 Hello Ivy! Hello! Right, you've been on the list for a while, you've been recommended a good couple times for just generally being a lovely person in the community, so it's good to finally have you on. Yeah, thank you for having me. No, absolutely, absolutely. It's always nice to have someone who's not from England too, just to sort of expand both the audience and sort of show off different people from the community from all over, from all over. I've had the Netherlands, I've had America, it's great, I love it. Right, first question. It's about your username of the main protagonist. Is that just vanity? Where did that come from? Oh my god, I had to tell so many people about this at Galli. I came up with that when I was like a lot younger. I have like a list of usernames to use, just like if I ever come up with, oh that'd be a cool username. And I've had that list since I was like 13. And so I added that on the list when I was 13. And yeah, now I'm kind of like, I don't vibe with it as much. It feels just a bit ostentatious, but I've had it for so long that I'm like, it's there. Well, yeah, see I was the same, I mean before, it was just my name, it was the Doctor Who guy, which is both very bland and a bit like, yeah, I'm the Doctor, not just a thing. The next one you were mentioning, Gallifrey one, I have never been personally as desperate as I am, especially after seeing yourself and Katie Haynes and others having lots of fun over there. So, I mean, first of all, what was it like? Did you have fun? Oh gosh, to say I had fun is an understatement. I have probably one of the best experiences I've ever had in my life. High praise. Oh yeah, I mean, it was, it really was amazing. I mean, just imagine yourself sitting there in a packed hotel lobby and or just in a packed like program room. And every single person in there loves the same thing you love. They want to talk about it, they want to celebrate it, they've got costumes on or they're handing out ribbons or they're just being so kind. And it's, I've never felt anything like it just being in that room. Like sometimes I would just stop and look around the room that I was in and think like, everybody here is a Doctor Who fan. This is amazing. Yeah, conventions are a peculiar thing. I mean, again, I was just at LFCC in London and it is bizarre because especially as Jodie Whittaker was there and people knew that. So just standing, look around and go, there are about 40 Jodie Whittakers just roaming the halls. You don't get that anywhere else. So, I mean, as a follow-up, as a fan of the show, like what is sort of the main thing you get out of a convention? Well, this is, Gallery 1 was the first really convention that I've been to. I mean, I've been to a Comic-Con before, but there's never been any guests. And it just sort of like a very general fandom event. And it's really just for shopping. Like there's really just people selling stuff and, you know, there's cosplay, but there's not really events. There's not photo shoots, autographs, that sort of thing. So, Gallery 1 was the first like real sort of convention I went to. And not to mention, it's a convention for just Doctor Who. Not really. I mean, they had little bits and pieces of like Star Trek there, but it's mainly for Doctor Who. So it was, I mean, what I got out of it was just my first big convention experience. I met a lot of wonderful people, a lot of new friends. I got to meet Mandip Gill. I kept, I didn't manage to get a photo or an autograph, but I kept sort of half running into Sasha DeWon there. You say that, but there is one picture of you and Mandip where you're on the floor being dead, if I remember correctly. Oh, how was the greatest experience? Oh, wow. That was incredible. And yeah, I definitely got to meet Mandip a lot because I had her diamond pass. So I was able to go to the private Q&A. I got, I got a photo with her. I could have gotten two, but I missed my second one. So that was the same. Yeah. And then I got her autograph twice. And then I went to the script read where I played Nick from Eva the Daleks. That's who it was. Yeah. So I, at the script read, Mandip obviously reads from the script and they pick different people out of who was in the room to read different parts. So like they would choose a Dan or a Yaz. And the guy running it had asked, okay, so who wants to be Nick? And I was just sort of like, okay, sure. And then he was like, oh, wait, okay, you just lay there because you're dead. And so I did. I just, an instinct was like, okay. That just shows that you're a top tier actor. You're like, just give me my role. Give me my role. All right. I'm in, I'm in the character now. Yeah. I was very dedicated to my role. And it was just a very surreal experience, but in a great way. And really the whole weekend was surreal. Just getting to meet so many, or meet or at least see so many important figures in Dr. Who. And to see all the fans and the talk with the fans, meet them. And it was just, it was so great. So I got a lot out of it. A lot of memories, a lot of merch. Yeah. Oh, very nice. You got to get that much. You got to get at least like one little bento of the day. I actually on my flight home had to wear the majority of the clothes that I brought. My suitcase was half full. Like I had so many novels that I had to pack into such a tight space. Good Lord. Well, you must look like you're doing one of those charity things for us. Like, I'm going to wear a million t-shirts. Here we go. Well, I had, I had to wear my ribbons. I had to wear my fourth, fourth doctor scarf I got my big headband, like just everything because I can fashion icon Ivy Hanover. Well, on the theme of the scarf, what are some of your favorite corners of the fandom in general? You know, there's cosplays. There's shipping certain characters. You know, there's lots of, there's lots to do. So what's some of your favorites? Oh, gosh. I like to call myself a bit of a jack of all trades because I try to do everything or just look into everything once or twice. But if I had to choose my main sections of the Doctor Who universe, I would choose probably the show, of course, mainly new who, but I am watching a lot of the classics show. And then the Gallifrey audio series from Big Finish, which I adore with all my heart. And I'm going to give that a quick shout out because every time I bring it up, I'm like, by the way, if anybody else wants to get into it, you're a big finish spokesperson. How much is Nick Briggs paying you exactly? Nothing, unfortunately, but in touch, I would not mind. There we go. Nick Briggs calling you out. In terms of the fandom, I of course do YouTube videos when I have the time as a college student and someone who's working and doing an internship. There's not a lot of time lately, but I do try to do YouTube videos. I've written fan fiction in my time. I try to cosplay, but not that much. I think I have two completed cosplays related to Doctor Who, which are Romana and the 13th Doctor, of course. And yeah, I just really love seeing what everybody else does. I'm very much an observer in the fandom. I love seeing people's different projects. I know I've submitted a few stuff for the community show before. I've been voice acting before I try, emphasis on try, but it's fun to try and it's fun to have that experience. But yeah, for the most part, I'm an observer. See, that's the funny thing. You bring this up. You are, in terms of the guests I've had in the past, you're probably the first that doesn't have a specific thing, as it were. I mean, people might know you for your flux reviews or your obsession with Thasman, or anything like that. But yeah, I mean, I've had cosplayers, voice actors, what not. You're probably the first that just sort of is known, is just known in the community for being just a generally nice person. That's how I came across you as it. I love that. Yeah. And yeah, I do. I do. I try to dip my toes in, you know, every sort of pond that I can. So I appreciate that. That's sort of what I'm known for. No, definitely. I mean, you were saying about Gallifrey one as well, that you saw a lot of people you knew a lot of new people you got to know. Is there anyone you want to shout out here? Just who was genuinely lovely? I would say I definitely want to shout out Sophie Isles. I was, they were the only person I knew I knew who was going to be there. I know I said on Twitter a couple of times like, Oh, is anybody going? Because I don't know anybody who is. And Sophie was the only one I knew who was going. We were able to meet up and they were so lovely. We got to chat and yeah, it was just great. I met Zan and Lulu who we sort of live tweeted the mandit script read and panel and we sort of, you know, that was we've been joking how we're famous because of that because everyone's like, Oh, and like, we'll be signing autographs next, you know. Oh yes, definitely. But so I met them. I just met so many people and I think quite a lot of them don't have Twitter because that was the first thing is I was like, you can find me on Twitter because I'm there all the time. And they were like, Oh, I don't have that. But I did. I met so many great people. And I could shout out a mile long, but definitely Sophie, definitely Zan, definitely Lulu. It was just, yeah, they were great. Everybody who I met was great. And I'm still like finding people on Twitter and Instagram that I ran into who I'm like, Oh, like we, we like I saw you at Gallifrey one or I met you on Gallifrey one. Yeah, so it's just a shout out to really everybody, anybody who I met anybody who was there, you know, yeah, if you, if you bumped into Ivy at Gallifrey one, just give her, give her a shout, give her a message. I get so excited when I see somebody posting in the hashtag, I'm like, I saw you in line somewhere. That's the sad thing though, because whenever you go to a convention, there is always those times where people like come up to you or say, you know, I love your cosplay or I've seen you here or just you genuinely get to chatting. And then you just lose contact immediately. And it's like, oh, or like you took a picture with them and you try and find it. And you're like, Oh, where is it? And it's just so, and like, you have to wait a whole year to possibly see them again. Maybe. Well, there's a lot of people who I really hope I see again next year. And a lot of the people I met have been going there for like six years or one person I met was had been going for 13 years. So I was like, I'll definitely see you again next year then. Right. But the last question before we move on to something that I've cooked up in my head, very randomly, you'll see what I'm talking about. It's a question about representation, which you've, you've made no secret you're a big champion of it. It's very important. But the question is to you, with this sort of era coming to a close of the Chibnall and Whitaker era, which has been very big on representation and quite rightly so, what has that been for you personally? For me, obviously, you know, there's been the gay representation with Tasman, which has come, you know, fairly at the end, really. Yeah, I appreciate it. But you know, you're always wishing, you know, maybe there could have been more. But outside of me being gay, you know, I am a white abled woman. So there's not too much that I have to wish for in terms of representation. So it's mainly just, you know, being happy that other people are getting the representation that they've been waiting for, for example, seeing Mandep Gill, Tawson Cole, Joe Martin, all that, and seeing, you know, people's connections with that and how people are so happy about that. And of course, there's always, you know, conversation that there could be more, there should be more, there needs to be more. But seeing people happy with what we have gotten so far has been really, really great. And I know for Mandep Gill, especially, she's been having a great time hearing about people's connections with that. So I'm a very empathetic person. So anytime I see someone happy, that makes me happy. So no, definitely. I mean, you were saying how obviously you can relate to the gay representation. But obviously, otherwise, you get on fine. I think I'm the same as a straight white male. I think I'm good. I've had my fair share of myself represented. I can see bloody tenant in the background there. So that's, he's just sort of staring me out, hiding behind a corner. That was a gag for a video. And I never, I probably won't release the video. And I just keep forgetting to move him. He's just chilling out. He's like, oh, you're doing an interview. Oh, can I? Oh, it's I got to bust it out all the time. I mean, I did LFCC. Every time I walked past someone dressed as Whitaker or whoever, I just go, well, just to see their heads turn drastically comedy. But yes, the question's done. But I have a fun little game that I cooked up in my head, whether it's a fun game is yet to be seen. But it's about to do with the gay representation of Fasmin, which yourself and many people on Twitter have shown their love and appreciation for. But that's not just about shipping those two. There could be potentially hundreds of matches in the universe. So I've got five randomly selected characters from the universe. And I want you to help me out and trying to find their Fasmin, their perfect match, as it were. Do you think you're up for it? Sure. Let's see. We'll see. This could either be like a train wreck of us going like, uh, or some truly horrible things are about to happen. I've been reading fan fictions and archive of our own since I joined the internet. So I'm aware of a lot of stuff. Well, in that case, I'm truly with the most educated person here. So hopefully we can be like Cupid. We can try. Let's give it a go. Firstly, let's start off easy. We've got the lovely Dan, John Bishop's own good old Dan. Who would be his perfect match? The first thing I thought of was that fan art. Oh God, could I even show that fan art in a community show? I don't think you should. No, if you know what we're talking about, you know. Well, another shout out I can give because someone at Gallifrey One had a ribbon that said, I want the guy from Liverpool to date the samurai dog man. So shout out to them. Oh, God. Also, I like how I like the description of samurai dog man. That should have been his character name in the credits. Come on, Chibnall, what you doing? Oh, gosh, I that's the only one I can think of. To be fair, it does make sense. You know, they were in the show. They were linked in that weird dog man way. Oh, no, don't don't say that. Don't say that. I don't want to go into detail, but that would be very much. Before we go to OTT there, let's move on. We've got a nice another character here. We've got the council van guy from Fear Her, the one who was telling off Rose for saying that's a council accent from council van. I'm calling the council. Who would be his love? I keep punching the desk. Oh, well we got to find a good one since he's such an icon. He's a stickler for the rules, that man. Yeah, I'm thinking about iconic returning like Russell T. Davies era, like mini characters. Yeah. I mean, it could be, I mean, in that case, it could be like, I don't know, what's the news reporter's name that kept popping up? That's what I was just thinking. No, literally, I'm thinking Trinity Wells, isn't that it? Yes, Trinity Wells. He was the first one who crossed my mind, but I couldn't think of her name. So I was like, I'll wait till I thought of it. And then you said the news report. We've got her. Boom. There we go. Match made in heaven. Who needs tinder? Who needs grinder? We've got us to rocking it out. I feel like we're, you know, those, I don't know if you know the show Catfish. I feel like we're the hosts, but instead of a catfish situation, we're trying to get them together. It's a dating show is what it is. We've made a match in heaven. They're fantastic. Next is, oh, we have a special guest that I need to go get. Do excuse me for one night. I'm scared. So how is everybody? Would you like to see my cat everybody while Jack's gone? I need a rush because I don't know how long he's going to take. Niko, come see the people. This is Niko. Oh, there's a cat. I was showing off my cat while you were gone. Now, the next one and this guy, this girl, whatever he is, is this guy and he needs some love. Who should this? Who should Drashing? It's a Drashing. He don't know Drashing. It's kind of horrible though. Not going to lie. I want love. Who did this handsome devil? Who does this handsome devil want? What's your type? I don't know. He doesn't know. It's a turn into a bizarre puppet show. It's like Camden and Brian, the Ood would get unwell, but... Oh, you like an Ood? Yeah. That was the first thought that came into mind, but he also reminds me of the creature from Creature from the Pit. I don't know if you've seen that episode. It's a bit chaotic, but the Ood I'm going with more. Wait, Creature from the Pit. Is that the one where Tom Baker kisses it really weird? Yeah. Oh, yes. I think we found it. Another match. Are you feeling good about that? He's feeling good. Now I brought Niko in front of the camera and see she's trying to get on my lap. Hi, Niko. Hi, Niko. Oh, she's gorgeous. Let's find Niko love next. Oh, when Niko... No, we're going back to the damn thing again. It's a dangerous territory when it comes to animals. Oh, and I've really done myself there. The next one I've written is novice fame. Hey, Niko. Oh, no. Okay. Oh, novice. I really shouldn't have written you. I've done myself in there. No, I am thinking about this diligently, though. Okay. I am thinking about it. I am thinking. Sorry, there's something else I've noticed in the background. Who is that buff bear? Big lad. That's a unit. I'm also exposing myself here because I'm definitely not wearing fancy pants right now. To be fair, I was in pajamas for like most of today, so I'm with you there. Oh, look at that. Absolute unit. Oh, Niko's taking my seat. Okay. Niko, we need your help. Who is novice fame's bae? That word? That word people use still? Okay. I'm thinking. I'm thinking. Hmm. I mean, she was with the face of beau for a very long time. That's a good point. Perhaps she developed feelings for that big face and also considering it who face of beau ended up being. But was it requited as a thing or was it an unrequited love? That's true. That's true. But more tragic if it was unrequited. That'd be big finish. We love stories. The story of novice fame. Hang on. My MacBook's about to die. I don't know. My being on Zoom absolutely eats up my battery. It's the one app that just kills it. It was like really hard. Yeah, excuse me. Good thing I'm on a PC then. I'm all good. I just need to turn off one of my lights really quick. Sorry there. Is that like that's very pervy that shirt you've got on by the way. Very fancy. That's why I bought it. I found it at a thrift store. Doctor Who really does take over every part of their life, doesn't it? Oh, my whole wardrobe is either it's something vintage or just Doctor Who inspired. Fair. Okay, so we were at novice fame. We were talking about her unrequited tragic love. What's a tricky one? My next thought was the cat guy from gridlock, but he's married with children. He's got all those very cute cat babies that make me question a lot of things about gridlock. Good thing we didn't get like tales from the lockdown about that story. That is tricky. That is tricky. We backed ourselves into a corner. Then again, oh no, the nurse. For some reason I thought she was a nun before, but no, she was a nurse. Well, I think we've got one more to go. Maybe we'll have more luck with our final one. And this one from series five, it's Angel Bob. Everyone is favorite weeping angel. Angel Bob. He's got such a sweet little voice. I know immediately because in Revolution of the Daleks wasn't there an angel who got a name, Angela. Yeah, you're right. Oh no, maybe they fell in love and then she got sent to prison and he's going to break her out. Same species for once. Oh yeah. Wow. We're ahead of the times. We're very progressive. Yeah, that was the first one that came to mind. So you were right. We did have good luck on that one. Yes, there we go. We are truly the matchmakers for everyone who's not a cat. Yeah. We did it. Yeah, we did it. Oh, God. I knew that game would be somewhat chaotic, but I think that went pretty well. Well, that is all that I have on my sheet. So thank you so much again for coming on Ivy. It's been a blast. Yeah, it has. Thank you so much for having me, for thinking of me and for being flexible with the schedule because traveling to Gallifrey One made my week kind of rough. No, I don't doubt it. I mean, yeah, I'd love to go to Gallifrey One. Oh, God. I would love to have you there. To anybody watching or listening who has out, Nico is biting my hand. Sorry. Anyway, back to my inspiring message. To anyone thinking of going to Gallifrey One, I mean, if you have the opportunity, you absolutely should go. And I would love to see anybody there and be able to talk and chat and meet. Hell yeah. I mean, I'll try my best. We'll see how I'm doing next year financially. It'll be quite the trip. It's worth it because, I mean, comparing your interactions with Mandip to LFCC personally, it's very different with the time you get with that person. Not only is it, but the cost? I mean, I tweeted about this earlier, but I used Sasha DeWon's Diamond Pass as a comparison because I knew Mandip's prices are different than Jody's, like whoever sets them sets them differently. So I didn't feel like that was a fair comparison. But I mean, the Diamond Pass is at Gallifrey One. You got two autographs, two photos. You got to go to the private meet and greet. And it was significantly cheaper. Yeah. than LFCC, which I believe was only one autograph, one photo. Yeah, it was very expensive. I mean, all I personally got was this guy's signature. Very happy with this. Yes. Yeah, but I was shocked when I realized how much it cost and then hearing about people's difficulties with it. And I mean, I thought Gallifrey One was relatively fast paced. And I was like, I have no idea what I'm talking about because I'm hearing about people like getting yelled at, which just sounds horrible. I was like, showmasters, what are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing? Oh, my horrible attempts at doing a British accent. One day I'll be back. You'd think talking with, you know, mostly British people, I would have one down by now, but I absolutely do not. Yeah, no, I heard one American person try an English accent, but it went Scottish weirdly quickly. Oh, you know what? That's so funny. You would say that because every time I try to do it, it goes Scottish for me. Really? I don't know why. It's just I try to do it and I listen to myself and I'm thinking that's going Scottish. That's not so I, that's just a big Peter Capaldi fan. You can't help it. That's two times you've mentioned something that are so coincidentally. He's so in sync, Ivy. He was so in sync. Yeah, I have tried it. I was more dedicated to it like a couple of months back. I would read out Doctor Who novels to myself in a and it kept skewing Scottish and I don't know why. See, I like doing that as well, mainly because I could sort of do the voices at this point. Like if it's a multi-doctor story, I sound like an insane person through the walls. She's like, right, Doctor, what should we do? What should we do? And it's just that for hours on end. How my girlfriend, Jeva, has not just disowned me is a mystery to us all. She's awesome. Anyway, yes. Thank you for coming on The Community Show, Ivy. It's been fun. We've found some love for random Doctor Who characters. We've shown off a cat. There's another one in the background. I was just wondering if I would get to show him off. That's Samson. Hi, Samson. Oh, you never know what a cat's thinking, do you? With a dog, you can tell if it's happy or not, but a cat's just like... Yeah.