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The Edinburgh Fringe starts next week. Oh dear, I am excited.

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I was once doing a show with a much older, male club comic. In the dressing room, he sat for ages and looked me up and down and then eventually said, ‘Y’know… I could train you.’

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This will haunt me. And there's nothing I can do to make sure I don't send the same email again in six months.

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NKBTN @nkbtn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I just bravely sent an email where I pitched myself to a big podcast. Finished it by saying, 'If not, that's completely okay, you'll never hear from me again.' and sent it. I now have a nagging feeling... that it's the second time I've emailed them. That I wrote the same thing in the first email.

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Reposted by Sofie Hagen

If you haven't yet seen it, after reading this thread, I highly recommend Sofie's (free!) standup show about her teenage Westlife erotic fiction. And I say this as someone who DGAF about Westlife, and only a little about erotic fiction www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXtM...

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Generation Boyband Fan | Sofie Hagen (FULL STAND-UP SHOW)

YouTube video by Sofie Hagen

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Oh and the song 'Singing Forever'... About how they'll never stop being in Westlife. SIX MONTHS LATER, BRYAN FUCKS OFF.

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(The song was about how no one really actually knew them. This hurt - because I actually knew all their birthdays, their favourite smells, the full names of all of their family members.)

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When I got to meet and interview Westlife when I was 13, I asked them about the song You Don't Know, the Bop Bop Baby single B-side (kids won't even know wtf I'm talking about), because it had upset me so much. I asked them what it was about, to give them a chance to explain themselves.

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I am reminded of the rage I felt when someone claimed to be a Westlife fan, but their favourite song was a hit. Are you kidding me? What about You Don't Know? Close Your Eyes? Reason For Living? On The Wings of Love? How dare you? ('How dare you?' isn't a song, it's me saying it to the fake fans.)

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

YouTube just started playing a Westlife B-sides playlist and now I'm singing along to every. single. word. of every. single. song that I haven't heard in 20 years.

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Hi Armand. I don't want to pay 3 euros more for AI. I'd pay 3 euros more for NO AI, actually. Is that an option?

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Do you guys want to see the reel that took me 8 hours to film and edit and which is currently bombing on all social media platforms? 🙃

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The way I'm about to make my PMDD diagnosis my entire personality. 5 days a month, I have a medical reason for why I'm acting like a monster. (The rest of the time, it's because I'm a quadruple Scorpio.)

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I wouldn’t be able to afford paying an illustrator a fair fee, so I’m using a photo instead. It looks like shit BUT one day I’ll hopefully be able to get it done proper 🥰

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Can I learn to illustrate in a day or two, please?

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I am working on making a thumbnail for something. I refuse to use AI. It's SO hard to avoid. So I look on Fiverr to see if I can find an illustrator. But that's ALSO full of AI. And - I'm not an illustrator, so I have no idea what to search for, because I can't describe it.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Are you people spreadsheet-people?

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Living at home at 37: Me: tomorrow, at 9am I’m going to — Mother: I thought you weren’t going anywhere tomorrow! Me: … that’s what I’m telling you now. I am going somewhere tomorrow. Mother: Okay, at 8am! Me: … 9am.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Here I am with my two upcoming guests. I feel like it's very obvious who they are, as I am a genius at making people in the Sims.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I've added a new format to my podcast which requires me to say to my guest, "I've made us in the Sims." which, depending on the guest, can go really well or really badly.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I was just called 'chipper' for the first time in my life. It's very off-brand. I'm not quite sure what to do next. Buy a colourful cardigan? Listen to [*googles 'what is happy music'*]... Abba? Forgive my parents?

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

My mother bought a parasol for the balcony. An hour later, she bursts into my room shouting, 'It flew away! I'm going to go look for it!' She comes back, 'You have to tell the neighbours to grab the parasol from their balcony. You don't know when it will take off again!' It's 8.30am.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I won’t be available for the next 4-6 business days; my two year old niece wanted to play ‘Sofie sit down, Sofie stand up, Sofie dance, Sofie jump, Sofie sit down, Sofie stand up, Sofie dance, Sofie jump, Sofie sit down’ for a couple of hours yesterday. She will become a gym teacher, I fear.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Oh, will you look at that, the Unsubscribe-link isn't actually a link, it's just text. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I HAVE PMS THIS IS TOO MUCH.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It's Sunday morning and I just screamed 'LET ME TRY YOUR FUCKING WEBSITE BEFORE I SIGN UP, PLEASE!'

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

After living in the UK for 12 years, I no longer function in Denmark. Me: May I use your bathroom? Staff: Why, you need to take a bath? Me: No? Staff: You mean the toilet then.

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I watched it and you have an emotional message in your inbox.

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It knows me so well. I’ve actually already read both. One of them, multiple times actually.

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I’m going to guess that there are. And I can’t wait.

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Ohhh, I’m going to try and find it. In the meantime, let’s build an ethical and nice Pearadise mansion of our own.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Okay, I’m definitely going to try and find that here. I’m losing my mind over ‘pear-adise’.

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The three best of friends ♥️

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I speak of specific books here.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’m cancelling therapy, this was all I needed.

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Sofie Hagen @sofiehagen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I swear, I am SO close (!) to knowing who I am, and when I find out, it's over for you guys. Just give me 8-10 more years.

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Update: Four asks. Two yesses, two no replies YET.

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Oh, I loved that. I have definitely considered it.

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Okay, I am editing my podcast and I really regret this jeans + sitting position combo. If you watch that episode on YouTube or Spotify, you'll now know why I've had to zoom in way too much. Grainy footage > Camel Toe.

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A year ago, I said 'I'm so tired' and my sister laughed and looked at my mother and said, 'Isn't it funny when people, who don't have kids, say they're tired?' and I've held a grudge ever since. Fortunately, the grudge doesn't keep me from getting a solid 9 hours sleep every night.

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Did I mention it's all colour-coded? Mmmmm.

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