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Breakfast's "Meet and Greet" girl Chloe - Source: Breakfast
I'm starting my blog with the same old "gosh, last week was so busy". It actually was - and for one reason only: The return of Paul Henry.
Paul had an extended break to relax and unwind over summer. Relax he did. I asked him while he was in makeup getting his face powdered on that first Monday: "So Paul, what did you do during your two months? Surely you did a lot, saw a lot, travelled around and offended a few people?"
His reply: "I did a whole lot of nothing."
Paul came back full of stories, tales, yarns, funny jokes, complaints and frustrations. I speak on behalf of the team when I say that we are all so happy to have him back. His first week back generated so much feedback. We usually get a steady flow of feedback from viewers, but with Paul's return, the feedback came flooding in. It seems New Zealand is absolutely stoked to see Paul back on screen.
A lot of your emails welcomed him back and asked what he got up to, where he went, what he did and expressed how much you missed him during the morning while you were getting ready for work. He really loves reading your feedback (all kinds)... so keep it coming.
Now - if you are a regular Breakfast viewer, you will know we have done "biscuit watch" and "chip watch". Last week Paul started a new "watch"... concerning coffee .
He stated that there was one thing that ruined his holiday and that was his purchase of generic brand coffee. As it was reasonably priced for a large jar, Paul bought it but couldn't drink it. Not only did he hate it - he told New Zealand "not to buy this hideous coffee".
Since I am often the tester girl for instances such as this, I went on set with NZI Business presenter Corin Dann and we were made to try the coffee. Let me tell you, it didn't have the usual coffee colour. It was more murky green and I believed it smelt a bit like off ham. I did, however, state that it was made with no sugar and skim milk. Perhaps adding a few of these extras may have altered the taste to make it, well, tasty. Corin, however, believed it tasted like dishwashing liquid. Well, the feedback came pouring in again! It looks like Paul will be staying clear of generic coffee in the supermarket from now on!
Last Tuesday, Breakfast had New Zealand's most "whipped" man on the show. Basically, he is New Zealand's most whipped man because he lets his wife make all the decisions. He is almost entirely controlled by his girlfriend. Obviously, most guys refuse to believe they are "whipped" but Trevor Dwyer, our "Mr Whipped" was quite content with this title.
In the green room, he went on to tell me that being whipped is "not a bad title to have" because it makes his wife happy when he does as she asks and he likes to make her happy. He then proceeded to pull out a motor racing T-shirt from his bag. When I exclaimed "Wow, cool T-shirt, why don't you wear it on set?" he replied "Oh, I can't, my wife doesn't like that T-shirt."
In the weekend, some of the Breakfast team went to the Ellerslie Races. It was such an amazing day! We were so fortunate in that we got to sit in the media booth which meant we were catered for all afternoon. The team felt so spoilt but really basked in the treats! You can see some of the pictures from our big day out on the BreakfastonOne Twitter .
We are currently surrounded by corn chips. We got sent five mini crates of Doritos corn chips as they are released on shelves today. The other side of the newsroom is filled with chatter, but at the Breakfast booth the team is hunched behind their computer screens, headphones on, fingers tip-tapping away on the keyboard with the constant crunch and munch as they delve their hands into the packets of corn chips in front of them. I guess it's time to go grab the dustpan and brush. Thirty packets of chips, and half a dozen famished staff makes me think I've got a long morning of sweeping ahead of me...
Till next time!
Chloe
