FAME with Jo Elvin

WITH TIKA THE IGGY

What's the cleverest thing your dog can do? Play dead? Give you its paw on demand? Perhaps even say 'sausages' ? Well, none of those things are going to earn you millions, or get you in the front row of a Millan fashion show, but today's guest has a dog who has captured the imagination of the online world, and is now a star of every fashion event. Tika the Iggy is an Italian greyhound with a wardrobe even Carrie Bradshaw would be green with envy at the sight of and a diary to rival Anna Wintour's. Tika's army of instagram fans have made this dog a huge celebrity, and she doesn't even know it! Someone who is well aware of the adoration aimed at their doggy is Tika's human, Thomas Shapiro, who was kind enough to take some time from his full time job as his pup's PA, to speak to Jo about this incredible and unbelievable situation he finds himself in, and how Iggy's starlet behaviours make it into their everyday lives.... Check out Tika the Iggy's fabulousness for yourselves ... <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tikatheiggy/?hl=en" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">tika the iggy (@tikatheiggy) • Instagram photos and videos</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLiHZcufmPs" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Best of Tika the Iggy Part 1 (January 2021) - YouTube</a> BY TIKA'S BOOK HERE! <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tika-Iggy-Live-Your-Fashion/dp/1399606921/ref=asc_df_1399606921?nodl=1&amp;tag=googshopuk-21&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=651146161855&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=17041801933867241977&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=m&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9045879&amp;hvtargid=pla-2008528633629&amp;psc=1&amp;mcid=41d5597d340e3faf8c6cbcda66e6a6ea&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1&amp;dplnkId=80d97fbf-115c-4369-8c51-6b1fa288e785" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Tika the Iggy: Lessons in Life, Love, and... by Shapiro, Thomas (amazon.co.uk)</a>

We've all wondered what it must be like to be famous, right? But how can any of us mere mortals understand what it's really like? Becoming a celebrity changes so much more than your bank balance - psychological studies have even shown that becoming famous will change the chemistry of a person's brain - so can you really, truly stay grounded when stardom calls? In this podcast series, I'll try to answer these questions and even more, through in-depth conversations with the only people who really know what it's like. In this series you'll hear from the likes of Amy Schumer, Jameela Jamil and Tracey-Ann Oberman who share with us some fascinating insights from a position held by very few. Plus, we'll be hearing from you about the times you've unintentionally let your ape-brain take hold in the midst of being star struck ... come-on we've all got a story of embarrassing ourselves in front of someone off the telly, I've got loads and will also be sharing some of my #famefails. Welcome to FAME, with me, Jo Elvin.