Joanna Lumley shares the secret on long lasting love | Dish Podcast | Waitrose

There is majesty in the air as Nick and Ange welcome TV royalty to Dish HQ. Dame Joanna Lumley was born in India in 1946. She attended boarding school in the UK before beginning a career in modelling in the 1960s. She transitioned into acting with early roles in Coronation Street and The New Avengers before becoming a household name as Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous—a role that earned her three BAFTA awards. Joanna loves to travel and is celebrated for her TV documentaries exploring Japan, India, the Nile, the Silk Road, and the Trans-Siberian Railway. In film, she lent her voice to Tim Burton animations, including Corpse Bride, James & the Giant Peach, and starred in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street. You can watch her latest show, Amandaland—a spin-off of Motherland—on BBC iPlayer now. Nick pours Joanna an elderflower pressé while Angela prepares parsnip gnocchi with sage & garlic mushrooms. The experts at Waitrose pair this with an Italian white wine, La Monetta Gavi Piedmont. Prepare to be enchanted by Dame Joanna Lumley. During her chat with Nick and Angela, she discusses 40 years of vegetarianism, looks back on the laughs on Absolutely Fabulous, and, in honour of Valentine’s Day, shares the secret to a long and happy marriage. All recipes from this podcast can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dish Find all Dish episodes here: https://pod.link/1626354833 Follow Dish: https://www.instagram.com/dish_podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@dishpodcast Follow Waitrose: https://www.instagram.com/waitrose/ https://www.tiktok.com/@waitrose Follow Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nicholasgrimshaw/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nickgrimshaw Follow Angela: https://www.instagram.com/angelacooking/ Follow S:E Creative Studio: https://www.instagram.com/se.creatives/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/se-creative-studio We can’t all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help. Send your dilemmas to [email protected] and she’ll try to answer in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose ------------------------ Timestamps 0:00 Coming up 0:44 Welcome to Dish 1:28 Angela on meeting Dame Joanna Lumley 2:10 Listener question 4:09 Joanna's here! 5:01 Writing letters 8:01 I love a list! 8:38 Dry January 9:11 Having a beer 9:51 Joanna's food like and dislikes 10:00 Being a vegetarian 10:50 Food likes 11:23 Today's menu 12:01 Dream dinner party guest 12:49 Cotton Candy Grapes 13:39 Food is served! 15:07 Making the gnocchi 16:03 Wine pairing 16:37 Favourite cuisine 17:28 Recipes 18:22 Travelling 19:12 Amandaland 22:11 Female casts 22:53 Absolutely Fabulous 25:34 Valentine's Day 27:09 Secret to long lasting love 28:16 Partner nicknames 28:46 Fast food quiz 30:09 End of the show question - Better kisser?