Hello, I'm Clara Anfo and welcome back to This City, the podcast where we taught to feigned inhabitants of wonderful London.

Each episode will delve into the past favourite places, the current favourite places, the dance spots, the food spots, the night bus stories, stories of school where we fed in love from some of our favorite famous faces

whether they were born here or adopted our capital darling listener we are back for another

episode of this city and oh i have one of this city's most favourite children.

They are somebody who, listen, yeah, when I first saw them on TV,

I was instantly a fan.

They may not have won the show that put them on the map,

but to me, they are an eternal winner.

They are the exquisite gender bender and they always keep you

guessing. They always serve you looks. They serve you empathy. They serve you. Actually, the

definition of realness, I would say, Bimini Bambu-Lash. Welcome. Hello, darling. What a lovely lovely intro that was so nice

listen facts facts only bimini you know i've been a fan um i'm really excited to have you

um in conversation because there's lots to discover because i think you are definitely the

epitome of somebody that came to this city with big old dreams and

you've made them happen and beyond. So I want to get into all of it. Yes, let's do it. Now, usually

I start my episodes or a bit comes up where I talk about the first time we met in London, the first time we were aware of each other.

And I actually think the first time we met, I, the first time we were aware of each other. And I actually think

the first time we met, I think might have, was it when we worked together at BAFTA? I think we'd

been online friends. Yeah, I think we'd spoken before. And I'm sure we would have been in like

the same spaces, same places before. But I think that was the first proper time when we were like, yeah.

And then, yeah, amazing. Like, that was such a fun gig, like, fun job. To, like, be working on the BAFTA's carpet. It was, like, insane, right? At the Royal Albert Hall, no less. Yeah, I think that was the most intense amount of time we've, we've spent together. And I remember like Lady Gaga when we were like waiting for Lady Gaga, wait for Lady Gaga

and then they walked past when we were like waiting for lady gaga

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