{"id":98350,"date":"2020-07-24T08:05:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T07:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=98350"},"modified":"2020-07-24T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T13:41:13","slug":"tommys-first-crush-and-a-big-sealy-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/presenters\/debbie-flint\/tommys-first-crush-and-a-big-sealy-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tommy\u2019s first crush and a big Sealy deal!"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, don\u2019t miss this weekend’s incredible deals including the new Sealy<\/strong><\/a> mattress and divan, with the biggest saving we have ever done! I launch it tonight (Friday 24th<\/strong>) at 9pm and it\u2019s on all day Saturday<\/strong> or while stocks last. I love my Sealy<\/strong><\/a> mattresses and will be buying a new one for my new flat in Banstead! (Go here<\/a> now to see and buy it!)<\/p>\n

Secondly, the Elemis<\/strong> <\/a>summer deal is also here with the wonderful British Botanical fragrance for the bodycare, plus cleanser, serum and moisturiser – includes the Overnight Matrix, which is \u00a392 on its own! It really is an incredible offer. Again go here<\/a> and you will be able to buy it now, ahead of Sunday\u2019s<\/strong> Today\u2019s Special Value – it\u2019s already getting five-star reviews!<\/p>\n

Tommy\u2019s confession<\/strong><\/p>\n

(See the top picture!)<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve ever told you, but the first day that handsome Tommy Cross, our gardening guy, ever came up to me at QVC in the corridors, he said “Debbie Flint! I\u2019ve been looking forward to meeting you for ages!” Well, I was very flattered, as you can imagine \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

“Oh,” I said, doing a bit of ‘cos I\u2019m worth it’ with my hair\u2026 \u201cYes,\u201d he added, \u201cyou read my birthday card out when I was six\u2026!” \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

That took the wind out of my sails, I can tell you! But we have become good friends. After that, he explained that he was a Forces’ baby, on BFPO bases when I was a Forces’ sweetheart, reading out the birthday cards to the kids from their daddies away on maneuvers. We went live on SSVCTV from 1991 as a result of the first Gulf War, and I still have people sometimes saying to me now that they remember me and my colleagues introducing the children\u2019s programs, which we used to play out in Germany, Gibraltar, Cyprus and the Falklands on the army bases. When I saw him for a show recently, he told me that I was his first crush\u2026 aged 6! Ha ha.<\/p>\n

Garden goodies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tommy has some fabulous products though, and we were selling the Greenworks<\/strong> <\/a>lawnmower<\/a> at a brilliant price for a 41cm cut. I love mine that I bought from Tommy a couple of years ago, it\u2019s made the garden so much easier in Devon. (Not that I\u2019m there as much nowadays – the holiday lets are going well though. My presenter pal Julia goes down there with her family early August too!) Tommy also has a new pressure washer to look out for soon, and we do lots of other garden devices as well, check out the garden tools range here<\/a> and remember everything comes with a 60-day Money Back Guarantee.<\/p>\n

Talking of nostalgia and previous presenting jobs, I had a call from a guy called Alistair who works on the Doctor Who magazine this week. What is my connection with Doctor Who, I might hear you ask? Well, in 1990, I worked on a program called 31 West (the position of the satellite in the sky on BSB, which used to have a squarial rather than a sky dish. Remember squarials?) Well, in September 1990, we did a whole weekend about Doctor Who programs, back in the days when we didn\u2019t really used to have repeats much. It was called 31 Who and in between the re-runs of old Doctor Who shows, we had new programming, interviews with Doctor Who helpers and experts, plus some of the Doctor Whos. It\u2019s become quite a cult event in the Doctor Who world apparently, and they are going to run a feature in September to celebrate the 30th anniversary. 30 years. My goodness. Well, I guess I did it when Lauren was about nine-months-old, so that adds up! Here\u2019s one of the pictures I found, and if you search 31 Who or BSB or 31 West on YouTube you will find some of the clips!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Snippets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dress of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"\n

I have a new dress brand crush! Perceptions<\/strong><\/a> has become a firm favourite. Very flattering for feminine curves, for instance, like this one I wore recently. Very comfortable and got lots of compliments! Just needed some pockets ha ha. Check out the Perceptions<\/strong> range here<\/a>, and get this dress<\/a> while it\u2019s only \u00a334.98.<\/p>\n

Decked in a chair<\/strong><\/p>\n\"\"\n

Here\u2019s another one from last week in Hastings – having fun with mum and sister at the caravan site!<\/p>\n

Beans meanz vitz<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Well, the crop has started well and truly flourishing, and this freshest of fresh plateful of runners and French beans this week was my favourite. I picked them, put them straight in the pan after washing and ate them a few minutes later. Absolutely delicious and packed full of vitamins and goodness. The only thing is, I got a bit too enthusiastic during lockdown and now have tons of runner bean plants… and some of them are about six or seven feet tall… in pots! Not sure how I will transport them to my new place, which has a 30 foot balcony. But in the meantime I will enjoy their bumper fayre.<\/p>\n

Here<\/a> is an extra live Facebook post I did from the back garden one afternoon when it was just beautiful and I wanted everyone to join in \ud83d\ude42 (Oh and don\u2019t forget we still do my Thursday night catch-up live posts on my Facebook page – featuring singing, book and film reviews and chat. I call it #Flintsthursdaybantz!)<\/p>\n

Ziggy helps around the house<\/strong><\/p>\n

And talking of said dog, he is so clever. My brother Glenn keeps teaching him new tricks! Well he is not an old dog yet, just six-months-old \ud83d\ude42 Here is the latest one\u2026 Clever boy.<\/p>\n