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Happy Mum

Annie Macmanus

Happy Mum

Giovanna Fletcher

Keira Knightley, Co-parenting, Postnatal Depression, Kate Middleton, Hormones, Sex, Celebrity, Personal Journals, Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Giovanna Fletcher, Emma Willis, Mrs Hinch, Breastfeeding, Maternal Mental Health, Pregnancy, Parenting, Matrescence

4.85.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Annie Mac, or Annie Macmanus, is on the show! Author, presenter and DJ chats to Gi about juggling loud late nights with being a mum, taking the decision to leave Radio 1 after 17 years and finally getting to put her kids to bed. 

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Banana Grounds, the perfect stocking filler game this Christmas,

0:06.7

the fast, fun-filled Anagram game that gives you bananas. We love banana grams in our house.

0:14.0

It's a fast, fun and educational word game, the perfect game that the whole family enjoys playing.

0:20.2

That's Mum, Dad, Kids and Grandparents. It's for everyone.

0:24.0

Players aim to use all of the letters to build a word grid in a race to finish first.

0:29.9

And the winner, get this, they are crowned, top banana. It is so much fun. I first played the

0:36.6

game back 20 years ago with a bunch of kids when I was shaperoning in theatres. And honestly,

0:41.5

we absolutely loved that time. And now whenever I see that little banana pouch,

0:46.5

oh, I get very excited. And I love the fact that my kids are now old enough to join

0:51.2

in with me and have a go at me and so we've been known to play this, just the two of us as well.

0:56.5

It's great fun. And now Christmas is just around the corner, sneaking up on us so quickly.

1:02.6

So if you are stuck for ideas, banana grams will make a fabulous stocking filler.

1:07.1

The letter tiles come in a small, portable banana shaped pouch that's perfect for seven and up.

1:11.7

And you can either play it at home or on the go shove it in your suitcase, pop it in your bag,

1:16.9

just have it with you because you never know when you might need a bit of banana gram fun.

1:22.0

Banana grams is available now at warstones, so why not grab yourself the ideal game this Christmas?

1:32.6

Hello and welcome to a brand new episode of Happy Mum, Happy Baby, the podcast.

1:37.0

Today's guest is an author, a presenter and a radio DJ who has just left Radio 1 after 17 years.

1:46.6

She's also a mum of two boys. It's Annie Mack or Annie McManus.

1:51.1

If you're going to read her books. There we go. Hi, how are you?

1:54.3

Hello, Jivaan. Thank you for having me. I'm really well.

1:58.9

Still struggling with that word, author. I need to really like grow into that word a bit more,

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