100 you would take the winning penalty as well right this is my favorite one from brianne i hope i've said that correctly only eat potatoes for the

rest of your life or rice i know our our answer. Messy, I'm basically a potato at the minute. It's all I eat. How can you not want potatoes, right? You can make chips, Jackie potatoes, new potatoes, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes. Rice is like one thing. Also, can I just let everyone know, when we used to be on camp, if they ever did roast potatoes, me and Rach would put them in a bowl and we'd get some gravy and we would just eat that i could eat that all day every day yeah just dump them in the

gravy bowl of mashed potato honestly yes that's an easy one potatoes definitely potatoes literally just been talking about how that's the next thing i want to start growing in the garden yeah right next question live as your mum for the day or as your pet? As my mum. I want to know what's going off in her little head. I think you'd have to live in your mum's mind, wouldn't you? No, we should both do our mums because I want to know what goes through their heads together

when they're chatting. I know, but I'd also equally would love to live in Dexy's mind and be like, I'd want to know what she thinks. Like, am I annoying her? Like, am I... Is she like, fuck off, stop picking me up? Yeah. I don't know.

That's actually really hard. I mean, I could pick either Hallie, my little pony, or I could pick Elsa, Zeus or Hera. I think Elsa would be crazy. I mean, she's like me, so I know what's going off in her head. But my mum? I think I'd pick Dexy because I think my mum, I feel like I kind of know what she's thinking anyway.

Oh, I don't know what my... We speak every day, so I feel like I know pretty much where she's at, so I'm going to go with Dexy. Sorry, Mama B, but you crazy girl. Right, Evie. Go on I'm a Celebrity, get me out of here, or Strictly Come Dancing. I'm a celeb. I hate Strictly Come Dancing.

Do you? I like watching it, but obviously we all know, everyone that's watching probably knows that I've got no rhythm, can't even clap to a pissing beat beat so I'm going to say I'm a celeb we should go on that together I think yeah

shout out I'm a celeb get us on there but I am a bit scared but I would like to do it but it'd be a laugh wouldn't it we'd be together

it would be right this question is nuts would you rather play against a team of Rachel Daly's or a team of Millie Bright's

I'd rather play against me I would hate to play against imagine me playing against 11 of you I would literally be boshed into the stands

yeah but you're dead techy and you'll just be curling it in for fun from everywhere I'd get flattened yeah you would

actually I'm going I'm playing I'm playing against 11 of me not 11 of you I've said 11 of me alright well

let's have it agree to disagree no right Holly against 11 of me, not 11 of you. I've said 11 of me. All right, well. Let's have it. Agree to disagree? No. Right, Holly, go back in time or forward in time? Oh, never forward, darling. Don't wish your life away. Get back in time.

It would be interesting to see the future, I think, but equally like... No, wouldn't that scare you, though, if you saw what's coming in the future and then you have to live it? Yeah, no, as I was saying, I wouldn't pick it because I don't know. If someone literally said to me today, you can look at what's coming in the future then you have to live it yeah no that's what i'm saying i wouldn't pick it because i i don't know if someone literally said to me today you can look at what's going to happen in 10 years i think i'd be tempted but if it was an option of going back or going forward 100 going back and you know why going back i know exactly

why right behind you girl right this is silly for me and you i think never wear makeup again and never wear a dress again 100 never wear a dress again. 100% never wear a dress for me. Yeah, I like a little bit of makeup. Not really fussed about. I can do a dress though. Can't do my game day glow. Can't do my hangover glow. Yeah, I could live without a dress.

It's not end up well, is it? Me too. Ooh, Lucy. Ski or safari? Safari. 100. I want to go to? Safari. 100. I want to go to South Africa. Same. That one that Kazza told us to do.

Yeah, I want to go in with lions. Same. Feed me to the big cats. Imagine, it'd be, I look like we'd get bitten by one. She's got a massive hole. You'd fall out her back at Wagon and they're chasing us.

Let's do it. I wouldn't have a clue what to do. Oh, God. Right, a couple more. Would you rather play in extremely long shirts or extremely long shorts? I'd say shirt because you could tuck it in. Yeah, not shorts.

I couldn't believe a short was going over my knees and that. No. To be fair, we used to do both when we were kids, didn't we? Literally. Long shirts all day. Swim with sharks or go in a snake pit? Right. We love sharks, mostly.

We do. For anyone listening, me and Millie one time went through this stage of our lives where we just watched, like, shit shark films. And we kept calling them shit shark films because that is literally what they were like so unrealistic

they're so far fetched and so unrealistic but like we were like we were like oh my god it's gonna get her it's gonna get her it's gonna get her

watch out watch it's coming just stab it stab it oh but I think I'd have to say swimming sharks

because I am I'm not going in with snakes no way imagine a big fat python just looking at you going Oh, but I think I'd have to say Swimming Sharks because I am terrified of snakes. I'm not going in with snakes. No way. Imagine a big fat python just looking at you going, no thanks. Meanwhile, we're saying we want to go on I'm a Celebrity. Still sharks.

Well, actually, after my moves in dance room, maybe I could be on Strictly. You've got good rhythm. No, I just like to be hectic and like free i don't like strict rules listen to this question never be able to leave england or never be able to return to england that's horrible that might be the best would you rather of the episode you know because like right i love to travel i love to go on holiday i love to see new places so like to be locked into one country would drive me nuts but then like not being able

to go home i think i'd rather not be able to leave because i wouldn't want to leave my family yeah that's what i mean like how how could you go and then know that you couldn't come back i just have to hope for some nice weather won't't we, really? Well, we've got some to be fair, haven't we? I wouldn't know. Mine's gorgeous. Right, shall we take a break on that note because we've just finished a lot of would-you-rathers there? Yeah, we'll be back soon, guys.

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Q&A. Right, loads of would you rather's bashed out in the first part Mills. Let's do some more in-depth questions. So first first one what are your biggest icks and it can be from football or just everyday life this is a tough thing not for me I've already got them logged up here one ick is when people see that a bin is full and they keep filling it you can push it down all you want it's not it's not like entering like the magic floor it's not disappearing you're just going to break the bag and then you go to empty the bin

and the bag snaps and then shit's everywhere why? just empty the bin yeah it's stupid that innit I've got loads you know but I think yours will be like chewing us some

or make me yeah that is an ick but I think it's more of a red flag for me i think mine are more about like rudeness like bone out on us like right okay so for example you're getting on a plane or a train or something right and people sprint to the front it's like you've all got a conceit like why are you running that's like when people get off an airplane and they're stood there you're getting whacked by all the bags i'm like we've all got to exit the plane literally we're all

going we're all getting off you're not going to get off any quicker oh that's just rudeness i don't know if that's an ick but it's really funny we're talking about this in the day and sarah's biggest ick is when like you know when someone drops something on the floor that's, like, windy and it, like, rolls away and you try and stop and get it? Like, you drop a fiver and you're trying so hard to get it. Blowing away. You keep putting your foot down, you can't get it.

Oh, we've all been there, though. I've got a few. I'll probably have to come back to this. I'll think about these more for the next episode because I'll have loads between now and then. All right. In football, my biggest ick is when people control it with their shins. No, mine's...

My football ick is rolling your shorts up, like the bit that sits on your quad, and they roll it up. Oh, yeah, I know what you mean. Roll it from the waistband if you want to do that. Mine is the shin touch. Or like holes in your socks. Let's get a bigger sock size.

Do you know what I mean? There's quite a few I think I could have in football. Why am I getting angry though? I'm actually getting angry at the thought. Yeah, I was getting wound up about the plane thing. I think it literally happened today and I was just like fucking shit. Right, we'll come back tonight. we'll bring more on the next episode i'm gonna i'm gonna do you know what i'm gonna start doing i'm gonna put maker notes in my phone i'm gonna put x life x and every time someone does something i'm gonna write it down and we're

gonna say it every every episode all right next question what's the funniest moment you can remember from any of the england camps or tournaments that you've been to too many i think but i think the main one that stands out in my mind is japan let's just preface this story we we were bored shitless like there was nothing to do it was in covid like locked down into a Japanese hotel. It was terrible, wasn't it? We were so bored. Whoever decided to do a talent show. And obviously maybe us being us, we're just like,

well, we're taking it seriously and we're going to win. Yeah. We spent, basically we were literally, we were training for like eight hours. We put all the gymnastics mats in our rooms we moved we went to physio room got all them

gym mats yeah then we put our beds all at the other side of the room I know but guys at one point

I think the wardrobe was out the door yeah for anyone listening when me and Rach say we did a gymnastics routine I mean

we were doing tuck and rolls we were doing cartwheels we did that trend where you're on someone's back and you have to climb through the front and come up over. Oh, that was so hard. Right, you nearly broke your back

when you did that roll. I went into dressing tail and you snapped your back and I swear to God, I'm still feeling that now. Honestly. But we won. We did win.

We won. We did panic though,'t we we did panic we stuttered on a few of our things in the routine because i think because we've been doing it for that long we forgot what was going where but i'll never forget like lucy bronze and carly telford were just proper hype men for us then yeah but that's what put me off because we'd been so used to doing it in our room where there were no like noise we've got like ellen white on the music like ellen and steph were like watching us all day so they'd literally been a part of like what we were doing one was on music one was trying to tell us how to do the things in formation and then carly and steph

were like but you know when the crowd started lucy you know when the crowd started cheering us that's what made my mind back and then we did the same move three times and we're like we've done it three times the worst part about it was right we literally started that whole thing off with a dance remember and then we walked out and got changed everyone clapped us everyone clapped us after about 15 seconds and thought oh that was it and i was thinking no come on now that's obviously not what we're doing some of the moves were pretty hard like i'd say they were honestly i think it was just probably the errors that we made but that was probably because of tiredness lack of concentration but we won we won so we

are the proud holders of the 20 what year was it whatever year it was tokyo olympics team gb brain's got talent winners bosh get in but I think that was funny do you remember the I think this was for the Euros prep and I remember we were sat we were in England I can't remember the exact place

but we were by the river and you were sat at that little white table no that was the Olympics as well was it? Olympics prep and me and Rach were sat having

she'd got this blueberry smoothie and we were sat chatting and something I said something, obviously because I'm so funny, and it made her laugh. But instead of laughing, she spat back into this smoothie. So when this gust of, like, air went into the bottle, it went, and this blueberry smoothie went over it.

When I tell you we're wheezing, Rach is doing her, like. I actually think I might have wet myself a little bit. I was just covered. Oh, that was so funny. But, like, again, one of those things that no one else finds as funny as we are. We've got time for one more? Yep. Right, what is your favourite way to spend a day off?

I bet ours are very similar. My favourite way to spend a day off... I've got two types similar. My favourite way to spend a day off, I've got two types, two types, because you know what it's like when you're so busy, you're training. Some days,

I like to spend my day off like cleaning, getting everything straight, doing jobs that I've not had time to do. Or there's the other side where absolutely taking the dogs a walk,

love taking them a walk and just relaxing. Maybe getting, I'd say getting nice coffee, but I've actually quit coffee. I know you are, it's weird. So been like three months now, no coffee, feel amazing. But yeah, I would say just even doing,

if I feel like quite energetic, doing things that I've not had time to do. Cleanings are really good when I find it's so therapeutic. But ultimately just taking dogs dogs for a walk, relaxing, not really doing anything, to be honest. No, it's the same as me,

but I feel like, you know me, I can't not do anything. So like, even if the house is like perfect, I'll make something that needs to be done because I just can't chill. Like I can for like an hour or so.

You're doing DIY. Like I always be like, oh, I just, I just want a day off and then I get a day off and I'm like, right, what needs doing? I know. Come on, where are we going? I know. But I do, I'm the same. I'll always be like, oh, I just want a day off, and then I get a day off, and I'm like, right, what needs doing? Come on, where are we going? I know.

But I do, I'm the same. I love taking Dexy for a nice long walk. That's her little treat there when we go on a nice long walk. I sometimes feel guilty when I don't do anything because I'm like, that's your only day off. And you want to relax, but then I'm like, I've wasted a day. I need to do something. So it's yeah, getting a balance. Exactly. Right, right guys that has been

an amazing episode of q and a's we've absolutely loved it keep sending your questions and don't forget to send us three things that you want us to do throughout the year non-sport related or something that we're not good at and we're gonna do it for charity so that is our new challenge but thank you for your questions and take care have a lovely weekend and we'll be back soon thanks guys