I am so thankful for the amazing and somewhat random experiences this little old blog has afforded me over the years! Some of them don’t end up reaching fruition, like a few appearances on reality TV that would have been epic, but even so, to make it through casting because the researchers found me here is still mind boggling to comprehend. Anyway, this isn’t about opportunities missed, but about opportunities seized! Just before Christmas, I was on Good Morning Britain (GMB) live.
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Good morning Britain take two!
It was actually my second time being included in a panel on GMB. The first time was in August 2022, but of course, as I mentioned in my last post, I was a crappy Blogger last year and didn’t write about it. The first appearance was to debate babies being allowed to attend theatres and other public performances. It might surprise you to know I was arguing against them being there. I know, a parent who doesn’t want her babies with her at all times?!
As I mentioned during the panel discussion, I love my kids so much and I understand how hard it can be to get out when you have young children, but I also understand how disruptive it can be to have babies crying in the middle of a performance. Luckily, there are so many amazing, child friendly events going on around the UK that if you want to go out with your young children, you can without it disrupting late night events. So why bring them to comedy shows or theatre experiences that are meant specifically for an adult audience?
GMB the dogs debate
So back to the December debate. I was invited on to GMB alongside Naomi Isted to discuss having dogs at the dinner table for Christmas. I kid you not. Again, there was a reason I was invited on. You see, I have two French Bulldogs. I love them like they are family. They even have their own Instagram account, something I never thought I’d be writing.
But as much as they are a part of the family, I very much see them as dogs, not human beings and therefore there are boundaries. I don’t let them sleep in our beds. We don’t feed them from our dinner plates, they eat and love their own specially ordered dog food. (we do add fresh fruit and veg to their diets because it’s good for them though!) we most certainly don’t have them at the dinner table!
So again, I was on the ‘against’ side. Which is surprising as I’ve got such a chilled, ‘anything goes’ personality, but it turns out GMB has made me realise it’s more of an ‘everything goes, but there are limitations’ kind of attitude! Who’d have thought it?
Would I do it again?
Hell yeah! I loved everything about it. It was a lovely feeling waking up super early knowing I was going to do something fun before my work day even started. I loved knowing it was live tv and remember chanting to myself not to swear on tv ( I say bloody a lot and have been told it’s swearing but I don’t see it…..) I really wish I’d had more time to talk, which in turn got me thinking, what would it be that I’d like to talk about? What would I like to achieve that I would then come on to talk about or what would I know enough about that I’d be seen as an expert in my field and be worthy of 5 minutes of air time? I don’t have answers yet but I’m excited to work it out!
