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A night out with a saucy edge

by Tuned In, with kmfm Breakfast Show's Emma Saint Friday, May 17 2013

I want to start this week’s column by saying a huge thank you to everyone who jumped on board with our Go Dotty charity events!

They started in Gillingham, and have been taking place in Tunbridge Wells, Ashford, and Maidstone, finishing at Demelza's site in Sittingbourne last Friday. kmfm teamed up with Demelza children’s hospice to hold 10 tea parties in 10 days around the county.

Visitors were able to enjoy some tea and delicious cake while watching some great live entertainment, with a special appearance by Little Miss Dotty at some of the events.

We don't know how much has been raised yet, but all funds will be going to Demelza, a very worthy cause. 

To find out more about Demelza visit www.demelza.org.uk

We work very hard here at kmfm, so now and then I like to let my hair down and enjoy a fun girlie night out with my friends.

I have suggested for our next outing we might go and see a saucy new show coming to the Churchill Theatre in Bromley next week – The Dreamboys.

I haven’t ever seen a ‘male glamour’ show before, so now the hunks are coming to Kent, it seems like the perfect opportunity! What would be your top suggestions for a girlie evening out in Kent? Email me at kmfmbreakfast@thekmgroup.co.uk

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What to do when you're just not that into your date...

by Tuned In, with kmfm DJ Andy Walker Friday, May 17 2013
Question - how do you get out of a first date when you realise they are not your type? That was last week's Top 5 of kmfm Drivetime. From your answers I compile the top five. From you came, 'tell them that you have to work?' What if your date knew where you worked and knew that work was closed? Hashtag awkward.

Honesty is the best policy was a fairly popular reply. Others thought less so, such as, 'go to the loo and then climb out of the window.' Ouch. 'Text your date from a colleague's phone and say 'Hi, this is my new number!'' I feel this would not work as your workmate wing-man or woman will be constantly receiving texts from your former date.

Angie called to say that honesty is the best policy and would outright say, "you're not my type." I asked Angie if she was an MD of a company as she is very cut-throat. She giggled, this confirmed my thoughts.

One way that seems to be quite popular to get out of a date is the 'emergency call.' You arrange for a friend to call you at an agreed time and if the date is going well you simply point out that you are on a date and will call them later, or if the date is not what you expect then you make out that there is some sort of emergency and you have to dash off. Harsh you may think. It is. It happened to our newsreader Nisha Chopra once. She said that it was obvious and will probably say she does not appreciate me revealing it. Oops.

Another Top 5 last week was 'Lame chat up lines that have been used on you.' You know the ones about the stars in the sky, 'feel this shirt - that's boyfriend material that is' and the now outdated - thanks to mobile phones - 'Here's 10p, call your Mum and tell her you are not coming home tonight.'

There is a YouTube video on how to gain a woman or a man's number. It involved a guy asking women if he could borrow their phone for a moment so they could make a call. When the women handed their phone over, he typed in his mobile number, gave back their phone and revealed what he had done. All women smiled as the guy walked off saying, "you can call me later."

There is one stumbling block though, I would not give a stranger my phone in the first place. "There's a phone box over there pal!" would be a lot of PG rated responses.

How do you fancy winning a £250 makeover thanks to Fremlin Walk, Maidstone? Perhaps it is a friend who you think deserves to be pampered. Male or female, it does not matter. Simply email kmfm with a picture of you or them and in no more than 25 words tell us why you or they should be the winner of kmfm's 'The Only Way Is Fremlin.'

You could join us for the final on Saturday 25 May in Maidstone and made over by special guests Sam and Billie Faiers from The Only Way Is Essex. Listen to kmfm to find out more or go to www.kmfm.co.uk now. Good luck.

Talk to you on your way home on kmfm Drivetime, 4-7pm.

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Fun and fudge make for fantastic day out

by Tuned In, with kmfm Breakfast Show's Emma Saint Friday, April 19 2013

Well, after months of freezing cold weather, thank goodness it is finally starting to warm up.

All right, it still might not be quite time to put away the woolly jumpers, but some spring sunshine is better than none and what better way to enjoy it than looking around some of Kent’s great attractions.

I only moved to the county in September, so I’m still exploring the many lovely places on my doorstep. I decided to head over to Canterbury the other day with my partner and we had a wonderful time.

After walking around the city, we decided to take a romantic trip down the river on a punting boat. It only cost us £8 each for a 40-minute journey. We were given blankets if we wanted them and our tour guide told us all about the city’s history.

We finished our day with a visit to the Fudge Kitchen next to the cathedral, where we got to taste some of the best fudge I’ve ever eaten – and saw it being made. It was a great way to welcome spring.

As you may remember, I have embarked upon ice skating lessons at Gillingham’s Silver Blades ice rink. Well, I have good news – I have gone up a class! There are 10 grades, with 10 being champion standard and I am now classed as grade 6. I have really been enjoying it and was so pleased when my instructor said it was time for me to change classes.

I am now learning with some amazing skaters who are much better than me but being around them really pushes me to do better.

I am hoping to head along to see Sleeping Beauty On Ice at Dartford’s Orchard Theatre when it opens on Wednesday, May 1.

It stars Olga Sharutenko, one of the professionals on ITV show Dancing on Ice and I can’t wait to see such an amazing skater perform.

Next week kmfm is joining up with children’s hospice Demelza House for 10 tea parties in 10 days.

The fun starts at 3.30pm on Monday, April 22, at the King Charles Hotel in Gillingham and then we will be visiting Ashford’s Eastwell Manor, Dunkerley’s in Deal, the Coniston Hotel in Sittingbourne, the Ashford International Hotel, the Village Hotel in Maidstone and Gillingham’s Priestfield Stadium.

In addition to enjoying tea and treats, there will be live entertainment and the chance to win top prizes.

We really hope lots of people will come along to support us.

Visit www.kmfm.co.uk to find out more.

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Misha B brings star quality to kmfm

by Tuned In, with kmfm Breakfast Show's Emma Saint Friday, April 12 2013

Well, it has been an exciting week here at kmfm and one of the highlights was meeting X Factor star Misha B.

She came in to see us at the studios on Monday, to introduce her new song Here’s To Everything (Ooh La La). It was a pleasure to chat to her, as she was quirky and fun and was telling us about how much her life has changed since she appeared in the X Factor back in 2011.

She admitted that some parts of the experience were hard, particularly when there was some bad feedback in the press when she was at the centre of bullying allegations but she’s pleased she entered and has used the experience to push herself onwards and upwards to success.

I am a huge fan of talent shows such as X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and The Voice, so it was interesting to hear from a contestant what it’s like to take part in one.

Now, I recently wrote in this column that I have started hitting the gym and having personal training sessions and I’m pleased to be able to report that I’m starting to see results.

I have also been trying to eat more healthily, so I was delighted to read recently that one of my favourite restaurants – Nando’s – has been included in a new list of the 10 healthiest places to eat out.

So now I have a lovely excuse to eat out there – that sorts out my plans for the weekend!

If you fancy joining me in trying to achieve your dream beach body ahead of the summer, my advice would be to give yourself incentives, such as allowing yourself a small treat for every one hour workout. My new healthy regime is certainly working out for me – fingers crossed, I can keep it up!

The kids are currently off school for the Easter holidays, so I had the pleasure of looking after my beautiful goddaughter for two days.

I decided to take her to Dickens World in Chatham and I have to say it was brilliant! Professional actors and tour guides take you on a fabulous journey, bringing to life Dickens’ many colourful characters and offering an insight into Victorian life during Dickens’ time.

Although it is predominantly aimed at kids, I really enjoyed it and thought it was interesting, so if you haven’t been, I suggest you check it out. It’s a cheap day out and will keep the kids occupied for a few hours!

For more information, visit www.dickensworld.co.uk

What have you been up to this Easter with the family? Let me know at kmfmbreakfast@thekmgroup.co.uk

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Fairy tale comes true for newsreader

by Tuned In, with kmfm DJ Andy Walker Friday, April 12 2013
I assume you have put your hypercolour t-shirt and platform shoes away after the weekend we have given you on kmfm. It was an All 90's Winning Weekend. We played you the biggest hits from a decade that was superb for music.

It was all about reminiscing about those artists who you probably had posters of on your bedroom wall. 5ive, 911, Will Smith - when he was The Fresh Prince - as well as those classic floorfillers from Robin S and the Urban Cookie Collective. Do you remember 'The Key The Secret?' What a tune.

Not only were we playing you the biggest hits from the 90's we also gave you the chance to win the biggest thing about that decade - Friends. We had the entire ten year back catalogue for you to win and oh did you want it.

If you missed our nostalgic winning weekend, stay listening to kmfm as coming soon is kmfm's Biggest Concerts. All I will say is if you love Robbie Williams and Rihanna you will need to be listening to win! Cue dramatic, teasing drone of music in your head.

Last week on kmfm Drivetime, newsreader Jess Banham revealed that she always wanted to be a Disney Princess when she was a little girl, but it never happened. I wanted to make this happen, and Wendy's Wardrobe in Chatham were listening and kindly lent Jess the Belle from Beauty and the Beast gown. I then insisted that Jess read a re-edited princess story during each of her news bulletins.

As you can see from the picture below, Jess's dreams did come true as she read the news dressed as her favourite princess.

Music news and The Script's new song 'If You Could See Me Now' is receiving positive responses from you. I think it is one of their most beautifully written and personal songs so far. If you have not heard it, listen to kmfm and listen to the first verse you will.

Nelly 'Hey Porsche' is one of the catchiest tunes of 2013 so far. The first time I heard it I thought, 'this is going to be a hit.' It's now riding high in the top 4 of the iTunes chart. Great to see Nelly back making more big hits.

Taylor Swift has quickly turned into a hit maker with every one of her songs going top 5. '22' is her latest single and the third from her huge selling album, 'Red.' To think, Swift is only twenty-two years old and has sold twenty six million albums globally. Quite impressive.

I'll speak to you on your home on kmfm Drivetime from 4pm.

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Meeting boyband won't leave me Blue

by Tuned In, with kmfm Breakfast Show's Emma Saint Friday, April 5 2013

I’ll start this column by saying happy Easter! I know it’s late, but let’s be honest, if you’re anything like me, you will still be scoffing the remains of your chocolate Easter eggs.

Last week, I told you I had followed in the footsteps of my co-presenter Rob Wills and started personal training sessions to try and get my body beach ready for summer.

But sadly I have already undone some of my hard work after indulging in a huge amount of chocolate, hot cross buns and other Easter treats!

Although I am hoping to burn off some calories when I will be attending a Justin Timberlake-style dance class at The Brook Theatre in Chatham.

We will be dancing our hearts out to some of the superstar’s popular tunes, learning routines with professional dancer Jay before performing a showcase for family and friends at the end of the day.

Hopefully I won’t be the only adult reliving my childhood dream of being a cool popstar!

Talking of popstars, I am really looking forward to talking to boyband Blue on the kmfm Breakfast show on Monday morning.

They recently burst back on to our TV screens with other Nineties and Noughties pop groups including Atomic Kitten, 5ive and B*Witched in ITV2 show The Big Reunion, following them as they prepare for a big comeback concert.

I was totally addicted to the show, which offered a great insight into the bands we all used to listen to and love, and I was really disappointed to find that when I went to get tickets for the Big Reunion tour they had all sold out!

Not even eBay have them for under £100, so I think I’ll be listening to my old CDs instead. Gutted!

Let me know if you have any questions you would like to ask Blue. Email them to me at kmfmbreakfast@thekmgroup.co.uk.

I am delighted to report that Saturday night TV has suddenly got good again! BBC talent show The Voice returned to our screens last week and we also have the return of Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway on ITV.

This is by far my favourite programme on television at the moment. I particularly loved the recent show when they decided to give us a blast from the past and get back on stage to relive their PJ & Duncan days with a performance of Let’s Get Ready to Rhumble!

The pair originally had a hit with the song in 1994, and it’s had a surprise resurgence, going to the top of the charts. I have to confess that I was among those who downloaded the original on iTunes straight after the show.

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Ever wondered what faded stars are doing now?

by Tuned In, with kmfm DJ Andy Walker Friday, April 5 2013
News late last week reached KentOnline that Rik Waller has lost his voice and now is an exam invigilator, runs a mobile disco, married a fan and wants to be called Richard.

In a nutshell, that is what the former Pop Idol star is now doing. Which led me to ask you on kmfm Drivetime past celebrities, and what they are doing now. What ever happened to Timmy Mallet? We saw him on I'm A Celebrity two years ago, but what does he actually do now? Is he still wearing loud clothes? Remember Betty Boo? Not to be confused with Betty Boop, Boo was a singer in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is now writing songs.

Remember Jimmy Nail? An actor who had a rather good number one hit single, 'Ain't No Doubt.' Well I liked it. He is writing a musical.

Cast your mind back to the early Grange Hill. Do you remember Danny Kendall? He was always getting a telling off in the TV show. He is now a journalist for the Financial Times. Zammo - real name Lee Macdonald - runs a key cutting shop in London.

The Big Reunion on ITV2 has been a huge hit. Boyband 5ive in particular have brought back some great memories by performing their hits such as "Everybody get Up" and "Keep on Movin.'" Jay Brown famously refused to take part in the reunion. There was no mention on why or what he is doing. Well, he is simply living in Wales, writing and producing for music artists. That is great, but all 5ive fans, including me, wanted to see him walk in at the end and say, "Hi guys - I'm coming back!"

I assume as you read this you have put your clocks forward one hour? Apart from the one on the cooker that everyone forgets. You can't be missing kmfm Breakfast with Rob and Emma. They have £500 just after 8am every week day morning that could be won by you by playing '10 in 30.'

Then drive home with me on kmfm Drivetime from 4pm with Kent's Biggest Hits from Rihanna to Robbie to Olly to Pink. Hey, you know you truly are a superstar when you know who I mean from just their first name.

Then this weekend we are going all 90s. It's a kmfm 'All 90's Winning Weekend.' We will be playing you the biggest hits from a decade that brought us some of the best anthems, sing-a-long tunes and I promise you will have a weekend full of nostalgia. Where were you when Take That first released 'Never Forget?' Were you at a 5ive concert back then? Do you remember the dance moves?

I cannot wait to play you some of these tunes - and more!

Speak to you on your way home on kmfm Drivetime from 4pm.

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Cleaning up with fitness regime

by Tuned In, with kmfm Breakfast Show's Emma Saint Thursday, March 28 2013

So spring is officially here – not that you would know it yet from the weather, though I’m hoping we are in for a few more sunny days in the weeks to come! I have to get up very early in the morning for the Breakfast Show and it is so much easier to get out of bed when we are out of the dark days of winter. There really is no better feeling in the world than starting your day when the sun is rising and the birds are singing!

With summer just around the corner, you may have heard me on the Breakfast Show talking about my strict new diet regime and my new project to try to get into shape. We asked listeners for some tips on the best ways to get fit and their suggestions were hilarious!

One female listener said she does a unusual secret exercise when she’s driving her car - clenching her bum cheeks while sat at traffic lights. It apparently gives you the ultimate toned behind! I must admit I have started trying it - and will let you know if it has any impact!

Apparently cleaning is another great way to get into shape. Mopping floors works your shoulders and biceps and burns around 112 calories in 30 minutes, hoovering for 30 minutes works your arms and biceps and can burn up to 240 calories, while gardening for an hour works your arms, legs and core and you can burn a whopping 258 calories! And if you’re like me and crank the music up and dance while you’re doing it, then chances are you’ll probably be burning a lot more!

I’ve also started working with a personal trainer. You may remember that at Christmas my co-host Rob Wills was forced to get into shape after we set him the challenge of posing topless for a charity calendar! He needed more than a bit of help so we got him a personal trainer and after seeing the results, it’s made me take the plunge.

I’ve been training for two hours a week with Michael Tuohy who offers sessions all over Kent from the comfort of your own home or at LA Fitness in Maidstone. He is also a nutritionist so is advising on me on how I can change my diet to make sure I’m eating the right foods but still have a few naughty treats.

The great thing about having a personal trainer is it gives you the motivation you need to keep you going and when you start to see results it’s really satisfying I’ve had one hour session twice a week for three weeks now and I’m already noticing the difference.

My body fat has gone down and I’ve lost six pounds! Before I started the sessions Michael gave me a full health check and we began charting my weight and body fat so that we could set goals for me to achieve. I’m improving every session and I feel like I have a lot more energy. Why join if me in getting fit? Let me know how you get on.

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Paradise just a roll of the dice away...

by Tuned In, with kmfm DJ Andy Walker Thursday, March 28 2013
What a couple of weeks on kmfm it has been. Every day Monday to Friday we have been giving you the chance to be a step closer to paradise - to Barbados. kmfm's Lucky Dice to Paradise with Baldwin's Travel in association with Kuoni has seen you text and enter online to win a superb holiday to the golden sands and clear waters.

After thousands of entries from listeners across Kent, six finalists made it to the final last Friday at Baldwin's Travel, Maidstone with Emma from kmfm Breakfast. Nick from Baldwin's rolled the dice and the number rolled coincided with the finalists number. If their number was rolled, they were out. After much excitement we got down to two people - Andrew Hubbard and Debbie Matthews, both from Ramsgate. The dice was rolled and Debbie Matthews was shaking as we revealed live on kmfm Breakfast that she was off to Barbados.

Congratulations to Debbie who could not believe her luck. Her children and husband were on the phone to her straight away congratulating her with excitement. She was beaming from ear to ear as she was presented with her tickets to paradise and a bottle of champagne.

Stay listening to kmfm as the winning starts again soon.

If you have been away from your radio recently you would have missed your chance to win £500 on '10 in 30' every morning at 8:10am on kmfm Breakfast with Rob and Emma, plus tickets to see The Script at the o2 as well as Kent's Biggest Hits from The Saturdays, Nicole Scherzinger, One Direction, Emeli Sande and Oli Murs.

It is only a four day week this week - Easter weekend is coming. Much to the delight of all of us, especially if you are lucky enough to have four days off of work. Whether you are staying with friends or family this Easter, chilling out, shopping, have to work or plan to stay in your onesie, keep it kmfm as from Thursday to Bank Holiday Monday for our Easter Double Play weekend. We will be playing you even more of Kent's Biggest Hits from your favourite artists. Meaning you can expect to hear double helpings of Adele, Robbie Williams and Pink.

I'll speak to you on your way home on kmfm Drivetime from 4pm.

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'I love Mum bear with all my heart'

by Tuned In, with kmfm Breakfast Show's Emma Saint Saturday, March 9 2013
I was so pleased to hear that boyband The Wanted are coming to the county in July as part of the Rochester Castle Concerts.

The cheeky chappies are regular vistors to the kmfm studio, and they have a huge following here. Whenever they come down to see us there are always loads of fans waiting outside for them and the boys are really good with them, spending time talking to them and signing stuff.

I know lots of people will be really pleased they are coming down to Medway. The Wanted are headlining at Rochester Castle on Thursday, July 18.

Find out more about the full line-up for the Castle Concerts at the What’s On website www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/whats_on.aspx

I can’t believe we are already in the beginning of March! How does that happen?

How can it be Christmas one day and then nearing spring the next?

And one of the most important events on my calendar this month is Mother’s Day. I think my mum is perfect in every way and I feel so blessed to have someone like her in my life.

I haven’t lived at home for almost 10 years but she still worries about me and looks after me. My mum is one of the strongest women I know.

She has been through a lot with her own family in the past and yet she continues to take each day in her stride, smiling and putting a smile on the faces of the people she meets.

I call her ‘Mum bear’ and that’s exactly what she is whenever I go home. She will open the door and give me the warmest bear hug.

She taxied me around in my teenage years, sat with me in bed eating ice cream and putting on face masks when I was upset, told me off when I did something silly and now she is my best friend. I love her with all of my heart and don’t know what I would do without her.

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