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Angela and Nick are joined by national treasure, Alex Jones. Alex Jones’ route to The One Show couch was far from linear. She began her career by getting fired, twice, but returned to work unphased, prompting the production company to suggest a screen test. Alex aced that and having found her niche, was soon presenting a dating show in Magaluf. Alex joined The One Show in 2010 and appeared on Stri...

Dish is back! Season three kicks off with US comedian, writer and author, Rob Delaney. Twitter launched Rob Delaney’s career in comedy and in 2012 he was named Funniest Person on Twitter by Comedy Central. In 2014, Rob and his wife Leah moved their family from Santa Monica to North London so he could co-write and co-star in Catastrophe with Sharon Horgan. The show ran for four series and the pair...

In the final episode of season two, it’s a family affair at DISH HQ with Spencer, Vogue and baby Otto. Angela and Nick host two stars that risked life and limb on reality tv. Now married, these two entrepreneurs have three kids and several podcasts between them: Spencer & Vogue, My Therapist Ghosted Me and 6 Degrees with Jamie and Spencer. Vogue also has her own fake tan range, Bare by Vogue while...

Nick and Angela welcome British-Malaysian comic Phil Wang. While studying Engineering at Cambridge, Phil got a sniff of stand-up comedy and was hooked. In 2010 and 2011, he was voted funniest student in the UK and the MBA his mother had always dreamed of, was no longer on the table. Phil has mastered all mediums, with Netflix specials and comedy panel shows like Taskmaster and Have I Got News For...

Nick and Angela welcome young British chef and Potato Queen, Poppy O’Toole. Michelin-trained internet sensation Poppy Cooks went viral last year and rose to culinary fame when she began posting easy-to-follow recipes on TikTok, including the infamous 15 hour potato. Poppy creates easy-to-follow tutorials which have amassed 300 million views on her channels since April 2020, when she lost her job d...

Nick and Angela welcome presenter and proud Northerner, Vernon Kay. Grimmy and Vernon first met when they presented T4 together back in their TV heydays, and later found themselves on back-to-back, on Saturday mornings on BBC Radio 1 - very challenging time slots for their active social lives.  Vernon Kay is best known for iconic TV shows including All Star Family Fortunes, Just the Two of Us and...

Nick and Angela welcome DJ, broadcaster, author and one of Nick’s superstar friends, Annie MacManus. Annie is a force in the music industry. For seventeen years, she was a pillar of BBC Radio, dedicating each show to championing the best in new music on programmes like Radio 1's Future Sounds, Dance Party and, of course, her Sunday evening show with Grimmy - simply called Nick Grimshaw and Annie M...

Nick and Angela welcome their favourite TV duo to Casa Grimshaw. From humble beginnings flipping burgers at Wembley stadium, Dermot O’Leary is now one of the biggest names in UK television. He began on T4, then played Big Brother’s Little Brother before The X Factor came knocking. Other presenting highlights include fronting the National Television Awards for the last ten years and Soccer Aid and...

Beloved British actor and now author, Hugh Bonneville visits Nick and Angela at casa Grimshaw. Hugh has appeared in many iconic films opposite some of the greats of Hollywood, Notting Hill with Julia Roberts, Iris with Judi Dench, The Monuments Men with George Clooney, and the Paddington movies with everyone’s favourite bear. He’s equally celebrated for his portrayal of Robert Crawley in TV drama...

Nick and Angela welcome their very first Dame to DISH HQ. The iconic food writer, baker and television presenter is synonymous with Christmas. Mary Berry trained at the Cordon Bleu in Paris and the Bath School of Home Economics. Her passion for food quickly made her famous and over the last five decades she has been editor of food magazines, penned more than 75 cookbooks and become a much-loved st...

Nick and Angela welcome Michelin star chef and author Marcus Wareing to DISH HQ.  Marcus Wareing is the owner of and head chef at Marcus at The Berkeley Hotel. He was the first person Gordon Ramsay ever employed and, along with Angela, the trio have run some of the UK’s finest restaurants including, the Aubergine, L’Oranger and Pétrus. You can catch Marcus on Masterchef: The Professionals and on M...

Nick and Angela welcome pop star and Christmas angel Frankie Bridge! Frankie was a member of not one, but two of the UK’s biggest groups, S Club Juniors and The Saturdays. Frankie’s had 19 UK Top 10 singles which is more than Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. Having appeared on Celebrity MasterChef, I’m A Celebrity…and Strictly Come Dancing, Frankie’s infectious energy has made her a darling...

Please welcome to the DISH dining-room floor… Aljaž Škorjanec and Janette Manrara! For eight years, this Strictly Come Dancing husband and wife team waltzed across our TV screens, with the adoring eyes of the nation upon them. Having both taken the decision to step away from Saturday nights, Janette now co-hosts Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two with Rylan, and Aljaž has been working on their br...

Best known as the bassist in Spandau Ballet, Martin Kemp, alongside his brother, Gary, formed one of the most successful Brit pop bands of the 80s selling over 25 million albums worldwide. In the late 90s, Martin swapped the stage for the small screen and joined EastEnders as bad boy Steve Owen. These days, Martin and his son Roman are regulars on Celebrity Gogglebox and he has just released his b...

Nick and Angela welcome good friend and chicest man alive, Stanley Tucci. Stanley is an award-winning actor and filmmaker. Nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA for The Lovely Bones (2009). The list of his outstanding performances is endless, The Hunger Games, Burlesque, The Devil Wears Prada and Julie & Julia, alongside the inimitable Meryl Streep. Stanley’s success is not limited to th...

Nick and Angela welcome award-winning author, journalist, columnist, podcaster, screenwriter and foodie Dolly Alderton! Her first book Everything I Know About Love became a top five Sunday Times bestseller in its first week of publication and won a National Book Award in 2018.  She is the former co-host and co-creator of the podcast The High Low. Dolly’s first novel Ghosts was published in 2020 an...

Nick and Angela are joined by stand-up comedian Russell Howard. Russell is one of the world’s most successful comics. His TV show, The Russell Howard Hour, was once voted BBC 3’s best ever show, and you can catch it now on Sky Max Thursdays at 10.30pm. Tickets are now available for Russell Howard Live, his latest UK tour, which kicks off in March 2023. As he is dairy and gluten free, Angela cooks...

Nick and Angela welcome another MBE to Dish HQ. The incredible actor and author David Harewood brings some Hollywood to proceedings this week. Star of stage and screen, he has appeared in major TV shows like The Night Manager with Olivia Colman and Tom Hiddleston, Super Girl and the multi-award winning Homeland with Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. It is on stage, David says that he feels most at ho...

Nick and Angela welcome culinary greatness to DISH HQ. It’s fair to say that this chef, restaurateur and author has transformed the way the world prepares and shares food. Yotam Ottolenghi creates a feast for the eyes (that INSTA grid) and a feast for our tables too. His cuisine is a masterclass in colour and combinations and he champions the humble vegetable like no other. Today he is joined by t...

We launch season two with a national treasure… Everyone’s favourite TV presenter joins Nick and Angela for a meal at DISH HQ. It’s been ten years since his first appearance on the X Factor and Rylan Clark still has the nation in stitches. He has fronted TV shows like Supermarket Sweep, Ready Steady Cook and currently presents Strictly: It Takes Two with Janette Manrara and Saturday afternoons on B...

In the final episode of season 1, Nick and Angela are joined by one of the UK’s most successful singer-songwriters. Emeli Sandé’s awards are many and varied. She has number one albums, number one singles, BRITs and an MBE to her name. She released her debut album in 2011, performed at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics in 2012 and ten years on, is now one of the UK’s mo...

A stand-up comedian sits down for some laughs with Nick and Angela. Paul Chowdhry is the first British-Asian comic to sell out Wembley Arena. His show Live Innit was recently named Amazon Prime’s second most-watched comedy special. Paul also starred alongside Patrick Dempsey in hit show Devils on Sky Atlantic and is heading back on the road with his latest offering Family Friendly Comedian - ticke...

Nick and Angela welcome their first restaurant critic to DISH HQ. Fine dining is her bread and butter but Grace Dent says she’s just as happy eating quorn sausages with hot sauce. A writer, with 16 novels under her belt, Grace reviews restaurants for the Guardian and brings her food expertise to our TV screens on MasterChef. Catch Grace on her own podcast, Comfort Eating, wherever you get yours. U...

Nick and Angela welcome a self-confessed ‘Groomzilla’ to Dish HQ. Jamie Laing was ‘Made in Chelsea’. Buoyed by 10 years of reality TV, Jamie branched out, creating Candy Kittens, his vegan sweet brand. Since then, he jived his way to 2nd place on Strictly Come Dancing and presents many, many podcasts, including 6 Degrees with Jamie and Spencer and his latest, Nearly Weds with his fianceé Sophie Ha...

Comedian Jayde Adams brings her West Country wit to Dish HQ this week.  Dawn French calls her the ‘3rd funniest woman in the world’ and we know why. Her passion for acting, singing and comedy is rivalled only by her fondness for fodder. Jayde was nominated for best newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe for her debut show (which is almost unheard of), won her first major acting role in 2021 on BBC 2’s ‘...