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Sort Your Life Out Unpacked

Eddie Kadi: The Football Icon

28 Apr 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

2.512 - 28.548 Dilly Carter

I'm Dilly Carter, the organized one, and this is Sort Your Life Out Unpacked. Get ready to unpack three boxes with my celebrity guest. Every box has an item from their own home, plus a load of stories and memories. And stand by for my tips on how to sort your own life out too. My guest this episode has both danced on Strictly and more recently has braved the jungle.

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28.589 - 42.779 Dilly Carter

He's also been making us laugh for over 20 years. He's a proud dad and rightfully proud of his Congolese heritage. Welcome to the brilliant comedian, Eddie Caddy. Oh, thank you, Deli.

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42.799 - 43.34 Eddie Caddy

I appreciate you.

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Chapter 2: What items does Eddie Kadi bring to unpack?

43.44 - 45.243 Dilly Carter

It's so lovely to have you here.

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45.304 - 46.265 Eddie Caddy

No, thanks for having me.

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46.446 - 56.466 Dilly Carter

I feel like looking at you, I can't help but smile. You've got the most infectious aura and energy about you. You can't help just look at you and think, oh my gosh, I'm happy immediately.

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56.506 - 62.758 Eddie Caddy

I really appreciate that. That means the most to me, to be fair. I'm just like grateful. I am. I'm genuinely grateful about life.

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62.738 - 68.886 Dilly Carter

And this podcast is obviously all about the items that we own. But being in the jungle, you were stripped of everything.

69.567 - 87.852 Eddie Caddy

Every single thing. It's like, my mobile phone, I need to call my friends or go in the group chat. Oh, no, that's not there. Oh, like, you know, I might just want to, I don't know, listen to some music. Well, that's not there. Everything that you're used to, you have to find a new way. And finding a new way was just finding a new you. And that's what I really appreciate about being in the jungle.

87.832 - 96.459 Dilly Carter

And do you think that's probably why you form such close relationships with the people? Because you're not surrounded by any items that can bring you comfort. And all you have is each other.

Chapter 3: How does turning 40 impact Eddie Kadi's perspective?

96.66 - 114.715 Eddie Caddy

I'll tell you what I learned from that is we need to do more of that. We're supposed to do more of that. And you don't have to know someone from before to connect with them. In the jungle, there's people that you see on the telly. Some of them, you know, older, some younger. You have a five-minute convo and you go, this person is a lot more like me than I thought.

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114.795 - 133.315 Eddie Caddy

You know, I didn't think I'd have anything in common with Ruby Wax, my God. To be fair, the first few minutes, Ruby was like, yeah, I live in Notting Hill and I want to go to Nanny Hill Carnival. And I just started dancing and Ruby backed herself up and I said, this, nobody will ever believe this, even if they saw it. Ruby Wax is catching a wine.

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133.455 - 134.797 Dilly Carter

Yeah, backing up on you.

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134.997 - 135.778 Eddie Caddy

Backing up on me.

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136.018 - 136.599 Dilly Carter

Oh my God.

136.699 - 143.927 Eddie Caddy

It was, you know, those conversations I had with her and Martin and, you know, young age, all these guys, you know, beautiful.

143.907 - 149.715 Dilly Carter

But what is lovely is, like you just said, those human connections, they were only possible because you weren't surrounded by stuff.

149.735 - 151.558 Eddie Caddy

Yeah. You know, you don't need much.

151.658 - 153.321 Dilly Carter

Exactly. We surround ourselves by stuff.

Chapter 4: What meaningful moment did Eddie experience in the jungle?

204.426 - 209.375 Eddie Caddy

I mean, the remote will be there. Maybe sometimes a little popcorn. Do you love my cashews?

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209.735 - 215.261 Dilly Carter

If I turned up unannounced, what room would you ban me from entering?

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215.421 - 225.051 Eddie Caddy

First of all, if you turn up unannounced, you're not coming in. Let's just be very clear, Dilly. Oh, thank you. You're not coming in. I'm treating you like your TV licence, man. Jehovah's Witness.

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225.131 - 225.672 Unknown

TV licence, man.

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225.692 - 245.8 Eddie Caddy

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. If you do make it through, you'll be like, oh, Dilly, you've done it again. I'll probably ban you from the living room. I just feel like when people get in the living room, they get excited. You probably take the remote. I want to watch the football highlights for now. Please don't start suggesting, oh, there's this new podcast out. Oh, did you see that thing? No.

246.04 - 250.729 Eddie Caddy

Just chill, Dilly. Just be in that corner for now, please.

250.895 - 251.897 Dilly Carter

Is there a corner chair?

251.937 - 253.059 Eddie Caddy

There is.

253.079 - 255.504 Dilly Carter

There is. What's on the chair? Why are you laughing?

Chapter 5: What does Eddie Kadi's trophy symbolize for him?

932.76 - 945.666 Eddie Caddy

That's really important. And it was really touching. Yeah. And I'm the eldest in my family and it felt really, really nice. And it's just like, but also just a reflection of how far I've come, you know? Yeah. Yeah. Four decades. Yeah. Thank God.

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945.686 - 949.294 Dilly Carter

Actually, we have got a voice note from your sister.

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949.434 - 949.855 Eddie Caddy

Yeah.

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949.875 - 950.857 Dilly Carter

Which I'd love to play you.

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951.258 - 951.919 Eddie Caddy

Charlene. Yeah.

953.722 - 978.708 Charlene (Eddie Caddy's sister)

For me, Eddie turning 40 was a very special milestone, not just for him, but for us as a family. We're a very close family, very close-knit. We really wanted to celebrate it with him, even though he didn't want any fuss. So in the end, we made sure to have an intimate celebration, which we organised as a surprise. It was just lovely to see how happy he was that day.

978.948 - 990.799 Charlene (Eddie Caddy's sister)

And I felt so proud of everything he'd achieved because he's worked so incredibly hard. So that was 40 and we're looking forward to 45 and 50 and more celebrations and wins.

990.948 - 992.632 Eddie Caddy

I'm just looking forward to my sweet knees.

992.932 - 995.097 Dilly Carter

That's so sweet. That's so lovely.

Chapter 6: How does Eddie Kadi's heritage influence his identity?

1341.502 - 1342.624 Eddie Caddy

You know, his emotions.

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1342.824 - 1344.346 Dilly Carter

Like you and your family.

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1344.506 - 1349.173 Eddie Caddy

Absolutely. Absolutely. So like, yeah, he's an incredible man.

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1349.474 - 1351.978 Dilly Carter

I mean, like comedy, football brings people together.

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1352.199 - 1360.993 Eddie Caddy

Yes, it does. Everybody. Football is one of those things where even if you don't like it, you are connected to a person that really loves it.

1361.094 - 1361.675 Dilly Carter

I agree.

1361.755 - 1370.79 Eddie Caddy

And then you kind of think, I want to cheer them up. You know, get them tickets to a football game. Or just watching them, just be happy watching a football game is incredible. You know?

1370.77 - 1373.714 Dilly Carter

Other than the book, do you have any other football memorabilia?

1373.914 - 1400.412 Eddie Caddy

I do. Lots of scars. Lots of scars. Do you know what's funny? I went to a United versus Ipswich Town game. So a friend of mine was really close to Ed Sheeran. And of course, Ed Sheeran is one of the, I'm not sure if he's the owner or chairman, but he's definitely a big part of Ipswich Town. But he invited us to his box and it was nice. And, you know, we had the scarves and that.

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