Ben fogle fans

[Petsandhorses]

Hi all
after the anti new lives in the wild thread, is anyone a fan ?

anyone watching the new series? Episode 2 tonight is nearly over

Can you link to the other thread please, I can’t find it.

I am a fan

Haven't had chance to start this series yet though as been away but will be

FWIW I find him tedious. Makes my skin crawl.

I don't think this is the thread for you then

Watched the first episode of the new series now

Quite different to his usual ones

Her husband's home was quite decadent!

I really like him, I think he seems like a nice guy. And the sort of person that you could have a really interesting connection with. Haven’t had chance to watch this series but I especially enjoyed his Scottish island series on bbc and his south polar trek which I think was on the discovery channel.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5391354-incredibly-boring-programs-starting-with-ben-fogle?page=11&reply=146763416

Watching this week's and wow I didn't know he had ADHD
I'd be intrigued to know how it presents itself for/in him

I always remember, in the early 2000's, Heat magazine put a picture of Ben Fogle's dog in an article about celebs and their dogs.

On the dog's collar disc you could clearly see Ben's mobile number.

Well me and my sister had a bit of fun that day phoning Ben, I'm embarrassed to say. Poor guy answered a couple of times but we just hung up. I wondered how many others might have done that to him too. 🙈

Sounds like Asaki wants Rupert to work...

Wow that was a bit of an error, them showing that!

I heard him speak live on his tour and he was really interesting,passionate and funny. Also very hot in RL!

I loved his programme ‘Endurance’ where he went to Antarctica with Dwayne Fields, using authentic clothing, sledge etc. fascia sting, and made me appreciate the early explorers so much more.

The only thing I question with Ben Fogle is, is he ever home? He’s always away a week at a time, plus travel time. He’s must be away for weeks at a time filming.

I know! Very naughty of them to not check first.

Yet here you are. What possessed you to open this thread?

I love it. He seems genuinely interested in the people he visits. He's not judgemental and he's willing to get stuck in. I also think he's a great listener.

😀I remember once going to a Spooks Q and A ,and Matthew McFadyen had once absent-mindedly typed in his own mobile number during a close-up of his character phoning a baddie, which meant everyone froze the shot and phoned him after the episode aired, for weeks. His family thought it was hilarious and he had to change his number.

Is there a new series of New Lives in the Wild? Which channel?

I have loved some episodes of this. Ben is kind of like a reliable GoLden Retriever in shorts.

Yes new series

On 5

A reliable golden retriever in shorts 😂

I read that his children are all at boarding school too. I do get a bit annoyed when he says how he’d love to live off grid and how he wishes his children were with him blah blah. He lives in London in a millionaires house. If he really wanted to live in the wilds why has he chosen the lifestyle he has? It’s all a bit disingenuous.

Well, that’s always how he strikes me! Fair-haired, big, straightforward, likeable, not very bright but eager to get stuck in!