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Loving The Lionesses

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When TheOrator.Press Attended His Talk At The British Library In May, We Noted He Said Two of His Favourite Things Are Football And Tennis. And Two Mayor Events Have Since Recently Happened In Football And Tennis. The Lionesses Winning The Euros And Serena & Federer Respectively “Evolving Away From Tennis” And “Retiring”. So Naturally We Asked Him About These Two Things.

TO.P: So What Did You Make of The Lionesses Doing So Well In The Euros This Summer & Winning The Tournament?

AH: “I’ve Always Kept An Eye On The Ladies. They Got off To A Slow Start Over The Years. For Example Women’s Football Used To Be On Too Late At Night For Me To Watch As Much As I Would Have Liked To. I Like To Watch It In The Moment. It’s Not The Same Watching It On Catch Up.”

“But Now It’s Brilliant And A Bit Like American Women’s Football Was A Few Years Ago.”

The American Women’s Football Team Are Modern Day Legends Famously Led To Glory By Meghan Rapinoe. The Team Won Gold At The 2012 London Olympics, They Won Both The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, And The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.  Meghan Also Played For The Team At The 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Where They Came Runner Up.

AH: “It Was Superb. I Was Absolutely Transfixed. Now It’s Enormous And We Ain’t Going Back”.

Well Said!

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‘Ainsley’s World Cup Flavours’ Is A World Cup Hub With Great Football Grub

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Photo Courtesy of ITV/Agent/Insta: Ainsley Harriott With A Replica of The World Cup Trophy – Mixologist Carl Anthony Brown, 2016 Great British Bake off Winner Candice Brown, Former England Manager Glen Hoddle, And ITV’s Freeze The Fear Star Owain Wyn Evans All With Ainsley. All Three Food Professionals Again With Footballer Jermaine Jenas And TV Presenter Denise Van Outen. Glen Hoddle And Ainsley With Some Homemade Pies. A Delicious Looking Onion Quiche. Owain And Ainsley With Said Delicious Looking Onion Quiche. All Receipes @ainsleyharriott.com And ITV X

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TO.P: So TO.P Understands That You Are About To Make Your Own Football Dreams Come True With A New Series About Food & Football.

AH: Absolutely. It’s About Food And Football. Which Is Great As I Love Food And Football. And It’s In Anticipation of The World Cup. It’s All Done Now. We’ve Recorded It And It’s Coming Out In October. The Nature of The Programme Is All About Positivity. For Instance Even Though I’m An Arsenal Fan I Love Glen Hoddle And He’s One of The Guests. Plus There’s Jermaine Jenus, Jill Scott, Michael Owen, And Sam Allerdyce Coming In During The Five Episodes.

TO.P: Wow That’s A Really Interesting Selection of Guests. Each With Their Own Interesting Stories To Tell About Their Experiences With The Beautiful Game. And In Some Cases Stories of Redeemption. We Love A Good Redeemption Story Here At TO.P or Simply Perseverance.

AH: The Nature of The Programme Is All About Positivity.

TO.P: TheOrator.Press (TO.P) Slogan Is “A Positive Magazine. For Positive People. By Positive People.” So It’s Sounding Great & Like Our Kind of Programme Already.

AH: We Discuss Favourite Players, Different Competitions, Different Inspirations, Being Able To Play In Front of Deafening Crowds, Those Sorts of Things. And Different National Cuisines.

Mixologist Carl Anthony Brown Is Taking Care of Drinks. And Candice Brown Will Also Be Helping Out In The Kitchen With Half-Time Nibbles Such As Nachos, Toasties, And Savoury Filo Pastries.

TO.P: Sounds Pretty Cool. How Did You Come Up With The Idea And The Guests You’ve Got Coming Onto The Show?

AH: It’s The Same Production Company I’ve Worked With On My Other Series. It’s Run By David Nottage And His Partner Charlotte. It’s A Team Effort And We Discuss Things Internally And Make A Decision. It Was Then Put To ITV.

Food On The Menu Over The Five Weeks, Is Mouth Watering And Includes: Chargrilled Argentinian Bavette Steak, With Sweet Potatoe Wedges. German Doner Kebab With Garlic Sauce. Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wings And “Dutty” Loaded Fries (Best Patois On The “Dutty” Pronounciation Please). Cameroonian Spiced Beef & Peanut Kebabs With Tomato Salad. Crispy Cod Fritters With A Spicy Aji Dip. Brazilian Inspired Sticky Pork And Smokey Bean Tacos With Pinapple Salsa. French Caramelised Onion Quiche. Homemade Tortilla Chips. Toasties And Filo Pastry Parcels.

Yum!