Sheridan Smith: Comedy, Imposter Syndrome & Her Dream Role

26:41But I don't know if I've answered your mum's question there. As far as like acting stuff, I just like want to keep working. So I just feel lucky all the time. Like, yes, I'll take that. Are you moving back into doing more comedy? I'd like to. The Next Job's Not. It's another drama. I'd love to do more comedy. I've enjoyed this because it's been such a lot. You know what I mean? I mean, I do think, I mean, I did the Christmas special, not Christmas, but yeah, the special of Gavin and Stacey. Yeah. But I could only do a scene because I was doing this other drama called I Fought the Law, and when they were recording it.

27:15So on a Sunday, I went from Newcastle to Cardiff to just do this one scene, but I was meant to be more of it. But it was brilliant to just get back on set with them all, and like, it's just a proper laugh. I mean, you know what it's like when you're having to do like crying stuff in dramas, like it's all a bit tense on set. Is it as tense the whole time on set? Not always. I mean, that one in particular was because it was a true story and I was playing a real person who'd gone through it. And she was watching you. And she's there. She came on set a lot and I got really close with her. And you feel like a responsibility to get it right.

27:46But with comedy, as soon as I stepped on that set, it was just like everyone was just crying and laughing. It was just really good vibes. And I thought, yeah, I've missed doing sitcoms, you know, like comedies. Have you ever thought about writing something? I wish I could. That would answer your mum. I would love to write or direct, but I just don't have the intelligence or any ideas. But I would love to. You do have ideas, though, don't you? But I just don't know where I'd start. I'm not academic, do you know what I mean? Yeah, but I don't think you need to be. I think you could do it. I mean, if you had a writing partner.

28:16Yeah. Do you know what I mean? I think that's what Ruth and James did. Ruth would sit on the laptop and they'd do scenes together and they'd come up with the ideas. I'd love to do that. But yeah, as far as sitting down writing something. You said about having an idea and then getting a writer to... Well, I think that's something you could do. But I don't know. If, like, I would... I think for you, if I was like, you know, I don't want to give you advice, but if there was somebody that was, like, I don't know, playing your doctor in something that you thought could be a writing partner, that somebody could...

28:46I'm doing a heartbeat. Just, you know, if that... I'm just putting it out there. That's, you know, that just randomly. Anybody that happens to be playing your doctor at the moment on the West End... I would in a heartbeat. You know I would. You're too busy. You're touring the world. No, no, we're doing it. We're doing it. We're doing it. You've heard it here. Clip it up. Okay. With regards to, I know you just said, like, I just want to stay busy. But how do you decide? Because you've now got to the stage where you are now a mark of, some actors become like a stamp of quality. Do you know what I mean?

29:24Where you go, if this person's in it, I know it'll be good. So how do you decide what you're going to do as your next thing? Well, yeah, I mean, I would literally say yes to everything. Would you really? Yeah, because I always think every job's my last. So I'm like, oh, my God, if anyone wants me, I'm like, yeah, thank you so much. Yeah, I'd do it for free. Whereas your agent's like bad copping it to go, no, we're not going to do that. Don't contact them directly. She says that to me all the time. I'm like, oh, I gave him my number. She's like, all right, can you just put the one to me? I'm like, you don't want to seem rude.

29:57So I agree to things all the time when she has to say no. But I hate that. But I literally am just like very grateful. But I guess she, your agent's there to guide you and kind of go, oh, I'm not sure if that would be right. But yeah, just, I mean, I don't know. I don't know. I'd love to do more. I'd love to do a musical again. I know I'm not, like, I've not done a musical for like, you know, like a Legally Blonde type vibe. I know it's not really your vibe, that type of thing. How dare you? Sorry. I mean, you're not really a show tunes person. I think I could play 50 Cent in something. 50 Cent in a documentary musical.

30:32Can you imagine? Oh, God. So wrong. But, yeah, not like the musicals where you just suddenly burst into song. I mean, I quite like a camp musical. Yeah, yeah. Like Legally Blonde was camp and fun. I mean, I did it for a year and a half. I could never do that now at 44. I'm too old. What? Because to have the stamina to do eight shows a week. You don't think you could do it? Not a year and a half, I don't think. Yeah. I mean, there's loads of dancing and all that. I mean, I'm a bit thin hurts now, you know? But I'd love to do something like that. I know there's like camp shows on Broadway that are coming over and stuff.

31:04So maybe I'd do something like that. But I don't really know. And this next job I'm doing in Australia, I've got to learn to ride a motorbike and I've combat training. I've got to beef up and stuff. So I like testing yourself and doing different things so that you're not always just like the mother of or, you know. So I feel very lucky though and grateful to be able to do a bit of theatre, a bit of comedy, a bit of drama, a bit of musicals, a bit of everything. But you don't have a thing where, like, you don't have a thing, one thing you haven't ticked off that you're thinking, when I retire, I want to have done this.

31:39You've sort of done all of that, have you? And you're just sort of trying to... Well, yeah, I think so. I mean, there's parts like I'd love to play like a bit more of a gangster. Yeah, that makes sense. Or a baddie. Like, I'm always kind of like a good person, you know what I mean? I've got ideas like, did you see David Tennant doing that, Des? Yeah. And he played a really like, you know, obviously a dark part. You see actors doing that. I've never really had the chance to do those type of roles. I mean, you probably send me on, I'll probably have a mental breakdown. But what a show though. But I don't know, something like that.

32:14But then again, I haven't got the ideas. And I love, you know, I'm a Dolly Parton fan, but I'm sure I haven't got the moves to play her. But there's loads of things that I'd love to do. What about a Dolly Parton tribute act? It is actually a serial killer. She kills people by suffocating with his hits.

32:32Let's do it. Just in the trailer, it's just you over the camera like this. Come to Dolly.

32:43There's a rumour that you're going to be playing Claudia Winkleman in the stage version of The Traitors. Are you aware of this? I've not heard that one. It does make me laugh the different rumours I hear, though. The ITV drama ones make me howl. There's all different memes that I'm going to play. I think at one point, what was the thing in lockdown with the lettuce? Remember the lettuce? Oh, Liz Truss. Yeah, people were going, Sheridan could be playing in the lettuce. I mean, like the most ridiculous things. I'm like, this is brilliant. The story of a controversial prime minister, the lettuce, starring Sheridan Smith.

33:16Just cuts to you going, I think I will outlast it. It's like this.

33:23That would be my latest impression. But yeah, no, I do hear these humans, but I haven't heard that one. I'd love to play Claudia. She's got fabulous hair. Yeah, she has. It's getting... Would you ever do Celebrity Traitors? No. Now, I love the show. I absolutely love it, but it goes against everything that I'm petrified of. I'm so like... Castles. Castles. Scotland. Scotland. Those are the big three, aren't you? Yeah, all those.

33:53I mean, like, I'm petrified of, like, and that person's like, what did they just say about me? Why did they just leave the room? You know what I mean? I'm quite heightened with anxiety. Yeah, it's like lab design, isn't it? Oh, mate, I would go on to be like, why are you, and I'd be crying, and if I was the show, I'd be like, it's me, I'm sorry, I can't lie. I think I would just be, I'd feel so bad in my room crying myself to sleep. I'd be shit, I'd be rubbish. You know, because what happened is, Did you watch the last series? Yeah. The non-celeb one, the latest one. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I watched that.

34:21So they got to a point now where they take it so seriously that they'll sit down and they'll go, we'd quite like to talk without you if that's okay. Do you know what I mean? They'll go, I'm having a private chat here. Yeah. And then you get up and the other person just goes, yeah, no worries. I couldn't do that. I couldn't do that. I've got something slated to my face. Yeah. Or try and go under the floorboards or something. They don't have floorboards in the cast. It's scary though, isn't it? but they are very, very like, no, I couldn't do it. I'd be so paranoid. And you do have to go to the room on your own.

34:50Like, no telly, no phone. No. No farming game for me. No. My ADHD got off the scale. Oh, yeah, yeah. You can take Sudoku's though, can't you, or something? Can you? I don't know. I'm not asked specifically. I don't know. Are you on the next series? No. Yeah, I've gone. Please cannot break Sudoku's. So you're not playing Claudia Wilcox. You can confirm that. But I would. Yeah. So if you want to ring me, I would play Claudia. There you go. You heard it here first. Now, you've been very resilient throughout your career. Is that something you've always had? Resilience? Yeah. Have I been resilient?

35:23I think so. You know, you've gone through it. I think it's fair to say you've gone through the mill. Yeah. And to be able to sort of, I think that whenever you've talked about it, you've always been very honest. And whenever you talk to me about, you know, talking about it, you know, just between us having chats about stuff, you've always been very open about it. about you know struggles and stuff like that and you've come back and you're you know you've managed to face those things tackle them and you know i say i'm about to use the word overcome overcome is difficult because overcome isn't really what you're doing you'll you'll still be we all still struggle with you know people often talk to me about well done for overcoming your mental health issues of the past but it's something that i'm still dealing with do you know what i mean yeah So you've overcome it and are going from strength to strength.

36:13Is that something that you feel like you've always had? Do you feel like a resilient person? I don't know. No, I don't think I am, really. I mean, as well, I've got to, like, you know, a lot of it was my own doing, you know what I mean? Like I was drinking too much. I was, you know, you've got to, I think as you get older, you take accountability for, like, you know, I mean, yeah, my dad was dying when I had the breakdown, but I was the one getting messed up. Do you know what I mean? So, but like you say, you never really overcome it. You just learn to deal with things. And that's why I wanted to do this play because it can be like a moment in time and then you can get through it.

36:47Like you have, you know, we've had amazing chats about mental health and stuff, haven't we? Yeah. And yeah, it's just always something that's there but you just become, you just get on with it, I guess. Yeah. I know. It's, I mean, I've said to you, I reckon I've tried. I don't think there's a type of therapy I haven't tried Really? I've tried everything Yeah Like I even did the I tried to I told you Did I say about the There was one where basically I went to I was like doing okay Like doing really well career wise But I just felt really low Yeah And it was cemented to me When I was on stage And the gig was going fine But in my head there was like a really vivid voice going you don't these people hate you everybody off stage hates you this is gonna be over soon when everyone finds out and all of this it's like really clear voice my voice saying this to me in my head and so I went to I'm laughing about it's actually really I went to I went to a therapist and he analyzed everything and he's and he gave me a questionnaire and he asked me those of questions he said you are clinically depressed right he said you've got all the barrel the hallmarks of being clinically depressed and then he said to me one of your uh problems is that you're really horrible to yourself like the way you talk to yourself in your head is really horrible and he said and and what you've got to think about is if somebody else had done the things that you'd done if a mate of yours was telling you what they'd done that day and they'd done what you'd done how would you talk to them you wouldn't talk to them like that and i said no that's true and then he said to me so i want you to i told him a thing about how i thought i'd been like a real prick in this situation he said i want you to imagine that your fret that you are sat there and you are talking and said then i had to sort of go you're a nice guy you're just trying your best you're just like you you didn't realize it was gonna go like that you're just like a well intention and i understood why he was getting me to it it felt like he said to me could you get your cock and balls out please and then could you windmill for the next 20 minutes that that will help you with your depression that's how exposing it felt yeah i mean but it is true i mean like because you when we chat you give amazing advice but and and i can i and i can't hear but it is really hard to turn it inside you know so many times i've said so because obviously like when you're doing a new thing you're anxious about it yeah and then i am so good at telling people how they should be i am the master at telling people oh well i think you should look at it like this and you should balance it out like this and that's not on you that's other people don't and then i go to the my dressing why do i feel so sad oh babe it's bad though it's so bad i might try that that that's a good idea that the therapist did yeah well yeah but it still won't sit will it did you take it from there and do it in everyday life.

39:51That was really good there. No, because I don't want people seeing me do that. No, but in your head. In my head. I do sometimes. I do sometimes. I have managed to. Actually, this is good. I should tell the successful side of this. Yeah. I've lost the voice. Like, I don't have that person, that thing talking to me. Yeah. And I've managed to train myself to be kinder to myself. That's brilliant. But you have to remind yourself all the time. Do you know what I mean? You meditate. Don't you tell me about, I'm going to try and do a bit of the meditation that you've got really big bang into it, haven't you?

40:22I'm bang into it. I know. I'm going to start doing that. We can do it together. Should we do it for the rest of this app? Will you put it all in? No, I'm really into it. No, yeah. I'm a big fan. But it's good to just switch up. I mean, at the minute I'm starting, so my head just goes like, you have to ignore all the noise, don't you? And just try and. Yeah, but also then the other problem I've got is I stop reviewing how I'm doing during the meditation. because you're supposed to completely clear your mind. And then I'd be sat there like this going, okay, you've cleared your mind. You're doing really well at this.

40:52I think you're meditating now. I think you might be meditating. I think your mind's completely empty. Well done. This cushion's not as thick as it could be.

41:03It takes time, doesn't it? Now, last year you played Anne Ming, and we've mentioned it in I Fought the Law. Yeah. And it was one of the best performances of your career. Did you know, because basically anything you read about that and you read about her talking about it and you read about anybody's responses to it, it was an incredible performance. How the hell did you do it? Do you know what? It's not like, it's going to sound really wanky, but it's not like a choice or anything. So when I went to, I'd been watching her and listening to her in my ears and watching all the footage and all the documentaries about her.

41:37And then I went to the wig fitting and they did all the prosthetics because I had to age from 43 to late 60s. And of course you don't shoot any of it in sequence. So I'd have different size, different ages, bless her. So one minute I'd be 43, then I'd be 65, then back to 40 something. And it was just like crazy filming. Not in the same day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So you don't, you never like you, you only hear it all the way through at the read through. And then, well, you know what it's like when you're filming. So I was playing different ages of her, but my mate, it was my mate who said it. She was like, you're walking different.

42:10I don't know. I suddenly had this like funny walk when I had all the stuff on and I was like, I'm not. She was like, mate, you are, you're doing something. And then my knees started hurting. People would bring me chairs and I'd be like, I'm 44, I'm all right. Like I lost all myself in this kind of time. Only when I was doing the scenes and stuff. I'm not like method or anything like that. It's not like a choice that I'm going to go, oh, I'm going to do like a walk. But I think when you're just watching and you so want to be that person and do their story justice, especially after everything she's been through.

42:37I mean, when I played Scylla, that was different because she's so known I had to really kind of perfect the voice and had singing lessons and all that to sound like it. But with Anne, I just try, and with any real-life character, I try and just kind of embody them a bit, I guess. Yeah. Because I just feel, I do love playing real-life people because I think it's such an honour that you're telling their story. And I always, you know, like me and Anne have friends, she came to stay with me just before I started to play. And all the people I've played in the past, I'm friends with either with their families if they've passed away or I'm still friends with them.

43:09because I think, you know, you don't just use them for the role. And then walk away from it. And then walk away. You feel like you've been let into the family and their life and what they've been through and you're reliving it. Obviously, it's that much of what they've actually been through, but you take a little bit of it on. But that one was like the hardest one I've done because it was, you know, she's constantly in a state of anxiety and crying and grief. It was hard to switch off at night on that one. Yeah. So you were taking that home? Well, I was just, and also I was away on my own. and yeah, I was.

43:39I think I did live and breathe it maybe a bit too much, but I really wanted it to be good for her and so I'm just relieved that her story's out there now. But it was a tough shoot, that one. Probably the toughest. And then when did you realise that you'd absolutely smashed it? I don't know. I don't ever think like that. That's the weird thing. My agent was like, oh, you must be thrilled. I was like, well, I'm pleased for her, but because you've tortured yourself for that bit of time, it's like, oh, brilliant, that's great. But I mean, of course it's great because it's like us, we were saying about reviews.

44:06you do there's a bit of you going what if it's absolute like you put yourself through the ringer and it and then you're gone so it's not like i'm being like oh i don't care about that but i don't know i didn't really i was grateful that it was taken so well yeah do you know what i mean if it had been panned and you put yourself through the ringer but also more so for her like she's winning all these amazing awards for like her bravery and fighting the law um and that means more to me do you think that the that you're i think you're slightly unique in terms of that you'll do a performance like that.

44:35And then the way you talk about it is so down to it. And like, you are able to like, and again, you know, I don't want to embarrass you with praise here, but like your, your, your performances are so incredible. But then when you, when you're spoken to about it afterwards, you could, basically you could be a lot wankier than you are. Do you know what I mean? Like, because you're, you're doing an incredible performance, but then when, when you're like in interviews, you always say like down to earth and just very kind of blazer. I just tried to do it. And then like, I was, you know, You know, that's quite unusual, isn't it?

45:07I don't know. I don't know if it is it. I think so. I mean, I guess I didn't go to drama school and stuff, so I don't have... I remember when we sat down on the play and it was like something about... What did they call it? They put lines in the script. Yeah. What was it called? Secret... No, it was called something... It was some sort of official drama. Yeah, like a drama school. Everyone started doing it with their rulers and stuff. Everybody was ruling off the script. And I had to Google it and I'm like, what is that? It's only me and you're not doing it. And then I started pretending like...

45:34Well, you decided to Google what is that. I just thought, oh, I should probably bring a ruler.

45:40That's my response to that. Don't find out what it is, but just don't look like a dick and not have a ruler. As long as you fit in, it doesn't matter if you don't actually know what the fuck's going on. That's my approach to things. Such a people pleaser. You've got full pencil case the next day. Hi, guys. Mike, I don't know if you've noticed, I'm doing the ruling for the, what are they called? What are we... We've forgotten what it's called. Everything was like an event or something. Yeah, event. It might be an event. It was called something... I wish Tim was here. But apparently they do it at drama schools and stuff like that.

46:13So I don't really know... And Tim tells me a lot how they did a lot of method stuff and they'd all be on the floor crying and remembering trauma and stuff like that, which I guess kind of that movement thing was trying to make us do, I guess. Yeah. Well, now it's actually, ironically, it's provided a trauma for me to look back on. Same. I did one day I couldn't stop crying so much I was like wow I'm more fucked up than I realised I was like holding South like an inner child I was like stop this is horrible this is not good I can turn it on on stage we don't have to go to this dark place but so I don't know maybe I don't know whether actors have like ways of doing things and then they get I don't know I don't know that's another thing I don't really know what I'm doing I do have a go and that's why I always think I'm very lucky.

47:00I've never lost that mentality because I still don't really know what I'm doing. I'm very hit and miss. I can do jobs where I'm shit. And like that one I felt, you know, I'm always thinking I'm rubbish. But we were talking about that. I always am a bit glass off empty and a bit, and people see it as like quite negative. Like what I always think, I'm always prepared for the worst. I catastrophize. So then anything else is a lovely surprise. It's a bonus, yeah, yeah. But that's probably not a good way to be. I should maybe be a little bit more self-believing or whatever. Yeah, but then I think like the part of me that gets frightened about that is that when I'm trying to like therapize myself or try and like read about how to get my mental state stable, then I start to get worried about what if it's like, what if it's my mental state that's making me be able to do this job?

47:46Yeah, I mean, I'll come on stage and I go, I mean, everything's just great, isn't it? You know, when you're standing in the queue at Greggs and the person in front of you is taking ages to order? That's fine. Maybe they're just not sure what they want. And, you know, live and let live. That's the last tour I ever do. Yeah, you can't be that lovely. Let's play. We've got a game for you now, Sheridan. Oh, wicked. Come on. It's called Miss Quoted.

48:23It's misquoted. So this is a game where I've got some quotes for you. Okay. And you've just got to tell me whether you think you said them or not. Me? Mm-hmm. I'll be shit at this. And some of them... Was it a bummer one in there? No. Okay. No, okay. Just to see how we go. Okay. And it leads to some light chat and content. Lovely. Okay, here's your first one. Right. At one point, I had 16 foster dogs. That's an addictive personality. isn't it? I did say that. You did say that. The Times style made 2024. Yeah. God, I'm so honest. Really honest. When did you have 16 foster dogs? Oh, I just not long after my mental breakdown I was moved to the countryside away from the whole thing and yeah just had 16 dogs like donkeys horses pigs.

49:15That's a by the way a big green flag that. It's a green flag? Yeah, of course it is. I think it's a big red flag that you're like crazy and all those animals and stuff. It's lovely. I did love it. I mean, I don't want to do that eventually again. Do you think you'll set up a little sanctuary farm? I would love that. I always wanted to have an animal sanctuary. I was obsessed with dogs when I was little. And my mum would never let me have one, so I used to take the neighbours' dogs. We were allowed a stray, if we ever found a stray, so I'd take their collars off. You were allowed strays? Yeah, if we ever found a stray, we'd keep it, but it'd never be out a couple of years.

49:44My mum wouldn't let me buy one, so obviously we didn't have the money. So I'd go and get the dogs from the neighbours' gardens and take the collars off. And pretend they were straight. I can't believe I'm actually saying this. And pretend they were straight and then she'd be like, no, that's Snowy for number 22. Take her back. Where's the collar? It's in my bed, Sanchez or whatever. So that's why I... But not the best hiding place if you don't mind Sanchez. No, no, no. Not very good. But anyway, so I've always white animals. And one day I would like to just be that... Be an animal person. ...batty actress in the country with loads of animals.

50:10That would be so good. Okay, here's your next one. So we're done. Okay. You won for one so far. Romesh is trying really hard, bless him, and that keeps spirits up. I didn't say that. You said it. No, I didn't say that. No, you didn't. You said part of it to... I didn't say bless him. No, you didn't say any of that. You said he keeps the spirits up. Yes, definitely that. Talking about Ramesh in rehearsals for the play. This morning, December 25th. You were on it with me. I was, yeah. Not that big a test for me. Okay, here's your next one. Okay. You're two for two so far. Congrats. Come on. tart with a heart is tart with a heart could i've said that tart with a heart is what i often play yes i said that yeah you said it in an interview with britbox tv probably can't say that anymore yeah discussing our british drama has heart and not as much gloss as us tv followed up followed up with i can't say that No, really.

51:17This is why I don't do interviews anymore. I don't do any interviews anymore unless it's necessary. Apart from this one, because we're mates. Would you like to do more US stuff, do you think? I mean, I think if you do something like we were talking about on Netflix and it comes to you, then naturally, then yeah, I would love to. Say, for example, I don't know, if somebody that's playing your doctor and you came up with something that would be suitable for a streamer. Perfect. That would be amazing, wouldn't it? That would be amazing. That would be great. I'm just saying as an example. Okay. Okay, well done.

51:51Yeah. Three for three. Okay. I'm terrified of what I said next. Here's your next one. I could never say, give me a tear stick and I'll pretend to cry. I have to feel it. Oh, for God's sake, I'm such a wanker. I hate myself. Did you say that? Yes, I said that. I know I did. I don't think that's a wanker thing. The whole drama school, I cry for real like, shut up, Sheridan. No, what do you mean? Because it's a bit embarrassing. I mean, it's not really a skill that I can just cry on cue. It's childhood trauma, babes. But I'm always going like, yeah, don't you do tears? Yeah, that's why you're fucked up, babes.

52:23You've actually tricked your body into reliving trauma every fucking part.

52:32Use a fucking tear stick. Don't go there. Stop going to the dark place. Anyway, sorry.

52:41Okay, here's... We've got two more, actually. Six of us shared a flat and I lived mainly on jam sandwiches and resentment. Resentment, I didn't say that. Well done! The jam sandwiches, I definitely did. That's the only word we changed. Six of us shared a flat and I lived mainly on jam sandwiches and giggles. Yeah. The Daily Telegraph, 2010. Oh, my God. Sheridan talking about when she was first in London doing Bugsy Malone. Yeah, that's when I moved down, yeah. Okay, here's your last one. You've done very, very well. Thank you. How the hell does a baby's head come out of something so small? Is that in a role?

53:15I've said that in a role. As Janet, two pints. You have absolutely... Holy shit! That is incredible. But you went to that so quickly. Well done. I couldn't go to a line in the play that quickly that we're currently doing. Amazing. Well done. Thank you. Give it up for Sheridan. That was great. Great game, great game, great game, great game, great game. Okay. Hey, baby, are you awake? She's up. Sheridan, it's been an absolute pleasure to have you on the podcast. We've loved it. We've got one more thing to ask you. Before I do, I do want to say, and I've said this to you off camera, but I want to say this to you on camera, you are one of our great, very great actors, and I was a big fan of you before we did this play, but you're even better off stage than you're on stage.

54:04it's wonderful to chat to you so thank you so much for coming on thank you for having me thanks for coming on now we do you have anything basically we're trying to look for something like an exclusive we ask everybody I'm going to be honest with you it's not gone great so far has anybody actually given us an exclusive Jack Whitehall said he did Mushrooms and Mary Berry but he made that up Ricky Gervais was very funny You totally went with it, didn't you? That was embarrassing. You were like, wow. That was a great clip for Ricky. Great clip for not so good me. Great for Ricky, not for Romy. It's what they're saying online about that clip.

54:47Oh, God. I mean, I could tell you. I'll probably tell you in the dressing room. What's an exclusive? Can you get me a partner? Can I get you a partner? Is this an exclusive? Maybe you could just get me like a partner. Yeah, that's an exclusive. Yeah, there you go. No, no, don't. That does sound like... Anybody... No, no, don't. Because he's going to sound really desperate. No, what we'll do is... I was desperate, though. No, she's sick of being single. No, but I've got... Can you do me a favour? Can you put... I'll give it to you. Can you put Sheridan's number on the bottom of this? So... Oh, I've got Rom, you're like the new Cilla Black.

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