S5 Ep66: Lets get Topical with Leila Boris- Single mums, Christmas, Strictly & your kids first pet

Yay its back, Let's get Topical with Host Hatty Ashdown & Gemma Beagley are joined by  Comedian, Refugee activist, single mum legend and dear friend Leila Boris . As we throttle towards Christmas Hatty get's to chat to Leila and Gemma about being single mums at Christmas , the turn taking, presents, Volunteering at Christmas, the joy of getting to make all the decisions and we discuss BBC Strictly Come dancing's  Helen Skelton's coping strategies for single mum life and work . You can find Leila on IG on @positively_leila  -The charities that Leila affiliate with https://www.refugeebiriyanibananas.org/https://lovewithoutborders4refugees.com/ You can follow the Funny Mummies podcast on IG @funnymummies_podcastFacebook - Funny Mummies podcastHatty on @hattyashdown on IG & TwitterGemma on @gemma_beagley on IG & Twitter  We want to hear your thoughts ? Listen where you get your fix ! #funnymummiespodcast #cosleeping #perimenopause #costoflivingcrisis #childofthe80s please subscribe it really does help more people find us !PLEASE  RATE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE - it really does help more people find us -  so why not share the laughter . We love hearing from you so do put in your feed back or contact via socials see below :If you'd like to support this show You can  make a one off donation, via Ko-Fi which may allow us to cover our guests childcare fees while being on our show -  WHICH WOULD BE OUR DREAM !  https://ko-fi.com/hattyashdown_funnymummiespodMORE ABOUT THE TEAMHost Hatty Ashdown co- wrote and created The sitcom Give out Girls on Comedy Central. Before she was a geriatric mum of two wild boys she presented  for the BBC and channel 4. She has interviewed and vox popped the likes of Lou Reed, James Brown , Alan Carr, Dani Minogue, The cast of Shamless, and many more.  She acts too and you will see her pop up on many TV adverts from Pizza Hut, Boots, Fridge raiders and coming soon Heinz . She is a  regular on the UK stand up scene and is curranty working towards a new hour show she plans to take to the Edinburgh fringe in 2022.Gemma Beagley is Hatty's regular co- host and friend  ( unless she's busy or has no interest in the topic) she's a stand up comic  ( unofficial these days ) but was the founder of the very long running Comedy Virgin club at the Cavendish Arms in London where you will often find her mcing and drinking tea .A power house single mum of one  to a know it all 7 year old  boy, and  head of finance  at the Soho Theatre. You can  also get benefits like  free tickets to live shows, videos of the podcast and other treats if you  support us and be part of the team  via Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/join/FunnyMummiesPodcast.Update DescriptionYou can follow the Funny Mummies podcast on IG @funnymummies_podcastFacebook - Funny Mummies podcastHatty on @hattyashdown on IG & TwitterGemma on @gemma_beagley on IG & TwitterPLEASE  RATE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE - it really does help more people find us -  so why not share the laughter . We love hearing from you so do put in your feed back or contact via socials see below :If you'd like to support this show You can  make a one off donation, via Ko-Fi which may allow us to cover our guests childcare fees while being on our show -  WHICH WOULD BE OUR DREAM !  https://ko-fi.com/hattyashdown_funnymummiespodMORE ABOUT THE TEAMHost Hatty Ashdown co- wrote and created The sitcom Give out Girls on Comedy Central. Before she was a geriatric mum of two wild boys she presented  for the BBC and channel 4. She has interviewed and vox popped the likes of Lou Reed, James Brown , Alan Carr, Dani Minogue, The cast of Shamless, and many more.  She acts too and you will see her pop up on many TV adverts from Pizza Hut, Boots, Fridge raiders and coming soon Heinz . She is a  regular on the UK stand up scene and is curranty working towards a new hour show she plans to take to the Edinburgh fringe in 2022.Gemma Beagley is Hatty's regular co- host and friend  ( unless she's busy or has no interest in the topic) she's a stand up comic  ( unofficial these days ) but was the founder of the very long running Comedy Virgin club at the Cavendish Arms in London where you will often find her mcing and drinking tea .A power house single mum of one  to a know it all 7 year old  boy, and  head of finance  at the Soho Theatre. You can  also get benefits like  free tickets to live shows, videos of the podcast and other treats if you  support us and be part of the team  via Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/join/FunnyMummiesPodcast.Update DescriptionYou can follow the Funny Mummies podcast on IG @funnymummies_podcastFacebook - Funny Mummies podcastHatty on @hattyashdown on IG & TwitterGemma on @gemma_beagley on IG & TwitterPLEASE  RATE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE - it really does help more people find us -  so why not share the laughter . We love hearing from you so do put in your feed back or contact via socials see below :If you'd like to support this show You can  make a one off donation, via Ko-Fi which may allow us to cover our guests childcare fees while being on our show -  WHICH WOULD BE OUR DREAM !  https://ko-fi.com/hattyashdown_funnymummiespodMORE ABOUT THE TEAMHost Hatty Ashdown co- wrote and created The sitcom Give out Girls on Comedy Central. Before she was a geriatric mum of two wild boys she presented  for the BBC and channel 4. She has interviewed and vox popped the likes of Lou Reed, James Brown , Alan Carr, Dani Minogue, The cast of Shamless, and many more.  She acts too and you will see her pop up on many TV adverts from Pizza Hut, Boots, Fridge raiders and coming soon Heinz . She is a  regular on the UK stand up scene and is curranty working towards a new hour show she plans to take to the Edinburgh fringe in 2022.Gemma Beagley is Hatty's regular co- host and friend  ( unless she's busy or has no interest in the topic) she's a stand up comic  ( unofficial these days ) but was the founder of the very long running Comedy Virgin club at the Cavendish Arms in London where you will often find her mcing and drinking tea .A power house single mum of one  to a know it all 7 year old  boy, and  head of finance  at the Soho Theatre. You can  also get benefits like  free tickets to live shows, videos of the podcast and other treats if you  support us and be part of the team  via Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/join/FunnyMummiesPodcast.Update DescriptionHost and Comedian Hatty Ashdown and Gemma Beagley present a new short series where they try and get abit topical, but  sound boring? not from these two ! In this episode; Cosie living ?  why putting the heating on is the new punk, lighting fires in the 90's , Christina Ricci co- sleeping with her 8 year old,  and our new item  who is our mum of the moment?EDITED ( badly) by Hatty Ashdown You can follow the Funny Mummies podcast on IG @funnymummies_podcastFacebook - Funny Mummies podcastHatty on @hattyashdown on IG & TwitterGemma on @gemma_beagley on IG & TwitterPLEASE  RATE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE - it really does help more people find us -  so why not share the laughter . We love hearing from you so do put in your feed back or contact via socials see below :If you'd like to support this show You can  make a one off donation, via Ko-Fi which may allow us to cover our guests childcare fees while being on our show -  WHICH WOULD BE OUR DREAM !  https://ko-fi.com/hattyashdown_funnymummiespodMORE ABOUT THE TEAMHost Hatty Ashdown co- wrote and created The sitcom Give out Girls on Comedy Central. Before she was a geriatric mum of two wild boys she presented  for the BBC and channel 4. She has interviewed and vox popped the likes of Lou Reed, James Brown , Alan Carr, Dani Minogue, The cast of Shamless, and many more.  She acts too and you will see her pop up on many TV adverts from Pizza Hut, Boots, Fridge raiders and coming soon Heinz . She is a  regular on the UK stand up scene and is curranty working towards a new hour show she plans to take to the Edinburgh fringe in 2022.Gemma Beagley is Hatty's regular co- host and friend  ( unless she's busy or has no interest in the topic) she's a stand up comic  ( unofficial these days ) but was the founder of the very long running Comedy Virgin club at the Cavendish Arms in London where you will often find her mcing and drinking tea .A power house single mum of one  to a know it all 7 year old  boy, and  head of finance  at the Soho Theatre. You can  also get benefits like  free tickets to live shows, videos of the podcast and other treats if you  support us and be part of the team  via Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/join/FunnyMummiesPodcast.Update Description Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.