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Monday 28^th May

We’re just a week away from the extra-long bank holiday weekend and wasn’t the weather just incredible this weekend?! Today it’s Spanish GCSE day so we wanted to know what things you can say in ‘foreign!’ Everyone knows how to say something in another language – normally rude – and we wanted to know what things you can say!

Here are some of the messages you sent in!

kiede benge volne clutch da pravnia. Studied in Poland and our uni block shared a laundry room. The above means 'when will the washing room key be free? I use it anytime I meet a polish person.

It's not very seasonal but MELLY KELIKKY MAKKA is merry Christmas in Hawaiian! Ps it's not the correct spelling.

I can say 'I can't run today because I have lost my trainers' in Danish

bugun gunes var ama ben ish var sonra biz mangle yapyourus Bernadine that means today we have sun but I have work later we will make a bbq.

I can say du bist eine grosser schiter unter hausen which means you’re a big pooey underpant in German. Useful for penalty shoot outs!

I can say do you want to make love on the beach in Dominican Spanish. De carus et sedra da mor et de playa.

i am learning Greek and have learned the most important phrase 4 hols . . Can i have half a kilo of red wine please.

I can say "Hold on tight to your dream" in French 

I can say hello and no worries in Swahili

Thanks for all your calls and texts this morning!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Friday 25^th May

This morning the Olympic flame set off from Worcester and made its way through the city centre and up towards Malvern! We spoke live to Julian Jones who was there at the scene and everyone was very excited!!! You can see all the pictures from this morning on our Facebook page here.

We also had a chat about how gorgeous the weather is going to be again today – the sun was out first thing this morning! We all love spending some time outside in the garden in the sun – it’s so peaceful and relaxing… Isn’t it?

Listen to Ed and Rach sitting outside…

We’re back on Monday morning when you wake up! Have a fantastic weekend in the sun! 

Thursday 24^th May

Heat wave! Hot again today according to the weather gods and we can’t wait to spend the day in the sunshine (if it ever comes out from behind the clouds) – so this morning we opened up the (virtual) Heart Breakfast ice cream van! Ed was buying so we asked you what you wanted!

Here are some of your icy orders…

Nobbly bobbly. Teresa

Can I have an ice cream boat with two flakes?

A feast is great from Jeanette

Please can I have a lemon ice sorbet in a waffle cone, Trudy

Can I have some broken cornets please because when I was a kid the ice cream man gave us them free 

A screwball please

Mine’s a freshly made chocolate knicker bocker glory with some sprinkles on

When I was at secondary school you could get a 'lolly with a blob' which was a lolly with a blob of ice-cream.

Cider barrels and oyster shell from Jason and Alan 

Triple flake 99 with extra raspberry sauce. 

I’ll have a blue Mr. Bubble so I can bob my blue tongue out to every1 who hasn't got 1!

I fancy a 69 or a strawberry mivvi!

Thanks for getting in touch this morning!

We also wanted to test something out – we heard about the new Magnum Infinity ice cream which, apparently, when you bite through the chocolate into the ice cream – the chocolate grows back! We didn’t think that was right. Check out the advert below and watch Rach testing it out!

and here's Rach putting it to the test...

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up! (It’ll be Friday then – hoorah!)

Wednesday 23^rd May

Wow! We’ve got a second day of sunshine! It’s feeling nice and hot again across the West Midlands today – so we asked you the age old question – Is it alright for men to walk around topless? Opinions please!

Here are some of your messages…

Defo not vile Brum just doesn't have the bodies!

It’s a big no unless they shave there arm pit hair then they’re just strange!

Why would anyone think we want to see their hairy chests and muffin tops. Yuk ban em unless they are very fit. Waxed and brad Pitt

my daughters partner was asked to leave asda bcuz he was topless! 

I agree with Rach you just don't want to see that round the Asda. There used to be a guy at my daughters school used to pick his kids up with no top on, he thought he was hot. Er Not

We saw a shirtless eating a meal in a posh restaurant, when he turned round it was my teacher! 

I saw one yesterday, he was strolling down the road obviously proud of his bouncing saggy moobs, he was willing me to make eye contact, but I was nipple height and had already seen enough. Horrific!

NOT....... women can't do it!

Not the sight I saw yesterday put me off my lunch!

Thanks for your calls and texts this morning!

Last night was the first semi-final for this year’s Eurovision song contest that’s happening on Saturday night and we just had to share Russia’s entry with you… It’s 8 old ladies singing what appears to be an innocent and gentle song! Keep watching!

We’ll be back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Tuesday 22^nd May

Good morning!!! The sun is shining and it’s looking lovely out there across the West Midlands this morning – is summer finally here? We’ll see…

This morning we wanted to know your tales of wimpish men – after Rach told us all about her boyfriend Chris who’s scared of bugs and airplanes and completely freaks out when he hears an airplane go over head.

Here are some of your messages…

My husband is a wimpy man, he's scared of holes in trees and holes in general

My hubby Immi is terrified of 'boo' movies. He once went 2 the movies with a male friend, jumped and knocked his drink over his friend’s nether regions.

I hate frogs and newts – they terrify me!

My husband is scared of sitting in the middle seat on a plane!!! So he ALWAYS has to have aisle or window seat while I’m all squashed up!

Thanks for your texts this morning… With the weather being this hot, this morning Ed decided to challenge Rach to a temperature quiz!

Listen back here…

We’ll be back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Monday 21^st May

Good morning everybody! It’s a brand new week and we don’t want to jinx it, but the morning sky looks fab and it should continue to shine in the week!

To start the show, we asked a very simple question about your week. 

Good times and bad times.

Bad times my little girl Amy broke her arm yesterday and going to theatre today. Good times going to Wales for the week x 

Good times it's my birthday tomorrow. Bad times. I'm working away from home and not seeing my kids 

Good times. Went to see Westlife last night. They were really good!

Also on the show, Ed borrowed his friends car battery charger and he blew it up and still hasn’t replaced it! Rachel once borrowed a dress and ripped the zip right off it and gave it back! So we asked you, have you ever borrowed something that belongs to someone else….and broke it?

Here are some of your messages.

I went to my husbands friends house. They let us play tennis on their Wii fit, I managed to smash their chandelier and a shard of glass embedded in their 40" LCD TV.

My mom clean a ladies house n this lady loves crystal n mom broke the leg off her crystal fruit bowl and superglued it back on n she didnt confess lol

I broke my ex boys didgerido, that isn't a euphemism, I didn't fess up though, instead I placed it between the wall and the cupboard door in such a way that when I asked him to get me something from the cupboard and he opened the door it squashed the didgerido against the wall and 'broke' lol

My 10 year old son was listening this morning and said he broke a ruler at school and put it in someone else's desk , I had to tell him it was the wrong thing to do and try not to laugh in front of him lol

Finally, in lamb news, look who’s joined Amanda – say hello to George and Barbara!

See you tomorrow.

Friday 18^th May

It’s Friday!!! We’ve had a funny one this week with random snowy patches, but the sun is shining this morning and the weekend doesn’t look too bad either! Tonight is takeaway night so we’ve been asking you what you’re having for tea later, and in return we’ll tell you the calorie count for a bit of fun! Sorry for making you hungry so early!

Here are some of your messages.

Ed n Rach, I'm on a diet now called the Aluzonne and I've had this test done that tells you how many calories your body burns at resting. Mine is 1100 per day!!!! Ive been working at 1500-2000 per day to keep healthy!!! #FAIL !!! So no more indian take aways for me! Mmmmm my tea tonight? Courgette crisps and a green salad flowing by a protein caramel shake ! YIPEEE bet you’re jealous eh?

By the time I get in from work I usually can't be bothered to cook so I'll probably have a massive bowl of popcorn with cinnamon sugar for my dinner tonight.   

Going for an indian so would probably have, a popadom, chicken chat starter, then a chicken madras, mushroom rice (shared with fiancé)and a cheese nan (shared again) .

I've got braising steak, mushrooms and onions with rice :-) also slimming world friendly.

Also on the show, shared our love for the ‘One Pound Fish’ man and it will be stuck in our heads for the next few days! (did you just sing the words one pound fish as you read that?)

Thanks for all your messages.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday 17^th May

This morning on the show we found out the shocking news that the BBC are axing all of their kids TV shows on BBC 1 & 2 and moving them somewhere else – including Blue Peter! Which weirdly - led us on to asking you about the kids TV characters and presenters you used to fancy?

Here are some of your great messages…

I had a massive crush on Penelope pitstop when I was a kid.

I loved Scot from Thunderbirds when I was a kid 

I loved Wurzel Gummidge, I think I felt sorry for him

Definitely Philip Schofield oh and Captain Simian Monkey

Peter purves off blue peter.

I fancied Donut off the double deckers!

Captain caveman the way he used say his name

John Craven from News round.

My crush was Ross from jossys giants! He was the striker who liked wet look hair gel.

I loved Keith Chegwin, met him when I was 14 and didn't wash his autograph off my hand for weeks!

It has to be Orville....I wish I could fly!

I had a crush on Sarah Green of Blue Peter. She was and still is a babe. A shame that Mike Smith married her.

Aunt Sally from werzel gummage.

I used to have a crush on Mr claypole out of rent a ghost!

I always had a crush on Georgina from grange hill!

Thanks for your calls and texts this morning!

Atherstone played the big town showdown this morning… Rachel came along and got a great time of 50.6 seconds (it’s not actually great – it’s quite slow!) so if you think you can do better then why not click here and register to play for where you live!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up.

Wednesday 16^th May

Guess what we read in the paper this morning… according to a new U.S. study - close to one in three people may sleepwalk during their lives! We know you do it! We must have all got up in the night and wandered around the house at some point in our lives? Maybe as kids? So this morning we wanted to know your sleep walking stories.

Here are some of your great messages…

My sister cut a square out of out curtain one of the many crazy things she did in her sleep!

I was found walking naked in Japanese hotel clutching my passport!

I'm a regular! One of my best was when I got up and ran myself a freezing cold bath! Ah I stepped in the shock of the cold woke me up. I was starkers, light on, door wide open, two young female lodgers standing on the landing giggling at me!

When I was little I would sleep walk to the pantry and a packet of biscuits or go to fridge and take a bite out of a lump of cheese

Slept walked at my boyfriends, I woke up the next morning naked in bed with his cousin

I went to bed in hotel room, woke up on fire escape

I use to sleep walk when I was a child an use to think the loo was either the end of my sisters bed or in wardrobe, thankfully grew out of it

My dad had to secure my bedroom window when I was young because they caught me climbing out of it while asleep.

I think I walked in my sleep once, woke up in the morning to find blood on my pillow and a sore nose, got up went into the hall blood on the floor and books all ova the place.... Think I must have collided with it!

When I was about 10 I slept walked downstairs and went to go out the front door my dad stopped me and said I was going to find my mom he said your mom is here I looked at my mom and said that’s not her!

I sleep walked to the supermarket when I was 8 years old

I slept standing up in a sentry box in the arches while guarding Buckingham palace.

Thanks for all your great messages this morning!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up…

See you there.

Ed and Rach x

Tuesday 15^th May

Morning! The weather is playing jokes on us! We were meant to have some sunshine and showers but we’ve had plenty of texts to say it’s snowing! It is May right?

This morning, we’ve been chatting about the things we’ve been late for. Ed and Rach have both been late for weddings – Ed even turned up after the bride which isn’t the best! So we asked you, what’s the latest you’ve ever been for something?

If you thought Ed was bad, have a read of some of your late stories!

1 day late for neighbours funeral

I overslept and I had a phone call at 9am from the head teacher to ask why I wasn't at school. Unfortunately I'm a teacher and my class were sat outside the classroom waiting. 

Me and my mom were 24 hours late for our flight home from Turkey. Geniune mistake and we were stuck there for a extra week as the holiday company had gone bust so everyone was trying to get flights. We were a week late getting home to my dad and work were not happy lol but me n my mom were well brown ha ha.

I know a couple who went 2 a concert 1 year early! It was in Manchester and they had booked a hotel and babysitters!

I’m a driving instructor. I once took a pupil on a test only to find out we had the right time but it should have been the day before.

Brilliant! Also on the show was the latest antics of Amanda, Ed’s lamb. It walks through the electric fence like it’s not there! It’s like a super lamb, the dogs are scared of it!

Have a great day, see you tomorrow!

Monday 14^th May

Monday morning and the weather’s back to its usual tricks today – but what a lovely weekend we had!

This morning we told you that almost a quarter (23%) of Brits admit to tracking their ex through social media – so we wanted to know what interesting things your ex is up to! If you’re stalking them on Facebook then let us know what you’ve found out about them! Share it with us…

Here are some of your messages…

My ex went has become a CAGE FIGHTER. Good escape!

I didn't want to find my ex but I started volunteering at a nursery and it turned out his cousin works there and now his new girl friend has started. I now get regular updates unwillingly!

I discovered my ex has being seeing my best mate. Apparently they have been having a fling for ages, even before she was my ex!

I found out my ex set up a pseudo identity of hunky muscle toned man on fb chatting to young women. He looked nothing like him he had the biggest moobs!

I found out my ex boyfriend has just got married – to a man!

Thanks for your calls and texts this morning!

We also replayed a bit of an interview that we did with Tom Jones a few years ago! It was very funny as we asked him a number of personal questions!

Listen here…

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Friday 11^th May

Happy Friday! It’s the end of a short week and today the sun came out! So we took some of that with us in the studio by putting flowers into film titles. Here are some brilliant flower films!

Mary Poppies

Back To The Fuschia

Full Petal Jacket

Around The World in 80 Daisies

Also on the show, last night, Ed’s boy, Jacob threw a tantrum when he cooked him spaghetti carbonara for tea because he didn’t like the meat! So we wanted to know… what’s the weirdest thing you have ever seen a kid throw a tantrum about?

Here are some of your messages…

Hi guys. I work in a nursery & one day outside in the garden, 1 child is stood very quietly in the corner. I went over and he’s eating a snail!! Complete with shell!! So I took the disgusting mashed up snail off him and I have never seen a tantrum sooo big!! He'll thank me one day!

My nephew threw tantrum cause we took banana completely out of it’s skin.

My daughter used to have a paddy if I cut up her toast the wrong way!! Triangles instead of rectangles was a big issue.

My daughter threw a tantrum because i put the sauce in the wrong place on her plate.

My daughter when she was young used to have tantrums if the seam in her socks didn’t line up perfectly straight across the end of her toes

My two year old had a tantrum last night while watching Britain’s Got Talent, simply because she shares the same name as one of the acts, apparently she was unaware there's more than one person with the name "Hope!”

I buried my husband in the sand on holiday and made him into a mermaid. I obviously put boobs on him, as you do. At that point my daughter went mad, screaming and crying up the beach GET THEM OFF MOMMY! I hate you! Get them off now! Then she ran back to us and broke up the whole mermaid! Kicking sand everywhere. She was about 5. 

Thanks for your hilarious calls and messages! Have a great weekend, the suns meant to be shining!

Thursday 10^th May

This morning we learnt about the bedroom suite that has been created for cats - costing over £1000! We think that’s ridiculous!!! Rach’s cat doesn’t have anything! Ed said that he thinks people really spoil their pets – so we asked you what luxuries and privileges you give your pets!

Here are some of your messages…

I have a Japanese akita, he has his own aftershave a sun coat so he doesn't get 2 hot in the summer!

My dog wont eat dog meat so she has chicken, steak, salmon, and fish daily, costs me a fortune!

My 4 year old daughter dresses up out British bulldog Mercy in tu-tu's and puts hair clips on her ears, paints her nails! I'm not sure who's the daftest because the dog sits and let's her do it!

I’ve got 12 pets my dogs have their own double bedroom with a humans double leather bed their duvet sets changed every week. They all get the best of everything after all they’re my pets. Kelsey. 

My baby goes to doggy day care its costs me 17.50 a day though it’s in Sutton Coldfield its fab!

Tone an Lindsey from wall heath our Chihuahua Porcha has got more dresses and coats than both of us put together, she even had leopard print fur coat from the clothes show in December.

I knew of a lady whose life was lived for cats....no surprise to hear that she actually spoon fed one of her cats whilst it sat on a kitchen stool wearing a babies bib!

My brother and I once rounded up an escaped sheep while my dog, a Border collie, watched from in my car because my mum didn't want her on the road because it was too dangerous!

Morning both my girlie Frankie has her own tiled mixer tap double shower tray in the garage for when we come off clent hills!

My two dogs are cooked a full Sunday dinner every Sunday by my boyfriend. Once I was not allowed a shepherd’s pie for dinner because there wouldn't be enough for the dogs. So we had to have dinner with meat potatoes veg the lot!

My step son massages and moisturises his dogs pads after a bath

My cat refuses to walk up and down the stairs so I have to carry him, if I'm not there he will sit there and wait  

Thanks for your brilliant calls and texts this morning – tomorrow’s Friday already! So have a great day today and we’ll be back with you first thing tomorrow!

Wednesday 9^th May

We’re already half way through the week!

This morning on the show Rach told us she got her hair stuck in her car window when she went shopping yesterday afternoon! This must be a common problem for girls with long hair right?

So we asked you to tell us about the times you’ve got your hair stuck! We’ve all got a story for this!

Here are some of your great messages…

I got my hair stuck on a fly killer strip it was vile I've never ran so fast into the shower in my life!!!!! Lisa

I gave Danny from McFly a hug once and he got my hair stuck in his mouth... so embarrassing.

I got my hair stuck in a thorn bush it took an hour to get out.

I got my hair stuck in barbed wire in a field then all the sheep started charging towards me, thankfully they did not attack me, only sniffed me for half an hour from Alex 

I'm Zoe from Cannock and I got my hair stuck in my brothers remote control car and my mom had to cut it out so one side of my hair was longer than the other.  

In a club, stuck while dancing on someone’s jacket buttons!

I've got really long hair years ago I got it caught in my husbands flies whilst he was driving on the motorway while I was trying to get something off the floor and we had to pull over on the hard shoulder to release it. Lisa

I got my hair stuck in a tent zip! 

I once got my hair stuck around a shower head, took ages to finally rip out

I caught my hair in seatbelt started to panic that there was someone in the car with and started to scream!

Thanks for all your calls and texts this morning!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up…

Ed and Rach x

Tuesday 8^th May

We’re back after the long weekend! We hope you enjoyed your extra day off yesterday!

This morning on the show we wanted to know what things about the opposite sex you really love… What things are the deal makers on a date? What’s the one thing that makes you say ‘yes’?

Here are some of your suggestions…

A public school accent better still if it's accompanied by a rugby shirt with the collar turned up!

For me, it has to be the secretary look on women. A good pair of specs goes a long way ;)

A few teasing hairs thru open neck shirt

Sexy long hair and fringe over to one side.

Blonde hair

Smile, shoulders, eyes...

I can’t help go hum 4 a guy in a nice pair of brown shoes!

I always turn and look at guys with shaved heads. Weird but makes me look to see what rest is like.

I like a lovely smile & nice bum

Shoes do it for me!

Thanks for your calls and texts this morning.

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Friday 4^th May

It’s the long weekend already!! We made it through to Friday! So as we’ve got bank holiday Monday coming up and it’s an extra day with the kids in this miserable weather… It got us thinking about what classic movies you’ve seen that your kids should really see!

We asked you to text in your favourite classic movie that all kids today should see… We compiled all your messages and put together a top 10!

Here it is…

1. Goonies

2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

3. Labyrinth

4. E.T

5. Never Ending Story

6. Mary Poppins

7. Jungle book

8. Charlie and Chocolate factory

9. Gremlins

10. Back to the future

Thanks for helping us put together this list!

So over the wet weekend why don’t you get some of these movies and stick them on! They are classics!

Have a great weekend!

We’re back on Tuesday morning when you wake up!

Thursday 3^rd March

This morning we brought you the news that football can help a relationship!

Apparently Tim Burton gives his wife (Helena Bonham Carter) a red card when she does something wrong! We thought this was brilliant so this morning we asked you what was the last thing that your partner did that you’d have given them a red card for?

Here are some of your messages…

My facial distinction is my nose! Whilst out for dinner one night and with a heavy cold, he looked at me with loving concern and said 'would you like me to wipe your nose for you darling? It’s nearer me than you!'

My boyfriend told me to get rid of window cleaner & he would do them. That was 2 yrs ago & he hasn’t done them.

He told me he would take me shopping for an outfit for sons wedding in June then got up and went out on his bike for 2 hrs. Put me on such a foul mood I wouldn’t go anywhere with him!

I showed me partner a picture of a really skinny girl with a large chest and said would you prefer it if I looked like that and he said 'it couldn't hurt'.

My hubby sent our 3 year old daughter 2 nursery with no knickers on when I was on a girly break!

She is never on time she said she wanted to take me for breakfast she was 30 mins late!

Red card for Nigel he never owns up to anything he has done wrong

Last night I was subjected to the soap awards because her indoors wanted to watch it!

He asked if I'd ever thought about having a tummy tuck!!!

Thanks for your calls and texts this morning!

We’re back tomorrow morning (which is Friday!) and then it’s the bank holiday weekend!

Wednesday 2^nd May

We’re half way through the week already!

Yesterday Ed went in a mate’s car and discovered it had something amazing – probably the best car accessory he had ever seen! In the driver’s door was an umbrella slot, where you can put your wet umbrella when you get in the car! Genius! Rach then revealed that her old Micra had hooks under the glove box to hold up your takeaway bag – to stop it falling over when you go around a corner!

This got us thinking… What other great accessories are there in cars? Not the normal ones like heated seats but weird and wonderful ones!

Here are some of your messages…

My mum’s car has a picnic table in the boot – complete with a hole in the middle for an umbrella!

I can changed at from two wheel to four wheel at flick of a switch

I’ve got a heated steering wheel

I have an Audi q7 and the glove box has a switch so it can be cold inside so great for chocolate and drinks on hot days :) and my hubby's car (jag) has seats that go hot or cold

My Honda Jazz has got a hidden compartment (not gonna tell you where!) and a chilled glove box - great for bottles of pop on a hot day.

My car has a reversing camera

The new range rover has a heated and chilled steering wheel

I installed a three pronged plug socket into my old car and I miss it now. 

My auntie’s car has eyelashes

Back massager.

My dad’s car is sooo amazing it has a tape player!! No other added extras.

My car has a place to put a sim card so I can wifi from it (not got a clue how to use)

Thanks for getting in touch this morning!

This morning Rob played the big town showdown and represented Nuneaton with a time of 50.8 seconds – it wasn’t a winning time and we know you could do better! If you want to step up and play for where you live then click here…

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Tuesday 1^st May

Happy Mayday! We’re in to May already – where has the first part of this year gone already?! And what is going on with this terrible weather?

This morning on the show we wanted to know about you kiddy keep sakes – so the things that you’ve kept from when your kids were little or the things that your parents have kept that were yours... The stories that came in were more than we expected!!!

Here are some of your great texts…

I kept my daughters grommets. Marcia

I kept my stretch marks

I kept the Umbilical cord and the clip. Sally

I have my daughter’s placenta in the freezer!!!

My dad saved a lock of my hair until he died in 1991 sue

My mum presented me with my 1st school reports and books on my 30th birthday. 

I bought all their teeth off the tooth fairy, and still have them, my kids are both in their 20’s!

I have 3 complete sets of baby teeth! Each tooth is in a small brown envelope with name, date and location of child when tooth fell out!

I kept the staples from my caesarean when I had my first, the second was a forceps delivery...they wouldn't let me keep those

I kept my husbands blue 'scrubs' hat he wore in theatre

We kept our daughters first feeding bottles umbilical cord baby vets shoes everything.

Thanks for your calls and texts this morning!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up…

If you were listening to the show this morning, you’d have heard we played you the brand new single by Train – it’s called ‘Drive By’ and we love it, so here’s the video…

Monday 30^th April

It’s the last day of April already and the sun has been shining across the West Midlands this morning – it’s a shame about the awful weather that the weekend brought! Wet, wet and even more wet!

This morning on the show we decided that we were going to build the heart breakfast ark – so that we can all escape the floods that are supposed to be coming! And we wanted to know what you’d take on board. So we asked you for the one thing that you’d take with you and the one thing that you’d leave behind to drown!

Here are some of your texts…

I would take Joey Essex and leave sprouts from Abbey

Johnny Depp in yum marmite out yak

Bethany aged 14 take Daniel Radcliffe and leave behind stilton cheese

Keep the Meerkats get rid of Go Compare fat man with moustache! Michelle

I’d take Jason statham leave ironing

I’d take chocolate and leave running shoes!

I asked my husband he said he would take his fish but leave my dog

Take roller skates leave my big sister

I’d take lap top and leave Jedward from mike

I'd take olly murs and leave behind moths! Mollie

Take the dog and leave the husband!-moireen

I'd leave David Cameron, and take cleggy if he agreed to clean my shoes. Liz

I'll take a life raft and leave behind the saying "women and children first' Richard

On the ark I would take David Walliams, he is so funny, but leave behind Simon Cowell. Helen

I'd take chocolate but leave behind pickled onions! Debbie

Thanks for your great texts this morning.

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

See you there!

Friday 27^th April

It’s Friday!!!

This morning we wanted to know about your self improvement disasters, and by self improvement we mean to yourself! So we wanted to hear about your fake tan failures and your waxing woes!

Here are some of your great messages…

A friend of my husband is quite dark skinned; a few years ago he decided that as he was losing most of the hair on his head rather than shaving it he would put his wife’s immac on it instead. Unfortunately he left it on too long and he burnt his head and it went bright pink

I once brought this new hair removal mousse i put it on my bikini line bear in mind id left my pants on and when I swilled it off the mousse had soaked straight through my pants and removed the whole lot

I once squeezed a spot on my nose before a date....I broke my nose!

I Put eye lash extensions on... Didn’t take them off, and when I was asleep must have rubbed my eyes and they fell off!!... Not only that but they fell in my mouth and almost choked me!

I put immac on my eyebrows to try to reshape them without pain. I lost half my eyebrows so was left with about a centimetre of each eyebrow

I knew you could use diluted detol to treat. Spots so as a teenager decided to try it neat all overt face. Needless to say it pretty much burnt off the whole top layer of my skin.

Thanks for your calls and texts this morning!

We’re back Monday morning when you wake up…

Have a great weekend!

Thursday 26th April

This morning Ed told us that his little, 5 year-old daughter Jaime wants to get her ears pierced! He thinks she’s far too young but we didn’t all agree…

So we wanted your opinions, should he let her? How old were you when you had your ears pierced/how old was your little one?

Here are a few of your messages…

My little 5 year old Aimee is also going in about having her ears pierced, I said she had to wait till she was 13, she's not happy about it she's trying to bargain with me!

The summer before they go to secondary school!

My daughter is 14 and wants her tummy button pierced!!!!!!!!! Obviously I said no!

It’s a No No! My daughters been asking since she was 5 she's 10 now. Another 4 years to wait. 

I had my pierced for my holy communion at 7 I think possibly 10 is better age though.

Both my girls had their ears pierced at 5 at the beginning of the summer hols. They can wear small studs at school- go on be a lovely dad!

I wasn't allowed until I was 16

My daughter had her ears pierced when she was 2 and has had no problems with them and she will be 5 tomorrow

I had my daughter’s ears done when she was 6 months old and now she's 5 and never had any problems taking them out or putting them in.

Thanks for your calls and texts this morning!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up (and it’ll be Friday!)

Oh and here's something...

Here’s the top 10 list of things couples argue about in the bedroom – is your bedroom bicker on here?!

1.       Hogging the duvet

2.       Snoring

3.       Being too hot

4.       Not being 'in the mood'

5.       Allowing the children to sleep in the bed

6.       Venturing on to the wrong side of the bed

7.       Being too cold

8.       Being touched by your partners cold feet

9.       The time at which you go to bed

10.     Leaving a light on to read

Wednesday 25^th April

Wet and horrible outside today!!!

This morning we told you about the wedding present that Julia Roberts is giving Brad and Angelina – baby sitting! That’s a bit weird (and cheap!) don’t you think?!

It got us thinking, everyone asks for cash these days – but we’re sure some people have given or received weird wedding presents in the past… So we wanted to know from you what weird wedding presents you’d got!

Here are some of your messages…

Our worst wedding present was an urn!

A two foot papier-mâché goose

A ceramic pug ugly duck shaped toilet brush!

I had a 5litre bottle of washing up liquid and 18 toilet rolls wrapped in a black bag

My brother had a helicopter ride over London as a wedding gift........ But when he arranged to book it, it was only for one passenger!

I had a door bell that played tunes 

I had a day out at a water park for my wedding present

We got a two foot high wooden penguin, wouldn't be without 'him' now!

56 whiskey glasses!

I was given the Harley Davidson Harley Hog biscuit jar! It was a huge white pig in Harley cycle leathers! Tacky! I sold it on ebay when we divorced! 

When my uncle got married for the 3rd time I gave him a list of local divorce solicitors in his area!

Thanks for all your calls and texts this morning.

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up with another round of the Big Town Showdown!

See you tomorrow!

Tuesday 24^th April

This morning we told you the story about Liz Hurley and Shane Warne who have revealed their silly pet names for each other!

We wanted to know if you and your partner have pet names for each other (the weirder the better) and what they were!

Here are just a few of the pet names you sent in…

My partner calls me rumpy and I call him budda

Inch (because he is not very tall! ;-D)

My missus calls me Shaggy. Apparently whatever happens 'it wasn't me'

My fiancé call me Paddington bear

I call my hubby poo face when he does something particularly sweet

I call my partner Sugarlips

My nickname for my other half is "chicken-poppaloppa"

My girlfriend calls me cuddly bear.

My partner calls me his little chunky monkey and he is my welsh sea warrior.

My pet name for my other half is gizmo, which is the cute gremlin

I call my fiancé Lester pooh bear because I like to snuggle up to him to keep me warm

I’m porky lil and he’s pork chop

Morning guys my pet name for my hubby Kev is popa smurf

Thanks for your messages!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up with another round of the big town showdown!

Make sure you register to play for where you live!

Monday 23^rd April

Its St George’s day and Shakespeare’s Birthday today!

To celebrate everything that’s great about being English we decided to get you involved in telling us exactly what it is that we do, that ONLY we do…

So we asked you to complete this sentence… ‘Only in England do we…’

Here are some of your brilliant messages…

Wake up in the morning not knowing whether to dust off the BBQ or dig out our snow boots

Only in England do we believe the soaps are real life

Morris dance!

Only in England do we spend half our life sitting in traffic jams!

Only in England we refer to dinner as tea

Applaud all the time!

Say we’re fine and well when we’re not especially in the doctor’s surgery!

Only in England to we have a group called Chas and Dave.

Wear socks with sandals

Say sorry even when we aren’t at fault

Only in England do sit eating food we don’t enjoy and even when we are asked we say its nice just because we don’t want to make a fuss!

Have more road works than roads. Especially at bank holidays.

Only in England do we get our dangley bits out for the nation on programs like embarrassing bodies!

We call a drought then it rains everyday after.

Only in England do we sit on a beach wearing coats!  

Thanks for all your great calls and texts!

This morning we brought back the Big Town Showdown – where we’re trying to find the cleverest place in the West Midlands…

If you want to step up and play for where you live then head over here now to register!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Friday 20^th April

It’s Friday and today is husband appreciation day!

So we wanted you to come on and let us know about the husband’s that you really appreciate and the small things that they do that make you smile! You told us about your husband and we gave him a manfare!

Here are some of your messages…

Jo from Oldbury my man rich he is amazing and he never moans when he takes me to work every morning at 4 am

My husband Wayne does my daughters hair nicely when i am at work.

My lovely husband just paid for me to have a gastric band! He's amazing and I'll never be able to thank him enough.

Please give Colin Overton-Fox a Manfair for bringing me breakfast in bed getting my car out of the garage and even turning it round so that I can just drive off to work this morning.

My old man Darren deserves a fan fair for cooking me a lovely pasta bake 

My man looked after our son Connor while I went to Iraq for 6 months and he also does all the housework. 

My other half Jay got our daughter dressed in a lovely outfit - shame the outfit was pink and he put orange socks on.

1st week in my new job and. My hubby made a full roast dinner when I got home on Wednesday burnt the potatoes but it was great!

My hubby broke his hand and in cast he still been hovering , ironing cooking for me and two kids

My husband rod paid for my Botox last night

My husband simply told me that I make him very happy

Thanks for all your calls and texts this morning!

We also spoke to Welsh legend and international pop sensation Tom Jones! – He called the show this morning, listen back here…

Have a great weekend!

We’re back Monday morning when you wake up!

Thursday 19^th April

It’s almost the weekend ;)

This morning on the show we wanted to know what about someone would stop you dating them… So in essence – I couldn’t date someone that…!

Here are some of the great messages that you sent…

I wouldn't date a woman with more facial hair than me.......hairy shoulders aren't good either!

I couldn't date a girl with a sheep fixation and carried a crook.

I wouldn’t date anyone who embalmed people in case he had other plans for me like a training day perhaps.

A man who clears his throat every other word! 

long nails its just so wrong!

I wouldn't date a woman who'd been out with my mate stinky Pete.

I wouldn’t date a bald man

I wouldn't date a woman with a hairier top lip than me!

I wouldn't date a man who wears white socks

I wouldn't date anyone who didn't like dogs!

I would not date a woman who works at butchers

I could never date anybody who supports Manchester united.

Someone who constantly sniffs instead of blowing their nose

I wouldn’t date anyone who works on radio they talk to much

Has not got their own teeth!

Thanks for your great calls and texts this morning!

We’re back tomorrow when you wake up!

(Which will also be Friday!)

Wednesday 18^th April

This morning we wanted to know what you’ve been told off for as an adult! Rach was told off by her piano teacher yesterday for not cutting her nails – and through fear she cut them as soon as she got home!

So we wanted your stories of being told off as an adult…

Here are some of your great texts:

Told off by the wife for leaving the big lights on, felt like back with the parents, I'm 45! 

I got told off yesterday by the boss for chewing all the pens in the office. Now I’ve got to buy new ones. 

A colleague of mine was told off for whistling the other week - apparently its offensive!

Me and my husband were told off for talking in a bingo hall. Angela 

I was told off in my slimming group for talking when it wasn't my turn.

told off by 5 yr old daughter , I'd put drink on floor and she knocked it over, I shouted and she looked at me and said actually mommy its your fault you always tell us never put drinks on floor as accidents happen , she was right , I was told off

I was told off yesterday by the wife for using the wrong porridge!

I was told off by my two year old nephew for throwing a ball at his mummy. He put me on the naughty chair and told me I had 4 minutes! He then explained what I had dome and asked if I was sorry

My director told me off for calling my boss a naughty word

I was told off for not filling in a return to school on crutches form Monday when I sent daughter back to school after breaking her foot

It’s farmer rich I’ve just got told off by a farmer for being to early picking some cattle up for market!

Thanks for your great calls and texts this morning…

Today also marks 100 days to go until the start of the Olympic Games! Normally on the show we have diving star Tom Daley doing a little count down, but this morning we decided he needed to do more than just say the numbers!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Have a great Wednesday!

Ed and Rach.

Tuesday 17^th April

Today is national stress awareness day! So this morning we asked you to tell us what was stressing you out and we played you some whale music/panpipes to help you relax!

We keep seeing advertisements from companies that are the 'official provider' of something to this year's Olympic Games - for example the official provider of chocolate, or the official provider of hotels - and we realised that we needed some official providers!

We asked you to text in and let us know what you could be the provider of and we put them all together in a list!

Check out the list here!

Some of the things – we don’t even know what to do with!

We’ll be back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Monday 16^th April

This morning we learnt that a list has been compiled of 100 foods to try before you die... It’s a weird list as well! (Check it out below…)

1. Abalone                 

2. Absinthe                

3. Alligator                

4. Baba Ghanoush               

5. Bagel and Lox                  

6. Baklava                 

7. Barbecue Ribs                  

8. Bellini                     

9. Bird's Nest Soup                

10. Biscuits and Gravy          

11. Black Pudding                 

So we wanted to know what weird food you’ve eaten, and where?!

Here are some of your brilliant messages…

Shredded jellyfish in Saudi Arabia – Laurie
Chocolate coated scorpion – Richard 

In Italy 2 weeks ago I had Pasta Parcels with Donkey- Dom

John here I’ve eaten chickens feet whilst in Jamaica

Chicken feet in china

I had zebra liver for breakfast, tasted great!

I had reindeer curry in Alaska last year – Alex

I ate snake in Australia – Steve

As a kid my dad used to do us brains and egg on toast. I didn’t realise it was really sheep’s brains till years later. 

Thanks for all your calls and texts this morning!

Don’t forget the jackpot for Who’s On Heart is now £60,000!!! Make sure you get involved!

We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Friday 13^th April – Unlucky for some!

It’s the weekend! (Almost!)

This weekend see’s the start of the Grand National at Aintree and also the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and naturally – we needed to do something about this!

This morning we told you your race horse names!

If you want to find out your race horse name then head over here… and let us know what your race horse name would be!

This morning we also set Rach the Titanic Challenge! We got you to ask her questions about the Titanic, and if she got the answer wrong then she got a bucket of ice cold water to the face!

Watch the video here…

We also played the final round of the Little Town Showdown – does Charlotte crown Stafford the cleverest place in the West Midlands? Find out after Reece plays for Birmingham…

And remember - the jackpot for who's on heart is a staggering £60,000!!!

What would you spend that sort of money on? Fancy car, trip around the world, new pants every day?!

Here's what that sort of cash looks like! (we got to go in a bank after hours!!!)

Have a great weekend!

Ed and Rach

Thursday 12^th April

Almost the weekend!

This morning on the show we wanted to know what gigs you’ve been too that you’re embarrassed about?! Steps are at the LG arena in Birmingham tonight and we’re sure there are some burly guys going that would never admit it!

Here are some of the messages that you sent in…

My wife dragged me to see Right said Fred

Chas n Dave! Can’t get much better

I went to see Blazin Squad about 9/10 years ago! 

I went to see 5 star at the nec in the 80's. It was a great gig at the time, sponsored by McLean’s toothpaste

Kid Creole and the coconuts

I went to see Peter Andre in 1996 and he was awesome

I once accidentally went watching Hanson

I have been to see chumbawamba, liberty x and supa sister!

I went to see chesney hawks on my stag night shocking.

I went to see Jimmy Nail!

CLIFF RICHARD!

Thanks for your calls and texts this morning!

Today we also play the penultimate round of the little town showdown and today we have Charlotte stepping up to play for Southam! How will she do? Listen here…

We’ll be back, same time tomorrow!

Wednesday 11^th April

We’re half way through this week already!

This morning on the show Ed told us that his kids want pet rats… Which obviously he doesn’t know anything about – other than he’s not keen on the idea but doesn’t want to say no to the kids…

So we asked you if you’d ever kept pet rats and whether or not they made good house guests – and if you’d recommend them?!

Here are some of your messages…

My daughter has 2 Sirius and scabbers both boys they r so friendly one of them loves going down your top. Typical male

I have had rats for years. They are social and very entertaining. Boys are calmer than girls. You must have at least two.

Our friends used to have rats I still can’t get the smell out my head

I've never had rats, but after reading the book the rats, I never will

My sister had an evil rat that used to bite so she took it back to the shop and they exchanged it!

Rats are great. They're friendly and sociable and just so cool.

You catch Weils Disease from rats- disgusting creatures!

I've had rats and they make great pets mine didn't bite unlike hamsters! The female ones make better pets however u would need to clean them regularly as they can whiff a bit.

Thanks for all your calls and texts this morning!

Here’s today’s Little Town Showdown – today little Jacob steps up to play for Hagley!

Listen here…

Have a great day! We’re back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Tuesday 10^th April

Ed and Rachel are back for the 4 day week!

This morning on the show we had a HUGE announcement for you! To find out more details about this announcement head over here…

This morning we also spoke to the gorgeous, hat wearing Olly Murs! We spoke to him about touring the USA and challenged him to an American music quiz!

Listen back to our chat with him here…

We are also continuing our brilliant online game the Little Town Showdown – it works exactly the same way as the Big Town Showdown except the little people of the West Midlands step up and play for where they live…

Here are the players that played over the weekend!

And here’s today’s player – it’s little Kayleigh playing for Wolverhampton !

Have a great Tuesday and we’ll be back tomorrow morning when you wake up!

Thursday 5th April

Here it is...

The 4th instalment of the Little Town Showdown!

Today Charlotte steps up to play for Stafford.

How will she do? 

Listen here...

Wednesday 4th April

This morning Steve gave away a pair of tickets to see Westlife live on their final ever UK tour when they come to the West Midlands in May! 

And today is the 3rd instalment of the little town showdown! 

Today's player is George, playing for Cheslyn Hay!

Very funny... Listen here...

Tuesday 3rd April

So you want to hear the second instalment of little town showdown?

Well here it is...

Today we meet Hayden, who's playing for Oldbury!

Listen here...

Monday 2nd April

It's the start of a brand new (4 day!) week and Steve Denyer is in for Ed and Rachel as they're taking a well deserved break! As you may have heard, Hazel put Kings Heath at the top of the Big Town Showdown leader board and on Friday we celebrated her keeping the top spot and crowning Kings Heath as the cleverest place in the West Midlands - now if you're missing the Big Town Showdown... We have got a very special treat for you... Every day for the next two weeks we've got a special version that we're going to be playing online called the Little Town Showdown - where the kids step up and play for where they live...

Today we kick it off with Sutton Coldfield - where Sam steps up to play!

Friday 30^th March

This morning we celebrated King’s Heath winning this season of the Big Town Showdown!!! Hazel put them at the top of the leader board with a record breaking time of 25.7 seconds! Check out the full leader board here and see where your town came… We’ll be bringing the big town showdown back in a few weeks time!

This morning we also celebrated national cleavage day!

Also this morning - Welsh Rugby fittie Gavin Henson joined us on the show! Chatting made up stories and kids we decided to set him a challenge...

And as it’s a Friday, we decided that it was only right to have a look back through all the news that’s happened this week and put it in a song for you… So here is the Friday song…

Have a great weekend!

Thursday 29^th March

We’re almost at the weekend and what a week it has been!! If you haven’t yet seen the video of Spaghetti Junction’s don’t stop believing then check it out here…

Thanks for all your support for the song! We know the West Midlands has got talent and we think this video proves it…