This week’s episode is a special one where we get to hear from two of Di’s baby brothers, Richard and Colin Scotts. These two are charming and hilarious as they tell us stories about what it was like growing up in their big family back in the day. Colin is a living legend, the first rugby player in the world to make it into the NFL in the United States. He’s written a best-selling book, All Balls, and he’s a proud dad of two. Richard, a former first grade national rugby champion himself, now runs a hugely successful media company and is putting together a film script of Colin’s amazing life, called Rough Diamond. Rich is also a proud father of four and a neighbour to Nicola and Di. 

In this episode we hear so many special stories of what it was like growing up in a huge family, in a stunning part of the world, Sydney’s Palm Beach. We get a beautiful insight into the Scotts family - what their mum and dad were like, the values they lived by and the wonderfully positive attitude they had and instilled in their kids. We also hear about the mischief Di and her brothers got up to when their parents were away - let’s just say, it was a party house!

Col share’s the story of his incredible career in the NFL - the surprising way that he got scouted, the scholarship he got to play for the University of Hawaii, the day he was drafted to the St Louis Cardinals, as well as some hilarious steps along the way, such as being made the head judge of the Waikiki Bikini Competition.

We hear all about what it was like living in Hawaii back in the 80s, and how Rich came over to visit Col for a week and ended up staying for a year and a half. Rich is a wonderful storyteller who shares some of the funnier moments of their time together in Hawaii, including their epic fail when they were put in charge of the valet service for a huge Super Bowl party and lost some of the cars. 

Rich also shares how much he loved growing up in a big family, and how he adores spending time with his four kids. You can tell that for Col, Rich and Di, it really is all about family. 

This is a wonderful episode where we get to learn more about Di and the fun-loving family she grew up in. As she shares in the episode, there is a river of love that runs through the Scotts family, and it never runs dry. And even though Nicola might not be a blood relative, they all think of her as the 6th sister. We hope you laugh along with Nicola, Di and her brothers in this funny and uplifting chat. 

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