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00:00Just take it easy. Stay sat down.
00:03I think you'll be all right.
00:04I'm so nervous.
00:09Carolineica's running a bit late.
00:10He is running quite late.
00:12Maybe he'd just woken up in bed.
00:23Hello. Hi. Hi. Hello, everyone. Hi.
00:28Hi.
00:28Am I going up here?
00:30Oh, hi, Dan.
00:32You were the person that helped to close
00:34one of the UK's longest volume cable
00:36and sat like Channel's father in 2010.
00:38I made some very shit shows.
00:40Hi. Hi. Hi.
00:43Where am I going?
00:44Your hair looks stunning.
00:45Oh, thank you so much. That's very sweet.
00:47I'm a little bit nervous, actually.
00:49I heard that you can't burp.
00:51No, I can't. I can't either.
00:54I farm a lot.
00:56You're on Pointless Celebrities with your son
00:58and you're on Who Wants to Be Millionaire
01:00when Chris Tarrant was doing it with Austin Healey.
01:03Yeah, a long time ago, yeah.
01:042008, it was.
01:06Austin Healey, I Looked, was on Strictly that year as well.
01:09Ah, that's right, yeah.
01:11Did he win?
01:12No, Tom Chambers won that year.
01:14Oh, you know.
01:15I'm good with Strictly.
01:16I feel like you're trying to make me nervous here.
01:19I am nervous.
01:20You're trying to unsettle me.
01:21Put it there, then. We've got your attention.
01:22Come on.
01:23Welcome.
01:24Welcome to the Assembly.
01:32Right, we're going to get started now.
01:34Oh, I thought we'd started.
01:35No, not yet.
01:36Ben, would you like to introduce us?
01:39It's Prang English.
01:40I love it.
01:41Honour to be here.
01:46All right, here goes.
01:49Welcome to the Assembly, our collective of autistic, neurodivergent and learning disabled interviewers.
01:56We are very delighted to have you to join us today.
02:00Our rules are, no subjects are out of bounds.
02:04No question is off the table.
02:06And all might happen.
02:07And all might happen.
02:09And all might happen.
02:13Prepare for hard questions today.
02:15Whoa, okay.
02:16Please tell us who you are.
02:17I am Jade Thirlwall.
02:20My name's Danny Dyer.
02:22I'm Gary Lineker.
02:23My name is David.
02:25Oh, hello.
02:26Do you need more information than that?
02:27Or is that enough?
02:28That's a bit obvious.
02:29That's a bit obvious.
02:30Is that enough to get going then?
02:31And I think we're going to start off with Jules.
02:36What do you think you've lost, if anything, by giving up your anonymity?
02:42It's a huge question.
02:45It's such a big thing to give up.
02:47I know.
02:47And I've got to say, when you first become famous, it's really, you fucking love it.
02:51It's this amazing feeling.
02:53It's great for the ego.
02:55But it's exhausting.
02:57So, you know, the idea of just being able to sit on my own somewhere and have a cup
03:01of coffee and not feel like people are staring at me or videoing me.
03:05This is the other thing.
03:07You even think that people are looking at you when they're not.
03:11I was on a plane once and I was, I'd been to Ibiza.
03:16Okay.
03:17So I was a little bit.
03:18Oh, okay.
03:19Anyway, and I was sitting at the back and people were just walking past me to go to the toilet.
03:22I thought they were coming to meet me.
03:23I was getting up and going, hello.
03:26And they were like, sorry.
03:28I was like, oh, sorry.
03:29So you start to go crazy.
03:30It starts to make you go a little bit like, okay.
03:32So I would say, once you have fame, you can't turn it off.
03:36You walk outside your house and every fucking knows who you are.
03:39And it's a weird feeling.
03:40So it's a huge thing to give up.
03:44Yes.
03:46And what do you think of people like Andrew Tate who profit off targeting young men
03:51and profiting off their insecurities?
03:55Talks a lot of shit, doesn't it?
03:57Let's have it right.
03:58It goes back to masculinity, doesn't it?
04:00And the idea of what it means and what it represents and when does it become toxic.
04:04But we have to blame the media because they've created a space for him.
04:09I also hate social media.
04:11I think it's fucked society up.
04:13Right?
04:14It's breeding hatred, division.
04:17I just don't think it works.
04:18There's nothing social about it.
04:20Everyone's angry.
04:21And if we didn't have social media, there wouldn't be no Andrew Tate.
04:24You wouldn't be able to search him and look for him.
04:26He might be standing on a soapbox shouting shit, but no one would be listening.
04:30Yeah.
04:30Now he's got a reach.
04:32So that's why Andrew Tate exists, unfortunately.
04:35It's down to social media.
04:38Fucking deep that was, wasn't it?
04:39Jesus Christ.
04:43Nargis?
04:44He said that, that little.
04:45Why did you crush Paul Hollywood?
04:49Same.
04:50Why did you have a crush on Paul Hollywood?
04:52Oh!
04:55That's a good question.
04:57I think it's the eyes, you know.
04:59He's got such piercing blue eyes, hasn't he?
05:02Yeah.
05:02Yeah.
05:03But actually in real life, it's giving White Walker...
05:07Have you seen...
05:08Have you seen Game of Thrones?
05:10They've got those, like, super blue, icy eyes.
05:12Yeah, the hearsage of your soul sort of thing.
05:14Yeah, and that's what Paul does when he comes over to judge you with your baking.
05:18He just looks at you really intensely.
05:21And you're like, oh, my gosh.
05:23But I don't think I could date someone that's, like, so judgmental about my cooking.
05:28That would get on my nerves.
05:29Do you know what I mean?
05:29Yeah.
05:31Well, I just don't want to be told all the time that my cake's got a soggy bottom.
05:35Oh, my God!
05:39I don't think I can.
05:40Oh, my God, I just realised how that sounded.
05:44OK, thank you, Nargis.
05:45I love your jumper as well.
05:47Thank you, Angel.
05:48Aw, thank you.
05:50And now we're going to come to Ben.
05:51All right.
05:53Do I have the question for you today?
06:00So, um, hang on.
06:06You performed on stage with Taylor Swift one time.
06:09Yeah.
06:10That must have been a very magical moment for you.
06:12Yeah.
06:13When we got the call from Taylor herself that she wanted us to join her on stage.
06:18Yeah.
06:18It was like, oh, my gosh, like, it's the seal of approval, right?
06:23This is a big deal.
06:24And she picked us up in her private jet.
06:26It's pretty cool.
06:26Oh, that is so cool.
06:28Yeah.
06:28And I'll never forget it because I remember the hand towels had TS on them when I went to the
06:33toilet.
06:35And I was like, ooh!
06:38And she was very lovely, very supportive.
06:41We sang Black Magic.
06:42And I'm glad you're reminding me of that, actually.
06:45Because, yeah, in any form.
06:45Black Magic was danced on Strictly by Claudia Fragapani and AJ Pritchard in Halloween of 2016 on Strictly.
06:53Really?
06:53Oh, yeah.
06:54I need to say that again because I think I've forgotten.
06:57But you'll have to show me.
06:59I think you're a Strictly fan, right?
07:00Yes, it started the year I was born and it started before I was born.
07:03Yeah.
07:05Essen.
07:07Why didn't you boycott countries like Qatar when they hosted the World Cup for their human rights abuses?
07:15I think it's very difficult to judge everybody when you consider the things that we've done in this country,
07:28you know, in our history.
07:29So, I think we made a statement and all countries act in different ways, you know,
07:37and are responsible for awful things at some point.
07:41You know, we go there to do our job, to do the football.
07:44I get you.
07:45We're not there to promote the country.
07:47That's a fair answer and that's very diplomatic and I appreciate that.
07:50It's also true.
07:51Exactly.
07:55You usually play Leicester?
07:57I'm from Leicester, yeah.
07:58You play football at Leicester?
07:59I did.
08:00I started at Leicester.
08:01So, you're retired now?
08:03Well, I think I'm a bit old now.
08:06You can't start.
08:06A bit old for the Premier League, Caroline.
08:09We're coming round to Jack now.
08:11Come on, Jack.
08:12We're ready to get round.
08:13Got to look you in the eyes for this one.
08:14Come on, Jack.
08:14Okay.
08:16I heard that you had the little injury on rivals.
08:20I did.
08:20Can you perhaps talk us through how you injured yourself in such a fiery scene?
08:26This was a bedroom scene.
08:30Let's call it that.
08:31And we had a very brilliant intimacy coordinator who made sure that every movement,
08:35everyone was fine with everything.
08:37It was very positive.
08:38It was a very well-structured moment.
08:42Anything that could have been problematic was covered.
08:45Everyone felt safe.
08:47But what we didn't have was a stunt coordinator.
08:49And unfortunately, my leap onto the bed probably required one.
08:55And I hadn't really thought that through.
08:57And I managed to smash into my shin.
09:00Ooh.
09:01Yeah.
09:02So this wonderful, romantic, sexy scene was completely ruined by me writhing around on the floor for a second.
09:09And I was like, ah!
09:12Patting the blood from my...
09:14Was you all right?
09:14I mean, eventually I was all right.
09:16Oh, okay.
09:17But really, we should have been concentrating on the scene, not my stupid shin injury.
09:23Okay, next up with a question is Luca.
09:25Greetings, Jade.
09:26Greetings.
09:27The name is Luca.
09:28Luca.
09:29Now, I have an important question for you.
09:31Yes.
09:32Why do you love Greg so much?
09:34You're great!
09:36You're great!
09:36Like, not complaining.
09:38I go there every time I need to have a nice triple chocolate muffin with that sauce inside of it.
09:42Oh, God!
09:42My autistic mind tells me, Luca, you need a muffin, eat it.
09:45I had a Greg's themed birthday party.
09:47Really?
09:47Oh!
09:49Yeah, I really peaked with that one.
09:51My favourite pasty is the sausage, bean and cheese melt.
09:55Oh, yes!
09:55Great choice!
09:56Yeah.
09:57Stunning, honestly.
09:58If it's cold, it's not great.
10:00Okay.
10:00You've got to wait for a fresh one out of the oven.
10:03That's the trick.
10:03Yeah, those are the best ones.
10:05Yeah.
10:05And the...
10:06Are they called yum-yums?
10:07Yum-yums!
10:08Oh!
10:09That's my mum's go-to as well.
10:11Yeah, is it?
10:11Amazing.
10:12Yeah, there you go.
10:13I really appreciate that.
10:14Thank you, Luca.
10:16Okay, now we're going to take a quick break from some of the questions.
10:20Our cast would like to know how you do your vocal warm-ups and if you could show us how
10:25you do them.
10:26Oh, my gosh.
10:26Okay.
10:28So...
10:28Are you ready?
10:30I'm ready.
10:31I do a lot of these, like, siren noises.
10:33Like...
10:37Holy mackerel, isn't he?
10:43That was so loud.
10:45You've got great projection.
10:48Well, we do a lot of this as well, like...
10:57Yeah, you get quite a lot of spit going there, so don't be too near someone when you're doing that
11:01one.
11:02And what else do we do?
11:03We go, like...
11:05La, la, la, la, la, la.
11:07And we climb, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
11:10how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if the woodchuck could chuck wood banger
11:27why are you keeping swearing I was brought up by very strong women that
11:32swore so not but not aggressive okay so you don't swear then I don't swear if
11:45it doesn't make you thick yeah think it's about intent all right if you're gonna be
11:52violent and you'll be horrible about it then yeah okay sometimes you can go come
11:55fucking come and give me a cuddle you say it like that yeah give me a cuddle come
11:58fucking come here I fucking love you you know what I mean but also look because I'm 47
12:14thank you very much what is your favorite part of playing Mick Mick Carter and EastEnders I think
12:21one of my first storylines was when my son came out to me as guy oh it was done in
12:28such a beautiful way
12:29because whatever I represented at the time being an alpha male or whatever they were very clever in a
12:34sense of usually when someone comes out as being gay in a soap they go crazy and they kill someone
12:38like Ben Mitchell did it and then he and then he killed Heather yeah because he because he was so
12:43frightened of saying I'm guy right when actually the truth is this he said I'm guy and I went come
12:50here I love you and that was it so I had many many letters many messages from men that came
12:55out the
12:55next day so that was important to me that the platform you can reach if you do it right is
13:00that you
13:00can reach people and sort of change their lives you know what I mean it doesn't happen all the time
13:05I'll say soap operas are soap operas for a reason and you know a lot of the storylines you get
13:09are
13:09quite shit but now and again they can reach you an audience that's important so so yeah that was
13:16probably my favorite okay so a question that I have for you is being in the public eye obviously
13:26people can get really invested in your life how do you deal with it when there are negative comments
13:33online there's always a bunch of people who are sitting in their bedrooms bashing out nonsense on a
13:41keyboard just imagine them sitting there on their pants miserable unhappy just being mean because
13:54they've got nothing better to do and disregard them entirely that would be what I would say
14:00I mean I just don't don't go there really okay we're gonna have a question from Joseph over here next
14:08um so you had um a really really lovely moth suit at the LGBTQ awards around this year yeah did
14:19you
14:19at some point consider that you might have worn the suit to perhaps conquer your fear of moths
14:27it's interesting because I used to find moths very scary they used to really freak me out
14:33something about the way they move something about the way that if you do smack them with a newspaper
14:38and I'm not encouraging that they sort of crumble to dust don't they moths yeah they most they just
14:44kind of they kind of evaporate into puffs of moth dust I hadn't made the connection but maybe it
14:52did because I'm not scared of moths in the way that I once was they used to freak me out
14:55and uh and now
14:57I'm okay with them I think okay they're just sort of like slightly spooky butterflies aren't they
15:02they're like um goth butterflies or something yes goth butterflies that's a better way of putting
15:06it yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Charlotte whenever you're ready hi Jade hi this is technically a sensitive
15:16and hard question to answer so if you feel pressured please don't answer it okay thank you if you don't
15:24want to sadly I read your horrific case of being bullied at school I personally understand this
15:37because I have been through the same thing it was life-changing for me I have never gotten over it
15:48if you had the chance to speak to your bullies what would you say oh wow wow that is a
15:57deep question
15:58yes yes well firstly I'm sorry you had to experience bullying it's awful for anyone that that has to
16:06experience that I do think it shaped me into who I am today a little bit being an anxious person
16:14or
16:14doubting myself or feeling insecure but it also has I've kind of been able to turn that around and
16:21become stronger from it one moment for me that was such a full circle moment was when I finally made
16:27it
16:27in the industry and did my first show as I walked out my school bully was sat in the audience
16:35asking for
16:36an autograph and I'll never forget that moment the audacity
16:44I think I did actually I think because I then realized that like actually it was never to do with
16:51me do you know what I mean I don't know about you but I'm I'm sure you you've got friends
16:55around you
16:56that have supported you hopefully um that's a difficult question because they were all my bullies
17:05oh I didn't have a single friend at that school oh bless you I think sometimes the people that are
17:13bullied are the ones that are shining quite bright and people don't like that and they want to sort of
17:17bring them down or dull it yeah I also experienced um quite a lot of bullying I grew up in
17:26a mainstream
17:26environment I had a bully there I'm not going to say his name though but let's just say he gave
17:34me a
17:34very very hard time he said to me that I will not make my next birthday and if I did
17:42he get someone
17:44to deal with me or something like that oh my gosh that's awful like I just wanted to get out
17:49of
17:49there I wanted to get away from this guy and he got expelled so on my birthday as well I
17:56mean like
17:57look look at where I am today you did make it look we're all here and we're all thriving and
18:04and I'm
18:05more than happy after this to chat more we can talk more about our definitely definitely I'll be up for
18:10that yeah cuz I know it's hard to speak about especially in front of a lot of people it is
18:14it is
18:20Nardis you like spicy food I do like spicy food I love it what about Nando's I'm kind of bored
18:26with
18:26Nando's I've got you a present oh blimey what we got it's a hat Gary on it yeah it fits
18:42perfectly
18:42yeah and you've left extra room for my ears thank you thank you and now we have some music that
18:52we
18:52you think you're really going to enjoy wow my heart was broken my heart was broken
19:19my heart was broken he saw it he claimed it he touched it he saved it
19:36stay strong you're such an amazing person okay and you have to believe that right yeah you're such
19:44a wonderful wonderful person you deserve to be happy and have good friends around you okay
19:59thank you thank you for making my day so much oh you're so welcome can I give you a hug
20:18we all just need to keep being kind take care thanks for everything thank you
20:27my heart was broken my heart was broken
20:38you were great thank you
20:43keep the faith do your fucking thing you're gonna be amazing all right
20:48are you happy am I happy yeah I'm really happy today yeah I'm in a good place in my life
20:55yeah I'm up and down but today I feel very very happy
20:59while I'm open a room all Fisher
21:05I will be with you
21:12I will be with you
21:14while the chief
21:17there's sunshine on me
21:20I thank Him
21:23for His work
21:25and your book
21:27In my bed
21:31Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
21:39What a mob we are.
21:42What a mob we are.
21:45What a mob!
21:47What the hell was that?
21:49What a mob we are.
22:19What a mob we are.
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