TV RELOAD

Today on the podcast I have the gorgeously talented Ben otherwise known as 'Carla from Bankstown' joining me from Celebrity Apprentice… 

The iconic character Carla rose to prominence during COVID lockdowns - as Gladys Butter Chicken assistant. Then from Tic Tock to mainstream media - the story of a girl from Bankstown has warmed the heart of Australia like a 'hot toddy' after a three day dance party. 

I have loved every second of their time on Apprentice and the term 'Gronk' has made me laugh like school kid at the back of a class room.

I will talk about how this amazing opportunity came about, the drama from behind the scenes, who was a 'gronk' and who wasn’t a 'gronk' and what is next for this amazing character. 

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Today on the podcast I have 'Big Brother love-bird' Sam Manovski. The latest evictee has been romancing resident ratbag Drew in the latest series of Big Brother.

Tonight the 2022 love story has been blown up - with Sam being evicted.

The new series was quite heavily promoted with this years ‘big romance’ and fans were keen to see how this relationship would play out. After all Drew from 2013 would be back living with his Ex Tully - also from 2013. ‘Drully’ have been quite the talk of the Big Brother world for nearly ten years - so how Sam would fit into that dynamic was always going to interesting.

We will talk new and old alliances, ex boyfriends (now Drew and Josh.) how Sam was cast on the show and well, so many rumours that I felt like Santa Claus ticking off a Christmas list.

We did have a few glitches along the way - so I do apologise for any frustration with that but overall I think I managed to clean that up as much as possible.

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Today on the podcast I have Gamble Breaux joining me from Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

Gamble is the housewife with a story to tell and this season we saw an energy from Gamble that could power a small village.

Gamble is known for her role in the The Real Housewives of Melbourne and this opportunity has been a long time coming for this ambitious little lady. With her heart in the right place and a quirky attitude there is no wonder she has won over legions of fans over the years on Australian Television.

We will talk 'Housewives' compared to 'Apprentice,' who she liked, who she didn’t so much… her new song with 'The Potbelleez' and what she might be getting up to this summer if all the stars aline.

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Today on the podcast I have Masterchef Australia’s latest eliminated contestant Ali. Ali is the 10th eliminated contestant but certainly made an impact.

From the start I have been keenly watching Ali take on the competition. Her attitude up until this point has been really endearing and I did feel like she would go further.

We will talk about her thoughts on Fans vs Favourites, what she thinks might have worked better, what might have been a better final cook in the pressure test and what is up next for this super Mum. 

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Today on the podcast I have Big Brother newbie Lulu.

This pint sized Brazilian has been shaking things up inside the 2022 house and its time to unpack her BB experience.

Lulu arrived with a fairly unwelcome welcome from her fellow 'newbies' and then navigated a surprising alliances with the OG’s. Things were not always easy for this Brazilian but with song or two and passion for the competition Lulu survived a fair few storms during her time on the show.

We will talk alliances inside the house, an unlikely friendship with Tim Dormer, if she is somehow linked to OG Layla and why she has been quite vocal about what we have not been seeing in the final cut. 

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Today on the podcast I have Trevor Butler. The latest O.G to be booted from the Big Brother house.

Trevor back in 2004 won the series and was the only housemate to walk away with one million dollars. $$$$$$$

Trevor was one of the funniest contributors to the old Big Brother series and Big Brother fans were dying to see him back on the show to see how he would play the game this time around. 

We talk about his shock eviction, what that has done to his relationship with Farmer Dave, we talk about his friendships inside the house… plus we get those classic BB question back - this time with Trevor having some proper time to think about his answers.

This chat was super fun, Trevor has always been a really good friend to me and I have been looking forward to hearing all about his experience.

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Today on the podcast I have the 'Winner of The Voice Australia 2022' contestant, Lachie Gill.

I managed to catch Lachie in the car on his whirl-wind trip of Australian media - we caught up over his win on Sunday night. Which he is still reeling from.

Obviously we talked about the controversial headlines in the media today, the failed trajectory of other 'Voice' winners and why his story might be different.

I also was shocked to get a massive exclusive on how he nearly forgot the words of 'Time After Time.' I mean, how could you really!!!?

This season of The Voice Australia has dominated the ratings on Channel 7 and the team at ITV Studios continue to deliver a show that is popular amongst families and is still event television.

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Today on the podcast I have Layla Subritzsky back too soon as she has come out of the Big Brother house. Obviously we only spoke a few weeks ago but I didn’t want to miss having a chat post show. As there was plenty of stuff we couldn’t cover last time.

As I mentioned the other day I have had covid so I am a bit late with this chat - this will be the last catch-up chat and I will be back with this weeks eliminated housemate on Monday. 

Layla does open up more about her experience, she sheds some more light on the differences of Big Brother these days, we discuss why Oats A la Layla wasn’t shown this time around and I ask Layla if she is done with Reality TV or if she would be interested in more time on the box… I for one think she is great telly and would love to see more of her.

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Today on the podcast I have Lara who last week we saw exit the Big Brother house. The Channel Seven series promised us a new bread of housemate and I honestly believe we have never seen anyone like Lara before.

I chatted with Lara straight after her eviction but I have to confess - I did have “The covid” at the time and so it has taken me a while to publish this chat.

I didn’t want to miss the opportunity for you to hear what Lara has to say and there are certainly times where my COVID fog did have me a little lost but I think the integrity of the chat is still in place. 

Lara has the best intentions socially and she speaks her mind like no one I have ever met. She was desperately worried what her kids would think of her Big Brother experience but with a challenge beast title and a new BBF in Taras - she left with more than a handful of great memories. 

We do talk about her failed friendship with Reggie, that final pitch which landed with a thud but what she reveals about her health and how Big Brother saved her life is one for the books.

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Today on the podcast I have one of the latest eliminated Masterchef Australia contestant Melanie.

I am so excited to share this chat with you today as Melanie was super fun and she is excited to share with you what is coming up for her in the cooking world.

(A quick side not - last week I had covid and so I missed publishing my chat with Minoli which I have now attached to the end of this chat.) I am hoping to catch Jen as well to give you guys the gossip on her time in the Masterchef Kitchen…. But that will most likely happen next week.

Getting back to todays chat Melanie was a fantastic addition to the Masterchef Fans vs Favourite competition and while she took last nights pressure test with gusto - her celiacs disease was a major set back. 

Imagine not being able to taste what you are cooking. It would be like losing your voice on the voice or not being able to nominate on Big Brother…. 

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