Would you judge me for fancying Giles Brandreth?

[NicoPolastri]

Is it the kind of thing I shouldn’t admit to in public?

He writes series of novels where Oscar Wilde is a detective, which I think are excellent and he is clever, has a great sense of humour, collects teddy bears and is very entertaining, but I definitely don’t fancy him

You do know that he used to be a Tory MP?

I think he does a podcast with Susie Dent which is meant to be v good!

I also listen to him a lot on the radio (and on his podcast with Susie Dent - it is fab!) and he's very funny, witty and self-deprecating. I also used to think he was an unbearable twonk when he was on TV/an MP.
Either he's changed or I have.
I haven't seen him on gogglebox yet (it was mentioned in the most recent podcast), must look it up, Sheila Hancock is wonderful.

Ooh I will have a look at the podcast thank you!

I saw Nicolas Parsons in stockings and suspenders in Rocky Horror many years ago.

Gyles and Sheila were very funny in gogglebox, the jar and Johnson conversation was hilarious.

Oh gosh op, i thought it was just me. He's my guilty secret

I was at university with his son. Quite a talented actor but is now a barrister I think?
Gyles is much funnier than he used to be. Absolute scream on just a minute.

His son is pretty good looking.

Giles and his daughter made a jumper patterns book! www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?productId=517288&catalogId=10051

Yes very Enid thank you for that information. (His son, not the patterns book.)

I'll forgive you. He seems to me to be a person who would be exactly as you expect, doesn't generally take himself too seriously and you can have a joke with.

He was a Tory MP for a while but actually did something useful (unlike probably almost all the current lot)- he proposed the Bill which became the Marriage Act 1994, allowing weddings in places other than a church or registry office.

I bet you've added that book to your Amazon wish list Nico

Naturally Enid
So disappointed to find it’s out of stock...

Fingers crossed for Christmas restock 🤞🏻

I follow him on Twitter where he is also good value - funny and intelligent and often responds. He would undoubtedly be on my fantasy celebrity dinner party. He and Sheila Hancock on Celebrity Gogglebox are worthy of their own show.