And again, just like that, the curtain has come down on my second season at @DissCornHall and Silly Billy’s run of chaos and mayhem is over for another year 🌹
To say that I am feeling the Panto blues is a huge understatement, but thank you to the thousands of you – young and old, first-timers and faithful Diss Panto regulars – who walked through the doors, laughed with us, cheered, booed and made Beauty and the Beast so special. Your reactions, reviews, smiles and standing ovations are what make all of this worthwhile.
A personal thank you to @RyanHoltUK for inviting me back and trusting in me to play your comic again this year – and to Dave Short for continuing to mentor me throughout this whole process. I am in awe of you both and I will forever be grateful for your guidance and most importantly your friendship.
To my insanely talented cast, production team, our astonishing stage manager Karen, our wonderful @CarlaBalls_ and chaperones to our Junior Ensemble – and of course to all the The Corn Hall team… you poured your hearts into this show and it showed in every moment both on stage and off.
And finally, to all my family and my closest who travelled varying distances to watch – and to all of you who have sent me messages of support, I am truly blessed to have you all in my life x
2026….. this is the year!
An incredible evening celebrating all things Panto at the 2026 @UKPantomime Awards ceremony at @wycombeswan. Privileged to be reunited with so many friends and to meet some truly inspirational human beings. As the 2025 winner of Outstanding Achievement in Pantomime Elaine C Smith stated, “the world we live in today is full of darkness, but Pantomime is the light”… and to be a part of this community is an honour!
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners – and to the man himself @vernonkay for presenting too! Here’s to another epic season 🥂
Photography by @ianolsson
When one of the funniest Pantomime Dames in the business releases his joke book, you don’t just recommend it… you show it off!
Huge congratulations to my Panto Partner in Crime and my incredibly talented friend Dave Short on his release of The Pantomime Dame Joke Book. If you know him like I do, you will know this book is laugh-packed with the same wit and wonderfully daft humour he brings every festive season. Wishing you all the success with it my man! You deserve it… “Oh yes you do!”
Order your copy from @Luludotcom here: https://t.co/ADQ3ZKTwJC
Blurry photo due to me trembling with excitement or early onset selfie incompetence… probably both… but I finally met my childhood comedy hero @HarryHill after his New Bits & Greatest Hits show at @TheWaterside1
Watching him master his craft was awe-inspiring. So outstanding, I had to see it again having already taken @MarkParlett with @DevonParlett to @BabbTheatre for his birthday. Honestly one of, if not the most, loveliest and inspirational comics in the business… thank you Harry!
FIGHT 👓
#HarryHill
Back by popular demand (@DissCornHall’s words... not mine), I am beyond excited to announce that I will be returning to the place where it all began professionally as Silly Billy in Beauty and the Beast from 19th December 2025 to 4th January 2026!
Hugely grateful to @RyanHoltUK for inviting me back and thrilled to be reunited with the phenomenal Dave Short, @Dylan_Morgan24, Evie Forsdicke and @CarlaBalls_ and sharing the stage for the first time with Tom Davies and @MaisieWild1
Be our guest… see what I did there… and book your tickets now at https://t.co/DP9B4VcBfe or call the box office on 01379 652241 🌹
Finally able to “lift the lid” on this and add Natural Bio yogurt bathing to the CV….. introducing Dave, the UK’s most passionate yogurt lover, in his debut TV ad for @LancashireFarm and @skytv@SkyGroup
Hugely grateful to @PangaeaTV for casting me in this! Definitely a shoot to remember….. third-degree burns and mild sunstroke included 🥄 🛀
(For those of you into this #ASMR malarkey… you might want to turn this up)
#Yogurt
And just like that my debut Panto season with SparkLive is over and Simple/Silly Simon has taken his final bow 🌱
Full of mixed emotions, but having taken this childhood dream of mine to a reality, it has “bean” everything that I imagined it would be and more… it did not DISSappoint! Overwhelmed with all the feedback, comments, standing ovations and sell-out performances… but to say that I have had the time of my life is a huge understatement.
I want to personally thank @RyanHoltUK for granting me my first opportunity. Your mutual passion for this beloved art form astounds me and I’m so grateful to have shared this fascination and began my journey with you!
To my incredibly talented fellow cast and creative team… thank you for all the support, the laughs and for the all the memories, which I will undeniably treasure – and to all the volunteers at @DissCornHall and our Young Cast chaperones for their generosity.
Special mention to @daveshort100 for guiding me throughout the whole process with your first-hand knowledge, but most importantly your friendship for which I will forever vaule.
And finally, to all my family and my closest who travelled varying distances to come and watch – and to all the support I have received throughout this journey. Truly blessed to have you all in my life x
What a ride this year has been! 2025… I am coming for you 💪🏼
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