Emil Franchi kicked off his weekend breakfast show by admitting he can't resist a Greggs app perk, telling listeners how a free bottle of water turned into "do you want to go and get the bigger bottle" from the till assistant. He turned it into a running feature for the morning, inviting listeners to share their own "get in there" moments in tribute to Ross Kemp's viral Celebrity Traitors reaction, with texts flooding in about marathons, free breakfast items and even a mum bringing home sushi.
Franchi marked one month of hosting Radio 1 Weekend Breakfast, revealing on air that it's the first time some of his friends have actually managed to hear him on the radio. "I've worked at places where you can't get it on an app," he said, before thanking regular texter Rich from Shropshire for coining the nickname "weekend dad".
The Traitors proved impossible to avoid despite Franchi's promise to keep the show "spoiler-free". He poked fun at a contestant's clumsy pivot from small talk to interrogation on the celebrity version, joking it was "the worst transition from small talk into traitor talk" he'd heard, comparing it to a teacher patrolling an exam hall.
Elsewhere, producer Maryn's brand new house, with only a dining chair, a TV on the floor and nothing else, sparked a flood of listener stories about chaotic first nights in new homes, including one from Max who found a rat carrying off his new sofa.
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