And Hugh Grant was there and I must have really been like really obvious because he went straight to my dad and he said, I think your daughter fancies me.

This week on Walking the Dog, Ray and I took a stroll with super talented comedian, actress and ventriloquist Nina Conti.

We met up with Nina on Hampstead Heath, which is the area she grew up in with

her mum, Kara, and her actor dad, Tom Conti. And she had a fascinating childhood, which I couldn't

wait to hear all about, partly as it involved David Bowie turning up to one of her birthday parties.

We also talked about how she initially started out as an actor in the

RSC, but ended up having slight misgivings around it, partly due to her dad already being so famous in that world,

but also because she struggled to keep a straight face a lot of the time. And I'm personally very glad she did make the move into comedy because she's hilarious.

She's become very well

known of course for her ventriloquism with her sidekick monkey, performing sellout shows

with him all over the world, and she's recently been touring her critically acclaimed live show

whose face is it anyway. It's been so successful, the dates have been extended, so to find

out more about any remaining tickets for this show and future tours, go to ninaontour.com.

Nina has also co-written and directed a fantastic new film, which she also stars in called Sunlight.

It's a kind of darkly funny and very unconventional love story set on a road trip.

It's had incredible reviews and they're all richly deserved as I absolutely loved it.

And I know you will too, so do make sure to catch it in cinemas now.

Or you can pre-order it on Apple TV before its digital release in November.

I have to say, Ray and I love Nina. As well as being

very funny, she's also got this very gentle, calm energy about her. And watching her turn Ray

into a ventriloquist dummy and come up with a voice for him was genuinely one of the greatest

moments of my life. And I cannot wait for you to hear it.

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