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Rocker Jed and pub landlord Simon needed some guidance on the female front. Find out what thay thought of the whole experience, and if their wives are happy too.
 Simon and Sharron
Jed and Emma
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Jed
Jed was a scruffy rocker who didn't give his girlfriend much consideration before meeting Colin.
Q. What were you hoping for when you agreed to take part in Fairy Godfathers and why do you think your partner was keen for you to take part?
A. I don’t know really. I sort of got nominated. I thought it would be a good laugh and a chance to sort out my wardrobe. I also wanted to get the word out about Leonard Peltier. He was wrongly accussed and has been in prison for 28 years.
Q. How did you feel about having a gay man living with you for a week?
A. It didn’t make a difference to me. I just see him as another human being. He could have been white, black, gay, straight … it wouldn’t have mattered. Besides, I have a few gay mates.
Q. What was it like living with Colin for a week?
A. It was fine living with Colin. I think we felt quite open with each other.
Q. Which parts of the week did you enjoy most?
A. I enjoyed the whole experience. The evening we sat down and I prepared the meal was really enjoyable. We actually got really drunk because we were hanging around for 2 hours while the production team was sorting themselves out.
Q. What were the hardest parts of the week for you?
A. Colin and I would have quite heated discussions, especially when we were drinking. We drank quite often really, which didn’t help matters.
Q. What was the most valuable piece of advice given to you?
A. It was quite funny actually. One night when we were rat- arsed and we could barely talk he told me to just try harder and to communicate more with Emma. I really listened and thought about it. He was so right.
Q. How did you feel when your wardrobe was criticised?
A. Agreed all the way. That whole thing with the clothes was quite frustrating. We didn’t get to do it until late in the week. I wanted more tips about fashion and advice about what I should be wearing. I hadn’t been shopping in about 20 years.
Q. What do you think of the new look they gave you?
A. I wear the stuff all the time. Colin got me a really beautiful designer shirt from the Strand. It just looks amazing. I went partying with some mates and unfortunately it got doused in red wine. I was gutted. I’m afraid to wear it out now.
Q. How has the experience changed you?
A. I’m getting my hair cut now. I’m doing the whole aesthetic thing. Clothes, the way I look and everything. I’m getting into exercise too. Not running though. That was hard work with Colin. We’ve got a massive garden and working on that has been good. It’s hard graft.
Q. Are you keeping up the good work, or are you back to your old ways?
A. Trying to. The place was looking a little messy but that’s because we’d just moved. I like things less cluttered now.
Q. What has the experience done for your marriage/relationship?
A. Everything has been positive. It’s not exactly going to be life changing after a week. There have been small changes, but there was nothing really wrong with our relationship anyway. We’ve used the experience as a bit of a springboard into a new way of life. What with the new house and everything.
Q. If one of your friends was thinking of taking part in Fairy Godfathers what would your advice be?
A. If you’re serious then go for it. Be open and want to listen to some good advice. Most of all just have a good laugh. It’s great fun.
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Emma
Slinky dresses line Emma's wardrobe. She wanted her man to suit that look.
Q. Why did you want Jed to take part in Fairy Godfathers?
A. It was actually Jed who volunteered himself. Simon was interested in doing it and he said to Jed ‘you’d be perfect for this’ and talked Jed into it. I wasn’t that fussed myself either way.
Q. Did you think Colin would be able to domesticate your husband when you hadn't managed to?
A. I don’t try and change people. That’s not my style. I mean in a perfect world there were things about Jed that I would want to change but I’d never said anything about them. But I didn’t think Colin would be able to do anything. I thought he would buy him some new clothes and that would be it. I didn’t think he would be able to change his behaviour.
Q. What did you want Nick to change about your boyfriend?
A. I wanted him to learn about tidying up as you go – when he’s cooking he’ll leave onion and garlic skins everywhere. Definitely tidying up, he was extremely untidy. You could chart what he’d done all day by looking at what he’d left lying around the house.
Q. What was it like being away for a week, not knowing what was going on at home?
A. I found it really hard. We were talking about it the other day and Jed said he would do it again, but I wouldn’t. I felt like I was thrown out of my life. I couldn’t get things from my house. It was almost like having broken up because you hear what the gossips are saying they’ve been getting up to, but you don’t see them. It felt like bereavement in some ways.
Q. How did you feel when you returned home?
A. I was really overwhelmed. He looked completely different and the cameras were there so it was all a bit unnatural. He was talking about things we’d never really talked about and he read me the poem he’d written. I remember he sat there and he farted and I thought, ‘thank god, it’s you, there is some of you in there’.
Q. Do you prefer his new look?
A. Yeah I did and he’s kept up with it. He’s had his hair cut again. But he’s not kept up with his eyebrows, even though I’ve offered to pluck them for him. The tan was a little bit OTT. I thought ‘oh my God, he’s been tangoed’. But the clothes are great.
Q. What do you feel he has learnt from colin?
A. Just to be a bit more considerate and think about things a bit more. And he’s stopped wearing his 18 layers of clothing all the time, which was odd.
Q. How has the experience changed him?
A. I’d say slightly, but not radically. He’s doing different things and he’s dressing differently and he’s more considerate.
Q. Is he still putting any of the lessons into practice or has he gone back to his old ways?
A. With domestic stuff it’s hard to say. At the moment he’s been doing a lot on the garden and so he’s been neglecting the house. But he has been a little bit better and I’ve made more of an effort and so he’s made more of an effort. It’s 100% better.
Q. Do you think most husbands/boyfriends would benefit from a week with a Fairy Godfathers?
A. I think it depends on the person. How willing they are to change and how responsive they are to someone else’s suggestions.
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