Gary Davies came back from his cruise with Tony Hadley and Marty Pellow buzzing about Gothenburg immigration hassles and an impromptu "proper rave" on board, and spent much of the show trying to catch up on what he'd missed. That led into a huge run of listener "manifesting" stories, from camper vans to kidneys, but the biggest surprise came when a familiar voice rang in from the gym.
"I thought I'd give the guys a text because I manifested it," said the caller, who turned out to be Shayne Ward, marking 21 years since his X Factor win. Gary was visibly delighted, telling him "I'm just blown away that you got in touch with us," before Shayne revealed he's about to shoot a Halloween horror film and has just wrapped filming on Good Ship Murder for Channel 5.
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Travel presenter Kirsten O'Brien was Gary's sparring partner throughout, admitting she's borrowing a cockapoo called Molly for a week and revealing her unlikely happy place is doing a full shop at Ikea. The pair also debated the great scone controversy, cream first or jam first, which split listeners down the middle between Devon and Cornwall loyalties.
The Chilli Arms pub quiz saw Kirsten and a caller named Molly, representing her "Hoof-hearted" team, tie on three out of five in the food and drink round, with Molly cheekily renaming a rival listener's team "Ice Melted." Gary also played a Bruce Springsteen master mix as part of his Radio 2 Icons picks ahead of National Album Day.
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