The Cheska,Binky and Ollie seasons were peak Made in Chelsea. Im sorry she had such a negative experience but I hope it brings her some joy knowing she entertained so many of us and have such good memories of that time when the show was at its best.
I’ll never forget the “fat turkey” moment. Me and my housemates would sit down to watch MIC together, we called it ‘MIC Thursdays’, always laughing and gossiping about the show over some wine. When that scene aired we were gobsmacked and speechless. We never watched it in the same fun-loving way again. To this day, whenever I see Victoria, it’s all I can think about. I hope Cheska knows that yes it’s always used as a top moment or top argument scene etc on instagram and stuff but that’s because everyone thought of it as a so shocking, unjustified and an unforgivable action, not because people love to re-see it or think it was entertaining. The nation was team Cheska, she was always one of the warmest cast members, you just knew she was even without knowing her personally. I hope whenever she sees the scene, she knows it shocked the viewers and nobody thought “oh, great TV, can’t wait for more of that next episode”, we were outraged and didn’t understand why it was even able to air.
Cheska was badly treated by the show...she was older and although beautiful, she did not have the artificial, adolescent anorexic kind of beauty worshipped by the show. She was cast as the very nice but bland friend of the group which was very sad as she was the most authentic. Good on Cheska for evolving and moving on
I didn't percieve her like that at all and I watched MiC from the veey first episode. Cheska, Binky, and Ollie were the absolute best, and also Mark Francis, of course ❤️
What an impressive, smart, articulate and interesting women. To work in PR,TV and start her own business, and have incredible success. She was portrayed very differently on the show. So happy she found the life that is right for her.
She was so too nice and human for that show. I remember when she was called fat by Victoria (who honestly looks like she had an ED,) so absurd Cheska was never close to being remotely fat. I know the posh/private schools kids have a lot of anorexia. And I understood why after that TV moment, horrible xxx
Jo you are a wonderfully empathic listener, a joy for anyone to sit down and talk with. Cheska is gentle, warm, honest and open. A lovely conversation to watch and listen to. Thank you both.. 💗
This is the story of middle and upper middle class privelige that I myself snd most other people have never experienced. Ive briefly entered this world when I used to date a girl from Chelsea, and all of her friends and family looked down their noses at me because of my working class background and accent.
Brilliant interview! Cheska is so grounded and the body shaming is disturbing and disgusting! She looks great! The power of the media is simply vile… Cheska is amazing!
the revelations about made in chelsea are so interesting and I'm so impressed with Cheska. I'm a big fan of the show, but at the same time, i see why so many of the cast don't look back fondly on their time on the show and had very bad mental health effects from it. also talking about that scene with Victoria f*t shaming her, that was one of the worst scenes I've ever seen on tv and didn't understand why they kept that scene in. it's just horrendous and to be re-traumatized by it when it aired is such a shame. also the story about prince harry is so funny because I remember that always being part of write-ups about Cheska, that she once dated prince harry and it's so hilarious that she explains how such silly rumors like that come about. great interview!
Vistoria was a horrible person then very fake, if you remember reunion show when suddenly all that posh accent mask dropped and she started calling someone names using the worst swear words
I always liked Cheska. She always came across so grounded and just a sweet girl. The fat turkey comment was just awful. The girl who called her that seems like a bully through and through. So happy to see Cheska living her dream life ❤
That show always seemed v fake and toxic, worshipping narcissism and class privilege. Cheska seems down to earth, good for her in changing her life to feel happier again.
that MIC dinner party scene was the most shocking thing i've ever seen aired on reality tv. the vim/venom in the way it was said was just awful. i've never seen that person in the same light again. cheska was always the most authentic, and it never seemed like she fitted in with the rest of the MIC crowd, i mean that in a positive way. good on her for doing what was right for her.
@@RockDove5212 I didn’t know her name, but I always called her a witch because that’s how she behaved & looked. Especially after the dinner table incident, pure evil. I’ve since seen in these comments, her name is Victoria I believe.
Binky dumped her like a hot potato, was harsh. That must have been incredibly hurtful. They were close friends. Cheska was too nice and real for her!! Binky is pretentious and was desperate to be friends with other girls on the show, with no regard for her long term friend.
@@sams3015 Not so much of a fall out, Binky ended the friendship out of nowhere. Cheska did nothing to deserve it. It was like Binky seemed to think Cheska was holding her back from getting in with other cast members, ie Rosie and Louise Thompson.
It was like secondary/high school 4 different groups that were not fond of one another but Binky was liked by everyone and kind of dismissed Cheska & Ollie Caggy's group was the IT group Mark-Francis group was the snobby brats Rosie's group were uptight Binky's group was the quirky misfits Binky being a Chameleon was able to fit in and was likeable to all groups
Cheska is lovely. I loved you in mic. You were so nice. Victoria just showed herself as a rude awful person that i wouldn’t want to see again. She is vile.
Great interview, what a genuinely lovely woman Cheska is. So happy her life has worked out and she's happy and settled at home in Devon. Always one of the nicest characters in Chelsea, so sorry it wasn't a great experience for her. Wishing her all the best for her future.
These faceless producers really are unhinged. I feel they should face repercussions whether civil or even criminal, one day. There are some real horror stories out there. Kirk Norcross’s stories were particularly horrendous.
I loved watching Made in Chelsea in the beginning because the characters reminded me of people I'd known at uni. They called Chelsea people Sloanes back then which was officially short for Sloane Ranger but at my university it just meant anyone with a posh public school accent. Cheska always seemed genuine to me. I remember at one point in the beginning they seemed to be implying that she was interfering and meddling in someone else's situation but to me it just looked like she was trying to help a friend and really cared about them.
Nice grounded woman. Made In Chelsea used to be my guilty pleasure but i think its incredibly toxic and vacuous! The haves and have nots and divide rich/poor is to uncomfortable for me
Cheska is geniune and Lovely . I feel like made in chelsea didn't potray you properly. Cheska is beautiful inside and out . Cheska is amazing. I am glad Cheska is happier in Devon . I admire Cheska strength . I wish Cheska all the best ❤️❤️❤️
Cheska was never right for the show and tried to be somewhere that wasn’t meant for her doing something that wasn’t who she was around people who weren’t her people. A better question is why she sought that out then struggled on. I’m not condoning it. She was very obviously not particularly liked. Felt like schoolgirl mean stuff. Found her inauthentic because she was trying to mimick and fit in with that crowd who were mostly hideous. The people were élitist pampered snobs. It’s who and how they were raised to be. Social media was horrible then for hate, in the way it is now, that’s human nature: jealousy and resentment squared. Binky learned to play the game better and distanced herself from - and ditched cheska - in the process. Edit: enjoying the interview of the women Cheska became. A shame to never see the real cheska but there wasn’t room for that on the show. A lesson about staying away from places and people that aren’t right for you. Glad her mum literally pulled her out. Very sorry to hear of her biological dad’s passing. Level headed even then for the experiences she’d had before MIC.
Cheska was my favourite character in Made in Chelsea, shes so wonderful and earnest. I also really felt for her, the way some of the more catty characters, like Victoria, spoke to her was horrible but it also showed us the more ugly side their personalities
You’re a very beautiful woman, I did watch the show when that comment was made and it was awful Victoria was always being horrible to you I could never understand why as you are such a beautiful person but I think she was nasty all the time to people and what goes round comes around and look at her now and look how happy and amazing you are ,just says it all so glad to hear your doing so well and happy😊 I haven’t watched the show in such a long time and will never watch it again😊
Victoria’s baby daddy was jailed for fraud for the first few years of their daughter’s life. She pretends like it’s a joke because it was “just a white-collar crime” 🙄
What Made in Chelsea showed us was that those at the Elite end of the social class system, the upper class and the upper middle class keep to their own bubble 99.9% of the time, minus when Professor Green married Millie McIntosh, however that ended anyway and she reverted back to dating the posh men she usually went for. I used to hate going through Chelsea from my council estate in Wandsworth to get to Central London because you saw all of of this wealth, elitism and privelige that you had absolutely no access to because of the way you spoke and your background, and even if you became new money, you would never be truly accepted.
Pretty much all seasons from season 1-10 and seasons after that. I’m rewatching all of MIC so I would know haha. Her best friend is Mark Francis if you remember him
I did a MIC rewatch recently and Cheska came across really well and Binky was a really shit friend. Binkys lack of confidence was interpreted as kindness, but both Cheska and Lucy were there for her way more than she was ever for them.
@@RalphBrookes-m9r yeah, it was heartbreaking to see Binky rejecting Cheska after all they had been through together. I do partially wanna give Binky the benefit of the doubt because they were so young, but it doesn't seem like they even rekindled the relationship later, and that reflects poorly on Binky.
I find it weird people in shows always speak badly of it but profit from the fame they got from it... weird to me like bashing something that you then never stop talking about and piggy backing off the fame it got you....
The Cheska,Binky and Ollie seasons were peak Made in Chelsea. Im sorry she had such a negative experience but I hope it brings her some joy knowing she entertained so many of us and have such good memories of that time when the show was at its best.
TBh they were the reason I watched MIC.
I’ll never forget the “fat turkey” moment. Me and my housemates would sit down to watch MIC together, we called it ‘MIC Thursdays’, always laughing and gossiping about the show over some wine. When that scene aired we were gobsmacked and speechless. We never watched it in the same fun-loving way again. To this day, whenever I see Victoria, it’s all I can think about. I hope Cheska knows that yes it’s always used as a top moment or top argument scene etc on instagram and stuff but that’s because everyone thought of it as a so shocking, unjustified and an unforgivable action, not because people love to re-see it or think it was entertaining. The nation was team Cheska, she was always one of the warmest cast members, you just knew she was even without knowing her personally. I hope whenever she sees the scene, she knows it shocked the viewers and nobody thought “oh, great TV, can’t wait for more of that next episode”, we were outraged and didn’t understand why it was even able to air.
And look how Victoria ended up, marrying a crook who ended up in prison and raising their child on her own.
Cheska was badly treated by the show...she was older and although beautiful, she did not have the artificial, adolescent anorexic kind of beauty worshipped by the show. She was cast as the very nice but bland friend of the group which was very sad as she was the most authentic. Good on Cheska for evolving and moving on
Yes very true, there was a terrible toxicity on that show
She wasn’t older at the time or at least she didn’t seem like it, and didn’t seem to be treated like it
I didn't percieve her like that at all and I watched MiC from the veey first episode. Cheska, Binky, and Ollie were the absolute best, and also Mark Francis, of course ❤️
yep, ive never forgotten how cruel Victoria was to Cheska on that one episode, it really showed how they viewed her. vile
@@DottyGirl The other girls were wayyy blander and vacant. She had heaps of humour, sparkle and personality! She was funny too !
This is one of the most wholesome interviews I've watched! So much kindness, tenderness, and understanding. Keep going with the good work
So glad to hear Cheska is doing so well!
What an impressive, smart, articulate and interesting women. To work in PR,TV and start her own business, and have incredible success. She was portrayed very differently on the show. So happy she found the life that is right for her.
She was so too nice and human for that show. I remember when she was called fat by Victoria (who honestly looks like she had an ED,) so absurd Cheska was never close to being remotely fat. I know the posh/private schools kids have a lot of anorexia. And I understood why after that TV moment, horrible xxx
You could always tell Cheska was a lovely girl, now a lovely woman.
Jo you are a wonderfully empathic listener, a joy for anyone to sit down and talk with. Cheska is gentle, warm, honest and open. A lovely conversation to watch and listen to. Thank you both.. 💗
Loved this. The story of so many women - fight to get the life you want and look forward, not back.
This is the story of middle and upper middle class privelige that I myself snd most other people have never experienced. Ive briefly entered this world when I used to date a girl from Chelsea, and all of her friends and family looked down their noses at me because of my working class background and accent.
Brilliant interview! Cheska is so grounded and the body shaming is disturbing and disgusting! She looks great! The power of the media is simply vile… Cheska is amazing!
the revelations about made in chelsea are so interesting and I'm so impressed with Cheska. I'm a big fan of the show, but at the same time, i see why so many of the cast don't look back fondly on their time on the show and had very bad mental health effects from it. also talking about that scene with Victoria f*t shaming her, that was one of the worst scenes I've ever seen on tv and didn't understand why they kept that scene in. it's just horrendous and to be re-traumatized by it when it aired is such a shame. also the story about prince harry is so funny because I remember that always being part of write-ups about Cheska, that she once dated prince harry and it's so hilarious that she explains how such silly rumors like that come about. great interview!
Vistoria was a horrible person then very fake, if you remember reunion show when suddenly all that posh accent mask dropped and she started calling someone names using the worst swear words
I always liked Cheska. She always came across so grounded and just a sweet girl. The fat turkey comment was just awful. The girl who called her that seems like a bully through and through. So happy to see Cheska living her dream life ❤
The comment said more about that girl than you. I know you felt humiliated, but do remember that she humiliated herself more.
Cheska is so beautiful inside and out. She was our favourite back in the day ❤😊
I'm glad Cheska mentioned she looks like Gaby Roslin. Thank you for sharing this. I enjoyed it.
I always thought Cheska was one of the most beautiful girls on that cast ! And 23 is v v young ! She comes across as so genuine❤
Cheska is a natural beauty .. her hair skin and eyes....stunning lovely lady❤so glad she got away from that toxic lifestyle......x🙏
That show always seemed v fake and toxic, worshipping narcissism and class privilege. Cheska seems down to earth, good for her in changing her life to feel happier again.
that MIC dinner party scene was the most shocking thing i've ever seen aired on reality tv. the vim/venom in the way it was said was just awful. i've never seen that person in the same light again. cheska was always the most authentic, and it never seemed like she fitted in with the rest of the MIC crowd, i mean that in a positive way. good on her for doing what was right for her.
Yes that witch got her karma though.
@@Jade-jd8qqwhat witch? Who?
@@RockDove5212 I didn’t know her name, but I always called her a witch because that’s how she behaved & looked. Especially after the dinner table incident, pure evil. I’ve since seen in these comments, her name is Victoria I believe.
@@Jade-jd8qq thanks
That Victoria sounds terrible ! I didn’t watch that one but maybe it was production
Binky dumped her like a hot potato, was harsh. That must have been incredibly hurtful. They were close friends. Cheska was too nice and real for her!! Binky is pretentious and was desperate to be friends with other girls on the show, with no regard for her long term friend.
Did they fall out? It might be after I stopped watching
@@sams3015 Not so much of a fall out, Binky ended the friendship out of nowhere. Cheska did nothing to deserve it. It was like Binky seemed to think Cheska was holding her back from getting in with other cast members, ie Rosie and Louise Thompson.
@@katcampbell9213 thanks, I had no idea
It was like secondary/high school
4 different groups that were not fond of one another but Binky was liked by everyone and kind of dismissed Cheska & Ollie
Caggy's group was the IT group
Mark-Francis group was the snobby brats
Rosie's group were uptight
Binky's group was the quirky misfits
Binky being a Chameleon was able to fit in and was likeable to all groups
@@isaidwhatisaid.. omg I forgot about Caggy
She was one of the nicest people on the show definitely
Cheska is lovely. I loved you in mic. You were so nice. Victoria just showed herself as a rude awful person that i wouldn’t want to see again. She is vile.
Great interview, what a genuinely lovely woman Cheska is. So happy her life has worked out and she's happy and settled at home in Devon. Always one of the nicest characters in Chelsea, so sorry it wasn't a great experience for her. Wishing her all the best for her future.
I cannot get over the producer holding Cheska's legs underneath the table so she couldn't get away. 😧
Its actually insane the lengths they would go to
Nothing surprises me about channel 4, they facilitated Russell Brand don't forget
@@BeccaAndCo1 Right?
@@stung3848 Very true. So many people knew.
These faceless producers really are unhinged. I feel they should face repercussions whether civil or even criminal, one day. There are some real horror stories out there. Kirk Norcross’s stories were particularly horrendous.
She's so beautiful! ❤❤ such a lovely soul
Fabulous and genuine interview…thank you both very much ❤️
I loved watching Made in Chelsea in the beginning because the characters reminded me of people I'd known at uni. They called Chelsea people Sloanes back then which was officially short for Sloane Ranger but at my university it just meant anyone with a posh public school accent.
Cheska always seemed genuine to me. I remember at one point in the beginning they seemed to be implying that she was interfering and meddling in someone else's situation but to me it just looked like she was trying to help a friend and really cared about them.
Nice grounded woman. Made In Chelsea used to be my guilty pleasure but i think its incredibly toxic and vacuous! The haves and have nots and divide rich/poor is to uncomfortable for me
We all fell for the oaky dokey
Cheska is geniune and Lovely . I feel like made in chelsea didn't potray you properly. Cheska is beautiful inside and out . Cheska is amazing. I am glad Cheska is happier in Devon . I admire Cheska strength . I wish Cheska all the best ❤️❤️❤️
Kingsbridge is beautiful no wonder you felt so much happier ❤
Due my depression I was not able to lift a cup and drink tea 🍵
Thank god I’m much better 👍
Authentic interview...I enjoyed listening .
Surprising headline. Cheska was the most inoffensive, controversy averse character on there. She was very nice.
I always liked Cheska. I love reality TV but there is definitely a dark side which is awful
I don't believe in karma, but Victoria really did get her comeuppance for that turkey comment, albeit years later. Lovely to see Cheska doing so well.
Cheska was never right for the show and tried to be somewhere that wasn’t meant for her doing something that wasn’t who she was around people who weren’t her people.
A better question is why she sought that out then struggled on. I’m not condoning it. She was very obviously not particularly liked. Felt like schoolgirl mean stuff.
Found her inauthentic because she was trying to mimick and fit in with that crowd who were mostly hideous.
The people were élitist pampered snobs. It’s who and how they were raised to be. Social media was horrible then for hate, in the way it is now, that’s human nature: jealousy and resentment squared.
Binky learned to play the game better and distanced herself from - and ditched cheska - in the process.
Edit: enjoying the interview of the women Cheska became. A shame to never see the real cheska but there wasn’t room for that on the show.
A lesson about staying away from places and people that aren’t right for you. Glad her mum literally pulled her out.
Very sorry to hear of her biological dad’s passing. Level headed even then for the experiences she’d had before MIC.
Great, heartwarming interview with Cheska. Made in Chelsea is not what it was.
I love your blue top and trousers, where did you get it?
She's wonderful!
cheska, you are beautiful inside and out, always thought you were lovely x
It would be great if you do another podcast about blended families
She added so much to the show, I love her, was very sad couldn't see her face any more when she left the show
She’s such a lovely kind woman❤l❤❤
Cheska is so lovely,glad she is so happy now!
Cheska was my favourite character in Made in Chelsea, shes so wonderful and earnest. I also really felt for her, the way some of the more catty characters, like Victoria, spoke to her was horrible but it also showed us the more ugly side their personalities
Always loved cheska ❤️ I wish she was treated better
You’re a very beautiful woman, I did watch the show when that comment was made and it was awful Victoria was always being horrible to you I could never understand why as you are such a beautiful person but I think she was nasty all the time to people and what goes round comes around and look at her now and look how happy and amazing you are ,just says it all so glad to hear your doing so well and happy😊 I haven’t watched the show in such a long time and will never watch it again😊
she always seemed so much older than the rest although so very young looking back!
Oh Cheska please get back with Damien you sound perfect for each other ❤
I could always see how uncomfortable she was on that show
Cheska was one of the nicest & most down to Earth on that show. New spin off show coming soon with Binky, Lucy & Rosie. 30:00 nobody liked Victoria.
The irony of victoria believing she was so much better than other people and then her life taking the path it has.
Karma
What happened?
Victoria’s baby daddy was jailed for fraud for the first few years of their daughter’s life. She pretends like it’s a joke because it was “just a white-collar crime” 🙄
I was just thinking of Cheska randomly the today…so glad this came on this on my feed
What Made in Chelsea showed us was that those at the Elite end of the social class system, the upper class and the upper middle class keep to their own bubble 99.9% of the time, minus when Professor Green married Millie McIntosh, however that ended anyway and she reverted back to dating the posh men she usually went for. I used to hate going through Chelsea from my council estate in Wandsworth to get to Central London because you saw all of of this wealth, elitism and privelige that you had absolutely no access to because of the way you spoke and your background, and even if you became new money, you would never be truly accepted.
@confessionsofanavoidant which series was that with Victoria - I can’t remember her… I didn’t watch all seasons
Pretty much all seasons from season 1-10 and seasons after that. I’m rewatching all of MIC so I would know haha. Her best friend is Mark Francis if you remember him
Great interview!
I remember that episode...i was so shocked...so fkn discusting.....
Lovely lady
I've never heard that song anywhere but on the show, do they play it just because shes there 😆
That's what I thought
“I don’t see myself as a Chelsea girl…. But more like a country bumpkin” is exactly something a sloanie would say.
Binky or blonky let her down as a friend .
I did a MIC rewatch recently and Cheska came across really well and Binky was a really shit friend. Binkys lack of confidence was interpreted as kindness, but both Cheska and Lucy were there for her way more than she was ever for them.
@@RalphBrookes-m9r yeah, it was heartbreaking to see Binky rejecting Cheska after all they had been through together. I do partially wanna give Binky the benefit of the doubt because they were so young, but it doesn't seem like they even rekindled the relationship later, and that reflects poorly on Binky.
@@laurajones7314also I just saw Binky is having her own reality show with Lucy and Hugo s friend , ,,
Sad that she's actually not with Damien anymore
Her Father died in Hong Kong as I was there that week!
Lovely woman
Lovely women ❤️
They alllllll have thrown her under the bus.. so nasty. Shes a sweetie pie
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I find it weird people in shows always speak badly of it but profit from the fame they got from it... weird to me like bashing something that you then never stop talking about and piggy backing off the fame it got you....
Bet you didn't mind the money though?
Do they get paid that much?
@@awilliams7796 haven't a clue , but probably a pittance to them!
She should go back to blonde. That hair colour really ages her
How does chela know Gaby roslin?!
She was to old for this show
She couldve walk away sooner
She explained why she didn't Mrs helpful
OMG she has aged really badly!
Omg we’re is you picture
Completely unnecessary. She’s nearly 40 ffs
Show us your face since you are perfect ….I look forward to it
That’s so rude. She is obviously a far nicer person than you.
That’s a cruel thing to say.
Copy and paste with the ol' Diary of a CEO branding here.
No this is way better than him pretending he's a psychotherapist
that insufferable man didn't invent podcasts
@@stung3848 lmao