In this weeks episode we aim to inspire! Not with our chat about our lack of participation in dry January, but with our special guest, TV & radio presenter, Danni Menzies. How Danni went from being riddled with anxiety and agoraphobia, to landing one of the best TV jobs in the world. Plus; Times Up campaign, dating and the best decision she ever made.
Some of my interview highlights featuring Noel Gallagher discussing feminism, Ed Sheeran on Doritos and covering Rachel Platten in M & M’s
First Noel Gallagher, then another one of my heroes pops in for a chat, Steve Coogan.
Here we chat about his new film ‘The Dinner’, being punched by Richard Gere, sharing a bed with Liam Gallagher and Trevor McDonald impressions.
Splendid and tremendous.
First Noel Gallagher, then another one of my heroes pops in for a chat, Steve Coogan.
Here we chat about his new film ‘The Dinner’, being punched by Richard Gere, sharing a bed with Liam Gallagher and Trevor McDonald impressions.
Splendid and tremendous.
When it was announced in the third week of our new job that we had the opportunity to interview Noel Gallagher, I had a mixture of emotions. Initially; pure excitement at the prospect of interviewing one of my musical heroes. Then came the fear. Should you meet your heroes? People you admire not just for their music but also for making you laugh on a regular basis and being the benchmark for cool since you were 13.
We’ve done many interviews over the years so I wasn’t sure why I was so nervous until my brother in law hit the nail on the head by saying ‘you just really want Noel Gallagher to like you’. That was it. I basically wanted him to leave the interview thinking we were BEST FRIENDS, going ‘wow Amy’s alright, she would’ve fitted in so easily at Glastonbury in 95. Maybe I’ll invite her over for Christmas with Kate (Moss obvs) and Bono.’
It’s quite incredible to witness Noel Gallagher enter a room. Mainly as the 15 people who were previously chatting away, fall silent. At first I had concerns that this could be hard work (partly as he’d been sent to the wrong address). But then we got chatting and ultimately, after discussing his new album, Feminism, Matthew McConaughey and touring with U2, we got to the point where I was comfortable enough to address one of the more important things in life, crisps.
Thank you, Noel. You did not disappoint. Phew.
Well it’s been a rather busy 6 weeks. You may or may not have noticed (or cared) that I have a new job!
After 11 years at our previous station, where we achieved things beyond our wildest dreams; dancing with David Hasselhoff, holding a raccoon, finding a listener that admitted to having a favourite child, switching lives for a week and winning a few awards for all of the above, it was time for a change.
So off we popped to the place where the streets are paved with gold. And gluten free snack bar wrappers. Yep, we’re in London. But fear not, as the show is now available nationwide, so, if you were with us the last 11 years and feel like we’ve rather grown on you like a fungus and you’d like to know whether 1) I ever grow up/get married to Ryan Gosling or 2) Whether Sam resorts to full facial plastic surgery in his pursuit of aesthetic perfection, then do join us.
‘Oh, so THAT’S the size of your garden now you live in London’
In the first few weeks already we’ve attempted to; make Sam cooler and turn him into Chris Martin (he was the most accessible rock star-he failed). Had our new boss, Richard Branson, play our music quiz the 1K Q & A. He scored ’10’. Well, he scored 3 actually, but he’s our new boss so lets ignore that shall we. WOW YOU’RE SO GREAT WELL DONE RICHARD. So, we’ve been thinking about this new feature based on Necker Island…
We’ve discussed IKEA flat packs with Kevin McCloud. LOVE THAT GUY.
Had a ‘fact off’ and Coldplay impressions from Bill Bailey
And as a delightful little welcome, within our first 6 weeks of the job, got to sit down and have a lengthy chat with one of my all time heroes, NOEL GALLAGHER. We talked about his new album, Feminism, Matthew McConaughey, and most importantly, crisps.
More on that soon, Noel gets his own post.
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