Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

We’re in Regent’s Park with the wonderful JB Gill!

JB tells us about learning to deal with the fame that came with his success as part of JLS, his incredible and unexpected journey on Strictly Come Dancing and why he chose to become a turkey farmer! He also reveals some of the rather fabulous celebrities that buy his turkeys, and how he feels about being an iconic Christmas meme. 

We also find out about his love story with his fabulous wife Chloe - and how he got her number in a rather surreptitious manner…

Join Emily and Raymond in London’s Regent’s Park with the performer, TV presenter and turkey farmer JB Gill!

JB shot to fame as one quarter of the boyband JLS. They were runners up on The X Factor in 2008, and then went on to become one of the UK’s most-successful boybands. Their debut album went 4 x Platinum, they won two BRIT awards and five MOBO awards and achieved five number one singles. 

But musician isn’t the only string to JB’s bow - he’s very much a polymath and there’s no end to his knowledge and curiosity about the world. JB tells us about his early years in Antigua, what happened when he moved to South London and how he discovered all his various talents…

JB and his family have a Mastiff called Nala - she was at home on the farm this day as we met JB on a day that he was co-hosting The One Show… but we find out the story of how they adopted her, thanks to Paul O’Grady! 

We’re on a walk with Will Best and Sandwich the Tibetan Terrier! 

Will tells us all about his early television career and how his life changed completely after he got the call to present Big Brother. He tells us what the show means to him and the pressure that comes with hosting it! 

We find out how Will processes embarrassing moments, how it feels to be judged by the number of followers you have on social media and we discuss the dark secret that owners of fluffy long haired dogs never talk about… 

You can watch the new series of Celebrity Big Brother from Sunday - Friday at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX!

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence - with production support from Dex Roy on this episode.

Music: Rich Jarman 

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett 

Join us in East London with the brilliant television presenter, Will Best!

Will has a beautiful Tibetan Terrier called Sandwich. Sandwich and Ray had a very special connection due to their shared Tibetan roots - although, they had *very* different attitudes to how much actual walking it is appropriate to do in the park… 

Will tells us all about his early life - how he nearly became the Milky Bar kid, what it was like working as a model in Abercrombie and Fitch, and a very strange and rather humiliating tradition at his school… and we also discuss how a desire for freedom led him to seek a career as a television presenter. 

You can watch the new series of Celebrity Big Brother from Sunday - Friday at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX!

We’re in St James’s Park with the wonderful Nick Mohammed! 

We discuss Nick’s incredible on-screen career - and how his life was changed after her appeared as Nate in the multi award-winning series Ted Lasso. Nick also reveals his favourite showbiz gossips and he tells us all about his gorgeous love story with his wife Becca.