Maria McErlane
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Oh, I've got a message from you.
Get the hint.
Well, here's the advice I would give to you.
Don't bother with the hint.
Just go for the jugular and say no.
I know.
Is that a hard word for you to say?
Yes, it is.
Should we discuss that for a while?
Well, because everybody wants to be liked and you don't want to be seen as, you know, some sort of diva-ish presenter.
So, you know, we asked Graham and he just said no, flat out.
But, you know, nothing's stopping you from making up an excuse.
I always kind of think, oh.
Go to my agent.
Yeah.
In future, then, rather than the hint, as you're saying, get the hint, just say, oh, sorry, really busy, would you mind running this past my agent, Melanie?
You don't need to make it go into any further explanation other than I'm really busy.
Would you mind running this past Melanie?
Because I'm not sure.
What were you expecting?