1 00:00:10,669 --> 00:00:14,869 Speaker 1: My hard podcasts, hear more kids podcasts, playlists and listen 2 00:00:14,909 --> 00:00:18,348 Speaker 1: live on the Free I heard It's always an absolute 3 00:00:18,389 --> 00:00:21,028 Speaker 1: pleasure to have Merck Watts on the show. Truly, I 4 00:00:21,069 --> 00:00:23,148 Speaker 1: think one of the funniest men in Australia. He's got 5 00:00:23,189 --> 00:00:25,309 Speaker 1: a brand new drink out now called Posca. I'm sure 6 00:00:25,309 --> 00:00:26,469 Speaker 1: you guys have seen it or heard of it if 7 00:00:26,469 --> 00:00:28,429 Speaker 1: you only gone see Mez get along to an Idiot's 8 00:00:28,429 --> 00:00:30,989 Speaker 1: Guide to Wine Volume three this year comedy festival near you. 9 00:00:31,029 --> 00:00:32,428 Speaker 1: He's going to be all over the country right now. 10 00:00:32,469 --> 00:00:32,629 Speaker 2: Though. 11 00:00:32,629 --> 00:00:34,309 Speaker 1: Mez joints us on the phone mess how are you. 12 00:00:36,189 --> 00:00:36,949 Speaker 2: Missed you boys? 13 00:00:39,309 --> 00:00:41,549 Speaker 1: The producers were like, oh, yeah, so you've got Merk 14 00:00:41,668 --> 00:00:43,908 Speaker 1: on you know it's Brooklyn Beckam things over and then 15 00:00:43,909 --> 00:00:46,429 Speaker 1: they're like, hey, didn't Mez used to do a show 16 00:00:46,748 --> 00:00:51,989 Speaker 1: in twenty thirteen with Melby and he's close with Victoria Beckham. 17 00:00:52,108 --> 00:00:53,668 Speaker 2: You can ask me about mating the Spice Girl, So 18 00:00:53,668 --> 00:00:55,109 Speaker 2: off harass them. I've met him all, I've worked with 19 00:00:55,149 --> 00:00:57,429 Speaker 2: them all and we're practically best mates. I have never 20 00:00:57,509 --> 00:00:59,709 Speaker 2: ever met David Beckham or the rest of his family, 21 00:01:00,188 --> 00:01:02,828 Speaker 2: but I'm happy to speak about my relationship with them. 22 00:01:03,269 --> 00:01:05,349 Speaker 1: So hang on hang On, So we worked with Melby. 23 00:01:05,429 --> 00:01:10,229 Speaker 1: Did she ever talk about Posh, her relationship with Posh? 24 00:01:10,669 --> 00:01:13,389 Speaker 2: No, not really, No, she never talked about the Spice Girls. 25 00:01:13,429 --> 00:01:16,509 Speaker 1: You didn't say much to Melby during that show, did you, anyway? 26 00:01:16,629 --> 00:01:17,949 Speaker 1: She was not really there. 27 00:01:18,189 --> 00:01:21,109 Speaker 2: No, it's not really. There's not a lot she flew in. 28 00:01:21,189 --> 00:01:23,669 Speaker 2: She she rolled me and Jules Lane a ripper though, 29 00:01:23,749 --> 00:01:25,829 Speaker 2: like I'm not joking, one of the best all time. 30 00:01:26,149 --> 00:01:29,749 Speaker 2: Melby goes, I want to do a team dinner. Yeah, 31 00:01:29,909 --> 00:01:31,709 Speaker 2: I'm going to go to Icebergs. I want to go 32 00:01:31,749 --> 00:01:33,229 Speaker 2: to Icebergs, right, so I want to get We got 33 00:01:33,269 --> 00:01:36,269 Speaker 2: to Icebags down to Bondi, notoriously the most expensive restaurant 34 00:01:36,269 --> 00:01:39,229 Speaker 2: in Australia. We get down there with with her former 35 00:01:39,309 --> 00:01:42,269 Speaker 2: husband Stefan, whose real name is Stefan, but then he's 36 00:01:42,269 --> 00:01:46,149 Speaker 2: calling himself Stefan, which is a massive which is not 37 00:01:46,189 --> 00:01:48,189 Speaker 2: really a bit of a flag for me to be honest, right, 38 00:01:48,229 --> 00:01:51,029 Speaker 2: I'm only us anyway, So we get there. Sophie Monk 39 00:01:51,069 --> 00:01:54,469 Speaker 2: can't make it, so it's me and Jules Lund. 40 00:01:54,389 --> 00:01:58,509 Speaker 1: Clem Clever from So Great Tapouts, So Smart. 41 00:01:58,789 --> 00:02:02,629 Speaker 2: Last minute, Oh I can't I might have an upset stomach. 42 00:02:02,749 --> 00:02:06,189 Speaker 2: Or cancer or no, just an upset stomach. Anyway, I'm out. 43 00:02:06,389 --> 00:02:08,469 Speaker 2: We're going nuts on the food and the wine right 44 00:02:08,749 --> 00:02:11,549 Speaker 2: really expensive and jeweles and I go, holy shit. We 45 00:02:11,629 --> 00:02:13,189 Speaker 2: know that they've got a different budget to us, but 46 00:02:13,228 --> 00:02:15,268 Speaker 2: we're going to go through easies in this so only way. Whatever. 47 00:02:15,429 --> 00:02:17,949 Speaker 2: The bill comes out and we're going, look, we'll just 48 00:02:17,989 --> 00:02:20,349 Speaker 2: divide it up and melt and her husband just go no. 49 00:02:20,469 --> 00:02:22,549 Speaker 2: She goes, no, no, forget, I've got this and I 50 00:02:22,629 --> 00:02:27,029 Speaker 2: went fantastic, going wow, and we look at the bill 51 00:02:27,229 --> 00:02:32,589 Speaker 2: and it's like four or five thousand dollars. They've gone nuts. Yeah. 52 00:02:32,669 --> 00:02:34,789 Speaker 2: So then she told the owner of the restaurant that 53 00:02:34,829 --> 00:02:36,629 Speaker 2: I said the food was too salty, and he came 54 00:02:36,669 --> 00:02:38,909 Speaker 2: and abused me, and I had no reason. I understand 55 00:02:38,989 --> 00:02:41,509 Speaker 2: why he was yelling at me, going what's wrong with 56 00:02:41,509 --> 00:02:43,549 Speaker 2: a food? Merry? Is it too salty for you? And 57 00:02:43,589 --> 00:02:45,789 Speaker 2: I'm going no, no, it's fine, because if it is 58 00:02:45,829 --> 00:02:48,269 Speaker 2: too salty, you can say it's too salty. And I go, no, 59 00:02:48,389 --> 00:02:51,869 Speaker 2: it's fine. Then the next flag is on Monday, when 60 00:02:51,989 --> 00:02:55,189 Speaker 2: our boss walks into me in Lundy and just goes, 61 00:02:55,389 --> 00:02:57,269 Speaker 2: who do you two think you are? And we're like 62 00:02:57,869 --> 00:03:00,948 Speaker 2: what you expect the company to pick up this tab. 63 00:03:06,269 --> 00:03:10,629 Speaker 2: I love Melby. I loved just so much. 64 00:03:10,909 --> 00:03:12,669 Speaker 1: I loved so much. 65 00:03:13,669 --> 00:03:16,149 Speaker 2: Like years of blood coming out of my arm. 66 00:03:16,629 --> 00:03:20,788 Speaker 1: It's really great. That's awesome. Now me we're just saying 67 00:03:20,789 --> 00:03:23,429 Speaker 1: you're fifty two, you look amazing, you best best you 68 00:03:23,509 --> 00:03:25,389 Speaker 1: ever been. I know you're into this whole like get up, 69 00:03:25,429 --> 00:03:28,829 Speaker 1: early productivity, geek style, fitness. Did you get into the 70 00:03:28,829 --> 00:03:32,789 Speaker 1: whole fitness game? Pre or post winning Essays Australia. 71 00:03:32,949 --> 00:03:34,869 Speaker 2: That was pre I can talk about that, I can 72 00:03:34,909 --> 00:03:35,549 Speaker 2: talk about. 73 00:03:35,429 --> 00:03:37,189 Speaker 1: It's actually quite boring now I think about it. But 74 00:03:37,229 --> 00:03:38,189 Speaker 1: I just wanted to know. 75 00:03:39,709 --> 00:03:40,829 Speaker 2: I interested in. 76 00:03:42,389 --> 00:03:43,669 Speaker 1: One of us is interested marry. 77 00:03:45,029 --> 00:03:46,629 Speaker 2: It was just just drinking away the pain. 78 00:03:47,509 --> 00:03:48,509 Speaker 1: That's what pasca does. 79 00:03:48,549 --> 00:03:49,749 Speaker 2: It drinks all pain. 80 00:03:50,509 --> 00:03:51,389 Speaker 1: We've all got pain. 81 00:03:52,589 --> 00:03:55,629 Speaker 2: Sometimes people just drink away their fears, their inhibitions, or 82 00:03:55,669 --> 00:03:58,069 Speaker 2: their their shame. It's just when you drink away shame. 83 00:03:58,749 --> 00:04:01,149 Speaker 2: So why did you get into fitness? What got you 84 00:04:01,189 --> 00:04:04,469 Speaker 2: into fitness? Mary? I had I just got really really heavy, right, 85 00:04:04,749 --> 00:04:07,989 Speaker 2: I was pushing probably about one hundred kegs because I 86 00:04:08,069 --> 00:04:10,669 Speaker 2: had kids just start eating everything that they're not eating 87 00:04:10,669 --> 00:04:12,629 Speaker 2: and just eating more, and you just become a bit more, 88 00:04:12,949 --> 00:04:14,909 Speaker 2: you know, and I got really hefty, but I just 89 00:04:15,149 --> 00:04:17,428 Speaker 2: was like, I looked at myself. I saw a photo 90 00:04:17,428 --> 00:04:20,029 Speaker 2: of myself in the newspaper. Oh right, And at first 91 00:04:20,069 --> 00:04:24,469 Speaker 2: I didn't recognize who you didn't recognize yourself. I wanted 92 00:04:24,509 --> 00:04:29,109 Speaker 2: to teasy, want to bully that guy. I'm going to 93 00:04:29,189 --> 00:04:32,509 Speaker 2: bully him. So, oh, you call the guy you want 94 00:04:32,509 --> 00:04:35,188 Speaker 2: to bully. Do you know what it's like? Do you 95 00:04:35,189 --> 00:04:36,949 Speaker 2: want to do? You know what is like the conflict 96 00:04:37,029 --> 00:04:39,109 Speaker 2: you have inside wanting to bully yourself? 97 00:04:41,789 --> 00:04:42,068 Speaker 1: Oh? 98 00:04:42,189 --> 00:04:44,549 Speaker 2: You just christ when you're gonna have another dim sim 99 00:04:44,669 --> 00:04:46,269 Speaker 2: I think they called a photo of me eating something 100 00:04:46,309 --> 00:04:48,188 Speaker 2: and I just looked like, you know, jab at the heart. 101 00:04:48,269 --> 00:04:51,349 Speaker 2: Just what were you getting pa for? Mary? Was it 102 00:04:51,429 --> 00:04:55,628 Speaker 2: just like Merrick spotted Nah? Nah, I was just leaving 103 00:04:55,629 --> 00:05:00,189 Speaker 2: a brothel and one of those moments where they just 104 00:05:00,269 --> 00:05:00,989 Speaker 2: they got me. 105 00:05:03,988 --> 00:05:08,589 Speaker 1: And the producers tell me to wrap you up all right, Pasca. 106 00:05:08,829 --> 00:05:11,669 Speaker 2: It was that shame gee wizards, he got a lot 107 00:05:11,709 --> 00:05:13,109 Speaker 2: of it, So get a buster