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Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Join Emily Dean and her Shih Tzu Raymond, for an extraordinary dog walk. Meet household names you’ve heard a lot about, opening up in a way you’ve never heard before. They’ll reveal what truly makes them tick and you’ll discover why the best chats always happen over a dog walk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:41

Coco Mellors (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2025/03/04

This week we’re joined by one of our most glamorous guests ever - it’s the fabulous author Coco Mellors… and she met us in Clissold Park straight off the plane from New York!Coco is the New York Times bestselling author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein and Blue Sisters. She grew up in London and moved to New York as a teenager, where she receivedherMFA in fiction from New York University.Coco tells us about her childhood pugs and hamsters - and what it was like to grow up with a therapist mother and

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36:20

Rory Cellan-Jones with Sophie from Romania (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2025/02/25

This week - we’re with one of the nation’s most loved dogs, Sophie from Romania -and her fantastic owner, Rory Cellan-Jones.Rory is a journalist and he is best known for being a BBC News technology correspondent. Rory was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in May 2019 and left the BBC after 40 years in 2021.Then in December 2022 - Rory and his wife Diane adopted their Romanian rescue dog, Sophie. Rory documented Sophie’s progress settling her new life on social media - and she subsequently grew a

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35:14

Krishnan Guru-Murthy (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2025/02/18

Join Emily and Raymond in Kew with one of the nation’s most respected news presenters - Krishnan Guru-Murphy.Krishnan is a journalist and the lead presenter of Channel 4 News - and we were thrilled to meet him and his chihuahua - Chubby Chops! Chubby is very sweet boy with a very self sufficient and independent spirit… he and Ray didn’t exactly hit it off - but that’s what you get when you put two introvert dogs together!We had such a fascinating walk with Krishnan - finding out all about his

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25:06

Luke Kempner (Part Two)

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2025/02/06

It’s nearly time to take to the stage - so join us as we walk from St James’s Park to the Sondheim Theatre with the brilliant Luke Kempner!In this part of our chat, we discuss Luke’s two stints in Les Miserables, being an understudy for Gareth Gates and the experience of being married to a twin.Luke will be performing his show, ‘GRITTY POLICE DRAMA: A ONE MAN MUSICAL’, at Phoenix Arts Club on Sunday 16th and Sunday 23rd February – tickets on sale now at www.lukekempner.comFollow @lukekempner on

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36:06

Rebecca Front (Part Two)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2025/01/30

Join us back on Hampstead Heath with the fabulous Rebecca Front for the second half of our walk with her lovely Cockapoo Bailey.In this part of our chat, we find out about Rebecca’s exciting new podcast - Three People with Rebecca Front - which will be coming out soon. We also discuss what it was like going to meet her son's politics teachers at parents' evening after starring in The Thick Of It and whether she believes in soulmates.Keep your eyes and ears peeled for Rebecca's new podcast Three

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34:02

Shona McGarty (Part Two)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2025/01/23

Join Emily and Ray back with Shona McGarty and her lovely chihuahua Cici on the second part of our chilly North London stroll! Shona tells us all about navigating her first EastEnders storyline - which involved her character Whitney being a victim of grooming. We also found out how Shona spent her EastEnders money as a 16-year-old, what led her to make the decision to leave the show - and what the future might hold for her. Follow @shonabmx on Instagram Follow @shona.mcgarty_shoniqua on TikTok

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37:34

Shona McGarty (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2025/01/21

This week, Emily and Ray are in North London with the fabulous actress and singer Shona McGarty, and her adorable chihuahua Cici!Shona is well known for having played Whitney Dean in EastEnders - first landing the role when she was just 16 years old. She tells us all about growing up in Borehamwood, a stone’s throw from where EastEnders is filmed - and what led her to joining one of the UK’s most popular soaps.She also tells us about the advice she received from Barbara Windsor that she’ll never

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1:26:23

Katherine Ryan, Jonathan Ross, David Baddiel and...

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2025/01/02

Welcome back to the second part of our best bits from 2024!In this episode, you’ll hear clips from the following episodes:Katherine Ryan David Baddiel Tim Key Richard Arnold Pierre Novellie Jonathan Ross and Honey Ross Bella Mackie Ed Balls Layton Williams Luke Evans Click the links to listen to any of these episodes in full!Follow Emily:Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich JarmanArtwork: Alice LudlamPhotography: Karla Gowlett Hosted

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1:20:38

Lee Mack, Frank Skinner, Gabby Logan and more......

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/12/31

This week on Walking The Dog, we’re taking a look back at some of our favourite walks of the past year!In this episode you will hear clips from the following episodes:Lee MackSuzi RuffellFrank SkinnerGabby LoganPhil WangAngela BarnesJames O’BrienEd GambleRoss NobleJames MiddletonClick the links to listen to any of these episodes in full!This episode contains some very strong languageFollow Emily:Instagram - @emilyrebeccadeanX - @divine_miss_emWalking The Dog is produced by Faye LawrenceMusic: Rich

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37:00

Josh Widdicombe (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/12/17

We’re in Hyde Park today with our old pal the comedian, presenter and actor Josh Widdicombe!Josh and Ray have a bit of backstory - the pretty much fell in love when Josh last appeared on the podcast in 2019. We were thrilled to go on another walk with him - because we have a LOT to catch up on…We find out what Josh thinks will be featured on his obituary, the effect of growing up in a very isolated place, and how life has changed thanks to his podcast Parenting Hell which he co-hosts with Rob

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42:51

Marisha Wallace (Part Two)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/12/12

Welcome back to the second part of our conversation with musical powerhouse Marisha Wallace.Marisha tells us all about her interpretations of the iconic roles of Ado Annie in Oklahoma and Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls. She tells us about finding out she was nominated for an Olivier Award in the Celebrity Big Brother house. Marisha also speaks candidly about being a victim of a cruel financial scam, and how she has moved forward from that low point.We spoke to Marisha on the day it was announced

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47:49

Marisha Wallace (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/12/10

Today we’re joined by the two-time Olivier Award nominated singer and actress Marisha Wallace!Marisha has the most incredible, powerful voice - so we spoke to her at home in order to preserve her precious instrument from the bad weather!Growing up on a hog farm in North Carolina, Marisha is no stranger to dogs... she tells us all about her favourite ever dog - a boxer called Chaos (who had a matching personality!)After starting singing at the age of five in the church - Marisha tells us about how

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35:44

Lloyd Griffith (Part Two)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/12/05

We’re in Battersea Park with Lloyd Griffith!Lloyd tells us about his recent experience of having a hair transplant, his love for hi-vis and the importance of being ready to appear on TV as a comic.He also tells us the story of auditioning for a part in Return To Paradise - the second spin-off series of long-running crime series Death In Paradise - and what it was like to move to Australia to film the series. All six episodes of Return to Paradise are now available on BBC iPlayer, with the series

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26:12

Luke Evans (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/11/26

This week, we’re in London’s St James’s Park with Luke Evans!Raymond and Luke pretty much fell in love with each other from the moment they met - Ray spent the entire walk cradled in Luke’s arms… lucky Raymond, eh?!Growing up, Luke had a collection of cats and an aviary of birds with his parents, who were Jehovah’s Witnesses. He opens up about how that affected his childhood, and how it feels to have written about it in his autobiography. He tells us how he came to terms with his sexuality in a

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39:54

Cherry Healey (Part Two)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/11/21

We’re back at home with Cherry Healey and her beautiful cat House Party!Cherry tells us all about how her brilliant career as a documentary maker started thanks to a conversation by a fridge at a house party, how she felt after throwing up on TV and how she navigated complicated feelings about losing her dad.We also find out all about series nine of Inside The Factory - with her new co-presenter Paddy McGuinness. You can watch their Christmas special over the festive period - and catch the new

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41:47

Cherry Healey (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/11/19

This week on Walking The Dog - we’re joined by TV presenter and queen of documentaries, Cherry Healey!Raymond is recovering from feeling a bit under the weather this week, so we spoke to Cherry from home… which meant we got to meet her spectacular Maine Coon, who is fabulously named House Party.Cherry grew up with dogs, but in her adult life she’s been a cat owner. She tells us the heartbreaking story of losing her beloved cat Party Time (yes, another fabulous name) and her childhood dog Mouflon,

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1:03:22

James Middleton (Part Two)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/10/03

Join Emily, Mabel, Isla, Luna, Inca and Nala for the second part of our walk with James Middleton in Berkshire!James tells us about how his dog Ella helped him in the hardest time of his life and how she also led him to meet his wife Alizée.We also chat about that time which we all dread - losing a pet. James tells us how he coped with losing his beloved Ella and the gifts that she gave him throughout her life.… and we got to meet James’ tractor! To be honest, we never wanted to leave the farm!As a

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59:57

James Middleton (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/10/01

We’re in Berkshire this week with the brilliant James Middleton and five of his dogs: Mabel, Isla, Luna, Inca and Nala.James *actually* has six dogs - but Zulu is currently staying with James’ parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, because Mabel is in season.But we had a lovely time with the fabulous five!We met on Bucklebury Farm - which is run by James’ family - and it was animal heaven. We met sheep, ginea pigs and even a friendly beehive at one point!James tells us about his lifelong pining for

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48:29

Ed Balls (Part Two)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/09/26

Yorkshire’s Pontefract Racecourse is the backdrop today for Emily and Ray’s walk with the brilliant Ed Balls.Ed tells us about how his wife, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, encouraged him to go on Strictly Come Dancing - and the piece of advice that changed his atttiude towards the show.We also find out how he came to host a podast with his former political opponent George Osborne - we discover if they are friends, and whether or not George would be invited over to the Balls-Cooper household for

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47:51

Ed Balls (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean ·

2024/09/24

We’ve taken a trip to West Yorkshire this week to meet broadcaster and former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls for a stroll around the beautiful Pontefract Racecourse.Ed doesn't have a dog at the moment - but he's very much a dog person. He tells us how he was replaced by a dog when he went to university, and a dog has helped his family cope with his mother’s dementia.We also find out about Ed’s experience at Harvard (once he had worked out where it was located on a map) and whether he cried when he lost

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