A Haunted Halloween Special: Is Prince Albert BACK?!

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1:24Be guest ready with Arm & Hammer Cat Litter. Find it now at Walmart or Amazon. Albert, if you're here, take flight of this broom.

1:39Spill my drink. Spill my drink.

1:46don't i'm not somebody to be a do hour if you're here take take part of it i think it might be yours you know the drama is never ending don't let it get the best of you oh my god that was amazing i find a witch cackle really quite scary like it actually scares me here and you do that witch crackle cackle whatever it is yours is really good though you're really giving um the witch from snow white yeah with the apple yeah oh we didn't get you an apple oh here do you have an apple what's a witch voice yeah that's it you look just like a real old lady yeah just an old mama just an old little lady here southwest yeah from midwest a southern belle you know i used to have blonde hair i used to be a real looker back in my day back in my time honey you know after the war and everything settled down i was uh i was a real looker happy halloween everybody halloween so you it's halloween in case you forgot.

3:07It is me, Cinzia. Boo. Boo. And my co-host, Sophia Tuxford. Say hello. Hey there, girls. Hey, honey. What the fuck? Hey there, It's the southern witches. It's the witches of the south. We've got our breams. Yep. We've got our red burgundy nails. Absolutely. We've got our decaying hair. and fingers. I keep wanting to do like Voldemort sounds, but it's not. Yeah, we're not sure on the witch sounds. Yeah, that's not right. Go back to your chemical. The wrong sounds just keep coming out. I can't quite name it. And Chintzy's perfect teeth look even more perfect. My new veneers. Maybe I'll shout out the dentist now.

3:57Look how good they look against all the grey skin, you know? Popping even more. They don't pop usually, but they do but now they're like oh wow yeah now it's like pearly wise gotta fix something about this face you know so we've got some balloons in here we've got our uh potions some slime you cheers i've got a collagen drink here for some elixir yep a little bit of a mix hayley bieber if you will oh my chin just took out my microphone honey my chin just took it out cheers honey to Halloween our favourite time happy Halloween everybody stay safe out there stay safe out there you crazy kids okay our tongues also look very pink what the fuck was that that looked awful don't ever do that again

4:54let's take your tongue out

5:05try and touch your nose try and touch your nose am i close no you're not close at all what about me oh my gosh you are i could feel something at the tip of my tongue was it my nose it's the squidgy nose and the squidgy chin yeah i like it listen listen i've i'm i really like being covered like this we say we are some of our most comfortable confident selves absolutely it's like you have to worry about a thing because you can truly be free as a ball just relax free as a button honey yeah just relax all angles all angles looking fierce looking camera ready cheers to halloween everyone we're here for regular scheduled programming shall we take it away with our question of the week Ah, that was really good, I will say Was it?

5:59Did you like that one? Yeah, that was really fantastic Would you like me to get my telephone? Absolutely Have you got your telephone? I've got mine to hand I've just got to find it I've got mine to hand if you need some help Okay, that would be nice I have just found it, but we'll use yours Okay, well let's dive in, honeys Anything new this week? We should keep up with the people at work What's your favourite Halloween candy? Oh, God I love me a pussy pig, I do a Percy pig is so me I love me a little piggy it's so me coded a Percy pig nothing is more me than a Percy pig just a little Percy pig I love a Percy pig what about you honey I'm really liking just something fizzy right now oh a little sour twang a little sour a little bit of extra sugar you know I got my juices flowing if you know what I mean guys Helps me cast those spells.

6:54But what specifically? Tang fast sticks. Yeah, you can't go wrong with the tang fast stick, to be fair. What's my new favourite sweet? The squashies. The bam-bams, the bum-bums. What are they called? No, the squashies. Oh, the squashies. Wait, what was it that you liked? The bobs, sorry. From the Swedish candy store. Yeah, they are good. In the West Village. Yeah. You can actually get them on TikTok shop. I've been being served loads of ads. Oh, I wish I got more sweets. Yeah. they work i did say that's why i got a big bag of them i know you know cost 40 quid i know right worth every penny worth every penny annie's worth every bite

7:40you know what's so funny like i really can't recognize chintz at all but like obviously yeah i just can't see you under there whatsoever even your eyes don't look like your eyes that's There's like a scary darkness under there. That's like, it's scary. Your eyes have like changed colour. Like I can't see your eyes. Well, I've got black and me waterline. Black and me waterline. Yeah. So it's something different for me. Spooky. We really scare some kids in the street. We do need to hit the streets like this. Yeah, one day. That won't be today. That's not today, girls. Right. I have to like to. if you could cast one spell oh what would it be oh well my spell why are we so so the weeds get out of this it just fits though like it just fits what else it just fits all southern pearl you know from the south you know just a little bit Right, we've got here Make my cheat Sorry, I'll speak Make my cheating ex bold That's a good one I can do that one We could whip that up tonight Give us a cauldron And a book What does Elphaba say?

8:59She goes Elphaba goes No, it's a song, isn't it? Yeah

9:09That's the one Something like that I'll check the lyrics when I get home For high heels to be comfortable that's actually a very good one actually That's smart Give all men periods from their willies and give them period pains Yeah I support that What a silly word From their willies From their little peony weenies Yeah I agree They need to endure the same pain as we endure I agree To reverse anything embarrassing I've ever done Yeah, but it gives you a little bit of character, you know? To be able to read minds, I would like to do that. I don't need to know. No interest in that. But I understand some people need a little bit of that.

9:53Diet cocoa matcha on tap through my finger. Oh, yeah. Yeah, okay. Very nice. To be able to get ready with the snap of her finger. I like that one. I like that one. Makeup. Yeah, I like that one. Perfect tan all year round. Yeah, I want that. That's for sure. Every time a man is rude to a woman, he loses a couple centimeters in height. Love that. I think just chop off his willy. I like that. I think that's more effective. Just chop it off at the source. Chop it off at the source. Because you know what, guys? A little bit smaller. You know what? Make that man a little bit smaller, honey. Yep. I would take this one, actually.

10:32Make Belmont come early my husband. Oh, yeah. Hey, Belmont. Hey, Belmont. Hey, Belmont. I'm Cinzia. Okay? You're Italian, I'm Italian. I think we can get something cooking. You should see what's underneath this cloak. You should see what I got going on over here, okay? I'm like a million times better without this cloak, honey. You should see my nipples right now. Where do I lose this hat? We could have some fun on my broom.

11:03I would make women rule the world. I agree. I like that one. Get rid of the evil men of the world, Rock On. to make a private Instagram public whenever I want. Ooh, danger. Someone's playing with fire. Danger, danger.

11:20Why did you say that like that? Danger, danger. What's that song? I don't remember what I said. You said it really weird. I've never heard you say that before. I forgot what I said. Really hot. Okay. Turn myself into Anton Zubek for the day. the Paso Doble with Anton Dubek fair enough look he probably lives a fantastic life he probably lives a lovely life that my dog could talk back to me ooh that'd be a good one I'm like what are you thinking honey that would be so cute Blueberry's not here today mommy you look a little bit scary today Blueberry's not here today we didn't want to traumatise her did we because it would be traumatising she doesn't need to think her mommy's gone crazy remove the O from hangover hangover what oh

12:18remove the o from hangover so hangover okay nice one sarah definitely unique if that's what you wish for honey your wish is my command hangover it is hangover it is oh I see ya remove oh hangover oh wait what did she actually say she just what remove oh hangover oh what does that mean just no hangovers yeah i'm getting really hot remove oh and it doesn't read like that for hangovers got it it doesn't it doesn't read like that remove oh hangover oh yeah look your wish is my command as we say um finally for myself we've got turn turn my ex into a little rat a little rat on the street a little lizard the rats don't run this city we do no but he wouldn't run the city he'd be getting trot on he wouldn't be able to find food he'd be in a trap he'd be a really struggling rat i agree whoa this is lovely yeah this girl's put infinite happiness oh lovely wouldn't that be nice no morning breath forever minty preach it okay honey I brush my teeth but if you know you do you if you don't want to brush them that's fine honey any food or meal whenever I want yes yeah that would be great I would love that but then wouldn't you get just like choice paralysis and would you almost like you know if Christmas was every day it wouldn't be that fun would it exactly exactly exactly exactly yeah yeah I agree honey definitely um to wake up with Sophia's LA blow dry every day oh god me too sugar me too how the mighty have fallen how the mighty have fallen I bleach my hair too much let this be a warning to ya put the bleach down put the bleach down ladies use your serums yeah i would love that wake up with a fresh blow dry every day you joke where is that lady now go now what was her name i don't know she was vegan she's been vegan for like over like since she was i don't know years and years and years and years is what i'll say she used to live in london yeah and she went to air one before it was a thing she said back in the day when it's just a raw vegan cafe i love it was trendy and so expensive yeah before it was what it is now i would go air one and it was all just raw and vegan and yeah absolutely that's what she said i said wow yeah for sure that sounds amazing endlessly clean house with no washing that oh yeah absolutely for maintenance day to be free sure whatever you think whatever you want honey mention i can do that i can do that for you yeah um for my landlord to forever accept a monthly card and poem as payment for rent.

15:23Yeah, I would take that one. I wrote you a poem. Yeah, well why don't I cast a spell and we can make... I love this house. I love making this house a home. We can make the landlord into a rat and then he's never going to demand payment because he's a rat. Ollie wants his cheese. Yeah, we just feed him in the corner with a little bit of cheese. And got you some Cathedral City. Some Gouda. We've got a baby belt for the little rat too. I would like this to be able to vanish out of a conversation. Uh-oh, uh-oh, voom. yeah that would be nice I'm gone we can do that anyway gotta go uh oh yeah blink and I'm gone zoom yeah zoom we could just run away from conversation uh oh I'm gone uh oh I'm gone blink and I'm gone you will never see me again now you're gone oh this is so me coded what enter my favourite book worlds whenever I like oh Valaris here we come Oh my god It's so magical here Automatic full fridge Yes That would be so good Yes Yes I love that Just like A sweet treat appears And I snap my fingers Oh yes Mousse Mousse Tiramisu Apple grumble Lemon drizzle cake Banoffee pie Banoffee pie Donuts Cookies To spend money But it never comes out of my account Oh wouldn't we all Love that honey Free money We got a car to make BRB bring bring hotline caller honey hey honeys hello sarah hello sarah hello how are you all oh we're doing good dawn how are you i'm good so basically i have a bit of a spooky christmas dilemma that's what we want to hear sarah today honey so my husband is british and i'm american as you Oh, wait, you're really...

17:20She's lost her hat. She's lost her hat. Wait. All right, Sarah, one second. You're a real American? We weren't taking the piss out of your accent. I didn't realize you're American. Sorry. That's okay. Whereabouts in America are you from? I'm from Kentucky. No way! A southern belle. A southern belle as a monster. Yeah, I'm sure you've never been there or really heard of it, but that is where I'm from. I've heard of Kentucky. We've heard of Kentucky. We've heard of Kentucky. In the movies, yeah. Oh, my God. Okay, so your husband's British. Okay, yeah. Yeah, so he's British. So, yeah, whenever we go back to England, we always obviously stay with his parents, my in-laws.

18:02Got it. My issue is the last time we were there, I saw a ghost a bunch of times in their house. And I really kept it to myself. But then my husband confirmed that he also saw this ghost. what did the ghost look like okay so it's an old lady and it's you the first night I saw her I was jet lagged and the thing to know about his parents house is that um we sleep in single beds so there's no there's no way we can sleep in the same room together so the first night I saw her I was sleeping by myself and I woke up and she was standing above me and I screamed no and it was just an old lady and then she was gone.

18:47No, no, no, no. Oh my God. I mean, Sarah, this is my worst nightmare coming true right here that you're living. No, this is my worst nightmare. We can't go to the ghost house. Do his parents know that they have a ghost? They must do. No, well, okay. So I haven't told anyone except my husband. Okay, so I eventually told my husband because he saw her as well. I haven't told them because they're just going to think I'm like the dramatic American. He was like making a ghost. Well, can't you get Brian to bring it up because I feel like they would have seen her too and then you can chat about it maybe we can get someone in to sort it out get Ghostbusters in maybe yeah I mean I will say his family are very like very logical they don't believe in like the spiritual things but surely how long have they lived there oh um I want to say like 10 years right yeah I feel like they would have encountered this lady a hundred percent if they're so like non-ghost people then they would refuse to believe it really but sometimes you just oh god well why don't you just get brian to mention it and we can just see how that goes yeah i mean i guess a good idea actually or he'll do it but i think he would because does brian he doesn't want to go back to that house surely well he's just like his parents like he's so logical and he's like it's just a coincidence but the way he saw her is the freakiest part to me why why what did he say so i eventually convinced i didn't tell him what was going on and i eventually told him can we please sleep in the same bed i'm not sleeping well yeah and that night i woke up in the middle of the night and he was sat up straight in bed talking to someone and the lady was there.

20:34No. So he had a conversation with her. What was he saying? I can't, it was like, it was like gibberish. The next morning I brought it up to him. I was like, you really scared me last night. Like, you were talking in your sleep and he was like, it's so weird. I had a weird dream that an old lady came to talk to me but she had your face. Oh my God, Sarah, it's you reincarnated. I really am a bit scared. Yeah. I mean. So I don't know. I don't know how to bring it up. I mean, Sarah, look, are you really scared? You don't want to go back there, hey? I don't. I think we're having Christmas in Kentucky.

21:10Yeah. A Southern Christmas, if you will. Or just say like, sorry, I'm going to stay. I ain't going to the ghost house. We're going to stay in a hotel around the corner because I experienced a ghost at your house. Like that is the truth. That is what happened. If they're going to be unreasonable and choose not to believe you, then that's their own problem. And they've got bad things coming their way because that ghost is going to haunt them. Yeah. And I think you can't go back there, Sarah. You'll be very scared. That says your edge. I just have to be honest. Yeah. Just be honest. And Brian will support you.

21:39Like, he's not going to force you to stay the night there. Like, you could probably handle, like, a lunch or a dinner there. Yes, but as soon as it gets dark. Yeah. Yeah. You could handle, like, being downstairs. But we don't need to be in a bed alone. Totally agree. Yeah. That's really helpful. Thank you all so much. Oh, we love you, Sarah. We love your accent. We wish we had it. Oh, stop. I wish I had your accent. and I'll see you all in England hopefully. See you. See you in England. Happy ghost hunting. All right. Bye. More, Sarah. Oh, what a diva. A southern belle. I had no idea she was American.

22:13A southern belle. I thought she was just doing a fake voice like us. Yeah. Oh, I don't like that. That is no. That is. No, no, no, no, no. That's not for me. I don't like ghost stories like that. That's why I will always have to live in a new build. I've said this before. Always got to be a new build because I can't. Yeah, but the tea is like your house is haunted. babes oh the home home yeah yeah but luckily because you give it all this talk but your family house is haunted yeah but listen remember what angie said i do always reassure me and that we always say you know i'm not ready to see that they're not going to show themselves to me yeah i think that's just angie's little fear to make us feel better but listen i've never seen or heard anything such word but you have but obviously you're more prepared than me look i don't want see it but you're doing well you hadn't handled it yeah yeah i did handle it yeah i went to investigate yeah you heard it and whatever that's great that's my only ghost encounter oh my fuck yeah that is fucking well yeah i saw well no yeah mum said i you know that i saw something when i was younger yeah that's why i have to stay in the that's why when we built the extension you are know the story i have but i heard the ghost in the new part of the house i know you did but it was probably shouting across from the other from the from the old but that's the side that you were on oh no honey because when we were building an extension on the house it was like do you want this bedroom in the old side of the house the bigger bedroom or do you want the small box room in the newer side i said i'm taking the newest i'm not taking the new side no risk because you're a creepy ass house yeah so i took these creaky ass floorboards yeah i took the new room on the new side of the house.

23:54But Sophia experienced something very spooky one night. In the new side of the house. We've told the story before. I won't bore you with it again. Well, that was delightful. We had a real southern belle at the night, sir. I'm a bit starstruck. Well, we were talking about, you're the southern belle, aren't you? I thought we were the southern belle. We're the southern belle, of course. We are. I'm from Kentucky. The ballerinas. You probably never heard of Kentucky. You've not heard our voices. The turkeys from all the movies.

24:28Just before we get into it, quick disclaimer. Just to say, we are not doctors. We are not professionals. We do not actually know what we are talking about. This is a lighthearted space. Okay. Don't take what we say literally because we could be wrong. Yeah. And if there's anything serious, if there's anything you feel like you're seriously struggling with, please contact a GP, a professional, because that is not us. We're just girls, girls and boys just like you. We're just trying to get through life as well. Not professionals. Enjoy the episode.

24:54Okay, right. We're back. Dilemma number two, I guess. Update on being in love with a ghost. Is this Prince Albert's wife? Is it? With baby Albert. Sorry. Okay, right. This is a Halloween tradition. Wait, this is three years in a row. This has followed us for many, many years. And every time, Sarah, we drive past the Royal Albert Hall and we see that gold statue, we talk about you. every single time. Wonder how that girl's doing. Wonder how baby Albert's doing. Wonder how it's all going. We did it the other day. Wonder how baby Albert's doing. There's that girl who's in love with Prince Albert.

25:28Well, Albert's here amongst us today in whatever form he's taken. Absolutely. Albert's always here. So to memorize. Maybe to summarize to anyone who's maybe new in the past year or six months. Yes. So we had a girl who felt particularly attached to Prince Albert. Well, she had a boyfriend, right? Remember, she was in a relationship. Yes, she was, yeah. But she kept... You take it away, I can't remember. You threw me off my flow. From what I can remember, she was just in love with Prince Albert. And she would have vivid dreams. She felt like she was a mistress of his in his past life. And she used to work at the castle.

26:12Well, who she felt like she was in her past life used to work for Prince Albert. and they fell in love, had an affair and then she was killed. Yes. By the family. Yeah, by the family. Which would have been, you know, Prince Charles of some sort. A descendant of sorts. Ascendant, I guess. An ascendant of Prince. And anyway, she had a baby. She went to the statue. She said goodbye. She went to... Yeah, but she was deeply in love with him and she had a very supportive boyfriend, remember? She did. Who was like, look... Who actually let her name their child Albie. Albie. Baby, baby Albie. baby albie who's got to be pushing two years old no he would appear to her oh yes yes he appeared to her and they would speak or or yes that he would appear to her and then she was like look i have a life now i need to let you go now yeah yes it was like look i love you she felt the presence in the room that she went in and she said i've got to let you go yes and it was like Yes, I love you.

27:13And I know that we had this life together. However, I also have this life with my Brian and we need to, you know, move on. You can't keep appearing to me when I'm trying to live my life. So then she went to visit the Prince Albert statue, felt, you know, a profound feeling there. Ah, sorry. She has given us an update. She has given us a... Synopsis! Okay. Well, let's read the official synopsis then. Oh, we love you, Sarah. She's got a recap. Thank you for that. And the lady herself. Yeah, of course. Hello. Good morrow, my Halloween honeys. For those that don't know. Oh, yes, she is. For those who don't know my story.

27:50We just moved to your story. I'm so sorry about that. I wrote to you two years ago. We remember it. To tell you about the deep, emotional and spiritual attachment I have felt my whole life to my Brian, Prince Albert. And we believe it, honey. I told you about some dreams and paranormal experiences I'd had over the years. Yes. Then last year I wrote in again to say I'd sought out a therapist as per your advice. And that therapist told me to visit somewhere I feel close to him and say goodbye. Yeah, we love that. Since saying goodbye, I have felt more free to move on. Nice. But haven't felt any less connected to him.

28:24Of course, of course. I still love and miss him every day. I just got a full chill go through my entire body. Prince Albert just passed through you. He's here. He's here. I'm next. Prince is here. I'm pregnant. With us, baby. No, I'm not. No, I'm not. Don't worry. It's your woman, Sarah. I'm the Virgin Mary. I'm the Virgin. No. Okay. Yes. I'm the Virgin witch. I'm the Virgin Southern belle hones. Of course. But we don't take anything away from your story, Sarah. So, yeah. Yeah. She's not trying to take your man. He's definitely here. Okay. I still live in this every day. Albert, if you're here, take flight of this broom.

29:13Spill my drink. Spill my drink.

29:21Sophia, do it, please. I'm not someone who's making it. Sophia, do. Albert, if you're here, take flight of it. I think it might be yours. Come on, do it. It's just Albert, do it. I said spill my drink. He can spill it if he wants to. Oh my God. Okay. Something's going to happen. He's going to show himself to us. The ghost is going to take flight. So we saw a therapist. I still love and miss him every day and will find any possible way to bring him up in conversation. So you're still feeling that deep connection. Absolutely. He's still a part of your heart and soul. You're keeping his memory alive.

29:54Yeah. Every year on the anniversary of his death, December 14th. Who would forget? December 14th. Steve and I have made it a tradition to visit his monument in London and get hot chocolate. oh albert would have loved that i'm sure he loved hot chocolate christmas i mean steve is a great guy it's listen the fact that he's so supportive of your ex your ex-boyfriend like that is a real man steve is because i wouldn't be taking my bar and see his ex-girlfriend statue that's for sure would i fuck no but steve is like he's always been supportive he's a better man than us he was always great and to not be threatened by a prince as well he's also got a really strong self-esteem.

30:34You know, exactly. He's so successful. So we go to the statue, we get hot chocolate and we say cheers Albert. We would love to meet you there actually because we always drive by that. We talk about you all the time Sarah. Yeah, I would love to meet you there December 14th. Please bring the baby. Yeah. Christmas time is when I feel most connected to him and I love that I get to tell everyone he was the person who introduced the German tradition of Christmas trees to the English public. Wow! I never knew that. Oh, he's called it. Well, I never. Oh, Albert's amazing. Now, oh my God, she had another baby.

31:07Now, you may also remember me telling you that amongst all this ghostly weirdness, I have had two, oh my God, Albert's three. What? Baby Albie's three, born on Albert's birthday. Of course, December 14th. Of course, because it's been three years of it. Oh no, sorry, sorry, sorry. He's just turned one. What are you reading? My eldest is now three. oh she must have had another child before sorry sarah i thought albert was your first born right and my youngest on albert's birthday has just had one yeah so guys if you didn't know that checks out our sarah had a baby on albert's birthday december 14th last year she named malby have i just made that up i'm sure she did she did yeah she named him albert yeah there have been a couple of little things involving my eldest.

31:57Oh gosh okay. Late last summer we watched the film Coco together. Classic for the first time. Nice. I'm sure you guys have seen it. I think I know that one. But for those who don't know the film is all all about Day of the Dead. Oh yes. And how families make a sort of shrine with pictures of their dead relatives so that their soul will be remembered and never vanish completely. Whilst watching my daughter said we will never let his soul vanish will we mummy? She could have been talking about anyone but the moments together did get me thinking about how important that message really is. Gosh. Oh my god.

32:30She turned three last November and on her birthday she said will other daddy be at my party? I asked who's that? I thought it was funny that she may be referring to a close family friend. Yeah. She told me the daddy that tucks me in. Sophia I can't look at your face when you say that. Important information to note, Steve works nights so he doesn't do bedtime routines since she was a newborn. Sophia. Oh my. Yeah, I believe it. He'll be a good father to your child because he's tucking the kids in every night. Yeah, fucking hell. Well, Sarah, I believe you every step of the way. Oh my God. So Albert, he's still very much here.

33:11He didn't go. He's present. He's an active father. He's here. Gotta respect that. He's an active father. Yeah. Like we said. Take flight of this broom, Albert. He's not here today. He's tucking the kids in his bedtime. A few weeks later, it was time for Steve and I to take our annual trip to Albert's monument. My mum looked after the kids. I have never shown my children a picture of him or really talked about Albert. Right. I was going to say, I was like, do the kids know about Albert? No. Beyond the fact that our son, Albie, is named after him. Right. That's it. Yeah. But yeah, they know nothing more.

33:43Oh. As we're getting ready, my three-year-old said to me, Mummy, on your day out, you shouldn't wear any of your makeup. and I told her that I like to wear it. Oh my God, Albert doesn't want you wearing makeup. She told me that you never wore it when you used to sweep the floors.

34:01Yeah. Your three-year-old knows everything. Yeah, because Albert wants you to look as you did. As you did. Oh my God. As a traditional, not a new modern 21st century woman. Yeah, not with the hood of Beauty lip on. No, and the Charlotte Tilbury pillow talk. Oh my God. I don't know if you remember, but in my previous reoccurring dreams, I was always a maid, so I will never forget. In late March of this year, we moved house from the house that I used to experience the paranormal activity in. Oh, okay. But that was quite an interesting leaving that. Yes, actually. I guess he goes wherever you go.

34:35Do you know what I mean? Oh, God. A few times in the first month, I felt like I saw someone walk past the kitchen door from out of the corner of my eye whilst I'd be washing up, cooking. And one particular night when my son was ill and wouldn't stop crying I felt like I was doing everything wrong And gave myself five minutes alone in my room to collect myself before trying again To settle him No Oh no, you ain't gonna like this We're gonna like it, yeah You're not Oh, I'm not Oh, I've got, I'm getting, yeah On my son's baby monitor Oh I heard someone shushing him and it soothed him instantly Wow Take the broom, Albert Take the broom Take the broom Albert In conclusion I still feel like he is watching over us all And keeping us safe I mean I I wish I had a protector like that I think it's actually Well no I don't I don't actually want paranormal activity But That sounds lovely And was that to help baby Albie?

35:29Yes Of course Of course Of course I remember the first time you guys read My Dilemma Chincy has said something along the lines of He's protecting you in this life Because he couldn't in the previous one Wow what a beautiful sentiment Listen I'm full of wisdom And I often think about that Feeling his presence is never scary It's just reassuring and comforting Like sitting down for a warm cup of tea With an old friend I know some might say I'm delusional No one's saying that Sarah But I truly believe that one day we will meet again And I'll be able to thank him for guarding me And everything I hold dear I still feel the same longing to be close to him And it makes my heart ache if I think about it for too long For now I will keep speaking his name Keeping his memory alive And keeping a space in my heart When it's ready to be reunited with his again Happy Halloween my loves Sarah with a crown Sarah Queen Sarah Queen Sarah All hail Your majesty Absolutely Queen of England Wow the annual update that I just live for Wow I can't wait to see what happens next year That was everything and more So he truly stayed He's not going But you still But you feel secure and safe And it's not like a get out of the way Albert No, he's welcome.

36:40But it's like, keep me warm and safe and help these babies. Help them shush them to sleep. Yeah, that was amazing. The three-year-old saying that he took stone every night is mental. That's, gosh. Yeah. Look, I like that he's come to the new house. Me too. He's with you always. He ain't going nowhere. I mean, Steve. Poor Steve. Steve's a secure guy. Steve's fine, yeah. Steve's not threatened, if you will. He's a real man. Yeah, absolutely. He's not threatened by no ghost. Yeah. But absolutely. I ain't afraid of no ghost I ain't afraid of no ghost well thank you Sarah for the annual update yeah we prayed for an Albert update and we got it and we got it and that's Albert helping us out there we wish you all the best you and Albert of course we know you know I think we should take a trip to the monument just see what we feel I think so December 14th get a hot chocolate maybe just to say hello to him as well because I think we've got quite a closeness to him not obviously on your level Sarah well when we were at the Royal Albert Hall we spoke about him remember yes we did We summoned him.

37:39Yes, we did. Yes. He's here today. We took a moment for him. He's here every Halloween. Yeah. Well, shout out, Albert. Shout out. Thank you for bringing Christmas trees to the UK, honey. Thank you. From Germany. What a lovely fact we're here. We learned that today. That's a great fact I'll pass along. And we send well wishes to baby Alb. Baby Alb and the two other darlings. And the two other darlings who are just rocking with me. Oh. One other darlings. One other three-year-old. We love that. Hi, everyone. It's Katie Couric. And on my podcast, Next Question, we love stories about how women are taking control of their lives.

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39:52Quick fire. do i go as zara larson aquamarine or avril lavigne to the halloween party honey avril lavigne i was gonna say zara well i think zara is like there you have it we're stuck we don't know we're stuck yeah why do you say avril because she's more punk more halloween okay I guess you could dress up as Zara on like a normal weekend. For a festival, if you will. Yes. But Avril's got that, you know. She's got that punk rocker chick vibe going on. And it is like, if you know, you know. And who doesn't know? If you're a Gen Z, you ain't going to, well, Gen Zers ain't going to know. Well, that's diabolical.

40:42And do you know what I saw on TikTok the other day? About Avril? No, no, no. Okay. Nothing to do with Avril. Okay. We. Yes. We're Zillennials. I thought we were Gen Z. No, no, no. we were on the cusp remember we're on the cusp it starts in 97 but now they've actually named it something for that in between because everyone else is the same so we have an identity with zillennials zillennial i love that because we're not millennials no and we're not gen z we're right in the middle it's like 96 to 98 or something yeah yeah yeah little bit with zillennials zillennials shout out fellow zillennials great era to be born in it was because we got a beard of both we got you know the technological boom if we did we got the internet yeah but we still have barney you know and stuff like that we had the mobile phones we had life pre-social media yeah and like we remember the first facetime we ever took together like our very first facetime yeah never forget the house phone we remember tapes yes remember blu-ray of course video cameras at christmas yeah like and then yeah yeah it's wow wow right she's his evil twin oh hey girls she's his evil twin got it so either brian literally has a twin has a twin Who's evil?

42:11Who's evil? Oh, God. God, yeah. You really cracked that code. Thank God you're here. I'm really working. Thank God you are here. Or he's got a best friend of sorts. Oh, okay. You know who's a bit evil? A little bit of a nasty thing. Anyway, I think they are going to be evil. Do you reckon, honey? I think so. Right. Hi, girls. I really need your help because I honestly feel like I'm losing my mind. And I don't know whether I'm overthinking or whether my gut is trying to tell me something more. Ooh. Okay. Listen to her, you go. My partner and I have been together for nine years and we've lived together for the last three.

42:48Great. Last weekend, completely out of the blue, he told me he wasn't sure if he wanted to be with me anymore. Oh God, hold the phone. Hit me like a truck, why don't you? That was very witchy. Well, good riddance then. If you're not sure you want to be with me, get the fuck out of here. Get out of here. I got people lining up for this. It takes a lot of money to look this good, honey. Have you seen me? Right. So he's just being a twat. He said out of the blue, I don't know if I want to be with you anymore. Right. Okay. Well, you're a cut. Right. He said he wanted more freedom. I wasn't sure about having kids in the future.

43:28I was heartbroken. We're nine years in. What are you on about? And what do you mean freedom? What do you mean freedom? What do you mean freedom, you knobhead? How free do you want to be? Go for a long drive. Take a walk. Like you're not in jail. You're just in a relationship with me. And I'm great. Look at me. Look at me. You're very lucky to have me. You could do a lot worse than this. Right. Free. What a load of bullshit. So he is obviously, you're going to almost hit the 10 year mark. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And he's having a freak out. The 10 year itch. He's thinking it's babies, it's proposals.

43:59Yeah. It's do I even want to be with this person? Yeah, I'm freaking out. Yeah. Good riddance. Let him be free. Yeah, go. Like actually go. Lock him out. If you're not sure where we actually go, I'll be much better off alone. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Yes, honey. Around the same time, oh God, he started spending every evening at the local farm. Farm? Farm. He's found a farmer lady. Wow. Okay. He enjoys shooting, helping the farmers with jobs, and a few of his friends go there too. Hanging out at the farm? Obviously we live in the wilderness and we don't have a sitting nearby. So we're going to the farm of an evening.

44:42Okay, hanging out with the cows. And we're shooting clay. We're milking the cows. We're stroking the pigs. Yeah. What are we doing? We're trimming the horses. Mucking the stables. Yeah. Picking up the... Stroking the goats. We're laying the hay. Chasing the chickens. Yeah, laying the hay, if you will. Laying the hay, absolutely, yeah. So he likes helping the farmers with the jobs. And a few of his friends go there too to help the farmers. He's a sexy farmer there that he likes. I bet. For a solid week, he was staying there every night, often not getting home until 10.30 p.m. And sometimes until one.

45:17The farm's not, the animals are asleep. The farm's not open that late. He ain't even been to the farm. He's been rolling around in those hay bales. Oh, yeah, he has. Yeah. Ew. What do you mean? The farm's not open at one o 'clock in the morning. The animals have been put to bed. No, no. We're up early. We're up early. Working on a farm, get up early, five again. Get up early. Yeah, like Jeremy Clarkson does. Absolutely. And Caleb. Yes. I tried to give him space because I know it's something he enjoys, but it left me sitting at home alone every night. Yeah, it's bollocks. Is he also doing this for free?

45:51Yes. It's not working, though. He's just picking up a free shift. He's just going to help the farmer out, unless he is getting a bit of some cash. He's getting paid in other ways. No, he's enjoying shooting. It's giving, you know. It's giving he's having sex on the hay bales with the donkeys. I mean, maybe with another farmer. We don't know. Well, yeah, I think so. I mean, I hope he's not fornicating with the animals sexually. Seriously. Please. Let's not lower the tone. Sophia, I wouldn't put this past these men at all. I won't be discussing that. I mean, dead serious. I would not put it past these men at all.

46:22If she said he's been having sex with a pig, I would not be surprised. Seriously. My chin would remain in place. And my nose would not tingle. did you see what I said on TikTok the other day yes the woman with the truck wait yeah well my first love I'll never forget when I climbed on top of that that's my favourite niche topic is people who have sex with like objects objects like the lady who's in love with the rollercoaster the car the red car the man who would stop the red car and it'd be on the wheel like oh my god yeah you look so beautiful today look whatever floats your boat we support it we listen and we don't judge yeah but we do judge having sex with animals for the record yeah but the lady who's in love with the car you know whatever that's harmless um so because do you remember when we watched our first that was like opened our minds never forget we must have been like it must have been 10 years ago when we watched TLC very impressionable yeah like what do you mean you're impressionable would you take it what did you well it was just like wow people are out here living with their living with their cars Yes.

47:31Yeah. It's a whole new world. Yeah. Okay, so we're questioning why you are every night. Yeah. La la la. His best friend, Steve, has a daughter. Right. Let's call her Susan. For context, Steve is a lot older than my partner. He's around the same age as my partner. The daughter is around the same age as. Oh, brilliant. Wait a second. Wait, I got that right? So Susan's like our age. So Susan's around now. Steve must be in his 60s. Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, yeah. The farmer's daughter. The farmer's daughter. That's Taylor's oldest time, isn't it? Yeah. I'd never really thought much about her because she'd barely ever been mentioned.

48:15Oh, God. Of course. Right. Of course. But now we're at the farm every night. Yeah. And she's looking quite good. We are in the hay bales with our flannel on. Flannel on. And my dungarees on. That's what these are. And some straw in my mouth. yeah but after and some raw milk would you like a sip of this raw and pasteurized milk what about some llama milk I made you some hot chocolate with some goat's milk ooh mate it's good yeah they're flirting over raw milks for sure

48:54he so is I'll bring my velvet eyes around honey and we can whip up that goat's milk so let's do it by hand it's got such a nice and dirty taste

49:06we can do our you'll get the milk by hand how about that

49:13Helen's ready to go her boobies are full just like mine just like mine suck on mine now Brian see if you can get some milk out right so we are at the farm doing whatever those whatever we do that's where we're ross animal state yeah okay just you know so we've never thought about susan before no she's just the farmer's daughter whatever i'd never really thought much about her because she'd barely even been mentioned yeah who is this chick she's the girl that works on the farm she's just a local farm girl yeah she's the farm girl but after he said he wasn't sure about us i started wondering if there was more to the story yeah who is this farm chick yeah okay over the following few days we had loads of chats about our relationship right then suddenly he changed his mind and said i do want to be with you i love you so she got a boyfriend then yeah right so now all of a sudden he's saying we can work on things right sure right okay part of me wanted to believe him but another part wondered if he just didn't want to lose the house we built together well yeah he's He started to freak out.

50:21He thought, well, okay. Do I want to live on the farm? Yeah. Maybe not. Yeah. Do I actually want to be a farmer every day? Let me think about it. I asked him outright if there was someone else. Nice. He said no. He's lying. Stop the clock. He's lying. Yeah. Definitely. Stop the clock. After asking more questions, he admitted he'd been messaging Susan on Instagram. Here we go. Caught you. saying they're just friends and we hardly speak. Of course. We just have fun on the farm. Yeah. So eventually he said, oh, I have been chatting to Susan, but we're just friends. Yeah, we're just friends. Yeah.

50:59So maybe you were saying, is there anyone in your DMs? La, la, la. He's trying to cover his back a little bit. Oh, Susan's just a friend, you know. Yeah. You know Susan, Paul's daughter from the farm. Paul's daughter from the farm. Sorry, I'm both in. Oh, sorry, honey. Sorry, honey. Sorry, princess. I didn't see you back there. Okay. But a few days later, more came out. Right. Well, what else has he got to say? He said she's like his evil twin, quotes. What the fuck? So he's saying we're twin flames. He's like, we're the same. Evil twin. Like, what the fuck are you on about? But also, like, you're making yourself look even more guilty.

51:34Yeah. Because... You don't describe a female friend of yours as an evil twin freak. That's how I know you're in love with her. Oh, my God. Because, like, if you're speaking negatively about her, that, to me, says that you've got feelings for her. Yeah, yeah. Because you could just be like, yeah, she's really sweet. She's a really nice girl. Like, yeah, it's fine. Well, because they think they're so clever. They're trying to throw you off the scent. Yes. Yeah? So their trick is. Oh, she's so annoying. She's so annoying. Do you know what? Annoying is the key one they use. She's so jarring. Jarring.

52:01She's so annoying. They always say that. And like icky. Like, oh, she's so annoying. Oh, could never. Yeah. Jarring, jarring. Yeah. Her voice goes through me. Shit like that. Really, you want to just have sex with her and you want to be with her. And you probably are having sex with her as well. Got it. Right. So he's saying, oh, well, she is my evil twin because they mess around together like winding the lads up on the farm and playing silly pranks on the farm. Right. So you're having sex. So you're a child then. Like, what are you on about? What do you mean you're playing pranks on the farm?

52:32Yeah. And I'm not there. Do you know what I mean? Like, if you're having so much fun at the farm, where's my invite? Absolutely. If you're playing with all the, you know, I can get involved on the farm. I can put a pair of wellies on. Absolutely. I can get down with the horses and the darlings. Like, yeah. so now he's actually admitting that she's there we're playing pranks we're having fun on the farm right so you're cheating on me yeah right the thing that's really bothering me is that he's suddenly become really active on guess where social media social media yeah I thought so suddenly Instagram rebrand suddenly he's put together a whole dump that's what they do first oh that's when you know that's when you know when they change their Instagram picture when they haven't done in four years new profile pic new look and feel posting stories posting content yeah what's going on there yeah or it's all of a sudden mirror selfies of sorts you know icky selfies just in the van in the tractor if you will no he's never been a social media person but suddenly now he's constantly online no that'll do it yeah that'll do it yeah posting stories about our dog you're gonna use my dog as a ploy to love women No, you're fucking not.

53:45But you're not posting us on a family walk, are you? Of course not. You're just posting the dog. Are you posting me in your story? Because I'm the dog's mother, you know. Yeah. Don't forget about that. You know? Yeah, I raised that child. Yeah. Yeah. You don't think to post me on your story, your girlfriend of nine years, you freak. Freak of the week. Right. So posting our dog, the farm, and what he's been up to. And Instagram is where they message each other. Bingo. So she's replied, oh my God. Oh, so cute. Oh my God, cutest dog ever. Oh my God, is that your dog? I love dogs. I'm a wolf. Right.

54:20Roar. Okay. Okay. He's also told me that I've always made him feel like he can't have female friends because I'm too psycho. Oh, so it's my fault, is it? So I've driven you. Get a life. So I've driven you to cheat on me. Yeah, sure, sure, sure, sure, sure. Not bad. Reign it in. I genuinely don't think that's true. of course of course it's not true of course i'd probably feel a little jealous if another girl suddenly became a big part of his life but as long as he's not he's honest and open with me i've never had to have an issue with him having female friends also like when it's a normal if he did just have a purely platonic female friendship you would be involved sarah do you know what i mean absolutely oh we're having a hoot where's my girlfriend uh-huh like do you know what i mean you'd love her you'd be involved every step of the way i believe but this is so separate and the whole Instagram activity is...

55:14Hush, hush and secretive. Yeah. Weird, weird, weird. I just can't shake the timing of it all. After nine years together, he suddenly says he doesn't know if he wants to be with me. No, it's shocking. Yeah. Then changed his mind and at the same time, this girl best friend appears who I'd barely heard about before. Listen, you are putting all the pieces together. Absolutely. The facts make sense. Absolutely. The Instagram thing is chatting to her on Instagram. They're going to the farm till 1am. What the fuck are you doing on the fucking farm? Having sex. I know. They're having sexual intercourse.

55:47We're going to have a little farm baby. Girls, am I reading too much into it? No, you're not reading enough. You're just seeing the facts. I think you need to get his phone and check those DMs, if I'm honest. Agreed. Or we just break up with him straight out. Because actually, you just told me you didn't want to be with me. Yeah. So why would I want to be with someone who's unsure about me? Yeah. The math ain't, no. It ain't working. After nine years, you should be even more in love with me. But the fact that you're sat here then questioning me. Yeah. And then you've got the cheek to say, I'm too psycho as well.

56:12Fuck off. The cheek. Is my intuition trying to tell me something? Or do you think it's possible they really are just friends? No. I think, listen, your whole gut, your everything is telling you that something's off here. I believe it. I believe it. Like you're on. My witch's instincts are telling me that you're bang on the money. I love him and I want to trust him, but I can't tell whether I'm being insecure or whether these are genuine red flags. I'd love to know what you would do if you were in my position. I would be tempted just to end the relationship yeah because I also think like it's really scary that you've been together for nine years okay he has not said that to you he's not woke up one day and decided to say to you I feel like breaking up with you yeah this has been going on for maybe a year six months a long period of time where he is thinking questioning you questioning if you're right for each other questioning if he's better than this relationship now and if he actually wants something different for him to actually then say the words to you his nine his partner of nine years it's mental i want to break up do you know how long he's been thinking about that i fucking know yeah and i think that is something that i would really struggle to get over and now you've said it and now you're thinking because you've thought you've got this little taste of this new person who's all exciting and you've thought oh I want to go and have a life with her instead she's all fun isn't she on the farm she's so fun blah blah blah and then she's probably said something like oh yes I'm going on a date on Friday and he's like oh yeah it's not what I thought it's very clear to me that he's trying and then he's panicking being like actually no no no stay here I don't I want to be with you I want to be with you what it sounds like to me is he he is doing that classic thing of before he ends it with you he wants to have his next thing lined up ready to go to walk right into and he's not quite sure if susan is ready yet no to me it's very clear that he's trying to woo her impress her yeah like with the social media thing like obviously he's replying to her story she's obviously because the only reason he's going to the farm is to hang out with her absolutely he's dying to hang out with her i would be i know like you want to love him and trust him what you don't have now is hard facts facts you need to see something that you can't unsee exactly that so i would be tempted to say take his phone and have a fucking look let's read these fucking dms it might be like last night was wild yes my panties are still a little wet you know shit like that whoa i'm just saying this is pg something like that you go bingo Like, why the fuck are you talking about your panties being wet?

58:51Last night was so much fun. Yeah. Missing you. You know, I'm still... Heart emojis. Yeah, still frobbing down there. You know, that kind of vibe. Oh my God, your package is so big. That was so great last night on the farm. Yeah. Like, you're going to see something like that and you need those... Then you need to see it and think, fuck me, I've got to break up with him. Yeah. Do you know what I mean? Because right now, all you've got is, oh, maybe he's on the farm with that girl in the fields. You're kind of in ignorance is bliss territory a little bit. Because... What you can't, what you haven't seen can't hurt you.

59:22And right now he's telling you what you want to hear because he said, no, no, no, I do want to work on things. I do want to be with you. And you want to hear that. And you want to hear that. But it's like, oh, actually, but last week you said that. And, you know, but you need to see someone with your fucking eyes. So I think get that phone, look at those DMs. It will tell you everything. It will. He's going to be so weird. I guarantee it. I guarantee it. There's going to be something weird in those DMs. And then from there you can be like, okay, now I feel strong enough. I'm ready enough to actually end this relationship and move on.

59:46to get rid of this one. With no, oh, should I have done that? Was I a bit premature? Yeah, with no O and N R and. Was it just a wobble? Like, no, no, no. It will make your decision so much clearer. And you'll be like, okay, this is crystal clear now that you're cheating on me or doing whatever. A crystal clear ball. Yeah. It's crystal clear, yeah, that you're gone, honey. Goodbye. Good luck, Sarah. Goodbye, Brian. Like, what do you mean you're out till 1am on the farm every night? Like, come home to me. Look at me. It's pitch black outside. Yeah. Look at me, honey. Waiting for you in these sheets.

1:00:11You're missing all the sugar.

1:00:19Right, little quick fire. Do I invite the guy I'm seeing to my Halloween plans? Do you, honey? Halloween is the one out of here. A girl can dress like a total slut. No one can say anything about it. 100 % you're inviting him. Are you joking? Absolutely. Moving on. Moving on. Last dilemma. Haunted house and evil spirits. Oh, God. Yikes. I'm a bit scared to go home tonight. Chincy's house. No, don't. Sorry, no, it's not. Angie's house. Yeah. Luckily, Lydia's there tonight, so it's fine. Okay. I've got a companion. You're in a new build. No such thing. I'm literally in a new build. I'm fine. You've got a dog to protect you.

1:00:52I've got a dog to protect me. The last thing I need is her barking at nothing. Yeah, that would freak me out. She's done that a few times. Barking at darkness. Yeah, then that really scares me. That's spooky. So we need a hope. Okay. Hi, girlies. I need to tell you about my personal experience with evil spirits. Oh, God. Do we need to hear this if you haven't been dead serious? Before we go to bed for the evening. Yeah, okay. When I, oh God, right. When I was a child, I lived with my parents, as many of us do.

1:01:22Okay, lovely. Love that context, Sarah.

1:01:29In a terrace house. Where we would experience all sorts of ghostly activities. Oh God. In the beginning, oh my God. These old homes are killing me. In the beginning, it would be pots and pans flying off the counter. Shut the fuck up. And doors shutting in the house. One time when I was in the shower, I would hear whistling. I thought it was my mum, but turns out no one else was home. The activities became more frequent. At that time, I was around six and I sometimes still slept in my parents' bed. Yeah. One night when sleeping in between my parents, I woke up in the middle of the night and when I looked to the end of the bed, a man was standing there.

1:02:11I knew this was not a dream since I never woke up from it and could sense everything around me. As I looked to both sides of the bed, my parents were still asleep. The man looked at me, held a finger against his mouth as if to say, be quiet, and then just disappeared. Oh my God. For many years after that, I truly believed that it was the tooth fairy. Nice. That's nice. Okay, at least you weren't scared. Positive spin, Sarah, I love that. Until I became older and realised it must have been something else. Oh, gosh. Well, it must be the Easter Bunny. Well, he must have scared you then, at least.

1:02:44Yeah, it was just the tooth fairy. Some months after my father also had a very personal experience with paranormal activities, it was a summer day and he was cutting the hedge. After spending hours in the sun, he came inside to see if his body had gone a bit red. and when he looked in the mirror, he found two white hands on his back, like someone had stood in front of him with their hands on his shoulders. My mother tried matching the hands as with her own, but the hands were way too big. Shut up. Oh my God, and this is the picture. Shut up. This is the picture of the handprints on his shoulders.

1:03:17Zoom in, zoom in, I can't see.

1:03:22Shut up. I don't want to read this anymore. I don't want to do this anymore. I quit. Oh my God. Okay. That was the final straw for my parents. Right. And they decided to speak with a clairvoyant. Okay, fair. They were told we had evil spirits following us, no matter what place we moved to. But my great-grandmother held a shield over our house so they couldn't fully get to us. Okay. We decided to move out of the house. So great-grandmother knew about it then. Didn't care to warn us. And into an apartment. Nice. And most of the things seemed to stop for many years. I'm now turning 20 Okay However, last summer No, everything changed One night I woke up to find yet again another person staring down at me This one gave me the chills Because the spirit didn't stand at the end of the bed But stood right beside me and looked down at me with an awful smile It was as if I could feel its bad intentions As I looked up at this one it seemed taken aback that I could see it and quickly disappeared this was the first of many nights where i would wake up at the same time every night and then fall back to sleep one night i even woke up to my arm being held in the air to suddenly fall down when i woke up one of my friends and her dog came to the don't look at me when you say dog came to the apartment and even the dog began to act strange i was standing in the middle of my room looking in one of the corners my parents decided to call a new clairvoyant into our apartment see if there was anything she could do about our problem as she walked around the apartment feeling for spirits she kept going back into my room and after half an hour she came out and said there was a really stubborn spirit we had a long talk with her and it turns out the spirit that kept me awake for many nights was a former owner of the apartment and because of dementia sure he didn't know he was dead he was simply annoyed and confused that i was in his bedroom okay sorry sir okay sorry sir the clairvoyant also mentioned my great-grandmother again turns out she had been following us into our apartment and now kept a watch over my room okay to prove that she was speaking the truth the clairvoyant told us things that i would usually do in my room and all of them were true she also said the reason my dad and i so often experience spiritual activities is because the spirits can sense that we are more open to the other world and therefore seek to get in contact with us how do i keep this spirit sweet i don't want him to turn on me so you're not even you're not phased sarah really it sounds like is she phased i don't well i think she's kind of used to it if she's been experiencing it since she was six yeah he sounds fine though he's not doing you any harm he's just an old man he's just forgetting that he's dead he's died that's it and your grandma's there anyway yeah and she's watching over she's making sure nothing's happening to you yeah so uh in my opinion i think you're doing okay things could be much worse right yes but i don't envy you that's for sure that's for sure but it sounds like a family it sounds like you've got this covered your great grandma you know she's been aware of this for a while yeah she's been floating about for if only we could chat to her because I bet she'd have a lot of answers for us.

1:06:43She would. Who did she upset? She's protecting you all from other spirits. Obviously, she's like the dementia man in because that's obviously where he used to live. Maybe when you move out on your own, the spirits will leave you alone. Yes, maybe. Hopefully, it's a family thing and not a solo thing. But maybe because the clairvoyant said, you are just open, Sarah. You are just going to experience this for the rest of your life because you are just open to it and kind of like you obviously can see them. Receptive. And you can see them. So someone else is going to show them. to you what was what did she ask how do i keep the spirit sweet smile at them smile and wave smile at them you know let them know they're welcome yeah just say hello just i'll do my own thing you do your own thing and look i understand maybe sometimes i'll pass well cross but i would appreciate it if you just i mean no stayed over there i mean no harm i'm here i know you're here yeah you know enjoy your time i'll enjoy my time just i don't need to see you every night i do need to sleep yes like i've got work in the morning i've got eight hours like you can't be waking me up that i would just say that my alarm's going off in three hours let's wrap this up yeah next time you go into your room i would just speak to them i'd say hey how are you doing now yeah i'd appreciate if you just let me let me be tonight i need to stay tomorrow yeah like you were a human once like you understand how he gets it is yeah like surely he gets it but if he's got dementia i don't know how much he's gonna understand but but just we can try and reason with him and just be nice and then if you experience another one in the future you just got to be nice though isn't it yeah i think so uh keep us posted maybe next year we'll chat again listen sarah if it's giving you're going to find a boyfriend this way this is what it's giving to me oh like prince albert yeah like like trisha used to do and have sex with that ghost yeah yeah that's very true it's giving that you might start a sexual encounter with one of these you might actually start feeling quite grateful that you get these visits yeah because as are sarah with prince albert before it's her protector so maybe see it like that and then we can all be fine and dandy yeah but don't come and visit me anyone yeah stay the hell away from me stay away from me and my doll thank you stay away from me and my blueberry other than that well we wish you all well everyone happy Halloween star of the week happy Halloween we've not said that this whole time happy Halloween we used to say it all the time I know oh a star of the week give a star of the week okay star of the week hi girls just want to start by saying how much I love the podcast It brings me so much joy each week.

1:09:06Thank you, Sarah. Thank you, Sarah. Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween. I wanted to nominate my boyfriend, Ben. Shout out, Ben. Shout out, Ben. For start of the week. We've been together for three and a half years and he is the best boyfriend. We both recently finished up at university and he flew to New York to live and work for the summer with his friends. Lovely Ben. Diva. I was going backpacking in Asia and Australia. Yes, Yochi was the star of the holiday. Of course. Jealous. but my graduation from my psychotherapy degree was in June. He booked flights home and came home to Dublin for not even 48 hours to see me graduate.

1:09:43We had the best day ever, celebrating with all the girls, and it was so amazing to have him there. His graduation from an Actua... From an Actua... What the... Actua Hangover without the G. Without the O. without the o hangover his graduation from a mathematics degree wow smart man smart cookie is in a few weeks and I can't wait to see him on his big day all the best girls love you from Laura oh Ben and Laura oh Ben and Laura that's just a classic British couple Ben and Laura he's a classic love man oh you know Laura and Ben down the road. You know, Mara and Ben, lovely guys. Oh, congratulations, Ben, for being a great boyfriend.

1:10:38Well done, you both. Glad you found him, Laura. well done, you both, when you're graduating, it sounds like you're navigating long distance really well. Go forth and prosper. Absolutely, huzzah! Huzzah! Right. Off we go. Woo! Right, if you would like to email in, you can do so, hello at thegirlsbathroom.com. If you would like to be a hotline caller, period, live from Kentucky, the number is on the screen or it will be in the episode description if you're an audio listener. We take calls worldwide, honey. Worldwide. Absolutely. Night and day. Well, we'll see you next week. Hoo-hoo-ha-ha. Love ya.

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