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2:42They will be swearing if you don't like it, then go f*** yourself. This is obviously Monday's episode, which is the main episode, so you'll be able to catch it on Wednesday on Josh's YouTube channel and then there'll be a bonus episode on Thursday which you'll be able to catch on Josh's YouTube channel on a Sunday which means that you can catch us on a... Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday. We need a little bit more in that, I think. Go again. Wednesday, Wednesday. No, we didn't start that very well, so let's go again. Everyone excited about the days you can catch staying relevant? Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday.

3:17Okay, still room for improvement. Make sure you rate, reviewed, all of that crap. Follow us on socials at Stare Millipent Podcast. You know the deal by now. Right, shall we crack on? Let's get going, brother. We've got some good news, don't we? We do have some good news. We've got some good news. The O2 wasn't enough. The sold-out arena-filled fucking one night only at the O2. So we are back with some more live shows. Yeah, we are. It's not a tour. just temper the expectations there. What we are doing is live shows for the book. So we are doing an audience with Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks for Staying Relevant, the book.

3:58There are two dates coming very, very soon. Friday the 7th of November and Saturday the 8th of November. Friday the 7th will be in Liverpool. We're going up north. We're going Scouse, come on! And then Saturday we are doing Birmingham, Alexandra. So Liverpool Empire on the 7th. It's Birmingham Alexandra on the 8th. Tickets are now live. You can get them at Ticketmaster. All of the links are going to be on our socials. It's going to be really fun. We're going to be talking about the book. Sam and I will obviously be there. So much, some of the team. Yeah, it's going to be all things staying relevant in the book.

4:34You can also pre-order the book right now. So please do that. Because we are going for another little accolade, don't we? We are indeed. This year hasn't been enough. All right. We are winning a podcast award. Selling out the O2. We now want to be Sunday Times bestsellers. That's a big year. I mean, it's a big fucking year. So if we can do that, that would be fabulous. So look out for that. What? Sorry. I just wanted to try it. I don't know what that was. Liverpool. Nah. Just to be honest with you, I think I've just lost us a fair amount of crowd in Liverpool for that one. So there's lots more tickets available in Liverpool.

5:15as Sam has alienated lots of people but yeah because we're not doing London but we are also doing some sign-ins as well so keep your eye out for that but we're not doing London because obviously we did the O2 and everyone keeps saying can we go further up north so we are going to the Midlands and then to Liverpool I love Birmingham we love Birmingham yeah Sam's been twice we love Birmingham yeah well I mean Birmingham's very close to our hearts because our loser football team are based around that area if you don't know about the loser football team that I'm talking about it's the team that we sponsored and have since never won a game so still but we'll get on to that shall we they've got it man it's in the bag they haven't got fuck all they are a bunch of useless fucks oh my god we've only got a couple of weeks so the book's out actually we have only got a couple of weeks audiobook is done yeah so we are now in full promo mode for the book please fucking buy it it's great stocking filler christmas is coming it's really fucking good i'm not just saying that i genuinely mean it it's fucking great i like we were laughing a lot during the audiobook recording i feel like that is how you know it's going to be good yeah yeah when you laugh at your own jokes you know they're good yeah no i do i genuinely was because when you do the audiobook i didn't realize this until i did it because i've never done this kind of thing before but you're sat opposite the person you're doing it with so you're looking dead in their eyes as you're speaking.

6:41It's not often you do a joint book though, so it doesn't always happen in audiobook because I just spent a day and a half just sat on my own. Was this one more fun? Because I was there. I mean, it was different. Yeah. It was... Anyway, right. That's the announcements done. Happy days. Let's fucking move on. We've got some really big fucking news guys. And this is like probably one of the most important things that we're going to speak about today. You know, obviously we've got a lot of big big announcements. Obviously Pete we're going to talk about for dog's sake series 2 which has done incredibly well.

7:15And this is a bigger announcement than that apparently. Absolutely. One of the co-hosts having a fucking show out. This is so much bigger Pete. Molly May's new series is back. Yeah that's right. Molly May behind it all is back with season 2. Pete I know this is huge for you. How are you feeling? Yeah I'm good. it must it must tickle the bollocks tickle the fancy yeah no because obviously I enjoyed season one so much so I've just been counting down the days until it's on calendar just cross it out just trying to barb my time and sort of work with my own show but you know that's not first on the agenda today because obviously there are more important things to talk about so yeah I'm just pleased because I'm going to settle into that you know you're going to settle in I'm going to sit it in because the nights are getting darker.

8:12And what more could you want than sit at home with a cup of cocoa? And watch season two. Oh, my God. It's going to be amazing. We're going to have Tommy's in it. Bambi will be there with all her bells and whistles. Yeah, because she's known for her bells and whistles. And we're going to get to see a real sort of like life behind the Instagram. I mean, to be fair, as much as I take the piss, I don't actually know either of these two people, but she did win an NCA, didn't she? Yeah, she won an NCA for season one. So it's an award-winning show. It's obviously the more important award-winning show that we're going to talk about today.

8:54But how are you feeling about it? Over the moon, mate. What are you most excited about? Well, as I said just then, the girl behind the gram and just sort of seeing the real Molly and what she has to go through in her life and the trials and tribulations and, you know, being a new mum and being a parent. And, you know, like, how's it going to go with Tommy? You know, are they going to make it through? Do they make it? Are they back together? They're back together. And, you know, there's trials and tribulations there. And, you know, the sister, God, wasn't it? Zoe. Zoe's going to be there. Zoe Haig, who's, to be honest with you, is basically a celebrity in unto herself now, you know?

9:35and and and god bammy's growing so fast you know she's probably about to start preschool at some point i think and you know that's going to be a whole you know afterwards we already spoke about the biting what's going to be next like now how how how's she gonna parent exactly my yeah my thoughts exactly excited are you excited to see the nanny drama unfold i mean there's gonna be Obviously, the nanny's going to be part of it. You know the nanny? Yeah, well, yeah. Me and the nanny are like that. Yeah, no, I'm absolutely buzzing for it. What is the nanny drama? Oh, my God. What do you think of the drama, first of all?

10:19Well, I don't know what the drama is, so please explain it to me. What's the drama? What's the nanny drama? She's recently been in the news because people think she has a secret nanny. that she's been keeping behind closed doors and kind of as if she's doing it all herself. Not quite. Just, you know, just hasn't been quite as open as maybe people would have liked, but I think it's addressed in series two. Oh my God. We're going to see the nanny for the first time. Fuck me. This is going to, you know, when they do a reveal, you know, at the end of like all these reality shows and like they end on like the big, the big thing that's going to go into the next episode.

10:56It's going to be like, there's going to be a slow-mo shot of like feet and some hardcore Kardashian music. And they're like a chain and a handcuff to a radiator. And the camera's going to pan up and it's going to be the nanny and we're going to be like, fuck me, it's Burt, Burt. Burt. It's going to be Burt. It's going to be Burt. The nanny. Burt the nanny. I suppose that is one of those things, isn't it? Because it's like, you know... I imagine if you had a kid, you'd get a nanny. I mean, you've got one for yourself. Josie. Yeah. Yeah, so would you get a nanny? It depends about work, man. You know, one, they're incredibly expensive.

11:35Two. Yeah, yeah, and obviously, you know, look after the pennies and pounds to take care of yourself. Exactly, mate. But I'm all for it. I don't have a problem with it personally. You know, I don't have kids, so I can't charge. But I will say it's probably one of those things, if I had to guess, I imagine it's one of those things where it's like you probably feel like the internet world would have a bit of a go and they'd be like, you know. Yeah, but there's nothing the internet world don't have a go at, is there? That's a very good point. So we team Molly on this. Team nanny. Yeah. Would you get a nanny?

12:05A manny, maybe. I don't think I'd get it. No. I don't think I'll have a kid, mate. If you... Don't... Whoa, mate. Get that feng shui out of the way. You used feng shui in a podcast yesterday in the wrong context, and you've continued to do it today. So that's two days of feng shui, and we're still not entirely sure what we're talking about. I don't ever say never, mate. Yeah, Unagi. Would you get a manny or a nanny?

12:34A nanny. How do you feel about a man, like a man nanny for you? I don't think it really matters, does it? Well, I mean, would you, okay, so let's say. I don't think, you know. What if he shags your wife? Well, great, it's, you know, it's one less problem to worry about, isn't it? What, you know, what would you do if he shagged your wife? I don't mind a manny, to be fair. I wouldn't have a problem with a manny. I think I'd still get a nanny. Oh, so you'd have a manny and a nanny? Maybe I'd have both. I mean, yeah. I mean, then your kid would really be looked after. It's effectively what you've got there is, and obviously you're a big fan of the Super Bowl at the minute, as we've all seen.

13:19Go Chargers. So having a manny and a nanny would effectively just replace you and your wife. so you'd have kind of the offensive and defensive mother and father. So I completely understand that. So what part of your child's life would you be involved in if you had a Manny Anna nanny? Well, that's the question I think we're all going to be wondering when we watch Molly Mae season two. I'm already just the cogs are turning. The cogs are turning, but also, you know, our business. How does she run this business as a powerful female business lady? You know, who's like taking on the world and one fake tan at a time.

13:51Oh, you subscribe, do you? no actually I need to start spraying again to be fair I don't think you do I do man but I'm so pale it's sort of like a factory reset we've got at the minute which is nice we've sort of dulled down from radioactive well look mate it's just it's a big thing everyone's talking about it mate it's an NTA winning show and and you know I just I would like you so is the chase should we discuss that the chase

14:21wash me I don't know, man. I just think people are really excited. Aren't we all? I don't know. I mean, like, are you excited to see the journey of Molly and Tommy reconciling their relationship? If we had a reality show... Oh, yeah, can't wait for Molly and Tommy, though. If we had a reality show, how do you think that would go? Following us around. I mean, what do you think would be the dramatic end to an episode that, like, leads into another one? it'd be like the start of a punch from pete and it'd be like it and it'd be like it wouldn't actually hit my face what you'd have to wait till you have to wait till next week to see if you did you'd have to wait till next week for the impact um what what sort of role do you think you know if we if we're kind of because i presume this is a family thing molly and tommy and the kid so um if we're a family what sort of roles do you think we'll take on in our reality show Well, I mean, we kind of are the dads, really.

15:23We're the papas of this ship. Yeah. What do you think Digital Josh is? He's kind of like your Manny. Digital Josh. I don't know. I feel like we just take care of people, don't we? I'm taking Pippa again for another bit of work to the face later today, which is great. I'm taking Pippa to a little bit of face sculpture later. I feel like there's a little bit of favouritism. Surely it's someone else's turn. To be fair, actually, yeah, it is on the business. So I feel like we're being a bit harsh, actually, on everyone else. It's hilarious that you don't even know that your car's been rescinded, so you don't actually have access to the business account now.

16:05My car's been rescinded? Completely, yeah. However, Pippa does have access. But she does also know that if she spends that on her face, then she won't have a job. So I decided I would take her to our favourite plastic surgeon. For a bit of work to the face. These are all the sorts of things that could be covered in the Staying Relevant reality show. So coming up this week on Staying Relevant reality, Pippa and Sam go for more work. Josh sits in silence in a corner rocking back and forth. And Chuckles wears a hat. And Pete isn't there again. um go on then let's do it let's talk about the big moment all right that was all a bit of a pre it was it was sort of pre-game that was just a tease the molly may stuff for dog's sake is officially back on our screens everybody come on how's it seeing your baby back in the world you spent so long so many moons so many months working on this bad boy it's your child and it is now out there for the world to see?

17:12Yeah, do you know what? Very good. Good response. Very happy. I've obviously been on the promo run this week for it. So we've done radio and this morning and blah, blah, blah and all the rest of it. And I must say, I hate a promo run. You don't? Yeah, you don't like the press? No, they are tough. Let me tell you. And we've got another promo run coming up with a book. So, yeah, I'm in full promo mode at the minute. One of the things that I will say, for dog's sake, obviously, you know, it's a show that is very close to my heart. A lot of the promo run was spent talking about you. So. What way? As if we need to promo us anymore.

17:52For example, it's, we know you love dogs. We know you love Sam. So which one did, I think it was, was it Hits or Fleur and Will and the other fella? They did a, is it Sam Thompson or a dog? No, you must have got that right. No, because what I realised is that actually I rescued you eight years ago as a sort of vulnerable dog that needed rehabilitated, and you're very similar to a dog. They asked about the Zoomies, who runs around the house. And that is effectively you. Who runs around the house with sort of underwear on the head? I thought he was a dog. Turns out it was you. There's lots of different scenarios that they put us in, and I didn't really get any of them right because I couldn't work out if it was you or a dog.

18:35You're very similar to a dog. What dog would I be? I mean, everyone says sort of like golden retriever because that's the phrase, but I don't think you would be. Go on. Because you know me the best. I think if you were a dog, you would be kind of like a... I'm going to go with the Pomeranian. Oh, they're fluffy and cute. Fluffy, quite cute, but behind that, quite yappy, slightly annoying and generally held by... In a handbag. In a handbag, yeah. can't really do an awful lot for themselves, but happy to let other people do it for them in terms of you've got a housekeeper and that for one man. Just the one man.

19:21Actually, we'll get on because potentially soon to be two. But we've come to that. But yeah, I think you'd be like a Pomeranian. I can see that. Nice little hair dryer treatment as well. And then very happy, but then when a dog comes towards it, hides behind the Great Dane, which would probably be you. I don't think I'd be a Great Dane. What would you be? Bloodhound? Based on the melting face. No, just big. I'm not really that big, am I? What would you be? I'd just be sort of like a rabies-ridden street dog. Oh, yeah. You know what I mean? Rib-keyed showing. Yeah, a little bit of mange. Sort of sad eyes.

19:58That sort of thing. I think that would be me. And sort of, you know, I'd be adopted by sort of like a, you know, a family that just want a dog that sort of takes care of itself. You know what I mean? Just sort of wanders. All you've got to do is feed it and then sort of just wanders off into its corner. Into its corner. Yeah, that's effectively made. And shoes on a stick and just, that's its life. I still love a stick. He loves a stick. I actually went for a walk at the weekend and picked up a stick. How'd it feel? Yeah, just relive my childhood. Still got it? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. There's nothing like having a stick to walk with.

20:35In your hand. But yeah, no, it was great. Ben and Kat on this morning. And I actually really like Ben and Kat. They're lovely, aren't they? They're very, very good. Again, spoke about you. How annoyed. No, no, no. So you've got a new dog show back. How's Sam?

20:54So, yeah. I saw they also asked about your dance at the O2. Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah. Anything other than dogs. Yeah, yeah. I like dogs, so you've eaten. That's the case for everything though, isn't it? Wasn't even a clear segue. Just we're done with that chat then. So when's it on you and WN? That's right. Cool, cool, cool. So the O2, you know, you sold out, you kissed someone. It's almost not, I think in a more serious point, it's always not worth doing the press run anymore because like realistically, no one actually wants to talk about the thing you're there to talk about. Like everyone wants to talk about the thing that will get the most clicks or the most listens or whatever it is.

21:34Yeah, that is so true. So the only chance I have to plug my show is now. It's on this pod. Well, no, on that note, mate. And even then it came second to Molly Mae. But no, we were just lubing people up. For those who haven't caught it yet, this is serious. All episodes of Pete Wicks for Dog's Sake are available to stream now on you or every Monday night on you and W at 9pm. But it's effectively the rescue and rehabilitation of vulnerable dogs. Although my name is on it, it's kind of fuck all to do with me. It's all to do with the dogs and it's all to do with the wonderful people at Dogs Trust.

22:08You will cry. Pippa actually watched it last night and cried within five minutes. But there is a lot of happy endings and I don't mean that in a sort of a massage parlour way. I mean it in a, yeah, there are beautiful moments. It's very wholesome. It's very unlike me. But it is my one true love. You heard it here first. Pete's one true love. So you better go and give a fucking watch. Yeah, that's a trend, isn't it? Yeah. Yeah. My friend's going to tell you about his dog show and you better fucking listen. Do you know what I have noticed, though, which is really bad, and you will notice if you watch the show, is as much as I take the piss out of our email address, I say hello, taking the piss in this, like that two dogs.

22:51Do it. Hello, puppet. No, literally. My dog voice. Actually, what's your dog voice? I've heard your dog voice, actually. Yeah, it's really bad. I wish you spoke to me like you spoke to dogs. Yeah. Hello, Sam. What is your... Come here. What is your cat voice? I get right in your... Start sniffing around. My cat voice. My cat voice is like... I talk to them like humans. I'm like, you're right, lads. You don't. I do. Sam, we've all been there and you don't. What you do is you pick up your cat. You forcibly pick up your cat who's trying to move away because he doesn't want to be fucking choked. and start going, toe beans, toe beans.

23:30I love toe beans. Wiping their fucking paws across your face like they're a flannel. Yeah, exactly that. I just want to eat them. Sometimes they stick their muzzles in my mouth. I just go, ah, like that. I just want to, they're just the fluffiest, sweetest little men. I sometimes sing to them. Okay. Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow. I do it on my own now. Meow, meow, meow. Well, not that long, but we'll get on to that because everyone's dying to know who Peeps is. Well, not before we have some condolences. We have some sad news. For someone who is a family member of this podcast, Pete, I feel like this may be one to you.

24:15Just in case you're worried, no one's died. Well, potentially.

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27:16um yeah i mean it is sad uh strictly yavita unfortunately is um no longer in strictly she was voted out at the weekend um dressed as jeffrey darmer in a hat that's worse there's better play better ways to be voted out um it's yeah i mean look it's not ideal i have spoken to her she's um she's sad she yeah of Yeah, she is sad. She knew it was coming, though. No, not necessarily.

27:49But look, it's one of them things. It's always sad when you get voted out strictly. Obviously, I was voted out. She went out in the dance-off, same as what we did. And yeah, it's just a sad time. It's slightly annoying for me, to make it all about myself, because I'm going this weekend. To support Vicky? Yeah, to support Vicky. So I won't see you dancing, unfortunately. But I will see Vicky dancing, who's doing the samba this weekend. We saw Vicky yesterday. We saw Vicky yesterday. She's in good spirits. Fine fettle, that lady. Yep. She's in fine fettle. She's just looking strong. She's looking, just looking healthy.

28:35Why does everything you say sound weird? I don't know. She's just fine.

28:44She's just great. She's just great. So you're back in the audience on Saturday. Yes, I will be back in the audience on Saturday. So the camera will be panning to you? Have we thought about it? Are you in the back now? Yeah, because I am using different tickets to go, so I'm at the back. I'm really enjoying Strictly this year. Did you watch it on Saturday? Absolutely. it was good there there was lots of lots of dancing lots of dancing so much god damn dancing and like sequins and stuff it was movie week yes it was it was movie week but which seems early because I did movie week did I do movie week I don't know it all blends into one mate's voice a dance is a dance is a dance a dance is a dance but mate it's not over for you though Peter I've been seeing clips of this everywhere on TikTok it's only come out I remember you filmed this ages ago you've been on screens with your mum Tracy Wicks who we fucking adore on this podcast, taking part in Ramesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening.

29:42This is a show where celebs appear with their parents and kids. And I've watched, there's quite a viral clip. You won't know, unless you don't have TikTok. It's quite a viral clip of you and your mum on TikTok. Yeah. Have you seen that, Pippa? What are we doing? I can't fully fucking remember. But yeah, you keep coming up on my feed. Well, yeah, my mum come and did a fucking Saturday night show. How'd it go? My mum is not a TV person and is not the most confident person in the world. She was fucking great. She was really funny. Your mum is fucking funny. Yeah, I know, but you never really kind of get to see it.

30:22And, like, you know, there was a live studio audience. She's never done anything like that before. And, yeah, she was great. She basically just called me thick on TV in front of however many fucking people. It was just, she basically just kicked the shit out of me. Effectively. That's 40 speaking, not 40. We had Gabby Logan and her daughter, Christian and Guru Murphy and his daughter. And the idea of Parents Evening is that the kids, and I was one of the kids, bear in mind that I'm nearly 40, which was weird in itself. There was a slight generation gap between the rest of the kids who went to school together.

30:56That's wild. How young were the other kids? Oh, like 18. And we got. And they went to school together. Tracy's kid. Pete Wicks. And then there's just me at the back, like looking like fucking really awkward. You could be their parents. Yeah. It's fucking weird. I was closer to their parents' age than I was to them. Still called your mum Mummy? Never called my mum Mummy. Mummy dearest? No, it's just, it's not, I wasn't kind of brought up like Mother. Mother. Mother. But yeah, she was, she was fucking great. She was really funny. Really, really good actually. It was quite a fun show to do, but I did film it fucking months ago.

31:32Well, actually, there was surprising success from you, actually, in naming power couples. In power couples, you get shown pictures of their exes and the year they broke up, and you smashed that round out the park. Yeah. Well, you've just got to keep up with the fucking, you know, all the hot gossip, haven't you? Was Molly and Tommy in that? Can't remember. I don't think so. No, but yeah, listen. Who are the power couples you got? I can't remember. But listen, you know, when it comes to that kind of, that tea, I'm there for it. Do you love a bit of tea? Do you love a little bit of goss? If it produced Pippa, who loves a bit of gossip, by the way, if she calls me up and she goes, oh, my God, I've got the goss, I squeal.

32:21I squeal like a pig. And I go, mate, sit down. She looks at her and I go, tell me everything. Do you know what's weird? No, I don't. I'm not really a gossipy type person. Me and Pippa. Yeah, you fucking love it. Pippa calls you up. Pete, I've got the tea. I've got the goss. What's your reply? Call Sam.

32:46So you wouldn't even be like, tell me everything? Couldn't give a shit. I just don't like, I think I'm just in my own little world, don't I? It's just the way that Pippa does it. I've tried giving him goss before. I tried just last week telling him something and he just looked at me and just carried on smoking. Just kept on puffing. And I was like, can you believe it? I just didn't care. So I don't really try to. It's where the eyebrows got, can you believe it? I love it. I'm a sucker. Anything when Pippa comes up to me, she runs up to me. She goes, you'll never believe it. Yeah, but that's probably the good thing for Pippa is that she has both of us.

33:21Yeah. Where she can discuss the tea with you. Whereas I'd... Well, for example, today, she went, I've got some gossip. And I went, oh, my God. So I went, let me go buy you a pack of pineapples and a turmeric shot. What do you mean? Like a box, like a fucking pot. I wasn't aware that was an exchange. What, you give me the tea and I'll give you pineapples? No, but she was like, I was walking into the studio. She was like, just stay there for a second. I've got some tea. I was like, oh, my God. And she was like, well, I better go get some pineapples. Why? Why do you keep putting an S on the end? How many pineapples did you get her?

34:01I don't know. Pineapple. What? Sort of like a crate of pineapples? I don't know. I just thought that we should settle down with a turmeric shot and a box of pineapples, maybe a matcha. When you say a box of pineapples, what you mean is... Well, then, like, prep fucking box. So it's not a box of pineapples, is it? Because you've made it sound like you've gone to the green grocers and gone, I'll have a box of your finest pineapples. When actually what you've got... Baby's got some tea. I need some pineapples. is some pineapple segments in a little plastic pot. Is that what we mean? Yeah. Yeah, that well-known box of pineapples that everyone gets in the morning.

34:34Okay, well, it's... And how was the tea and pineapple? Oh, it's fucking phenomenal. Wait till you hear after this. Oh, there's not a part of me that gives a... I know. Not a part of me that cares. Enjoy the tea. Me and Josh will... Josh, listen, should we go and not drink the tea and I'll get you sort of like a... I don't know, a box of kiwi fruit. Yeah, no, kiwi's... I've actually been eating kiwi with the skin on recently. Yeah, it helps you shit. Yeah. It's kind of hairy, but it's all right. I've got escalated and I didn't expect it to. It's a furry muff, isn't it? Anyway, let's move on to...

35:04It's a furry bit of skin, that. Let's move on to Sam's staying relevant moment. Arguably more relevant than ever. It's been a big week for Sam for a number of reasons. I think we'll start on some of the things that I think are less important than the thing that we're all here for. So we'll start with Sam going viral, as I did on Parents' Evening, the show with my mum. Sam went viral because of his love of Super Bowl. I had the best time when did NFL recently. And American football, yeah. He arrived on the red carpet at the NFL game on the weekend. The game was between the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos.

35:44Sam was obviously, you know, did the press as Sam loves to do the press, big fan of the press. So microphone in the face, who do you think is going to win between the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos. And Sam went with LA Chargers, whose jersey he was wearing. The reporter, confused, then said, they're not playing. And Sam went, what? Well, why am I wearing this then? Started looking around for help. And then you could see the life drain from his eyes as he realised he'd looked a complete tit to the point where I messaged him because I saw it. Someone sent it to me. He was over the moon. This is how you can tell Pete's not a nice guy.

36:24Pete goes, I hope this goes viral.

36:29It just goes to show, why would you go to Super Bowl when you don't care about it? That was the whole point. The whole point, no. You were paid. No, I was working there for Bauer, and the whole point of the video was a guy who's never watched the NFL before going for his first game. And they gave me a Chargers top. And so I was like, well, I imagine, seeing as you've given me a fucking Chargers top, that that's who's playing. I had a big go at the guy afterwards. So whose fault was that? It was whoever gave me the fucking Chargers top. How was it? You actually played, didn't you? I did. That was super fun.

37:05That was amazing. You won't know who any of these people are, but I played with Gunner, who is like a massive rapper. Does anyone here know who Gunner is? Fuck me. It sounds huge. Gunner's, mate, how big is Gunner? Yeah, massive in the States. Pretty big or massive? yeah he's a big star big up gunner I really really enjoyed it and it was in like it was in the Copper Box Stadium so it was like a tag game between 7 and 7 I'd never played NFL before or American football sorry and I was a linebacker I got subbed off and then they didn't want me back on oh basically there's also offense and defense basically every time we had the ball and offensive play the offense would go on and then I was part of the defensive team and I went and spoke to Ted for a little bit and they just changed me without me knowing.

37:55And then I went up to Mr. Gunner. I called him Mr. Gunner because he was the team captain. I went, Mr. Gunner, Mr. Gunner, I think I'm meant to be on. He went, no, man, you just take it from the sidelines. I was like, oh, okay. I mean, you play a lot of these games, you know, soccer, NFL. You haven't had much luck in any of them so far, have you? You're generally just sort of subbed off. When do you think it's going to be your time to shine? I actually genuinely believe, because they were all like mates. I genuinely think that if, like, I had been given a chance, I would have been pretty good.

38:26Yeah. I mean, you say that a lot because we often hear about your sporting prowess that none of us have. I'm an athlete. None of us have seen it. I'm quicker. And you've had quite a lot of opportunities. I was fast. I was fast, actually. It was me. Well, I mean. You won't know who these guys are, but it was me, Cal Freezy, from Sidemen. Oh, yeah. and RD who's a rapper from Brighton and so named D2 and actually funny if H was the team captain for the other side from Steps it was so fun I would definitely if there are any people out there playing American football tag in the park I would definitely play there you go there is an offer you can't refuse if anyone because maybe we could sponsor a tag NFL team we're up for that we've got a player for you as well so yeah Look out for Sam in future NFL moments.

39:18Super Bowl. Are you a big fan of the Super Bowl? Never watched it, mate. I've never watched an NFL game before in my life other than the one that I got the name wrong, the jersey. So now that you've had an experience of Super Bowl and NFL and American football and all the other stuff, is it something you'll be taking up? Is it something that you quite enjoy? Will you be watching it going forward? Will you be supporting LA Chargers in their upcoming season? Mate, do you know what? The spectacle... I don't know if you've been to an NFL game. Have you been to an NFL game? No. Mate, the spectacle's fucking amazing.

39:47Like, it's... Don't they go on for about five hours? Dude, it's so long. It's the longest thing in the world. And, like, they do, like, a halftime show. So, like, the actual, like, stuff that goes around the game is really, really fun. Like, amazing. The energy's class. But the actual game itself is, like, the most stop-start thing I've ever seen in my life. They lost three hours. Three hours? Three... The game is three hours. Is that why they have two teams? Yeah, pretty much, mate. And what's wild is they literally run for about four seconds and then hit a down and then just stop for five minutes and then go again for four seconds.

40:23It's nuts. Did anyone, it sounds like my sex life. Did someone explain the rules to you before you played? Yeah. How did that go? It was tough. Yeah, I was literally like, I just kept on going up to the guy who looked like he knew what he was talking about. And I was like, mate, who do you want me to take you? Just take number five, man. and then I kept on taking number five and then he always got the touchdown. King's Road, this is your other big ceremony of moment, which is a nice segue into the big moment we're all waiting for. You have been a celeb spotted enjoying a food stall. Bowel bun.

40:57A what? Bowel bun. Yes, a bowel bun. On the King's Road, you were with Peep, whose name we're not yet unveiling. I mean it's a big secret How did you and Peep enjoy your bun? I had a great time I had a really good time You know I like the Duke York Square market I've invited you a few times to be fair It's really nice I mean you treated Peep to a bow bun What did you both go for? Fuck me

41:33What is yours and Peep's bun of choice? I was a shredded beef man and I think Pete is a vegetarian, so a tofu. Ooh. Nice. We're finding out more by the day. I don't know if I would ever. Pete loves the tofu. Okay, and I mean, who took these pictures? Do we know? Not a fucking clue. Someone in the market. That's wild work. But to be fair, you look like you were having a lovely day. I really was. Holding flowers, Peep was. He's a smooth uproader. Bought some flowers for the Peep? What's her flower of choice? A tofu bun and an orchid. It's not an orchid. It's a hydranger. Oh, a hydranger. Wonderful.

42:28Excellent. And then what did you do? After your wholesome day out. I actually then had to go and do the NFL thing. so part ways yeah did Peep join you on the sidelines no no did she watch from home your home no was she babysitting the cat this old Peep no she wasn't actually well was she just preparing preparing for what do you know how many comments I got basically under this video the thing that I posted being like that's Peep. Everyone's going that's Peep to the point where everyone's like who the fuck is Peep? Well listen that is a question we're all asking ourselves. Who is Peep? Because Peep has made it to the coveted ad section of Instagram with the hard launch.

43:24Not a hard launch. I mean Not a hard launch. Couldn't be fucking harder. It's not a hard launch. Nothing says hard launch like Peep playing Lego. So you're back in the headlines for multiple reasons. We've discussed soft and hard launches on this podcast. You know, cooking dinner with a guitar in the background or just... Or which we consider a soft launch. But as hard launches go, full frontal face with wizard hat playing Lego accompanied by a sister at home on sofa. How did it feel to officially hard launch? It wasn't hard launch. why are you fucking what are you sying about over there Pippa you can't do a post like that and then be like you can't do that face the music there's no rules Sam I'll be honest with you the rules do apply when you want them to but when it comes to you obviously we've discussed hard and soft launches on this podcast many a time and you take great joy in taking the piss out of other people so discuss your hard launch and how it was received by the world.

44:36As he sips his fucking matcha latte. Pistachio. I'll tell you what, if it was a man who said he doesn't like the tea, the fucking sip he just did, all you need to do is, all you need now is an aloe cap and a body of water and you're fucking yess and yapping. Talking of aloe caps, I think Peep was wearing one at the food store.

44:56So, I mean, have you discussed it with Peep? was she aware of the viral sensation that she was going to become bless her i literally i was just filming this thing and i was like ted was and we were like god we need an ending for this and i was just like peep she was just there and i went do you fancy it do you actually just go in it i didn't think about it i just well no because i mean you you never kind of overthink the posts or um how things are going to look or the analytics of every single post. Certainly, it's something that I'll just throw her in. No one's going to care. Why would they? It's not like I spend and live my life for Instagram.

45:38Why would anyone care? I mean, I just didn't even think about it. It just seems wild to me. No, I knew that maybe people were like, but I just thought it's just a funny end to a video with a really clearly gorgeous girl. um listen we we just want to know what's you know what's the thing it's your it's your staying relevant moment of the week i think she's great what what's kind of the the next steps in the um in the ad world for you and peep because obviously it's a it's a you know a collaboration um you know this you know we're not saying there's anything other it's just it's just there for the sort of collab on the on the gram will she be appearing?

46:24No. No? No. I mean we've got a job together on photo issue. We can maybe get her in that as well just to meet you and Pete. If I ever got to the stage where I was going to introduce you I'd be fucking terrified. Sorry there are stages of what? Introductions. If I ever had and this is a hypothetical. Isn't she just a sort of a colleague? I'm saying hypothetically if I were to ever have a a person of interest like POI yeah hypothetically if Sam was going to have a POI peep yeah then I'd be so terrified to introduce her to Pippa and you and I'll be honest with you Pippa's already met peep as has Ted as has your sister as has Ryan that's it but do you know what I've seen her on the gram during the hard launch I mean now that it's because you mean the most to me now that it's out in the open If you didn't like someone I was dating, I genuinely don't think I'd be able to do it.

47:21It wouldn't matter in the slightest whether I liked them as long as you were happy. Even if you were like, oh, yeah. What are you saying? I know, but I know you so well. I would know whether he liked them or not. I'm kind of...

47:37It's kind of irrelevant unless you move in with them or become something else. It doesn't really matter. You just can't enjoy yourself as long as you're happy. I'm really enjoying myself. Why? What are you doing?

47:52Do you think that is a hard law? Yes. Sam, Sam. Well, I'm happy. Do you know what? Round of applause.

48:06Woo, peep. I love being happy. It's nice. It's nice. What's making you happy? I just feel like I'm just in a good spot Well listen, hopefully the end of the year will make up for the tough year that you've had It's like Tetris We at Staying Relevant are very happy for you and Pete All we're saying is that was the hard launch for the upcoming The upcoming Peep Sam Lego collaboration

48:44It's very similar to sort of other collaborations, you know, Palace and Ugg, Thompson, Peep, Lego. We'll be seeing some upcoming collaborations soon in other ways, I imagine. She's a very sweet girl. Who? Peep. Peep. Is she aware she's called Peep? She is now, yeah. How does she feel about that? Little to mine. There's no pressure. It's slow. Yeah, and she certainly, after listening to this, won't feel any pressure yeah i know bro fuck me no we are joking it's just relaxed um uh and also just for the press in this um calm yourselves down and if you are going to write about this then use some context of the fact that we're joking um do you know your neighbors have you met your neighbors i not really know would you ever go out of your way to sort of like go and sort of like have a have a drink with your neighbors or well i know where this is coming from and we should probably discuss this um uh me personally no um because um i that is my cave and i'm happy there i i wish there were no neighbors if i'm honest with you um i don't need to be involved in your life and you certainly do not need to be involved in mine just go and live your life over there and i'll leave mine here there is a war between us for a reason but some people like to be involved in the community um obviously you know it's different for you because not only are you involved in your community but you came from the same womb so it's slightly different for you.

50:16Pip has just moved into a new house and invited the neighbours around for drinks and what not I couldn't think of anything worse than a soiree with the neighbourinos than a firstly neighbourinos makes me feel What would you do if your neighbour came out and said hey neighbourino I'd say fuck off Ned Flanders you slap the door in her face but yeah it's just not my I mean what about you because obviously you know I'm friends with all my neighbours I mean one of them is your sister no yeah but the guy across the way oh so that's well that's not even a neighbour he's on the other side he's on the other road so right okay our garden's back onto each other right and we talk about plants we talk about World War 2 you talk about plants yeah I've been in your garden no his plants because they overhang my thing.

51:09Okay, so when we talk about plants, going to cut them? Yeah, no, he comes around, bless him, he's really old, and he, like, sort of shuffles around and rings my doorbell, and I'm like, you all right, mate, how are you? And literally, he does it actually quite a lot of the times before I come to this pod, and I'm like, fuck, I'm in a rush. And he's like, can I just have five minutes? I'm like, I know this isn't going to be five minutes. And he literally starts talking about trimming the hedges. But then we talk about World War II because he was a kid in the Blitz in London, and he's got some amazing stories.

51:37I mean, he obviously means a lot to you. I really like him. Make him a cup of tea. Yeah, why don't you send him a bag of shit?

51:46Actually, not a bad idea. Well, I mean, I think it's a good idea. This is for the plants. Yeah, not a bad idea. You know, a little manure. I'll tell you what would be great for your fucking, your overhanging plants, mate. It's some gorilla shit. And that's just from me and Peep, who we just want to say thanks. Oh, mate, you're going to die at this. I pranked myself. So I tried to do the same thing to Louise with shit senders. I sent myself a box of shit because I'd got the address wrong. This is wild. So I'm waiting for an Amazon parcel.

52:22I'm waiting for an Amazon parcel and I'm like, oh, this must be it. I open up this parcel and it's a box of shit. And I didn't know because it's because obviously, as you know, it comes like covered. And so I opened the lid. I'm like, what the fuck? It's a box of shit. I went, oh no. Did you know? It's a note from myself to myself. Hi, Sam. Hope you have a great day. Love you, Sam. I literally, I was so excited to open up the Amazon parcel that I thought I was getting to be met with a box of shit. I felt the feeling that I wish you had felt from myself. How did it make you feel? I was like, well, that's so great.

53:02what sort of shit did you send yourself? It was donkey shit. Oh, excellent. Okay. I managed to prank. Not quite as exotic as the grid. I'm glad I got the gold standard shit. I managed to prank myself. I mean, are you planning on sending any more shit? Yeah, loads. This is going to be my go-to thing. I've got to really... I have the best prank I want to play on you, by the way. Oh, good. And I'm going to tell you now. Oh, well, it sort of doesn't become a prank then. All I want to say is that people look forward to Valentine's Day.

53:33I but we're not we're not like that might not be your thing well I mean it's February you know I don't know what the rules of engagement are we're trying to go through it but you don't seem to want to discuss right now you seem to close yourself up a little bit emotionally you know and I just hope you can open up so that Pete can really you know enjoy that box of shit that you share together anyway can I just quickly explain the prank I want to do on Pete so I want to go nearly 40 no this is timeless this one's timeless i want to go into a construction site right i want to go like a blue collar fucking like proper construction site right and go into a port-a-loo and write your number on the wall of the port-a-loo and go send me a photo of your shit.

54:30I mean, why not go one step further? Go to a construction site, go to the Portland, bag up the shit and then post it to me. No, but I really just want you, just as the days go by, to just keep getting photos of shit and not know why they're coming in. Just every day a new shit sent to him on its phone. All that will happen there is I will speak to Vodafone. Change my number. Oh, mate, it'd be so funny. Just every day getting a new turn. Maybe we should just do that with Sam, just get him loads of, because he seems to really enjoy shit-related pranks. Oh, God. For dog's sake, it's out of season two.

55:21So do we give it a watch every Monday at nine on UNW? Follow us on socials at Staying with a Podcast. Subscribe to us on Josh's YouTube channel, which is absolutely flying. And just keep your eyes peeled. Any suggestions for, you know, Sam and Pete? Oh, my. What a great episode. I had it all, that. Had it all. Really did. We had highbrow with Dog's sake and a bit of Molly Mae. We sort of deviated to relationships, went off to bodily functions. This has been a Staying Relevant production.

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