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1:49Digital Josh: Welcome to Staying Relevant, the podcast hosted by one best friend, me, Pete Wicks. Sam Thompson isn't here today so you've just got me we have got a couple of guests who you may know but I'll get on to them in a minute this is the main episode which means it is Monday that this comes out audibly and then you'll be able to watch this on Josh and Kira's YouTube channel from 5pm on Wednesday and then we'll be doing a bonus episode which comes out Thursday audibly which you can then watch on Sunday from 5pm on Josh and Kira's YouTube channel which means you can catch us on a Wednesday Thursday, Sunday.

2:26Digital Josh: Brilliant. This episode will contain swearing, probably quite a lot based on who we've got on the sofa. If you don't like it, go f*** yourself. There'll be no consumption of alcohol because I've stopped drinking during the day, which is wonderful. It's really helped with the growing of moustache. Make sure you rate-reviewed all of that crap. You know the score by now. So, I don't know if to call you guests or not, really. I'm okay with that. Special guests. Special guests. If you haven't guessed already, Sam being off this is kind of like the answer to when Pippa and Sam did their own episode when I was off which I have listened to but yes we have Josh and Pippa Daddy cool and staying relevant mummy

3:10Pete Wicks: Thanks everyone

3:11Digital Josh: Nice that you initiated

3:13Producer Pippa: your own clap there Yeah well I was waiting How does it feel to be on the sofa Josh? It's a really special occasion I'm grateful to be here next to Pip especially

3:21Digital Josh: Oh nice Are you two just going to love each other off? Absolutely. Is this going to be sort of a tag team situation against me? Might be. Yeah?

3:30Pete Wicks: It's got potential.

3:31Digital Josh: It's got potential.

3:31Pete Wicks: I think it's going to be more like Vegas was, where I just sort of became like completely codependent on both of you.

3:39Digital Josh: That is, you are a very codependent person. Yeah, I latch. You're supposed to run this. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Which is, because Sam latches onto you. Yes. So Sam latches onto you and then you latch onto Josh and I.

3:48Pete Wicks: That's why I have to latch onto two.

3:49Producer Pippa: Right. To carry the weight. Pippa is like, when she's here, she is switched on. She knows what she's doing. Outside of here, in like daily life. Yeah, she's a fucking mess. She does not know what's going on. Tag team's out the window.

4:01Pete Wicks: Good.

4:02Producer Pippa: There we go. Nice, Josh. She would still be in America if it wasn't for me. Actually, I genuinely think that. I absolutely agree with that as well.

4:10Pete Wicks: Yeah, that airport was...

4:12Digital Josh: It was a bad time. But we made it through. Happy days. So, NTAs was last night. I don't have a hangover.

4:20Pete Wicks: Yeah, so you didn't drink for the whole thing?

4:22Digital Josh: Nope. I had two beers.

4:24Pete Wicks: Is that the first time you've not drank?

4:25Digital Josh: It's the first time I've done the NTAs not drunk ever in 12 years. Really? So that was my 12th NTA or 13th NTAs. And I had... Why the shock? 13th? Yes.

4:37Pete Wicks: That's a lot of NTAs.

4:39Digital Josh: Yes, I'm old, Pippa. All on the red carpet? Doesn't take it, eh? All on the red carpet. No, no. Third time Sam and I have hosted it. It's the 13th time I'm going. Oh, I was going to say, I was like, fucking hell. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, a 13th time going. But the first time that I haven't drunk and left before it ended. That's good progress. Yeah, yeah. How did it compare? How did it compare? I know why I drink.

5:02Pete Wicks: Really?

5:03Digital Josh: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I know why I drink. Obviously, we did the red carpet, Sam and I. Sam ran off a couple of times, left me to it. The worst part of it was when there was a choir involved, the Hawkstone Choir. So there was about 30 of them. Sam had gone. He was running down the carpet to find Marv and Rochelle, despite the fact they were walking towards us, but he went to greet them. Of course. I actually think he got in some of their packed pictures, which was slightly odd. But it was good.

5:30Pete Wicks: You on your own sober with a choir?

5:32Digital Josh: Yes, yeah. They sang Old MacDonald to me.

5:36Producer Pippa: And Sam joined in for the latter part. We might actually be working with the choir again soon. I don't know if you know about that. I think I do know about it. Is it for the special? It's for the special The special thing that may or may not be happening

5:49Digital Josh: The special thing that may or may not be happening That we may have just sort of given away That there's a choir coming in I want this one under wraps

5:56Pete Wicks: I'm scared another pod's going to rival it If they find out I don't think that's possible I don't think they can I think they can What other pod could rival it? Red-handed No

6:07Digital Josh: Do you know what I'm going to bring up now with a red-handed I don't have an issue with red-handed

6:10Pete Wicks: No I don't but they could rival it Because I don't know who the fuck they are Or what they fucking do if I'm honest with you

6:14Digital Josh: So yeah, doing the red carpet with Sam was delightful. He was in his suit from 1pm. You know that? That's sweaty. We had to turn up early. I don't know why we turn up so early every year, to be perfectly honest with you. But we get there at like 1 o 'clock. The red carpet doesn't start until like 5 or 6. So sensible people would think, well, I won't wear the suit for the entire day, would they? He was fresh in the suit from 1pm. He actually took it off because he hadn't eaten and sat naked, well, topless, with a towel around him while he ate his food because he didn't want to get anything on the wire.

6:46Digital Josh: And then decided, whilst we were being briefed, to take his trousers off as well in the green room. He does that a lot. To use the toilet in the dressing room so he could go for a shit.

6:54Pete Wicks: During briefing.

6:55Digital Josh: So all his clothes were outside and he just went in and his pants came out in his pants.

6:59Producer Pippa: Sorry, so he takes off his trousers completely to have a shit and not just around the ankles.

7:04Digital Josh: Outside of the room as well. It doesn't take him into the toilet. He didn't just drop him He just took it all off And was just in his pants and socks And then went for a shit Whilst the briefing was happening

7:14Producer Pippa: Do you reckon Sam I apologise

7:16Digital Josh: It was very odd

7:17Producer Pippa: But do you think he's the kind of guy That stands up to wipe as well?

7:22Pete Wicks: Didn't take long

7:22Digital Josh: Sam does stand up to wipe Yeah do you know what I mean? He's 100 % a stand up wiper

7:27Pete Wicks: I think he's too lazy

7:28Digital Josh: Front to back or back to front?

7:30Pete Wicks: There's only one way

7:33Digital Josh: Is there?

7:34Pete Wicks: Back to front wiping?

7:36Digital Josh: Where? I don't. I'm just wondering. No, no, I actually don't. I don't think that's a good thing. So are you a reach around? How do you wipe?

7:44Pete Wicks: Back to front is going from the back to the front. You're wiping it all onto your nuts.

7:49Producer Pippa: Yeah. You don't wipe onto your nuts, do you?

7:52Pete Wicks: No, I don't. That can't be a...

7:54Digital Josh: I mean, you should be fine.

7:55Pete Wicks: I wasn't aware there was options.

7:56Digital Josh: I mean, do you reach between the legs or rounds, Josh? I'm not asking you because you're a lady.

8:01Producer Pippa: Thank you. I think... No, not in between.

8:04Digital Josh: So you don't do it that way? No, because then you're around. Well, surely. Kira, are you okay? Sorry, I mean, I tried.

8:11Producer Pippa: The girls are front to back for sure.

8:12Digital Josh: No, no, no. We don't talk about the girls, Josh. If you're going to sit on the sofa, we don't discuss toiletries with the girls. I'm really offended. I'll talk about that in a bit. Oh God, yeah. We'll get onto that. We'll get onto that. Did you see any of the NTAs? I assume you all watched it.

8:25Producer Pippa: Yeah. I've never watched it ever, to be honest. All 13 of them. Mate, no, not at all. I saw everything on socials and it looked.

8:34Pete Wicks: Yeah. I've seen some socials

8:36Producer Pippa: it looked what socials have you seen

8:38Pete Wicks: along with 7 million other people

8:40Producer Pippa: so many socials mate what socials have we seen

8:42Pete Wicks: just saw some nice moments

8:44Digital Josh: presented as an award

8:45Pete Wicks: yes you did yeah

8:48Digital Josh: not sure how well the joke went down but

8:52Pete Wicks: I saw your face you looked not happy why with how it landed

8:56Digital Josh: no I was quite disappointed I saw your face

8:58Pete Wicks: you like said it and then you were like

9:01Digital Josh: what the fuck is wrong with you you were like

9:02Pete Wicks: hello did you all just hear that

9:04Digital Josh: It was quite an odd response actually walking on.

9:08Pete Wicks: Yeah.

9:09Digital Josh: So before you went on, what did you think was going to happen? Well, just like normal. It's quite a big moment. Everyone just sort of claps, but we had sort of a wave of applause that we had to wait to finish, which was fucking weird. Because it's quite a big moment. But like I was back doing Staying Relevant at the O2. That's like a royal reception.

9:27Pete Wicks: Can we just acknowledge what had happened? That's a royal reception. The first public appearance.

9:31Digital Josh: Also, well, yeah, first public. But I tell you what is getting quite annoying. This hard launch crap. How many times?

9:37Pete Wicks: There's been a few hard launches.

9:38Digital Josh: Anything we do now. You've done a lot. Hard launch. I thought we did that fucking two months ago, then a month ago, then at the weekend. And we've had 15 hard launches.

9:49Pete Wicks: When the hard launches have been happening.

9:53Digital Josh: No, they're not hard launches. They haven't been multiple. They are, they? Now it's just not. Yeah, but they've got harder. They're like smacking you in the face.

10:01Pete Wicks: They haven't. Literally. No, I agree.

10:03Digital Josh: Well, no, and then it's just, that's it then. But is there a discussion?

10:07Pete Wicks: Like, before Liv did her hard launch, Beach Picks hard launch, were you aware that was hard launching?

10:15Digital Josh: No, I was at hers on the balcony.

10:18Pete Wicks: You were at her house?

10:20Digital Josh: Yeah, and she launched it while she was in the kitchen making dinner.

10:22Pete Wicks: But you didn't know?

10:23Digital Josh: No. That's crazy. And then she was looking through the balcony, I turned around, and then, yeah. Were you really happy? Yeah. Well, yeah, it's nice. I mean, you know, I'm not overly kind of fussed about all that sort of shit, am I? You're not just a bit like... Yeah, I mean, it was quite nice, yeah. It was quite nice.

10:45Producer Pippa: Different person.

10:46Digital Josh: Yeah. Different person.

10:47Pete Wicks: I knew you'd think it was quite nice.

10:49Digital Josh: So I actually saw it. This is the first time I've ever been called this since I've been in the kind of TV realm. But I saw someone comment on a picture the other day calling me a smitten kitten.

10:58Pete Wicks: You are a smitten kitten. Which is fucking... me

11:02Digital Josh: no I didn't say did you comment calling me a smitten kitten no no from your burner account yeah

11:06Pete Wicks: do you know what I do is when I see a launch or a post I'll stop calling them launches now please

11:12Digital Josh: you can't yeah we're not NASA there's only so many launches you can have

11:17Pete Wicks: another blast off when I see a post I love I like go straight to the comments to see what you've commented I love thinking of you thinking of your responses in the comments and they're actually really good so far they're really good

11:30Digital Josh: Well, her one at the weekend with the, I went on a date with Pete from Towie. Just for reference, I'm actually saved in her phone as Pete Towie.

11:38Pete Wicks: As you should be.

11:40Digital Josh: And have been for fucking 10 years. Pete, then she won't change it.

11:44Pete Wicks: Amazing question. What is she?

11:49Digital Josh: She just made me change hers. Two? It's just Olivia with a black heart.

11:53Pete Wicks: Olivia.

11:54Digital Josh: What was it before? Liv Atwood.

11:57Pete Wicks: Oh, right. Yeah, you can't have full name for your partner in your phone.

12:00Digital Josh: No.

12:00Pete Wicks: That's wild.

12:01Digital Josh: Well, you also can't have Pete Towie.

12:03Pete Wicks: That's better than Pete Wicks.

12:06Digital Josh: If you were in her phone as Pete Wicks, that's crazy. You would be under W in the phone book. Is that the way it works?

12:16Pete Wicks: Well, it depends how she organises her contacts if she does it all. If she does the first name and the surname, then Wicks, you would fall at the front.

12:25Digital Josh: No, I understand how that works. It's sort of alphabetical, isn't it, darling? She could be in the favourites.

12:29Pete Wicks: I wonder if you're an ICE I wonder if you're an ICE contact in case of emergency

12:36Producer Pippa: Don't worry I didn't get that either

12:38Pete Wicks: I know, I know I realised halfway through and I just committed

12:41Digital Josh: Who calls it?

12:42Producer Pippa: Is that a thing?

12:43Pete Wicks: In case of emergency

12:44Digital Josh: Yeah So you have to have their name and then you have to write

12:47Pete Wicks: you have to mark them as an emergency contact

12:49Digital Josh: So I'd be Pete Towie Ice

12:51Pete Wicks: If I were to pass out right now and you guys needed to know who to call in case of an emergency

12:56Producer Pippa: I mean we'd probably sort it out though yeah but if you didn't want to

13:00Digital Josh: what so should we just we'll just carry on so if you pass out Josh and I just finish the pod and afterwards we'll call Ellie and say she's been asleep for two hours you don't put my phone

13:10Pete Wicks: and you type in I-C-E

13:11Digital Josh: well I imagine if you pass out what I do is open my phone and call 999 before I'd go

13:17Pete Wicks: who are you going to call

13:18Producer Pippa: Ellie she's not the ghostbusters but we won't be able to get into your phone do you not know my code

13:25Digital Josh: so okay so what is the point

13:27Pete Wicks: It's flawed, Glenn, but...

13:28Digital Josh: So hold on. So it's not a setting on an iPhone. You just put ice in. Yeah. So how does... I've never heard this. So if I thought, who do I call, I would type in ice.

13:39Pete Wicks: But you're the only person that knows that. You should have Olivia Blackheart ICE.

13:46Producer Pippa: But no one else does that.

13:49Pete Wicks: I was taught this.

13:51Digital Josh: Who were you taught this by? In school.

13:53Pete Wicks: We had like policemen come in.

13:55Digital Josh: You had policemen come in?

13:56Pete Wicks: Yeah, and they also taught us how to not get your phone snatched.

14:00Digital Josh: Well, that hasn't worked too well for you. You got robbed in Amsterdam.

14:03Pete Wicks: And I got my phone snatched the other year.

14:05Digital Josh: So, okay, all right, excellent.

14:06Pete Wicks: But I'm good in an emergency.

14:08Digital Josh: Well, I actually don't think you are at all.

14:10Pete Wicks: You can save someone, though, as an...

14:14Digital Josh: I don't think you have to. You're just writing ice. I'm going to change your microphone to clown.

14:22Pete Wicks: What do you mean there's a setting? Like you can save someone as your emergency, but like if you're dying, you then like press S. If you're dying. No, you can.

14:31Digital Josh: If I'm dying, the last thing I'm going to do is go, ice.

14:36Pete Wicks: No, it's not ice. You press a button and then it sends like an alarm to those emergency contacts. Like if you're in danger.

14:44Digital Josh: I thought I struggled to follow conversations when Sam was here. I feel like this is...

14:50Pete Wicks: I'm going to put you as an ice.

14:51Digital Josh: well I mean I feel like we've gone on a slight tangent from the NTAs yeah that is the NTAs covered if you lost call someone we launched and we've got emergency contacts well that I mean that

15:04Pete Wicks: has been brilliant but obviously there was like another really big day yesterday as well as the

15:10Producer Pippa: NTAs yeah actually before we carry on I've got a little something to celebrate it's a big week yeah obviously i'm sure you know yeah yeah huge week i mean huge month well it's the biggest week in the calendar year right ncai's isn't that big no it's not as big as no i know producer pippa's birthday week which if you have been following her on because she's obviously 40 000 she has been celebrating since well back in august it's like i've given loads of forewarning like i've

15:41Pete Wicks: been posting about it for a few days yeah yeah so talking about it quite a lot like hey guys it's my birthday next week birthday queen thank you josh birthday sash what i enjoy is this comes out next week so we can also go into next week yeah it's quite small small sash that one well it's

16:03Digital Josh: all right you've got one as well who me of course yeah because he was celebrating but i'm not a birthday queen uh you are now why am i this is nice all right all right thank you what does this one say. A birthday princess. Wonderful. I mean, it's more like a headband. I'll just wear it like that. Yeah, that looks good.

16:20Producer Pippa: I'm not sure I can get my arms through. That looks good.

16:22Digital Josh: Alright, lovely. Well, happy birthday, Pippa. Thank you. Is that a

16:27Pete Wicks: belated? No.

16:30Digital Josh: Newtage birthday.

16:31Pete Wicks: It didn't come through, like, on the day? Any, like, message or call?

16:35Digital Josh: No, there's been royal mail strikes and stuff. Has there? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

16:38Pete Wicks: You went for a card?

16:39Digital Josh: Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, not just a card, darling.

16:41Pete Wicks: Really?

16:42Digital Josh: Yeah. And this feels like a good time. Obviously, lots of planning has gone into your birthday. So today we're all going for a pub lunch.

16:54Digital Josh: For your birthday. You can wear your sash and your tiara and that at the pub. And, you know, it's the pub around the country. They do gluten-free.

17:03Pete Wicks: They do a really good gluten-free cheeseburger.

17:04Digital Josh: We've obviously been planning it for a while.

17:06Pete Wicks: Was that planned in advance? Or was that this morning when you went, sorry, is it your birthday?

17:12Digital Josh: No, we had it That was just That was like a ruse I was just joshing with you It was a ruse I was a little ruse For the big surprise party Yeah Yeah At the pub today So, 27 27 How has 27 been? Obviously, you and Sam Being so close Best friends Yeah We both keep talking about I'm sure he sent you A lovely present card

17:33Pete Wicks: No, he forgot as well

17:35Digital Josh: He Not as well I knew No

17:37Pete Wicks: Okay, he also pretended to forget

17:39Digital Josh: No, no No, he did forget. I was just waiting to see you.

17:44Pete Wicks: For the day to end.

17:45Digital Josh: Yeah, I know.

17:46Pete Wicks: You were waiting for the birthday to end. Well. To then celebrate.

17:49Digital Josh: I just knew you'd be really busy on your birthday. And I know how much. I wasn't.

17:52Pete Wicks: I was just working.

17:53Digital Josh: No, but I know how much you love to. From home. You love to sort of extend these things. So by leaving it till today, it means you get another birthday today. Today. When we go to the pub.

18:03Pete Wicks: Yeah. Yeah.

18:04Digital Josh: So I just wanted to extend your birthday as much as possible. Yeah. You're such a special person to all of us. Thank you.

18:11Pete Wicks: At 11pm from Sam, I got...

18:16Digital Josh: The last night.

18:18Pete Wicks: Yeah, this is on my birthday, which is, you know, better than some, but I got... Pippa, I am so, so, so, so sorry. I have just realised I've missed your fucking birthday. What a terrible friend I am. I replied within the same minute. Well, well, well. He said, stop. I feel so awful. I said, every hour I've been checking and still nothing. Said, it's terrible. And we both know it. I hope you've had a good day.

18:44Digital Josh: I mean, look. It's not great. You know, you and Sam are very close. If anything, I would say that is worse than...

18:54Pete Wicks: Getting the right day.

18:57Digital Josh: I've organised a birthday lunch. And that's been weeks in advance. I'm just saying.

19:02Pete Wicks: Yeah, that has been...

19:03Digital Josh: You know how busy that pub gets? I know, I do know. Like the specific Fingers crossed Trying to find somewhere Specifically that does Group 3 Not like we haven't Thought of you Christ You know He's even made you a cake Yeah Really? Yeah left it at home But I have made one Is that to extend the birthday? Yeah because then What happens is We get to do it again Next week You know Just you know Every day's your birthday Really for me Yes Oh thank you

19:27Pete Wicks: Yeah yeah yeah

19:27Digital Josh: So you're that special The way I think Other than the actual days

19:31Pete Wicks: Yeah And you know me

19:32Digital Josh: How I love to celebrate birthdays And always great gifts So I will be popping out the cash machine and finding a brand and just slipping along a little cash prize for you.

19:43Pete Wicks: The first one we did was the Apollo. That was my birthday when we did it. I remember, yeah. Oh, good. Thank you.

19:48Digital Josh: The third time I'd met people.

19:49Pete Wicks: And I went, oh, have you got me a present? He went, yep, you're a paycheck. You get a present every month.

19:58Digital Josh: Three years later, you are getting paid this month too. Fuck me. I feel like I'm being choked by a sash. Any advice for you for being 27?

20:09Pete Wicks: The big 27

20:10Digital Josh: I mean that was 11 years ago for me Damn Isn't that wild? No I'm saying it for myself as well Also saying It was 9 years ago for me It doesn't matter fucking How many times you have your ears lowered You're still the same age as me Someone said that to me the other day

20:23Producer Pippa: I'd never heard that before

20:24Digital Josh: What? Have you had your ears lowered? Yeah I was like Yeah it's when you've had a haircut Yeah

20:28Pete Wicks: Have you had another one? What? Haircut

20:32Digital Josh: Oh I have them every couple of months

20:34Pete Wicks: They look shorter again

20:35Digital Josh: Well, yeah, it's been cut. Do you like it?

20:39Pete Wicks: Yeah, it looks nice.

20:40Digital Josh: Sure? You said it like you did?

20:42Pete Wicks: No, no, it was more just questioning if I was right or not.

20:44Digital Josh: Why are you? Okay.

20:45Pete Wicks: I like it. I prefer it shorter. Everyone does. Okay, good.

20:48Digital Josh: Thanks.

20:49Pete Wicks: Sorry. Advice for 27?

20:53Digital Josh: To be honest with you, it's difficult for me because I was drunk for the year of 27. Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Year of? I was discussing this with someone the other day. I don't remember a lot of my life.

21:06Pete Wicks: Jesus Christ

21:07Digital Josh: There's some big gaps Yeah

21:10Pete Wicks: You know

21:10Digital Josh: 27 being one of them That sort of time Yeah 27 I was on TOWIE Yeah Yeah probably Pete from TOWIE Probably Pete from TOWIE Probably arguing With someone I imagine You know So I don't remember a lot But What I would say is Make it to 37

21:29Pete Wicks: That's your advice Well For turning 27

21:32Digital Josh: Yeah Okay Look to the next decade.

21:36Pete Wicks: Okay. Thank you.

21:37Digital Josh: Where would you like to be at 37? You know, I think 27 is a good time because you're heading towards the big 3-0. Yeah. All right. You're no longer young. You know, this is when we start to think about what we're really doing with our lives. Okay. You know, you've kind of been fucking around for 27 years. Yeah. So now it gets to the point because your next birthday will be 28. And 28 is what you're doing for your 30th. That's when that starts. So you've left youth. Yeah. And we're now in the point where you need to start taking life seriously. You know, we can't keep fucking around, you know, going to festivals and, you know, doing all that sort of crap.

22:11Digital Josh: Now we have to start now we have to start adulting, you know.

22:15Pete Wicks: You're always at a bloody festival, aren't I?

22:17Digital Josh: Well, I saw you the other week at a festival. I saw you the other week at a festival.

22:20Pete Wicks: I preferred it when you forgot about it.

22:22Digital Josh: And a little turquoise number. I was. It was brand new. See, I pay attention when it's not your birthday. and what I think what I think we need to do now is think about where you're going in life

22:32Pete Wicks: I was going here where I am now

22:36Digital Josh: yeah I know but you know you're asking me to leave no I'm not asking you to leave happy birthday I don't mean physically where are you going I mean what are the next steps

22:48Pete Wicks: here my next steps were just going to be here

22:50Digital Josh: no but I mean in your life

22:53Pete Wicks: oh I've got a next step I've not told you about this I'm rescuing a cat.

22:59Producer Pippa: Oh my God.

23:00Pete Wicks: From Italy. I have to go back and get it in November.

23:05Producer Pippa: She phoned me when she got back from Italy and she was like, I've got the biggest news. And I was thinking, oh, he's finally proposed.

23:12Pete Wicks: No.

23:13Producer Pippa: Instead she went, I've got a cat. A stray cat.

23:18Pete Wicks: Not anymore. I mean, you know me.

23:21Digital Josh: I'm here for rescue. Love that. Cat.

23:24Pete Wicks: I know, I'm so allergic. Like so bad

23:28Digital Josh: So why I just couldn't leave it But also why Why not dog

23:35Pete Wicks: Because this cat chose me Honestly I've never felt a love like it Are you sure it was straight though

23:41Digital Josh: I'm going to be honest with you Yeah because that'd be awkward She's wrestling it Wrestling it off an old Italian lady Who's just in there Someone's nonna Has now lost Someone's nonna Is there where's the cat We're not big in Italy And her and Jack are climbing over the fence just fucking rugby tackling this camp.

23:58Pete Wicks: I got it chipped. I got it checked. I got it checked at the Vets. No owner. No registered owner.

24:03Digital Josh: No registered owner? Oh, well, you know what I mean?

24:05Pete Wicks: And if they are an owner, they didn't register.

24:07Digital Josh: Oh, well, fuck nonna. No, he was only seven weeks old. Right. Oh, okay. What, he told you his birthday?

24:14Pete Wicks: Yeah, I've given him a birthday now. 24th of June, not that you'll remember.

24:18Digital Josh: 24th of June? Are you sure seven weeks? How do you know that?

24:20Pete Wicks: No, when I got to it. No, it was like seven weeks when I found it. So it's a kitten.

24:24Digital Josh: So you've got a little baby cat. So where's he currently living whilst you left him? The vet. She's living at the vet.

24:29Pete Wicks: The vet is fostering him for me. I'm paying the vet through PayPal friends and family.

24:34Producer Pippa: How much are you paying the vet?

24:35Pete Wicks: Lots of money.

24:37Producer Pippa: She also needs to book more time off to go and get it.

24:40Pete Wicks: I need to help.

24:40Digital Josh: Just to let you know. To go get it. Oh, well, and especially as well, the last quarter of this year is not bad enough with everyone being off in different sections. Yeah. But that's fine if we have to go and rescue a cat. I'm here for rescue. I'm just disappointed in you.

24:52Pete Wicks: It's called Flavio.

24:54Digital Josh: Is it A?

24:55Pete Wicks: Flavio.

24:56Digital Josh: Flavio.

24:56Pete Wicks: Named after the vet that's currently looking after it. And his birthday is also the 24th of June.

25:02Digital Josh: Are you rescuing a cat or a vet? Flavio the kitten.

25:07Pete Wicks: The kitten, yeah.

25:08Digital Josh: Okay. Do you want to describe Flavio?

25:10Pete Wicks: Yeah, he's small.

25:11Digital Josh: Good. He would be at seven weeks, wouldn't he?

25:14Pete Wicks: Gray and white.

25:15Digital Josh: Oh, okay. No. No. All right. Yeah, no, that's good. Well, that's nice.

25:22Pete Wicks: I thought you'd love it.

25:23Digital Josh: I mean, I love rescue. I'm here for that and I think it's a very lovely thing to do and I you know always adopt don't yeah it's fucking cute I'll give you that I'll give you that very very yeah exactly very cute but do you think will you be sort of taking him around to Sam's to make his cats

25:42Pete Wicks: I think they've lived quite different lives mine's off the streets mine's like a rough and ready like survivor

25:49Digital Josh: survivor cat yeah

25:51Pete Wicks: now he's moved he's like Paddington he's literally like Italian Paddington. But what if he never wanted to? He's moving to London.

25:57Digital Josh: He's the Flavio, the Italian Paddington cat. Should have called him fucking Paddington.

26:01Producer Pippa: Wow. You might have rescued him but he doesn't want it. Yeah. What if he likes the streets of Italy?

26:05Digital Josh: How do you know he wants to come with you?

26:06Pete Wicks: He wouldn't leave me alone. Were you feeding him? Yes, but that is because he was so malnourished and I went and I asked the owner of the villa, I went, whose cat is this? How long has this cat been here?

26:18Digital Josh: Did you say like, whose cat is this? And he was like, I need to. Hey man, man, whose cat is this?

26:22Pete Wicks: He was like, Get rid of it. Brother! Whose cat is this? He was going to get rid of it. And he went, everyone...

26:28Digital Josh: It's a Nana's cat.

26:29Pete Wicks: Fuck Nana! Not anymore. Everyone who's been staying at the villa has been feeding it. And he went, it's okay, though, because people can't stay at the villa December through to, like, April because it's winter season. So he's the villa's cat.

26:40Digital Josh: So everyone's been feeding this cat. So everyone has probably gone, this cat has chosen me. What you've decided to do is stop anyone at the villa and go, no, I'll have him. You've stolen a villa cat. Right, okay.

26:52Pete Wicks: All right, cool. He's moving to London.

26:53Digital Josh: Whatever makes you happy.

26:54Producer Pippa: Well, it could be the owner of the villa then.

26:56Pete Wicks: No, he was like, I don't know. I need to get rid of it.

26:59Producer Pippa: So you bring it to Cappell. I'll get rid of it for you. So does that not... Maybe the cats are c***.

27:04Pete Wicks: Well, my dad now... I say this about cats all the time.

27:06Producer Pippa: Well, they are. They are.

27:08Digital Josh: I love all animals. I just want to put that out there before. I've never met him. Before, you know, the cat police don't know. Well, you never had a cat. I grew up with cats. My mum's got five. No, they have an agenda. You know it. You're what? No, you can't bring him in. with Rodney Rodney's actually very good with cats

27:24Pete Wicks: Flavio's good with Rottweilers as well

27:26Digital Josh: really how do you know that I don't think was there a Rottweiler in Italy as well

27:32Pete Wicks: no but he's very very warm

27:38Digital Josh: he's warm just warm

27:40Pete Wicks: personality right everything

27:42Digital Josh: he's warm okay he'll get on great alright so you're gonna be a cat mama

27:46Pete Wicks: I think Rodney will be scared of him

27:47Digital Josh: Rodney's scared of his own fucking shadow And it's a big shadow.

27:51Pete Wicks: All right. Well, cool.

27:53Digital Josh: Well, that's nice.

27:54Pete Wicks: You have a baby as well.

27:58Digital Josh: You're almost as good as Sam with the segues.

28:00Producer Pippa: And actually, she's seven weeks old as well.

28:02Digital Josh: Well, oh, my God. So Amelia and Flavio are going to grow up together. Brother and sister. How cute is that? They're going to grow up together. That's going to be amazing.

28:13Pete Wicks: They'll literally have the same, like, 20th birthday.

28:16Digital Josh: So let's move on from your little furry child to your child.

28:22Producer Pippa: She's got a bit of fur on the shoulders still, though. So she's a little bit... Yeah, she's got like little... What did she give birth to? A werewolf? She had hairy shoulders when she came out.

28:30Pete Wicks: What, like hair?

28:32Producer Pippa: Yeah, they have this like protective layer. Of fur? Well, hair, but not fur.

28:38Pete Wicks: She's going to hate this when she's old.

28:40Producer Pippa: No, no, she's got little... It's cute, man. Like she had little hair. It's kind of gone now, but she came out with this protective layer of like hair on the shoulders and like the back of the house.

28:47Digital Josh: I'm going to be honest with you and this is, you know, this might sound... She's stunning, I'm telling you, it's fine. I've seen a picture and she looks lovely but why on earth, why on earth has she got hairy shoulders?

28:57Producer Pippa: Is that... I think most babies do. It's like... This is your opening gambit.

29:01Pete Wicks: You've had a baby, you've come on the pod and you said she's got hairy shoulders.

29:06Digital Josh: I've never asked anyone. I know lots of people that have had kids and have gone, how's the baby? And they go, do you know what? Honestly, she's got hairy shoulders

29:13Producer Pippa: but what a what a lovely kid honestly i'm i'm so in love with her i can't even how has dead life been tell me the pros and cons so far um i mean the pros are well everything apart from like lack of sleep really but like she is the best thing ever i'm like yeah she's she's kind of waking up now to the point where she's like engaging right and so she actually looks at you not looks past you and she's like doing these like cute little smiles and she's now she gets a little bit shy with me though like in the morning she'll do this like shy smile I can't because you keep combing her hairy shoulders I do comb I comb her hair though she's got hair yeah man

29:57Pete Wicks: she's quite hairy well we've covered no no

30:02Digital Josh: this is your opportunity to describe our fucking daughter and you've made up we've got a yeti I was surprised

30:07Pete Wicks: by the hair on the head I didn't see the shoulders no

30:11Digital Josh: Have you met? Yeah, yeah, she's met. Yeah, I went and met. Oh, that's cute. Yeah, Auntie Pippa. We went for brunch. Did you hold it?

30:16Pete Wicks: First baby I've ever held in my life.

30:18Digital Josh: First baby you've ever held?

30:19Pete Wicks: First baby I think I've ever been with.

30:20Digital Josh: Did you support the head?

30:21Pete Wicks: Yeah, very awkwardly. I was like this. One whole arm was dedicated to the head. What, you held her up? Kind of.

30:28Digital Josh: Yeah, like a little showpiece. In a vertical position. Oh, right, okay. I was so scared. Like someone when they catch a fish?

30:33Pete Wicks: Yeah.

30:34Digital Josh: It's the best. So you're, is this Auntie Pippa? Auntie Pippa. What does that make me? Unc. Uncle Pete. You're an unk. Unk. I'm an unk. Yeah. An uncle. An unk. No, why is unk a bad thing? Isn't that just an old man? What is unk, Annalise? Unk means like older.

30:50Pete Wicks: What's an unk?

30:51Digital Josh: Older. Yeah, like.

30:55Pete Wicks: No, but I swear unk is like, you're an unk.

30:59Digital Josh: Are we doing, is it a christening job here?

31:02Producer Pippa: I think she will get christened, yeah. There's places actually available for godparents, take bribes.

31:10Digital Josh: I'll unofficially take it Because I can throw some cash about if you want But I don't want the official title In case I'm amsia I'm stuck with it I mean there's No offence There's a lot of godmothers So she might go that way That's so honest

31:22Pete Wicks: Well you know what

31:24Digital Josh: Unofficially I'd love to be a godfather It's a big taking on But you know what I mean You know when you're an actual godfather Then it's one of them like Ooh god

31:30Pete Wicks: It's actually then

31:31Digital Josh: Shit now look what Oh shit I actually signed up to this

31:34Producer Pippa: I didn't really think it through You know what I mean I think the godmothers would be like I'll set up a trust for you yeah take it you've got the job

31:42Digital Josh: I'll set up a trust yeah yeah yeah your cat can fuck itself but I'll set up a trust you know what I mean

31:47Producer Pippa: Amelia's trust yeah yeah yeah Amelia's trust honestly I just can't even like describe it properly it's so surreal still I wake up and she's like next to me and she's like my little teaspoon so she's just adorable I like that teaspoon's very cute I just can't believe you have I look at her and I go how

32:03Pete Wicks: like you have a

32:05Digital Josh: it's had a remarkable effect on you Obviously you were off for a period of time On paternity leave Came back And you smile more I've never been happier You've got a glint in your eye Yeah Which I can only describe as the daddy glint Yeah Or the tired eyes No no no no I actually think you look better I don't know if it's to do with the new boy band haircut Because we've gone for a new look Yeah but they did go too short No I actually really prefer it Do you like it? Yeah because you've got a great hairline That's true Yeah Yeah Oh

32:36Producer Pippa: Sorry happy accepting that one

32:39Digital Josh: the only man that's staying relevant with a hairline but yeah

32:43Producer Pippa: it's so special

32:45Digital Josh: so what I mean is it too early to ask what we hope she's going to be when she grows up

32:50Producer Pippa: alright there are some options here right because this is going to sound really bad as well it's good that she's got options yeah yeah I'd love her to be a football player if she wants to play for Chelsea like a girl footy player wicked okay she's got future lioness yeah absolutely captain that's a great answer well yeah that would be amazing

33:08Digital Josh: can I ask a question well of course I can it's my podcast obviously you've got a range of stupid middle names has Amelia they're not stupid she's got a couple though of course she has how many two and give them to me

33:23Pete Wicks: oh guess could be for ages guess

33:28Digital Josh: Julia no

33:31Pete Wicks: two more guesses okay

33:33Digital Josh: Jade no

33:35Pete Wicks: What rogue guess?

33:37Digital Josh: What, Jade? I'll give you a clue for the last one.

33:40Pete Wicks: Oh, I would love that.

33:41Producer Pippa: No, no, it's not. It's not Pippa, is it? For fuck's sake. Do you know what, though? Pippa was on the actual name list. Amelia Pippa? No, no, no. Pippa.

33:49Pete Wicks: Pippa Amelia.

33:50Producer Pippa: What, Pippa as a first name? Yeah, it was on the list. Oh, cross. We'd never hear the end of it. No, I know. I told you that, didn't I? We'd have Little Pit, Big Pit. Yeah, it was on the list. Go on, then give me the middle names.

34:01Pete Wicks: Why didn't you make it?

34:02Producer Pippa: Well, because I met you and then I thought it - You ruined it. No, no, sorry. That sounded so bad. You ruined it for everyone. I met you and then thought, fuck that. As in like every Pippa I had, I was a complete prick. No, no, no. I actually, I love the name, but I just thought it'd be - I'm not a big fan of Pippa. I know. But her middle names. Heidi. Nice. Catherine. Nice. So they're both of our mums.

34:24Digital Josh: Oh, little Cathy. Yeah. I like it. I like it. I like it. Flavio, any middle names?

34:29Pete Wicks: No.

34:30Digital Josh: Are you one of them?

34:31Pete Wicks: Oh, Paddington now.

34:33Digital Josh: So when you register at the Vets, this is your first pet.

34:37Pete Wicks: It is.

34:38Digital Josh: Like as an adult. So when you register at the Vets, they take your surname. So Rodney's Rodney Wicks. Yeah. So it will be Flavio Paddington Morgan.

34:47Pete Wicks: He's Flavio Pisa.

34:48Digital Josh: Oh, God. That makes so much sense. That makes sense.

34:51Pete Wicks: Yeah, Morgan didn't get a look in, but I'm okay.

34:53Digital Josh: Flavio Paddington Pisa. Fuck me. Well it's What a fucking time to be alive for everyone

35:02Producer Pippa: You know what I mean

35:03Pete Wicks: You'll have to meet Flavio like I'm at Amelia

35:05Producer Pippa: Yeah I don't want to hold him like you held Amelia though

35:08Pete Wicks: Okay

35:09Producer Pippa: I don't like cats really Are you not a big fan? No I didn't grow up with them I think they have an agenda against us Sorry what? I think cats have an agenda

35:18Digital Josh: I just don't like their pointers I don't think they're going to take over the world No not take over the world

35:22Producer Pippa: But they look at you

35:23Digital Josh: They only come to you because they're hungry darling if you fucking died the cat would quite happily go somewhere else and go sweet this is home now really yeah yes yeah they're not loyal at all they literally they honestly they just go for example when dogs very very different go away they miss you they get like all sorts of like they know that you're not there like cats they don't care no they don't someone I am way more of a dog person well yeah

35:52Pete Wicks: I just now have a cat

35:55Digital Josh: it might be a mistake I think it's a good place I think it's a good place for you to start but I do agree I just think you need to be careful I didn't realise when I said to you what you're going to do sort of going forward where is your life going I didn't realise it was going towards the kind of thing look what it's done to Sam

36:10Pete Wicks: I didn't want to fly I didn't want to put it in the cargo of the plane so I'm flying back to Italy to pick it up and then I'm going to fly in the cabin with it but you can only do that to France so I'm going to fly to Paris with him in the cabin and then I'm going to have to drive

36:27Digital Josh: So you're going to rent a car from Paris?

36:29Pete Wicks: To London, yeah.

36:30Digital Josh: So you're going to rent a car from Paris?

36:31Pete Wicks: Yeah. Because you can't fly him

36:35Digital Josh: in cabin. I was going to say this could be really... No, Jack will try. Have you checked that you can rent a car in one country and drop it off in another?

36:42Pete Wicks: Yeah, one-way rental.

36:44Digital Josh: Right.

36:45Pete Wicks: I've never driven in another country. It's a lot of firsts. It's a lot of firsts.

36:49Digital Josh: Yeah, I've also, you know, I've seen you're driving

36:52Pete Wicks: I'm not going to drive but I am going to have him in the cabin with me he's got a passport now

36:59Producer Pippa: we know you need an animal passport

37:00Pete Wicks: yeah he's going between countries Josh

37:02Producer Pippa: I'm getting Amelia's passport now as well

37:04Pete Wicks: what passports are you getting

37:05Producer Pippa: Pete doesn't give a fuck but if you're talking about passports no no no

37:08Digital Josh: I'm enjoying this this catch up it's been a while you know I feel like over summer there's you know I've been off Sam's been off yeah we haven't seen you for a long time it's you know I haven't seen you

37:17Pete Wicks: in like five weeks it's not that long yeah it is

37:20Digital Josh: I was in last week

37:21Pete Wicks: I wasn't has it been that long? yeah I've not seen you since Bingo

37:27Digital Josh: really?

37:27Pete Wicks: yeah is it really? yeah

37:29Digital Josh: what a lovely little catch up well summer's over

37:30Pete Wicks: yeah

37:32Digital Josh: so I feel like we've caught up well lots happened over summer he's got a kid you've got a cat what have you got? you've got a hard lawn I've got a moustache girlfriend and a girlfriend you know what I mean that's it so we're heading into we're heading into autumn

37:45Pete Wicks: what a year are you excited?

37:47Digital Josh: I love autumn

37:47Pete Wicks: are you an autumn girl?

37:49Digital Josh: I'm No, I'm an autumn boy. I love the winter season.

37:54Producer Pippa: Yeah, same.

37:55Pete Wicks: Why?

37:56Digital Josh: Because it's cold and dark.

37:58Pete Wicks: Yeah, but you're different now. You're warm and fuzzy.

38:01Digital Josh: No, but it's the first year I'm going into cuffing season.

38:04Pete Wicks: Oh my God, you've cuffed. You've cuffed for cuffing season.

38:07Digital Josh: I've cuffed for cuffing season. No, I really like autumn. I'm going to be honest with you. I know the segment was that I was going to drink this pumpkin spice latte. I've been drinking it without realising for the entire thing. You've been drinking it. There's none left. so I've only just realised when we got to this it's fucking gone so big fan of the pumpkin spice did you like it? really glad that's back well I thought it was a bit off if I'm honest with you I wasn't entirely sure what the taste sensation and the part in your mouth was but it's a pumpkin part in your mouth it's fine

38:35Pete Wicks: cinnamon and nutmeg

38:36Digital Josh: I do love cinnamon yeah you so give that vibe but we're coming into the period everyone knows that I hate anything to do with public holidays festivals or like sort of public occasions you know like fucking all of that crap but I do love winter as a whole I hate all the events that happened during that period

38:55Pete Wicks: but I do like winter as a whole not bonfire night I do love bonfire night you are correct but pre that

39:02Digital Josh: um there's a real issue that I have um and this year I feel like it's going to be even worse because um Liv absolutely her favorite time of year is Halloween

39:14Pete Wicks: oh my god are you going to do a couples costume yes have you thought about it

39:19Digital Josh: it's been in discussion no I can't say

39:21Pete Wicks: you're doing a Halloween couples costume

39:23Digital Josh: well Liv is I don't know how much of this I can say but Liv is doing something big for Halloween so she's currently sorting out costumes two months in advance

39:35Pete Wicks: I bet you're going to be like Bonnie and Clyde

39:38Digital Josh: no oh Danny and Sandy

39:41Pete Wicks: no

39:41Digital Josh: No.

39:43Pete Wicks: Who did everyone say your hard launch? One of them looked like... Pam and Tommy.

39:49Digital Josh: There's lots of options, but I'm going to have to do this and fucking dress up and do all that fucking crap on it. And then do you want to hear something really bad? It sort of goes off the back of birthday, but also into Halloween. Last year for Halloween, we were all in Vegas.

40:02Pete Wicks: Yeah.

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41:56Digital Josh: My birthday present, she's taking me to Vegas for my birthday. Yeah. she told me over lunch at the weekend and do you know what I was saying even more embarrassing I cried you are a different person no one's ever bought me anything for my birthday is that actually true though you look like you're going to cry right now yeah I've never had any or I've never done anything really yeah yeah so she did that and I cried at the dinner table how pathetic is that and it's really awkward as well because Liv and I are not really certain of luck there and she went oh god what are you doing

42:32Pete Wicks: she's like oh no it's off we're not doing it she's like forget it oh fuck that oh my god you're going

42:36Digital Josh: to vegas for your birthday that's your favorite place ever yeah and hers and for near halloween favorite place favorite person but yeah so we're actually going to be there for halloween so um are you gonna get married so no we are not um but yeah so so me and her it's just me and her going so we also have to dress up again for that same costume or different i have a different stupid question so we're dressing up together in vegas just together with no one else and going out dressed up together on date night dressed up yeah but of course of course of course you are

43:15Producer Pippa: that's perfect there's a good photo shoot here sorry i'm just digesting another hard launch there's gonna be another hard launch good the vegas we're still launching by then then we've

43:23Digital Josh: we've got yeah that's the US launch

43:26Pete Wicks: no you've got the Halloween launch yeah we're not launching anymore yeah of course the US edition US for the US audience of course US Halloween launch edition US audience

43:35Digital Josh: yeah well do you know what I mean there's a lot going on isn't there a lot going on let's be honest with you

43:40Pete Wicks: I love how you just expect us to take this all in our stride and just carry on like this is crazy yeah and actually

43:45Producer Pippa: you say that I've like got happier since having a kid I think you I mean you're crying about stuff so I think you're definitely in a better place well I'm less drunk

43:59Digital Josh: I don't drink very much anymore that's good

44:00Pete Wicks: it's because you're drunk on love Christ

44:03Digital Josh: oh don't say that again Jesus Christ that was fuck poor Flabby oh my god

44:07Pete Wicks: you're gonna go this is you're gonna dress up and you're gonna go to Vegas and you've got a girlfriend and launching you've got a cat and he's got a child

44:17Digital Josh: oh my god do you know what's weird like even last week I thought we were going to get onto this later but we might as well do that bit now then the um last week obviously through kind of summer and everything yes we went ibiza and whatever else but she was away for a month's filming i was away for a month filming like schedules have been fucking mad last week um we both had a bit more of a kind of a quiet week it's the first week we did normal things so like because normally we see each other as much as we can but schedules are all over the place you know like this you've seen my fucking diary it's fucking mental as it's hers last week we cooked at home together for the first time so she cooked a couple of nights I cooked one night what did you make?

45:08Digital Josh: I made a chilli

45:11Pete Wicks: have you ever made a chilli before?

45:13Digital Josh: yes I mean this really ties into, I don't know if you've listened to Olivia's House recently.

45:20Pete Wicks: Who hasn't?

45:22Digital Josh: This whole does Pete exist in has gone really too far. It's been a running narrative on this podcast for a fucking year. Like, even you go, have you made a chilli? You can't imagine me making or cooking. I don't think you cook. I can cook. Yeah, but you cook yourself. But you don't? No, I don't really eat when I'm on my own.

45:37Pete Wicks: Was it nice? Did she like, did she eat it? Yes, she

45:40Digital Josh: loved it.

45:41Pete Wicks: Did she?

45:42Digital Josh: Yeah, I cooked it for her and her hairdresser because she was having her hair done. So they were having their hair done in the thing. So I cooked some dinner.

45:48Pete Wicks: You made her hairdresser dinner too? Yeah.

45:52Producer Pippa: Wow.

45:53Pete Wicks: Did they like it? Yes, I loved it.

45:55Producer Pippa: Did you eat it with them or was it just for them?

45:57Digital Josh: No, we all sat around the table.

45:58Pete Wicks: Yeah, you would stay standing in the kitchen and watch.

46:00Digital Josh: No, no, we all sat around the table.

46:02Producer Pippa: We all sat around the table.

46:03Pete Wicks: We'd stand behind some sort of breakfast bar watching.

46:05Producer Pippa: Yeah, seeing if they liked it. No, we all sat around the table and did it.

46:09Pete Wicks: You sat around the table and ate a chilli you had made? Yes.

46:12Producer Pippa: That's like a family dinner.

46:14Pete Wicks: Yes.

46:15Producer Pippa: Wow.

46:16Pete Wicks: Yes. Oh, my God. What did she make you?

46:22Digital Josh: She made me... She makes... I know this sounds bad because she's actually a very, very good cook. But do you know what? One of the nicest things that she cooked last week was a salad. But she makes her own dressings. Okay. And it was fucking amazing. I had bowls of it. And, yeah, we just had like a normal...

46:41Pete Wicks: You're eating salads?

46:43Digital Josh: Yeah. We just had like a normal Like kind of week

46:47Pete Wicks: How did it feel? Very nice

46:50Digital Josh: And then we went to the cinema Bloody hell What did you go and see?

46:55Pete Wicks: Spider-Man

46:56Digital Josh: We did go to the cinema To watch Spider-Man a few weeks ago So you've gone twice Right Double cinema So I've never seen Spider-Man So she told me when it was coming out The new The fucking You know Come on home to me Or whatever it's called so because I hadn't seen Spider-Man so I watched all of the Spider-Mans leading up to it so that I could enjoy it with her I hated every minute because they were awful but just so that she that makes so much, that's research if she wanted to talk about it then I could discuss it with her because otherwise I'd be going in blind

47:29Pete Wicks: did you tell her you were doing that or were you like secretly watching Spider-Man

47:33Digital Josh: no I said to her well I'll watch the movie you don't have to

47:37Pete Wicks: you're like oh maybe I will, I'll see

47:39Digital Josh: I don't want you to be on your own if you want to discuss so I watched them so I would watch them in the car on the way to places so that I had prior knowledge just in case you wanted to discuss it and what were your thoughts? they were all shite did you make notes? I didn't make notes because up here up here in it you know what I mean got it up here but then the last one that I watched was it was a better one but it was I didn't like the rest of it

48:01Pete Wicks: and did you discuss like the music? no no we didn't so it was sort of

48:05Digital Josh: a waste of 12 hours really but that was that and then we went to watch the new what's his name?

48:13Pete Wicks: God, you had some lovely films. Jacob Elordi film,

48:15Digital Josh: The Dog Stars. Oh. Now, I said to her that, you know, let's go and watch it. She's got a dog in it. Dog dies within 10 minutes. So, sorry for anyone who's not watching it. Spoiler alert. And also, don't watch it. It's fucking shite. It's just awful. But yeah, and then, yeah.

48:32Pete Wicks: And you went to the beach?

48:34Digital Josh: Oh, and we took Rodney and the girls to the beach. Yeah, it was Rodney's first time at the beach. So we had, yeah, we had a beach day. So drove down to Dorset early doors, left at like kind of 5am on our day off. Some things never change. Well, she gets up early as well, don't she? So you're both just like up in the middle of the night. We're both up and out of bed by 6am.

48:56Pete Wicks: Just making chillies.

48:57Digital Josh: Not at 6am, darling.

49:00Pete Wicks: Sometimes you slow cook then.

49:02Digital Josh: No, we didn't have time for the slow cook. But I'll cook for you guys if you want.

49:07Pete Wicks: I do want that, please. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

49:09Producer Pippa: We have a cooker next door, don't we? Do we still have that?

49:12Pete Wicks: Yeah, some.

49:13Producer Pippa: Just doing normal things, you know?

49:14Pete Wicks: I just know I've got so many questions and I know I'm going to not ask more.

49:19Digital Josh: Well, it's okay. It's not sort of, what do you want to ask?

49:22Pete Wicks: I don't know yet.

49:25Producer Pippa: You live quite a fast life, right? You've always got something on. What does it feel like to have like a more of a slower life? I don't know. It just feels different. I mean, well, yeah, I mean, yeah, it is different. It's, you know, it's nice.

49:45Digital Josh: Yeah, it's nice.

49:45Pete Wicks: Just stay silent and then he has to keep talking.

49:47Digital Josh: Yeah, well, no, I mean, yeah, it's different. It's different.

49:57Pete Wicks: Do you know who taught me that? Pete.

50:02Digital Josh: Yeah, no, obviously it is different. But, you know, I'm getting older. I can't do the same thing for, you know, when I'd be out three, four nights a week drunk. So I don't really drink that much anymore. And this is like a special occasion.

50:15Pete Wicks: I have a question.

50:16Digital Josh: You don't have to put your hand up, darling.

50:17Pete Wicks: I just remembered. Liv said that you've got like a new routine, like you're wearing pyjamas.

50:24Digital Josh: No.

50:25Pete Wicks: Let's just have a moment to address. I didn't think you were a pyjama guy. Do you know what? She said he wears pyjamas and does skincare.

50:31Digital Josh: This is the perfect time to do a right to respond for Olivia's house. So anyone that listens to both podcasts, she's spoken about all sorts of things. So no, I don't wear pyjamas. She wears fresh pyjamas every single night. So a fresh set of pyjamas every single night. She loves a pyjama. I won't wear them. I refuse to. But she is slowly trying to transform me into wearing pyjamas.

50:56Pete Wicks: Into a pyjama wearer.

50:57Digital Josh: And it's just not happening. I mean, she spoke about what Christmas pyjamas we're wearing the other day and I nearly jumped off the balcony. but you're gonna do it I am absolutely not that's the Christmas hard lunch that's the Christmas hard lunch I think she was joking the other day and she was like what are we doing for the Christmas card

51:13Pete Wicks: I can't wait to get one of those

51:15Digital Josh: none of that but no I don't do that and she keeps she's trying to make me drink more water because I haven't had water as we all know since sort of 2015 so I'm supposed to be drinking more water and I'm supposed to be looking after my skin and doing all of that sort of stuff

51:32Pete Wicks: What products are you using?

51:34Digital Josh: She's slowly trying to integrate me into moisturizing before bed.

51:37Pete Wicks: Okay, baby steps.

51:39Digital Josh: So, yeah, but, you know, I'm not a regular at it. No. It's okay. So she is trying to make me a healthier person. She's slowly not forcing me to, but has, you know, started mentioning whether I should think about the gym.

51:56Pete Wicks: How many gym memberships have you now signed up for? Everyone. No. You're the kind of person who I can just like out of convenience rather than having to like travel back to the gym. You've just got like one on every corner of London that like he could go to if he needs.

52:11Digital Josh: There's a gym in my building. There's one in her building. I've not yet ventured to the gym, but I have started the process. I have bought an awful lot of gym wear.

52:19Pete Wicks: Have you?

52:19Digital Josh: Yes.

52:20Pete Wicks: What kinds? Vests?

52:24Digital Josh: Shorts, sort of like windbreakery type hoodies. Windbreakers for the gym? Running trainers. them sort of fat foamy Adidas ones that's good

52:33Pete Wicks: because we might do another run club

52:35Digital Josh: yeah listen and I will I will smoke you all wow

52:40Pete Wicks: so we're so we're moisturising our face we're drinking water we're in the process

52:44Digital Josh: of doing which is weird because she wants me to do all this but she still refers to me as a swamp daddy yeah

52:49Pete Wicks: that doesn't scream

52:50Digital Josh: swamp daddy

52:51Pete Wicks: well swamp daddy actually came off the back of something else she said did you see

52:54Producer Pippa: no I didn't see it

52:56Pete Wicks: um Liv said that you on Strictly gives her the ick

53:03Digital Josh: oh I have heard this I think she's 100 % right it gives me the ick

53:07Pete Wicks: do you give yourself the ick

53:08Digital Josh: well do you know what the problem is anytime anyone mentions Strictly to me they mention two things George of the Jungle which was a leopard print loincloth or I'm Too Sexy which was PVC skin tight pink trousers that look like I was smuggling a ferret it's neither are particularly great looks, let's be honest with you. Yeah. You know what I mean? No one mentions, you know, the sort of nice suit or the fucking top and towels or any of that.

53:36Producer Pippa: They go, PVC?

53:37Pete Wicks: Yeah.

53:38Producer Pippa: Which one was your favourite of those two? I actually think the pink trousers was my favourite. It's, I bet it was.

53:46Digital Josh: I can see that. No one, put it this way, all right? Let's, Jack.

53:50Pete Wicks: Yeah.

53:52Digital Josh: Put him in either of them outfits and tell me that you wouldn't go.

53:55Pete Wicks: I've gone strictly. Amazing.

53:57Digital Josh: Put Jack in a pink sequin see-through shirt, unbuttoned to the waist, with a pair of overly incredibly tight PVC pink trousers and a pink dance shoe. Would you go, that's my man's sexy boy.

54:13Pete Wicks: I think he would self-combust before I even had time.

54:16Digital Josh: I don't know anyone that would look at their partner and go, that's fucking sexy.

54:22Pete Wicks: So you refer to yourself as an ick then?

54:25Digital Josh: Oh, absolutely. Pete Ickes, isn't it?

54:27Pete Wicks: Yeah, well, famously.

54:29Digital Josh: We're bringing that one fucking back.

54:31Pete Wicks: And do you identify as like a swamp daddy?

54:34Digital Josh: Identify?

54:35Pete Wicks: Yeah, would you self-describe as a swamp daddy?

54:38Digital Josh: No, I don't really understand it. Well, you better.

54:39Pete Wicks: You're going to have to.

54:40Digital Josh: I don't really know. But what is a swamp daddy? I think it's just a boat that's a bit rough around the edges.

54:44Pete Wicks: It's like Pete.

54:46Digital Josh: She doesn't like it. I think so. She doesn't like it if I'm too groomed. But she's getting you to do all this? Yeah, but she doesn't like it if I shake my fucking beard.

54:59Producer Pippa: Right.

55:00Digital Josh: You know what I mean? Really? No.

55:02Pete Wicks: So Swamp Daddy is a bit like... Who's good? We actually get a definition on Swamp Daddy.

55:08Digital Josh: Yeah, let's define that. But yeah, that's what she... Yeah, she kind of thinks... I don't really know what it means. So she wants like a... She wants a geezer, yeah. Yeah, geezer. Because of me. But also, this is another thing. She refers to Swamp Daddy, and yet she's quite happy with the new nickname that her fucking sister's given me that she seems to be trying to put on people now. To the point where her family group chat the other day referred to me as this.

55:32Pete Wicks: I've heard it.

55:33Digital Josh: Peewee. Peewee? Why?

55:37Pete Wicks: Peewee the Swamp Daddy.

55:39Digital Josh: Doesn't really go, does it? Sort out your skin, get yourself down to the gym and we'll call you Peewee. Do you like Peewee? You're a Swamp Daddy. No, I don't like Peewee. Who on earth likes Peewee?

55:48Pete Wicks: But you're aware that's now. You like Swamp Daddy. It's going to be a thing, Peewee.

55:51Digital Josh: It's fucking not.

55:52Pete Wicks: I think it already is.

55:53Digital Josh: No. So go on, describe to me what a swamp daddy is.

55:55Pete Wicks: A swamp daddy is a slang term for rugged, unpolished and a self-assured man who has a raw outdoorsy or unpredictable charm.

56:06Digital Josh: What's with the outdoorsy?

56:08Pete Wicks: I just wouldn't use that as one of my first words to describe you. Do you not think I'm outdoorsy? No.

56:12Digital Josh: Why? What would you do outdoors?

56:14Pete Wicks: Would you think you're outdoorsy?

56:15Digital Josh: I love fucking camping and the outdoorsy. No, you don't love camping. I fucking do. You walk the dog. I love the outdoors

56:24Pete Wicks: but you're not like you're not like in regatta or like Mountain Warehouse like you're not like not like you no fucking

56:33Digital Josh: where's a windbreaker at any given opportunity you must be loving coming to Waterwoman Winter your winter wardrobe is fucking oh fucking she'd be popping down that's what

56:42Pete Wicks: as soon as Mountain Warehouse left my mouth I thought fuck

56:45Digital Josh: she's there going fucking we break this I do like windbreaker

56:49Pete Wicks: I do But I'm not outdoorsy.

56:52Digital Josh: I like the outdoors. I obviously live in the city, but I quite like the outdoors, don't I?

56:55Pete Wicks: You want to be a swamp daddy so bad.

56:58Digital Josh: If that's what she wants me to be. No, I like the outdoors. Listen, I mean, I've just been to Thailand and spent, you know, days in the jungle. I just fucking, you know, I spent a month on a desert. I like all that sort of shit. Okay, you're outdoorsy, you're outdoorsy, you're outdoorsy. I like all that sort of shit.

57:13Pete Wicks: Okay, okay, Bear Grylls.

57:16Digital Josh: Yeah.

57:17Producer Pippa: I watched that the other day. what the island that I did

57:20Digital Josh: how was that for you it looked rough

57:23Pete Wicks: but he is didn't I tell you I was a

57:25Digital Josh: in it

57:27Producer Pippa: got shit done though didn't I yeah you got stuff done for sure no one else as he slams that outdoors he slams that

57:36Digital Josh: he's pumped his fire

57:39Pete Wicks: do you have any I think I know the answer to this do you have any icks for Liv no really none no Do you think you ever would? No.

57:50Producer Pippa: But do you have icks in general? Yeah, anyone that's not Liv. That's a good answer.

57:56Digital Josh: No, I don't have...

57:57Pete Wicks: You just can't go wrong with that answer, can you?

57:59Digital Josh: No, there isn't any... No, I don't have any icks.

58:04Pete Wicks: Is there anything you've... Because obviously you've been friends for so long. Is there anything you've learned about her? Like since you've spent way more time together that you didn't know? Or that like we would not find surprising?

58:15Digital Josh: do you know what the the i'll give you an example and this is um this is one of the things that everyone fucking says you know when people go like you want to you want to be in relationship with like your best friend yeah we were really good friends we weren't best friends like we didn't like chat on the phone and fucking all that so you know i mean like but whenever we were in you know at the same place we'd be like fucking mate or whatever else she's genuinely become my best friend but not because she has to be or because it's one of them things you say it's even like last night when we left the nts we go and we spent an hour laughing when you left yeah back back yeah back home because she's flown somewhere today so we literally got back home and she was packing for stuff and we spent an hour while she was packing just laughing at things like the like it's actually a best mate rather than that thing that everyone says.

59:10Digital Josh: You know what I mean? You know what I mean? We're not forcing it. No, no, no. But also, it's such a cliche thing to say, isn't it? But like, it doesn't matter what environment we're in. So like we can go to the pictures just together and laugh. Like maybe we can go out with a big group of people and be the same. In any environment, we're exactly the same. And that is getting to do something with like your best mate. That's really nice. And I think it's so, yeah. You know, everyone says it. and it sounds like one of them things. But actually, when it comes to it, it's like, who would you rather spend time with?

59:44Digital Josh: Like, oh, yeah, my bird's my best mate. Can't wait to get out with the boys. Because you're not really your fucking best mate initially. You know what I mean? Or I would happily take, I'd go anywhere with her and be comfortable with that. And she does her own thing and I do my thing. And there's no, do you know what I mean?

1:00:01Pete Wicks: The thing where you said about same in every situation, there was so nice, especially given your guys' lives and lifestyles. Yeah. because you're in so many weird situations together that like we could never relate to. Like I can't relate to having all eyes on me walking somewhere down a red carpet with Jack. Like I can't relate to like constant like eyes and like comments and opinions and stuff. But for you guys to remain constant throughout all of that is like all the matters.

1:00:27Digital Josh: That's the bit that's, you know, hardest for me is everyone knows that I'm quite private with a lot of my life and she's not. so it's finding like a compromise between the two she's so used to and like all the people that love Liv is because she's so raw and like authentic and says it how it is and the rest of it whereas I'd like to keep my private life like separate you know I mean I don't you know talk about kind of family or what I'm like at home or any of that sort of stuff so it's different for me but it's like a compromise to between the two of us you know I mean yeah and she knows that about you too Yeah, yeah.

1:01:04Digital Josh: Like even this, you know, it's uncomfortable for me to sit here for 20 minutes and talk about like me and her.

1:01:12Digital Josh: But I love talking about her because, you know.

1:01:15Producer Pippa: But the fact that you are so close and you have a laugh with each other, if that wasn't the case and you were getting like negative comments, it's almost like harder to take and it would leave more cracks. Like if you can have a laugh about it as well, that would just make the whole thing feel.

1:01:29Digital Josh: It's really fun. If you look at all these fucking launches, it's great to look at the Daily Mail comments. you know.

1:01:34Pete Wicks: Yeah. But in the wider sphere, it's just people love to see two people happy, you know. And if you don't, then.

1:01:42Digital Josh: And obviously, you know, it's very, it's kind of early days and we've kind of worked a lot and been working a lot. Obviously, we're going into the end part of this year. And it's, yeah, it's, it's, it's more of a big deal for everyone else. It's very normal now, I think. Yeah. Which is nice.

1:02:01Pete Wicks: It's nice you had that bit before.

1:02:02Digital Josh: Yeah. and neither of us are necessarily fucking running away anywhere for a while in times of work because it's difficult, isn't it?

1:02:08Pete Wicks: I was going to ask you about running away for work.

1:02:14Okay.

1:02:15Producer Pippa: And the question is... So?

1:02:18Pete Wicks: We just keep getting sent in some rumoured lineups for a certain show. It's quite far away.

1:02:23Producer Pippa: Oh, yeah, you like the outdoors?

1:02:25Pete Wicks: Yeah, Mr. Outdoorsy.

1:02:26Producer Pippa: Yeah. Really like the outdoors. Jungle?

1:02:29Pete Wicks: Jungle.

1:02:32Digital Josh: I'm never in a room with the lineup for the jungle

1:02:34Pete Wicks: you are now

1:02:35Digital Josh: am I

1:02:35Pete Wicks: yeah

1:02:36Digital Josh: because Pip said because Pip said um

1:02:40Pete Wicks: sores Pip well

1:02:44who knows

1:02:47Producer Pippa: I mean it's probably no

1:02:48Digital Josh: I know like I'm not um no

1:02:52Pete Wicks: one year though one year it will just happen

1:02:54Digital Josh: I don't know obviously Sam's off to the jungle again

1:02:57Pete Wicks: yeah don't I know um

1:02:59Digital Josh: but um No, I'm not doing it. I've never been asked to do The Jungle.

1:03:03Pete Wicks: You've never been asked? Really? Nope.

1:03:07Digital Josh: That really surprises me.

1:03:08Pete Wicks: I bet they're kicking themselves now.

1:03:10Digital Josh: I've never been asked to do The Jungle. I don't know how I'd get on either, to be honest with you. Because I feel like The Jungle, firstly, I'm not scared of anything. And I feel like that's quite boring for people to watch.

1:03:22Pete Wicks: You'd have to put a gorilla in.

1:03:23Producer Pippa: Yeah, but it wouldn't be for that. Yeah, it would be for to see how you react with everyone else. that's exactly it

1:03:30Digital Josh: like all the trials and the stuff I'd be like yeah fine let's do it I don't have like a because I have that mentality with a TV show you're not going to die are you so they're not going to let anything bad happen to you so just fucking crack on I don't really have any fear for any of that sort of stuff love animals love you know what I mean like it's not I'm not bothered about any of that sort of shit my biggest problem would be living with people

1:03:52Producer Pippa: around the camera it would be so good to watch I mean especially

1:03:55Digital Josh: if you've watched The Fucking Island from fucking years ago you know it becomes like Lord of the Flyers someone has to take charge and that person is always me so I imagine

1:04:05Pete Wicks: imagine if you weren't voted camp leader and you had to you had to like yeah and he had to report to camp leader like being like I've done the dishes what I tend to do

1:04:13Digital Josh: when people have different jobs is just do their jobs for them so do you know what I mean where's Pete he's off fucking doing the fucking toilets he's doing this he's doing that just so that I didn't have to talk to people I'd spend three weeks working that's literally what I'd do that's how you'd get through it but that is literally how I can't you know me I can't fucking sit around and I'd literally just be right there's a job to do and I'd just be doing all of that so it'd be great for everyone they'd get loads of air time you wouldn't see me apart from when Ant and Dec pop in in the morning they go Pete how you been fucking busy day yesterday come on lads the toilets ain't going to do themselves

1:04:54Pete Wicks: so yeah but I've never been asked

1:04:56Producer Pippa: I'm really surprised wouldn't you?

1:04:57Pete Wicks: Same

1:04:57Producer Pippa: Would you have said yes like say 10 years ago? 10 years ago I would have done Would you?

1:05:02Digital Josh: Yeah like 10 years ago because you know it would have been a way out of Towie but but I don't know now I don't think I'd do very well at it if I'm honest with you I don't and what I mean by that is obviously it's public but I don't think I don't think I don't think people would like me on that

1:05:20Pete Wicks: Has strictly taught you nothing?

1:05:23Digital Josh: What do you mean?

1:05:24Pete Wicks: Do you think you got through on the dancing?

1:05:27Digital Josh: my god uh no but but that's different because it's that was i i think that the strictly thing was was down to the fact that people saw i tried i think it was also a little bit liked i don't think it was down to that and a little bit also you know he's sitting there in a like with other people and that is that's why sam did so well because everyone loves sam and that's more personality based it's not kind of based on kind of skill or kind of effort. It's based on, are you a fucking great person that people enjoy watching? And I don't think I'm a great person people enjoy watching. I don't think it would go down particularly well.

1:06:05Digital Josh: So especially if they end up plonking a couple of fucking idiots in there because I'll tell them about themselves. Yeah, but that's what they want.

1:06:12Pete Wicks: Please bank it. Please bank it. Because when you do one day, maybe do it and then you win and then we have this and it's me.

1:06:19Digital Josh: Also, now there's the pressure of the fact Sam's done it and won it. anything less than that now I'll never hear the end of it there's too much pressure on it now but yeah no I've never been asked they're doing another one now that's why Ant and Dick won't at the NTA yeah it's in Canada yeah why are they doing so many different ones now

1:06:40Pete Wicks: I don't know is this an all stars one the Canada one

1:06:42Digital Josh: I don't know I don't think it is actually because I know someone's on it

1:06:45Pete Wicks: oh really they had to shut the camp down because of a bear

1:06:50Producer Pippa: yeah I mean that would do it Yeah, that would do it.

1:06:55Digital Josh: I mean, obviously, if I was in camp, I'd fight the bear. That's TV. That's good. But also, I think that's the other thing is I'd find it quite easy. Jungle? Yeah. Like in terms of don't care about like sleeping outside or in the fucking camp.

1:07:11Pete Wicks: Easier than Strictly?

1:07:12Digital Josh: Fuck yes.

1:07:13Pete Wicks: Yeah.

1:07:14Digital Josh: Absolutely. Firstly, Strictly's three months of my life that took. Yeah. and it's six days a week of learning and saying that you're shit at the jungle is sitting around and doing the trials and all the rest of it and yes you're in the jungle I've done all that kind of jungly shit before and you still get kind of fed and yes it's not the same food but I don't eat loads anyway do you know what I mean it's so true it's just his life I wouldn't struggle with the environment

1:07:38Pete Wicks: you don't watch TV or like I could

1:07:41Digital Josh: you know I'm happy to stare at a wall for four hours it wouldn't be a difficult thing the difficult bit for me would be the people I'd probably quite enjoy it like no phones no fucking concept with the outside but great fucking lovely what a fucking only three weeks three months I'll sit there

1:07:59Pete Wicks: imagine the bridge moment another launch in that for sure yeah

1:08:03Digital Josh: another what

1:08:04Pete Wicks: launch

1:08:05Digital Josh: so much potential when you came out

1:08:06Pete Wicks: and there was the bridge moment that would be huge well

1:08:09Digital Josh: the biggest issue with me going back to Australia is them fucking mosquitoes you know what I mean what a fucking nightmare that would be and that fucking who let me have my hair like that guys but yeah so I'm not doing it but you've both had a fabulous day you've done a great job

1:08:27Pete Wicks: thanks thanks for having us

1:08:29Digital Josh: it was a bit just conversation like a catch up this it was like coffee morning it was needed it's been a long time how did it compare with your solo episode with Sam that was very much podcast based I feel like that was way more podcasty

1:08:43Pete Wicks: actually this is just a chat I feel like I've just taken over this one

1:08:48Digital Josh: We've just had lunch and recorded it That's basically what this is like

1:08:52Pete Wicks: Bit fly on the wall God I know I'm just going to

1:08:56Digital Josh: Yeah is there anything you'd like to mention about Sam Whilst he's not here I feel like he'll be highly disappointed That we've not really mentioned him

1:09:04Pete Wicks: I spoke to him this morning and he was like Tell everyone I say hi Sam says hi Sam says hi

1:09:12Producer Pippa: He never calls me so nothing to report either well

1:09:16Digital Josh: yeah you looking you looking forward to your birthday lunch because that's where we're going to have to go in a minute

1:09:21Pete Wicks: yeah I'm going to have the gluten free blue cheeseburger

1:09:24Digital Josh: see I know that's why we booked it he's actually pre-ordered it yeah anyway I think you should say goodbye and do an outro do you want to start

1:09:31Pete Wicks: it's okay you can

1:09:32Digital Josh: no no no no pipsqueak I feel like you should start this hi

1:09:36Pete Wicks: Josh is a dad now

1:09:38Digital Josh: so well you're you're a cat mum thank you for listening

1:09:43Pete Wicks: down the barrel thank you for listening to Staying Relevant with P. Wicks and Sam Thompson and P. Wicks Pippa Morgan and Joshua Finlay

1:09:56Digital Josh: Southie

1:09:56Pete Wicks: Southie

1:09:57Digital Josh: well remembered

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1:10:22Producer Pippa: I think you've done everything. No, no.

1:10:24Pete Wicks: You can just go from here.

1:10:25Producer Pippa: I'm just going to talk about subscribing to YouTube, really, because this is, unlike Sam said last week, is this filmed? Obviously, Sam. Oh, yeah. He asked us.

1:10:33Pete Wicks: He asked us if it was going to be filmed.

1:10:36Producer Pippa: What, the podcast? Yeah, he said, can you watch it? And we haven't missed a week for three years. He went,

1:10:40Pete Wicks: will this be filmed? What?

1:10:41Producer Pippa: Yeah, he went, And you can watch this, can you? And he's like, yeah, that's why we're all fucking here. So subscribe to the YouTube. We really need it.

1:10:50Digital Josh: I'm just going to give a shout out to this YouTube as well. Now is the time for you to genuinely subscribe because there has been lots of things happening. There is something very exciting that is going to be happening to the YouTube that is going to become a new regular addition to staying relevant that you need to be on top of before we start. It's very exciting.

1:11:13Producer Pippa: It's costing an awful lot of money. Yeah, and to be honest, since YouTube started in 2005, it's been Pete's dream to get a million subscribers on the platform. He's thought about it since he was 16 years old. So do him a favour.

1:11:27Digital Josh: That was 21 years ago. YouTube wasn't invented then, I don't know.

1:11:29Producer Pippa: 2005.

1:11:30Digital Josh: Was it? Yeah. Was it actually?

1:11:31Pete Wicks: How old were you in 2005?

1:11:33Producer Pippa: 16. Fucking nice. Fucking right, Forderman.

1:11:38Pete Wicks: Yeah, whoa.

1:11:39Producer Pippa: It used to be a dating site. that's yeah I was on it 16

1:11:43Pete Wicks: you were on YouTubers dating

1:11:45Digital Josh: I don't think he was being serious

1:11:46Pete Wicks: how was I dating you

1:11:48Digital Josh: she's had enough right we'll see you next week fuck me this is the longest outro in the world and follow on social as well yeah follow on social bye thank you I need a piss fuck me

1:11:57Pete Wicks: bye

1:11:59Digital Josh: this has been a Staying Relevant production

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