Tea at Four

Everyone thinks I have cancer - but that's not my condition.In this episode of Tea At Four, Lauren & Christie sit down with Jess to talk about living with disability with extensive venous malformation, a rare condition she was born with that affects her veins, causes arthritis and chronic pain, and means she now uses crutches and a wheelchair.Jess opens up about why her condition impacts her more mentally than physically, growing up feeling treated like a child at school, the concert accessibility horror story where she was told her wheelchair wasn't allowed and ended up sat on the floor, and the daily reality of being a wheelchair user in the UK - from broken Tube lifts to strangers asking if she's contagious.She also gets honest about dating with disability, going viral on TikTok, dealing with hate comments and death threats, and how sharing her story helped her build confidence, raise disability awareness and connect with others living with chronic illness.

What does it actually take to make a marriage last for over 20 years?This week on Tea At Four, hosts Billy and Christie sit down with UK power couple Matt and Emma Willis for an incredibly honest conversation about the realities of long-term love, communication, and modern relationships.Emma opens up about why she initially resisted couples therapy - admitting she thought she "didn't have trauma" - and how a single neutral session transformed the way they communicate. They also share why you should stop trying to change your partner and the truth behind those wild internet headlines (including a fake hot tub row and a proposal interrupted by Busted fans).Plus, we ask them to play Agony Aunt and Uncle to answer your relationship dilemmas: Should you care if your partner won't post you on social media? And how do you handle a partner who is reluctant to go to therapy?Finally, Matt and Emma give us the inside scoop on hosting the highly anticipated series of Love Is Blind UK on Netflix, what to expect from the couples, and the release schedule details you need to know.If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a comment with your thoughts on the "three-day rule," and share this with someone who needs to hear Matt and Emma's relationship wisdom.00:34 - Matt and Emma Willis are back: What’s changed?01:00 - Love Is Blind UK: Why this series is the best yet01:51 - Do Matt & Emma have favorite couples? (The truth about Jack & Faye)03:45 - The secret recipe behind a 20-year marriage04:25 - Falling in love with "multiple people" over time05:25 - Why you should stop trying to change your partner07:00 - Debunking the headlines: The hot tub row live on air10:50 - Debunking the headlines: Matt’s Venice proposal disaster12:45 - How Emma made the first move (The Simon Webbe story)14:07 - Debunking the "three-day" texting rule15:15 - Agony Aunt: Should you worry if they won't post you on social media?19:10 - Agony Aunt: How to talk to a partner who refuses therapy19:25 - The therapy session that saved our communication22:05 - Love Is Blind UK: Netflix release date and schedule details

Bo has lived with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) for years, but before their diagnosis they thought they had narcolepsy because they would regularly "black out" with no memory of what had happened. In this episode of Tea At Four, hosts Lauren and Billy sit down with Bo to unpack the reality of living with DID, from the trauma that caused different parts of her identity to form, to the misconceptions they face every day online. They explains how many alters they live with, and how some of their alters have their own names, memories, ages, accents and even beliefs. Bo opens up about how their alters helped protect them from traumatic memories, what dating is like when different alters have different relationships, and why the internet needs to stop "fake claiming" people living with the disorder.This is one of the most honest and eye-opening conversations we've had about Dissociative Identity Disorder, trauma, memory and what it's really like to share your mind with different parts of yourself.This is one of the most honest and eye-opening conversations we've had about Dissociative Identity Disorder, trauma, memory and what it's really like to share your mind with different parts of yourself.

Please Gamble ResponsiblyKelly Dighton went from a council house and recovering from addiction to winning an £11.5 million jackpot with her partner Arron, on a single £1.50 phone slot spin - the largest jackpot in 58 years. But the dream quickly turned complicated.In this episode of Tea At Four, hosts Lauren and Billy sit down with Kelly to discuss the reality of sudden, massive wealth: from receiving death threats and kidnap warnings to how her partner took his £5.5 million share and left for Colombia. Kelly shares her unfiltered story of staying sober through it all, dealing with family betrayal, and why she still stays humble and shops at Primark despite having millions in the bank. Follow the icon Kelly on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kelly.dighton

What is the reality of going undercover with some of the world's most dangerous gangs? In this episode of Tea At Four, hosts Lauren and Christie sit down with award-winning investigative journalist and documentary presenter Tir Dhondy to uncover the shocking, behind-the-scenes truth of criminal organisations.From surviving death threats and having a SWAT team kick her door down, to sitting in a car with a machete-wielding Rolex thief, Tir shares the heavy, unfiltered realities of her career. We dive into her undercover work in Ayia Napa exposing modern slavery and sexual harassment, the dangerous logistics of British drug mules smuggling weed out of Thailand, and how her team traced a high-stakes sextortion scam all the way to Lagos, Nigeria.We also discuss what it is genuinely like to navigate a high-risk, male-dominated industry as a female journalist, how criminals are disarmed by women, and why the future of investigative journalism is shifting directly to digital spaces like YouTube.