Join Emily and Ray back with Shona McGarty and her lovely chihuahua Cici on the second part of our chilly North London stroll!

Shona tells us all about navigating her first EastEnders storyline - which involved her character Whitney being a victim of grooming. We also found out how Shona spent her EastEnders money as a 16-year-old, what led her to make the decision to leave the show - and what the future might hold for her.

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Music: Rich Jarman

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This week, Emily and Ray are in North London with the fabulous actress and singer Shona McGarty, and her adorable chihuahua Cici!

Shona is well known for having played Whitney Dean in EastEnders - first landing the role when she was just 16 years old. She tells us all about growing up in Borehamwood, a stone’s throw from where EastEnders is filmed - and what led her to joining one of the UK’s most popular soaps. She also tells us about the advice she received from Barbara Windsor that she’ll never forget, her drum-and-bass dancing granny and her hatred of plastic shoes.

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

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We’re back in Thorndon Country Park with the brilliant Ferne McCann and her lovely cockapoo Clemmie!

Ferne tells us all about how going into the jungle for I’m A Celebrity changed everything for her, why she always says yes and she gives us an update on her very exciting new project…

We also chat about Ferne’s brilliant reality show - My Family and Me - how it bought her out of a challenging period in her life and then why she made the very difficult decision to bring the show to an end.

Ferne is currently starring in the 2025 series of Dancing On Ice - you can watch Dancing On Ice on Sundays on ITV1 and ITVX!

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This week, we’re in Essex’s Thorndon Country Park with the fabulous Ferne McCann and her cockapoo Clemmie! Clemmie is a bit like her owner - charismatic, charming and incredibly well-groomed.

Ferne tells us all about growing up in Essex - and how she started out her working life as a colourist at Vidal Sassoon, but knew that she was destined to do something more! We find out how she became a part of the cast of The Only Way Is Essex, and eventually what led to her making the decision to leave the show.

Ferne is currently starring in the 2025 series of Dancing On Ice - you can watch Dancing On Ice on Sundays on ITV1 and ITVX!

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

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We’re back in Victoria Park on a freezing cold day with the wonderful Chloe Petts!

In this part of our conversation, Chloe tells us about what comes after having a brilliant debut in Edinburgh, her reaction to being trolled and she also reveals some tales from being tour with Ed Gamble and Frank Skinner…

Chloe brings her brand-new show, How You See Me, How You Don’t, nationwide as part of her third UK tour, kicking off with a two-week run at London’s Soho Theatre, Downstairs from Monday 13th – Saturday 25th January at 7.15pm and running till Sunday 9th March at Brighton Komedia. Full dates and tickets at chloepetts.org

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

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For our first walk of 2025, we’re in East London’s Victoria Park with the brilliant comedian Chloe Petts!

With a name like Petts - we had high expectations that Chloe was going to be a dog person… and we weren’t disappointed! Chloe told us all about her imaginary golden retriever and then her *real* childhood dog Grady - who had a rather flirty entry into The Petts Household.

Chloe tells us about the perks of being misgendered, the anxiety of her early years in comedy and what it was like to have a mum who worked as a forensic scientist.

Chloe brings her brand-new show, How You See Me, How You Don’t, nationwide as part of her third UK tour, kicking off with a two-week run at London’s Soho Theatre, Downstairs from Monday 13th – Saturday 25th January at 7.15pm and running till Sunday 9th March at Brighton Komedia. Full dates and tickets at chloepetts.org

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

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Welcome back to the second part of our best bits from 2024!

In this episode, you’ll hear clips from the following episodes:

Katherine Ryan

David Baddiel

Tim Key

Richard Arnold

Pierre Novellie

Jonathan Ross and Honey Ross

Bella Mackie

Ed Balls

Layton Williams

Luke Evans

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

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This week on Walking The Dog, we’re taking a look back at some of our favourite walks of the past year!

In this episode you will hear clips from the following episodes:

Lee Mack

Suzi Ruffell

Frank Skinner

Gabby Logan

Phil Wang

Angela Barnes

James O’Brien

Ed Gamble

Ross Noble

James Middleton

Click the links to listen to any of these episodes in full!

This episode contains some very strong language

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Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

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Artwork: Alice Ludlam

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