Ashley James
4/23/202649 min
Joining me this week in the garden is the delightful Ashley James! Broadcaster, campaigner and Sunday Times Bestselling author, Ashley's debut book Bimbo is out right now! 🌸 We chat about turning our hands to gardening, sometimes at the expense of Dad’s daffodils, the surprisingly fascinating origins of the ‘Crazy Cat Lady’, and the highs and lows of being a woman online. 🐈 🌻 So, switch off This Morning, grab a little sachet of wildflowers, and come pottering with me. 🎧 Watch on YouTube and Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. And please do like and subscribe, @tomallen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Speaker 10:29
You said this place was steps from the water.
Speaker 20:32
We just haven't found the steps yet.
Speaker 10:34
How much did we save?
Speaker 20:36
Enough.
Speaker 10:37
[bear roaring] Enough to get lost?
Speaker 20:40
Or you could book a stay with Hilton.
Ashley James· Guest0:42
Welcome to your oceanfront room, just steps from the water.
Speaker 20:46
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Ashley James· Guest0:59
Me too. I need to come sit [laughs] in your garden.
Tom Allen· Host1:01
Come and sit in the rain anytime you like.
Ashley James· Guest1:03
[laughs] You'll be like, "The toad and Ashley is ba- [laughs] They're back again" [gentle music] Well, joining me in the garden today is the fabulous Ashley James.
Tom Allen· Host1:16
Ashley, thank you for coming to pottering.
Ashley James· Guest1:18
Thank you for having me. It's been a long time since I've sat in a garden.
Tom Allen· Host1:21
Is that right?
Ashley James· Guest1:22
Yeah.
Tom Allen· Host1:23
You... H- why is that?
Ashley James· Guest1:24
I have a garden.
Tom Allen· Host1:25
Oh, do you? Yeah.
Ashley James· Guest1:26
A very small London garden, but- Mm ... I don't know, I've never s-