Why Does Shanthi Have Beef With Idris Elba?

21:15Romesh Ranganathan:A lot of people don't know this. The top of the head ages at a different rate to the rest of the head. The bald part. So often people don't realize, but they've got a really old top of the head. And it actually makes sense because if you think about birth, what do you see first? Top of the head. The top of the head is older than the rest of you. And that's actually where people don't realize. that's where you age the most. Do you think you don't age? Why do you get this moon on the head? Yeah, because it's older. People don't realise. It's the pressure. Your toes, incredibly young. We are talking about the face.

21:55Yes. Why are you going to the toes? I don't know. Stick to that, one thing. Okay, don't make...

22:01Romesh Ranganathan:No. All right. So what's the exercise you should do to keep the top of your head young? Should we all do it together? Put the face in. If you were going to recommend people, what would it be? Put the pencil in your mouth. What? Or here, rather, and lift it. And hold on to this and do this. Can we get some pencils? A thin one, darling. I'll have a thick one, please, Jojo. Why? I need a lot of work. Are any of you going to try this? I'll have a good one. So what do you do? You're full, did you say?

22:35Romesh Ranganathan:Do this, man. You know what? I don't think you've made an interjection that I don't like.

22:48Romesh Ranganathan:It's very rare, but when you do it, special. Very special. Yes? You have got a thick pen. Yeah. Have you got a big lip? What are we going to do? Just talk me through it. Mmm.

23:04Don't touch the bloody thing. You have to bring this up. How? There you are. When you practice it'll happen. What did you show me? Huh? Show me? You are not moving this.

23:20Romesh Ranganathan:Oh yeah, wow! Not eyes, these cheekbones. How the fuck do you move your cheekbones? It's hard at the beginning to move it, yeah. Okay. I'm going to be honest here, it's not as good content as I thought it was going to be. We're going to do a special feature now, but through special effects, we've got to change hats now for this bit. So... Okay, quick, switch. Whoa! Wow! Oh, my God! Are we at Wimbledon? It's magic! It's time for a special part of today's show, Rally the Facts. And it's brought to you by Wimbledon. Wimbledon 2026 is in full swing. And every year the championship serves up some must-see moments.

24:12Romesh Ranganathan:As a reminder of the incredible scenes at SW19, we've seen over the years we're going to be putting our knowledge to the test. This is going to be a shit show. Ben is going to serve mum and me some questions about memorable Wimbledon moments. And I'll either ace them or get a fault. hopefully I'll fare better than when I faced Andy Murray on court unless we're playing table tennis in which case absolutely smashed into pieces how do you like that Andy okay it's time for the quiz are you ready for a Mildon quiz mum of course okay let's do it so question one in 2010 John Eisner and Nicholas Mahout played the longest tennis match in history at Wimbledon how many hours was it how many hours was it

24:55five

24:57Romesh Ranganathan:incorrect closest wins so we get a point five hours and one minute do you want to top that? unbelievable what do you mean it's not an auction six and eleven hours six and eleven hours so she's gone 17 hours I'm going to go 11 hours no no No, no, no. She said six. No, shut up. Let me. She said six. You said five hours, one minute. Why are you giving her a second go? No, stop it. Why don't I get a second go? Because you are a man. Wasn't what I was gonna say, but. Ladies first. Okay. Were you going for a shanty? 11. 11 hours. 11 hours and five minutes, but we'll give it to you. That's correct. Why didn't it come back to me?

25:39Romesh Ranganathan:One point to shanty. Question three. Ace. Oh, it's an ace for you. Okay. Fault for Rommash. Why don't you fuck off out the door, Jodie? I should never have let you in the doorway. And in 1974... Oh, my God. We didn't get a 2023 question right. Ilya Nastase... Nastase, isn't it? Yep. In 1974, Ilya... In 1974, Nastase lost a clash against American Dick Stockton. He famously conceded two points while playing with his racket in his right hand. And what was in his left? A, a bottle of water. B, a packet of crisps. C, an umbrella. A packet of crisps. Rom, you go first. What? You go first. What is it?

26:33Romesh Ranganathan:A, bottle of water. B, a packet of crisps. Shanti, what do you want to go for? Packet of crisps. Okay. That's a fault, Shanti. Ace, Romesh. Okay. Oh, stung, didn't it? Yeah. No, it's great. This makes it tense. in 1996 Wimbledon semifinals Steffi Graf blamed a lost point on a male fan what was it the fan the did what was it the fan did what was it the fan that did

27:01Romesh Ranganathan:in 1996 Wimbledon semifinal Steffi Graf blamed a lost point on a male fan what was it the fan did it's funny it's harder than you think when you do weakest link you're actually really good yeah thanks what was it the fan that did what did the fan that do

27:22Romesh Ranganathan:did mum what do you think the fan that did who do you want to go first I find it incredible there's not multiple choice on this I can give you a multiple choice multiple choice you're going to freestyle a multiple choice what was it the fan did drink loudly propose to her or start dancing? Proposal. That's correct. It's getting tense. Mr. Requestling. So there's an optional bonus point because we all want another one. What was Steffi's response to the proposal? What did she say? She said yes. Do you have any money or something? Well done, yeah. Ace. Ace. Thanks, I've forgotten the format. How much money do you have?

28:12Romesh Ranganathan:but we'll give you that. Thanks. 2008 was the debut year for which trained Wimbledon employee that has been tasked with keeping pests away from the courts? I think I know the answer to this. Do you know Shanti? Worn a hat? That's it, worn a hat.

28:31Romesh Ranganathan:The employee at Wimbledon responsible for keeping pests away worn a hat. Is it? It's a hawk, isn't it? Or a bird of prey or something? I can't give you that. Yeah. I can't give you that. You're now out for this round. She said Warner Hats. It's a multiple choice. She said Warner Hats. She was just trying to... You can give her that. You can give her that. Just can you please order. What they said, quiet please. Yeah. Eduardo the Eagle, Fiona the Falcon, or Rufus the Hawk. Oh, I see why you couldn't accept that. That's... You are reading the answer. Yeah, that's multiple choice. It's A, B or C.

29:10Romesh Ranganathan:A, Eduardo the Eagle. You still want to back this horse, do you? B, Fiona the Falcon, or C, Rufus the Hawk. Why are you doing that with your face? You're giving a sickle. I don't understand those three. No. But if you want to go A, B, or C, what... I'll go for the C. Oh, okay. That's an ace for Shanti. Is it an ace? What does C represent, Mum? What is C? You. Me. After winning his first Wimbledon in 2011, Novak Djokovic celebrated in what way that confused and concerned everyone watching. What did he do?

29:47My choice, please?

29:49Romesh Ranganathan:Yes, sure, I can give you that. A. Strip down to his underwear and streak. B. Lick the top of the net from one post to the other. C. Get down on his hands and knees and eat the centre core grass. I go for the C. I was going to go for the C. Why did she get to go for the C? Fault. Could easily get to double fault. in 2025 former Wimbledon champion Andy Murray famously destroyed which struggling TV comedian in a doubles match against said struggling comedian and brother Jamie Murray multiple choice please yeah okay why don't you give it multiple choice Ben you can answer you can answer you can go Ramesh Ranganathan correct ace for Ramesh is it true Yeah.

30:40That's a lie.

30:42Romesh Ranganathan:It's a lie. Okay. So you can tie it. It's all on this last one. What are you doing? Okay. Why are you nodding at each other? Is this a controversial question you're about to ask? No. In 1985. How often do quickfire rounds last 90 minutes? Just out of interest. In 1985, a 17-year-old walked onto centre court as an unknown and walked off as Wimbledon champion. What year was this? 1985. The youngest men's single winner in the tournament's history. Who was he?

31:22Romesh Ranganathan:1985. 1985. Wimbledon. Boris Becker? I'm going to go Boris Becker. Becker? I'm afraid it's a tag. I'm going to have to give that to Romesh because at price back, unfortunately, it wasn't the answer we were after. Yeah. Try mouthing more effectively. How old was he for a bonus point? Well, you said it in the question, didn't you? 17. Yeah. Oh, shit. It looks like... Sorry, I can't finish your bonus point. You can't. Sorry. So you offered a bonus point. Yeah. Ask the question. I got it right and you can't offer the bonus point why is that? I think it's better as a tie isn't it it's lovely you said bonus point and then mouth the answer to mum let John decide the thing about Wimbledon is someone does have to win oh what was his seed then?

32:19Romesh Ranganathan:what was his seed? think about it 17 odd you could probably work it out I didn't understand the question actually that's an unfair question in a lot of ways but it's unseeded correct yeah that's the great answer where was he seeded it's quite misleading then isn't it? It is, yeah. Was he seeded? I mean, where was he seeded? He wasn't. How the fuck is that a question? So who's the winner then? You are. Romesh wins. Guys, I won.

32:51Enough. Put your hands down.

32:54Romesh Ranganathan:Now, I'm sure there's going to be plenty of memorable moments at this year's championship. Probably not as memorable as that quiz of Rally the Facts. but make sure you don't miss a moment by watching the championships live on the BBC from the 29th of June to the 12th of July or visit Wimbledon.com to get all the latest news and updates in all seriousness thank you so much for putting together that quiz I think you did really well team thank you guys thank you guys that was the end of rally the facts did I go anti-clockwise or clockwise that was right no the other way actually no can we get one of both go fuck yourself it's time for audience interaction where you send in some questions and we give you some advice a reminder that you can send us a whatsapp message or voice note to 07731 623 355 or email podcast at rangaby.com and don't forget if you haven't already please for god's sake like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts it helps us and it means you won't miss an episode imagine if you missed an episode it'd be devastating um okay question one we've got a voice note from leona hello ramesh and shanti mainly shanti everybody loves you so much shanti you're so wonderful um i wanted to tell you that um i broke up god i didn't break up my husband my husband died that sounds so awful but he was similar to your husband he died of pancreatic cancer which is awful it's genuinely awful but I had to put up on a lot of the same things that you did can you can you tell me how do you move on I found a younger man and he was a con man I have no clue Shanti I'd love somebody to just go to the movies with who makes me laugh and play a game of cards with or walk in the park with what do you suggest I do because I'm just honestly off men and you're very lucky to have a son like you have.

34:52He's hilarious. And so are you. And myself, my mum are very similar. And Shanti, you are a legend. I would prefer no more guests. Just Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. Sorry, Ramesh, but she's a queen. She's my queen.

35:09Romesh Ranganathan:Holy shit. That was... I did not expect from the beginning tone of that voice note for there to be a bereavement. That was wild. Okay, Mum, can you help Leona? Thank you, Leona, for your wonderful voice note. Sorry for your loss. Thank you, Leona. Condolences to you. Mum, have you got any advice for Leona? So, guys, can I just ask? So, her husband passed away and then she started seeing someone else who ended up being a con man. Is that right? Okay. It sounds like... And so now she's feeling like she's... It sounds like what? Didn't it sound like also her deceased husband wasn't faithful? So deceased husband was a bit like dad, Sri Lankan.

35:56Romesh Ranganathan:And then she started seeing another guy after he passed away, and he's a con man. So now she's feeling like she's off men. Have you got any advice, mum? My dear, I did suffer soon after my husband passed away. I didn't know what to do. We were in real, real financial difficulty during that period. And because of my son, he gave me the support and the second son as well with the paperwork. And I got over it. Then one day, I'm praying and meditating. I got the answer. God has sent you to this earth for a reason. Try and enjoy life. You have to find a way to motivate yourself and enjoy. Even the body he has given us, respect the body.

36:52Give the first priority to yourself. Learn to be happy. Talk to your heart. Every morning you will win and you'll find the real handsome man. Okay? Don't be sad. Don't be sad because like all the time you are sad, it's not going to take you anywhere. so be happy and find a way to enjoy yourself that's what i'm doing you don't need a man

37:17Romesh Ranganathan:to enjoy though no there you are so there you go leona it's an answer that has a similar energy to your initial voice note um yeah i would i would say i would actually agree with you mom um you are the one tell me mom forget the past yes i do uh leona i don't i i don't think you need to get a man is the honest truth you you can if you want to but i think sometimes when you get caught up with the idea that if you get a partner that'll be the be all and end all then you suddenly that becomes your singular thing that you're trying to go for and then what that also means is that sometimes you might be with somebody and you start to ignore red flags because you're desperate because you believe that success looks like being in a relationship and I think that's what happens to a lot of people is that you think that you have to be in a relationship and so then when people show signs that you shouldn't be with them you ignore those signs because the idea of being in a relationship trumps everything else do you know what I mean and so actually devalue being in any kind of relationship you can be in a relationship but if that person isn't right for you then you should try and recognize that without the fear of of kind of ending it and being alone um but you sound like she sounds like a lot of fun i think um the problem with relationships is they all fail until they don't and so you have to ignore all of the previous evidence that your relationships are going to fail to have faith in the next one and that's quite a difficult thing to do but you should and I've got no doubts that someone will come to you who's the right person for you.

39:02Romesh Ranganathan:But if they don't immediately, that's also okay. You know, I think that sometimes you get so obsessed with the fact that your friends and stuff are in relationships, you think I have to be in one, but that's not necessarily true. Good luck in your search. But I mean, mum, you haven't, in fairness to, Leona's asking you for advice, but you haven't been out with anyone since dad, have you? When you think about holiday romance and things like that, what do they say, those young men? Look at them and say, you don't get this from your husband. They say, you look good. My God, how old are you? You look half the age.

39:42Why do you think that is?

39:44Romesh Ranganathan:A visa? No. Okay. Paisa. Paisa? Paisa. What's paisa? Money, right, okay. There you are. But who cares? What do you mean, who cares? If somebody likes me because I live comfortably, I don't like the fucker. I think that's overrated. I think, you know, if I end up meeting somebody and they're just into it because of, you know, who I am. I'm frightened, actually, of having a relationship or anything. now I have come to a point I just want to live alone learn to be happy and enjoy myself but she's much younger than me but she needs a partner why? she's young darling so what? she should have a partner to enjoy share things has she got any children?

40:40Romesh Ranganathan:don't know she hasn't mentioned anything no she's young for my age I'm telling you I don't need anybody to make me happy because I trained myself. Why do you need another one? I do miss company, like going out and have a cup of tea or cinema and things like that. But now I don't need... That's the only thing I miss. I don't want to get a relationship with them or anything like that. And you've never wanted to get into a relationship since Dubcos? No, no, no. There you go. There you go. Okay, well, thank you so much for your voice note, Leona. We've got a question now via email from Amy. And Amy says, I'm loving the pod.

41:22Romesh Ranganathan:My absolute favorite. Thank you so much for the laughs. I love you both so much. Thank you so much. My question is to both. What a refreshing change. When I was growing up in the 90s, all my friends had celebrity crushes on footballers, boy bands, etc. Peter, Andre, Take That were the big ones. They had posters on their bedroom walls or the calendars. I never had a crush and I didn't really get it until now my celebrity crush is da da da the lovely Romesh oh but I'm now 40 and it's quite embarrassing lol or people say cute I follow everything he does and try to get to his shows I'd like to know if Romesh has had any celebrity crushes growing up if he had a favourite spy skill I had a crush on Britney Spears these seem to be the crushes the boys had in the 90s did he follow or get it or even if will bring out a poster or calendar for the ladies because i'm sure i'm not the only one i think you might be also if shanthi had or has had any celebrity crushes or if it's acceptable thank you your biggest fan amy thank you so much amy are you happy am i happy in order to be happy I'd need some more background stuff on Amy to be honest with you it says there's a pattern of super fan listeners called Amy did we have another Amy obsessive what did the other Amy say she thought you were a sexual icon that was Amy, that was also Amy different Amy, holy shit maybe Amy likes you the name maybe there's something in the name I'm telling you, you are a sexy man but you put yourself down.

43:09You are not following Bruce Lee's advice.

43:12Romesh Ranganathan:No, you're right. Yeah. I'm a sexy man. You are a sexy man. Sing a song. I'm too sexy. No. I'm too sexy. What's the song? I'm too sexy for my shirt. Too sexy for my mum. Too sexy for this podcast. You are. Thanks. I'm sexy. I like men dressing well. Yeah. Yeah, but when I see you sometimes, not I. You don't like how I'm dressed today, do you? No, you look good. Oh, okay, good. I love the trousers, the colour. Great, thank you. And you are getting your shoulders straightened. Yeah. Look good. Yeah. Otherwise, I don't want you to be like this. Hunched, yeah. You used to say that to me so much when I was a kid.

43:54Romesh Ranganathan:You're hunching. Yeah, straighten your shoulder. Yeah. Sit up. Yeah, you are a big man there for yourself. Who are you talking to now? Men. Ben? Everybody. Oh, men, all men. All men. Okay. Yeah. Can you imagine the man going, you look so nice. Would you like it? Would I like if a man went like this, you used to look so nice. I wouldn't mind it. Did I have any celebrity crushes? Not, who did I have a celebrity? Oh, Jet from Gladiators had a crush on. Jessica Rabbit. What? Jessica Rabbit? Jessica Rabbit. What's that? Had a crush on. It's a cartoon rabbit. Roger Rabbit's wife. No, it's a cartoon.

44:34Romesh Ranganathan:Not the rabbit, is it? It's the... It's a... Roger Rabbit's wife? Yeah? That rabbit had big boobs, didn't it? No, the rabbit didn't have big boobs. Jessica Rabbit was not a rabbit. She'd just taken... That was her married name. Okay, okay. I don't know what her maiden name was. Did it ever say in the film what her maiden name was? No. That's one of my issues with Roger Rabbit. They didn't fill out a lot of the backstory. They didn't flesh it out. So, you know, why did the weasels fall into crime? Oh. she wears a red dress she's a human yeah yeah she's a human yeah she's a human right yeah yeah cartoon yeah yeah I suppose she was she was cruddy occasionally I still have you know you get crushes now don't you like the singer what's her name Mariah Mariah Mariah Carey yeah you liked her you liked her songs yeah I didn't have a crush in her no no when you were in California and you keep on saying, oh, my, Lisa said, my husband likes, oh, I must book it for, to see her.

45:39Yeah.

45:39Romesh Ranganathan:No, she didn't. The van, she did. In the van? She said, let's book to see Mariah Carey. Yeah, because Ramesh loves it. Yeah. I don't know. That might have been fatigue. Or maybe you were lying to her. Yeah, I mean, what a weird lie though. Who do you have a crush on? Tom Selleck, we know that. That's the only man. Amit Abachan? No. Rajnikand? No.

46:05Romesh Ranganathan:Idris Imran Khan Idris Elba I hate him oh such a rule bugger Ben Ben you've got to be up to date with Shanti Law okay and the current state of you're like three seasons behind man the current state of affairs with mum and Idris is she does not like him when the advertisement come on the telly I switch it off as much I hate him. He's such a rude bugger. He ignored my son. None of this is true, by the way. He'd be welcome on the podcast too. We'd love him on the podcast. This is not true. He didn't ignore me. He didn't ignore you. Didn't. You came and told me he doesn't want to see anybody. No. Why can't he see?

46:49Because suddenly he's come up?

46:50Romesh Ranganathan:No. That's not what happened. I've told this story so many times and your interpretation of it is different every time. You are just covering up for him. I'm not covering up for him. I don't like him. Mom, can I clear? You should like him. He didn't do anything wrong. He didn't do anything wrong. In your eyes, he didn't. No. But to me... Well, you weren't there. I was there. I was there as well. You weren't there. So when did he say it? When did he ignore you? I didn't want him to ignore you. I don't want... You. You came back and... Romesh, you are changing the story. I'm not changing the story.

47:27Maybe he was just about to talk to you. there was another guy next to him.

47:31Romesh Ranganathan:Yeah, okay. So let me tell the story. Let's tell the story, okay? Ah, right. So we're at the BAFTAs. Yeah. This, by the way, for clarity, this happened 11 years ago. Okay? So we're at the BAFTAs, and we got nominated for Asian Provocateur, didn't win, outside in that little patio bit before the dinner, and Idris Elba comes over, and I'd met him before and he said, congratulations on your nomination, something like that. And then I said, I tried to make a joke because I was like a bit, and I went, I wish I'd practiced my loser face a bit more or something. And then he went, haha, but it wasn't funny.

48:11Romesh Ranganathan:It was a dead joke, really dead. He didn't laugh, did he? He did laugh, but it was like a laugh of politeness. Do you know what I mean? So then Tom Hiddleston, who's with him, leant over and said something in his ear and then they walked away. We don't know what Tom Hiddleston said, Mum. All right? I can guess. Ben's looking for... I can guess. What do you think he said? He said, he's a small bugger. Just don't waste your time. I don't think Tom Hiddleston said he's a small bugger. It'd be posher, wouldn't it? It'd be posher than that. He's a small bugger. Yeah, like that. It's a bloody... He's a small.

48:46Just ignore him. He walked off. He looks like he might be upper middle. Listen, the good person, somebody is coming up in, you know, becoming somebody. You support them.

48:56Romesh Ranganathan:Mum, Mum. Mum, can we just... I think we should start to try and assume the best. Positive. Assume the best. It's possible Tom said, I've just got a text, we've got to go over to the table, right? That's your version. Well, your version... I think my version is more likely... I don't like anybody ignoring you, Romesh. Right. Anyway, so they walked away. Right, right, right. You were desperate to meet Idris Elba. For your wife? No, for you. You said you were desperate to meet him. That time, yeah. I thought he's a good man. So then I thought after that happened. Yeah. I didn't talk to you in the car.

49:30Remember? Yeah, I know.

49:32Romesh Ranganathan:I'm in the middle of telling this story you're interrupting me with. Okay, okay, okay. Right. So then I go back in and I can't take you over to Idris Elba now because that was quite slightly embarrassing. Right? Yeah. So I come back over and I say, Mom, I'm really sorry, but if you want to meet Idris Elba, you're going to have to go over yourself because I can't take you. This has become too. And then you got really pissed off. Right? Wouldn't talk to me. we didn't speak to each other for the rest of the night. Then at the end of it, I said to you, did you enjoy yourself? You said no. Then I said, and I'd actually paid, I don't know if people are aware of this, you get a number of guests for the BAFTA awards, otherwise you have to pay.

50:13Romesh Ranganathan:I paid£600 for mum to come. So I said to mum, it's a shame you didn't enjoy yourself because it cost me£600. And you said, I wish you hadn't bloody bothered. Right? Direct quote. right we then we then we travel back in the car in fucking silence yeah right but at that time i think bafta was sponsored by the cars were sponsored by audi says like they sent like these audi drivers to so we get going in the car there's the same driver that taken us there brought us back the whole way there mom's talking about how she wants to meet idris elba we're all chatty mom and Lisa excited about it. Silence.

50:56Romesh Ranganathan:Journey back. As we pull up at mum's house, the driver turns around and says, so did you meet Idris Elba in the end? I said to him, mate, literally, I cannot think of a worse thing you could have said in this moment. So that is the Idris Elba story. I didn't say bye to him. She didn't say bye. I got off the car and I went home. Wow. So it was a big misunderstanding. I don't know. I really want to know if I that is one of the most incredibly willfully understanding responses you could have mum was you were bang out of order then I wasn't it was well out of order it was Rami I don't like anybody ignoring you he didn't ignore me I'm not asking him to respect you yeah no let's not take let's not take it too far yeah you can't ask too much anyway the point is he didn't do anything wrong Tom Hiddleston probably didn't do anything wrong.

51:54Romesh Ranganathan:It was just a bit embarrassing, and then I didn't want to then drag you over there. And then for some reason, that made me the prick. You didn't talk to me for the rest of the evening. So I've paid 600 quid for mum to come. Is it too much for me? For you to be a miserable little shit, yes, it is. For you to have a good time, of course not. I'd happily spend that money. To pay 600 pounds for your own fucking, to bring a nemesis to the thing and sit there. You should have not bothered. I've paid£600 to have my self-esteem fucking torched. I go to the BAFTA. Don't win. First time ever. Don't win.

52:30Romesh Ranganathan:Right? Disappointed by that. Then I come back for the dinner. I don't hate it. I hate it here. Horrible evening. No. Do I want to pay£600 for that? No, I don't. Does that make me weird? You never invited me after that. Correct. Correct. Well done. Then he came and rubbing it in. He said, I took Lisa to be after, you know, after the episode last time. I didn't invite you. You did tell me, Rameen. I really wanted to stop you. No, you were delivering that like a bit. I was doing it as a delivery being funny. That was a wind up. That wasn't. You know, I didn't invite you. That's not that. She's getting the tone all wrong.

53:15Romesh Ranganathan:Anyway, you did come back when we hosted, didn't you? No, that's the last time you invited me, Rameen. You haven't been since 2015? No. Fuck. Is that true? Oh, no. Royal Variety you came to, didn't you? Yeah. Yeah. I want to see that. Give me that name, man. Tom Hiddleston. What are you going to do? Do they... A few years ago, somebody said to him, and he was standing there. I hope I'm saying the right thing. Me too. and said, you know, they are expecting you to be the James Bond next time. The next James Bond, yeah. Did they say that? They were standing there all, you didn't look like a James Bond at all.

54:02Romesh Ranganathan:Is that the end of the story? Yeah. So do you like Idris Elba? No. Okay. No, but you've got mum, I've just corrected. Until I meet him, I will tell him at his face. What will you say? You ignore my... Imagine I'm Idris Elba now. Hello, Shanti. Hello, Shanti. He doesn't look like that now. Doesn't look like what? He's never looked like this ever. Assume he's been in an accident. Okay. Hello, Shanti. What do you want? I don't want anything. You couldn't even give a shit when my son came to introduce himself. You walked off. I think I found it very, very rude as a mother is coming from me. accept it and what's the answer you are going to give it to me i think i'm i don't know what you can't answer yeah but oh i'm sorry that's what you're going to say fuck off romey romey i'm not sure either of us committed to the role play as much as we should have done mom idris okay look can we just get this so we were doing a show in america right and genuinely this is true we wanted to arrange for you to meet idris elba you thought you You are lying now.

55:17How do I meet Eddie Selva?

55:19Romesh Ranganathan:Ben, Ben, can you back me up? Is he? No, no. He's actually been quite supportive of you in general and your career. He has been so supportive. When he became famous, Rameen. No, not true. Not true. He was already famous. I was already famous. I was already famous. Not dominated for a BAFTA. Yeah, I mean, that's not mega famous, is it?

55:36Romesh Ranganathan:But he's been really supportive and he's put me up for stuff and he was going to come and meet you as part of the show, wasn't he? I think that's a lie. It's not a lie. Ben's saying, Ben, can you, we did, we were trying to set it up, but the schedules didn't align or we had some, there was some issue. Some issue with him, always an issue with him. Issue with him. Somebody has to say something in his ears or issue. What does he think he is? Gold gift to be men? Yeah. Yeah, no. Yeah, that's exactly what he is. Don't mention his name. He really likes you, it's a shame. Shut up, Romy. Mum, he really likes you.

56:14No, he doesn't.

56:15Romesh Ranganathan:He does. He's told me numerous times. He's a fan. We need to get him on. We need to get him in. We need to get him on. We've got to get him in. He really likes you. He needs to be able to tell his side of the story. We can, you know. Then I'll find out what that fucker said. Yeah. Maybe if he's here, let's not call him a fucker. Let's just call him Idris. No, Mum's talking about Tom Hiddleston. Oh, no, I was saying we need to get Idris in. Yeah, but we're saying, yeah. And Tom Hiddleston. That'd be quite the book. I used to like him. You know, he come up and he's doing well. And I really loved it.

56:46So that's why I was... And my daughter-in-law loved him as well. Claire likes him. Lisa loved it. His height and everything. That's why I wanted to meet him and give the...

56:58Romesh Ranganathan:Why don't you offer like an olive branch to Idris, maybe, or a little message? What olive branch? What's that? Like, why don't you do a message to Idris to encourage him to come onto the podcast and be nice, please? Because he hasn't done anything wrong. So try and be a bit charming. Can I call him a... Yeah, I'd love you to. Hi, Idris, sir. I would love to meet you one day. I remember when I came to BAPTA, you ignored my son. I won't do. You two answer the question. But I loved you. I don't love you anymore. But come to the podcast, please. Yeah, okay.

57:35Romesh Ranganathan:I can't see how that's going to work. But anyway. Okay. that's all we have got time for Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston we would love you to get in touch if you'd like to come on to the podcast I can't imagine why you would based on what's happened here on the episode but we will be back on Monday do you want to say goodbye mum bye bye everybody I love you all so much please send all the questions and emails we'll happily answer and love your support see you next time lick a scrote peace Thank you so much for watching and listening to this episode. Before you go, if you've enjoyed this episode and you've not subscribed, that's a bold decision.

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