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S12 EP49: I love the buffet
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Josh's Greece Holiday: Celebrity Boards, the Pool, and Nanny Chelle's Departure
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Josh opens his holiday debrief with a teaser: there was a celebrity at the resort. Rob immediately guesses Necker Island levels of fame. Josh explains that his nanny Chelle, who is moving to Australia, had come to join them for a few days as a farewell trip; on her way home she encountered a three-hour delay at the airport and found herself in a waiting room with a famous face behind a wall of privacy boards [1] — Josh Widdicombe "At a Greek airport during a delay, Josh Widdicombe's nanny Chelle found herself in a waiting room with a celebrity shielded by privacy boar…" 06:36 . A second celebrity in the room then complained — audibly — that they hadn't got as many boards as the first. Josh and Rob discuss the phenomenon of 'boards' at length: who qualifies, who requests them, whether you'd even want them. Josh reveals the punchline — on the actual flight home, both Josh and retired England footballer Adam Lallana were on board together, and neither got so much as a sniff of boards. The holiday itself gets a rougher review: the pool was full-depth (meaning an adult had to be in with the kids all day), the sun-lounger situation was overcrowded, and every meal meant coaxing restless children to sit through restaurant service three times a day.
At a Greek airport during a delay, Josh Widdicombe's nanny Chelle found herself in a waiting room with a celebrity shielded by privacy boards — and then a second celebrity started complaining he hadn't got as many boards as the first. Josh and Rob then debated at what level of fame you get airport boards, concluding that both Josh and retired footballer Adam Lallana got zero boards on the same flight home.
Josh concluded that being on the non-famous side of celebrity privacy boards at an airport is actually worse than being the celebrity behind them.
Josh Widdicombe didn't worry about money when he was earning 14 grand on Dora the Explorer — now he can't even open an email about his tax bill. Rob Beckett nailed the reason: Josh is scared of losing money now because he never had it before. His life is objectively easier, but his mind tells him it's harder.
Josh's departing nanny encountered two celebrities in a delayed airport waiting room, one cordoned off with privacy boards — and a second celebrity complained he had fewer boards than the first.
