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Come Dine With Me S2026E25 West Country Jo
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00:00Hello there, how you doing, man?
00:01Hey, y'all!
00:02On today's show...
00:04Quack, quack.
00:05Karmic clanging.
00:06I just want to cleanse the room with my tingshaws.
00:09Om mini yo-ho-yo-ho-shoe.
00:12Why did Joe do that?
00:14Lady Di Doppelgangers.
00:15She looked like Lady...
00:17Di?
00:18Yeah.
00:19She looked very different.
00:20She had all her teeth.
00:22And bygone Beatles.
00:24I get John Lennon appear to me a lot.
00:26It's because I play Imagine at the piano.
00:27Honestly, I feel like I'm in a twilight zone.
00:32As five gallant gastronomes grapple for a grand...
00:36Veramente disgustoso.
00:38No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:45This week, we're in the West Country,
00:47home to the superstitious Royal York Crescent.
00:50Good luck trying to find number 13...
00:56And hoping for a supernatural evening is actor and spiritualist Joe.
01:01I feel very confident.
01:03I think save the best for last, for sure.
01:05I'm not saying I'm going to win,
01:07but I am saying I'm aiming to win.
01:09Yamas.
01:10Yamas.
01:12Well, you've had your aim focused on the food this week,
01:15beginning on Monday at holiday lover Kirsteen's Greek night.
01:19I thought he'd look like dog food.
01:20I'm really sorry.
01:21Oh!
01:22I think with her comment about the dog food,
01:25I think she upset more people than it did upset me.
01:29We'll see what tonight brings.
01:31Yay!
01:33On Tuesday at care manager Pepe's Italian party...
01:37Bellissimo.
01:37..the food impressed.
01:39This is a winning dessert.
01:41But Pepe didn't escape Joe's opinions either.
01:44Didn't expect that texture,
01:46and I can't taste the garlic.
01:49Joe has been very criticism over the week
01:51about the other's food,
01:52so she might get something back tonight.
01:55Who knows?
01:56Indeed.
01:58And things came to a head on Wednesday
02:00at Barber Lady Natalia's 90s party.
02:03I'm honest.
02:04I'm up front.
02:05I just stated that was rude.
02:06I only said once.
02:07You didn't.
02:08All right.
02:09Guys, that's at the point I leave,
02:10because I've had enough of that.
02:12All right.
02:12My relationship with Joe has been like a rollercoaster this week.
02:15She still drives me insane.
02:17She still talks too much.
02:19Yay!
02:20But at account manager Richard's night...
02:23If they're not impressed with these,
02:24they're going to be nuts, aren't they?
02:25It was a different story.
02:26I'm impressed, Joe.
02:28It's in a different sight, love.
02:29I've also been a professional dancer.
02:31Sorry, it's not a post.
02:32And it was thumbs up to the food.
02:35Absolutely delicious.
02:36I might just be pipping everyone else to the post,
02:40hopefully,
02:40although I'm actually not that bothered,
02:42although I secretly am.
02:44Well, you haven't quite pipped Pepe
02:46as you're currently level pegging with 27 points.
02:49But all focus is on the night ahead.
02:52Joe's definitely been waiting for this, like, her whole life.
02:55Just, you know, that limelight, yeah.
02:57She's, yeah, she's going to milk that.
03:00I'm expecting some mystical vibes,
03:03some channelling of some animals and mythical creatures.
03:06I'm very interested to see what she cooks.
03:09And God help her if it looks anything like a bone or a dog or anything,
03:14because I will be woofing.
03:16My menu tonight has got a little bit of international flavour.
03:19And I really hope my guests feel as though they've been on a round-the-world tour.
03:25First stop on the tour, duck and mango phyllo parcels.
03:29I didn't see that coming, actually.
03:31And that actually sounds delicious.
03:34It is a bit of an Asian vibe to that, actually.
03:36Yeah, I think that's maybe some of her travel influence in there.
03:39This isn't something I've had on my travels,
03:41though.
03:41I imagine that when I travel Far East,
03:43this would be the type of thing you'd get.
03:45Joe begins by scoring and seasoning the duck legs
03:48before popping them into the oven.
03:50Next, it's on to the mangoes.
03:51It's quite normal to cook duck with a fruit,
03:54we have duck a la plum, duck a la roche,
03:57so now we're having duck a la mango.
03:59The Italians don't do that.
04:00We don't mix meat with fruit.
04:03It's not something that we like.
04:05Oh, well.
04:06This mango is mixed with spring onions, parsley and ginger.
04:10That looks so healthy.
04:12I suppose duck is quite posh,
04:13but you can ruin duck by drying it out.
04:17You better check them, Joe.
04:19Very nice.
04:20The duck's looking perfect, actually.
04:22It's moist, it's not overcooked.
04:24Quack, quack.
04:25With everything mixed together,
04:26in goes mango chutney.
04:28Oh, that's beautiful.
04:30And it's on to the filo pastry.
04:32So, you need to get it nice and sexy.
04:35You need the butter to just slip over the filo pastry.
04:39You just give it a light little brush
04:42and a nice little touch.
04:45Is it hot in here or is it me?
04:47Homage to Nigella Lawson.
04:49It needs a little bit of a flutter of the eyes as well.
04:52That is uncanny.
04:53Just wrap the duck up, please.
04:55I absolutely love duck.
04:57I hope the duck is not in the parcels, but I'll just dig them out.
05:02Think the clue's in the name?
05:05Voila.
05:07Blimey.
05:08Joe will finish cooking the parcels tonight.
05:12And it's on to the main.
05:13Lamb fourshanks with English vegetables.
05:16I hate Joe.
05:17That's my favourite food.
05:19I love lamb.
05:21It's one of my favourite meats.
05:23It reminds me of my mum,
05:24because my mum in Easter,
05:25she was cooking the lamb for our family.
05:28A bit of lamb on a plate with some vegetables.
05:29If they all go really mushy
05:31and it all sort of falls together in a brown sauce,
05:33it's going to look a bit like a dog's dinner, isn't it?
05:35Richard.
05:37Joe begins with her meat.
05:39Ooh.
05:40Have you ever seen such big lamb fourshanks?
05:43Can't say I have.
05:44I have no idea what a fourshank is.
05:46I know what a shank is.
05:48Natalia.
05:49Sorry.
05:50So, fourshank is a different cut.
05:52The lamb rather didn't use the leg shank,
05:54which is really big.
05:55I've gone for slightly more
05:58the fore of the body around the shoulder area.
06:01You learn something new every day.
06:03I want you golden brown.
06:05Texture like sun lays me down
06:07with my mind to be wrong.
06:10They just need to be done lightly,
06:11so I'd like them a nice golden brown colour.
06:14Obviously, the bone isn't going to go golden brown.
06:16That's going to be a bit red.
06:17Oh, no.
06:19What is it?
06:20It's got a bone in it.
06:23Give the dog a bone.
06:25Oh, dear.
06:26Next, Joe adds stock to onions
06:28and pours red wine.
06:30One for the pot, one for me.
06:32In goes flour.
06:35After mixing, the whole thing's transferred to the lamb.
06:39That, to me, looks like a proper family meal.
06:42Rosemary, red currant jelly
06:43and a sprinkling of pepper are next to join the party.
06:46I think they're seasoned to perfection,
06:48but with all that red wine,
06:50let's face it, who worries about salt and pepper?
06:52Confident.
06:52It would have been nice if it come with salad,
06:56cos I love salad with gravy.
06:58I'm weird.
06:59Tough.
06:59It's coming with veg that Joe will add before serving.
07:03OK, let's get this delicious casserole in the oven.
07:06With the lamb left to do its thing,
07:08it's on to dessert.
07:10Chocolate Amaretti delight.
07:11Like chocolate, like Amaretto.
07:14It's a delight.
07:15Joe combines coffee with chocolate
07:16before whisking mascarpone, cream and icing sugar.
07:20You know when clouds go really fluffy in the sky,
07:23it's got that sort of context to it,
07:25those beautiful, light, fluffy clouds.
07:28If you say so.
07:29Amaretti sounds like a cake.
07:32It isn't.
07:33Pepe!
07:34Amaretti is an Italian biscuit, no?
07:37It's time to give a little bit of pièce de résistance,
07:40make these beauties come to life.
07:43In go the Amaretto-soaked Amaretti biscuits,
07:45followed by the cloudy, creamy, cheesy mixture.
07:49White Feather, did you do much cooking?
07:51Not been called that before.
07:53OK.
07:53All right, well, he tended to cook around the fire,
07:55cos, of course, he's a Native American Indian.
07:58Oh, you're talking to your spirit guide.
08:00My spirit guide is always with me,
08:03and if he goes off to do another job,
08:05I just think of him and his energy comes straight to me.
08:08Versatile.
08:09Joe mixes the chocolate coffee with the rest of the cream
08:12before topping the puds
08:13and finishes with a dusting of cocoa powder.
08:17One little more of pièce de résistance,
08:19but we'll save that for later.
08:21Look forward to it.
08:22That's the prep done.
08:24With just one final thing left.
08:27Will my guests enjoy the evening?
08:30And?
08:31Oh, thank God for that.
08:33I thought he was going to go anti-clockwise then for now.
08:36Yeah, we're all right.
08:36They're going to enjoy the evening.
08:38Phew!
08:39Well, Joe nips off for a change.
08:41The guests are having a ponder.
08:42Do you know what?
08:43I think that could be a winning menu.
08:45If she gets that right and pulls it off,
08:46that could be some competition.
08:48I don't think this is a winning menu.
08:50I think this will be probably the third place in the podium.
08:55Right, I'm ready to get this show on the road.
09:00First to the door, it's Kirsteen.
09:03Oh, darling!
09:05Lovely to see you again.
09:08Hello, darling.
09:10Come in, come in, come in.
09:11Before we start, I just want to cleanse the room with my tingshaws.
09:16Are you OK with that?
09:16Yeah, absolutely fine.
09:18Brilliant.
09:18Brilliant.
09:19Interesting.
09:21I cleanse this space of any negative aura.
09:23Anyone in mind?
09:26Cleanse this space of stress,
09:28and I ask to bring in love and light.
09:40So that feels really chilled.
09:44Really strange.
09:45And why did Jo do that?
09:48I've got a vague idea.
09:50Next to the cleansed room, Lady Natalia.
09:54No, Natalia!
09:56Oh, my God!
09:56Oh! Natalia, we're on a cider night.
10:00That's perfect. Oh, wicked.
10:01Yep, do you, love? I do like a cider.
10:03And donning a novelty hat for reasons best known to himself,
10:07it's Pepe. Hello there, how are you doing?
10:14Don't you worry, Pepe, I didn't understand a word either.
10:17We're having cider tonight.
10:18Unless you might not be a West Country cider kind.
10:21I don't like cider. You don't like cider?
10:22Now, where is? For me, it tastes like...
10:25I don't know if I can say that, but it's just like wee, like...
10:28..like I thought. You drink a lot of wee, do you?
10:31Don't ask me, ask the morning man.
10:35Finally, here's Richard.
10:37Well, hello there, how are you doing? Good evening.
10:40Oh, Richard, you're an absolute star, I love it.
10:43Hello. Come in, darling. Glad you come as yourself.
10:46What's going on with these accents?
10:48Let's have a little toast to the final night
10:50and a darn good night for all.
10:52Here. Here.
10:53Up yours. Up yours.
10:56Coming up...
10:57Famous faces.
10:59I met Charlton Heston.
11:01I was coming out the toilet.
11:03He said, there's toilet paper coming out your knickers.
11:06I've never heard of Charlton Heston.
11:08And the cash is claimed...
11:10In fifth place is...
11:20It's the final night in the West Country.
11:22Up yours.
11:24Up yours.
11:25And the turn of actor and spiritualist Jo.
11:28She's hoping her international menu will impress and help bag her the bucks.
11:32I feel the vibe is very positive.
11:34It's very strong.
11:36I just want to get this dished up.
11:38As Jo gets her starter going...
11:40Yeah, let's be noisy.
11:41Christine and Pepe have spotted something.
11:44That's her.
11:45It could be maybe in 95 when she was a very famous actress in London.
11:50Yeah, I think so.
11:51She looked like Lady...
11:54Die?
11:55Yeah, no.
11:56No.
11:56No?
11:57She actually looks a bit like me when I was young.
12:00She looked very different.
12:02She had, uh...
12:05It's nice to say.
12:06I was thinking like she had all her teeth.
12:08Pepe!
12:09Back with Jo and the parcels are ready.
12:12They're looking superb.
12:15On goes the mango chutney.
12:17Excuse your fingers.
12:18This chutney is a little bit spicy.
12:20I've got some sweet.
12:21I've got some spicy.
12:22So it's all the luck of the draw.
12:24It's like spice roulette.
12:26I am totally happy with these.
12:28I hope they enjoy them.
12:30Here they are, duck and mango phyllo parcels.
12:34Hey, guys.
12:35Whee!
12:36There we go.
12:37Ooh!
12:38Oh, tug in.
12:41So, guys, what they like?
12:43The duck is beautiful.
12:44Is it?
12:45Mm.
12:46I wish there was more duck.
12:47Why the mango with the duck?
12:49Duck is always in England paired with the fruit.
12:52Often plum, often orange.
12:53I like being different, so I went with mango.
12:56OK.
12:56Yeah.
12:57The mango chutney on the side was the kind of highlight for me.
13:00If I'm honest, I couldn't taste a huge amount of duck in there,
13:02but it was generally quite crispy and quite enjoyable.
13:08The fido pastry was just...
13:10It just got me in the throat, spiked me in the throat.
13:13Um, so that's why I didn't finish it.
13:16I have a problem with the savoury and fruit.
13:20It's not your fault.
13:21I love pineapple on pizza.
13:23I think it's delicious.
13:23Ow!
13:24Ow!
13:25I mean, we're going to have a problem now.
13:27Yeah, we've got a problem now.
13:29We're going to have a big problem.
13:29We're going to have a big problem.
13:32Veramente disgustoso.
13:33No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
13:35An Italian cannot eat that.
13:37What's wrong?
13:38Nothing.
13:40The mango tasted horrible.
13:42I did not like it.
13:43No major negative comments, apart from Giuseppe, of course,
13:47who just doesn't quite like the mixture of sweet and spice.
13:50But he would like to know about the photo they came across earlier.
13:54Joe, I want to ask you something.
13:57Me and Christine, we saw that picture.
13:59We want to ask you, what was that picture?
14:02It was when you were an actress?
14:03Oh, God, are you talking about my Annie Lennox Featherboa picture?
14:07But that was you.
14:08That was you.
14:09That was you. It's you.
14:10Yeah, a lot of people don't believe that.
14:11Me and my younger days, when I was photographed next to Lady Di in London,
14:15I had short, blonde, spiky hair.
14:17Much similar to yours, but shorter, more skinner.
14:19I told you, I told you, I told you, no, I told you, I told you.
14:23I said that I wasn't looking like Lady Di.
14:25Wait, wait, wait, it's like an Italian restaurant in here.
14:27Calm down.
14:28Did you just say you met Lady Diana?
14:30I was photographed next to her.
14:32I didn't actually know she was stood there.
14:35Now, that's interesting they think it looks like Lady Di,
14:38because on my spiritual side,
14:39she is a lady that's come through to me many times,
14:41and she said she will always help me whenever I need help.
14:45And the stars keep coming.
14:47Obviously, in the theatre industry, who I met was phenomenal.
14:50I met Charlton Heston.
14:52I was coming out the toilet at Bath Theatre Royal,
14:55just, you know, coming out the loo, as you do,
14:57and Charlton Heston just came up to me in a small conversation.
15:00Now, for those of you that don't know Charlton Heston,
15:02he is one of your American A-listers.
15:06Ben-Hur, Moses...
15:08OK.
15:09Can I ask what he said?
15:11He said, there's toilet paper coming out your knickers.
15:17Never heard of Charles Heston. Charlton.
15:19So, I wasn't actually entirely sure who she was talking about.
15:22But if she says he's an A-lister, then I'll take her word for it.
15:24Kirsteen?
15:25Being honest, I haven't got a clue who he is.
15:28Never mind.
15:30Time for the main.
15:31Oh, my God.
15:32That's heavy.
15:35Perfecto.
15:36Right, it's obviously falling off the bone.
15:38That's how I wanted it to be.
15:40Splendid.
15:41And how are the spuds?
15:42Proper rustic, but they'll have potato left in them.
15:45Good.
15:45Lamb four shanks with English vegetables.
15:49There we go, my darling.
15:50Ooh, thank you.
15:52I love lamb, so...
15:55Tuck in.
16:00It's very good, it's very soft, it's falling apart, I don't need a knife.
16:05I actually really do not like lamb, but this, I'm going to say it, is banging.
16:12Genuinely surprised, the lamb fell off the bone.
16:14I love lamb as well, by the way, so, yeah, really tasty.
16:16And the vegetables were cooked really well.
16:18The potato are a bit hard.
16:22Tough as old boots.
16:23I nearly didn't serve them.
16:24Oh, my God, the potato were like rocks.
16:27If I went through to reach, I probably hit reach and very bad.
16:30I knew the roasters were bad, that's not a problem.
16:34Shouldn't have served them, but, yeah, come on, we're human.
16:37I have to mention, it's the end of the week.
16:41You said my food looked like dog food.
16:44So, how's that me being offended?
16:46But now I got a dog bone.
16:47Good.
16:48I'm glad you concluded the joke of the week with a dog bone.
16:52And if you'd like some cat biscuits to go with it, that's also possible.
16:57How's that?
16:58Saucer of milk, table two.
16:59Wow.
17:00Her face said everything.
17:03Her face looked at me as if, say, did you really have to say that?
17:07Yeah, she wasn't very happy, I know.
17:10I think Kirsteen was trying it on a little bit.
17:11I think she definitely wanted a rise out of Jo, but she didn't get one, so...
17:15I'm an egg, I can give it, I can take it, not a problem.
17:19How is that like an egg?
17:20Natalia's got a question about Jo's musical talents.
17:23Do any, like, spirits or whatever help with your music?
17:28OK, so what spirits say is that everything is done through inspiration.
17:31Whether it be writing music, whether it be singing,
17:34there is inspiration from their side of life to ours for everything.
17:38A lot of known people are wanting to come back.
17:42Elvis is one of them.
17:43He's not dead.
17:44George Michael is another one.
17:46I get John Lennon appear to me a lot.
17:48It's because I play Imagine at the piano.
17:52Honestly, I feel like I'm in a twilight zone.
17:55I call on spirit daily.
17:57If they do that in their lives, perhaps in five, ten years' time,
18:00they'll be seeing Cilla Black.
18:03That'd be a surprise, surprise. I'm so sorry.
18:07On with porn!
18:08If you can't polish a turd, you can spray it with glitter.
18:12I must try that sometime.
18:14Here it is! Chocolate Amoretti Delight with a little bottle-shaped candle.
18:18Ooh, nice!
18:22Woo!
18:23Yay!
18:29This is flipping amazing, if I'm honest.
18:33No, hands down, this is really good.
18:35OK. Really good.
18:36I'm not going to lie, the bottom bit is like, wow!
18:40That's where the liqueur is.
18:41Wow. It tasted nice, but it was very rich.
18:45Very, very rich.
18:47Absolutely delicious. Fantastic, Jo. Thank you.
18:49Good. As good as your dessert, right?
18:50Oh, yeah. Better. Better.
18:52Oh, bless you. Thank you.
18:53Seriously. Better than mine.
18:54Oh, thank God they appreciated the dessert.
18:56I put a lot of effort, I put a lot of thought into my menu.
19:00I did say to Jo that it was better than my dessert,
19:02but in secret, I was actually thinking to myself,
19:05it's not actually, is it?
19:06Crafty!
19:07OK, so would anyone like to know something from their night?
19:12Yeah.
19:12I go, eh?
19:13Go on, then.
19:16It's exciting.
19:18I love the host.
19:19He's my new bestie.
19:21I actually love him.
19:23Aw!
19:24Who wrote that?
19:25Natalia.
19:27That might be me.
19:29That's sweet.
19:30Now you're nice to me.
19:32Yeah, she loved me from the first moment,
19:35and I like her.
19:36I really like that message.
19:38I did see when Pepe opened his,
19:40and he had a little tear in his eye,
19:42and I thought that was really sweet,
19:43because I did mean it.
19:44Shall I have a go?
19:45Yeah, Rich, go for it.
19:47I was a bit disappointed with Rich's garlic bread,
19:49but it wasn't very garlicky,
19:51wasn't very cheesy,
19:52bit stale,
19:53but it was still better than Pepe's.
19:55GASP
19:55Oh!
19:56Wow!
19:57Who wrote that?
19:58Got a feeling I know who it is.
20:01Is it all you?
20:02Is it all you?
20:03These are all your comments.
20:04Why are they all mine?
20:05They're all your comments, aren't they?
20:06I really enjoyed that little twist at the end, actually.
20:09Interesting to hear about somebody's view of my garlic bread.
20:11I'll be taking that away and taking it to heart.
20:14Why is it all mine?
20:15Can you see a theme of this game, Rich?
20:17Yeah, I like that idea.
20:19I take that, the narcissism in me,
20:21say I quite like that, to be honest.
20:24Right, time to find out who's won the grand.
20:27To win, Joe needs to score 28 or more.
20:30Joe Knight was OK, but that starter was horrible.
20:35In fact, I don't think I'm going to eat a duck never again.
20:38So, for that reason, I'm scoring her six.
20:41Really good start to the evening.
20:43A little bit disappointed with the finish and the dessert there.
20:45Maybe Joe should have channelled a little bit more Fanny Craddock.
20:48So, tonight, I'm going to give Joe a seven.
20:50Joe was a really good host.
20:52It was a lot better than I thought it was going to be.
20:54So, I'm going to give her a seven.
20:58Tonight, I'm quite disappointed.
21:00And I'm going to give Joe a generous...
21:02Hold it right there.
21:04To win, Joe needs an eight from her soul sister, Kirstein.
21:13So, in fifth place is Natalia.
21:19In joint third is Joe and Kirstein.
21:23Kirstein scored Joe five, which means they share third spot.
21:27It's between the boys.
21:31In joint first is Richard and Pepe.
21:36Yay!
21:38Oh, I'm so glad.
21:41I'm not going to lie.
21:42I knew I wouldn't win if I had my big head that was last.
21:45Oh, that's the end, Joe.
21:48I'm really gutted, jointed Joe, but never mind, it is what it is.
21:52Definitely soul sister, though.
21:54I'm happy to share it with Kirstein.
21:56Though I do feel my cooking has a slightly better standard, if I'm honest.
22:02I think my garlic bread was a little bit better than Pepe's.
22:05Maybe this is daylight robbery, actually.
22:09I won.
22:10I cannot believe it.
22:11So, the Italian king came to conquer England.
22:14Shouldn't have done frozen Yorks this time.
22:25I was robbed.
22:27Going on to the spirit in the sky
22:30It's where I'm going to go when I die
22:35When I die and your name is your best
22:38I'm going to go to the place that's the best
22:55After the death suicide Oi
22:55Thank you
22:55Almost
22:55Could you
22:56But
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